"Shut up! You unfilial son—"
Jiang Qingyun glared at her angrily, "Look at you! Where is the slightest bit of the upbringing of a noble lady! It's simply..."
"Absolutely what?"
Accompanied by the Jiang brothers, Jiang Jingtian and Jiang Lingtian, Jin Yuwan alighted from the carriage and coldly interrupted Jiang Qingyun's reprimand, saying, "My daughter has no need for Lord Jiang to interfere!"
"Father……"
"Father……"
Jiang Jingtian and Jiang Lingtian called out in low voices, but their eyes involuntarily drifted toward the flamboyant woman.
"Father, who...who is she?"
Jiang Jingtian, who was the least patient, said angrily, "You just divorced your mother and you're already taking a concubine? You're too...too hasty."
Fortunately, he had always thought that his father was a kind and dignified man. Apart from his second sister and his third brother's deceased aunt, there had been no other concubines or maids in the mansion over the years.
Unexpectedly...
The book of marriage was still fresh in people's minds when it was already being accepted as a new member.
"Are you questioning your father? You disobedient brat! Do you think that just because you've become the prince consort, you can control your father!"
Hearing his eldest son's question, Jiang Qingyun was furious, especially the scattered taunts and ridicule around him, which drove him crazy!
After divorcing the Kim family, he watched as the Kim family rose higher and higher and lived better and better lives, and his colleagues looked at him as if he were a joke.
Want to see him make a fool of himself? Dream on!
So Jiang Qingyun straightened his back, looked at the woman beside him with deep affection, and said, "This is not a concubine! This is my newlywed wife, from the Wang family of Qinghe, a noble and prestigious family."
These words were spoken.
Jiang Jingtian jumped up in anger, "She's from my grandmother's family? My second sister's and third brother's aunt?"
"good."
A few days ago, our mother arranged our marriage, and we were registered in the family genealogy. From now on, she will be your legal mother, and you must treat her with the same filial piety you showed to me and your grandmother.”
“She is from a prominent family, not from a humble background. With her guidance, your marriage and future will be more prestigious.”
Jiang Qingyun finally felt triumphant and looked at Jin Yuwan with a smug expression. He expected to see her face full of shame and inferiority, but to his surprise, Jin Yuwan looked at him as if he were an idiot.
Did he think that his son and daughter's marriage was for his sake and that damned stepmother, Lady Wang of Qinghe?
Still referring to the legal mother?
teach?
Is she, as the biological mother, just a figurehead?
He really doesn't know how shameless he is!
Jiang Jiaojiao sneered, "Qinghe Wang Clan? Heh... Who doesn't know that the main branch of the Qinghe Wang Clan moved to Sichuan long ago? The rest are just servants who were sent away from the surrounding villages. How dare they use the name of the Qinghe Wang Clan to discuss marriage?"
"Father—how could you!"
Jiang Jingtian couldn't believe it.
Jiang Lingtian's face was ashen as he coldly stared at his beloved father and his so-called noble family's stepmother, without uttering a word, though a hint of murderous intent flickered in his eyes.
A flicker of panic crossed Jiang Qingyun's face, and she immediately retorted, "She is indeed from a collateral branch of the Qinghe Wang family, and is definitely not a servant who was released! Jiang Jiaojiao! You unfilial son! Even though you are speaking out for the Jin family, you shouldn't tarnish your stepmother's reputation!"
"The Jin family are just merchants! How can they compare to the noble reputation of the Wang family of Qinghe? Once you marry into the prince's residence, His Highness will think more highly of you."
"Hurry up and apologize to your stepmother!"
"With the guidance of your stepmother, Lady Wang of Qinghe, you will also..."
Sensing Jiang Jiaojiao's anger, Li Yan finally glanced at Jiang Qingyun and said, "Tell him to shut up!"
"yes!"
Dao Qing, who had been unable to contain himself for a long time, skillfully picked up Jiang Qingyun and, amidst Wang's screams, plunged him upside down into the water vat.
In an instant, the whole world fell silent.
The woman surnamed Wang covered her mouth in fright, staring in terror at the god-like man.
"Are you a member of a collateral branch of the Qinghe Wang clan?"
The man's cold voice carried the intimidating gaze of a superior, a chilling aura that seemed to reach the depths of hell.
The woman surnamed Wang was so frightened that she knelt on the ground with a thud, trembling. "No...no! My grandfather was the steward of the Wang family of Qinghe, and he was granted the surname Wang by his master..."
boom--
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyun, who had just struggled out of the water vat, rolled his eyes and collapsed to the ground. The overwhelming stench of the fish jellies jolted him awake.
His eyes widened.
Only then did I realize that the person lying face down in the stench was Jiang Liu!
She screamed in fright, "Liu'er—"
Jiang Jiaojiao smiled at Jiang Qingyun, then picked up the money pouch with disdain. "Now that you've received the money, you can take the people with you! Remember... our Jin family has no further connection with the Marquis's mansion. If I find out again that someone is using the Jin family's name to cheat and swindle, it won't be as simple as just giving money."
Jiang Qingyun trembled with rage, "You—"
"Is this how you taught them! Unfilial children! They're all unfilial children!"
Jiang Qingyun then turned her attention to Jin Yuwan.
Snap—
A heavy slap landed on Jiang Qingyun's face, instantly making his ears ring and his vision blur.
Jin Yuwan shook her numb hands. "What kind of people are these! They give birth to children but don't raise them, raise them but don't educate them, and they even dare to accuse the children of such heinous crimes!"
"This slap is on behalf of the ancestors of the Jiang family! Get out—get far away! Never show your face in front of us again!"
Kim had never been so angry and resentful.
Over the years, no matter how much Jiang Qingyun belittled and insulted her, she endured it all for the sake of her children. However, she absolutely could not tolerate him ruining her children's reputation and committing any crime of disobedience!
How dare he!
“If I hear you say another bad word about the children, I’ll make you spit out everything you’ve eaten and drunk all these years!”
"I've kept a record of every expense the manor has made over the years. Don't force me to post the ledgers at the city gate and let everyone judge for themselves!"
"You—you slut! You vile woman!"
Jiang Qingyun was terrified, staring at Jin Yuwan, "You... don't go too far in your actions!"
He never imagined that Jin Shi would keep accounts of the Marquis's household expenses over the years. What a slut! What a slut! A merchant's daughter is indeed filthy with greed! Selfish and greedy!
The thought of the account books in Jin Yuwan's hands filled him with shame and indignation, and the onlookers' gazes seemed to regard him as if he were being stripped naked and slowly tortured.
He dared not say another word, and with Jiang Liu's help, they pushed through the crowd and fled in panic.
The woman surnamed Wang scrambled after him, screaming in panic, "My lord—my lord! Wait for me!"
The crowd gasped in dismay.
What a show!
Marquis Yongchang, Jiang Qingyun, divorced a fifth-rank official, kicked out his future princess consort and son-in-law, and now remarried a servant's descendant as his principal wife. It's truly laughable.
The ancestors of the Jiang family must be so angry they could turn in their coffins.
"Miss, Miss, the hot pot is ready. Miss Baochai and Miss Daiyu are waiting at Hengwu Courtyard."
The steward reported with a smile.
Turning to the large crowd of onlookers at the entrance, he smiled and said, "Our young lady and young mistress of the Jin family have come to the restaurant! What a joy! Today, the hot pot base and vegetables are 20% off, and all drinks are half price! Plus, we'll give you a free plate of meat rolls..."
Wow! 20% off! Drinks are half price too! Let's go! Let's drink until we drop tonight!
"A plate of meat rolls at the Red Mansion costs one tael of silver! What a lavish expense! The Marquis's family is giving up gold ingots to marry the descendant of a servant. It's laughable!"
"Haha, if we can't book a table at the Grand View Garden, we can always snag a private room at the Red Mansion! Hurry, hurry! Don't let them get there first!"
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