"Miss, I'm afraid it's not good."
As soon as Qing Wu opened his mouth, Jiang Mingzhi's heart rose to his throat.
After asking carefully, Jiang Mingzhi finally found out what Zhang and Qiao had said.
It turned out that the Second House meant to follow Concubine Shu's wishes. After all, Prince Yi also had the blood of the Wang family, and Jiang Mingzhi was just his granddaughter. By putting Jiang Mingzhi as a bargaining chip on Prince Yi, if they could make a profit, everyone would be happy. If not, they would not lose too much.
Jiang Mingzhi stared blankly and remained silent for a long time.
Qiao is the mistress of the second house. Since she can say such words, it is obvious that she has also expressed the position of the second house. Now it seems that her second uncle should also mean the same thing.
But she always felt that it was not a good idea to let her marry Prince Yi.
Based on her understanding of Concubine Shu and Prince Yi, these two people acted somewhat ostentatiously, and everyone knew their ambitions. However, the emperor remained silent on this. It was obvious that the emperor did not acquiesce, but had other plans.
What she wanted to do was to find out what was going on with the Zhou family. Before, she had no money and no one, so she could only think of seeking a good ladder through marriage to help her. But now her parents were safe. If she married into the royal family again, even if the Zhou family's affairs were revealed, she was afraid that she would not be able to escape unscathed.
She now had money and a lover, so there was no need to sacrifice herself. Jiang Mingzhi was a little annoyed. She poured herself three cups of tea before she breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what, she could not marry Prince Yi.
"Miss, I see that the First Madam wants to discuss this further. I think her opinion differs from that of the Second House. Why don't you let me keep an eye on it for a while longer? If there's any news, I'll report back to you immediately!"
Qing Wu saw Jiang Mingzhi's worry and immediately spoke up to make a suggestion.
Jiang Mingzhi shook her head. "Don't go there again. The Wang family is not without foundation. If you go there so frequently to inquire about news, it will be easy to be discovered. If your aunt finds out, she will be unhappy."
Qing Wu heard this and said nothing more.
Zhang was very anxious at this moment. She talked to Qiao today because she wanted to know what the second house meant. Now it seems that the situation is more serious than she thought.
When Wang Hanzhang came back in the evening, Zhang immediately took him to the inner room to discuss the matter.
Before Wang Hanzhang had time to discuss the matter in detail with his brother, he knew that something was wrong when he saw his wife so anxious.
"I'll go talk to the second brother. Mingzhi has had a hard life since she was young, but that's no reason to bully her. Just because she has no one to protect her, can you bully her whenever you want?"
Zhang had originally disagreed with the Second House's opinion, but now that she knew her husband's stance, she felt relieved. She smiled and soothed him, "I also think Second Brother and the others' opinion is inappropriate. It all depends on your opinion, doesn't it? I also feel sorry for the child..."
The couple agreed, and when Mrs. Qiao came again the next day, her smile was a little forced.
Jiang Mingzhi, Wang Qiang and Wang Wei were all there, and Qiao's eyes would fall on Jiang Mingzhi from time to time.
In her opinion, Jiang Mingzhi has no other redeeming qualities except for some color on his body. But the eldest wife protects him so much, she would never believe that this is just an ordinary character!
Jiang Mingzhi didn't know what her aunt meant at the moment. She just thought that Qiao was looking at her so many times because she was very likely to marry Prince Yi as a princess. So when Zhang said that she would take her to the palace to express her gratitude to Concubine Shu, she was stunned for a moment.
"Also, Qiang'er and Wei'er, go too. After all, Concubine Shu is your aunt, so you should go and pay your respects to her."
This made Jiang Mingzhi a little confused.
Since she entered the palace at the request of Concubine Shu, marriage would certainly be discussed. It would be a bad idea to let Wang Zhaojun and Wang Wei enter the palace at this time.
She raised her eyes and glanced at her aunt, who was sipping tea and seemed to have other plans.
Wang Zhaojun and Wang Wei were naturally happy to learn that they could enter the palace, but their mood was completely different from Jiang Mingzhi's.
Mrs. Qiao seemed dissatisfied with Mrs. Zhang's suggestion to let all the children enter the palace. She opened her mouth to say something, but then gave up the idea.
"By the way, Shuya is also planning to stay at home for a while. It just so happens that you guys are going to make clothes for autumn and winter. When the time comes, ask the ladies from the embroidery building to come over and make a few new clothes for each of you."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qiao held her handkerchief tightly to her mouth and laughed, "Sister-in-law is truly the most generous. No wonder Wei'er insisted on coming to Beijing with me. She's just thinking about her aunt's kindness!"
When Wang Qiang heard this, her cheeks turned slightly red and she turned away with a smile.
Jiang Mingzhi was a little confused. Since Qi Shuya was also going to live in the house, why didn't his aunt mention that Qi Shuya should follow him into the palace? Was there any other meaning behind this?
Early the next morning, Zhang and Qiao took the children to the palace.
Mrs. Qiao was feeling uneasy. Wang Wei, who was sitting next to her, squeezed her mother's hand and said, "Don't worry, mother. My aunt has always been very resourceful in her work. Besides, since we've come to Beijing, we should also pay our respects to my aunt."
Although she said so, Mrs. Qiao's heart was in turmoil. She sighed and patted her daughter's hand.
"Mother is not afraid of this. Mother is worried that if Jiang Mingzhi doesn't marry, the Wang family will have to give away a daughter. Wang Qiang is the eldest wife's biological daughter, and your father hasn't held an impressive official position in recent years. If she wants to marry, I'm afraid it will fall on you!"
In Qiao's heart, Prince Yi was definitely not a good match for her daughter, but in the face of the interests of family and country, these sentimental things were vulnerable. She was really afraid that this bad thing would happen to her daughter.
Wang Wei didn't think so. She shook her mother's warm hand, smiled and said slowly, "What's wrong with Prince Yi? He's the right age, and he's my cousin. If I were to marry him, I wouldn't have much to choose from."
Her voice got lower and lower as she finished speaking, and her face was already red. Qiao was an experienced person. When she saw her daughter's condition, she knew something was wrong and immediately became anxious. "Don't be stupid, child. This matter is not as simple as you think. Otherwise, why do you think your aunt would not let Jiang Mingzhi marry?"
Wang Wei lowered her eyes and said nothing, but in her mind was the stunning side of Chu Linyi she had seen two years ago.
Over there, Zhang wanted to take Jiang Mingzhi in a carriage, so Wang Zhaojun had to have a carriage each. Zhang was also talking to Jiang Mingzhi.
"Xuanxun, you should know that Prince Yi is not a good match."
Jiang Mingzhi was originally in a heavy mood, thinking about how to refuse this marriage. She also wondered if it would be a wise choice for her to put aside her family feud and go find her parents and live a good life from then on. But as soon as she closed her eyes, she saw the unwilling and painful eyes of her family members who were beheaded in the vegetable market that day, and she could not let it go.
She was struggling with her conscience when her aunt suddenly said something that made her heart skip a beat.
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