Feng glanced at Duan's mother with a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes, as if she was blaming Duan's mother for not even understanding this.
"If she doesn't marry him, then everything we've done these days will be in vain, right?"
How could Madam Duan not understand this? She just felt that the most urgent thing now shouldn't be to plot against Jiang Mingzhi. "Madam, the Third Young Lady's matter hasn't been resolved yet. If we continue to get involved in this matter, we're afraid that we won't be able to clean ourselves up and get ourselves into trouble again."
Feng was silent for a moment, then took a few anxious steps around the room. "She has brought my Zhen'er to this point. If I don't see her tragic end with my own eyes, I will never rest in peace!"
After saying this, as if she had made up her mind, she ordered with a firm gaze: "Mother Duan, regardless of whether Zhen'er's reputation can be restored or not, she, Jiang Mingzhi, must marry into the Feng family as a concubine."
Mother Duan sighed and nodded. Fortunately, this was their idea from the beginning.
The marriage between the Feng family and the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion was decided on the same day, and in order to cover up the truth, they announced to the outside world that the marriage between the two families had been decided long ago. They also said that since Old Madam Feng was seriously ill, the marriage would not be held in a big way, and they would just marry the girl into the mansion first, which was considered as a way to get rid of the matter under the name of bringing good luck.
Although this reason is a bit lame, it is the best remedy compared to letting people say that the two of them had an affair without a matchmaker.
The next morning, Jiang Mingzhi took the gifts that Manager Zhou had put together with a bitter face and got on a carriage and went out. Halfway through the carriage, it was attracted by the sound of gongs and drums outside.
Qingtang lifted a corner of the curtain and looked outside, "Miss, it's the Feng family's team going to Xuanpingbo to pick up the bride."
Jiang Mingzhi pursed her lips and smiled, but she didn't expect that in order to protect Feng Yushan's official reputation, the Feng family would do anything, but the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion had to suffer in silence, otherwise, it would get nothing.
Qingtang lowered the curtain and sat back down before saying to Jiang Mingzhi, "Miss, there's something I've been confused about."
Jiang Mingzhi's long eyelashes fluttered. Qingtang continued, "You wore the clothes Madam Jiang sent you yesterday, but you didn't show up in front of everyone. Why is that?"
She originally thought that the young lady would deliberately go to Jiang's house to let Jiang know how clumsy her methods were, but the young lady did not do so. She even left the Feng family as soon as the incident happened. This was somewhat different from what she had imagined.
Jiang Mingzhi smiled and shook his head. "Qingtang, remember, it's better to be prepared than to be caught off guard. Stop when you have reached your goal. Yesterday's incident was complicated. Now that we have achieved our goal, we should withdraw in time. Otherwise, if we are not careful, we will easily be implicated, and then it will be bad."
Qingtang nodded. She actually thought so too, but she didn't expect that her young lady, at such a young age, could suppress her youthful and aggressive nature and make the most rational decision.
After saying that, Jiang Mingzhi closed his eyes again, but Qingtang couldn't help but look at his young lady twice more.
It's not that she didn't suspect the young lady's abnormality, but she always believed that the young lady's change was a good thing. She hoped that the young lady's life would get better and better and that people would not dare to bully her. Now that the young lady is indeed the same as she imagined, she vaguely developed some inexplicable worries.
But the young lady clearly knows everything and is insightful about everything. Not only can she prevent herself from being plotted against, but she can also make those who plot against her suffer the consequences. What else does she have to worry about?
As soon as the thought passed through her mind, Qingtang suddenly realized that perhaps it was precisely because of the young lady's extraordinary intelligence that she felt vaguely uneasy, because this was really too weird.
"Qingtang, do you have anything you want to tell me?"
Just when she was confused, Jiang Mingzhi suddenly opened his eyes as if he knew what she was thinking.
Qingtang's heart skipped a beat. "Miss, no, I was just thinking about your childhood."
Jiang Mingzhi said "Oh" and asked, "What interesting things happened when I was a child that you still remember?"
She had just closed her eyes to rest when she noticed Qingtang seemed to be looking at her. She just asked casually, but Qingtang was so nervous that he even changed the address back to "slave". Jiang Mingzhi felt that Qingtang must have some ideas.
"The eldest young lady went to Dongjun when she was five years old and lived with the Madam Dowager until she was eight. The Madam Dowager loved her very much, but she also knew that the Jinyi Marquis's Mansion was still her home. When the Marquis wrote to ask the young lady to return to the capital, the Madam Dowager cried several times. The young lady was smart and clever since she was young, and she was very much loved by the old ladies."
Jiang Mingzhi slowly raised her head, feeling sad. If she had always been in Dongjun, she might still be alive and well. How could she have been plotted against and ended up like this?
She had always been confused, and when Qingtang brought it up, she asked, "Since Grandmother loved me so much, why didn't she take me to Dongjun after I fell ill?"
Upon hearing this, Qingtang's eyes suddenly dimmed. "Young lady, you don't know that after you left Dongjun, the Madam also fell ill. The Wang family is already a large and prosperous family with many complicated matters. The several branches have their own concerns. Some people are dissatisfied with the eldest daughter staying in the mansion for a long time. The Madam is worried that if she takes you over, she won't be able to take care of you personally, and people will take advantage of this opportunity to bully you. That's why she sent this old servant and others to Kyoto to look after the eldest daughter."
"Miss, please don't blame the Madam. She is also willing but unable to do anything. In fact, she has already made arrangements for you and Miss Yushu."
Hearing this, Jiang Mingzhi couldn't help but look at Qingtang, "What arrangements does grandma have?"
She couldn't help but think of Prince Yong Chu Muchi. Why would a man like him care about her? Even if her grandmother had done him a favor, he could just repay the favor to the Wang family. After all, there were many girls in the Wang family, so there would be plenty of opportunities to repay the favor.
Thinking about Qingtang's words again, she couldn't help but wonder, could it be that her grandmother asked him to keep an eye on her?
"Madam Tai has prepared a generous dowry for you and Miss Yushu, even more generous than that of the young ladies of the Wang family."
Hearing this, Jiang Mingzhi gave a bitter smile and put aside his naive thoughts, "Grandma, I will always remember your kindness to me."
Since it was a dowry, she could only get it after she got married. She wanted to ask for more details, but when she thought that Qingtang was a servant after all, how could she know more, she simply didn't ask.
"Miss, now that the Wang family has returned to Beijing, you should go and pay your respects to Grandpa and Grandma."
Speaking of this, Jiang Mingzhi became a little worried.
"It's not that I haven't thought about paying my respects to my uncle and aunt, but I'm worried that they might not like me."
This is not an excuse. Jiang Mingzhi had thought about this matter last night.
Logically speaking, as she was the Wang family's legitimate granddaughter, her uncle and aunt should have written a letter when they came to Beijing so that she could make preparations in advance and welcome them. However, from beginning to end, only her grandmother had sent her a letter. She was worried that her uncle and aunt might be displeased with her.
Although Qingtang came from the Wang family, he had not been back for almost ten years and did not understand the thoughts of other members of the Wang family. Therefore, when he heard Jiang Mingzhi's concerns, he was silent for a moment.
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