The two elders were also somewhat disappointed, but they had to admit that they still held onto a sliver of hope.
The Qiao family is capable, a rising star, and of good character; the whole family is a source of comfort and happiness.
Since they can't become in-laws, they have no choice but to accept it.
But the Qiao family was concerned about Jiang Yao's situation and came to apologize again. They had already made compensation, so there was nothing more to say. After all, the other party hadn't done anything wrong; they had only come to inquire about her wishes, and the marriage hadn't even been arranged yet.
If the girl can take it easy, then they'll actually benefit.
“Ah, it’s just that our girl is stubborn and inflexible. Now that General Qiao has come and made his stance clear, I believe she won’t remain obstinate any longer,” said Master Jiang.
“From now on, we will keep a close eye on her and prevent her from going to Datian Village to disturb your Qiao family.”
The reason they indulged their daughter's whims earlier was because even they, as parents, had not yet met Qiao Dacheng, so they still held onto a sliver of hope.
What if my daughter really manages to move them?
Now that they've come and made it very clear that they have no intention of marrying Jiang Yao, and being a reasonable and well-educated family, they won't pester her. This is also a way for them to preserve their dignity.
"I hope Miss Jiang can marry a good husband," Qiao Lian'er said with a smile.
“Right now, Brother Dacheng is managing the army in my fiefdom. I don’t want Brother Dacheng to be disturbed in any way. It’s under the emperor’s nose. If Brother Dacheng doesn’t perform well and displeases the emperor, I can’t bear the consequences.”
When Qiao Lian'er brought up the emperor, the Jiang couple were startled and quickly made a promise.
Jiang Yao could easily hear the warning in the message. She raised her hand to her chest, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes.
Qiao Lian'er glanced at the room out of the corner of her eye. Sometimes, you have to bring out these things to make them really effective.
Otherwise, even if Jiang's parents completely gave up on the idea, Jiang Yao might be even more attracted to Da Cheng this time.
Having said what needed to be said, the Qiao family members got up and left.
Seeing this, Jiang Yao came out of the room and looked at Qiao Dacheng with longing eyes, hoping that Dacheng could see that she had become emaciated for him and that he could see his perseverance and dedication.
Da Cheng simply nodded indifferently to her and left without looking back.
The flame in Jiang Yao's heart was completely extinguished.
She just couldn't understand why fate, which had almost brought Dacheng to her side, would so easily send him away.
Fate was just playing a joke on her.
She leaned against the wall, slowly slid down, her face ashen.
Two days later, I heard that Jiang Yao started eating normally again. When a person stops having illusions, she will face reality again and get everything back on track.
Of course, there is another important factor involved: the fear.
A few days later, people from the county government brought in two highly decomposed corpses.
It was the height of summer, and the two corpses had grown to enormous size. Even though they were covered with a cloth, many flies still swarmed around them, creating a spectacular sight.
"Damn it, this is really bad luck to have taken on such a miserable job," the soldiers grumbled.
"I haven't been able to eat for a month."
They vomited countless times along the way, even bringing up bile.
As soon as they arrived at the village entrance, they threw down the stretcher and stood far away, then went to call for the Song family.
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