Princess Shouguang and her family of three were almost wiped out by the Wei family.
At this moment, all his feelings for this woman vanished, leaving only utter disgust.
Young Master Zhong has finally returned home.
He frowned when he heard that Jiang Shuxue had an accident and was almost hit by a carriage.
In that case, the wedding might not be able to take place as scheduled. But so be it. As long as the two families can become related by marriage, the dowry will still end up in his hands.
"Young Master, something terrible has happened! A major incident has occurred at the Jiang family." The steward beside Lord Zhong ran into the courtyard, looking somewhat distraught.
"So what if Jiang Shuxue was hit by a car? She wasn't killed." Zhong Jinze acted as if it were none of his business. "If the Jiang family comes over and wants to postpone the marriage, just agree. Don't let Father ask me."
"Compared to this, this is nothing." The butler pounded his fist into his palm, his face full of anxiety.
Zhong Jinze was already feeling down, so he leaned back on the soft couch and lazily asked, "What's wrong?"
The butler didn't know how to begin, even though many people already knew the details of the incident.
Well, it's so entertaining to watch.
He thought for a moment and said, "Does the young master know why Miss Jiang was hit by a car today?"
"I don't want to know these things, as long as he's not dead."
"It was because Miss Jiang wanted to bump into someone, but Qiao Dameng happened to see it. In order to save that person, he rode his horse into Miss Jiang's horse, which caused her to fall off."
Zhong Jinze was still not very interested, but he did not stop the butler from continuing.
"The person Miss Jiang was about to hit is said to be the real daughter of Princess Shouguang, while Miss Jiang is the daughter of Madam Wei. However, eighteen years ago, Madam Wei used tricks to switch her two daughters and let Jiang Shuxue be raised by Princess Shouguang."
"What?" Zhong Jinze suddenly sat up from the soft couch, grabbed Butler Lin's shoulder, and said urgently, "Is everything you're saying true?"
"It comes from within the Jiang family. It seems that neither Lord Jiang nor Princess Shouguang intends to deliberately hide it. Therefore, the servants of the Jiang family are not hiding anything. Now, all the high-ranking families in the capital are discussing this matter. It's quite a lively discussion."
"You mean, the real daughter of Princess Shouguang has returned, so Jiang Shuxue wants to make a move against him."
"Yes, isn't Madam Wei raising Jiang Shuxue under the care of Princess Shouguang just to benefit from the advantages and glory of the principal wife? Jiang Shuxue has enjoyed the treatment of a legitimate daughter since childhood. When she gets married, she will receive such a large dowry and marry into the well-matched Zhong family. Madam Wei almost achieved her goal."
"But at this critical juncture, the matter has been exposed. Now that the master and madam know, they are very angry and feel that they have been deceived by the Jiang family."
The butler continued talking to himself, only then noticing Zhong Jinze's expression.
Zhong Jinze's face turned pale and then red. He murmured, "So she was just a concubine's daughter, not the legitimate daughter. Since that's the case, I can't marry her. The dowry for Princess Shouguang should go to her real daughter. I want to marry the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family."
He immediately got up from the soft couch: "Go find Father, and then go with Father to the Jiang family. In a few days, the Zhong family will be marrying Miss Jiang, who is the legitimate daughter of the main wife."
Zhong Jinze rushed over and saw Lord Zhong and his wife sitting in the hall, their faces extremely grim.
"Jinze, you've heard about the Jiang family's affair, haven't you?" Lord Zhong snorted. "Although the Jiang family was unaware of it, the matter was only exposed as the wedding date approached. It's a real loss for our Zhong family. Even if we could replace the illegitimate daughter with the legitimate daughter, we would still demand that the Jiang family add several times more to the dowry before our Zhong family would be satisfied."
“Father, that’s what I think too. Otherwise, we would have almost married a concubine’s daughter as our principal wife. What would the big families in the capital think of our Zhong family? That’s absolutely unacceptable.”
Lord Zhong stood up: "Let's go to the Jiang family. We don't need to bring anything."
Just then, someone came to announce that Lord Jiang had arrived.
"You've come at the perfect time. Our Zhong family is just looking for justice," Lord Zhong sneered.
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