"Does Lord Jiang not know that instigators and perpetrators are punished as accomplices?"
"That's right. The Zhong family was after the dowry, and the Jiang family was also deceiving people. No one should blame anyone else; we're all pretty much the same."
"Lord Jiang, I think you should just pretend nothing happened and go back. Don't make a big fuss, otherwise it won't do either of our families any good."
Lord Jiang's face twitched, and he was furious inside, but he had to admit that Lord Zhong was right.
The current situation is that we should let bygones be bygones and let things go easily.
But he has to say those words.
"Things have come to this point, so the marriage between our two families is off the table."
"Hmph, our Zhong family doesn't want to marry a fake either," Lord Zhong retorted defiantly.
The two glared at each other, sleeves rolled up, almost coming to blows.
In the end, Lord Jiang realized that this was not his home and said something.
"The Zhong family is unscrupulous, and the Jiang family will never associate with them again."
Then he immediately left with his men, not giving Lord Zhong another chance to refute.
Lord Zhong threw the cup in his hand heavily into the courtyard, and it shattered into pieces with a crisp sound.
"Get out. Anyone who utters a single extra word to the Jiang family will be punished with this cup."
Jiang Shuxue finally woke up from her coma and heard that Ye Qiao had already recognized her relatives in the ancestral hall, her name had been recorded in the family genealogy, and she had changed her name to Jiang Shulan.
Jiang Shuxue stared blankly into the air, unable to move, two lines of clear tears rolling down her cheeks.
The servants continued to report from the side.
"The Jiang family and the Zhong family have also fallen out. Now the Jiang family is saying that the Zhong family is eyeing the Jiang family's dowry and had ulterior motives from the beginning. The Zhong family is saying that the Jiang family intentionally concealed the truth and replaced the legitimate daughter with an illegitimate daughter. They can't swallow this insult."
"This marriage is no longer valid."
Jiang Shuxue struggled desperately, but still couldn't sit up. Her tears flowed more and more freely, and her lips trembled.
In the end, without uttering a single word, his head lolled to the side, and he fainted again.
A series of hurried footsteps came from outside, and a group of people rushed in.
"Master has ordered that, from today onwards, the Second Miss is not allowed to go out."
Jiang Shulan is the eldest daughter, so Jiang Shuxue is naturally the second daughter.
At this moment, Lord Jiang and Princess Shouguang were seated in the main hall, flanked by elders from collateral branches of the Jiang family.
Jiang Shulan served tea to each of the elders.
She was awkward and aloof, having not studied those etiquettes, but her attitude was respectful and sincere, leaving a good impression on everyone.
Finally, Princess Shouguang helped Jiang Shulan up: "From now on, you are the proper eldest daughter of the Jiang family. Your adoptive mother, Madam Yin, has worked very hard over the years. I have already asked someone to make a memorial tablet for her and put it in the Jiang family ancestral hall."
"Thank you, Mother."
"I will arrange for someone to teach you. Forget about music and chess, but at least you must be able to write neatly and read fluently," Lord Jiang said with a slightly serious expression.
After the tea ceremony, the mother and daughter chatted intimately in the warm pavilion when a messenger announced at the door that Princess Lu had also arrived.
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