In the face of the Countess's desperate efforts to win her back, Lady Anguo and An Wan were dismissive, just like how she had treated the three Jiang family members just now, with a completely arrogant and contemptuous attitude.
At the end, the wife of the Duke of Anguo was so angry that she mocked him, "What do you think your Earl's Mansion is? You hold banquets every year, and every year there are problems. People either catch the young ladies having affairs with others, or the concubines get jealous and make a scene in public. Even the young ladies who come to the banquets are sometimes implicated.
How come all these dirty things are gathered together? So many years have passed and there has been no progress. As the mistress of a mansion, why don’t you reflect on yourself?
Are you blaming others for not coming? In my opinion, An An didn't come because she was leaving you a way out. If something really happened to her in your house, considering the status of her and her husband in His Majesty's heart, I'm afraid that your entire Earl's Mansion would be the one to pay for it."
The An family is well-known for protecting their own people. Jiang's mother and daughter and Zhao Shuhua are people recognized by Tian An, which means they are equivalent to his own family. Today, they have been wronged. How could Mrs. An and An Wan, the sister-in-law, possibly give the Countess a good face? Every word they said was heartbreaking.
An Wan has been through so much hardship outside these years. Although she appears gentle and doesn't show a bad temper, her temperament has long been different from that of the noble ladies in the capital.
He spoke bluntly, not giving the Countess a single ounce of face. "Do you really think you're such a big shot? You just handed me a piece of paper and demanded I come? The Earl's Mansion can't afford a silver mirror. It's bound to rain, right? Can't you just catch a basin and look in it?"
After saying that, the two men waved away the Countess and walked out with the Jiang family and the other three without looking back.
Seeing this, the Countess turned pale and staggered. If her maid hadn't supported her, she would have fallen to the ground.
The other guests, after watching the show for a long time, guessed that the Countess would no longer have the energy to continue the banquet today, so they all made excuses to leave.
Just at this moment, the kitchen came to report that the meal was ready and the food could be served at any time.
But looking at the empty hall at this time, where there was not even a single guest eating, the Countess finally became so angry that she rolled her eyes and fainted.
The four Jiangs who were the first to leave the Earl's Mansion were dragged by Lady Anguo and An Wan to go shopping.
"It's a rare opportunity to come out, so don't rush back. Let's take a good stroll and then find a teahouse to sit and talk."
Jiang nodded. She didn't care. It was rare for her two daughters to leave the house. Now it turned out like this. It was inevitable that she felt disappointed. It would be nice for them to go out for a walk.
In this way, the group happily strolled around and found an elegant and quiet teahouse to sit down and rest and chat.
Lady Anguo and An Wan learned about Tian An's recent situation from Jiang, and Jiang learned a lot about the major families in the capital from Lady Anguo in order to prepare for the next banquet.
Although everyone may have some opinions about them after what happened today, they still have to attend the banquet later.
She believed that there would always be people who understood what was happening. Besides, it was not their fault for what happened today. If they hid from everyone from now on, it would seem that they were guilty.
When they returned in the evening, Tian An had already ordered the servants to prepare a celebratory banquet for Yaoyao in the mansion. When Zhao Shuhua heard that Yaoyao had successfully performed an operation alone today, she immediately regretted it.
If she had known this, why would she have attended the banquet? Wouldn't it be great to have another chance to observe the operation?
Although they were not to blame for what happened today, Jiang still felt very guilty about it.
After Yaoyao's celebration party, she took the initiative to come to Tian An to apologize.
"An An, Auntie San has caused trouble for you and your wife."
However, after hearing the whole story, Tian An not only did not blame Jiang, but also comforted her, "What are you talking about, Third Aunt! You are clearly taking the blame for me.
Since those people look down on our Duke's Mansion, there will be arguments and difficulties even if I go there in person.
But the Earl's Mansion is the Earl's Mansion, and we can't generalize just because of her family's behavior. Now I'm not feeling well, so I'll have to trouble my third aunt to take care of the next banquet.
If there are those who look down on others, as long as we are right, you don't have to worry about offending them. They are not afraid of offending us, so why should we care about them? Just show the power of our Duke's Mansion, and Yiming and I will take care of the rest!"
Jiang nodded, feeling relieved after hearing Tian An's words.
As soon as Jiang came out of Tian An's room, Zhao Shuhua stepped in.
After hesitating and beating around the bush for a long time, she only expressed one idea, which was to ask Tian An to allow her to stop attending various banquets in the future.
"Sister-in-law, just promise me! If I had this time, I might as well stay in the clinic, treating patients and studying medicine!"
Tian An remained unmoved by her pleading. "If you don't go out and socialize, what will happen to your future marriage? Do you really want to follow your parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, and find a husband who doesn't agree with you, and live a muddled life?"
"Then, then I won't get married and will be loyal to medicine all my life." Zhao Shuhua saw that Tian An was not willing to give in, and was too embarrassed to talk about the matter with Peng Zhang, so she said angrily.
Hearing this, Tian An was stunned, then sighed. It was a pity that the times were not right, otherwise if she had such a motivated apprentice, she would definitely be the first to support her.
"If it were someone else, it would be fine, but not you." Without waiting for Zhao Shuhua to ask, she continued, "Have you ever thought about your mother?"
If Zhao Shuhua was really determined not to get married, Aunt Xu would definitely be the saddest person.
Even in today's world, children's marriage is always the top priority in parents' minds, let alone in this era of strict dogma.
Zhao Shuhua knew what Tian An was talking about, and she wasn't really against getting married, it was just, it was just...
She hesitated for a long time, but ultimately didn't tell the story about Peng Zhang. "Sister-in-law, can you let me think about it for a few days? And don't let me go out to the party for the next few days, okay?"
Tian An also knew that he couldn't push her too hard, so he pretended to think about it and nodded in agreement.
Zhao Shuhua just breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Tian An agreed, but then she heard Tian Anzhen remind her again: "There is one more thing, whether it is you, Yaoyao, or Yuhong, you all have to think carefully about it.
If you want to pursue a long-term career in medicine, you must reach a consensus with your husband's family before getting married."
She didn't want them to learn something with great difficulty, but to have their skills buried once they got married, and to be left alone in the inner chamber. It would be better not to waste their time and energy from the beginning.
Hearing this, Zhao Shuhua nodded silently, with a hint of uncertainty subconsciously showing on her face.
Would that person mind?
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