When the eldest lady said this, everyone was shocked, but soon they felt it was very reasonable.
With rumors circulating about a master predicting a person's fate, who would want to accept a nemesis into their home? Even small families would be afraid, let alone a powerful and aristocratic family like the Marquis of Anguo?
If the rumors were true, I'd probably kick that person out immediately to avoid any further trouble.
Hearing this, Jiang Qingyao frowned, met Li's gaze, and said slowly, "Madam, I'm afraid you've heard some false rumors. However, rumors are not to be believed. How can the fate of a prominent family be in the hands of one person?"
"Besides, I don't know how I could possibly have such great power to influence the fortune of an entire family. Besides, I've never heard of a so-called master who could tell fortunes, and I've never even seen one."
"This incident is likely caused by someone deliberately spreading rumors to sow discord between the two families."
Li was a little suspicious, "Is this really a fabrication by someone with ulterior motives?"
Everyone was talking and different voices were heard.
"It's not impossible, otherwise they wouldn't have chosen the day of the Marquis's funeral."
"If that's the case, that person is quite despicable. He's a despicable person who takes advantage of others' misfortunes.
"I was saying, how could there be such a vicious fortune-teller? What about the star of misfortune? The reincarnation of the plague god? If that were true, how could the people of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion still be standing here?"
"But I heard that the daughter of the Ningyuan Marquis's family killed her mother... This can't be false, right?"
Public opinion began to reverse, and Jiang Yisong seized this opportunity to say sheepishly, "Everyone, fortune-telling is a myth. We haven't even met any masters. Do you think any random person's nonsense will come true?"
The atmosphere relaxed a lot.
Old Madam He walked over slowly with the support of the nanny. She saw everything that happened just now. Facing Li's aggressiveness, Jiang Qingyao remained calm and answered clearly. She really admired this girl's character more and more.
People outside said that Miss Jiang was soft-hearted, gentle and weak, but after several interactions, she felt that the girl was calm and steady, argued with reason, and had a tenacity that ordinary women did not have.
Old Madam He asked the maid to pass incense to Jiang Qingyao. After she said this, Mrs. Li and other relatives had nothing to say.
He Huaixuan, who was standing not far away, narrowed his eyes slightly, looking a little disappointed.
Are we just going to let this go? Didn't you just say you wanted to cancel the engagement?
Jiang Yunxue was anxious. This was not the result she wanted!
She would never allow Jiang Qingyao to suppress her.
"That's not a rumor, the master's fortune-telling is true!" Jiang Yunxue broke free from Xu's hand, rushed out and shouted.
Afraid that others wouldn't believe her, she immediately said, "My mother told me herself. My grandmother and father both knew what happened back then!"
"Only a fire sacrifice can avert the disaster and get rid of the evil spirit. My grandmother and father are even planning to burn my sister to death!"
Everyone present was stunned and looked at each other.
It's actually true?
Fire sacrifice...burn her to death?
Even if the rumors are true, burning one's own daughter to death is too cruel and ruthless.
Jiang Qingyao looked at Jiang Yunxue as if she were a fool. Her sister was so stupid that she would use such a trick that would kill a thousand enemies but hurt herself a hundred and eighty.
Xu's eyes widened and she exclaimed, "Xue'er, what are you talking about?!"
She was sold by her daughter.
The engagement was cancelled, and Xu faced the wrath of both Old Lady Jiang and Jiang Yisong. That was more than she could bear. She became the sinner of the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion.
Did Mrs. Xu really wonder if her daughter's brain had been dug out? Or did she not have it at all?
Jiang Yisong's face was icy. "So it was you who really spread the rumor. I even spoke up for you in front of my mother. Well done, Xu Yunfei, Jiang Yunxue, you two are both great!"
"No, no, my husband, please listen to me." Xu's face changed immediately.
"Father..." Jiang Yunxue was also a little scared. She seemed to have caused a big disaster, but things had come to this point. As long as she could destroy Jiang Qingyao, she would do anything.
The surroundings became noisy again.
Li was sweating profusely when she heard this. Jiang Qingyao, this disaster, was almost going to marry into the Anguo Marquis Mansion. It would be disastrous if it affected Jinzhen, Ruichen and Linghui.
That was a close call.
Since the second young lady of the Jiang family said so, it must be true.
The He family's second wife, Mrs. Tao, pondered for a moment and also felt that it was inappropriate to continue with the engagement. She asked Mrs. He's opinion: "Mother, what do you think?"
"What kind of master is this? I don't believe it." He Siyu snorted unhappily, "Sister Qingyao is so good, how could she be a star destined to be unlucky?"
"Then I've been associating with Sister Qingyao, and I don't see her jinxing me? I don't think she's a master at all, she's just a charlatan!"
"Shut up." Tao held her back and warned her daughter, "It's not your turn to interrupt here."
Today is her son's funeral. Mrs. He is immersed in grief and doesn't want to get involved in these matters, but everyone has to rely on her.
Back then, for some unknown reason, her husband had specified that Jiang Qingyao marry into the Anguo Marquis's Mansion and arranged this marriage with the old uncle.
The old marquis certainly had his reasons for doing this, and Madam He believed in her husband's decision.
She said in a deep voice, "For matters like this, it's better to ask that master from back then to come out and talk things over face to face."
Someone among the guests said, "It's better to believe it than not to believe it. Just look at how the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion has declined over the years."
It was like an invisible slap in the face that hurt Jiang Yisong's face.
This was a satire on his incompetence, as the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion fell into decline in his hands.
He Huaixuan was in a good mood and walked up to Jiang Qingyao. "You didn't expect to end up in such a situation, did you? It looks like the two families will cancel the engagement soon."
"Do you regret choosing your father over me?"
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