"Second sister, I heard you were sick. How do you feel?"
When she heard Jiang Qingyao's gentle voice and saw her cold and beautiful face, Jiang Yunxue felt that she was about to become really sick after pretending to be sick.
She had clearly spread the fortune-telling story everywhere, making it known to everyone that Jiang Qingyao was a plague and evil star, but she still failed to break up the engagement and destroy Jiang Qingyao. Instead, she was the one who was punished.
Unreconciled.
Jiang Yunxue lay in bed, frowning. Madam Xu answered for her, "Xue'er just caught a cold. She has a fever and is weak. She needs to rest and recuperate. Your father has forgiven her punishment and allowed her to stay in bed to recuperate."
Jiang Xize, who was standing at the door, stared at Jiang Qingyao sinisterly and urged her to leave impatiently. "Sister, she's fine. Big sister, you should go back to Huajianju. We are not worthy of your concern."
His left hand was severely burned and he now has to apply medicine every day. Even if it heals, it will be much worse than before.
It was because of Jiang Qingyao that he became like this!
"Ah." Jiang Qingyao suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, "Second sister, there's a cockroach on your bed."
As soon as the words came out, Jiang Yunxue, who was lying on the bed, changed her expression. She jumped up and screamed, "Where is the cockroach?!"
The next moment, she realized that she had been tricked. "You, you lied to me?!"
Xu and Jiang Xize were too late to cover up because Jiang Yunxue's movements were so smooth and effortless.
"Second sister, you actually pretended to be sick to escape punishment. Father will be sad if he finds out."
"You have truly failed your father's trust and teachings."
Jiang Qingyao said with a look of grief on her face.
Jiang Yunxue wanted to tear her mouth apart and glared at her fiercely.
"I'm not, I'm really sick..."
"It seems the Second Young Miss is better now." Aunt Su and Jiang Shuning came over at some point, carrying something in their hands. "The stew I asked the servants to make is useless."
Jiang Shuning covered her mouth and chuckled, "I have to tell my father this good news quickly."
Xu looked at her with anger, as if she was going to tear her into pieces in the next second.
Aunt Su was usually suppressed by her, and Jiang Shuning was always suppressed by Jiang Yunxue. Now that she has the chance, she will take revenge.
Jiang Xize's face was gloomy and he said unhappily, "How dare you?!"
A mere concubine and her bastard child dare to act so arrogant in front of him?
"What do you mean by dare? What happened that caused such a commotion?"
Jiang Yisong's deep voice suddenly rang out. Jiang Yunxue's face immediately turned ugly. She turned around and asked Jiang Qingyao, "Did you call father here?"
Jiang Qingyao shook her head, "No."
Jiang Yunxue really wronged her. When Jiang Yisong heard that Jiang Yunxue was sick, he wanted to come over to take a look. He didn't expect that his second daughter, who had always been well-behaved, was actually pretending to be sick.
Jiang Yisong felt an indescribable anger in his heart as his dignity as the head of the family was challenged.
Xu was panicking, "Husband, Xue'er is really sick. Her knees hurt so badly. How can she bear it if it continues like this?"
Seeing this, Jiang Qingyao quickly stepped forward to help out, "Yes, father, my second sister definitely didn't mean to deceive you. She would never think of such a method."
It looked like he was pleading for Jiang Yunxue, but it made Jiang Yisong think of another possibility, which was that it was Xu's bad idea.
"Well, you and your daughter embarrassed me that day at the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion, and now you're teaming up to fool me, right?"
Jiang Yisong's expression darkened even more. "I've been too indulgent towards you."
Xu shuddered, "Husband, no, how dare we..."
Jiang Xize quickly pleaded, "Father, mother and sister were just confused for a moment, please forgive them."
"Shut up!"
At this moment, Jiang Yisong was like an enraged lion, full of momentum, "Anyone who dares to speak up will all kneel in the ancestral hall!"
Jiang Xize couldn't believe that his father, who had always doted on him, would treat him like this, and he felt a little resentful.
After a while, Jiang Yunxue and Xu were ordered to kneel together.
After being married for many years, this was the first time that Xu was severely punished. She felt ashamed and angry.
As glorious as she was in the past, she is now in such a miserable state that even a concubine Su dares to bully her.
Looking at the two people kneeling on the ground, Jiang Qingyao smiled.
At this moment, Jiang Yisong was very kind to her, even speaking in a gentle voice, "This mother and daughter are just fooling around. Never mind them. Qingyao, go back and rest."
"Yes, father." Jiang Qingyao turned and left.
Jiang Shuning couldn't help but curl her lips, cursing him in her heart for being a hypocrite and putting on airs.
It would be great if she was the one to become the wife of the Marquis.
So what if Marquis Anguo is a little older? He is an important official of the emperor, and marrying him is the supreme honor for any woman.
Moreover, he is the youngest cabinet minister. If he becomes the prime minister in the future, she will be his wife!
My whole heart was restless.
Jiang Shuning finally couldn't hold back and told her aunt about this bold idea. She wanted to marry the Marquis of Anguo instead of Jiang Qingyao.
She wants to become the most noble woman in the Marquis's Mansion.
Aunt Su was stunned. "Why would you have such an idea? Will your father agree?"
Jiang Shuning's eyes were filled with ambition. "Jiang Qingyao only has a face that brings disaster to the country and the people. I think I'm no worse than her. Why can she do it but I can't?"
"She is an unlucky person. Marquis Anguo will not like her, let alone marry her."
"Instead of waiting for the engagement to be cancelled, why don't I marry him instead?"
Aunt Su was persuaded and immediately went to find Jiang Yisong and told him what Jiang Shuning had said.
"Master, the eldest daughter has an indifferent personality and has never remembered the kindness of the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion to her. Look at what she did to the eldest young master and the second young lady, and even collected debts for the Xue family. She is really turning her elbow outward."
"The eldest lady is not on the same page with us. What if she marries into the Marquis's Mansion and takes revenge on us?"
"Shuning is different."
Jiang Yisong fell silent.
Obviously, he took these words to heart.
His eyes darkened, "Tomorrow, let's go to the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion and talk it over in detail."
Aunt Su was ecstatic, "Uncle is wise!"
The next day.
When Jiang Qingyao heard Jiang Yisong say that he would take her and Jiang Shuning to the Anguo Marquis Mansion, an idea emerged in her mind. She lowered her eyes, her expression still indifferent.
"Let Third Miss Jiang marry the Marquis in place of her elder sister?" The people of the He family were shocked.
Jiang Yisong's intention was to let Jiang Qingyao marry the prince and fulfill the marriage contract in order not to go against the old marquis's last wishes, and let Jiang Shuning marry the Marquis of Anguo.
Madam He raised her eyelids, and the abacus beads bounced all over her face!
Obviously, the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion was worried that they would cancel the engagement because of the fortune-telling rumors, so they decided to find someone else to marry her son.
But her son won't marry just anybody.
Madam Li thought it was feasible. She glanced at Jiang Qingyao and smacked her lips, "It's OK for the eldest daughter of the Jiang family to marry the prince, but... she can only be a concubine."
You are an evil star, don’t even think about entering the Marquis’ Mansion!
Jiang Qingyao's eyes shone, and she looked at Li gloomily, "Madam, you're such a joke. I wouldn't be happy to be the prince's concubine, let alone his wife."
Who cares.
Li's heart sank when she saw him, and she said unhappily, "Do you really think you can become the wife of a marquis?"
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