Jiang Lingyao's words instantly dissipated the laughter in the room.
It's clearly a happy day, but people just can't smile.
The kind smile on the old lady's face froze. She glanced at Duan Nanqi subconsciously and said with a trembling voice: "Grandson's wife, what did you say?"
Jiang Lingyao looked at everyone, then tentatively glanced at Duan Nanqi. Seeing that he was glaring at her with a green face, she shrank back in fear and moved her knees forward: "Grandfather, grandmother, I'm afraid. I dare not say anything."
As she spoke, she couldn't help covering her face and crying, looking extremely pitiful.
Before the Marquis and his wife could even open their mouths, Duan Nanqi sneered, "Miss Jiang is also afraid?"
He was calling the lady so tenderly and affectionately just now, but now she has turned hostile to him.
Jiang Lingyao cried heartbrokenly and begged, "Grandma, what should I do? My husband is like this, and I don't want to live anymore."
Lord Hou: “…”
Madam Hou: “…”
Duan Nanqi: “…”
The wife of the Crown Prince saw this, and then looked at the younger generations who were full of curiosity, and said in a soft voice: "Well, the tea is over, the third son and his wife will chat with father and mother and talk about some family matters."
Duan Nanqi couldn't help but sigh: "Why don't you listen to it?"
The third wife turned around and glared at him, like a duck being chased away: "What are you listening to? Do you think you can listen to it? Go back to study."
"You are different from others. You have to rely on yourself."
The Third Madam said something sarcastically, and walked away quickly with the Third Master, who remained silent, in a haughty manner. Once she left, it was not possible for the Fourth Master and the Fifth Miss to stay any longer, so they had to move away reluctantly.
In any case, in the blink of an eye, only the old marquis and his wife and the newlyweds were left in the main room. Even the servants had retreated, not daring to stay inside any longer.
After everyone had left, the old lady said gently, "Good boy, get up quickly. We can talk slowly about what you have to say."
Jiang Lingyao didn't refuse to get up. She even glanced at Duan Nanqi again and her whole body trembled: "I dare not get up, my husband will beat me."
The old lady was a little plump, with a kind face and smiling eyes, a very festive look. The old marquis beside her also had kind eyes and was in good spirits. It seemed that both of them were polite and compassionate elders.
Moreover, they seemed to be somewhat biased towards Duan Nanxi.
Just listen to what they say to their newly married granddaughter-in-law, and you'll be able to get a glimpse of it.
Jiang Lingyao dared to act like this because she was sure that they would not do anything to her, and what she said actually revealed Duan Nanqi's weaknesses. As elders who loved their grandson, they would certainly not be happy to see their grandson's weaknesses known to the world.
With this determination in her mind, Jiang Lingyao became even more unreasonable.
The old lady looked at Duan Nanqi, whose face was ashen, and then at Jiang Lingyao, who was crying so pitifully. This time, she did not try to persuade him, but only asked hesitantly, "Qian'er, you...what exactly are you...?"
As she spoke, Duan Nanqi's face became worse. The old lady and the old marquis looked at each other and couldn't help but sigh: "How about I hand in a sign and ask the imperial physician to take a look at you? Qi'er, you are still young, you can't be afraid of seeing a doctor."
Duan Nanqi's face was almost bulging with blue veins. He gritted his teeth and said, "Grandma, it was Miss Jiang who slandered my grandson. How could my grandson...how could he...how could he not do it!"
His confusing words gave Jiang Lingyao an advantage: "Why not? You passed out in your sleep during the wedding night, unconscious. Grandma, how can I live? I married into your family healthy and strong, but now I have to be a widow. How can I live for the next few decades? I won't live any longer."
As she spoke, her crying could have blown the roof off.
Duan Nanqi's head ached from her crying. He was also a little angry and said without thinking: "Then you should not live."
"Nanxi!" The old marquis spoke at the right time.
The smile on the old marquis' face faded slightly, and his whole aura changed dramatically. He looked at Duan Nanqiao steadily, his face still kind, but the words he spoke were full of admonition.
"Nanji, your wife is young and young. If she has any grievances, she should cry to the elders. As a man, you should be more tolerant of your wife and not be too stubborn and self-centered in everything."
As he spoke, his eyes moved slightly downwards and looked at Jiang Lingyao.
Jiang Lingyao's shoulders trembled. She didn't dare to look the old marquis in the eye. She just covered her face and sobbed.
The old marquis' tone softened, "My grandson's wife, our Yongping Marquis's family tradition is upright, there is no such thing as having a concubine, and we have always restricted our descendants from doing anything foolish, so I really don't know how he is doing."
Duan Nanqi: “…”
So both of you elders believed it?
The old marquis glanced at Duan Nanqi who was hesitant to speak, and continued: "But Nanqi has always been in good health, and what happened last night might have been an accident. And..."
The old marquis gave the old lady a look and asked her to take over.
The old lady sighed, and this time her tone was a little heavier: "Besides, husband and wife are one. Since you are husband and wife, you should spend your life together. If your grandson's wife has anything to say or any grievances in the future, you can talk to Nanxi first. If the husband and wife sit down and talk, maybe there won't be so many misunderstandings. If Nanxi is really in a bad state, you can come to find grandma again, okay?"
Jiang Lingyao seemed to be persuaded by the words. She was silent for a moment, then she finally put down her sleeves and bowed to the two elders: "It was my granddaughter-in-law who was too eager and embarrassed my grandparents. I was wrong."
The old lady let out a long sigh and finally smiled again: "That's right, Qi'er, what do you think?"
Duan Nanqi's expression did not soften. He ignored the elders' gazes and looked straight at Jiang Lingyao: "Madam, what exactly do you want?"
Although he called his wife back, he also pointed out the reason why Jiang Lingyao was crying.
If she was really angry about what happened last night, why did she pretend to be so gentle, considerate and docile before serving tea? After the tea was served and the door was passed, her true colors were immediately revealed, and she was not very lively.
Duan Nanqi's eyes gradually showed some disgust. Seeing Jiang Lingyao remained silent, he said in a more serious tone, "You are doing this for some other reason. Tell me about it. Maybe my Duan family can afford it."
At this time, Duan Nanzhi gradually understood that from yesterday to today, Jiang Lingyao's words and deeds all had answers.
The conceited and arrogant Miss Jiang Liu in the legend and the crying Madam Duan San in front of him are, after all, the same person.
There is no gain without pain, and she was unwilling to marry him, but the imperial decree had been issued, and she had to grasp the benefits in her hands, and letting go was the key.
Although Duan Nanqi is also dissolute and seems to be unruly, he is not someone who can be bullied. Jiang Lingyao dared to do this on the first day she came into the house. If she is allowed to act recklessly today, there will definitely be chaos in the future.
Jiang Lingyao had already stood up by now. She slowly walked to Duan Nanqi's side, sat on the chair beside him, and then looked at him pitifully with red eyes.
"My husband, why do you say that? I am also thinking about the two of us," Jiang Lingyao said, "If we can live in harmony, we will be extremely happy. That is all I want."
Jiang Lingyao's eyelashes fluttered as she looked at Duan Nanqiao without blinking. She was surprised that he had hit the nail on the head on her mind with just a few words.
From last night till now, the two of us have been testing each other, and after a passionate performance, the fog has become increasingly thicker.
Jiang Lingyao bit her red lips lightly and looked at Duan Nanqi pitifully, as if she regretted what she had just done.
But Duan Nanqi no longer looked at her. He seemed to be fed up with her and had lost all his tenderness towards her. He just stood up and saluted the two elders.
"Grandfather, grandmother, I don't like being coerced. If it were someone else, I would have kicked them out of the house and never let them in again. But this marriage was personally arranged by the emperor and cannot be changed. Even if I am a scoundrel, I will not waste my family's prosperity."
"But I'm afraid that Sun'er and Miss Jiang won't be a good match. From now on, Sun'er will live in the study on the first floor, and we will live our own lives and have nothing to do with each other."
After Duan Nanqi finished speaking, he turned to look at Jiang Lingyao, who was looking surprised, and raised his lips slightly towards her: "My dear, this is what you wish for, right? I will grant your wish."
Having said that, Duan Nanqi threw his clothes away, turned around and strode away.
When his tall figure disappeared among the pink and white crabapple blossoms, Jiang Lingyao choked up and said, "Grandma, why is my husband angry?"
What else could the old lady say? She knew her grandson's temper better than anyone else, so she could only comfort him: "Lingyao, this is how he is. His temper comes and goes quickly. When you go back, talk to him and comfort him, he will be fine."
Jiang Lingyao stood up and bowed to the two elders tenderly. Then she said with red eyes, "It was Lingyao who was too reckless and made grandparents worried. Lingyao will persuade her husband well and not let grandparents worry."
Having said this, she bowed and left.
Xingyun was waiting for her at the door. Seeing her come out with red eyes, he hurried forward to hold her hand: "Miss..."
Jiang Lingyao waved her hand sadly, and Xingyun said no more. The two of them returned to Xinghuang Garden in silence. On the way, many maids and servants saw her crying with red eyes, and they were curious but did not dare to look at her any more.
After returning to Xinghuang Garden, Jiang Lingyao looked at the closed study on the first floor, then looked at Wen Zhu who was busy. Seeing that he also had a bitter face, she did not make things difficult for him. She just sighed and went upstairs.
After entering the heart, Xingyun finally spoke: "Miss, why did you cry so hard just now? Look, your eyes are red, it's uncomfortable."
Jiang Lingyao took off the dazzling headgear on her head, leaned back on the imperial concubine couch leisurely, and then she curled her lips into a smile.
"If I don't work hard, how can I own the second floor?" Jiang Lingyao chose another crabapple flower hairpin and put it in her hair, her eyes sparkling. "I didn't expect Duan Nanqi to be so cooperative. Everything he did was exactly what I wanted."
Xingyun took out a cold handkerchief and put it on her eyes.
"Miss, please apply the mask for a while. I will go and ask."
When Jiang Lingyao married into the Duan family, she brought three maids with her. Xingyun was a personal maid, and there were two little maids, a tall and thin one named Tingyu, and a cute and slightly fat one named Luoxue. They were all people who grew up with Jiang Lingyao.
Xingyun was naturally asking the clever Luoxue. Not long after, Xingyun came back and said, "Miss, when the aunt came back, she said she wanted to move into the study room. But she didn't move anything out of our wedding room. Instead, she moved some bedding down from the side room next door. The servants worked quickly and have now finished moving."
Jiang Lingyao took off the handkerchief and narrowed her eyes slightly: "Oh? Then didn't he have preparations in advance?"
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