Chapter 98: Solving the puzzle
Qian Yulin raised his eyebrows and said, "No, you can't just say whatever you want.
I just said that Zhang Juexia is a guest invited by our Li Mansion.
Eighth Concubine, where do you put me if you do this?"
Zhang Qiuye's hands tightly grasped the corner of her clothes, her heart was beating fast. She originally thought that she just wanted to expose Zhang Juexia's true face.
But how did things turn out like this?
She knelt on the ground in panic and said, "I was wrong, please forgive me, Madam."
"Are you dead? How can you let the Eighth Concubine kneel on the ground? If something happens to the child in her belly, can you afford it?"
The servants quickly helped Zhang Qiuye up.
"Ma'am, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again."
"Do you know where you went wrong?"
"I shouldn't have said such nonsense and offended Madam's guests."
"Since you know you are wrong, go back to your yard!
Eighth Concubine, your main task now is to take good care of your pregnancy. You know that the master has high hopes for you, so don't let him down.
Come, help the eighth concubine back to her yard, don't bump or dodge.
If anything happens to the Eighth Concubine, I'll hold you responsible."
Tian Caihong watched as everyone helped Zhang Qiuye out of the yard. She was anxious and at a loss, "Mrs. Li, this..."
Qian Yulin glanced at Tian Caihong and said, "Since you are the Eighth Concubine's parents, you should advise her to take good care of the baby instead of causing trouble with her."
Tian Caihong was frightened by Qian Yulin's aura and replied timidly, "Yes."
Qian Yulin waved his hand and said, "Since you don't want to provoke the people from the government office, I won't force you.
Don't stand here. If someone doesn't know, they might think that we in the Li Mansion don't treat you concubines' families well."
Aunt Liu echoed, "Madam, please don't say that. Everyone knows that you are a kind-hearted person."
"Forget it, send a carriage to take Eighth Concubine's parents home!"
When Tian Caihong heard that there was a carriage, her face immediately turned into a smile, "Thank you, ma'am, I told you, ma'am, you are a good person."
Tian Caihong glared at Zhang Juexia fiercely, then turned around and called Zhang Defu.
She saw Zhang Defu's eyes fixed on Zhang Juexia, and she was furious. "Stop looking, let's go! Look, our Qiuye is the best. The Li family sent a carriage to take us back to the village. How proud we are!"
Tian Caihong and Zhang Defu left the main hall pulling each other.
Only Zhang Juexia and Qian Yulin were left in the main hall.
Qian Yulin looked outside and didn't say anything.
Zhang Juexia sat on the chair and said nothing.
After half an incense stick of time, Qian Yulin looked at Zhang Juexia with a smile, "Isn't it still unsatisfying after I dealt with it this way?"
"Yes, there are some. I really want the government to settle this case for me."
"Even an honest judge can hardly judge family affairs. You are a junior, and even if you have that document, you will still be criticized. Don't use this trick unless it's a critical moment."
"Thank you for the reminder, ma'am."
Qian Yulin pretended to be angry, "We agreed to call you Auntie, now you call me Madam, I'm really angry."
"Yes, Auntie. Juexia has a question in her mind. Don't you doubt Juexia's identity?"
"Why doubt it? You and Zhang Qiuye aren't actually sisters, you're just forced into a family. Besides, a while ago, Zhang Qiuye's marriage for her sister caused quite a stir in town.
My master wants to marry Zhang Qiuye, so I have to investigate her past thoroughly."
"So, Auntie has known about my relationship with Zhang Qiuye for a long time."
"There's nothing to hide. However, it's also fortunate that your stepmother snatched your Liu family's marriage for her daughter."
Zhang Juexia was really confused. She frowned and said, "Aunt, why do you say that? Could it be?"
"You're so smart, you must have heard of the saying 'marriage made in heaven'! Back then, you and the Liu family were engaged as children.
At that time, your two families lived about the same life. In fact, you had a capable mother, so your family lived better than the Liu family.
But what happened later?"
"The Liu family's life became better and better. I remember Zhang Defu was always very proud when he mentioned that he had a family in town and was related to a wealthy family."
"The Liu family is getting better and better. Liu Sanle is already a student. Do you think the Liu family would be willing to let him marry a woman who has no family background and who might even hinder them?"
Zhang Juexia shook his head. "But the Liu family did go to the Zhang family to formally propose marriage and offer betrothal gifts."
"So what? Liu Sanle had already arranged a marriage. Everyone in the town knew about it once they asked around.
When he was planning to get married, the Liu family made a big splash in everything they did. They used fine wood for their furniture, and everyone knew about it.”
"Then why did the Liu family do this?"
"Liu Hong is the best at pretending. I'm afraid he does this for only one reason: to gain a good reputation.
I guess, if your stepmother hadn't arranged for you to marry Zhang Qiuye, even if you had married her, you would still be divorced."
Zhang Juexia stood up in shock, "Aunt, this..."
Qian Yulin gestured for her to sit down. "You're still young, so don't make a fuss when you encounter something. Since I asked you to call me aunt today, I don't treat you as an outsider.
If we, the Li family, want to do business with you, we have to investigate you.
We know everything about your past.
Even before Liu Sanle married your daughter from the Zhang family, he had secretly betrothed to the daughter of the county school instructor, and the Li family discovered this."
"this......"
Zhang Juexia was in a mess.
At this moment, she was panicked and confused, and she didn't feel safe.
"So, Tian Caihong and Zhang Qiuye schemed and schemed, but they were also schemed by the Liu family.
Aunt, there's something I don't understand. My mother's best friend when she was alive was Mrs. Liu. I guess when she arranged a marriage for me with the Liu family, she was probably also looking after her orphan."
"Then you can only blame your mother for entrusting the wrong person! Of course, these are just my guesses, but based on my many years of dealing with the Liu family, I think what I said should be almost accurate.
You don't have to worry, you have married into the Ye family, this is a fact.
Tian Caihong and Zhang Qiuye only had themselves to blame.
As for your biological father, it's true that if you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather. If you don't want to acknowledge him, then don't acknowledge him! Anyway, you're already married, so it's best for you to live your own life."
Zhang Juexia's eyes were red with emotion after hearing Qian Yulin's words. "Thank you, Auntie. Juexia has something I don't understand. Why are you helping me?"
"Helping you is also helping our Li family. We are now doing business together!"
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