Chapter 81 Listen to your younger sister on all important matters.
Wu Zhengyan lowered her eyes to hide her emotions, then looked up and sincerely said to Jiang Yu, "Thank you, little sister. To be honest, I've been worried ever since my mother told me."
Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, we're all family, this is only right."
Wu Zhengyan nodded, then sighed, "Little sister, you have no idea how cunning my stepmother is..."
She recounted some of her experiences in her room, and finally, she couldn't hold back her tears any longer. Jiang Yu gently patted her back to comfort her.
Wu Zhengyan wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and then said, "Little sister, I really feel that being able to marry into the Duke's mansion and marry my husband is my greatest fortune, even though it was all my stepmother's scheme. Although my husband is not in good health, he is really good to me. Over the years, he has always respected me and indulged me."
“Sister-in-law, you are very good too,” Jiang Yu said. “My brother has been taken care of by you all these years, so he must be very happy.”
Wu Zhengyan blushed slightly; the relationship between her and her husband was indeed very good. She then looked at Jiang Yu and said, "I'm just afraid that my stepmother will try something again tomorrow, and I don't know how to deal with her."
“You can refuse any request she makes that makes you uncomfortable or unhappy.” Jiang Yu looked at her with a firm look in her eyes. “She has wronged you, and you are enemies. There is no need to care about her feelings.”
Wu Zhengyan nodded heavily, then sighed and said, "I'm afraid that what she's going to say has been approved by my father."
Jiang Yu: "Does the Duke of Chu's mansion fear your father?"
Wu Zhengyan was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, "My father should be afraid of our Duke of Chu's mansion."
“That’s right,” Jiang Yu said. “Your father is afraid of our Duke of Chu’s mansion. You are the Duke of Chu’s granddaughter-in-law. Why are you afraid of him? Although he is your father, he doesn’t care about you. You don’t need to be polite and accommodating to him in every way.”
Jiang Yu's words contradicted some of the education Wu Zhengyan had received, but Wu Zhengyan felt they made a lot of sense. She nodded emphatically again, "I understand, little sister."
Jiang Yu smiled and patted her shoulder, "Everything will be alright. Mother is a kind person. You'll understand as you spend more time with her."
“I know,” Wu Zhengyan said.
Jiang Yu smiled, said a few more words to her, and the two went inside together. They chatted for a while longer until it was time for dinner, and Jiang Yu and Lu Yifang stayed to have dinner together. Having spent more time together, Jiang Jiamu and Wu Zhengyan were no longer as reserved as before.
After finishing their dinner and chatting for a while, Jiang Yu and Lu Yifang said goodbye and left together. After leaving the courtyard for a while, Lu Yifang said, "I noticed that Jia Mu's complexion has worsened. Tomorrow I will send a petition to the palace to request the imperial physician to come and take a look."
“Alright, I’ll also have people inquire outside to see if there are any doctors skilled in detoxification,” Jiang Yu said.
"Hopefully his poison can be cured, otherwise..." Lu Yifang wiped away her tears with a sign, and Jiang Yu reached out and hugged her, "Let's work together."
Lu Yifang leaned on her shoulder and shed tears for a while, then realized she was being vulnerable again, so she gently pushed Jiang Yu away, saying, "I'm fine, I'm just feeling sentimental."
Jiang Yu knew that she was forcing herself to be strong, so she said, "Mother, let's solve this together. Don't push yourself too hard."
"I know." Lu Yifang patted her arm. "Do your own thing and don't worry about me."
"Okay." Jiang Yu could only agree. A person's growth often has to be faced alone, and no one can help them.
Although Lu Yifang is in her forties, the current Chu State Duke's Mansion needs a more powerful and capable matriarch, so she must grow up. This is her responsibility.
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Wu Zhengyan was telling Jiang Jiamu what Jiang Yu had said to her in the flower bed, and finally said, "My younger sister and mother are both good people."
Hearing her incredibly honest assessment, Jiang Jiamu couldn't help but laugh. Wu Zhengyan, seeing this, said with a hint of coquettishness, "Am I wrong?"
Jiang Jiamu patted her on the shoulder and said comfortingly, "You're absolutely right."
Then his gaze and tone became serious, "Jung-yeon, if I go there in the future..."
"Don't say that." Wu Zhengyan covered his mouth with her hand, tears welling up in her eyes.
Jiang Jiamu removed her hand and continued earnestly, "The chances of my poison being cured are slim. There are some things you have to face. Listen to me..."
He wiped away Wu Zhengyan's tears and said, "If I'm gone one day, if you need anything, go to your older sister. I can see that she's truly devoted to us. Don't be willful; listen to her on important matters, okay?"
Wu Zhengyan nodded heavily with tears streaming down her face. Jiang Jiamu wiped away her tears again and said, "Don't worry, I'll make arrangements before I leave."
Wu Zhengyan could no longer hold back and hugged him, sobbing softly. Jiang Jiamu also shed tears. Who wants to die? But given his current physical condition, he had to arrange his affairs after death; otherwise, how could he rest in peace?
Fortunately, his biological sister and biological mother are both well, which put his mind at ease.
The next day, Madam Wu arrived at the Duke of Chu's mansion very early. Lu Yifang greeted her in her courtyard. Madam Wu carefully observed the furnishings in the hall, and once again regretted scheming to marry Wu Zhengyan to the sickly illegitimate son of the Duke of Chu's mansion.
It wasn't just because this sickly illegitimate son had now become the legitimate son, but also because she hadn't expected the Duke of Chu to be so wealthy and powerful. Her own daughter had been carefully chosen to marry the second legitimate son of a third-rank family.
She originally thought that Wu Zhenghuan had married into a very wealthy family, but compared to a long-established noble family like the Duke of Chu's mansion, it was far inferior.
"What brings you here today?" Lu Yifang asked indifferently.
She already knew what her stepmother, Wu Zhengyan, had done to Wu Zhengyan, so naturally she wouldn't give her a kind look.
Madam Wu sensed the dislike she felt towards her and thought that it must be Wu Zhengyan who spoke ill of her to the Crown Prince's wife.
But she showed no sign of it on her face and said with a smile, "My eldest daughter has been married into your family for many years and has never returned to her parents' home. Although I am her stepmother, I raised her since she was a child. I treat her like my own daughter. How could I not miss her? So I came to see her."
Seeing that she was still wiping her eyes with a handkerchief, Lu Yifang sneered and said, "It's as if our Duke of Chu's mansion ordered you not to come and visit. If you really missed her, why didn't you come before? The Lady of Jiangling Marquis visited your house once, and you suddenly started missing your stepdaughter."
Lu Yifang didn't give her face, nor did she need to.
Mrs. Wu looked embarrassed but was inwardly annoyed, yet she still wore a smile. "Look at what you're saying. Before... before I wasn't free, was I?"
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