By then, she can deal with the Zhou family who had tortured her to a pulp in her previous life.
Wang Mengyan noticed that Yang Jiyan was staring at Yu Qizhe with a dark look in her eyes that made people shudder with fear, and she seemed to be getting more and more addicted.
No one in the family has mentioned the matter between Yu Jiao and Fifth Brother to Miss Yang. The old man is still determined to get married with the Yang family, and Second Uncle and Second Aunt are not the talkative type. Wang Mengyan hesitated for a moment and said, "I remember Yu Jiao's birthday is close to the end of the year. By then, you will be 15 years old, right?"
Yu Jiao nodded. Meng Yujiao's birthday was December 24th, which was only a few days away from the Chinese New Year. She didn't understand why Wang Mengyan suddenly mentioned her birthday.
Wang Mengyan smiled and said, "After the coming-of-age ceremony, you and Fifth Brother can arrange your marriage. Kikyo is lonely, so you should give her a brother or sister as soon as possible to keep her company, so that the family can be more lively."
This was exactly what Song and Yu Mengshan wanted, and they both looked forward to arranging the marriage of Yu Jiao and Qi Zhe as soon as possible. The second branch of the family already had few people, and it would be great if they could have a big, fat grandson or granddaughter to enjoy.
Yu Jiao's face flushed and she lowered her eyes without saying a word. She and Yu Qizhe had just started dating and they were just getting started. She was not ready to marry him yet.
"How about the end of the year? Let's hold the wedding and celebrate during the New Year." Song said happily, "Tomorrow I will go to the Fahua Temple to burn incense and ask the monks to see if there is a suitable day before the New Year."
Yang Jiyan's face flashed with astonishment and confusion. She looked at the expressions of the Yu family members in the room and asked inappropriately, "What marriage?"
She pointed at Yu Jiao and said, "You...you are brother and sister!"
Wang Mengyan explained, "Miss Yang must have misunderstood. Yu Jiao is the fifth brother's wife. Although the two have not yet been married, they have been included in the family tree and the household deeds."
She brought up the topic just to say this. Yu Jiao has always treated their eldest wife well, so she naturally has to help Miss Yang in this matter.
"Why are you saying all this for no reason? Can't you shut up while eating?" Yu Ruhai scolded Wang Mengyan.
Wang Mengyan knew that the old man was only still thinking about the marriage with the Yang family, so he didn't want to mention the relationship between the fifth brother and Yu Jiao.
But the Yu family is no longer the same as before. It doesn't matter if she is scolded by the old man. Her father-in-law is now the head of the village. He doesn't have to hand over his income to the government. She doesn't have to be controlled by Old Man Yu and Yu Zhou anymore. If she offends the old man, she will just have to be looked at with disdain.
"But her surname is clearly Yu, and she always claimed to be Yu Qizhe's sister when she was in Qingzhou. How can brother and sister be husband and wife?" Yang Jiyan really couldn't accept that Yu Qizhe suddenly had a wife out of nowhere, and this wife was Yu Jiao who had always been in front of her. Her voice couldn't help but become much higher, and for a moment she even lost the demeanor and upbringing of a lady from a wealthy family.
Yang Jiyan's words made Song and Yu Mengshan look a little embarrassed.
Yu Zhou explained with a complicated mind, "Yu Jiao's surname is Meng. My fifth brother was not in good health, so a Taoist priest wanted to bring him good luck. Meng's birth date and horoscope were just right for him, so we found Meng to bring him good luck. Because Meng was young and not yet of marriageable age, we didn't arrange a marriage for her."
Yu Zhou was able to say these words because some time ago, when she went to Mengjia Village to visit Yu Huangqi and her grandson Yuanbao, Yu Huangqi persuaded her that although the first and second wives were not her biological children, they shared weal and woe. The third wife had no hope now, and if the second wife really wanted to make a difference in the future, Jinshu and Jinyan would have to rely on Yu Qizhe's support.
Moreover, when Huangqi gave birth, she swore to the heavens that she would treat Yu Jiao as her own granddaughter. Although she still had some resentment in her heart, it was Yu Jiao who saved the lives of Yu Huangqi and Yuanbao. She could not be too close to Yu Jiao, but she would not dislike her anymore and just control her.
Yang Jiyan stared at Yu Jiao, her eyes flickering with light, and suddenly a line became clear in her mind. Yes, it was rumored that Yu Qizhe married a country girl before he entered the officialdom. It turned out that the unfortunate farmer girl who died young was her!
Yang Jiyan left the Yu family with a strange feeling in her mind. Jealousy was a part of her, but she also felt a secret sense of pride and pleasure as she knew Meng Yujiao would die young.
Although she didn't know when Yu Qizhe's so-called country wife in her previous life died, one thing she could be sure of was that when he was rising to prominence in the capital, he had no so-called wife by his side.
The joint examination will be held in February, and after the palace examination, Yu Qizhe will be chosen as the number one scholar.
By this calculation, Meng Yujiao would not live past March next year at the latest. Why would she bother with a dying person now? After Yang Jiyan figured it out, she felt much better.
After returning to the inn in the city, he called the maid to ask for wine and drank two bowls of wine in a row. Yang Jiyan thought about how she had mistakenly thought that bitch Meng Yujiao was Yu Qizhe's sister and how she had tried to please her in every way. She was so angry that she smashed the wine bowl.
It was no wonder that she disliked Meng Yujiao the first time she saw her. If she had known that they had such a connection, even if Xiyuan had not caused her to get into trouble last time, she should have been unable to leave Qingzhou.
The maidservant serving on the side saw Yang Jiyan laughing one moment and then suddenly getting angry the next, and she shrank her body and dared not utter a breath. Ever since the head maid Huamei was beaten to death because of the young lady's mistake, serving Yang Jiyan closely became a chore.
It just so happened that the young lady's temperament was very strange, and the lady told them to keep a close eye on the young lady's words and actions. However, when the maidservant gossiped in front of the lady in private, the young lady found out and sold her to a brothel on a pretext.
After that, the maids in the room were careful in what they said and did.
"How do you think we can make the annoying person disappear without anyone noticing?" Yang Jiyan suddenly asked the maid in the room.
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