While Jiang Yue was worrying about how to refuse the marriage, the female lead wasn't doing much better. She was even more worried, since her father was a third-rank official. Fortunately, things calmed down a few years ago after the imperial advisor said that she and the third prince were incompatible according to their birth charts. After all, it wouldn't be right for her, a member of the royal family, to immediately marry someone else after her birth charts were determined to be incompatible.
Madam Wang's idea was simply to marry off a poor scholar to get rid of him, so she wouldn't have to see him and be bothered. However, her troublesome daughter insisted on marrying that poor scholar, and in the end, she even threatened to kill herself. It's only because she is her own mother that she could have just let anyone else die.
Now that's the case, the family only has one decent person left, and that person has been rejected by the royal family. No matter how much they plan in the future, the limit is already there. Madam Wang thought long and hard and wanted to sell the female lead for a good price. As for the man's character and reputation, that's not something she should consider.
The spring examination is just around the corner, and Wang Yunran has brought her husband back to the mansion. One reason is to show off to the female lead, and the other is to ask her father who the chief examiner for this year's imperial examination is.
Lu Zhishi sat expressionlessly in the living room, with no one serving him. He was just like an insignificant person. When he lowered his head to drink tea, no one noticed the ruthlessness in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Wang Yunran stormed off to Wang Yunfang's small courtyard. Wang Yunran glanced at Wang Yunfang's shabby little courtyard and a disdainful smile appeared on her lips. According to her plan, she should have married her off to the Third Prince, but unfortunately, the Imperial Advisor appeared midway and disrupted her arrangements.
However, it's not a big deal. If she marries the Third Prince, she'll still have to be humble in front of him. Now, all she needs to do is have her mother find her someone from the Third Prince's camp to marry. If the Third Prince fails, she'll still be implicated.
The servants she brought cleaned the pavilion for her. Wang Yunran looked at it with disdain but still sat down: "Oh, sister, you really have a lot of leisure time. I heard that Mother has already chosen a husband for you, a young master from the Liu family. I heard that he is outstanding in martial arts and has excellent literary talent."
Wang Yunfang glanced at her but didn't say anything. She knew that the young master of the Liu family was a scoundrel who liked to beat people and frequent brothels. His first wife was said to have been beaten to death by him while he was drunk, and she eventually died from a sexually transmitted disease. This family of "relatives" was really good to her.
Wang Yunran, standing next to her, covered her face with a handkerchief and said, feigning embarrassment, "Oh, unlike my husband, who only loves me. There isn't a single maid in the house, and all the servants are young men. He even told me that he will only love me in this life and that we will be together forever."
Wang Yunfang looked at Wang Yunran with pity. If she hadn't transmigrated into the book, she would have really believed it. After all, Lu Zhishi seemed to be very good at disguising herself. The original owner only found out when she was about to die. And it was only when the original owner was about to die that Lu Zhishi took pity on her and told her. The younger sister next to her was also rambling on about their love story, how good Lu Zhishi was to her, how much her mother-in-law liked her, and how she was given the power to manage the household as soon as she got married, and so on.
To be honest, if the mother and daughter had been even a little kinder to her, she would have revealed some of the truth to them. She believed that with their methods, they could easily find out. But there are no "ifs." Thinking of this, Wang Yunfang looked at Wang Yunran with even more pity.
Wang Yunran, who was standing nearby, also noticed Wang Yunfang's strange look. She thought the female lead was envious and jealous of her: "Sister, you don't need to be envious. I'm sure your husband will treat you very well." Wang Yunran continued to chatter on and on until a maid came from a distance and said to her: "Second Miss, Master is back."
Wang Yunran finally stopped her incessant chatter, took a sip of tea, and said with lingering reluctance, "Sister, I'll come see you again another day." After saying that, she stood up, gave the female lead a haughty look, and left.
After she left, Qiu'er, Wang Yunfang's personal maid, said worriedly, "Miss, is Master really going to marry you off to the young master of the Liu family? I heard that he beat his wife to death. He's one of the three most dissolute playboys in the capital. He spends every night in brothels, practically making them his home. Is Master really that heartless? Miss, you're his daughter too!"
The little maid Qiu'er was so worried she was almost crying. Wang Yunfang comforted her, "It's alright, it won't happen. Their scheme won't succeed." But Qiu'er's worries didn't lessen at all. Marriage was always decided by parents; what could a young lady like her do? Seeing tears welling up in her eyes from overthinking, the female lead looked at Qiu'er helplessly. Her maid was loyal and capable, but her only flaw was her tendency to overthink.
Qiu'er noticed something was wrong with Lu Zhishi in the book, but unfortunately, the original owner was blinded and never believed her once. In the end, she was discovered by Lu Zhishi and beaten to death on some pretext. Even on her deathbed, she was still thinking about the original owner. Thinking of this, Wang Yunfang pulled Qiu'er over and wiped her tears: "Good Qiu'er, don't cry. Go get your young lady some food. She must be hungry after being here for so long."
Qiu'er was a little embarrassed and took out a handkerchief to wipe her face haphazardly: "Miss, may I have some peach shortbread?" Wang Yunfang nodded, and Qiu'er went back to the room to get the things. After a while, she put the peach shortbread on the table, poured a cup of hot tea for the lady, and said: "Miss, is the second young lady really doing so well? Just like in the storybooks."
Wang Yunfang took a sip of tea and curled her lip in disdain. Why didn't Lu Zhishi have any maids or concubines? Because he was gay, and the one who was being played was the one who was played by the seventh prince who later ascended the throne. His marriage was also a cover-up. The original owner of this body was chosen, and his mother knew about it and helped to hide it. There wasn't a single good person in the whole family. After the third prince was killed in the book, the Wang family was also framed and executed by him.
Now Wang Yunran is even coming to her smugly to show off. It's true that there's always a reason why someone is pitiful. Wang Yunfang is also puzzled. The original owner and Wang Yunran didn't have much of a grudge. In the previous life, she married the Third Prince, and the original owner married Lu Zhishi. The two didn't have much interaction. She can't understand why, even in the second cycle, she hasn't provoked Wang Yunran since transmigrating into the book. Why does Wang Yunran hate her so much? And why doesn't she hate the Third Prince or that green tea cousin? Instead, she wishes she were dead. What kind of logic is that?
Meanwhile, Wang Yunran was talking with Madam Wang. After a while of private conversation, Madam Wang said with some concern, "Ran'er, you've been married for five years now, how come you still don't have a child? Should we have the doctor in the manor take a look? Although your son-in-law is good to you, if you don't have a child, his mother will definitely have a problem with you in the long run."
“Mom, we had the doctor check on us at home when we were fine. We are both in good health. My mother-in-law also said that maybe it’s just not the right time yet. She also comforted me and told me not to worry. Anyway, we are still young and healthy, and we will have a child sooner or later.”
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