My grandmother was extremely stubborn and inflexible. If she hadn't obtained better benefits for the family, she would never have let the matter go so easily.
An Yuan'er thought of her elderly father, who had to kneel in front of the cold and gloomy ancestral temple without eating or drinking. Just thinking about it made An Yuan'er feel extremely guilty.
Her sins never needed to be borne by her father.
She looked up and asked her brother, "Does brother also think that Yuan'er was wrong today?"
An Huaishou shook his head firmly: "Brother's reason is not wrong. Brother will definitely help you find out the truth about this matter."
No matter how stormy the outside world is, family is always the warmest harbor.
From beginning to end, An Huai never doubted the veracity of the rumors. All he knew was that his beloved sister, whom he had cherished for so long, had suffered a great injustice in this matter.
As her older brother, I don't need to question her; I just need to stand behind her and give her strength.
These days, if someone hits you, they hit you; if someone offends you, they offend you. They were the ones who started the trouble first. As for the consequences, with him and Father around, they won't let my sister suffer them.
An Huaishou was worried because her sister's violent and decisive actions today were unlike her usual style, and instead resembled that person's.
Although he didn't have much contact with him, he was always the person his sister frequently mentioned.
His younger sister was becoming more and more like him, and An Huaishou didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
That person was able to give all the powerful experts around him to his younger sister, and he must have spoiled her rotten. Otherwise, given his sister's personality, she wouldn't have willingly stayed in Chenyang Palace for six years.
"Brother, what exactly did Father promise Grandmother that made her stop pursuing this matter?" An Yuan'er asked the most crucial question right away.
Just now, after An Huishou and An Chaoli returned, they were taken to their grandmother's Cining Residence. Their grandmother was lying in front of her sickbed, beating her chest and stamping her feet, threatening to kill herself, insisting that their father punish Yuan'er properly.
Grandmother even said something so serious that she made Father choose between his daughter and Mother. You can imagine how much she was affected by that today.
An Hui looked away from An Yuan'er's gaze: "Yuan'er, you'll find out sooner or later."
An Yuan'er's unease intensified: "Brother, don't hide it from Yuan'er. Yuan'er needs to know now."
An Huishou didn't want to say it, but An Yuan'er kept pestering him, so he finally had no choice but to say, "For many years, you have known what Grandmother meant. Apart from Grandfather, only Father's official career was the most successful in the family. Grandmother's biggest worry for many years is that she was unable to find Father a second wife."
Even without An Yuan'er's outburst today, Grandmother had been searching for a second wife for Father for many years. The An family absolutely could not tolerate Father holding such a high official position without a legitimate wife. An Yuan'er's incident was merely the trigger, not the inevitable cause.
Grandmother was always dissatisfied with Father's doting on An Yuan'er, and she always thought that if Father married a new wife and had a few more children to share An Chaoli's affection, he would not spoil An Yuan'er so much.
When my grandmother was young, she was a legitimate daughter from a prominent family, and she was taught proper etiquette and virtues. My grandmother disliked An Yuan'er because An Yuan'er possessed a freedom and spontaneity that my grandmother had never had. She didn't want others to have what she didn't have. In her mind, women should be dignified and composed, not like An Yuan'er.
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