Chapter 293 Getting Angry
Just as everyone was preparing to leave, Su Yindi suddenly lost her temper.
"So what if he's the top scholar? You're the one who gave way to him. Why did you give way to him? Otherwise, you would be the top scholar, and I would be the top scholar's wife. You wouldn't be a seventh-rank official now, but a sixth-rank official. I really don't understand. Everyone is fighting tooth and nail to be the first to charge, but you're the one who's willing to give way. It's not that he gave way to you, but that you gave way to him."
Jiang Zhi immediately regretted it. He should have known better than to say so much to Su Yindi. He glanced at Huo Ran and quickly covered Su Yindi's mouth: "What are you yelling about? When did I ever give way to my second brother? It's clear that the Emperor prefers my second brother's writing. What you're saying is questioning the Emperor, which is a capital offense!"
Su Yindi had no knowledge of these laws and was immediately terrified, her eyes widening in fear, and she dared not utter another word.
Seeing this, Huo Ran quickly advised, "Actually, the initial rank does not represent the future. There is plenty of time. Perhaps the Third Young Master will become a high-ranking official in the future. The present does not represent the future. Third Madam, there is no need to be so anxious."
Su Yindi removed Huo Ran's hand and said unhappily, "He was already outmaneuvered from the start. Who knows how successful he will be in the future? I haven't noticed anything else, but there are a few more women in his room. I don't know what he's thinking. Maybe he thinks that once he becomes an official, the first thing he should do is change his wife. Didn't he say that there are three great joys in life: becoming an official, getting rich, and losing one's wife? Now he has the first two, and he's only missing the third."
Jiang Zhi was completely enraged by her: "Do you know what you're saying? I've tolerated you for so long! Can you even speak like a human being? What have I, Jiang Zhi, done to offend you that you have to say such things? Just because our status is different now, look how you treated our parents just now! How come I never noticed you had this side to you before!"
Su Yindi immediately started yelling: "What kind of face do I have? I've seen your family's faces for so many years, and now I can't even hold my head high for once? Jiang Zhi, if you want to divorce your wife, just say so. I won't beat around the bush with you. I'm taking the child and leaving right now. You can marry whoever you want!"
Jiang Mi originally wanted to persuade Su Yindi out of respect for her third brother, but she found that things were getting more and more out of control and Su Yindi's words were becoming more and more outrageous. She couldn't sit still any longer.
“Su Yindi, I respect you and call you Third Sister-in-law. We finally have a reunion today, so what kind of trouble are you causing? Just because my Third Brother has a maidservant in his room, you pull this stunt? Don’t you have any confidence in yourself and your feelings for Third Brother? I really don’t know what’s wrong with you. My brother hasn’t even become a high-ranking official yet, and you’re already putting on airs like an official’s wife. If he climbs any higher, what will happen? Will you forget who you are?”
Su Yindi couldn't argue with Jiang Mi, and she was still somewhat afraid of Jiang Mi. After hearing this, she could only retort in a low voice: "Of course you're on your brother's side. You're all family, you all have the same surname Jiang, so it's natural for family to help each other. Even if your brother really did something to wrong me, you wouldn't tell me. Maybe you'd even be looking for a rich and powerful new sister-in-law."
Jiang Mi pointed at the child in Su Yindi's arms: "You should also do something good for your son. The child is already so big, what are you making a fuss about? If you think it's not good to have other maids in the room, then get rid of them. Did my third brother say anything? Did he say he would marry or take any concubines? I think you've gotten too big for your britches. Su Yindi, don't forget who you are!"
Su Yindi was stunned by Jiang Mi's shout, and after a long while she burst into tears: "I've been suppressed for so many years, and now I can finally hold my head high. Why do you still suppress me? Is this my fate?"
Jiang Mi said helplessly, "No one is trying to suppress you. It's just that you don't recognize yourself. The most important thing in life is not to forget your roots. I, Jiang Mi, used to be an ugly and fat poor man. Now I have money, I've lost weight, and I look better than before. So do you see me changed? Have I become more disdainful of you, or have I started to glare at my servants?"
Su Yindi sobbed, her emotions slightly more stable than before: "You haven't changed. How can you and I be the same? You've lived a very happy life since you were little. Even when the family was poor, you were never short of food or drink."
"How did you get so fat? As for me, I've been disliked since I was little, always doing chores for the family. Now my husband has finally become an official, and my status is different. What's wrong with me changing a little?"
Jiang Mi said coldly, "Are you trying to change yourself, or are you trying to prove yourself? My third brother has always loved you. During his time in the capital, besides studying, he missed you and the children. Ever since they graduated from high school, the first thing he did was to bring you here. And what do you think of my third brother? Is that how you see him? Then why did you marry him in the first place? When you had nothing, you hoped he would make money and become an official. Now that you have everything, you start to doubt this and that. In the end, it's because you lack self-confidence. Even if you really leave my brother one day, can't you live on your own?"
Su Yindi frowned as she listened: "Something doesn't sound right to what you're saying. If your brother divorces me, he'll be like Chen Shimei, an ungrateful man. I wonder who would dare to marry their daughter to him!"
Jiang Mi rolled her eyes: "Anyway, if it were me, and a man didn't want me anymore, I wouldn't go after him. I'd rather do what I like. Without a man, I'd have no ties and can do whatever I want. I'm not worried at all. Besides, there are plenty of men in this world."
Su Yindi was shocked by Jiang Mi's idea. Not only Su Yindi, but Jiang Zhi and Huo Ran next to her were also surprised. Then Huo Ran showed an even more appreciative look. This was the woman he liked. She was so different from other women.
"What... what are you saying? Even if I divorce your brother, I won't go with other men. There are plenty of men out there. You're not married yet, so you can't have such thoughts. If word gets out, you probably won't be able to get married."
Jiang Mi didn't care about any of that. The person who truly wanted to marry her wouldn't care about such things. Besides, she saw that Huo Ran was smiling happily, seemingly not taking it to heart at all.
"That's perfect, I'm happy all by myself."
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