Chapter 343 Jiang Yunxia's Engagement Was Rejected
Just like now, Pei Zhishuo didn't even know that it was the father and daughter of the Jiang family who had turned their family upside down, but he dared to repeatedly jump on Jiang Xinyue's nerves.
Jiang Yankun couldn't help but light candles for him.
Princess Lihua was just a small episode. Jiang Xinyue's eyes fell on the heads of the Jiang family after a while. Seeing Jiang Yuncai staring at a minister's wife with hatred, she frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, I am a little tired and want to go back to rest first."
She was still pregnant, and she couldn't bear the New Year's banquet after a day of exhaustion.
Emperor Xuanwu nodded and said with concern: "If you feel uncomfortable, go to the Imperial Hospital and call for help. I will visit you later."
Jiang Xinyue nodded, and before leaving, she winked at Xijue and looked in the direction of her mother and aunt.
Although Xijue was not particularly smart, she had a tacit understanding between the master and servant for many years. She understood the meaning of Jiang Xinyue's eyes without thinking too much.
Su Ruyue avoided Jiang Yuncai's eyes, and didn't dare to meet hers. She kept hiding behind Madam Su.
After Mrs. Su noticed it, she protected her daughter behind her, and her cold eyes met Jiang Yuncai, forcing her to retreat: "Ruyue is not afraid, she is restless, knowing that the Pei family is going to take action against them, she still has to run away. It is she who has ruined her sister's reputation. No wonder we have to cancel the engagement."
Although the Su family also knew that Jiang Yuncai was innocent and it had nothing to do with Jiang Yunxia, after all, their Su family was also a well-known family in the capital. If the Jiang family had not had a favorite concubine, they would not have achieved what they have today.
But compared to a family like the Su family, it is still far behind.
So what's wrong with her not wanting her son to marry Jiang Yunxia?
Who knows when the enemy of the imperial concubine will reveal that she has a cousin who was once sold to a brothel?
Then people found out that Jiang Yunxia was the cousin's biological sister. Where would the Su family save face?
At that time, people didn't care whether you were rescued soon or not, and no one would believe your innocence. They would say as harsh words as they wanted. It was reasonable for
them to regret the engagement.
Even if the Jiang family complained to the Royal Concubine, there was no reason to force their second son to marry Jiang Yunxia.
"Madam, the Royal Concubine asks you and your aunt to go to Hexi Palace for a talk."
According to custom, the palace maids in Hexi Palace also received generous rewards this year, and they served their masters even more attentively.
The last time Sun came, she asked Jiang Xinyue to save Jiang Yuncai. At that time, she only cared about crying and didn't notice the luxury and exquisiteness of Hexi Palace at all.
This time when she was brought in by Xi Que again, her eyes never stopped looking. She was impressed by Jiang Xinyue's ability and the strict rules of the people in her palace, and she was also impressed by the emperor's favor towards Jiang Xinyue.
Look at the Hexi Palace. Even the inconspicuous grass used for decoration in the courtyard is the purple bead grass that is rarely seen among the people.
Not to mention the precious flowers and plants that are placed casually in the front courtyard and under the corridor.
The whole palace is exquisitely decorated, and there is a natural landscape of mountains and rivers in the backyard, with exotic flowers and plants, water and mist, like a fairyland.
But at the moment, she didn't have much mood to sigh.
Jiang Yuncai has been crying since Jiang Xinyue found out why her eldest cousin didn't come: "It's my fault. I've implicated my sister and caused her to be broken off by the Su family. My sister and Su Erlang were in love, but the Su family guessed what happened that day and insisted on breaking off the engagement. Dad thought that Su Erlang couldn't handle it, so he took back my sister's engagement letter and broke off the engagement with the Su family."
"Uncle is right. If Su Erlang had expressed his true feelings to my eldest cousin earlier, but even my parents couldn't convince him, even if I asked the emperor to issue an order in the future to force my eldest cousin to marry into the Su family, he would have suffered a lot." If Su
Erlang really wanted to do it, he should have tried every possible way to marry my eldest cousin and protect her for the rest of her life.
He is the second son, and I heard that Madam Su loves this little son very much. As long as he wants, there are many ways to make Madam Su compromise.
Now that Jiang Yunxia's heart has been hurt, it is nothing more than that he chose his parents over his parents. What else can he say? When
two people get married, they leave their families and build a new family for two people, not for the woman to leave her family and integrate into the man's family, suffer all kinds of grievances, be humble, and serve her parents-in-law just to win the recognition of the man's family.
Therefore, some things passed down by our ancestors should be taken from the essence and discarded from the dross, so as to change the status of some women in the family.
Sun sighed, "That's true, but Xia Jie is stubborn. Since the marriage was cancelled, she has lost her temper. The day before yesterday, she went to the yard to drink in thin clothes. She was blown by the cold wind all night. The maids didn't stop her. She caught a cold before the New Year's banquet and was bedridden."
Sun was also angry that Jiang Yunxia was not up to her job. She was dying after the marriage was cancelled, and she made a fool of herself by the treacherous Su family.
If it got out, people would think that their daughter Jiang couldn't get married and had to cling to the Su family.
But she couldn't bear to blame her too much. This was an unprovoked disaster for Jiang Yunxia.
Thinking of this, Sun couldn't help but slap herself again: "It's all my fault. I didn't tell them that the Pei family is eyeing us. I always felt that what could happen in public with so many people together? The result... the result turned out like this..."
"Aunt, don't blame yourself."
Jiang Xinyue comforted her, "There is always a loophole. Those people hide in the dark, like mice in the gutter. They will bite us when they get the chance. Hiding from them is not a long-term solution. I can only say that I have learned a lesson. In the future, you must keep in mind what your aunt says to me." It
is useless to blame anyone now. Instead of scolding and complaining, it is better to think of a good way to help Jiang Yunxia see clearly.
The back door of Jiang's house -
Su Changlin, the second son of the Su family, carried a small bag and climbed over the wall with the help of a servant.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Jiang Yunxia sat on the bed, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice, and said to the maids beside her: "You all go down! Tonight is New Year's Eve. If you stay with me, you can't stay with your family. I'm fine. I took the medicine and fell asleep."
Several little girls looked at each other: "But the lady said that we should stay with the girl and never let you blow the cold wind again."
Jiang Yunxia shook her head again: "I won't go out, and I don't have the strength to walk."
After that, she closed her eyes a little weakly, as if she had said too much and had consumed all her strength.