Fang Weiyan patted Fang Weijun on the shoulder and said, "Nothing in this world is perfect. No matter what you do, there will be people who say it's good and people who say it's not good. It all depends on your choice."
In fact, Fang Weiyan's words were not clear enough, so Mi Niang said, "Your brother doesn't want to offend you, so I'll say something you don't like. The Marquis doesn't care about your so-called benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom and trustworthiness. What he wants is that you can make the Dong'an Marquisate prosper. If you can't prosper, you must maintain your existing status."
"If you think you can do it, no one will care about you even if you marry a commoner girl. If you still need your wife to go out and socialize, you have to find a strong supporter."
Fang Weijun finally understood this truth, but he said distressedly: "It's just that I have already said it in front of my grandmother."
A gentleman always keeps his word, which is the right way.
"Weijun, you have to learn to grow up. You are hesitant now over such a small matter. You are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind. What will you do if there are bigger things in the future? If I were like you, always waiting for others to save me, I would have died at the hands of the evil monk that day."
Mi Niang's meaning is very clear. Don't think of pushing everything onto others. If the wife you marry again is not satisfactory and the Jian family is out of trouble, will you shirk responsibility and say it was their idea?
Everyone used to treat him as a child, but he himself can no longer treat himself as a child.
When Fang Weijun heard Mi Niang say this, he remembered that he had heard that her sister-in-law was held captive by an evil monk and she directly pierced the monk's vitals. He knew what a powerful person she was.
Therefore, in front of Mi Niang, Fang Weijun hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law is right."
After saying this, he roughly knew what he had to do. In the past, his brother and mother arranged everything for him, but now he was willing to take on everything by himself.
Fang Weiyan saw his brother's expression change and said with a smile: "What your sister-in-law said is what I want to say. Weijun, I always believe in you. No matter what decision you make, I will support you."
Speaking of which, Fang Weijun had really always been controlled by the Xu family. When he was a child, his father and mother didn't love him, so Fang Weijun was particularly fond of his younger brother. He even never thought about the title since he was about to take the imperial examination.
"Brother..." Fang Weijun was very moved.
Mi Niang was dissatisfied: "You two brothers are good, but I am the only bad guy."
Fang Weijun was afraid that his sister-in-law would blame his brother, so he quickly said, "Sister-in-law, my brother is like this because he can't bear to say that to me. He has been like this since he was a child and he loves me."
His brother has been the best to him since he was a kid.
"I know. I'm always a glib-tongued person." Mi Niang would never let Fang Weiyan off. She didn't think Fang Weiyan wanted her to offend anyone, but Fang Weiyan thought she was cruel, so he let her say such words.
It can be seen that in his heart he is a vicious person.
Fang Weiyan didn't expect Mi Niang to be really angry. After quickly sending Fang Weijun out, he asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Why are you angry?"
Mi Niang threw the handkerchief at his face and said, "Bah, why did you let your brother look for me? Am I born to be a bad person? Yesterday, you said that I was your favorite person in the quilt, but you betrayed me this morning. I am a good-tempered person and don't care about it, but you can't treat me as a fool."
It turned out that he was angry about this matter. Fang Weiyan smiled and said, "I asked him to ask you because I want you to talk about what to do from the perspective of a woman. If you want to commit suicide, Weijun should consider it. From the perspective of the overall situation, I definitely think it is better to break off the engagement with the Jian family, but from a human perspective, Miss Jian is too pitiful, so I want to let you, as a woman, think what you think? This way he can follow his heart."
"You're such a silver tongue." Mi Niang pouted.
Fang Weiyan hugged her and said, "Don't be angry, okay?"
In fact, after listening to his explanation, Mi Niang was no longer angry, because that's just how he is, he is very considerate of others.
After Fang Weijun left his brother and sister-in-law, he went to Xu's place and fell to his knees on the ground. Xu had just beaten her son, and now she felt distressed to see him like this.
"Silly child, get up quickly. I must have hurt you just now."
Fang Weijun shook his head: "What are you talking about, mother? Why did you hit me so hard? You were doing it for your son's good."
Xu nodded: "I heard that you went to your brother's place, I think he must have explained it to you clearly."
"Actually, it was my sister-in-law who told me that, and then I realized that if I keep thinking ahead and making indecisive moves, I will only suffer the consequences. I should go to the Jian family to cancel the engagement earlier. If Miss Jian encounters any difficulties in the future, our family will help her. Marriage is a union of two families. If she thinks that I have let her down, then I can only bear this curse. As for grandmother, I will go and talk to father first. Over the years, I have asked either you or your brother to come forward, so let your son do it." Fang Weijun was very calm.
Xu shed tears and suddenly felt that everything she had experienced today was worth it.
People always grow slowly after encountering things, and this is exactly the case with Fang Weijun now.
He went to see the Marquis of Dong'an first. He was prepared to be scolded by him, but he never expected the Marquis to say, "Weijun, you have finally grown up."
He was very surprised.
Sometimes growing up means making choices and knowing what is important for the overall situation.
For the first time, Fang Weijun felt that sitting in that position might not be that good.
But now that we are here, we cannot retreat, we can only move forward.
With the words spoken by Marquis Dong'an, Madam Weng did not dare to say anything more. Marquis Dong'an personally brought Xu to the house to pay compensation and apologize. Madam Jian and Lord Jian were both very angry.
Master Jian said, "The wedding date has been set, how can it be cancelled just like that?"
Dong'an Hou apologized carefully: "It's all my son's fault. He hid from us that we were going to the military camp for training. I couldn't do anything about it. Besides, he was young, and we couldn't afford to delay Miss Jian's love letter. Since it's our fault, we will definitely make up for it in the future. I won't mention other things, but I know a few people in the army. If Master Jian needs our help in the future, just let me know. I will definitely help if I can."
As the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling person, and the Marquis of Dong'an was really sincere.
If he was really exiled after his property was confiscated, nowadays people are usually exiled to a place with miasma and under the management of military households. Although Dong'an Hou lives in seclusion now, he was a fierce general in his past and was very capable. He also protected the current emperor.
His Majesty once said that he could not sleep peacefully without Lord Fang by his side.
This was obviously an exchange. Even if the Jian family became commoners in the future, Fang Weijun would still take care of his granddaughter, remembering that he had taken care of her.
Lord Jian thought for a moment and then agreed.
"I don't know what the future holds, but marriage has always been a union of two families. Your family has its own considerations. If that's the case, cancel the marriage."
Mrs. Xu felt very apologetic. She had no ill feelings towards Jian Ningchu and even liked her quite a bit. However, she wanted her son to be perfect.
The Dong'an Marquis' Mansion took back the betrothal gift, and Xu privately gave her favorite white jade Guanyin statue to Jian Ningchu.
Everything has settled.
Madam Jian looked at Jian Ningchu, whose face was pale, and said, "It's hard to predict what will happen in this world. I thought the Dong'an Marquis' Mansion was your final resting place, but I never thought it would end in the end. Forget it. Even if you build a pavilion thousands of miles away, it will eventually end. It's the same for everyone."
Jian Ningchu smiled weakly.
She didn't know what to say, as if everything in the world was difficult for her. Although she didn't really love Fang Weijun that much, Fang Weijun was indeed a good match for her.
Unexpectedly, in the end, she was also stabbed in the back.
But she couldn't say that others were wrong. After all, it was human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm. Even if the marquis came to her personally and said that her son was wrong, what else could she say?
Is it wrong to say that he is a marquis?
After the Lantern Festival, the Jian family's affairs were quickly decided, with Tie Yushi personally leading people to search their house. The men of the huge Jian family were exiled to a place filled with smoke and miasma, and the women were sent to the Jiaofangsi.
Jinyiwei led troops to assist Tie Yushi in confiscating his property. Chang Xiang was also forced to resign and return to his hometown. Subsequently, Li Guan's father Li Tan became his second assistant.
The emperor has always suppressed one group of people and supported another.
As an old colleague of Prime Minister Zhang, Li Tan was given an important position. It can be said that this is the mind of an emperor.
Mrs. Jian never thought that one day she would end up joining the Music Bureau.
She worked hard all her life, from a little widow in the countryside of Jiangling to the wife of the Minister of Revenue who controlled the finances of nine provinces, but in the end, she became a woman selling sex.
She gave up, but the young people of the Jian family were all here. She looked around but didn't see Jian Ningchu.
"Where is the eldest sister?"
“It seems like it never came.”
The downfall of the Zhang and Jian families seemed to happen in a flash, and Second Mistress Ding felt that she had not reacted in time: "When we first came to Beijing, we thought the Jian family was very great, and Madam Jian and her family were so high and mighty. I also felt that they were high and mighty when I was in the Li Mansion, so what was it to recognize us of low status?"
"Mother, as the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger. Although Prime Minister Zhang has made great contributions to the country, he has not cultivated himself. The Jian family is Prime Minister Zhang's die-hard supporter. This is how political alignment works. Master Jian was promoted from an external official to a first-rank official by the Zhang family. Now that the Zhang family is in trouble, the Jian family will naturally follow suit."
It was the same in the previous life.
Mi Niang thinks that this is always the case with everything; being in a high position also means high risk.
Just like Fang Weijun used to hide behind his brother and mother. Although he was not favored, he always lived comfortably. Now that he may inherit the position of crown prince, the requirements are different. He even has to bear more than others.
Her calmness also comforted Second Mistress Ding to a great extent. In the past, Second Mistress Ding also hoped that her husband would become a high-ranking official, but now she said: "Your father is good like this, a moderate official, and he doesn't get involved in those important government affairs. We are all together as a family, and I don't ask for anything more."
"Mom, I think so too."
"Yes, look at Jian Yuehua, she has become a commoner. I heard that her life is not easy. She is still young and has no children. She will spend the rest of her life in the countryside of Jiangling."
Zhang Ao's title of number one was given by the emperor, but now it is being taken away.
Mi Niang shook her head: "So, the kings, princes, generals and ministers are not really born with blood. How can anyone be high and mighty all his life? The peasants from humble families whom she looked down upon are now in an even worse situation."
Mrs. Ding was very lucky: "Fortunately, your brother-in-law didn't marry Jian Ningchu, otherwise what would you do?"
Become a sister-in-law with a criminal?
Mi Niang felt very sympathetic towards Jian Ningchu, "This has nothing to do with her."
"That's not the case. When the Jian family was in power, didn't she enjoy the people's hard-earned money? Silly child, you are still young. You don't know that it is extremely difficult to get rich in a short time, unless you make money from a national disaster. Your father works on the river. He is an honest man and dare not accept bribes, but he told me that there are big cats and dogs here. Even those who look honest officials actually have tens of thousands of taels, which is the same as our few coins. Lord Cao can be called an able official, but such a person can only barely suppress these parasites..." Second Madam Ding didn't understand how these people could do such a big business all of a sudden, but later she realized that it was because they had connections above them.
Otherwise, ordinary people would have no idea what to do.
If you don't have anyone above you, your business will be nothing more than a small one.
Fortunately, there are corrupt officials and honest officials in this world. The officials such as Tie Yu, Shi Cao and others are all capable officials with high moral character and integrity.
The mother and daughter sighed for a few words, and then the Second Grandma went home.
But when it comes to the Jian family's property being confiscated, in order to fulfill the promise she made at the time, Xu naturally asked someone to inquire about the news of Jian Ningchu from the Jiaofang Bureau. She also wanted to lend her a hand and see if she could get rid of her status in the future.
But what was unexpected was that Jian Ningchu was not in the Jiaofangsi and had never entered from the beginning.
She also specifically told Mi Niang: "I originally asked someone to inquire about her, but I couldn't find any news about her. How could she hide from the court?"
Mi Niang thought to herself that Jian Ningchu was a weak woman who didn't know any tricks, so she must have been taken away by someone.
But who would she know?
If she really knew anyone, she wouldn't say the marriage was hopeless and that it was just a cheap marriage for Mrs. Jane.
Suddenly, Mi Niang seemed to think of something and her heart moved.
Kyoto has always been cold, and it is still very cold in March. It lacks the vitality of Shu with its green buds and branches. In May and June, there are still lychees in Shu, but you can't even eat them in Beijing.
Although things were not as good as they should be at home in the past, we had enough of these things. Even if we wanted to eat southern fruits, someone would deliver them to us.
My grandmother ran a business in nine provinces, so our family had everything they needed.
"Girl, our master is coming back."
A girl with a bun came over to deliver a message, her eyes full of curiosity about her.
When Jian Ningchu heard that the man was coming back, she straightened her clothes. It seemed as if she had never seen him again since he brought her here that time.
When the house was searched, everyone was crying and shouting, and some officers and soldiers even bullied them. She ran out under the protection of the maids, but because she was too weak, she fell to the ground.
Someone was standing in front of her. She looked up, but she only saw a smear of red on the hem of the man's clothes. She pleaded with him by the hem, and uttered a weak cry for help: "Please, save me."
The man shook off her hand and was about to walk away, but he was distracted for a while when he looked at her face, and then she was sent to this manor.
Today was actually their second meeting.
Jian Ningchu suddenly became nervous.
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