Lady Jing'an and Marquis Jing'an shared the same idea: to find Jiang Xuelin a family with a simple background.
She and her husband, Marquis Jing'an, had a very good relationship. Marquis Jing'an was not fond of women. The border was harsh and cold, and Marquis Jing'an's wife followed along. It was only later, when their children grew up and needed to be married, and their parents were getting old, that they returned to the capital to make arrangements. Marquis Jing'an was well aware of all the hardships they had endured.
Grateful for the companionship of Lady Jing'an, and not having much time to devote to the inner courtyard, the inner courtyard of the Jing'an Marquis's residence was kept clean and tidy, with only her there. The house was quiet and free of many worries.
It's enough for the family to have sons; there's no need for women to marry into wealthy families. Of course, it's not necessary to marry Jiang Xuelin into a high-ranking family, as her personality isn't suited for that. A simpler family and a lower social status are fine. With the Jiang family protecting her, Jiang Xuelin can live a peaceful and comfortable life.
Moreover, when they first got engaged, the couple had found a suitable candidate, but the other party had already taken a mistress at a young age. Now, even though time was a bit tight, the couple was not prepared to rush into finding someone for Jiang Xuelin.
If this isn't investigated thoroughly, it could affect my daughter's entire life.
However, they did not expect that the Jiang family, despite having no intention of getting involved in the succession struggle, was still targeted and Jiang Xuelin became a pawn for the other party to win over the Jiang family.
If Jiang Xuelin marries the Third Prince, even if the Jiang family declares that they will not participate in the struggle for the throne, no one will believe it.
Moreover, with Jiang Xuelin residing in the Third Prince's residence, and the Jiang family keeping a distance, her life there is bound to be difficult. The Jiang family dotes on their daughter, and for Jiang Xuelin's sake, they might have to grit their teeth and bear it.
In the entire capital, who doesn't know that the Jiang family dotes on their daughter?
Even if the Third Prince's desire to marry Jiang Xuelin was genuine, let alone if he had ulterior motives, the Jiang family would still be unwilling.
The Third Prince's residence is not clean. The death of the Princess Consort is suspicious. My own daughter is simple-minded and has never seen the filth in the backyard. How could she be a match for those women?
In any case, the Jiang family had a thousand reasons to refuse the olive branch offered by the Third Prince.
Jiang Xuelin was indeed delayed by observing mourning, and is now eighteen years old. There are not many unmarried women of this age, but there are also quite a few. It's not like there can't be a suitable candidate, so why should she become someone else's second wife?
The Third Prince's second wife was still a second wife!
The Jiang family did not want Jiang Xuelin to suffer this injustice.
Lady Jing'an Marquis never expected the Third Prince to be so shameless and despicable. Seeing that the Jiang family refused to accept him, he actually wanted to ask the Emperor to arrange a marriage, thus undermining the family's chances.
Lady Jing'an had been searching for a suitable candidate these days, but now she has to speed things up again.
If that doesn't work, she can marry down. Anyway, her family has prepared a lot of dowry for her. After marrying down, with the Jiang family's capabilities, they can control the other party, and they don't have to worry about Jiang Xuelin's future life being stifled and miserable.
"Don't worry about this anymore. Just stay home and rest these days. Leave the rest to your father and me."
Jiang Xuelin didn't want to get involved either.
She's getting so fed up with all this.
"Is there anything else?"
Seeing that Jiang Xuelin was holding a pastry in her hand, Lady Jing'an rubbed her temples and asked again.
"That's all! I'm going back now. I've been running around all day, I'm all sweaty and feeling really uncomfortable. I'll come back to pay my respects to Mother tonight." Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuelin immediately put down the snacks and got up to leave.
"Wait a minute."
Jiang Xuelin froze in her tracks as she took the first step outside.
"Mother remembers, you weren't wearing this outfit when you went out, were you?"
With a dry laugh, Jiang Xuelin quickly found an excuse, "I got a little sweaty from riding the horse on the way, so I changed at Yuanshan Temple."
Lady Jing'an knew that Jiang Xuelin must be hiding something from her.
Running a horse is indeed tiring, but it's the horse that's tired, not Jiang Xuelin who's riding it. How much sweat can she possibly shed?
Lady Jing'an felt sorry for her daughter and didn't ask any further questions, since she had finally managed to get her out for a walk to clear her head.
It shouldn't be anything serious, otherwise Jiang Xuelin wouldn't have dared to hide it from her; she knew her daughter well enough to know.
Seeing that Lady Jing'an did not press the matter further, Jiang Xuelin breathed a sigh of relief, quickened her pace, and soon left the main courtyard and returned to her own. "Green Ivy, prepare water, Miss, I want to take a bath!"
Wash away the bad luck from your body.
Whether it came from the Third Prince or Fu Han, it was all bad luck.
Princes are noble, but not everyone wants the status of a prince's consort; at least Jiang Xuelin didn't.
"yes."
Green Ivy, who stayed at home and did not go to Yuanshan Temple, curtsied and immediately went to make preparations.
Meanwhile, Lady Jing'an, who was still sulking in the main courtyard, soon welcomed the resigned Marquis Jing'an.
Currently, the Marquis of Jing'an is on duty in the capital, in charge of the main camp in the suburbs. This is a position with real power, and it is a position that can only be held by someone who is deeply trusted by the emperor. Of his four sons, only the infant son, who was born prematurely, remains in the capital. The other three are all stationed on the northwestern border.
It's no wonder that the Third Prince would be interested in their daughter.
Upon returning, Marquis Jing'an saw his wife busy at work, and could tell from her expression that she was in a bad mood. "What's wrong, Madam? Has Lin'er gotten into trouble again? She's still young, we can teach her slowly. Why make yourself angry?"
Lady Jing'an glanced at him, then counted the things she had taken out before waving her hand and instructing her wet nurse, Granny Fang, to take them away. "That's all. Lin'er wanted these things from me the other day, but she was wronged today. Granny, please take them to her."
Upon hearing that Jiang Xuelin had been wronged that day and that her throat was dry, Marquis Jing'an, who was drinking tea, immediately put down his cup. "Madam, who bullied our Lin'er?"
Upon seeing this, Granny Fang immediately led everyone away, leaving the room for the Marquis of Jing'an and his wife to have a private conversation. What followed was not something the servants were allowed to hear.
"My lord, you should pay more attention to our daughter's marriage. They're bullying us right at our doorstep." After saying this, Lady Jing'an repeated what Jiang Xuelin had heard from Fu Hanlai in an annoyed tone.
Upon hearing this, Marquis Jing'an's face indeed turned cold.
"Just now I had my nanny send an invitation to my uncle's family. We'll visit my cousin's wife tomorrow. Although their Yun-ge is a year younger than Lin'er, it's not a problem. If my cousin's wife has no objections, we can just say it's a marriage between close relatives, since the two families have already arranged it."
"What about Tao'er's classmates?"
"Tao'er's classmates are all children of civil officials, whose families have complicated rules and regulations. Lin'er is not the type to tolerate such constraints." Thinking of this, Lady Jing'an Marquis had an even bigger headache.
Jiang Xuelin, who was in her own courtyard, saw Granny Fang and her maid carrying a pile of boxes. When she saw the red coral bracelet that her mother had been asking for for a long time but had not given her, she was immediately happy.
Deep red and lustrous coral bracelets are very rare; Princess Ping also had one.
It was something Fu Han had sought but could not obtain.
It's a pity she can't go out these days, otherwise she would definitely go and show off in front of Fu Hanlai and make him envious!
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