Chapter 31 Asking for Forgiveness
Jiang Zhaoyue had said yesterday that someone from the Xinming Marquis's residence would be coming today, but seeing Pei Sijing's expression, she knew something was amiss, so she asked, "What's the problem?"
Pei Sijing quickly said, "They came to ask for mother's forgiveness."
"How do you say that?"
"They arrested a servant, claiming he was a criminal from the Xinyang Marquisate. However, the Xinming Marquisate was known for its leniency, so they simply expelled him. Unexpectedly, he harbored evil intentions and deliberately stole the purse and sachet that Fourth Sister had made for Zhu Guangchang, giving them away everywhere, intending to sabotage Fourth Sister and Zhu Guangchang's marriage."
"Heh." Jiang Zhaoyue laughed sarcastically, "The Xinming Marquisate is really good at passing the buck just to get the support of the Zhenguo Duke's House."
Pei Sijing continued, "They are now saying in front of Mother that the entire mansion is looking forward to Fourth Sister coming into the family, and Zhu Guangchang likes and values Fourth Sister the most."
"What did Mother say?"
"My mother hasn't expressed her opinion yet, but I'm afraid..." Pei Sijing went out of the house with Jiang Zhaoyue and others yesterday. After confirming that Pei Siya and Zhu Guangchang's marriage had fallen through, she happily went to share it with Pei Siya.
Pei Siya had vegetable porridge that night and was willing to face the next thing positively.
She was very happy and slept with Pei Siya at night.
But she was still worried that the Xinming Marquis's Mansion would do something strange, so she went to Songqing Hall to pay her respects to Wang Shi early in the morning and served her breakfast. Finally, she waited for the Xinming Marquis's Mansion to come.
I saw with my own eyes how Lady Xinming and Zhu Guangchang politely and calmly apologized to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, explained the Yuejing Tower incident, put the blame on the servant, and asked for forgiveness from their mother, etc.
She was worried that her mother was deceived, looked down on her daughter as a concubine, or had other considerations, so she forgave them and continued the marriage between the two families.
At that time, the fourth sister must have not wanted to live anymore.
She didn't know what to do and couldn't help but run over to find Jiang Zhaoyue.
"Don't be afraid, let's go and take a look." Jiang Zhaoyue stood up.
Pei Sijing nodded quickly.
Jiang Zhaoyue walked towards the main room.
"Second sister-in-law?" Pei Sijing was surprised.
Jiang Zhaoyue said, "Wait a moment, I'll get something and come back."
"Um."
Jiang Zhaoyue quickly came out of the main room and followed Pei Sijing to the main hall in the front yard. He saw Lady Xinming and Zhu Guangchang sitting in the lower seats, talking to Wang in a flattering manner.
Wang listened calmly.
Lady Xinming said, "Madam, the two children are in love with each other and cannot be influenced by others. Otherwise, please ask the fourth lady to speak out."
"Yes, I believe that the fourth lady understands my feelings." After Zhu Guangchang returned to the Xinming Marquis's Mansion yesterday, he immediately told his parents what happened in Yuejing Tower.
The parents realized that if they allowed the situation to continue, not only would the engagement between the Xinming Marquis' Mansion and the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion be cancelled, but the reputation of the Xinming Marquis' Mansion would also be affected.
They must not let this happen.
He and his parents thought about it all night and decided to frame all the troubles on other people, and then express his feelings to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
As long as he can marry the fourth daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo in a grand ceremony, the rumors in the outside world about the third son of the Marquis of Xinming being ungrateful, heartless, and trying to curry favor with the powerful will be self-defeating.
He knew how much he liked Pei Siya, how much he cared about her, and how afraid he was of affecting the reputation of the other girls in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
He believed that as long as he met Pei Siya and coaxed her, things would be settled, so now his mother, like him, asked to meet Pei Siya.
"Fourth sister really understands your feelings." Jiang Zhaoyue walked in with Pei Sijing.
Zhu Guangchang, Lady Xinming and Wang all turned to look over.
Yesterday at Yuejing Tower, when Zhu Guangchang saw Pei Jingzhou appear, he guessed that the person causing trouble was Jiang Zhaoyue. He didn't expect to see him again today.
Although he admired her beauty, he was filled with anger when he thought of what she had done.
It was the first time that Lady Xin Ming saw Jiang Zhaoyue, and a look of amazement flashed in her eyes.
Wang has never liked Jiang Zhaoyue, but Jiang Zhaoyue saved Pei Siya a few days ago and protected the reputation of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in Yuejing Tower yesterday. He did everything very well.
Her attitude was also better than before: "Why are you here?"
"Mother, your daughter-in-law has something for you." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
"What is it?" Wang asked.
Jiang Zhaoyue handed over a letter.
Wang unfolded it and frowned immediately.
Zhu Guangchang and Lady Xinming looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
Wang ordered someone to deliver the letter to Lady Xinming.
After reading the letter, Lady Xinming handed it to Zhu Guangchang.
When Zhu Guangchang saw it, his face suddenly changed and he subconsciously looked at Jiang Zhaoyue.
Jiang Zhaoyue raised her lips and smiled.
"Madam." Wang's face darkened. "Is this what you mean by 'the two children are in love with each other'?"
Mrs. Xin Mingbo was speechless: "This..."
"He's engaged to the daughter of my Zhenguo Mansion, and he's also writing love letters to other girls. The words he uses are bold and explicit. It's truly extraordinary." Wang suppressed her anger and said, "My daughter of the Zhenguo Mansion is truly unworthy of such a man, Madam Qi."
"Yes." Aunt Qi replied.
"Return the Engagement Letter."
"yes."
"Madam of the Duke, Madam of the Duke." Lady Xinming became anxious.
Zhu Guangchang hurriedly said, "Madam, if a man does not indulge in romance in his youth, he will live in vain. Besides, this letter was written in the past. Now, my heart is only on the fourth young lady."
"Yes, yes, Madam, it's all a misunderstanding." Lady Xinmingbo quickly replied.
"I've seen people who are shameless, but I've never seen someone this shameless." Seeing that Lady Xinming and Zhu Guangchang were arguing endlessly, Jiang Zhaoyue started cursing without waiting for Wang to speak.
Zhu Guangchang and Lady Xinming were stunned when they heard this.
"You can't discipline your servants, you can't protect your fiancée's purse and sachet, you brag about your connections at the Zhenguo Mansion, you're entangled with your childhood sweetheart, you keep a mistress... Each and every one of these things would make anyone feel ashamed, and you still have the nerve to cry and shout about misunderstandings in the Zhenguo Mansion." Jiang Zhaoyue pointed at the mother and son and said angrily, "Mother is too kind-hearted to let you act like a spoiled child in the Zhenguo Mansion!"
Zhu Guangchang and Lady Xin Mingbo were shocked.
Although Wang was born into a wealthy family, she had a somewhat wild temperament, so she tried her best to be dignified and peaceful in her daily life. That's why she spoke a few more words to Zhu Guangchang and Lady Xinming.
I didn't expect Jiang Zhaoyue to have such a hot temper and start scolding directly.
Zhu Guangchang was speechless. Lady Xinming said unhappily, "Second Madam's words are so harsh."
Jiang Zhaoyue didn't give in at all: "That's not as ugly as what you did."
"You..." Suddenly thinking of Jiang Zhaoyue's reputation, Lady Xinming said, "No matter how ugly you are, you can only compare to the Second Mistress in the past—"
Jiang Zhaoyue interrupted her: "No matter how ugly my actions are, I only mess with the people in Chengning Marquis' Mansion. Unlike you, you dare to go to Zhenguogong Mansion to cause trouble."
Mrs. Xinming said, "Second Madam, we are guests, so we should at least—"
Jiang Zhaoyue said rudely, "If they don't respect the things of our daughter from the Zhenguo Mansion, what kind of guests are they? Come on, kick them out!"
Wang was stunned.
Pei Sijing felt particularly relieved.
Zhu Guangchang and Lady Xin Mingbo were not easy to deal with, but they had never met someone as simple and rough as Jiang Zhaoyue, so they were stunned for a moment.
Aunt Qi came over and said, "Third Young Master, Lady Xinming, please come in."
Zhu Guangchang and Lady Xinming looked at Wang.
Wang turned her face away.
If Zhu Guangchang and Lady Xinming continued to stay, they would be bringing shame upon themselves, so they walked out angrily.
Jiang Zhaoyue caught a glimpse of a figure at this moment and immediately shouted, "Wait a minute!"
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