Princess Zhaoyang looked down on Mrs. Mei, the Second Young Master. She was spineless. If Mrs. Mei had any backbone, she wouldn't have gone to the Second Young Master so easily.
"If a woman is not reserved, she can be easily hurt," said Princess Zhaoyang.
Be reserved when you should be reserved, and don't be reserved when you shouldn't be reserved, that is the worst thing to do.
Some people are reserved when choosing a husband. They clearly have the opportunity to choose for themselves and can choose a better one, but the woman herself does not pay attention. Who can she blame?
That's the reality, sometimes it still depends on the individual.
"Yes." Liu Yulian also thought so.
Mrs. Mei, the second young master, loses her temper easily. People like her don't manage themselves, only bothering others. It's hard for such people to live a good life; they don't know how to plan.
It was impossible for Liu Yulian to say much about Mrs. Mei, the second young master's wife. How Mrs. Mei lived her life depended entirely on herself.
Mrs. Mei Ershao went to the Marquis of Jingning and helped the Second Young Master Mei up. She thought that the Second Young Master Mei knew he was wrong and that he had already asked Jiang Shi to return to the Jiang family, so that was enough.
"From now on, I will definitely treat you well." The second young master Mei said this in front of Marquis Jingning.
But Marquis Jingning knew that Second Young Master Mei was just putting on an act. There were many men like Second Young Master Mei. Those men loved to say this in front of their elders, but after a few days—no, not even a few days—they would forget what they said that very day.
They may also think that the woman is making a big deal out of nothing and that she is the one forcing them to do this.
"You should also know who is good to you." Mrs. Mei believed that she was the one who was good to the second young master Mei, and that Jiang wanted to use the second young master Mei and make him do things for the Jiang family.
As for myself, I have never asked the Mei family to help my own family.
Mrs. Mei felt upset whenever she thought about how kind the Second Young Master Mei was to Jiang. What good was there about Jiang? She was a merchant's daughter, a woman who only cared about profit and was full of money. Jiang was also very calculating. Such a woman was not worthy of the Second Young Master Mei's kindness.
"Yes, yes, yes, hello." The Second Young Master Mei said hurriedly. How could he say anything bad about the Second Young Master Mei's wife? Marquis Jingning was still standing over there.
Marquis Jingning really didn't want to see this scene, the second young master Mei's wife just forgave the second young master Mei. Marquis Jingning couldn't help but wonder why his daughter was so stupid. What was so good about the Mei family that was worth her staying there?
"If you want to go back, go back early." Marquis Jingning did not keep these people at home for dinner. He didn't want to see these people hanging around there.
Marquis Jingning really didn't think the Second Young Master Mei was that good. He just thought his son-in-law was too cunning, and Master Mei was also very cunning. The Mei family used the Jiang family's money, and the Mei family treated the Jiang family so viciously. No one with a conscience would do that.
Mrs. Mei Ershao was not happy to see that Marquis Jingning did not invite them to dinner. She asked directly, "Why don't you invite us to dinner?"
"You go back and eat." Marquis Jingning said directly.
"Does the family need a bite from us?" Mrs. Mei Ershao was displeased.
"Missing!" said Marquis Jingning.
Master Mei could see that Marquis Jingning was very dissatisfied with them, not only with the Second Young Master Mei's wife, but also with the entire Mei family. Since Marquis Jingning had said so, Master Mei naturally couldn't insist on staying.
"Father." Madam Mei Ershao thought that Marquis Jingning didn't give her any face at all. She felt that her life was very meaningless. How could these people treat her like that, and in front of the Mei family?
Damn it!
Mrs. Mei, the second young master, felt upset, but she couldn't argue with Marquis Jingning directly. If she said it directly, how would the Mei family view her?
These people don't know how to think about her at all, and they all treat her like this.
"Let's go back." Mrs. Mei turned to look at her husband. If they insisted on staying here since they wouldn't stay for dinner, it would be meaningless. They should go back early.
The second young master Mei wondered whether Marquis Jingning cared about the second young master's wife, and why Marquis Jingning was so rude to the second young master's wife in front of them.
"What? What are you still standing there for?" asked Mrs. Mei Ershao.
"Let's go now." The second young master Mei could only follow the second young master Mei's wife.
When Liu Yulian learned that Marquis Jingning hadn't invited the Mei family to dinner at his mansion, she wasn't surprised. He must have had enough of Mrs. Mei, the Second Young Master. Mrs. Mei was always going back and forth, always refusing to divorce and always wanting others to make the decision for her. When someone else made the decision for Mrs. Mei, she felt that the decision wasn't right.
Under such circumstances, who would be willing to make the decision for Mrs. Mei Ershao?
"It's better for her to leave." Princess Zhaoyang thought that Mrs. Mei Ershao should go back early. If she stayed, what would they talk about at the dinner table?
That's not a good thing. In order to avoid conflicts later, it would be better to let Mrs. Mei go back early.
"It will save me from being annoyed when I see her later." Princess Zhaoyang felt that Mrs. Mei was a very annoying person. During the time that Mrs. Mei lived in the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion, she was always complaining about this and that.
No one else is so disgusted, except Mrs. Mei, the second young master.
It's obvious that the Mei family's house is not as good as the Jingning Marquis's Mansion, but the second young master's wife is still so picky.
Princess Zhaoyang didn't like Mrs. Mei staying at home too long, so she told people not to bother with Mrs. Mei. If Mrs. Mei's requests were excessive, Princess Zhaoyang would never let people do those things.
The talents of Marquis Jingning's Mansion had only just returned to Beijing, and their home didn't have that many good things.
Princess Zhaoyang was in charge of the household, so she knew all about these things. The treasury was short on funds and couldn't afford to spend money. Didn't you see that after they returned to the capital, they didn't buy any more things? They also hosted fewer guests, all because the treasury didn't have that much money.
It wasn't that Princess Zhaoyang was unwilling to pay for things, but she couldn't always do so. Besides, no one else in the Marquis of Jingning's mansion cared about those things, so there was no need for Princess Zhaoyang to care about them either. There was no need to insist on making the Marquis of Jingning's mansion extravagant and magnificent.
"Yeah." Liu Yulian nodded slightly, "Sister-in-law, you don't have to worry about her."
"No matter what," Princess Zhaoyang said, "I'm afraid the Mei family won't be able to escape so easily this time."
The Mei family did not appear to be helping the Jiang family much, but the fact that the eldest young master Jiang was able to escape might have been due to Mei Hanlin's involvement.
If that is really the case, then the Mei family cannot be good. If the Mei family is not good, then will the wife of the second young master Mei still think that the Mei family is good?
People like the Mei family only care about gaining benefits. If the Mei family is in trouble, they will cling even more to the wife of the Second Young Master Mei.
"Maybe." Liu Yulian didn't know about these things and didn't care about them. She just had to do the job at hand.
After the second young master Mei's wife returned to the Mei family, the Chinese New Year was approaching, and Master Mei was arrested two days before the New Year.
Mrs. Mei Ershao had never thought that Master Mei would be arrested, so she came back to the Mei family because she didn't want to see anything happen to the Mei family. She still wanted the Mei family to be well. If something happened to the Mei family, then why would she come back to the Mei family?
What does she want with a husband like Second Young Master Mei? She might as well just divorce him.
But right now, it wasn't that easy for her to get a divorce. Second Young Master Mei had sent Jiang back to the Jiang family. In the eyes of outsiders, Second Young Master Mei was a prodigal son who had returned. Second Young Master Mei was also very attentive to Second Young Master Mei's wife. If Second Young Master Mei's wife still wanted a divorce, how would others view her?
"What did you do wrong?" Mrs. Mei asked Master Mei.
"How should I know?" Second Young Master Mei really didn't know what his father had done. He had no idea why his father was arrested.
Fortunately, their house belongs to the Mei family, otherwise, they might not be able to continue living here.
The second young master Mei was also very troubled. The problem of the first young master Jiang had not been resolved yet, and his own family had problems again. What should he do? He had no idea how to save his father.
"Can't you just ask?" Mrs. Mei Ershao said, "This is not a small matter."
"Where can I go to ask?" The second young master Mei was very troubled. He had no idea what to do. His eldest brother had already gone out to inquire. He just had to wait for his eldest brother to come back and ask. "Wait for my eldest brother."
"You just know how to wait, it's useless." said Mrs. Mei Ershao.
"If I'm useless, then don't follow me." Second Young Master Mei said, "Do you want a divorce?"
The Second Young Master Mei didn't think that Madam Mei would suffer with them. If Madam Mei asked for a divorce, he wouldn't be surprised at all.
"I didn't say divorce," said Mrs. Mei Er Shao, "you said it yourself."
"Didn't you say you wanted a divorce before?" The second young master Mei always remembered this.
"That's what my family said," said Mrs. Mei Er Shao. "It's because you took a concubine. Who can I blame?"
The second young master Mei's wife and the second young master Mei did not quarrel too much this time, mainly because Jiang was sent back to the Jiang family.
At the Su family, after Concubine Qing learned about the Mei family incident, she wondered what would happen to the second young master Mei's wife. She had originally thought that if the Jiang family was in trouble and Jiang was sent back to the Jiang family, her daughter would be able to live a peaceful life. Who could have imagined that Master Mei would also be arrested?
What is going on?
Aunt Qing was anxious. She at least had a daughter who was a young lady in an official family. Now that Lord Mei was arrested, her daughter would not be able to live a good life.
"Go, go and find out what happened. Why was your sister's father-in-law arrested?" Aunt Qing was anxious.
Liu Yanbo thought he was just a scholar, not a high-ranking official, so how could he possibly gather much useful information? He feared the Mei family wouldn't be so easily reconciled this time. Liu Yanbo just hoped Master Mei hadn't made a serious mistake.
"Mom, don't be so anxious." Liu Yanbo said, "It's almost the New Year, who would tell us these things?"
"New Year's Day..." Aunt Qing forgot about this for a moment.
"The New Year is coming tomorrow. If we go out and ask people now, everyone else will be celebrating the New Year as well." Liu Yanbo said, "Who would be willing to tell us about those things?"
"Forget it, let's wait until after the Chinese New Year." Aunt Qing said, "I don't know how your sister will celebrate this New Year. Such a big thing happened to the Mei family, I'm afraid they can't have a peaceful New Year. Why didn't those people wait until after the Chinese New Year to arrest people, but had to arrest them two days before the Chinese New Year?"
"This... I don't know either." Liu Yanbo had no idea why they were so anxious to arrest people in those two days.
"If you don't know, then you don't know." Aunt Qing had no choice but to ask her son, but how could her son know?
Su Qiuya thought that the second young master Mei's wife should have divorced the second young master Mei long ago, but now something happened to the Mei family.
Before the Liu family was raided, Second Young Master Mei had not divorced Second Young Master Mei's wife, nor had she divorced her. If Second Young Master Mei's wife asked for a divorce from Second Young Master Mei now, people outside might criticize her, and it would be even more difficult for her to remarry.
If Mrs. Mei had divorced earlier, she would still be in an advantageous position.
But now, Mrs. Mei Ershao has no advantage at all.
"If something really happens to the Mei family, will my second sister still stay in the Mei family?" Su Qiuya asked.
"..." Aunt Qing stared at Su Qiuya, wondering if Su Qiuya could not ask this question at this time.
"It wouldn't be easy to get a divorce now," Su Qiuya said. "The Marquis of Jingning still recognizes my second sister, so how could the Mei family be willing to let my second sister and my second brother-in-law get a divorce? The Marquis of Jingning should have said before that my second sister should get a divorce, but she refused, leading to the current situation. Even if my second sister gets a divorce now, the Marquis' Mansion probably won't bother her much."
As for someone like Madam Mei, Su Qiuya thought that if she were Madam Mei's biological mother, she would definitely not care about Madam Mei.
"Let's not talk about whether to intervene or not. Now it depends on what the Mei family does." Aunt Qing didn't want to think about whether her daughter would divorce or not. How did the Mei family become like this?
Aunt Qing thought that if she had known those things earlier, she would have divorced her daughter and the Second Young Master Mei long ago, and would never have let her daughter stay in the Mei family.
When Jiang Shi learned that Mei Hanlin was in trouble, she was in a good mood. The Mei family was not good people, so it was good that something happened to the Mei family. However, Jiang Shi did not show too much joy on her face, after all, her brother was still in prison.
Two days ago, Mrs. Jiang had managed to contact the Crown Princess and gave her the memorial.
Now they are just waiting to see how the prince and the emperor will handle this matter.
Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but feel a little anxious. She was worried that her son would not have a good time in prison, and she was also worried that his body would not be able to withstand it if he was exiled.
"I'm afraid the Mei family has done something bad." Mrs. Jiang said.
"The money you gave me is a waste." Jiang said, "They took the money and they had to take care of Master Mei, so there was no way they could give it to my brother."
"It's all gone to waste." Mrs. Jiang originally thought that her daughter was with the Mei family after all. Even if the Mei family took the money and did nothing, they would at least treat her daughter well. Who would have thought that something bad would happen to the Mei family as well, and her daughter would be sent back. Mrs. Jiang really didn't know what to say.
Mei Hanlin is indeed unreliable, Mrs. Jiang sighed.
Mrs. Jiang knew that her son was not framed by someone and allowed the servants to beat someone to death, but that her son just had that kind of temper.
Back then, so many people were eyeing the Jiang family's wealth. Mrs. Jiang simply sold off most of her property and told others that she was losing money, just to make them think less about the Jiang family.
Mrs. Jiang thought how much better it would have been if her son had not allowed the servants to beat someone to death. Then their lives would have been much better and her daughter would not have to be a concubine.
When things turned out this way, Mrs. Jiang realized that she had not taught her son well. Her son had always been very kind to her, respected her, and loved his sister. Mrs. Jiang didn't think her son would get into trouble outside.
"Will you go with us then?" Mrs. Jiang thought her son would most likely be exiled, so she asked Jiang.
"Well, let's go." Jiang Shi didn't plan to stay in the capital any longer. What was the point of her staying there? She was just a weak woman, without a strong backer. Even if she went into business, she would inevitably be bullied. It would be better for her to leave the capital with her family.
Jiang thought about it. Her nephew was still young and Mrs. Jiang didn't like doing business, so she could manage some things.
It will take at least ten years for Jiang's nephew to grow up. By that time, it will depend on whether Jiang's nephew can support the family.
Jiang Shi had no intention of getting married for the time being. She wasn't the type to devote herself to her nephew. She just wanted to do what she wanted to do and didn't want to worry about those men. And how many of those men were good? They only cared about having three wives and four concubines, and they didn't care what the women in the harem were thinking.
They just think that as long as they live a good life and enjoy themselves, that's enough.
At the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion, He Xiyuan couldn't celebrate the New Year with the Liu family this year. They had all returned to the capital, where the Duke of Chengguo's Mansion was located, so He Xiyuan had to celebrate the New Year at his own home.
Just one day before the Chinese New Year, He Xiyuan came over.
"Here you go." He Xiyuan took out a pair of gloves.
This pair of gloves was made by He Xiyuan, and the leather was knitted by He Xiyuan.
He Xiyuan knew that Liu Yulian was afraid of the cold, so he had gloves made for her. As for clothes, down jackets and the like were very warm.
"Thank you." Liu Yulian took the gloves. "Wait a minute."
Liu Yulian asked He Xiyuan to sit down first while she went to get something. She didn't make any clothes for He Xiyuan, just a hat and a scarf.
Don't be fooled by their long and thick hair. But this hair does not keep them warm, so they have to comb their hair up and expose their ears.
Then when the cold wind blows, your ears will feel even colder.
Liu Yulian made hats and scarves, which she also sells in her Suixin shop. She thinks these are useful and keep her warm.
"And there's one for the old lady." Liu Yulian said.
Ever since Liu Yulian returned to the capital, she had witnessed how good Madam He was at speaking. Madam He always praised her, regardless of whether Liu Yulian was in front of her or not, or whether she had attended those banquets or not, Madam He always found ways to praise Liu Yulian.
This made Liu Yulian feel embarrassed. She didn't even know she was that good.
When Liu Yulian made hats and other things for her grandmother, she also made some for Old Madam He, thinking that given Old Madam He's personality, she wouldn't mind.
"Then she can wear it for the whole winter." He Xiyuan sighed.
"Winter is almost over and spring is about to come." Liu Yulian said.
"It's okay, it's cold." He Xiyuan said, "As long as the weather is cold, she will definitely wear it. Then, she will say that these things are made by you and how clever you are."
"..." Liu Yulian thought about that scene and remained silent. Praise her, praise her, she will get used to it. At worst, she will praise Madam He more in the future.
At Duke Chengguo's Mansion, Old Madam He was still wondering where He Xiyuan had gone. She also wanted He Xiyuan to take some things to Marquis Jingning's Mansion.
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