"Second sister-in-law, we're going to the old house tomorrow. Do you think there might be anything wrong with eldest sister-in-law?"
Jiang Qi is now terrified of her sister-in-law; every time they eat together, something always happens.
"Who knows? Maybe not. Sister-in-law is a scholar's wife now, she should be mindful of her status."
Mu Yi'an's words carried a hint of mockery. It wasn't her fault; it was Jiang's own doing. Ever since her brother Jiang passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, she felt like she was on cloud nine—not just floating, but flying.
Because the scholar owned seventy or eighty acres of land with tax-free benefits, Sister-in-law Jiang was showered with compliments. Everyone said she was blessed with good fortune, having both a son and a daughter, and that her husband, having passed the imperial examination, might even become the top scholar in the imperial examination, making her the wife of a top scholar. They showered her with compliments, wanting to register their land under Brother Jiang's name for the tax exemption.
When the people at the Jiang family's old residence found out about this, Jiang's mother was furious. She dragged her sister-in-law to the Lin family to ask how they raised their daughter and why she kept causing trouble for her husband's family. Jiang's brother couldn't let things slide either; if this matter escalated, his scholar's degree might be revoked.
Jiang's sister-in-law was terrified this time. She hadn't expected things to be so serious. Even her grandfather had come over, telling her to calm down and not ruin the relationship between the two families. She had originally planned to register her family's dozen or so acres of land under her grandson-in-law's name, but now she couldn't bring herself to say it. After this incident, Jiang's sister-in-law became a laughingstock and was too embarrassed to leave the house for several days.
As the saying goes, those who live life to the fullest die young. I wonder if Sister Jiang will learn her lesson this time and not make the same mistake again.
Mu Yi'an felt it was difficult; a person's personality is hard to change. She just hoped she wouldn't go too far and ruin the family.
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