On the tenth day of March, the weather was not good, and a thick layer of black clouds accumulated over the capital, as if a storm was brewing.
Steward Zhao was going to visit Uncle Changning's mansion again, and brought a large cart full of gifts to make amends, and ostentatiously passed through the market, attracting many well-informed people to watch.
"Looking at this battle, I don't understand whether Shizi Xie came to propose marriage or formally withdraw the marriage."
"It should be a divorce. Didn't you see that only Housekeeper Zhao came forward?"
"In the past, I admired Mr. Xie and thought Mr. Xie was a role model for my generation. Now, I feel that I was blind at the time. No matter what, a man should not damage the reputation of his innocent fiancée for another woman."
"I thought that the rumors were too big before, and Xie Shizi would find out with conscience and would not withdraw the marriage. It seems that I thought too much, poor Miss Jiang Si."
"Between the unknown fiancée and the outstandingly talented Miss Yang, both are responsible, but Mr. Xie chose Mrs. Yang. I am a man, so I can understand Mr. Xie's choice."
I don't know if it's because Xie Jingyi and Yang Shuqing secretly took action to cleanse her, or if Yang Shuqing has the aura of a heroine, no one spread the rumors that Shizi Xie and Miss Yang plotted against Fourth Miss Jiang.
"Actually, Mr. Xie can imitate Ehuang Nvying, why bother to damage Miss Jiang Si's reputation, Miss Jiang Si is so innocent."
"Are you joking? Doesn't anyone think that Fourth Miss Jiang is ugly, and Miss Yang is unparalleled in charm, so that His Majesty Xie would choose Miss Yang instead of Fourth Miss Jiang?"
"Xie Shizi is not such a superficial person."
"Speaking of which, if Miss Jiang Si is really as ugly as the rumors say, she really can't be the wife of the prince of Dingguo's mansion. It's better to be the eldest lady of the mansion of the country. No one would dare to marry someone later. Take it easy."
"Yes, yes, I think so too."
The topic was guided by someone with a heart, and Jiang Ningbao began to be portrayed as an ugly and unsalted woman. Who made Jiang Ningbao too mysterious, except for the people in the Changningbo Mansion, no one has ever seen her real appearance.
There was a lot of discussion outside, but the Changningbo Mansion, who got the news, was ready to fight.
A group of people gathered in the hall of the main courtyard. There were dark clouds outside, and the atmosphere inside was tense and dignified.
Mrs. Jiang was sitting in the high hall, her hair was combed back into a bun meticulously, her whole person looked very good, especially her pair of sharp eyes.
Uncle Chang Ning happened to be taking a rest today, and he sat under the old lady with Mrs. Zhang, and there were other concubines who had gone out of the branch around them, and they also came to see the fun under the pretext of paying respects to Mrs. Jiang.
The only strange thing was that Jiang Mingyao was nowhere to be seen.
Jiang Ningbao thought about it for a second, except that she, the person involved, had to be present on such an occasion where the Uncle Changning's mansion lost face. It was really not easy for other girls and young masters to show up.
It is rare to see Jiang Ningbao, the fourth daughter of the uncle's mansion, secretly glanced at Jiang Ningbao, who was standing calmly next to Mrs. Zhang, and whispered to each other.
"It turns out that the fourth girl in the second room is so pretty."
"It's beautiful, it's soft and weak. After seeing the response, it's no wonder that Xie Shizi wants to withdraw from the marriage. The fourth girl looks like a regular wife, like a concubine."
"It's really shocking. When I saw her face, I thought of those vicious girls in the backyard. I finally understood the choice of Mr. Xie. It's embarrassing for such a woman to be his wife!"
"Actually, it's not as unbearable as you say. It's a natural appearance. I didn't see Miss Si's clear eyes. Maybe she is not what you see."
"Hey, you're the only one who will be a good person."
These words drifted into Jiang Ningbao's ears, and she stroked the sapphire bracelet decorated with auspicious clouds on her wrist, and there seemed to be a flash of light in those extremely beautiful eyes.
Her frail and deceitful beauty really attracted women's envy and disgust.
At about three o'clock, a woman hurried in to report.
"Madam, Housekeeper Zhao from Dingguo Mansion has arrived."
Mrs. Jiang's spirits lifted, her eyes flashed brightly: "Invite them into the mansion."
Uncle Changning and Mrs. Zhang unconsciously sat up straight.
The wives who came out of the concubine stopped talking, and their eyes were all looking forward to the show. From time to time, their eyes drifted to the frowning Jiang Ningbao, who looked weak and slender, showing pity and gloating.
Jiang Ningbao saw the attitudes of everyone in the hall, especially the concubines who came to watch the fun, the corners of their lips curled up almost imperceptibly, and they smiled silently.
Steward Zhao led a group of guards to bring boxes of apologies into the hall, and then bowed their hands respectfully to Mrs. Jiang and Bo Changning.
"Zhao has met the old lady, uncle and all the ladies."
"The purpose of Mr. Zhao's visit today must be clear to all of you present. It is to return the marriage letter Geng Tie on behalf of the eldest son, and to formally break off the engagement with Miss Jiang Si. Except for the two compensation conditions that I said before, the elder son will return it. other compensation."
As soon as Steward Zhao arrived, it was the same as last time. He went straight to the point. After speaking, he signaled to the guards, and the guards he brought immediately opened all the boxes.
High-quality silk and satin, shiny gold and silver jewelry, precious calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, and two large boxes of yellow gold were displayed in front of everyone.
The jewels and jewels that filled the hall almost didn't blind everyone's eyes.
The concubine's wives wrung the handkerchiefs in their hands fiercely, staring at the things in the boxes, breathing quickly, panting heavily, and their eyes almost turned green.
Mrs. Zhang's heart was beating so fast that she almost jumped up excitedly.
Hers, these are hers!
Zhang yelled silently in her heart.
Uncle Chang Ning looked calm, but his eyes widened slightly, and the hand holding the teacup revealed his excitement and excitement, and he was probably very happy.
Only Mrs. Jiang was very dissatisfied.
In Madam Jiang's opinion, this material compensation is actually more than a little bit less, but it's hard to say it out, so as not to leave an image of being greedy and selling out her granddaughter.
Therefore, Mrs. Jiang could only hold back, glared at her son and daughter-in-law and the group of bastards and daughters-in-law with shallow eyelids, and cursed inwardly, they are really worthless.
Steward Zhao looked at the reactions of everyone in the Changning House with a smile on his face, and paid special attention to Miss Jiang Si, and found that her expression was clear, and her extremely beautiful eyes did not fluctuate in the slightest.
Nodding silently in his heart, this Fourth Miss Jiang really did not disappoint him.
"Steward Zhao, these are all compensations for me?" Jiang Ningbao raised the corner of her mouth, and her soft voice sounded like a thunder on the ground, waking up everyone present.
Everyone stared at Jiang Ningbao in unison.
Mrs. Zhang snorted coldly, what kind of compensation was given to her, it was a good idea, and when the marriage was formally withdrawn, she would send someone to move the compensation to the warehouse.
Butler Zhao smiled slightly, and nodded rather simply: "That's right, it's all compensation for Miss Jiang Si."
Mrs. Jiang caught a glimpse of Zhang's expression of displeasure, her cheeks twitched, this damn Zhang really has shallow eyes, and she glared at this group of incompetent guys who were dazzled by gold, and shouted sharply.
"My ugly words are up front. These are the compensations given to the fourth girl by the Duke's mansion. You mustn't think about it, or the family rules will deal with it. Do you hear me?"
Mrs. Zhang was stunned, twisted the veil in her hand fiercely, her eyes were full of astonishment and unwillingness, what did the old lady mean by this.
Uncle Changning's complexion couldn't help but sink, and he regained his composure. He secretly complained that his mother wanted to save face, but she was a niece without parents, so why bother to do so.
In his heart, he was sure that all these compensations would be in his pocket.
When the wives of the concubines heard the old lady's words, they suppressed the greed and jealousy in their hearts and calmed down. No matter how much compensation the Dingguo government gave, it would not be their turn.
If these things really fall into the hands of the Fourth Miss, they can think about it for a while. I heard that the Fourth Miss still holds the dowry of the second wife who passed away. I still remember that when the Second Lady married to Changningbo Mansion, the rich dowry envied others .
The more I think about it, the more excited I become.
The fourth girl is already sixteen years old. After retiring from the marriage, don't rush to talk about a marriage. It will be even more difficult to talk about marriage in the future. It just so happens that they can go back to their natal family to find out if there is a candidate of the right age.
Several concubines and wives thought of a place together.
Taking everyone's reactions into his eyes, the smile on Jiang Ningbao's lips disappeared, and he blessed the old lady, and said gratefully: "Thank you, grandma."
Mrs. Jiang gave Jiang Ningbao a loving look, and sighed with a complicated expression: "You deserve these, you don't blame grandma for taking the initiative to retire the marriage."
Jiang Ningbao sneered in her heart, obviously they were moved by Shizi Xie's offer of compensation, and they couldn't wait to resign her marriage, damaging her reputation, and pretending to be good for her. Shang Que smiled charmingly: "Grandmother is doing it for the good of her granddaughter, how could the granddaughter blame grandma?"
"What a good boy." Mrs. Jiang nodded in satisfaction.
Butler Zhao: "..."
Why did he feel that Miss Jiang Si's smile was weird.
"Steward Zhao, the matter has come to this point. I have said before that I will not force it. This is the marriage letter between me and the prince and the post from the prince."
Jiang Ningbao looked back at Butler Zhao, and took out the marriage certificate notarized in the yamen and Xie Jingyi's geng post from the cuff with a smile, but did not hand it to Butler Zhao.
This marriage certificate is in triplicate.
Each party holds one copy, and the government office holds one copy.
Only when the divorced person goes to the Yamen to formally cancel the marriage is the real dissolution of the marriage contract.
Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Zhang did not dare to force Jiang Ningbao, that's why, the marriage letter and fiancé's gengtie are all in Jiang Ningbao's hands.
"Miss Jiang Si, when do you want to go to the yamen?" Butler Zhao admired Miss Jiang Si's straightforwardness.
Jiang Ningbao caressed the marriage certificate in her hand with her slender and slender fingers, without a trace of nostalgia in her eyes, she looked at Butler Zhao with a calm expression, and spoke slowly.
"Steward Zhao, before returning the marriage certificate and Geng Tie, I have two things to ask." Jiang Ningbao spoke slowly, with a soft and soft voice, which made people feel good.