Definitely not! Cold sweat broke out on Xiao Haitang's forehead. Thoughts that had never occurred to him before now surged up like vines.
She had been thinking about marrying her cousin for a long time. Her own family was far inferior to the Ling Anbo Mansion. Not to mention the people in the Ji Mansion, even her own aunt looked down on her. But she still wanted to marry her cousin. This was the best choice she could find. Her own family had been pretty good in the past, but it was far inferior to the Ji Mansion.
But she has never been able to get her aunt to speak. Is this really a perfect opportunity
"me… "
"Miss, please give the eldest master some more money. This time, it's really the last time!" The servant didn't notice the change in Xiao Haitang's expression. He stretched out his hand and said with a drooling face, "It's really the last time. The eldest master promised."
Xiao Haitang took out a small bag from her sleeve. This was the bag she had brought with her when she went out just now, and she also took it secretly from the ancestral hall.
I know that if the eldest brother sends someone over, he must want money.
Originally, he had to ask the servant to assure him a few more times to let his elder brother know that he was really out of money, but at this moment, he was so excited by the servant's words that he casually handed over the small bag in his hand and said only one sentence: "Tell your elder brother that this time I really have no money!"
The servant snatched it away, nodded with a smile, and then ran away.
Xiao Haitang stood blankly at the back door and did not go in. He stared at the servant's back with dull eyes and clenched hands, as if he was making a difficult decision.
"Miss, Miss." A maid came out from the back door and shouted in panic when she saw Xiao Haitang.
"What's the matter?" Xiao Haitang finally came back to his senses.
"I just talked to the old woman who manages the back door, and I heard that another person came to the front today, and he also wanted to talk about my cousin's marriage. Miss... Miss, what should we do?" the maid said anxiously.
Talking about marriage again and again, where does this put me, aunt
It was obvious that at the beginning, my aunt hinted that she wanted me to marry my cousin, and also asked me to please Miss Ji and help my cousin.
"Miss, should we think of a way to find out?" The maid asked anxiously when she saw that she had remained silent.
"No need!" Xiao Haitang's voice was almost squeezed out from between her teeth. She knew that this was true without asking more questions.
She had asked about it several times before, and once her aunt found out and sent a maid to scold her.
Since my aunt is not on my side, and since she is determined not to let my cousin marry a noble lady, then I will not be polite...
"The fourth young lady of the Qu family will come over to pay homage tomorrow?" Madam Ji asked unhappily with a frown on her face. She didn't like Qu Moying from the bottom of her heart and felt annoyed just by seeing him.
"That's what they said. They sent over a sacrificial offering today, saying it was to worship the uncle, the first lady, and the third lady." The old woman said respectfully.
"This is not possible! Tomorrow is Ji's big day. What is she doing here? She is a person from an outsider family." Xiao was also sitting nearby and she objected without thinking.
Similarly, she also disliked Qu Moying. She always felt that this girl from the Qu family was in conflict with her family, and that nothing good would happen if she came here.
"What else did she say?" Mrs. Ji was not so impulsive.
Asked again.
"Miss Qu Si said that when she came to pay respects before, she only paid respects in various courtyards and had never paid respects together. She wanted to come with our family to pay respects together, which would show her sincerity and that our Ji family values the eldest branch, even though there are only orphans and widows left in the eldest branch."
The old woman said cautiously. She really didn't dare to say this casually, but she had to say it.
"This doesn't make sense!" Xiao objected again.
"Did the maid from the Qu Mansion say this?" Madam Ji calmed down and sneered, "How can a little maid have the confidence to comment on the affairs of our mansion? Does she really think her last name is Ji?" Madam Ji also got angry. These words seemed to be nothing, but when she thought about it carefully, they made her very uncomfortable. What she hated most was this kind of implicit warning.
If he really is powerful, there is nothing she can do. Qu Moying is just a little girl now. So what if she is going to marry into the Prince of England's palace
Everyone knows that it is just her luck that the King of England gets married!
Do you really think that the King of England will protect her and help her with anything
"Madam, that... that maid said that Fourth Miss Qu will come over tomorrow no matter what. If... Madam doesn't agree, she will just go back the same way." The old woman stuttered for a moment, but still brought the message home.
"What does she mean?" Mrs. Ji was also annoyed and slammed her hand heavily on the table. "What does she want to do? Is she going to embarrass everyone? Isn't she afraid that His Royal Highness the King of England will be angry and want to regret the engagement?"
"Mother, what does she want to do? Is she crazy?" Xiao was also shocked. "Let someone kick her out and let my daughter-in-law handle this matter!"
He stood up and was about to leave.
"Wait!" Madam Ji shouted hurriedly.
"Mother, are you going to compromise? Even if she has become the Princess of England, our family is not bad. With the title of the Crown Prince of the East Palace, we can suppress the Prince of England's family. Besides, she has not married into the Princess of England yet! Since she dares to break up with us, we are not afraid of her."
Xiao stopped in anger.
Madam Ji leaned back and closed her eyes tightly. "The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace is naturally superior to the King of England, but... now Han Yue is gone..."
At the end, Mrs. Ji couldn't help but burst into tears, "Han Yue is gone, there is no Crown Princess, and the Crown Prince is the nephew of the King of England, Youran is of no use!"
Mrs. Ji was heartbroken when she thought about how her family had fallen into such a state. She really didn't know why things had turned out like this. Actually... what else could she do
If you can protect one son, then protect him. You can’t let the entire Ji family be buried with the eldest son and second granddaughter!
But she never expected that things would turn out like this. Didn't her second son say that things would get better and better in the future? Doesn't the crown prince have a granddaughter? What about the promised position of crown princess? Why is she still only a concubine? She doesn't seem to be favored.
Others only thought that the eldest granddaughter was favored by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince would accompany the eldest granddaughter from time to time, but most of the time he would visit the second granddaughter's old courtyard. He didn't favor the eldest granddaughter that much, right
"Mother, what's the point of you saying this now?" Xiao said coldly. She was most unwilling to hear such hidden meanings.
This means that your daughter is useless.
I couldn't help but feel annoyed with Madam Ji. This old woman usually didn't have any ability, but now she came to hurt me.
"What should we do now? Let Youran come over and handle this?"
"Don't let You Ran come over. Just let the fourth young lady of the Qu family come in to pay her respects, and then let her go!" After all, Madam Ji didn't dare to make a big fuss.
"Why should we really let her in?" Xiao said angrily.
"She is now the daughter of the Minister of State, and the future wife of the King of England. I heard that the King of England married her because her horoscope is very good, which means great blessings to the King of England. I also heard that it was to bring good luck to the King of England. As long as she has such a horoscope, her position as the King of England's wife is guaranteed. We... now is different from the past, so it is better not to offend her!"
Madam Ji said with a tired look on her face.
"Mother, Youran is the concubine of the Eastern Palace and the crown prince's wife." Xiao said unconvinced. There was one more thing she didn't dare to say. Her daughter might be the future queen or empress dowager.
His daughter was a smart one. She had risen from being the eldest daughter of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion to a concubine in the Eastern Palace, step by step. In the end, she stepped on Ji Hanyue, who was better than his daughter, and made Ji Hanyue a stepping stone on her road to success. After that, stepping on Qu Moying would be a piece of cake.
"You also said that she is just a concubine. How can a concubine be compared with a principal wife?" Madam Ji's voice was hoarse and weak.
"You..." Xiao almost couldn't hold back from cursing, and tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart. What did this damn old woman mean? She was mocking You Ran's position as a concubine. She didn't even think that if her daughter was not in this position of concubine, the Ling'an Earl's Mansion might not even have the title now!
"Mother, You Ran can come over and persuade the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion. There doesn't necessarily have to be a fall-out." Xiao suppressed her anger and continued.
"Not to break up? Let the concubine go to persuade? When will she go to persuade? This matter will happen tomorrow!" Madam Ji said. It would be best if Qu Moying didn't come tomorrow, but she didn't dare to really quarrel with Qu Moying.
Even if she is the future Princess of England, she has a close relationship with the King of England. Madam Ji just wants to live a good life and does not want to have anything to do with this living devil.
"Don't worry, mother. I will tell the queen about this matter. The queen will send someone to the Qu Mansion to tell her about this and stop the fourth Miss Qu." Seeing that Mrs. Ji was useless, Xiao was furious. She gritted her teeth and forced a smile to comfort Mrs. Ji, "The queen is the most filial to you. She knows that you don't like the fourth Miss Qu to come. There must be a way to stop her from coming."
"That's the best. Go ahead and do it. Remember not to break up with Miss Qu Si. Our Ling'an Marquis' Mansion is no longer the same as it used to be. We can't stand any more trouble!" Madam Ji sighed heavily, her eyes slightly reddened. "What a sin! How... How could it become like this? Our Ling'an Marquis' Mansion... is a noble family!"
Seeing the useless trembling, Xiao became even more annoyed. She turned around and walked away angrily. She wanted to find her daughter and let her scold Qu Moying. A blind girl who couldn't even get on the stage really thought that everything would be fine after marrying the King of England. The royal family was full of shady things...
This time she will teach this blind girl how to behave in the future...