Chapter 105 Jiang Shiyuan's Clever Words Decide the Outcome (Additional Update)
With a few awkward laughs, Madam Zhang didn't want to avoid the matter any further. After all, there was no way around it, so she thought of pleading for her daughter on the grounds of Madam Jiang and the other children, and started acting again.
"Hey, where's your mother? Lord Jiang's words may not count. I want to meet her. She promised me that she would take good care of my daughter. How come she has served my mother-in-law for so many years and I have never seen her come out to help my daughter? Is she really sick or faking it? Is she hiding on purpose to say this?"
When Old Madam Zhang acts like a rogue, she is much better at finding excuses than Second Aunt Zhang.
This kind of soft knife is really harmful to people. Jiang Shiyuan had never dealt with anyone from the Zhang family before, but today he learned a lot.
"I didn't want to expose the family's shame at first, so I wanted to save some face for my second brother and his wife, but now it seems I have no choice but to tell them."
The Zhang family raised their eyebrows and looked at Jiang Huaishan, feeling that something was wrong. Could it be that there was something else besides the matter of robbing the bride? As expected, after Jiang Huaishan spoke, everyone's faces became even uglier.
"Mother's illness is related to my second brother and sister-in-law. There are three children in the second house who are raised by her. Jin'er has bad personal conduct. Not only has she ruined the family tradition, but she also snatched the eldest sister's marriage. This is the first reason. Xiaoyue followed my second brother and sister-in-law, but she didn't learn the rules and instead offended Princess Qinghuan. The princess was so angry that she slapped her thirty times. Now there is no family willing to marry into the family. This is the second reason. As for Lin'er, the only male in the second house, he is not good at literature and martial arts. Not to mention entering the official career, even simple interpersonal communication is very clumsy. You can imagine how neglectful she is as a stepmother. Mother was very angry when she knew these things, so she fell ill."
"Mrs. Zhang, don't you know that with all these serious crimes coming down on her, what's wrong with me kicking her out?"
For a moment, Madam Zhang was speechless.
Everything else was fine, but did they offend the princess? What was going on? She was a member of the royal family, and ordinary people like them couldn't afford to offend her, so they were not as arrogant as before.
Seeing this, Zhang Yunhao murmured something on behalf of his aunt.
"We have just arrived in Xijing City. Who knows whether what you said is true or not? Besides, my aunt is the only one supporting the second house. There are many times when there are omissions. It doesn't make sense to blame her for everything!"
Zhang was usually very kind to her nephews and nieces, so they were grateful.
At this moment, Zhang Yunmeng was still immersed in the depression after being hit by Jiang Shiyuan's beauty, and did not speak. Seeing this, Jiang Huaishan snorted coldly and said.
"Madam, your family's rules are really powerful. When the elders speak, the younger generation can also comment at will?"
"Then didn't the eldest girl interrupt when my mother was speaking just now? Why didn't you say anything then?"
Zhang Xingchun and Zhang Yunhao are worthy of being father and son. When they start to argue, no one can beat them!
Even Jiang Huaishan was nearly fooled by the two of them, but Jiang Shiyuan next to him was drinking tea calmly. Although she didn't say a word, she became a presence that could not be ignored.
After she put down the teacup, she smiled at the father and son. The two of them originally had some rogue spirit, but at this moment they were suddenly speechless. They looked at Jiang Shiyuan with a little infatuation. Her eyes turned cold and then she said.
"My fourth sister is still recovering in the mansion. If you don't believe me, ask her to come out and you will know the truth. In addition, my grandmother has been ill these days, so I have taken over her temporary management of the family affairs. I have noticed something wrong in the account book. It seems that as long as it has been handled by Second Aunt, the account book always has some discrepancies. No matter what it is, it is bought from a company called Rongchang. This company is really powerful and can do any business!"
Rongchang Company, that is the Zhang family's property. Although they had disposed of it in order to go north to Xijing City, the tricks hidden in it can be easily discovered if you take a closer look.
So to put it bluntly, this matter is nothing more than Second Aunt Zhang, using the name of the business, secretly transferred a lot of benefits to her natal family with the money from her husband's family. So, so many people in the Zhang family over the years are actually just leeches that depend on the Jiang family to suck blood.
After these words were spoken, everyone in the Zhang family was speechless.
When they looked at Jiang Shiyuan again, their obsession with her beauty turned into wariness and fear. They were afraid that her next words would reveal the secret that they knew so well. That would be a real slap in the face for them!
Jiang Huaishan knew nothing about this matter. If his daughter had not revealed it today, he would probably have remained in the dark. Therefore, with new and old grudges added together, he felt disgusted at the sight of this relative from the Zhang family.
"Alright, I'm too lazy to say any more unpleasant words. Whether the old lady came to Beijing to seek refuge with her daughter or granddaughter, it has nothing to do with the eldest branch of the Jiang family. If you can leave quietly today, then we can barely recognize each other for the sake of the child. But if you insist on breaking up, then go ahead. Anyway, we are not the ones who will be embarrassed!"
Jiang Huaishan's words completely left the group at a loss.
They didn't achieve any of their goals, so are they going to be sent away like this?
Just thinking about it made her feel wronged. When Old Madam Zhang was hesitating whether to leave, Second Madam Zhang suddenly appeared. Not only did she trot into the mansion, she was also crying and shouting. If you didn't know, you would think she had suffered a lot of injustice.
As soon as he entered the door, he threw himself into Madam Zhang's arms and shouted loudly.
"Mother, you are finally here. My daughter is almost being bullied to death. You have to make the decision for me."
Old Madam Zhang knew her daughter's abilities best. After hearing these three or two words, she instantly understood what she meant. Then she hugged her daughter and started "crying and shouting". The originally quiet front hall suddenly became like a "funeral hall", and sorrow spread throughout the entire Jiang family.
When Jiang Huaishan saw this scene, he was very angry and started shouting.
"If you want to cry, go outside and cry. My Jiang family is preparing for a wedding. Why are you mourning here?"
As soon as he said this, Jiang Shiyuan also had a new understanding of this seemingly polite father. She had never known that her father would behave like this when he was angry, so she lowered her head and smiled slightly, then covered her face with a handkerchief.
Second Aunt Zhang finally managed to come back, so naturally she had to use all means to keep her.
So he listened to Mother Qi's advice and stopped being tough. Instead, he acted aggrieved and guilty, and immediately knelt down and spoke to Jiang Huaishan.
"Brother, you are angry only because I hit Aunt Yang a few times. I also know that she is the apple of your eye now. I, a younger sister, naturally cannot compete with her. So if Aunt Yang is not satisfied, she came out to hit me a few times to vent her anger. Please don't chase me away!"
A few words can often confuse right and wrong.
The people of the Zhang family had been a little unreasonable and weak just now, but now they were perked up again. Looking at Jiang Huaishan, they became much tougher, especially Old Madam Zhang, who seemed to have discovered some flaw and was determined to turn the tables!