Chapter 259: Trapped and Repentant
"No, no, I am just a woman in the backyard, I don't need such expensive jewelry."

"Who said it won't be needed? When Third Sister gets married, Auntie will be able to use it, right? By then, we will all dress up nicely, so that we can help Third Sister to keep the place together!"

Hearing this, Aunt Yang was deeply moved. She didn't know what to say to thank him, but tears were welling up in her eyes. Even though she didn't say anything, Jiang Shiyuan could see her gratitude.

So I patted the back of her hand, and everything was said without words.

Jiang Shihui finally saw his sister and said this with great emotion.

"I didn't get to talk to you properly yesterday at my grandmother's place. Now that I'm back, let's spend more time together so we can catch up on the past."

"Of course. I also want to hear from my brother about how the marriage preparations are going. There can't be any mistakes when it comes to my future sister-in-law marrying into the family!"

She smiled mischievously, as if she had returned to the happiness she had before getting married. Everyone was amused by her. Pei Zisu, who was standing next to her, also had a doting look on his face. At this moment, he felt that his decision to come back was the right one!

We had a pleasant lunch and afterwards we sat here and talked about the preparations for Jiang Shihui's marriage.

The betrothal gifts and other things were sent to the Geng family long ago. Because the Jiang family had been working hard to renovate the house, outsiders knew about the Jiang family's sincerity in hiring a daughter-in-law. As a result, the Geng family felt proud and cared a lot about Jiang Shihui.

The Geng father and son also have some reputation in the court. Whenever they get together with friends or have meals with colleagues, they always invite Jiang Shihui to come. As time goes by, everyone has their own opinions. It seems that Jiang Shihui's current official position is still low.

But with the support of the Geng family and a brother-in-law like Pei Zisu, he will probably have a successful career in a few years. Therefore, everyone is polite to him. The Minister of Personnel, who is in charge of the performance evaluation of all officials this year, also said that there is hope for promotion next year.

This is a good thing for Jiang Shihui and the entire Jiang family.

"When Geng Shiming was inspecting Hanzhou, it was obvious that he was a dedicated official. If my brother-in-law can get their guidance, he will benefit a lot in his official duties in the future!"

Pei Zisu only said this one sentence, but it was deeply engraved in Jiang Shihui's heart.

He had great admiration for the abilities and character of his future father-in-law and brother-in-law, so he listened to everything they said. Now, after hearing what his brother-in-law added, he gained even more confidence, so he nodded and spoke.

"My brother-in-law is right. I will learn from them."

Jiang Huaishan looked at his son with satisfaction. He had reached the top of his position today and would have to retire in a few years. But his son was different. His bright future was still far away and now seemed extremely bright. As a father, he was of course happy.

He was extremely grateful to his mother-in-law for choosing this marriage, but when he thought of what had happened at home, Jiang Huaishan also spoke out as a reminder.

"When Miss Geng comes in, the housekeeping duties will be handed over to you and your wife. When the time comes, you should do what needs to be done. Do you understand?"

"Don't worry, father. I understand!"

Everyone knew the truth, but no one said anything. They chatted for a long time until the sun began to set in the afternoon. Jiang Shiyuan finally stood up and spoke to everyone.

"I have sent someone to deliver a visiting card to the princess's mansion. I have to go see the princess today, so I will not stay for dinner. When Ning'an Garden is ready, I will invite everyone to gather there. It will be lively and add more people to the garden."

"Since the princess has an appointment, then don't delay. Be careful on the road, okay?" Jiang Huaishan did not stop him. In his opinion, the current political trend in the court favors Princess Qinghuan, and there is nothing wrong with the children having more contact with her.

Therefore, after personally seeing the couple off, he made a special trip to Tai'an Temple.

In the inner room, Old Madam Jiang was lying alone. She looked very pale and spoke weakly. Compared with her energetic self two years ago, she now exuded a desolate feeling as if her life was coming to an end.

When he saw his son coming, he didn't react much.

On the other hand, Jiang Huaishan was the same, no emotion could be seen in his expression, he just said it calmly.

"Mother, in eight days' time Hui'er will be getting married. Considering your current condition, you won't be needed to attend the wedding. I will take care of the family affairs myself. In addition, Ah Nian has returned with her husband and children. They are living a good life, their children are well-behaved and cute, and their love for each other is deep. This is also due to the blessing of Chuan Niang in heaven. As for Jiang Shijin, I have already written to my hometown and told the clan members to remove her from the family. If anyone in this family dares to say anything about her again, I will send her to Mobei to do hard labor!"

As soon as these words came out, all the old people in the Tai'an Courtyard trembled three times and immediately knelt on the ground. They never expected that the master would have such a severe punishment this time. From the moment he knew that the second girl was pregnant, all those who were related to this matter were either beaten to death or sold.

Even the old lady showed no mercy and beat up everyone around her, which made the old lady sick. She has been taking medicine all the time these days, but no one in her family has come to visit her. Hearing the sound of construction in the yard outside, Old Madam Jiang really regretted it. Why did she have to listen to her second granddaughter's instigation and take such a wrong step again.

When she left home, she said that she would come back and make her own decisions once she had established herself. However, so many years have passed since then, and she has never made her own decisions, let alone sent anyone to ask her a single question.

Old Madam Jiang was also wondering in her heart, did she really do something wrong?

For the sake of her second wife's daughter-in-law and granddaughter, she completely offended her eldest son's family. Now she is lying here in a half-dead state. She cannot attend her grandson's wedding, and she is powerless to see her granddaughter's family when they come back. Even her son and daughter, who used to be so tolerant of her, resented her this time!

Tears flowed down her cheeks. She raised her hand and wanted to say something to her son, but he left without even looking back. Old Madam Jiang looked at the direction he left silently, and she became lonely and sad...

After leaving Tai'an Courtyard, Jiang Huaiyi was standing at the door.

As a daughter, she is naturally attached to her mother, but she did go too far this time, so she deserves to suffer a little, otherwise she will never learn her lesson.

After her daughter-in-law comes in and becomes established in the family, and the disturbance outside has stopped, then she can come and ask her brother for leniency.

So he stepped forward and said something.

"Is mother okay?"

"same as usual."

"Then take some rest and we'll talk about other things after the New Year."

It is only April now, and the New Year will be several months later. Jiang Huaishan also nodded and had no objection to this date.

(End of this chapter)