Chapter 71 Jiang Shiyuan resolves the fourth sister's resentment

That's why she kowtowed while speaking. Her sincerity was so profound that even Jiang Shiyuan, who wasn't even a mother yet, was moved by her kindness and immediately asked Liuhua to help the man up.

"Mrs. Hai, you are too polite. Please stand up first."

It was a bit difficult for Liuhua to support Aunt Hai by himself, and finally Luluo came forward to help her up, who was lying limp, and sat her back in her seat. Jiang Shilin, who was standing behind her, saw this and his eyes showed a mixture of heartache and helplessness.

On the other hand, Jiang Shiyue, who was standing next to him, looked a little red in the face, perhaps because of the swelling of his wound or because he felt more ashamed inside and out. Then Jiang Shiyuan spoke.

"Since my mother passed away, many things in the family have been out of control. My grandmother is old and can easily be pushed into doing things that are not very decent. It is an indisputable fact that you have been wronged. Right now, my father is determined to rectify the rules of the family. The first thing he wants to do is to make the second wife move out and start her own business."

"what?"

Jiang Shiyue was so surprised that even her veil could not stay on. She stared with wide eyes, full of disbelief. If they depended on the eldest wife, they might be able to live a comfortable life, but if they really set up their own family, they would be afraid that their good days would be over.

So she didn't care about anything else at the moment and screamed in surprise.

"Big sister, is uncle going to give up on us? Mother is such a person, if she really makes the second branch independent, how will the three of us live? Especially my aunt, my mother always takes it out on her when she's angry. She has been a poor woman for so many years. If she really sets up her own branch, it won't be long before my aunt dies at her hands!"

"Fourth sister, you are too serious. If it weren't for your good, why would father worry about you for so many years? We should have sent Second Aunt away long ago, and she wouldn't have stayed until today. So we arranged things for Second Brother and you in advance, and it will be much easier to deal with Aunt Hai who is left."

"What do you mean, big sister?"

Jiang Shiyue became more alert. No wonder she was thinking about her second brother's future when she first opened her mouth. Now she has to arrange her own affairs. What can she do? It's nothing more than getting married.

But she had just experienced being slapped, so if someone told her that a wealthy family was coming to propose marriage to her, she would not believe it. Sure enough, she heard Jiang Shiyuan say next.

"Fourth sister, in a few days my aunt and uncle will come north from Jingzhou to congratulate me on my marriage. If you are willing, marrying to Jingzhou may be a good choice."

"Jingzhou? Big sister, do you want me to find a merchant family like my aunt?"

"Yes."

Jiang Shiyuan answered straightforwardly, and Aunt Hai thought it was a good answer. However, Jiang Shiyue's dissatisfaction reached its peak at this moment, and then she said with a self-deprecating remark.

"We are both daughters of the Jiang family, and my elder sisters were able to marry into a high-class family, but they arranged for me, their younger sister, to marry a low-class merchant family. They really look down on me, a bastard daughter of the second wife."

The sarcastic tone made Luoluo very dissatisfied. Her own girl had taken the trouble to plan for her, but this fourth girl not only did not appreciate it, but also spoke so harshly. She immediately retorted.

"Fourth Miss, this person has his own destiny. Our lady hasn't finished her words yet, and you are just saying this here. If you have a better way out, go ahead."

"you!"

Jiang Shiyue was speechless after being choked by her. Indeed, she didn't have any good candidates at the moment. She was knocked unconscious before she even knew the person yesterday. Therefore, even if she opened her mouth today, she couldn't say anything about "other people's young master".

After hearing this, Aunt Hai understood her son's future a little better than before. But after all, if she could marry into a wealthy family, she would have a better life in the second half of her life. So she asked, "Miss, has he been chosen?"

"Not yet, but if Fourth Sister agrees, then Father will write a letter to Uncle to ask him to help look for someone. If there is a suitable one, he should be able to bring back news this time he goes north."

Hearing this, Jiang Shiyue didn't know where the courage came from, and suddenly shouted.

"I won't marry. Big sister is taking so much trouble to arrange things for me, isn't it because she wants me to marry far away, so that I won't be a nuisance in front of you in the future, and won't bring shame to the Jiang family and my uncle? But why can you marry generals and princes, but I have to marry a peddler? Your family background is already superior to mine, and now you want to oppress me even in marriage?"

As she spoke, she began to cry.

After all, she was still young and had been holding it in for so long that she could no longer hold it in once she found an outlet to vent. This time she cried sincerely, and even Aunt Hai's eyes turned red. She silently wiped her tears with a handkerchief and swallowed her grievances.

Seeing this, Jiang Shiyuan couldn't help but sigh.

After all, he still couldn't write two strokes of the word "Jiang", so he waited patiently until the mother and daughter had finished crying before he began to explain.

"Fourth sister, you are very ambitious. It's not wrong for you to want to marry into a wealthy family. But do you know why the ladies in those wealthy families are unwilling to have the daughters of minor officials as their sons' and grandsons' daughters-in-law?"

Jiang Shiyue cried loudly and replied with sobs.

"It's nothing more than looking down on my background, but it's not something I can choose. If I could choose, wouldn't I want to be reborn as a noble lady like my elder sister?"

"You think too simply. Family background is only one of the factors. What's more important is the complicated marriage relationships between the wealthy families over the years. They are destined to stick together for warmth. Sometimes, when you marry, it's not the person you marry, but the power that person represents."

"Even if you let your fourth sister marry into a rich family today, let me ask you, if your sisters-in-law are all from official families of the third rank or above, or even noble ladies from marquisates, how likely do you think it is that you will get along well with them?"

Jiang Shiyue was speechless after being asked.

She couldn't answer this question. She always felt that marrying into a wealthy family would make her feel proud, and she could compete with her sisters at home. It would also comfort her for the grievances she had suffered over the years. She had never really thought about what would happen next.

"That's just one of the reasons. If your husband is of the same mind as you, he will naturally protect you at first. But over time, brothers will also compare themselves with each other. Add to that the deliberate favoritism of your parents-in-law, how long do you think this so-called husband-wife relationship can last?"

"I won't mention other examples. Let me ask you again, since my second sister married into Prince Chun's mansion, have you seen any contact between our family and Prince Chun's mansion? Or how many times have you seen the prince visit us? At the very least, when my second sister talks about the luxurious life she lives in the mansion, are they really her sincere words, and not just words of comparison?"

The continuous questions made Jiang Shiyue increasingly unable to answer.

She is not even fourteen yet, and no one has ever told her about these things before. Suddenly, she is involved in so many family affairs, and she is really confused.

But Aunt Hai on the side seemed to have heard something. Over the years, she had been criticized a lot because of her family background as a maid. Even though they were both concubines, Aunt Yang's situation was slightly better than hers.

After all, isn't it because Aunt Yang was a good concubine?

For a moment, he was even more convinced by the older girl's words, and looked over with respect and affirmation in his eyes.