Chapter 83: Prince Song Meets His Ex-wife for the First Time
Miss Jiang.
This name was somewhat unfamiliar to both mother and son. Although Prince Song had never seen Jiang Shiyuan, Princess Chun had seen her. In her impression, this Miss Jiang not only had a weak body, but also had a bad temper.
It was cold and deserted, and looked very similar to this Mrs. Pei.
When I thought about the fact that the two of them would become the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, I couldn't help but feel that God's arrangement was really ingenious, so after a hint of indifference in her eyes, she said lightly.
"Really? The Pei family is really weird. There are so many girls from noble families in Xijing City, but after all the hard work, they chose a sickly girl. What were they thinking?"
When she was away, she naturally had to make up for her son.
Therefore, whenever Jiang Shiyuan was mentioned, she would always be referred to as a sickly girl, for fear that others would not know the "real reason" for their cancellation of the engagement.
Madam Zhao smiled. She had naturally heard about the feud between the two families, but since her daughter was about to marry into the palace and would have to rely on the princess in the future, she was happy to tell her about everything she had heard before. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and spoke in a low voice.
"My brother from my mother's family works in the Imperial Hospital. I heard that General Pei went to see the Imperial Physician for consultation, but I don't know the specific reason. It's just that it wasn't long after that incident, and the Pei family came to the Jiang family to propose marriage. Princess, what disease can you tell me that would make the Pei family willing to marry a sickly girl who is unable to have children?"
"You mean General Pei has a hidden illness?"
Princess Chun was surprised, but Madam Zhao waved her handkerchief and pretended to wipe the corner of her mouth, and then said something proudly.
"I never said that, Princess, please be careful with your words."
The two smiled knowingly. Some things are better kept to themselves. The Pei family must be helpless. Their eldest son and grandson turned out to be infertile. So, they might as well find a sickly person known to everyone to marry into the family.
Even if he has no children in the future, he can use this as an excuse openly. Outsiders will naturally not throw dirty water on General Pei, and the dirty words are only directed at Miss Jiang.
For a moment, Princess Chun felt like she had gotten rid of her anger.
The Wenyuan Marquis's Mansion was powerful, and their descendants had a bright future. She had put a lot of effort into finding this wife for her son, but the Jiang family was in internal strife, and the eldest Miss Jiang was a person of noble character, so she actually called off the engagement without saying a word.
She was also very angry. Even if she really married such a daughter-in-law, she might not be in a good mood. But she didn't know what the Pei family was thinking?
The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to watch the fun.
They saw people from Marquis Wenyuan's Mansion coming, but the Jiang family didn't notice because they didn't want to cause trouble for Prince Chun's Mansion. It was not until Parrot came to report it that they learned that the women from Marquis Wenyuan's Mansion had also arrived.
Jiang Shiyuan smiled helplessly.
"It must be that my aunt suddenly came up with the idea. When I went to see my grandmother just now, I didn't hear them mention coming."
Jiang Huaishan nodded. With the capabilities of the Wenyuan Marquis' Mansion, it would not be difficult to come to the Lanyue Tower to watch the event.
"How about this, I will go with you to pay respect to my mother-in-law, and you, Yang, take the two maids and stay here, we will be back soon."
"Yes, my lord."
Jiang Shishu obeyed the order obediently, but Jiang Shiyue was a little unhappy.
She had dressed up carefully today. Not to mention attracting attention, but at least it would be good to restore her reputation in front of the ladies, so she wanted to go with them.
"Uncle, why don't we go and pay our respects together? Xiaoyue knows that I caused some trouble at the Marquis's wife's birthday banquet last time, so she was thinking about going to apologize."
"Okay, you'd better save your thoughts for after your aunt comes. The Wenyuan Marquis' Mansion will not be angry with you, a little girl." Jiang Huaishan waved his hand to stop Jiang Shiyue from going out, and then took his eldest daughter Jiang Shiyuan out of the private room and went to the third floor. Even though Jiang Shiyue was a little annoyed, she couldn't show it because Aunt Yang and her third sister were there.
After leaving the private room, the father and daughter of the Jiang family walked forward. Today, Jiang Shiyuan did not come out with a veil, so his natural appearance was exposed to everyone.
She wasn't dressed up today, just light colors.
But even so, she was still as elegant as a lotus in the water. She took a few steps casually and remained calm. However, she was seen by Prince Song who was standing by the inner window in the private room on the third floor.
This... isn't this the fairy woman he met after the show at Quyang Pond that day?
How come you are here!
He stared at Jiang Shiyuan intently as he walked along. After a while, he entered the private room of Wenyuanhou Mansion, which was three rooms away from theirs. His heart, which had been calm before, suddenly became like a raging storm.
Why is she following Uncle Jiang?
And how did she get into the private room of Marquis Wenyuan’s mansion?
Could it be that she is the Miss Jiang that I broke off the engagement with?
But didn't everyone outside say that she was a sickly person? How come she looked not only healthy today, but also like a fairy under the moon, and she easily took away his soul without even glancing at him? !
All of a sudden, endless thoughts ran through my mind.
He had seen many beautiful girls, but he had never had such a feeling. He couldn't tell why, but it seemed... as if he had seen this girl before.
Slightly dazed, Zhao Yuyan, the older sister of the Zhao family, walked forward and asked in confusion.
"What are you looking at, Prince? Why are you stunned?"
After hearing this, Prince Song's mind seemed to be awakened. He seemed a little guilty and quickly closed the inner window, then replied with a smile.
"Nothing, it's just too noisy outside. We'll open the window when the event starts."
Zhao Yuyan did not doubt him and stood shyly beside Prince Song.
If it were normal times, with Miss Zhao behaving like this, Song Shi would have started to get distracted a long time ago. But today, for some reason, he suddenly felt calm as water, but his thoughts and eyes kept drifting toward the inner window. He wished he could take a few more looks at Jiang Shiyuan!
At that time, Jiang Shiyuan had no idea that Song Shiye had seen him. After greeting the elders, he asked with a smile.
"If Aunt hadn't told me earlier that you were coming, I wouldn't have had to rush back in such a hurry."
"I was just in a spur of the moment. I thought my sister-in-law has been in Xijing City for half a month and hasn't seen the hustle and bustle of the city yet, so I brought her here today to take a look. Do you want to stay with us?"
Pei meant well, but Jiang Shiyuan shook his head.
"I came here with my father, my aunt, and my sisters, so it's better for us to watch it together."
"Aunt? Is she your third sister's biological mother?"
Pei asked curiously, Jiang Shiyuan nodded, and Jiang Huaishan did not dodge, but clasped his fists and explained.
"Ms. Yang has seldom left the house in the past few years since she came to Xijing City. Since Anian and the others are here today, I thought I would bring her along to see the world."
"My son-in-law is in a good mood, but it's a pity that my wife doesn't have such good fortune."
When Old Lady Wang said this, she was somewhat irritated by her son-in-law. Although she knew that her son-in-law had not remarried for ten years after his wife's death, which was not easy, she still couldn't help feeling sad when she heard that Aunt Yang was there, so she spoke like this.