Chapter 253: Withdrawal of Marriage

In the morning of May 17th, the rain that had been falling for two days finally stopped. The eaves and trees were still dripping with raindrops, and the sky was blue, as if it had been washed.

At the end of the day, the old Duke of State came to the Jin Garden again.

He let the people to a dozen pots of flowers to the porch out, and the rain and wind blown bent flower stems with a small stick support. After he finished, he washed his hands and went to the Floating Life House to see his grandson and drink tea.

Today, the old man’s face has a smile, unlike the previous always gloomy face. Even Xiao Zhaocun sensed his grandfather’s happiness and smiled at him as he lay on the bed. The little guy’s hands and feet were dancing around in the air, laughing without teeth in his eyes, his eyes were curved, and there were two small nests at the corners of his mouth.

Resignation Mo was like this when he was little, right?

The old man stretched out his big hand to pinch the child’s little face, and then retracted to look at the rough fat belly, changed direction to pinch and defend the child’s little fat feet.

I’m not sure if you’re a good person, but I’m a good person, and I’m a good person. Alas, too grandfather sorry for him, let him suffer a lot. If too grandfather is well and can live a few more years, he will be responsible for teaching you well ……”

Jiang Yishi personally served good tea. Laughing, she said, “To be personally taught by the God of War from a young age, my family Cun Cun is blessed.”

The old master laughed aloud.

He didn’t have any daughters, and his granddaughters were all afraid of him and weren’t really close to him. On the contrary, it was this granddaughter-in-law who could always make him, the old man, happy.

Jiang Yishi laughed again and said, “Second Uncle will be home soon, right?”

Meng Zhiye left for his hometown at the end of last month to find an heir for the third house.

The old man said, “If things go well, I’ll be home in another five to ten days. Alas, if my third son is still alive, Resignation Mo has a good helper and I can rest more.”

The old man has worked hard all his life, the old man would like to rest more, nothing to raise flowers and birds, no longer worry about the affairs of the court. But the eldest son can not rely on also dragged behind, the second son ability is average, Meng Ruyue and Meng Ruyan has not grown up, Meng Ruimo a person alone, he also had to continue to worry about.

Meng Ruyan did not even pass the examination, the state prison incomplete, the old master in Tonglin County to find him a lack of, as the eighth grade county minister. The old man wanted him to start from the bottom, know the people’s suffering, learn more skills, future success. Not like his father, promotion is the emperor to see in the face of the old man.

The two men joked, Fu An Tang’s maid to report, Cui Zisu’s residence of the old lady and the eldest lady came, the wife asked the eldest grandmother to accompany the guests.

Old Lady Cui was Cui Jisu’s old companion, already in her fifties, her health was not very good, and she usually seldom went out.

The old master sighed, ”I’ve already talked to the old lady, resignation feather like this, we can’t afford to delay little Miss Cui. Agree to withdraw from the marriage, as long as they can make the Empress Dowager loose her tongue.”

Jiang Yishi went to Fu An Hall.

After Fu’s accident, there was news that Cui Wenjun was seriously ill. Two days ago, she received a letter from Zheng Tingting, saying that she, Zhao Qiuyue, and Xue Qingliu specifically went to the Cui family, and that Cui Wenjun was in a very bad state, washing her face in tears every day, and seemed to have committed suicide ……

Jiang Yishi wrote another letter to Cui Wenjun, sent a pot of flowers and a box of snacks to show his condolences.

Jiang Yishi knows more about Cui Wenjun, although the little girl is a little more noble, but she is definitely a good girl. If the Meng family fell, she would not dislike Meng Yu. But Meng Rui Yu’s birth mother was that kind of person, and now that many people were beginning to question Meng Rui Yu’s character, she definitely wasn’t willing to remarry. Moreover, the Cui family had always disliked this marriage, having been hard-counted into it by Noble Consort Zhao.

At this time, after this kind of thing happened to the Fu family, if it was planned properly, Li Zhenbao also happened to be beside Empress Xia, helping Cui Wenjun to say good words, Empress Xia should be able to retract the order.

The withdrawal of marriage is not about wealth but about character, others will not accuse the Cui family of being too poor to love the rich. However, after this incident, it will not be easy for Cui Wenjun to find a good in-law of her choice.

When she arrived at Fu An Hall, she saw an old woman in her fifties talking to Mrs. Meng, and both First Lady Cui and Second Lady Meng were there.

Old Lady Cui was very thin and looked about the same age as Old Lady Meng who was already over sixty. When Mrs. Meng’s health was bad, she wasn’t thin, she was fat. Now by Jiang Yishi toned white and chubby, face white and red, is really fat.

Mrs. Cui and Jiang Yishi had met at the Peach Blossom Banquet, and was Cui Wenjun’s mother.

Jiang Yishi went forward and curtsied.

Old Lady Cui beckoned and smiled, “I’ve heard Wenjun mention you from time to time. Thank you for even writing her letters to comfort her during her most difficult time.”

Jiang Yishi politely said a few words, and those few people talked about how Qu Fen was so beautiful and gentle and virtuous in the beginning, how poor Meng Ruimo and Meng Yue were, and how all those bad rumors about Meng Ruimo in the early years turned out to be intentional ……

Old Mrs. Meng also knew what they meant. She first said the same thing, “Alas, in those years, the old man was away at war for many years, and I was bedridden for many years, so I let those who had a bad conscience and were shameless take advantage of the loopholes. We’re sorry for Qu, and we’ve also let resigned Mo and Moon suffer.

Fu’s shameless person not only harmed her stepchildren, but also her own son and daughter. Little girl Cui is a good child, we can’t hold her back. If the Empress Dowager is willing to withdraw her order, we, the Meng family, have no opinion whatsoever ……”

Old Lady Cui’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.

Sub-Assistant Cui had shed tears in front of the Emperor because of his eldest granddaughter.

The Emperor expressed his understanding that it was no one who would want their granddaughter to have a disgusting pro-mother-in-law like that. Fu has been pretending to be virtuous in previous years, who knows if Meng Ruyu’s good reputation is not feigned.

The Emperor promised that if the Meng family did not look for trouble, he would go and convince the Empress Dowager to see if he could ask the Empress Dowager to withdraw her order.

This is not to be considered out of the ordinary, the Empress Dowager gave the marriage not only to see whether the two young children are compatible, but also to see the character of the elders. Now that she knows that one of the elders is extremely bad, of course, it is not good to put them together again.

Cui family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and a few jokes, said goodbye and returned to the house.

The next day at noon, Ci Ning Palace came to the chamberlain, said that the Empress Dowager has a message, let Meng Zhi Yu to receive the decree.

Even if you know what’s going on, all the masters at home went to the front yard. The ones with grants wore capes, and the old masters wore official uniforms.

Meng Ruyu, who was dressed in plain clothes, walked with a wobble, his face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of hatred.

The old master quietly instructed him.

Meng Ruyu and the old master knelt at the front, while the others knelt at the back.

The chamberlain sang, “An oracle from the Empress Dowager. I have heard that the Fu Clan is a loose cannon, doing many evil deeds, deceiving the top and hiding the bottom, disgracing the women of the world, and I am furious. Cui family female Wenjun, virtuous and gentle, born in the family of books, I pity. The matter of giving the marriage is canceled, both men and women marry each other.”

The chamberlain left, Meng Zhuyu still kneeling on the ground stupidly.

With tears in her eyes, Meng Hua went forward and tried to help Meng Yu up.

Meng Yu Yu took her arm back and shouted at her, “Scram, I don’t need you to sympathize with me.”