Chapter 285 – The Heavy Land of the Study
Jiang Yizhi was the proprietor of South Wind Pavilion and invited Li Kai’s father and son to have dinner at South Wind Pavilion. Jiang Xun brothers accompanied Li Kai to drink in this room, Jiang Yixi and Jiang Yirou took Li Qi to another box to eat.
Back home it was already a bright moon and cold stars twinkling.
Meng Zhong was waiting at the corner gate.
He bowed and smiled at Jiang Yishi in the sedan chair, “Great Grandmother, Old Master is waiting for you in the outer study.”
Jiang Yishi guessed that Meng Zhimo hadn’t returned home yet, and the old master was anxious to know about Yu and Master Yu’s attitude.
The people carrying the sedan chair carried Jiang Yishi directly to the entrance of the outer study.
The Outer Study of the Meng Mansion was a confidential place where the men of the Meng family deliberated on important matters, and idle people were not allowed to go in.
Jiang Yishi was the first time to come to this mysterious place, and also the first woman to come here.
This is a triple courtyard, with five upper rooms connected to three east and three west rooms. The center of the courtyard was empty, with only a few bamboo poles in the corner. Even if someone wants to come here to eavesdrop, there is no place to hide.
The bamboo leaves rustled in the cold wind, and the cold moon poured down, making it even more quiet and solemn.
Mei Xiang helped Jiang Yishi up the steps, and she and Shui Ling were invited to the compartment.
Meng Dongshan was not only Meng Zhimo’s absolute confidant, but also Old Master’s absolute confidant. Together with Meng Shen, he stood under the corridor of the main room.
Jiang Yishi entered the house and was invited by Meng Xiang to the side room, where the Elder Master was sitting behind a bookcase reading a letter.
Seeing Jiang Yishi enter, he raised his head and pointed to the leaning seat on his right and said, “Resignation Mo daughter-in-law sit.”
Meng Xiang poured tea and quietly withdrew.
The old master opened the door, “What did the old gods say?”
Jiang Yishi repeated what she had told Meng Rumo.
The old master was thoughtful. Master Yu He didn’t seem to comment on King Wen, but his attitude confirmed their previous guesses. He also believed that the Old Gods’ medicine wasn’t given for nothing.
The matter of King Wen could be revealed to his second son and two grandchildren, but the matter of the medicine given by the Old Gods had to be kept secret, and for now, only he and his eldest grandchildren and his wife could know about it.
The old master added, “Resignation Reading has already had a letter sent back by fast horse, he and Zheng Ji will arrive in the capital at the beginning of the lunar month.”
“General Zheng is also coming back?” Jiang Yishi asked.
She guessed that Zheng Ji would come back to see the Grand Princess, but when she really had to meet with that person, her heart was still particularly resistant.
The Elder Master said, “The Eldest Princess is seriously ill, if he doesn’t come back, he will truly be an unfilial son.
“Also, Maiden Hua and Jiang Chang are already scheduled to marry on April 22 next year, and Maiden Hua and Resignation Feather will leave the capital at the beginning of February. Your father-in-law and Liu are also scheduled to marry on the second day of July next year. You can just rest assured that you will be able to recuperate your fetus, and don’t need to pay attention to those things, just leave it to the second daughter-in-law and the moon maid.”
Jiang Yishi promised and got up to leave.
Mei Xiang had just helped her to walk to the courtyard gate, when she saw Duke Cheng come here, and told the boy guarding the gate that he wanted to see the old Duke.
The boy told him to wait here, and he went in to ask for permission from the Elder Duke.
Seeing Jiang Yishi walk out from inside, Duke Cheng’s eyebrows were furrowed.
Old father was getting more and more confused, spoiling these two to no end, letting a woman come in to the important place of the study. Even if he was confused, he had never dared to let Fu come here in the first place.
What makes him even more angry is that he was the owner of this courtyard before, but now he was kicked out by his old father. If he wanted to come, he still needed his old father’s consent.
Jiang Yishi gave him a curtsy to meet him.
Duke Cheng snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, “If you are valued by your elders, you can’t be proud of your favor, the study is not a place where women can come, be careful of bringing bad luck to the family.”
Jiang Yi shi is not willing to talk to the general understanding of this fool can not, pulling the corner of the mouth to laugh, “I just came out of the Zen room of the master of the stupid and, with the blessing on it.”
After saying this, he got into the sedan chair.
Seeing the sedan chair that gradually walked away, Duke Cheng was so angry that he couldn’t speak.
He came to find his father, or want to Liu family that marriage rely off. If he really can’t get rid of it, he will have to make conditions, and his mother has already agreed to it.
The boy walked out, bowed and said, “Reporting to the Duke of State, the old master invites you in.”
Duke Cheng went in, bowed to his old father and said, “Father, besides Liu, no matter which girl I agree. If I marry a shrew like that, not only will I be laughed at, our entire Meng family will be laughed at.”
The old master waved his hand and said, “This matter has been settled, on the second day of July next year you marry Liu and enter the house.”
Duke Cheng Guo was so angry that he closed his eyes and added, “That shrew can’t give birth to a son, and she doesn’t know how to reddit. Father must let me marry her, and I will take Xiang Xiang into the house. There is another article in our Meng family’s family law, if a wife can’t give birth to a son, she can take a concubine at the age of thirty.”
Xiang Xiang was the concubine he had placed before, and he didn’t know where she had been sent.
He missed her.
The old master looked at his oldest son who was old, so angry that he raised his hand and lowered it again.
He was raised like this, he is also responsible.
The old master suppressed his anger and said, ”You already have two sons and a grandson, and your daughter-in-law is pregnant, so you don’t need a woman to give birth to another child for you. One of Liu’s conditions for marrying you is that you can’t have a concubine, which I have already promised for you. Also promised the Liu family that if you dare to find another woman, Liu will beat you up any way she wants.”
Cheng Guo Gong roared, “Father, I am your son no matter what, how can you cooperate with outsiders to bully me ……”
He was so angry that his face was red, and his eyes were bulging outside his sockets.
The old master was far less patient with him than he was with Meng Rui Yu, waving his hand for him to go out.
Meng Xiang and Meng Shen came over and bowed, “Duke of State, please.”
Duke Cheng knew that Liu Tien was good with her hands, and that he was not necessarily a match for her. How humiliating to be beaten like her ex-husband and hide everywhere.
He only had to settle for the second best, kneeled down and said, “Father, my son admits to marrying Liu, but you can’t connive at Liu’s random actions against my son, how can my son be embarrassed!”
Old Duke said, “Liu is not crazy, as long as you don’t look for other women, with her, how can she hit you at will. If she dares to do it at will, neither the old woman nor I will agree.”
Duke Cheng walked back sadly, Qu’s face appeared in front of his eyes again. Beautiful, gentle, and virtuous, if only she had been alive. He wouldn’t have married Fu, who victimized the whole family and made him lose face, and he wouldn’t have been forced to marry that strong and shrewish Liu. ……
When Jiang Yishi returned to the Floating Life Residence, little CunCun was humming uncomfortably, unhappy that he hadn’t seen his mother and brother Hua for a day.
Jiang Yishi cleaned his hands and face, hugged his son and made out for a while, and Hua Hua also licked his little chubby face and nose a few times.
Jiang Yishi sat on the bed and waited until the end of the day when Meng Zhimo had not returned, so she had to sleep alone.
In a daze, she thought of the cold eyes of Meng Ruimo in her previous life, throwing the letter of repudiation on her, that feeling of powerlessness is now chilling her lungs when she thinks of it!
In this life, she became the master of this house, Meng Ruyu is about to be banished by the family. Then think of Meng Ruimo’s gentle eyes, warm embrace, wet lips, Jiang Yishi full of tenderness ……