Chapter 87: Unwillingness
Jiang Jin laughed again, “Li Shi Zi said that he is interested in second sister and is willing to marry you as the rightful consort. If second sister is willing, he will ask the Empress Dowager to grant you a marriage.”
Jiang Yishi sank her face without words.
The old lady laughed out loud and pinched Jiang Yishi’s hand vigorously, saying, “Aigoo, our Jiang family is going to have a county princess. Li Shizi is the Emperor’s nephew and the Empress Dowager’s grandson, so you have a great chance. Blessed by our ancestors, blessed by old uncle, our Jiang family is going to rise.”
Uncle Jiang also hemmed and hawed and laughed, “Shiyatou has great fortune.”
At this time, he was genuinely happy that his family was going to have a county princess, without a bit of sourness. It seems, his own position is expected to move again.
Jiang Jin was also happy. With the county princess sister, and the emperor has become in-laws, he this future Yong County King’s great-uncle can also get a real vacancy.
Several pairs of eyes looked hopefully at Jiang Yishi, waiting for her to say “I’m willing”.
Jiang Yishi reminded, “Grandmother, the family is discussing marriage with the Meng family, and you have already agreed to the Meng family’s request for marriage.”
The old lady looked up and down at Jiang Yishi, smiled with satisfaction, “Our Jiang family’s daughter is beautiful and intelligent, gentle and virtuous, and her reputation spreads far and wide……. A family has a daughter of hundreds of people to seek, the Meng family can come to seek, of course, the Yong royal family can also come to seek. The marriage with the Meng family has not yet been finalized, we have not finally agreed.”
Uncle Jiang laughed, “I didn’t expect that our Jiang family girl would one day be given a marriage by the Empress Dowager, this is an honor.”
The old madam hailed loudly, patted Jiang Yishi’s hand and said, “Tomorrow, let Jin’er reply to Li Shizi, saying that you are willing to do so.”
In her heart, she thought, if girl Shiyi marries son Li, and girl Yan marries son Meng, then it will be even more complete.
Jiang Yishi glanced at those people, shook her head and said, “I’m not willing.”
The old lady and the others froze, extremely incredulous, and asked in unison, “Why?”
Jiang Yixi replied dryly, “A woman doesn’t marry two husbands, my family has already agreed to my marriage with Meng Shizi, so I will only recognize Meng Shizi. You guys are not keeping your promise, disliking the poor and loving the rich, and setting me up for injustice.”
Her righteousness made the other few people speechless.
Only after a moment did Uncle Jiang say with a red old face, “We are your closest relatives, how could we harm you. It’s just that Meng Shizi’s eyes are bad, and if he goes completely blind, I’m afraid you’ll suffer if you marry him. Li Shizi is a good son, he is the first grandson of the Empress Dowager, and will be the future county prince, healthy and handsome, and will have endless honor and wealth. We are doing this for your own good.”
Jiang Yishi sneered without saying a word. Disliking Meng Zhimo’s blindness, why did she agree in the first place? If you have a higher branch, you dislike other people’s blindness.
She didn’t say it explicitly, but a few others could see what she meant.
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Jiang Bozhi was so angry that he clenched his fists, but he didn’t have the strength to say “we didn’t climb the high horse”, and even more reluctant to say “we don’t want to climb the high horse”.
The old lady became unhappy and released her grip on Jiang Yishi’s hand. Raising her voice, she said, “The marriage between us and the Meng Mansion has not yet been formalized, so we allow for changes and for other families to come and ask for marriage. Li Shizi respected you before asking you what you meant. If he asked the Empress Dowager to directly bestow the marriage, would you dare to disobey the decree?”
Jiang Yishi looked at the old lady, she had a sullen face, but her cloudy old eyes were still full of excitement, as if she was about to become the in-laws of the Yong Wangfu or the Royal Family.
Jiang Yishi reminded, “Grandmother, this is only Li Kai’s personal meaning, at best, it is considered a private message between children, Prince Yong did not explicitly state his position. How can it be taken seriously?”
The old lady said, “Jin’er go and pass a message, saying that you agree. This is also just a private message between young children, the elders do not know about it. When the Empress Dowager gives the marriage, or the matchmaker comes to the door to propose marriage, then we will take it seriously. As for Prince Yong, everyone knows that he favors Princess Zhenbao, and since you cured her eyes and play well with her, Prince Yong will definitely agree.”
Jiang Yishi secretly grunted. For the sake of glory and wealth, the old lady was actually willing to let her granddaughter have a private affair with an outsider, and she even had the nerve to say the words “little child”.
She still shook her head and said, “This is a private affair. Li Kai doesn’t observe etiquette, but I can’t not observe etiquette. Grandmother always taught us to be educated and respectful, not to jeopardize the Jiang family’s customs. For so many years, I’ve kept it in mind.”
The old lady was speechless and closed her eyes in anger. After calming her mind for a while, she persuaded bitterly, “Silly girl, this has already passed through the elders, so it’s not a private marriage. Parents’ orders, matchmakers’ words, marriage matters are decided by elders. We’ve settled on this matter, we’ll choose Li Shizi.”
Uncle Jiang also said, “Maiden shi, be obedient, this choice is in your best interest.”
Jiang Yishi still shook her head and said solemnly, “Grandmother, Uncle, I think that you have already agreed to the Meng family’s marriage proposal, so you must keep your word and not go back on it.”
The old madam completely chilled her face, “The elders spoke kindly, yet you are so disobedient. It’s all because the old woman spoiled you and raised you to have this kind of nature that doesn’t know the heights of heaven and earth. I don’t want to talk about it, but the elders have the final say in marriage matters. You’ll just wait for the Empress Dowager to bestow the marriage and marry into the Yong Wang House.”
Jiang Yishi stood up and said coldly, “I can’t do that kind of treachery. If you guys are bent on having your way, just wait to collect your corpses.”
After saying that, she twisted her head and walked out of Ruyi Hall.
She had to shock them first, temporarily not daring Jiang Jin to go and talk back to Li Kai, before she could rush to clear the air with Li Kai before Jiang Jin did.
This matter had to be resolved quickly. If word gets out and the Meng family knows about it, even if the marriage between the two families can go smoothly, it will still make the Meng elders unhappy, and the Meng grand madam will even grab this handle to make waves, adding unnecessary trouble.
The old lady was so angry that she was dizzy and sat down on her bed.
Uncle Jiang was also furious. Supporting the old lady, he said, ”Mother, don’t be angry, we can’t push Shiyi Yaotou too far. Let her calm down for a while, maybe she will come to her senses. Jin’er will also have to drag his feet and not reply for now.”
He was furious as hell, but he still couldn’t give up the chance to be in-laws with Prince Yong.
Jiang Yishi returned to Scorched Garden, and Hua Hua had already returned.
A few maids saw their master’s bad face and didn’t dare to utter a single breath.
Jiang Yishi carried Flower into the bedroom and let it listen to the movement of Ruyi Hall.
The old lady was still scolding Jiang Yishi, but Uncle Jiang advised her with warm words and added, “Tomorrow, have someone bring a letter to Third Brother and ask him to come back. Ma’am Xi has always been close to him, so perhaps she can listen to his advice.”
The old lady asked again, “You say, shi yatou has been in the manor for so long, and helped Meng Shizi cure his eyes, she is so dead set on it, could she have already had a head start with Meng Shizi?”
Master Jiang Bo was busy saying, “Mother, Shi-Ya-Tou is a girl of the Jiang family, so don’t even think like that. It’s possible for them to be secretly in love, but there definitely won’t be a head or tail.”