Chapter 227:
Chapter 227
After all, the daughter's incident of not returning overnight, saying that it was not nice after all, Jiang's family had never even told her family.
Wei Hanzhang knew it well, so he smiled and answered casually with a reason. His eyes swept over several cousins one by one, and he said with concern: "It has been bumpy for several months on the way, but everyone is still in good health. good?"
Wan Shi looked stunned, then forced a smile and said, "Except for your nephew being young and unlucky, and not able to come back in one piece, all of us are fine."
Xiao Boqian informed him in advance that although Wei Hanzhang was also sad, he was not as rude as when he was in the palace. Hearing this, he just pursed his lips slightly and spoke a few words of comfort.
But she was really not good at comforting people, so she thought of something again, frowned slightly, took off the palace card and handed it to Nanny Zhou, and said: "Take this card and go to the Imperial Hospital to ask an imperial doctor to come over."
Wanshi was startled and hurriedly advised: "A doctor from the government has already checked the pulse, so there is no need for you to work for me, sir."
"I have been suffering for several months, and my body is exhausted. I have small and stubborn diseases that are not obvious now, but can easily cause troubles in the future. It will not be good in the future. It is not too careful to be careful." Wei Hanzhang insisted: "It is better to invite the imperial doctor. Take a trip."
“Ran Ran is right to worry, sister-in-law, there is no need to be so cautious.” Mrs. Jiang knew her sister-in-law’s concerns and advised her.
Mama Zhou took the palace card and withdrew with a slight blessing.
The hall became quiet for a moment. Mrs. Jiang patted her granddaughter on the back of her hand and said, "You sisters have a deep relationship. We haven't seen each other for a few months and I think you have a lot to say. You don't need to stay here anymore. Let's go out and play."
Wei Hanzhang had already seen the three sisters Jiang Zhiqin, Jiang Zhiqi, and Jiang Zhixue sitting in the corner. After hearing this, the sisters looked at each other, said goodbye to their elders, and left.
Nearly half a year later, the sisters finally got together again, but the situation was completely different.
Just after leaving the main courtyard, after walking a few steps, the two sisters Jiang Zhiqin and Jiang Zhiqi turned to Wei Hanzhang Yifu and solemnly thanked him.
Wei Hanzhang hurriedly helped the person, frowning and said: "We are all sisters, why should we be so polite."
Jiang Zhiqin smiled slightly: "Favour is a favor, how can I take it for granted just because she is my sister?"
"Sister, you're right. It's all thanks to Ran Ran that we can return to Beijing from Lingnan safely this time." Thinking of the hardships he endured all the way to the harsh mountains and rivers, Jiang Zhiqi burst into tears: "My parents said, you are ours." A great benefactor to the family.”
"…" Wei Hanzhang was silent. It was a bit too shameful to be a great benefactor.
But when she thought about it, if it weren't for the Jiang family, she wouldn't have gotten close to the Crown Prince in the first place. To be honest, she was worthy of being the benefactor of the Jiang family.
However, the Jiang family did not have the kindness to raise her.
The weather was sunny and the breeze was gentle. Jiang Zhiqi suggested making tea by the stove among the flowers in the backyard.
Cousins who have grown up together since childhood have a deep affection for each other. The unfamiliarity that they had not seen each other for a few months disappeared in a short time.
They all talked about their experiences in the past few months.
Jiang Zhiqi is a good talker and recounted everything he encountered during his exile. Jiang Zhixue, who had a somewhat reserved temperament, changed his face after hearing this and covered his heart.
She poured tea for each of the sisters and said softly: "God is wise, and we sisters can get together and enjoy tea leisurely again. It is a blessing after all the hardships. Let us use tea instead of wine to pay homage to our past selves."
"That's right," Wei Hanzhang held the tea cup and said with a smile, "Think of everything in the past as a calamity. Let's only look at the future." She found that her third cousin had really changed a lot. She was so sensitive before. His stingy temper can actually persuade others.
The four sisters clinked their cups and drank their tea.
Jiang Zhiqi put down the teacup, looked at his cousin, and said with concern: "Sanniang, your temperament has changed so much."
"Second sister, don't worry about me," Jiang Zhixue said, "I was too concerned about other people's opinions before. Since I was divorced by my maternal cousin, I have completely woken up. There is nothing in this world that is worthy of embarrassing ourselves."
"If I were still as aggressive as before, I would be too embarrassed to go out to meet people after being divorced."
Even hanging with a rope is not impossible.
After all, her parents were so worried during those days.
“I also found that rather than being careful in everything in order to win praise from others, it is better to stand in a high position, so that others can truly be in awe and not dare to despise,”
As if she had thought of something, she smiled sarcastically: "You know, after returning to Xuzhou from the capital, my maternal ancestors' family sent people to come to the house to cancel the engagement, for fear that they would be taken over by our shabby Jiang family."
“But on the afternoon of the day when the imperial edict of knighthood came, my uncle and cousin, who had canceled the engagement without showing up, knocked on the door of Jiang Mansion and wanted to continue the marriage. Every time I think about this, I can’t help but laugh.”
Wei Hanzhang had heard her talk about it a long time ago, and after hearing the words, he held her hand and advised her gently: "Don't think about it. Since this is such a family, it's a blessing that we didn't get married."
Jiang Zhiqi just came back today. When Chuchu heard about his cousin, he said, "Yeah, it doesn't matter if we break off the engagement. I'm not telling you that your maternal family's lintel can be picked far away in the capital with your eyes closed." Better than him."
The second wife of the Jiang family came from a merchant family in Xuzhou, and marrying into the Jiang Mansion was considered a high achievement. If the eldest daughter had not been able to stand up, she would not have let her daughter marry back. Unexpectedly, a strange combination of circumstances and a big detour ended up being her daughter. dislike.
In fact, Jiang Zhiqi wanted to say that businessmen are people who seek profit and forget their own righteousness, so it is not surprising that they would do such a thing.
But as he spoke, he remembered what happened to his own sister.
The Zhao family is a real official family, not much worse than the Gu family in Xuzhou. Didn't they also make a move to divorce their brides?
In this room, Wei Hanzhang also thought of the Zhao family. A few months ago, she met Zhao Junsheng by chance in a teahouse. At that time, the other party did not know that the Jiang family had been granted a title. He only knew that she would be the future crown princess, so he was shameless. Asked about Jiang Zhiqin.
The Jiang family was knighted and returned to Beijing. Of course, the Zhao family got the news. She came to the Jiang family a lot during these days and met the Zhao family father and son several times. She always came to visit with generous gifts to ease the relationship between the two families.
Compared to an officialdom where people just retire after becoming an official, a family that can maintain a title passed down for three generations is certainly more prestigious, not to mention that the Jiang family also has a granddaughter who has been raised at home since childhood and will soon be waiting for a post.
The Jiang family was about to become the new rich in the capital, but the Zhao family found that not only did they personally regret the marriage, but they also offended others to death.
How can this be done?
Isn’t offending the Jiang family the same as offending the future queen?
Although such behavior is indeed shameful, in many cases, the family's future is more important than face.
As for the Jiang family, Mrs. Jiang's surname was Zhao after all, so she couldn't keep her nephew and grandnephew away. However, she remembered how cold they were towards her granddaughter and couldn't be warm to her.
From top to bottom, the Jiang family treated the father and son indifferently, not bothering to be too polite. However, the Zhao family father and son were completely unaware and came to the door every now and then, obviously trying to save their marriage.