Quick Wear: The Enchanting Concubine, Rules of Survival and Plunder

Chapter 1077 The Unfaithful Lover 5

"Pah!" That was the voice of Dingxiang, Jiang Huishu's dowry maid. "This little slut is really showing less and less respect for you, Madam. Look at her tone of voice and her perfunctory manner of bowing. She doesn't respect you, Madam, at all."

"Alright, that's enough!" This was the voice of Ding Ling, another maid who accompanied Jiang Huishu. "Any maid or servant in the Gu family who has any sense of shame would respect our mistress. What good will your cursing do, other than making the mistress feel even worse?"

"I'm just feeling sorry for Madam," Dingxiang said, her eyes reddening. "Ever since our Madam married into the Gu family, she hasn't had a single day of peace. Her life has been like eating rice mixed with tears."

"Alright, that's enough," Jiang Huishu said. "No matter how hard life is, you get used to it after a while. My biggest hope now is that Chunxi can marry a good man. As for the suffering I've endured in the Gu family, it's nothing."

"As long as you can help Chunxi find a good marriage, I will gladly accept any hardship or humiliation, no matter how great it may be."

“Madam, the master is really willing to find a good marriage for Miss Cousin,” Ding Ling said with a joyful expression. “That’s wonderful! The heavy weight on your heart can finally be lifted.”

“That makes sense,” Jiang Huishu said with a smile. “As long as Chunxi can marry a good man, I will have no regrets in this life, and my days in the Gu family will not seem so unbearable.”

"However, don't let Chunxi know about this yet. After all, it's still far from certain, so don't tell her child yet, lest her child worry about it and it becomes a bad thing."

"Aunt, I've come to pay my respects." Just then, Jiang Chunxi's voice came from outside the door, and then she walked in with her maid, Changli.

"Come sit here with your aunt," Jiang Huishu said with a smile, extending her hand.

Jiang Chunxi stepped forward, placed her hands on Jiang Huishu's hands, and then sat down next to her: "Aunt, is there something happy happening today? You seem to be in a very good mood."

“There is indeed good news,” Jiang Huishu said gently, holding her niece’s hand. “Your uncle has agreed to arrange for someone to escort you back to Jiangnan, and will also have someone prepare congratulatory gifts to send to your grandmother. Once the Jiang family receives those gifts, they will definitely be very happy, and I don’t think they will put any pressure on you.”

My niece is already sixteen this year, but there's still no sign of her getting married. I can easily imagine what the elders at the Jiang family will scold her for when she goes back home.

As for what the reprimand was, it was of course a reprimand for her child being useless. The Jiang family only had wishful thinking about marrying their niece into a high-ranking family, but they didn't consider that the possibility of such a marriage was almost zero. They would only think that their niece was useless, unlike her aunt who was so capable that she could get a high-ranking official from the imperial court to come and ask for her hand in marriage with just a glance.

Jiang Huishu naturally wouldn't write back to her family to complain about being a stand-in. After all, what good would it do? Her family might just scold her for being pretentious.

Therefore, the Jiang family had no idea about Jiang Huishu's situation in the Gu family and always thought that she was doing very well in the Gu family.

Jiang Chunxi: "Judging from what my aunt said, does it mean that my uncle has already made arrangements for my marriage?"

"Sigh!" Jiang Huishu smiled helplessly, "I was originally thinking of keeping it from you for the time being, but I didn't expect you to be so smart and figure it out right away."

“Your uncle said last night,” Jiang Huishu said with a happy smile, “that he will arrange your marriage and will definitely find you a good match.”

Jiang Huishu then recounted Gu Bingkun's words from the previous night: "Don't hold any grudges against illegitimate children. You should know that the illegitimate sons of high-ranking officials are not worthy of a merchant's daughter. This is already the best match your uncle could arrange for you."

"Of course, nothing is certain yet, and the final outcome is still unknown. However, since your uncle said that, he must be able to arrange your marriage properly."

"Alright, Aunt, please stop talking," Jiang Chunxi said shyly. "You've already said it's still far from certain, so please don't continue. Otherwise, you'll make me extremely embarrassed."

Jiang Chunxi immediately pulled her hand away from Jiang Huishu's and covered her face shyly.

"Alright, alright, Aunt won't say anymore," Jiang Huishu said with a smile. "But we still need to inform the old lady about your return to Jiangnan. Today happens to be the fifteenth, and I'm going to pay my respects to the old lady. You can come with me to pay your respects to her."

Madam Gu did not require Jiang Huishu to pay her respects every day. In terms of the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Madam Gu did not mistreat Jiang Huishu. She just looked down on Jiang Huishu and did not treat her as a member of the Gu family. She allowed the servants in the mansion to not take Jiang Huishu seriously.

Sometimes, it is this kind of contempt that is most likely to break down a person's psychological defenses and is also the hardest to hurt their heart.

When Jiang Huishu brought Jiang Chunxi to Madam Gu's courtyard, Madam Gu had already finished her breakfast.

"Greetings to the old lady." Jiang Huishu and Jiang Chunxi bowed to Old Madam Gu at the same time.

As for why Jiang Huishu didn't call Old Madam Gu "mother-in-law," it was naturally because she was not worthy and was not allowed to call Old Madam Gu "mother-in-law" or "mother."

"Get up!" Old Madam Gu said in a calm voice, "Why did you bring your niece with you today to pay your respects?"

“It’s like this,” Jiang Huishu said, glancing cautiously at Old Madam Gu before continuing, “My mother’s birthday is coming up soon. Chunxi has been away from home for many years, so she’s thinking of going back to wish her grandmother a happy birthday and then visiting her family on the way.”

"Having been away from home for so long, it's indeed time to go back and visit. Otherwise, once you get married, it might be difficult to return to Jiangnan," Old Madam Gu said in her usual calm tone. "What's your plan regarding your niece's marriage?"

Although she already had a plan in mind, she still needed to ask Jiang Huishu's opinion. If Jiang Huishu was ambitious and wanted her niece to marry into a higher social class, then Old Madam Gu would not kindly help Jiang Chunxi find a marriage partner.

"I only hope that Chunxi can marry someone of good character who can protect her maid; I have no other requirements," Jiang Huishu quickly replied.

Because she was not recognized, Jiang Huishu did not even have the right to call herself a daughter-in-law in front of Madam Gu.

Madam Gu nodded in satisfaction: "In that case, you two aunt and niece can just wait patiently. Considering that you have been well-behaved all these years, the Gu family doesn't mind finding a good marriage for your niece."