Chapter 236 Your Brother Wants Who to Replace ?
Even though He Shuijin took such a drastic asure, Qiu Yelan had no intention to take action.
After all, it was just their speculation that Jiang Yadan would force Mada Tao Junior to give way to An Zhenshang, and things hadn’t co to such a pass yet. What was more, if they really struck the An Family, it would be hard to wind this matter up. Feng Rugui was a staunch supporter of the Jiang Family!
Once Jiang Yadan knew it, it would be hard for them to explain it to him as sisters-in-law, as well as his two younger brothers Jiang Yaheng and Jiang Yashuang.
Qiu Yelan had a good impression of Mada Tao Junior indeed, but she couldn’t risk everything for her.
So, after careful thinking, she decided to wait and see the changes, “If not, just reveal this idea to Mada Tao and let her handle that!”
After Jiang Yashuang ca back that day, he asked how things were going on with Mada Tao Junior. When he heard that Sheng Shishui had a narrow escape, his frowning brows beca even tighter, “It happened after I left? Such a coincidence?”
“Yeah.” Qiu Yelan said nonchalantly, “However, it’s fortunate that Yanniang is a wisenheir. She thought because of what happened to the eighth sister-in-law yesterday, Mada Tao Junior was the focus of the whole family then and we didn’t have ti to care about the sixteenth sister-in-law, so she could muddle through with what she did... But it was exposed that very day, and grandmother was so angry that she didn’t even listen to the pleas of the sixteenth sister-in-law and intended to drown her in the river that very day. In order to survive, she yelled that she had seen Mada Feng had trysts with a strange man, which gave the eighth sister-in-law ti to breathe. She was so pressed!”
Jiang Yashuang kept silent for a while, and asked thoughtfully, “How is the eighth sister-in-law now?”
“Grandma tortured Mada Feng’s close maids. Soone said that Mada Feng did go out several tis at night when the brother was not at ho. The reason was that she was bored in the house and wanted to take a walk in the big garden.” Qiu Yelan talked about what she got just now plainly, “But Mada Feng insisted that the servant was talking nonsense.”
In addition to the garden in their own courtyard where they lived, there was also a big public garden in Marquess’s Mansion which was located on the northeast corner of Marquess’s Mansion. It covered a vast area and the lake in it could accommodate more than a dozen boats to float on it. When people in the mansion were tired of enjoying the small garden in their yards, they often went to the big garden indeed. But as a concubine, it was impossible to act as freely as an official wife.
And even if she had been an official wife, if she went into the garden in the middle of the night when her husband was not ho, everyone would suspect her!
Seeing Jiang Yashuang was still frowning, Qiu Yelan continued, “Grandmother asked brother what to do with this matter just now as it was not early. Brother said he had never heard of such a thing before, so he took the eighth sister-in-law and Mada Feng ho to ask them carefully, and he would reply to grandma tomorrow.”
“You will go to brother with in a while.” Jiang Yashuang rubbed his eyebrows and said lightly, “After we go over, we’ll talk separately. You need to comfort the eighth sister-in-law!”
When Qiu Yelan was about to agree, Jiang Yashuang said in a low voice, “Find an opportunity to order her servants to pay attention to her these days, and don’t make anything bad happen!”
“I’m afraid it will be inconvenient for to talk to the eighth sister-in-law’s servants. I will talk to Su He later and let her remind them.” Qiu Yelan’s heart sank. She had been thinking about how to help Mada Tao Junior out of cri, and if it wasn’t for Jiang Yashuang’s reminding, she almost forgot that it was not only the outsiders who could destroy Mada Tao Junior, but also herself!
Her natal family’s setting her up, which was no longer a threat, could let her heart die. That was the family that gave birth to her and raised her!
If Jiang Yadan revealed that he didn’t want her anymore, after being abandoned by both her natal family and her husband, how could she hold on then?
What was more, Mada Tao Junior always resigned herself to adversity!
At the mont, Qiu Yelan hurriedly called Su He to wait for her to enter the inner chamber to change clothes imdiately, and took the opportunity to tell her what to say in a while, “Rember to talk to the maid who didn’t set up the eighth sister-in-law this ti.”
“Mada, don’t worry. I’ll rember that! Mada Tao Junior’s maid Cuizhan is lowly though, this ti she tried her best to argue for Madam Tao Junior. Sister Xiaran and others told that when they ca back from several inquiries.” Su He promised, “I’ll ask her to follow Mada Tao Junior closely!”
When going out, Jiang Yashuang had also changed his official uniforms into holy robes. The couple went to Jiang Yadan’s yard together. It was so quiet there. After a long while, seeing Jiang Jingheng and Jiang Huiwan who were playing in the yard, they sensed so liveliness.
“Uncle! Aunt!” Seeing Jiang Yashuang and Qiu Yelan, the servants who were waiting for the two children hurriedly reminded them.
The two little siblings hit each other for fun while walking over to greet them. Qiu Yelan estimated that their biological mothers were not Luan or Mada Feng, but soone else. A brother who was as old as them died yesterday, while they could have fun at this ti. Even if the children were forgetful, it showed the deep contradictions among Jiang Yadan’s concubines.
Jiang Yashuang looked at his nephew and niece who were grinning, looking sowhat gloomy. The reason why children at this age could be indifferent to the death of their half-brother was that the people who raised them didn’t teach them well, and it was improper to bla the kids. Therefore, though his lips moved slightly, he refrained finally but asked, “Are your father and mother in it?”
He glanced at the main room while speaking.
Jiang Jingheng and Jiang Huiwan looked at each other and replied together, “Father is with the twentieth sister, and mother is inside.”
“Go and let my brother talk with in the study.” Jiang Yashuang ordered a servant in the porch, and then said to his wife, “Aren’t you looking for the eighth sister-in-law? She happened to be inside.”
Qiu Yelan nodded in accordance with his words, “I will go in.”
“Our mother is crying inside. I’ll report to her, aunt!” When she finished speaking, Jiang Jingheng and Jiang Huiwan suddenly showed a strange expression on their faces, and both shouted. Without waiting for Qiu Yelan to agree, they ran towards the main room!
“Follow up quickly and don’t let them fall!” Jiang Yashuang shouted at the servants who were looking after them imdiately when seeing that. While the two children did not fall, but when they ran to the porch outside the room, they didn’t an to enter the door at all but slipped under the window, then jumped up and pounded the closed window hard, yelling at the sa ti, “Mom! The nineteenth aunt wants to see you!”
Before they finished their words, there was the sound of broken porcelain from the inner chamber. The people inside must have been frightened by the sudden shouting and pounding!
Jiang Yashuang turned livid at that mont.
Qiu Yelan sneered in her heart, looked at her husband, and said in a low voice, “Last ti you said that Jingheng and Jinghu have never been naughty in front of you, right?” That must be because you were stared at by Marquess Qin to focus on your study most of the ti and rarely saw these nephews and nieces!
“You go to comfort the eighth sister-in-law.” Jiang Yashuang looked at his triumphant nephew and niece who successfully frightened their official mother in the room with obvious anger, “Let their nurses take them away. It’s late and they should go back to rest. Why they still run around in the courtyard?”
Qiu Yelan knew that he would definitely tell Jiang Yadan about it in a while, so she didn’t ntion it anymore, but nodded and led Su He into the room.
Before she asked soone to report, Mada Tao Junior, who looked so haggard, had co out with Cuizhan by her side. A soaked veil was tied to her forehead, and her voice was very weak, “Nineteenth sister-in-law, I’m so tired so I didn’t go out to et you. I’m sorry about that.”
“Sister-in-law, just lie down. You needn’t get up for !” Qiu Yelan hurried up to support her.
Cuizhan said angrily, “Mada was about to fall asleep just now, but she almost fell to the ground because they frightened her just now!”
“Su He, didn’t you hear what Jiang Yashuang said just now? Go and ask their nurses to take them away!” Qiu Yelan sighed, “Eighth sister-in-law, you are so kind that you pampered them so much!”
Cuizhan said, “It’s not because of our mada...”
“Stop that!” Mada Tao Junior interrupted her wearily. She had been helped into the inner chamber at this ti and lay back with the help of her sister-in-law and the confidant maid. She wanted to say sothing, but couldn’t help shedding tears.
Seeing this, Qiu Yelan felt a little bit sour. When she was thinking about changing the subject, Mada Tao Junior wiped her face hastily and then forced a smile to ask, “Jiang Yashuang is here too? Why didn’t he co in? I watched him grow up. You are here too, so he needn’t be so shy.”
“He went to the study to wait for his brother.” Qiu Yelan pursed her lips, “I co here to chat with you.”
“Really?” Mada Tao Junior smiled self-deprecatingly, and said after a while, “Thank you so much.” She then bit her lower lip hard, “Oh! I forgot to make you so tea. Cuizhan, why didn’t you remind ?”
Cuizhan hurriedly confessed her ignorance and intended to make tea. But when she was about to leave, Mada Tao Junior ordered, “Make a cup of tea which I usually drink for the nineteenth sister-in-law first, and then go to the storeroom to get the good tea which Her Majesty awarded us last year!”
Qiu Yelan’s heart throbbed when she heard the words. It was clear that she intended to send Cuizhan away to talk to her secretly.
After Cuizhan left, hearing no movent outside, Mada Tao Junior then said in a low voice as expected, “Nineteenth sister-in-law, tell honestly. Your brother wants who to take over my position?”
Qiu Yelan never expected her to be so clear and blunt. She was shocked. Pausing for a while, she forced a smile, “No! Why do you think this way, eighth sister-in-law? You are fine now, so how can anyone else take over your position?”
“Are you still hiding it from now?” Mada Tao Junior smiled bitterly and said, “Yanniang made a confession about Mada Feng to survive. With grandmother there, this ti, the trouble caused by our branch would be over then no matter who was behind the scene. Jiang Yashuang and you are newly-married, and he works as an official now. I’m afraid he doesn’t even have enough ti to accompany you after work. So why do you co here so late? You talk to just to let Su He take the opportunity to talk to Cuizhan. You’re afraid that I will take my own life. While Jiang Yashuang goes to talk to your brother to speak up for , right?”
Without waiting for Qiu Yelan’s answer, she sighed and continued, “Actually, in the evening, when grandmother asked about your brother’s opinions about Mada Feng and he said that he would ask about that, I knew that he was not satisfied with the result! I’ve thought that he always loves Mada Feng, but when he ca back, he asked people to lock her in the firewood room, ignored her crying, and went directly to the room of Yan... Since he wasn’t dissatisfied with grandma’s disposal for Mada Feng, what else can it be? He just wants to give way!”
She was so clear that Qiu Yelan found it extrely difficult to brush her off. After a hard thought, she bit the bullet to lie, “We heard that brother did not deal with Mada Feng imdiately, and we were afraid that he would be coaxed by her sweet words!”
“When you ca, you must have seen what Jingheng and Huiwan did outside, right?” Mada Tao Junior looked at her deeply and sighed, “It was so late, but the two children were still playing outside my room. Soone let them do that deliberately to bother ... Although they always ignored before, when people ca here, they would restrain themselves. They know there will be a new hostess soon, so they are against deliberately to claim credit from the new hostess then.”
Her voice was choking, “Even they have known that. Aren’t you going to tell yet?”
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