Chen Ruochu didn’t want to waste words arguing with her on this matter, and impatiently tapped the table, "What exactly are you trying to say?"
Lady Jiang imdiately perked up, her eyes friendly to the point of exaggeration as she looked at Lin Wei, "Isn’t Weiwei’s older sister a sworn sister to the Third Prince, or rather, now we should call him the Crown Prince? Hehe, isn’t your sister the sworn sister of the Crown Prince? Could you perhaps say a few good words to your older sister, and have her help introduce your sister to the Crown Prince?"
After a pause, Lady Jiang took out a delicate little box from her bosom, containing a pair of exquisite and beautiful jade bracelets of a vivid green hue, clearly of great value at first glance.
"These bracelets, you see, were left to by my mother as part of my dowry for marriage, ant to be passed on to my daughter and daughter-in-law. Now, I’ll give one to you and your sister each!"
As she spoke, she took out a bracelet, intending to place it on Lin Wei’s wrist.
Lin Wei was taken aback and quickly withdrew her hand.
What did Lady Jiang an by this? Giving one to her and Chen Leyao each? Was she indirectly acknowledging her as a daughter-in-law of the Chen family?
Initially, she was barred from entering because they thought she would affect their daughter, but now that they needed her, they agreed to let her into the Chen family.
Hehe, is the Chen family’s gate really that attractive? Does Lin Wei have to shalessly insist on going in?
Lin Wei was not the only one who was sowhat angry; Chen Ruochu was even angrier, his face turning pale.
What was Lady Jiang doing? Treating them like the Chen family’s servants, to be summoned and dismissed at will? Haha, what a joke!
"Madam Chen, I think you haven’t figured out the situation. The Chen family wanting to push won towards the Crown Prince is your business, and has nothing to do with !"
Chen Ruochu narrowed his eyes, "Furthermore, Weiwei is the woman I have chosen. Whether you acknowledge it or not, in this lifeti, I will only recognize her. Moreover, I have already left the Chen family, and our matters have nothing to do with you anymore, so there’s no need to talk about whether you recognize it or not! Hah! Alright, Madam Chen, we have other matters to attend to, please excuse us if we do not see you off!"
"Ruochu, you... how could you do this? Your sister has beco the Crown Prince’s Concubine, and as her brother, you could gain face as well! Even if you don’t think of your sister, you should think of your father and the Chen family!"
Lady Jiang continued to blabber, but Chen Ruochu didn’t want to engage with her anymore. Arguing with this crazy woman was simply pointless!
She only ever thought about herself and her daughter, when had she ever cared for them?
"Old Madam, please leave now!"
Liuzi, who had been guarding the door, quickly ca over and had two strong won escort Lady Jiang away.
In the end, he disdainfully spit, "I always knew this woman was up to no good, and after eting her today, even labeling her as ’good-for-nothing’ would be a complint! Such rubbish! Pah!"
Although this matter had passed several days ago, every ti Chen Ruochu and Lin Wei thought about it, it left an uncomfortable feeling in their hearts.
Especially since Lady Jiang kept coming over every couple of days to seek an audience, completely disregarding any dignity!
Sighing, Lin Wei said in a low voice, "In fact, I’m quite happy that Sister Leyao has beco the Crown Prince’s Concubine, after all, she treats the both of us well. And during our ti at the Red Smoke Pavilion, we always got along well. It’s just..."
It’s just that her mother was really clueless. If she had co pleading by leveraging the relationship between Chen Leyao and Lin Wei, perhaps out of consideration for Chen Leyao, she would have agreed.
But she had to start with that family heirloom bracelet, and her words indirectly implied acknowledgnt of her as a Chen family daughter-in-law. Hah, this was not asking for a favor but putting on a show of pity!!
Such a high and mighty attitude and mindset, it’s no wonder Chen Ruochu confronted her directly.
Chen Ruochu rubbed his temples tiredly, "Oh, let’s not talk about her anymore, just thinking about her gives a headache!"
Pfft!
Lin Wei found his words sowhat amusing and chided him playfully, shooting him a sly glance. This poor acting would only fool simple boys like Liuzi, definitely not her!
"Alright, have you been thinking about it for a while now? No matter how you think about it, Sister Leyao is still your sister. I’ll go ask Big Sister about it another day? If I take any longer, it might be too late!"
After Lady Chen’s visit, Lin Wei had actually gone to see Lin Yuan to inquire about the matter. Not knowing beforehand, finding out was indeed shocking!
With Zhao Hongde becoming the Crown Prince, many rushed to curry favor with him, and there were quite a few who sent daughters to the palace to be considered as consorts, far more than could be counted on two hands.
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