novelaction Chapter 1139 The Eldest Daughter Who Was Rejected in the Engagement 35
Chapter 1139 The Eldest Daughter Who Was Rejected in the Engagement 35
“Grandmother, don’t worry! Aunt Tong harmed Aunt Song’s unborn child, so how could Aunt Song possibly let Aunt Tong have a chance to come back from the estate?” Jiang Chunxi said with a smile. “In short, Aunt Tong is no longer a threat. She will never have the chance to show up in front of you again.”
"That's true." Hearing her granddaughter say that, Madam Jiang's anger finally subsided.
Meanwhile, at Aunt Song's place...
“Master, that wretched woman, Aunt Tong, harmed your own flesh and blood. How can you let her off so easily, merely sending her to the estate?” Song Miaorou asked Jiang’s father angrily, tears streaming down her face. “In your heart, is your own flesh and blood less important than a vicious and despicable woman?”
"I don't care, you must kill Aunt Tong to avenge my child. Why is it that my child is gone, but Aunt Tong, that murderer, is still alive and well?"
"Enough," Mr. Jiang said irritably. "Whose fault is this? If you hadn't provoked Aunt Tong, would she have caused you to miscarry in your anger and loss of control? So you lost your baby, and you can only blame yourself for your own misdeeds."
“Master,” Song Miaorou looked at Jiang’s father in disbelief, “How could you say that about me? Yes, I lost my baby, and it was partly my own fault. I shouldn’t have provoked that bitch, Aunt Tong.”
"But isn't it because I'm too jealous? Whenever I think about how much you used to dote on Aunt Tong, a strong fire of resentment and jealousy rises in my chest. In the end, isn't it because I love Master too much that I'm jealous of how much you used to dote on Aunt Tong?"
"Sigh!" Mr. Jiang sighed helplessly. "Alright, alright, stop crying. Although you've lost your child, once you've recovered, we'll be able to have another child soon."
"As for Aunt Tong," Mr. Jiang frowned, his head aching, "Aunt Tong has been with me for so many years, and she gave me a son and a daughter. I can't just execute her!"
"Besides, I'm not sending her to the estate, and I'll never let her have the chance to come back to the manor again, so you should be lenient with her! After all, you also bear a lot of responsibility for what happened today, don't you?"
Song Miaorou suppressed the resentment in her eyes. She was smart enough to know that continuing to pester him would not do her any good, since she couldn't afford to lose favor.
Therefore, they had no choice but to compromise and spare the life of that vile woman, Aunt Tong.
However, she would never let it go so easily. She wanted that wretched woman, Aunt Tong, to suffer endless torment on the estate, to live a life worse than death, in order to soothe the pain of losing her child.
At the same time, in Jiang Chunyun's courtyard.
"Has Aunt Song lost her mind?" Jiang Chunyun was furious. "Even if she wanted to harm Aunt Song's unborn child, she shouldn't have used such a brutal method. Now look what's happened! She's been sent to the estate. How can I ever count on her again?"
“Miss, you can’t blame Aunt Tong for this,” said the head maidservant beside Jiang Chunyun. “After all, Aunt Song really went too far. If Aunt Song hadn’t used the Second Young Master to provoke Aunt Tong, how could Aunt Tong have lost control and harmed the child in Aunt Song’s womb?”
“Miss, don’t worry too much,” came the voice of another head maid. “Master didn’t punish Consort Tong, he just sent her to the estate. That proves that Consort Tong is still very important to Master. Once Master’s anger has subsided, you can go to Master and plead for Consort Tong. I believe Master will be able to let Consort Tong come back from the estate.”
"Sigh! I hope so!" Jiang Chunyun sighed, now she could only try to think of the best-case scenario.
Although Aunt Tong was too impulsive, Jiang Chunyun breathed a huge sigh of relief. She knew that since Aunt Song became pregnant, she had been so worried that she could hardly sleep at night.
Now that Aunt Song's baby is gone, she can finally get a good night's sleep.
Thanks to Madam Jiang's reprimand, the news that Aunt Tong had caused Aunt Song's miscarriage and that Aunt Tong had been sent to the estate was naturally not spread, so outsiders were unaware of this matter.
Jiang Chunyun naturally couldn't tell An Chongli about this, otherwise An Chongli would have made a decision immediately instead of still hesitating about whether to give up on Jiang Chunyun.
Just three days after Aunt Tong was sent to the estate, news of a talent selection came from the palace.
The emperor is old, but he has memories of the original owner's past life. Jiang Chunxi knows that this selection of princes is mainly for several princes who have just come of age.
The emperor had more than twenty sons, and the princes who had just come of age were the emperor's youngest sons.
Jiang Chunxi naturally wanted to participate in the imperial concubine selection, but her target was not the princes, but the emperor's youngest brother, who was also his most beloved brother, Prince Fu.
Prince Fu is twenty-eight years old this year. His previous wife died in childbirth during her second pregnancy. This selection of consorts is not only to choose consorts for several princes, but also to choose a virtuous and talented consort for Prince Fu.
In the original owner's previous life, Prince Fu disregarded the emperor's objections and insisted on choosing the legitimate daughter of a fourth-rank official from a humble background. Prince Fu was worried that marrying a stepmother from a good family would bring misfortune to the two children left by his first wife.
That's why he deliberately chose the daughter of a fourth-rank official from a humble background. Little did he know that a humble background didn't mean she lacked ambition; in fact, the limited perspective brought about by her background would make her even more wicked.
In short, six months after the daughter of a fourth-rank official married into the Prince of Fu's mansion and became pregnant, she immediately used a simple and brutal method to kill the Prince of Fu's two legitimate sons and daughters in the lotus pond in the garden.
This incident caused quite a stir in the original owner's previous life because Prince Fu did not choose to swallow his anger because the second princess was pregnant. Instead, he directly ordered the Dali Temple to investigate and ultimately insisted that the Dali Temple sentence the second princess, who was a murderer and a wicked woman, to be beheaded.
Honestly, Prince Fu's actions were a very rare quality in ancient times.
He did not choose not to seek justice for his two children or let the perpetrator escape legal punishment because of the royal family's reputation or the child in his second wife's womb.
Of course! There was an even more important reason why Jiang Chunxi chose him: the Prince of Fu was deeply trusted and favored by the Emperor, and his power was real. This was the most important reason why Jiang Chunxi chose him.
Just as preparations were being made for Jiang Chunxi's selection of concubines in the mansion, Jiang Chunyun got so angry that she smashed things in her own courtyard.
She absolutely would not allow Jiang Chunxi to marry someone better than her. Jiang Chunyun would not want to see Jiang Chunxi chosen to marry a prince as a concubine.
Given the Jiang family's status, even if Jiang Chunxi were chosen, she would at most become a concubine of a prince.
Although a concubine is a secondary consort, she is still listed in the imperial genealogy and has a formal status, which is incomparable to that of an ordinary concubine.