Chapter 1389 - 1391 Unless He’s Blind_1
Yang Chuxia was discussing what to do about the matter.
Meanwhile, in the guest room, Qian Xiaoqing was also trying to come up with a plan.
"Auntie, we shouldn’t have stayed. Let’s leave now," Qian Xiaoqing said restlessly in the room.
She had thought wrong; she should not have stayed. This was the Yang Family, wasn’t staying here like a sheep entering a tiger’s den?
Yang Chuxia would definitely not agree for Yang Qingrui to marry her. With her personality, she was capable of anything—she might even have someone kill her when the time came.
"Auntie, let’s leave now. Yang Chuxia is back. You know what she’s like; she’ll never agree to this marriage," Qian Xiaoqing urged.
Ms. Qian of the Wang Family, however, seemed unconcerned and said, "What’s there to fear? Don’t you have Qingrui’s embroidered pouch? With that in hand, what’s to fear of her disagreement? Besides, what right does a girl who’s already married out have to meddle in her family’s affairs?"
"Auntie, Yang Chuxia is different from others. It’s said that even after marrying out, she still meddles in her family’s affairs," Qian Xiaoqing became more anxious, thinking they needed to leave sooner rather than later. With Yang Chuxia, that shrewd person, and Ye Zi’an around, who knew what they would do to her when they put their minds to it.
"Auntie, Yang Chuxia will definitely not want me to marry Qingrui. How could she possibly agree when I’ve been married before? We’re at the Yang Family right now; what if she has someone snatch my embroidered pouch? It is the only proof of this engagement," Qian Xiaoqing exclaimed.
When Ms. Qian heard her say this, she started thinking; her niece made a valid point—her niece was a woman who had been married before, unchaste to put it unpleasantly.
If this weren’t her own niece, if it were someone else, she would rather die than let that person marry her son—they wouldn’t be a suitable match.
Yet Qingrui, a Cultivated Talent, wasn’t old and was good-looking with a strong family background. He had a brother-in-law who was a high-ranking official and his future brother-in-law was a Nobleman; in Quanya County, Qingrui could find any kind of match he wanted. Why would he settle for her niece?
Her niece was indeed pretty, but she was no longer young, well into her twenties, and had been married—unless he was blind.
Before, she had only thought of Qingrui as an unscrupulous young man, who had stolen her own son’s bride-to-be. Seeing Qingrui deny the embroidered pouch incident, she had believed him to be a scoundrel who played with feelings, wanting only to seek justice for her niece, but she had overlooked this possibility.
"Xiaoqing, tell me honestly, did Qingrui really give you the embroidered pouch?" she asked.
Qian Xiaoqing was taken aback for a moment, then said hastily, "Auntie, don’t you believe me? It really is from him. Otherwise, how could I easily get Qingrui’s embroidered pouch while staying at your house instead of the Yang Family home? Wasn’t it he who sent someone to give it to me?"
Ms. Qian thought about it; after all, the embroidered pouch was Qingrui’s personal item—how could anyone else just easily obtain it?
Seeing Ms. Qian wavering, Qian Xiaoqing pressed on, "Auntie, let’s go. Let’s not stay here anymore."
"No, Xiaoqing, don’t lie to me. If it really was from Qingrui, why didn’t he acknowledge it?"
"Auntie, what else could it be? Qingrui is a Cultivated Talent, and I’m someone who has been married before—it’s embarrassing for him," Qian Xiaoqing put on a pitiful face and said, "I think he didn’t consider that at the beginning. But once he thought about it, he felt ashamed and that’s why he denied it. But auntie, what about me? What am I to do? I’ve already lost my reputation for having been married before, and if this gets out, I’ll lose it even more."
Ms. Qian was persuaded by her niece and hugged her, "My good child, don’t worry, auntie will definitely not let you suffer a loss. Let’s leave right now."