Chapter 1001 - 426: Banquet (Part 2)
Guan Jingshuo glanced surprisingly at Princess Wanhe, and seeing the unease in her eyes, he smiled and said: "That day when I saw the Shen family bullying her, I felt indignant for her, so after I became a Palace Graduate, I asked my father to send a matchmaker to propose. Actually, there are many ways to repay kindness, but I chose the most foolish one." The two had been married for more than two years, and Guan Jingshuo was well aware of how Princess Wanhe felt about him.
Princess Wanhe’s eyes lit up: "Husband, did you seek marriage to repay a favor?" She was doubtful when Yueyao said it, but she was willing to believe her husband’s words.
Guan Jingshuo nodded: "In my heart, I regard Zichang as a sister." Guan Jingshuo indeed had no romantic feelings for Yueyao and thought that Yueyao was too kind-hearted. Good people are bullied, just like good horses are ridden. With Yueyao’s nature, if she really married into the Marquis’ household, she feared she would be chewed up to the bone by his stepmother and those with ulterior motives in the back courtyard. Now Guan Jingshuo had to admit, Yueyao’s choice at that time was very wise.
Upon hearing this, the thorn that had been pricking Princess Wanhe’s heart was finally removed. Her grudge against Yueyao dissipated into thin air.
Yuehuan had not spoken all the way from leaving An Mansion to returning to Qian Mansion. The events of today had a great impact on her, and she had long known that merchants had the lowest status in this society. Previously, she didn’t feel much, but today she felt it particularly strongly. Every time others asked about her identity and learned she was the Qian family’s daughter-in-law, their attitude towards her was indifferent, some not even bothering to hide their disdain. Other people aside, even Lian Yueying looked down on her, leaving Yuehuan holding a sense of indignation in her heart.
Yuehuan asked quietly: "Hong Mei, why does elder sister look down on me?"
Hong Mei was stunned. She thought her master was unhappy due to the cold treatment today, but didn’t expect her unhappiness was because of the Eldest Miss: "Great Aunt is merely the wife of a Juren, what right does she have to look down on you, Miss? You must be mistaken." If it were Second Great Aunt and Third Aunt looking down on her master, that would be understandable. The Eldest Miss even partnered with her master to open a shop, if she looked down, why would she partner to do business together?
Yuehuan heard this and a cold smile appeared on her lips: "She not only looks down on me, she also envies Second Sister and Third Sister. She thinks she’s discreet, but everyone around can see it clearly."
Hong Mei was stunned, after a while, she said: "I heard Sister Hua Lei curse the Eldest Miss as a white-eyed wolf (ungrateful person), according to Sister Hua Lei, the Third Young Lady had helped the Eldest Miss many times, but something happened and the Third Young Lady no longer paid attention to the Eldest Miss." These were all hearsay and Hong Mei was not one to gossip, so she never mentioned it to Yuehuan.
Yuehuan sneered: "People like this should indeed not be interacted with much." The noodle shop had opened at the end of last month; renting, renovating, and buying materials all cost money, and in total spent more than two thousand taels of silver. Lian Yueying owned thirty percent of the shares and should have contributed six hundred taels of silver, but she said she only had four hundred taels at the time. Yuehuan thought Lian Yueying was also in a difficult situation, so she said she would cover the two hundred taels first, to be deducted from future profits.
But today, Lian Yueying’s behavior thoroughly chilled her heart. If Lian Yueying did not want to associate with her due to disdaining her status, she had nothing to say. But for Lian Yueying to take advantage of her while secretly looking down on her merchant wife’s status was not just being a white-eyed wolf, it was a character issue. With such character, it was no wonder Yueyao was unwilling to pay attention to her.
After today’s events, Yuehuan decided to keep her distance from Lian Yueying in the future. As for the noodle shop, she didn’t want to continue running it. If Yuebing or Lian Yueying couldn’t bear to let go, she would withdraw her investment. With people like that, who knows when they’d stab you in the back.