Mrs. Jiang had already come back. After hearing the doorman's report, she immediately helped her mother-in-law to greet her.

"I have always taken my daughter-in-law Qiu and met the prince's wife."

The Jiang family is white. When they see a noble lady like Ji Wan, they will be polite.

Ji Wan hurriedly stepped forward to support her, "Mrs. Jiang, don't have to be too polite. We are old neighbors. I can't afford to take care of you."

"You are a distinguished guest, and the gifts cannot be abolished."

The Jiang family has a big business, and Mrs. Jiang has also met the official wife and knows the etiquette of honor and inferiority. She turned sideways and said respectfully: "Please please."

Ji Wan had no choice but to ask the guards to remove the gift from the carriage and then went into the inner courtyard.

"I feel guilty when the noble house is so mobilizing all its forces." She looked at Qiu, "It's not to be hiding, in fact, I came here this time to ask Lingmei." Ji Wan pointed to the big and small boxes piled on the table and said, "These are gifts that Lingmei dragged me to the noble house."

She opened one of the square boxes, "Aunt Qiu heard that the old lady Shangfo was given to him, and specially sent the Buddhist beads that had been opened by the abbot of Huguo Temple."

Mother Shang hurriedly took it and handed it to Mrs. Jiang.

Mrs. Jiang nodded and thanked, "With Mrs. Lao, please thank Aunt Qiu for giving thanks to Mrs. Qiu."

"You are polite, Mrs. Ji Wan smiled and continued: "These three sets of four treasures in the study were given to several young masters by Aunt Qiu."

Aunt Qiu is just a concubine and has little savings. Most of these things are just what Master Xiao San pitys her and helps her to buy.

"This agate necklace is for Mrs. Jiang." Ji Wan introduced one by one, "and for several girls, a pair of jade earrings and coral squares. The rest are all southern specialties. Aunt Qiu said that she could not come to pay homage to the old lady and her wife in person, and presented a tribute, so she hoped that she would not abandon her."

Qiu's eyes were red, "My sister is so polite. I know she is still alive, so it's the best. How can I dislike you or not? Ah... Mrs. Prince, my sister, is she okay in Xiao Mansion? And my niece Xiao Ying, I wonder if I have suffered over the years..."

When she first entered the Jiang family, she had been a maid and a concubine, and knew the taste. At that time, Mr. Zhengtou's wife had passed away, and Mr. Jiang had no other concubines. Although Mrs. Jiang didn't like her very much, she was not a mean person. In this way, she was also looked down upon by the servants in the Jiang family. Especially those relatives, they all despised her as a widow's second marriage.

A large family like the Xiao family is also a royal relative. Mr. Xiao has a wife and a concubine, and his sister has suffered a lot.

"What kind of morality does it mean to cry in front of the noble man?"

Mrs. Jiang scolded her softly.

I knew that the two sisters had been separated for more than ten years, and finally found out their whereabouts, but they were unable to meet, and I also understood her affection. But with guests here, how could she lose her composure?

Mrs. Qiu hurriedly wiped away her tears, "The civilian woman was excited for a moment, I hope her wife will forgive her."

The neighbors who had a harmonious relationship in the past are now clearly distinguished from each other. They are polite and alienated, and Ji Wan feels a little sad and lonely.

Especially when I saw Guo Li, a twelve-year-old girl, I was obviously very happy to see her, but due to the etiquette, I dared not have any difference in the way of going beyond my rules, and I remained silent and did not dare to interrupt.

Ji Wan was going back to Yancheng and didn't stay in Jiang's house for long. The gift was delivered, and after a few greetings, he left.

Mrs. Jiang insisted on sending her to the gate. After watching the carriage from the Duke's Mansion leave, she murmured and sighed, "What a pity."

Mrs. Qiu knew what a pity for her mother-in-law.

When I learned that Ji Wan had been engaged, my mother-in-law also said this.

If it weren't for the Zhou family's family, who had taken the Zhou family and his son back to Beijing, maybe Ji Wan would have become Jiang Yuan's wife.

It is rare to meet such a girl with both talent and beauty, and the Jiang family does not have the blessing to marry her. Naturally, my mother-in-law feels a pity.

However, he is now the prince's wife of the Duke's Mansion. The future Duke's wife, both in terms of family background and the other party himself, is not a little better than Jiang Yuan.

Anyone who changes will choose the Lu family.

Now I am just glad that Jiang Yuan and Ji Wan met once and had never planted love roots, otherwise neither of them would be suitable.

"Mother, let's go back."

"Um."

After sending her mother-in-law back, Qiu took her daughter back to her house.

Guo Li couldn't help but whisper: "Mom, Sister Wan looks more beautiful than before, and she is so noble, like a fairy."

"Don't call me sister in front of others in the future." Qiu reminded: "Stop letting others say we are interested in clinging to you, and also cause trouble for your sister Wan."

Guo Li said oh.

A twelve-year-old girl doesn't know much about human nature. Both sisters in the house got married. When she went out to visit, most of the rich daughters despised her from the countryside and didn't want to have too much contact with her. Occasionally, one or two people who were willing to pay attention to her were just ordinary friends.

Now that I finally came back with a former neighbor sister, but I was limited to my superiority and inferiority, Guo Li felt very disappointed.

Qiu knew that his remarriage had affected his children a lot. Even if they had enough food and clothing in the Jiang family, in the eyes of outsiders, they were never children of the Jiang family and were unwilling to have a close relationship with him.

She hugged her daughter in her arms with distress.

"Lili, it is impossible for people to live in the world to be smooth sailing. For example, if you sister Wan, outsiders see how glorious she is now, how many people know the hardships she has suffered?" Qiu stroked his daughter's head mercilessly and said softly: "Fortunately, your grandmother and your brother are not mean and difficult people to get along with, and are willing to take care of your siblings. Look at your sister, just because of the Jiang family, you get married a good marriage? She is also doing well in the Tao family, and now she has ruined the children. Her parents-in-law are kind and kind, and she is living a happy life. You will be thirteen next year. At that time, I will discuss with your grandmother to decide the marriage for you earlier. After getting married from the Jiang family, you will have a backer for your parents. Your elder brother will always protect your sisters, so I feel relieved."

Guo Li was still young after all. When she heard her mother talk about the marriage, her face turned red and she changed the topic and said, "By the way, is Sister Ying going to give birth?"

"It will be mid to late next month."

Qiu's family entered Jiang's house for several years. At first, Jiang Ying didn't like this stepmother very much, but it only started to improve two years ago. Jiang Ying was about to give birth, and as a family member, she always had to send someone to take a look.

In fact, what she felt most sad was the marriage of Jiang Yuan, the stepson.

Jiang Yuan is already nineteen and has already been filial last year. However, many people want to marry the Jiang family, but Mrs. Jiang always looks around and feels it is not suitable.

This marriage between men and women is about equality.

Although the Jiang family is just a merchant family, it has a big family and a big business, so it is impossible to hire a girl from an ordinary family as a wife. She is of the same family, but Mrs. Jiang also feels that the other party has bad character and demeanor. Officials also have married merchants, but they all have married daughters of wealthy businessmen and take concubines.

Mrs. Jiang was so busy marrying Jiang Ying when she was avoiding being taken by the powerful and powerful, she was so angry that she would marry her granddaughter as soon as she was filial.

It was Changsun’s turn, so he became much more picky.

Seeing this, Qiu suggested that he simply wait for Jiang Yuan to pass the imperial examination and then discuss his relatives. With fame and status as a high level, he would have more choices.

There was no suitable one on the left and right, so Mrs. Jiang agreed.

Jiang Yuan’s talent is worthy of recognition. The president of the academy, the master and even the magistrate, praised it. There is no suspense in the imperial examination.

I just don’t know what kind of wife Mrs. Jiang wants to choose for his eldest grandson.

Judging from my mother-in-law's satisfaction and pity for Ji Wan, I guess anyone will compare with Ji Wan unconsciously in the future.

Unfortunately, as a stepmother, Qiu didn’t have much say in the marriage of his stepson, so he could only listen to his mother-in-law.

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These two days have become a bit dull, but tomorrow I will write a wonderful plot, so it's just a slight slap.
Chapter completed!