The divine doctor's concubine emptied the palace and went into exile

Chapter 134 Jiang Family in Danger

Mr. Jiang's eyes flickered slightly. Ever since he heard his daughter's story of what happened on the street yesterday, he sent people to investigate the background of this milk tea shop.

I didn’t expect it was opened by the daughter-in-law of the He family who was exiled to the land.

The entire Tianshun knew that the Dingguo Palace had been exiled.

The Dingguo Palace is not an ordinary aristocratic family. It is an existence that even the emperor is wary of.

Although he was exiled, he was not someone they could afford to offend.

Seeing Shang Ruoyi's outfit today, this intuition became even stronger.

Fortunately, her daughter did not offend her too much.

When Mr. Jiang thought of her unruly temper, beads of sweat could not stop oozing from his forehead.

"Madam Shang, my daughter is young and naive, and she speaks without restraint. If she has offended you, please do not hold it against her." Mr. Jiang stood up, bowed and said, "I am here to apologize to you."

Shang Ruoyi hurriedly said, "Mr. Jiang, you are too polite. It's all a misunderstanding. It will be fine once we talk it out."

When Mr. Jiang heard her say this, he felt relieved.

At this moment, a servant came in and whispered a few words to Master Jiang, and then Master Jiang left.

When Madam Jiang saw him leave, she sat beside her with a smile on her face and said softly, "Yesterday, Meimei said something that I had never heard before. She said that it was Madam Shang who told her. I was really shocked. I wish I could meet Madam Shang immediately and ask her for advice in person."

Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Madam, you are too kind. It's not that I am asking for advice, but I am just giving you some of my own opinions."

"My wife said that women should rely on themselves, but looking at Tianshun and other countries, women are all subordinates. How can they rely on themselves?"

Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Madam, you are wrong. Since ancient times, every woman who got married had a dowry. Her parents' family basically took everything she needed for her whole life, so she basically didn't need any money from her husband's family. Not only that, she also had to serve her parents-in-law, take care of the inner house, and educate her children. None of these were easy tasks. If her parents' family was more powerful, they would also give her a farm and a shop, and the money they earned would occasionally be used to subsidize her husband's family. Isn't this relying on herself?"

Her words stunned Mrs. Jiang.

Since ancient times, women have been given dowries when they get married, and this has been taken for granted.

Never thought about it this way.

Most of the money earned from the shop and land went into the husband's family's public account.

These are also considered very normal by my husband's family.

By this calculation, it is just as Shang Ruoyi said.

"Besides, I've seen many women in Tianshun open shops and become shopkeepers. They can support themselves by earning money on their own. Why do they have to look after their husbands' faces all day long?"

Mrs. Jiang was shocked by her words.

It turns out that one’s life can be spent like this.

"Many times, the more you care, the easier it is to lose. Only what you truly hold in your hands is yours." Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Only if you are excellent can you not be afraid of wind and rain."

Jiang Meimei held her chin up and said with sparkling eyes, "Mother, what did I say? Sister Shang's words enlightened me."

Madam Jiang nodded. This was the first time she had heard of such a novel viewpoint. However, in Tianshun, not everyone could have such thoughts. "It would be great if everyone could think like you."

"A single spark can start a prairie fire. The status of women cannot be changed overnight, but I believe that one day, all women in this world can be like what I say."

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

Mrs. Jiang kept repeating this sentence.

My heart seems to be filled with something.

When she left the Jiang family, Mrs. Jiang personally saw her off to the door and even wanted to pack some brocade for her as an apology.

But Shang Ruoyi politely declined.

"Madam, Miss Jiang has already paid the compensation that day, so let's just leave it at that."

"Okay, okay." She patted Shang Ruoyi's hand and said with a smile, "There is a long way to go. You must come to visit my house more often in the future."

After watching Shang Ruoyi's carriage turn the corner and disappear, the mother and daughter reluctantly returned to the mansion.

"Mom, I didn't say anything wrong!" Jiang Meimei said with a smile, "After being taught a lesson by Sister Shang yesterday, I was still unwilling at first, but when I think about it carefully, I realize that not a word she said was wrong. I have rarely admired anyone in my life, but Sister Shang is definitely someone I admire the most."

Madam Jiang nodded and stroked Jiang Meimei's hair lovingly: "You are my only precious daughter, so I will find the best family for you and protect you for a lifetime."

"Mom, I don't need anyone to protect me. I want to rely on myself, just like Sister Shang said."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Jiang walked in with a serious look on his face.

"Master, how is it? Did you get the token back?" Mrs. Jiang asked hurriedly.

Mr. Jiang sat in the chair and didn't say anything.

Madam Jiang suddenly felt something was wrong and asked in a low voice, "Master, what happened?"

Mr. Jiang sighed: "The Wei family refuses to cancel the engagement."

"What?" Jiang Meimei stood up from her chair and asked angrily, "Why? Why don't you want to cancel the engagement?"

"Yes!" Madam Jiang was also very puzzled: "Wasn't it the Wei family who first proposed to cancel the engagement? Why are they unwilling to do so today?"

"Hey, it's because the news of Wei Yan visiting brothels was exposed. The Wei family is worried that the rumor will spread. Wei Yan still wants to take the examination, but judging by his behavior, I'm afraid it will affect his future." Master Jiang clenched his fists and said, "They said that if our Jiang family insists on canceling the engagement, they will not let us off easily."

The Wei family is more powerful than the Jiang family. The Jiang family used to be merchants, at the bottom of the nine classes. Unlike the Wei family, which had produced gentry a long time ago, there are still people in the Wei family serving as officials in the court.

If the Wei family were to use some tricks to trip up the Jiang family, the Jiang family would be unable to move forward.

The people do not fight against the officials, not because they do not want to, but because they cannot.

Mrs. Jiang sat in the chair in a daze: "Is there no other way? The Wei family has such an attitude before the wedding even starts. We don't know how much suffering our precious daughter will endure if she marries into their family." As she spoke, tears began to fall.

How could Mr. Jiang not know this?

He only has one daughter, Jiang Meimei. How could he bear to let her marry into a den of tigers and suffer?

It's not that he was reluctant to give up the family business. If he could use the Jiang family's assets in exchange for his daughter's freedom, he would be willing to do so. What he feared most was that even if he had to give up all these, his daughter would still have to marry into the Wei family. By then, they would really have no capital to compete.

At this moment, a person's shadow appeared in his mind.

Perhaps, she is the only one who can save their Jiang family.