kingnovel Chapter 1122 The Eldest Daughter Who Was Rejected in the Engagement 8
Chapter 1122 The Eldest Daughter Who Was Rejected in the Engagement 8
“What do you mean by ‘estimate’?” Old Madam Jiang said anxiously. “You child, are you trying to worry your grandmother to death? Hurry up and tell us everything. Telling only half of what you mean is really making your grandmother anxious.”
"Grandmother, is An Chongli's infidelity really because he loves my sister?" Jiang Chunxi's lips curled into a sarcastic smile. "I don't think so! The An family has many descendants. Even if An Chongli is the most outstanding among the younger generation, the An family's resources cannot be tilted too much towards him."
"And Father's favoritism is obvious to all. An Chongli, who frequently visits the Jiang family, is well aware of Father's attitude towards his two daughters. If he marries his granddaughter, he will certainly not receive any help from Father in his future career."
“But it would be different if he married his sister. As his father’s most beloved daughter, he would naturally help his son-in-law rise in rank so that his precious daughter could live a better life in her husband’s family. An Chongli valued this point, which is why he chose to abandon his granddaughter and instead chose Jiang Chunyun.”
"But alas! People are never satisfied. After settling the marriage with Chunyun, An Chongli became even more greedy. He wanted Father to use all of the Jiang family's resources on him, his son-in-law. Naturally, he had to get rid of Hengge'er. After all, without Hengge'er, Father and Aunt Tong would only have Chunyun as their precious daughter."
“As for my brother,” Jiang Chunxi smiled bitterly, “in Father’s eyes, only the children born to Aunt Tong are his own. My brother and I are less than strangers to him. An Chongli is so aware that my brother and I have no place in Father’s heart that he has the evil intention to get rid of Heng’er and increase Chunyun’s importance in Father’s heart.”
"Heh! It's true what they say, 'No poison, no man!' An Chongli is so ruthless that he doesn't even spare a child. If he can't squeeze any value out of Chunyun in the future, it's self-evident what will become of her."
"Beast, beast!" Old Madam Jiang hurriedly said to Granny Qian beside her, "You hurry up and go to the front yard to keep watch. As soon as that wretched Jiang Yaoyang comes back, tell him to come to my place first."
"I'll go right away." Granny Qian hurriedly walked outside.
“Grandmother, please don’t tell Father that I reminded you,” Jiang Chunxi smiled bitterly. “You know how Father treats his daughter. If he knew that I reminded you, he would definitely think that I was sowing discord and trying to use him to deal with An Chongli, deliberately making things difficult for his precious daughter.”
"Don't worry!" Old Madam Jiang sighed. "Alas! Even if you didn't specifically tell me, Grandma wouldn't have revealed it. After all, Grandma knows your father's character better than you do."
Granny Qian ultimately did not bring Jiang's father to the old lady's place. Upon learning that his beloved son was lost, Jiang's father went straight to Aunt Tong's courtyard as soon as he returned. How could he possibly be in the mood to see the old lady first?
Madam Jiang and Jiang Chunxi had long anticipated this outcome. Madam Jiang told her granddaughter to go back first, while she took Granny Qian to Aunt Tong's courtyard.
"Tell me, did you do this on purpose?" Aunt Tong saw her daughter and An Chongli walk in side by side, and immediately got out of bed. With an expression like a demon, she grabbed Jiang Chunyun's shoulders tightly and said, "You deliberately lost your brother, didn't you? Otherwise, how could your brother have gotten lost?"
“Auntie, you’re hurting Chunyun,” An Chongli said with displeasure. “Let go of Chunyun right now. Can’t you see she’s in so much pain she’s about to cry?”
“An Chongli, you’re an accomplice too, aren’t you?” Aunt Tong looked at An Chongli with chilling eyes. “That’s right, you’re definitely an accomplice too. You conspired with that wretched Jiang Chunyun to deliberately lose my Heng’er.”
"Sister! What nonsense are you talking about!" Mother Jiang stepped forward anxiously. "I know you're almost going crazy because Heng-ge'er is missing, but you can't talk nonsense like this!"
“Heng’er is Chunyun’s own younger brother, and Chongli is Heng’er’s future brother-in-law. They love Heng’er so much, how could they deliberately lose him?”
"Shut up!" Aunt Tong turned to look at Madam Jiang fiercely. "Yan, you have no right to speak here. You'd better shut your mouth, or I'll have someone smash your mouth to pieces right now."
“Aunt, I really didn’t,” Jiang Chunyun said, crying. “Just like Mother said, Heng’er is my own brother. How could I possibly harm Heng’er? What good would it do me to harm Heng’er?”
"Master is back." Just then, a maid's voice came from outside, and then Jiang's father walked in hurriedly.
“Master,” Aunt Tong burst into tears upon seeing Mr. Jiang. She then released her daughter and leaned against him, burying her face in his chest. “Our Heng’er is lost. You must find him, or I will not live.”
"Don't worry! I've already asked the Jingzhao Yin's office to send soldiers to search for him. I believe we'll find Heng-ge'er soon," Jiang's father said, glaring at Jiang Chun-yun. "How can you possibly care about your brother? He has so many servants around him, yet he still managed to get Heng-ge'er lost."
"If it weren't for the fact that Heng-ge'er is your own brother, I would really suspect that you deliberately lost Heng-ge'er."
Jiang Chunyun's heart skipped a beat, but her expression remained unchanged: "Father, I deserve to die. If only I had ignored Heng'er's crying and insisted on not taking him out with me."
"Waaah!" Jiang Chunyun cried, completely distraught. "I really didn't know it would turn out like this. Heng-ge'er is my own brother. How could I possibly harm my own brother? If Heng-ge'er can be found, that would be fine, but if he can't be found, then I have no face to face my father and aunt. I might as well just die."
"What nonsense are you talking about, child?" Jiang's mother naturally felt sorry for Jiang Chunyun. "You are Heng'er's own sister. No matter who harmed Heng'er, you, as his own sister, would never harm your own brother."
“Master,” Madam Jiang looked at Father Jiang, “I know you must be extremely anxious right now, but you can’t take your anger out on Chunyun like this! Tell me, what’s the difference between saying those things and trying to drive Chunyun to her death?”
"You need to understand, if Heng-ge'er can't be found, then you and Aunt Tong will only have Chun-yun left..."
"Slap!" Aunt Tong slapped Jiang's mother hard across the face. "Yan, you vile woman, are you cursing my Heng'er? Do you wish my son would never be found?"