The Double
Chapter 106 - 106 76 Regretful Marriage_5

106: Chapter 76 Regretful Marriage_5 106: Chapter 76 Regretful Marriage_5 “How preposterous!” Ji Shuran was furious, “What does Zhou Yanbang think our Jiang family is?

Something he can come and go as he pleases?”

Jiang Youyao’s makeup was ruined by her tears as she grabbed onto Ji Shuran’s sleeve, “Mother, what should I do?

The Princely Heir no longer wants me, and he wants to marry Jiang Li…

I will become the laughingstock of Yanjing City, Mother, I don’t want that…”

Seeing her crying so pitifully, Ji Shuran was very grieved, and her heart ached, she only held Jiang Youyao’s hand and said, “Don’t worry, Mother will seek justice for you.

Zhou Yanbang can’t be so fickle and indecisive, our Jiang family won’t be at anyone’s beck and call, breaking an engagement isn’t that simple.

Whoever wants to make you the laughingstock of Yanjing City, Mother will make him regret it for a lifetime!”

The last sentence was spoken with such force that Ji Shuran almost crushed her teeth.

“Youyao, don’t panic,” Lady Ji Chen said more calmly than Ji Shuran, “Last night’s quarrel between Zhou Yanbang and the Lady of the Marquis indicates that the Marquis’s wife does not approve of his actions.

Moreover, Zhou Yanbang has already reneged on an engagement once; how can he break it a second time?

From sister to sister, the sister becomes the sister again, such a thing has never been heard of in Northern Yan.

If Zhou Yanbang wants to rise in rank and be ennobled in the future, he will not commit such a ridiculous act.

The Marquis of Ningyuan will not allow it, and your father will not agree.”

At these words, Jiang Youyao’s mind was slightly at ease, she asked, “The Princely Heir won’t terminate the engagement with me?”

“Of course not,” Lady Ji Chen said with a smile, “You are the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family, your father is the Grand Secretary of the dynasty, who would dare treat you this way.”

“But Jiang Li is also a daughter of the Jiang family,” Jiang Youyao said resentfully, “If only she weren’t a member of the Jiang family, if she were just an ordinary person, it wouldn’t be so troublesome.” If Jiang Li were just an ordinary person, given Ji Shuran’s family background, it would naturally be easy to intimidate the other party into backing down, or to have them “disappear” without a trace.

“Even though she is a member of the Jiang family, it’s not that troublesome,” Lady Ji Chen reassured her, patting Jiang Youyao’s shoulder, “Youyao, you go down first, your mother and I have matters to discuss.”

Jiang Youyao originally wanted Ji Shuran to stand up for her, but seeing Lady Ji Chen’s expression, she knew that Lady Ji Chen and Ji Shuran had important matters to discuss and didn’t say much, returning to Yaoguang Mansion with her maids Jin Hua and Yinhua, their tear stains not yet dry.

After Jiang Youyao left, Ji Shuran coldly said, “Sister, now you see, how capable that little wretch Jiang Li is, she hasn’t been back in the capital for long, and she’s already entangled with Zhou Yanbang.

She is so shameless!”

“Zhou Yanbang is young, and men, well, they are all the same,” Lady Ji Chen said, “A wife is no match for a concubine, a concubine is no match for a secret lover, and a secret lover is no match for one unattained.

Back when the engagement between Jiang Li and Zhou Yanbang was still intact, when did Zhou Yanbang ever pay her any attention?

Now that Jiang Li has returned, he suddenly remembers this marriage arrangement; it’s simply a matter of ‘unable to get what he wants’.

If he gets Jiang Li, he will then remember all Youyao’s good qualities.”

Lady Ji Chen analyzed the inferior nature of men brilliantly.

Ji Shuran said, “Even so, the very thought of my daughter’s husband pining for Jiang Li in his heart makes me feel nauseous.”

“That’s why we need to come up with a plan,” Lady Ji Chen said, “I originally thought of causing a fuss concerning Jiang Li’s marriage, but now I think, if Jiang Li marries someone else, it would instead give Zhou Yanbang a heartache, increasing his obsession with obtaining something unattainable, and his gripes might end up falling on Youyao.

Youyao is like a daughter to me, having watched her grow up; how can I bear to see her wronged?”

Ji Shuran said, “I think the same, Sister, but it’s not easy to take action in Yanjing City…”

“Take action?

For what?” Lady Ji Chen shook her head, “Our Ji family never gets our hands dirty.

And what good would it do to take her life?”

Ji Shuran was perplexed, “Sister, what do you mean?”

“Isn’t it said that the top scholar of Mingyi Hall will attend the palace feast in a few days and be personally honored by the Emperor?

There will be many guests at the palace feast, from the great families of Yanjing City.

If something happened at the palace feast, her reputation would indeed be utterly destroyed.”

“You mean to have her…” Ji Shuran suddenly realized.

“Do you still remember Lady Shen, the wife of Lord Shen, the Assistant Head Writer?

She was a beauty, and if you were to talk about looks and talent, she was fit for the palace, and yet in the end, she was scorned by everyone.

Look at her death, there wasn’t a single person to speak well of her.

Wasn’t it because she made a fool of herself in front of the nobility?

The same goes for Jiang Li; Jiang Li’s looks and talents are nothing compared to hers, and she has the reputation of matricide and fratricide.

If anything goes wrong at the palace feast, she will indeed have no chance of redemption,” Lady Ji Chen said slowly.