Chapter 69: Telling the Truth

"I will take care of your fourth sister's future and past. As for your mother's family, they need some money. You can ask the accountant to take out 10,000 taels first. Tell them that if this matter can be accomplished, the Jia family will take care of it."

Mr. Jia is not stingy. After all, this matter concerns the lives and futures of so many people in his family. He is willing to pay this little money.

Then he said to Jia Weiyou.

"If you have nothing to do, go to the Duke's Mansion more often. Your uncle should also help those who can help. The family is all relatives, so don't be estranged."

Jia Weiyou glanced at his father and thought that he was indeed a two-faced person. He said one thing in public and another in private.

Before, he had repeatedly warned him to be careful of the relatives of his wife's mother's family, but now he was asked to win over the relationship.

Fortunately, he had turned a blind eye to his wife's gifts to her parents' home before, so it was not too embarrassing to try to make friends now.

So he agreed.

Seeing this, Mr. Jia finally felt relieved.

Jia Weiyou and his wife left the study and returned to their own courtyard.

As soon as they entered the door, Jia Weiyou came over worriedly and said to his wife Shang Liuniang.

"Liu Niang, are you sure about this?"

He was not stupid, and knew that sending a girl to this kind of thing would not end well.

They did not want their sister to go, so naturally the people in the third room might not agree for the sake of family affection.

So, he was a little worried.

In front of her father-in-law, Shang Liuniang had to pretend that she needed to work hard.

But in front of her husband Jia Weiyou, she acted much calmer.

After all, she was the person she would spend her life with, and she had a lot of sincerity in her heart, so she did not hide it.

Leaning in his arms, she sighed and said.

"Erlang, you also know what the situation of our third house is. If this happened in the lineage of my uncle in the Duke's Mansion, it would definitely be impossible, but it is not difficult to make this happen in our third house. After all, for us daughters who have to get married, whether we marry well or not is never considered by the family. They consider more about what they can get from this marriage."

Shang Liuniang spoke with some self-mockery and helplessness.

But this is indeed the truth.

Jia Weiyou also felt sorry for his wife's situation, so he closed his arms around her and wanted to warm her up.

As Shang Liuniang spoke, her eyes were red.

"Fourth sister has a bad fate. The man she married is not a good person, so she suffered so much. I am much luckier than her. I met you, my husband, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law are all kind and treat me with all their heart. Naturally, I can't let you down."

"Today's matter sounds unfair to Fourth sister, but in fact, this is the best way out I can think of for her. At least she won't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation if she marries to the palace. If her family arranges for her to find someone else, she may have to live a hard life."

As she spoke, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief and continued.

"So I will go and talk to Fourth sister about this matter in person. No matter how difficult it is, I will do it. One is for her, the second is for my sister, and the third is to be with my husband for a long time."

Shang Liuniang's words completely dispelled Jia Weiyou's concerns.

He had true feelings for his wife, and he felt even more distressed after she said this.

He rushed to make a promise.

"Don't worry, Liuniang, I will never let you down in this life and let you give your heart to the wrong person."

"Erlang..."

The two of them were so affectionate and made vows to each other.

Poor Shang Si Niang in the Duke's Mansion didn't know that she would be calculated by her family. It was really sad.

After talking to her wife for a while, Jia Weiyou had something important to do, so he couldn't stay in the house for long.

After bidding farewell, Shang Liuniang asked her personal maid Ruyan to fetch water for her to apply to her eyes.

After all, crying so sincerely always has to pay a price.

For example, her eyes are a little red and swollen at this moment.

After applying the handkerchief, her eyes felt a little stinging.

Then Ruyan asked in a low voice.

"Madam, are you really going to tell the fourth lady? Will it cause any trouble?"

"What are you afraid of? She has always been a person who fights for everything. She can only eat what I have left and use what I have left. Now I arranged this excellent marriage for her. If she is not grateful to me, do you think she wants to do something to me?"

Shang Liuniang's tone was full of sarcasm, and it was obvious that she looked down on Shang Si Niang.

She just performed that big drama in front of her husband Jia Weiyu, which was ridiculous.

Ruyan didn't know how to answer after hearing this, so she could only change the handkerchief silently.

Shang Liuniang obviously didn't take this to heart, but was thinking about how she could deal with it to do all this well.

Let the Jia family and her mother's family look at her with admiration and respect.

The moonlight was high and the surroundings were quiet.

After leaving the Du family, Shang Ji and Du Jingyi were driven back to the Duke's Mansion by the carriage.

The wheels of the carriage clucked on the bluestone road, and the sound was deep and regular.

Du Jingyi sat on it, looking very happy.

At dinner, she ate very well because she was happy.

She even wanted to stay.

But she also knew that this was not feasible.

However, I still remembered what my mother said about Hiraraji, so I thought about how to speak better.

He heard Shang Ji's deep voice and asked.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that he spoke first, Du Jingyi naturally took up the conversation and told him what he wanted to go to Pingliang Temple with his parents and sister in a few days.

Shang Ji didn't object after hearing this and said bluntly.

"We'll see when the time comes. If I have nothing to do, I will accompany you. If I have military duties, then let a team of personal guards accompany you to escort you. Just be careful when you go out."

"The general doesn't object?"

"Why should I object?"

Shang Ji didn't understand what Du Jingyi said, but seeing the sincerity on her face, he explained.

"The Gu family has strict rules, but they never criticize their family members harshly. I grew up in the Gu family, so I won't learn those fake rules to deliberately ask you. Now I am busy moving and have no time. I have to wait. General's Mansion, you can go out whenever you want and wherever you want, just pay attention to your safety."

His words really changed Du Jingyi's view of the Gu family.

I thought that for such a famous family, the rules at home must be very strict.

The restrictions on the family members of the back house should not be relaxed.

I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it.