Zhixuan said that her prospective husband-in-law was a distinguished general in the capital city, a proper young man, and not the old-fashioned, bad-tempered widower that his concubine, Mrs. Liu, described her in the whole room.
It sounds like a good match, but how could such a person look down on an abandoned woman?
Before he could figure out the reason, his father An Tai, who was originally an eighth-grade official, came over with a cold look on his face.
"You should know that General Shangguan in the capital asked someone to come to propose marriage, right?" An Tai glanced at her with disdain and turned away, "This General Shangguan is a rare talent. His father was ordered to inspect Wu a few years ago.
I met you when I was in the county, and I mentioned you to him. Unexpectedly, after so many years, he still remembers it, and even sent someone to propose marriage, but you."
He came to persuade his daughter to give up the marriage, but after all, they were flesh and blood, and he couldn't say the words out of his mouth. He could only keep looking at him with disgust, making her feel so ashamed that she gave up on her own initiative.
An Qianru roughly guessed what her original father meant. The An family was a small and wealthy family, while the Shangguan family was a wealthy family. Being able to get into such a marriage was a great blessing.
It's just that the marriage proposal to the Shangguan family came a little late, and the original person was already notorious and unworthy of such a good marriage.
Even if her family helped to cover it up for a while, sooner or later the fire would not be covered. When the matter was exposed, she would have to get a divorce letter.
She experienced two failed marriages in her previous life and became an abandoned wife as soon as she opened her eyes in this life. She has lost all interest in getting married.
However, given her current situation, if she doesn't marry again, she really won't have a good life at all.
An Tai also noticed her concerns, so he moved the next words forward, one after the other. Although he did not express it directly, all the decisions were implicit.
"By the grace of the Holy Spirit, my father is about to move to Kyoto. I will leave Gongjiang's house to you. It is up to you to decide whether you want to find a husband or whomever you want to marry."
"Is Zhixuan also going to the capital?"
"Of course, if he doesn't leave with his father, will he stay and fool around with you?"
"If I don't leave, I will be where my sister is."
Taking up the body of the original body, these are all things she should bear.
Antai's handling of the situation has been very concerned about family ties.
There is nothing she is dissatisfied with.
So in line with his wishes, she took the initiative to propose marriage.
Zhixuan firmly objected, "Why should a concubine become a general's wife?"
When she saw An Tai raising his hand to hit Zhixuan, she quickly stood in front of him and blocked his slap.
My face felt hot and painful, but my heart felt happy.
It feels so good to protect my younger brother!
An Tai also felt a little regretful after hitting her.
His deceased first wife was known far and wide as a good wife and loving mother, and she was very tolerant of his actions. Whether it was taking concubines or being demoted, she never complained at all.
The only people she couldn't worry about before her death were Qianru and Zhixuan. In the past seven years, he had been away most of the time and rarely came home. He was almost indifferent to the upbringing of the children and had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father at all.
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But now my daughter has taken the initiative to give in, but his slap hit her, so her conscience is a little uneasy.
His previous husband-in-law was chosen by his concubine, Mrs. Liu, and he agreed without even asking about it carefully.
Now that I think about it, the reason why my sensible and well-behaved daughter is in her current situation has something to do with her incompetent father.
So, he gritted his teeth and changed his tune.
"It doesn't matter, you are all my flesh and blood, and I should treat you with a bowl of water. Let's move to the capital together, and then we will make arrangements for you sisters to meet General Shangguan. Whichever of you he likes will be chosen."
Marry him."
In her previous life, she was the one who chose her husband, but now she was chosen by someone else. She was a little unhappy.
However, time has changed and we have to adapt to the new environment.
At the end of September, the carriage arrived in the capital.
Just in time for the first snowfall of winter, she timidly stretched out her hand to catch a few snowflakes. They were soft and felt better than she imagined.
In her previous life, she grew up in the capital, but after autumn, she could only stay in the house to maintain her health and save her life.
Northerners were tired of seeing and playing in the snow, but she could only feel the air-conditioning through the window.
"It's good to be healthy, Jingcheng, I'm back again."
Her momentary emotion was ridiculed by the Liu family and her daughter.
"Why are you pretending to be weak? You are the legitimate daughter, who can treat you badly?"
"The book says that drowning can easily lead to illness. If my second sister feels unwell, she should inform her servants as soon as possible and call a doctor."
"Does she have this face?"
A whole family of seven people were squeezed into the carriage. It was so crowded that An Qianya deliberately squeezed her while turning a corner in order to snatch her seat by the window.
This time, she and Zhixuan almost fell out of the car.
After driving for more than a month, this situation happened countless times. An Tai was too lazy to interfere anymore and simply made room for himself to sit with the driver.
Seeing that her master was angry again, Mrs. Liu stretched out her hand to pinch Qianru, but was bitten by Zhixuan.
Her three children, Qianya, Qianwen, and Zhihui, all pounced on them and beat them.
Zhixuan protected his sister, screaming, punching and kicking her.
Everyone in the Liu family pressed him down with all their strength, and then beat Qianru.
The carriage shook violently and turned over on the street.
A large family fell down in public and fell on their backs.
An Tai got up with a blushing face. When he saw his youngest son Zhihui riding on Zhixuan, he immediately grabbed his ears, lifted him up and scolded him in public.
But the people watching didn't care who was right or wrong, they just pointed and commented on their poverty.
"A family of seven actually rode in a carriage and the carriage was overturned."
An Tai lost his face and was too lazy to scold him, so he took his legitimate son Zhixuan and walked away.
An Tai held hands with Zhixuan, and Zhixuan held hands with his sister.
The four Lius followed reluctantly, not daring to rush up and cause trouble.
The royal wife has been dead for seven years. Although Mrs. Liu has not been rehabilitated, she has always exercised her power as the mistress of the family and has long regarded herself as a true mistress.
And An Tai held only his first wife's children in front of the public, which was undoubtedly a warning to her that she was just a concubine and could be abandoned at any time.
So, as soon as he entered the new house, Ms. Liu scolded her son to apologize to Zhixuan in order to please An Tai.
An Tai didn't want to blame his family too much for some trivial matter, so he turned a blind eye and let the two brothers shake hands and make peace, and the matter became a minor matter.
Zhixuan alone wounded four of the Liu family, but it was an honor even though he was defeated.
But Qianru was a little embarrassed, her face and neck were scratched in the scuffle, and An Tai had already set a date to meet Shangguan's family before they even came to Beijing.
There was going to be a blind date in two days, and she had a premonition that she was going to lose.
Unexpectedly, before going out, Antai once again served a bowl of water flat.
He prepared an identical face towel for each of the three sisters and ordered them to cover their faces.
An Qianwen was able to remain calm, but her beautiful eldest sister An Qianya was much inferior. Not only did she look down on her father, but she also angrily rushed onto the carriage to occupy the best position.
When An Tai saw her sitting in her seat unruly, he immediately got angry and kicked Ms. Liu out of the car.
"If mother doesn't go, we won't go either. You can go and catch a rich man-in-law by yourself!"
An Qianya thought she had caught her father's weakness and forced her younger sister Qianwen to get out of the car. Unexpectedly, An Tai was not threatened at all and let the coachman set off directly.
Mrs. Liu panicked and hurriedly dragged her two daughters to chase the carriage and plead.
But An Tai didn't stop, and just let the coachman drive at a leisurely pace, while the Liu family, mother and daughter, trotted behind to catch up.
They were not allowed to get on the bus until they were exhausted, sweating profusely and wearing makeup.
An Qianya learned her lesson. She was afraid that she would lose her qualifications for blind dates, so she did not dare to make any mistakes again. She put on the hijab obediently and obeyed her father's orders.
An Qianru originally had no chance of winning, but seeing the two half-sisters in such a bad situation gave her some confidence.
Especially after entering Wuweizhai, where the blind date was held, I saw that there was not a single person waiting inside.
Wuweizhai is the best teahouse in the capital. The Shangguan family booked the place and were already waiting in the private room upstairs.
How could a family that values etiquette so much appreciate such a vulgar concubine?
There was a screen in the private room. An Qianru and the three of them were supposed to sit on one side, while An Tai, Liu and the Shangguan family sat on the other side.
But the domineering old lady Shangguan ordered people to remove the screen on the grounds that An Tai and his family were late.
An Qianru raised her eyes to look at the domineering old lady, and was shocked to find that she was her first mother-in-law in her previous life.
And the young talent An Tai was full of praise for was actually her first husband in her previous life, Shangguan Yuan.
The ex-husband who just lifted his hijab and took one look at her on their wedding night and then left her alone in the empty room until he was abandoned.
The mother and son diligently asked people to come to their homes to propose marriage.
But after she entered the door, her face changed.
Shangguan Yuan hated the smell of medicine on her body and disliked the fact that her appearance was so bitter that she could not be prosperous, so he took a detour when he saw her.
This old lady was even better. Not only did she verbally bully her, but she also forced her to do menial work without any pity for her body. She often forced her to run back to her parents' home.
Destiny, aren't you trying to tease me?
An Qianru turned around and left in disgust. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Shangguan took a fancy to her strong character and decided to make her her daughter-in-law.
She didn't want to jump into the fire pit again, so she turned back angrily and scolded Shangguan Yuan's mother and son with reference to scriptures.
I didn't expect that the tricky mother-in-law in the previous life would be so fond of this, and I had to ask her for it.
An Qianru took off her own hijab in desperation, and then took off An Qianya's.
A fool will choose the latter if he has a pretty face and a face that looks like a moon-shy face.
Unexpectedly, the old lady changed her mind, and Shangguan Yuan decided to marry her.
The mother and son had a dispute, and the old lady got so angry that she even lifted the table in public to demonstrate.