Chapter 67: Jiang Huaishan's Difficulty in Convincing His Mother
But her happiness was incompatible with Jiang Huaishan who had hurriedly returned. She was eating porridge and side dishes when she saw her son walk in with an angry look on his face. Before Mrs. Jiang could ask her anything, she saw Jiang Huaishan had already spoken.

"Mother, I have something to tell you."

"Sit down, sit down, have you had breakfast? If not, sit down and eat with us."

"No, my son has used it."

Seeing her son's expression of rejection, Old Lady Jiang found it a little strange. Why did he seem unhappy for no reason? So she asked with some doubt in her eyes.

"Things going on in the upper court are not going well?"

Jiang Huaishan looked at his mother solemnly. He felt that he was sometimes too filial and foolish, so he was bullied by his mother many times. In the past, it was Anian's marriage, and now it was Huier's marriage. If he didn't stop it, he was afraid that he would not live a peaceful life in the future. So he spoke with a serious expression.

"I will not bring matters from the court home to resolve. What I want to discuss with you today is the marriage of our two children."

"Two children? Are you talking about Anian and Huier?"

"Ah."

"What a coincidence, isn't it? I want to tell you about this. The Xiang family knows that the old lady Xiang in their family is really a very good-tempered person. Although she is of noble status, she treats us all equally. She is many times better than your mother-in-law. It's a pity that the Xiang family has no daughters in the boudoir, otherwise I think Hui'er is a good match for their family."

Old Madam Jiang was speaking happily, but Jiang Huaishan felt a headache after hearing it.

No wonder my mother-in-law was so angry yesterday. My mother was really too much to speak like that. He sighed deeply and then said.

"Mother, this is why I came here today. From now on, all the invitations sent from outside will be sent to An Nian's room. You should stay at home and take good care of your health. Eating too much of that kind of feast will make you choke. As for Hui'er's marriage, I have other arrangements. Not to mention that the Xiang family has no daughter, even if there is a daughter, we can't marry her. The most important thing right now is Hui'er's imperial examination. He will be back from the academy in a few days, and he will live directly in the Marquis' Mansion. There are famous teachers there, which will be of great benefit to his future!"

Jiang Huaishan didn't even want to talk to his mother in a roundabout way, and went straight to bombarding some things in front of Old Madam Jiang.

The spoon in her hand accidentally fell to the ground before she could react, and the porridge splashed onto her dress. However, she could not care about these things at the moment and started to make a fuss.

"What do you mean? Do you think I'm embarrassing you? Are you going to confine me?"

"Mother, you are too kind. I was raised by you, so I should do my best to take care of you in your old age. But now that Ah Nian's marriage is approaching, you should never have said that at the banquet yesterday. Do you know that? Originally, mother-in-law had already chosen a good marriage for Hui'er, but now..."

"What do you mean now? Hui'er is my grandson. Since when did I need the consent of your father-in-law's family to manage my grandson's life? No matter how hard I try, this doesn't make sense! You are a spineless person who has to listen to Wenyuan Marquis's Mansion in everything. Why don't you change your surname to Wang!"

Old Madam Jiang cursed and pushed him a few times.

She wanted to pick up a stick and beat him like she did when he was a child, but her son was no longer the child he was back then. She immediately fell to the ground helplessly and started crying, looking just like a woman throwing a tantrum on the street. "If you want to scold me, just scold me. It's my fault, but you have ruined Anian's marriage once, and I can't let Hui'er's marriage go to waste this time. Chuan Niang passed away early and entrusted her two children to me before she died. If I make her sad in the underworld, then the friendship between us husband and wife over the years will become a joke, so there is absolutely no room for negotiation on this matter."

Jiang Huaishan felt a headache when he thought about how his mother-in-law's plan yesterday was ruined by his mother's drunken words. Anian was a daughter, and she would naturally have less contact with this family after getting married. Even if his mother wanted to show off her power or use the back door, it would be difficult for her to succeed. But Hui'er was different. In the future, the Jiang family would have to rely on him to support it. If he was not capable in marriage, his career would be greatly affected. So he had to be ruthless when it was time to be ruthless.

No matter how Madam Jiang scolded and beat him, he remained calm.

"Well, you are indeed a heartless person. You only care about the Wang family. You don't want me to care about my granddaughter's marriage, and you don't want me to care about my grandson's marriage. I just walked around in front for no reason, but you still hate me so much. If that's the case, I might as well hang myself, so that the world can see how you, the Lord Zongzheng, bully my widowed mother and are so snobbish and cruel!"

Old Madam Jiang’s scolding was harsh and Jiang Huaishan could only endure it.

In the end, he was punched a few times, but it couldn't change his determination.

After all, he has the final say in this house. He was unwilling to argue in the past simply because he wanted to keep his family peaceful. But now it seems that his inaction has contributed to the growth of many evil thoughts in the family, so he will not give in this time.

Old Madam Jiang beat and scolded her son, but in the end, seeing that her son still had a serious and indifferent look on his face, the anger in her heart died down. She cried and didn't know what to do for a while.

Jiang Huaishan saw that she had almost vented her anger, so he stood up and went to help her. Although Mrs. Jiang was angry, she only had this son to rely on. Finally, she was forced to get up and sit on the kang chair, listening to her son's earnest words.

"Mother, when Chuan Niang was here, everything was in order at home, and you lived comfortably, didn't you? But things changed after she left. Although you are in charge of the affairs of the harem, your second brother and sister-in-law have ulterior motives and always use you to do dirty things. Let alone the three children of the second room, look at what they have become? Jin Er ignored the sisterhood and secretly met with the prince. Although she got married as she wished, you don't know how bad the rumors outside are!"

"Isn't it that the Marquis's wife insisted on telling everyone outside?"

"Mother! Flies don't bite cracked eggs. If Jin'er has good character and doesn't do such a thing, who can throw dirty water on her?"

Old Madam Jiang also knew that she was indeed in the wrong in this matter, so she didn't dare to say much. Seeing that her expression had relaxed a little, Jiang Huaishan struck while the iron was hot and spoke.

"Also, when she went to the Marquis' Mansion to celebrate her birthday, Lin'er's behavior was not gentlemanly at all. She was so timid that people didn't want to associate with her. Not to mention the fact that Xiaoyue was slapped in the face, which was recorded in front of all the ladies. Do you really think she can still find a good marriage in Xijing City?"

When Old Madam Jiang heard this, she no longer wanted to shed the tears that were still hanging in her eyes.

Of course she knew that the two grandchildren from the second house were not presentable enough, but she was still somewhat unhappy when her eldest son named them and said so.

"Okay, you are just comparing Ah Nian to them, but what is Ah Nian's background? What is their background? How can they be compared?"

"Well, mother feels that their backgrounds are different, so we can't compare them. What if my son brings up Shu'er? She was also born to my aunt, and she has stayed in the backyard all these years. But do you know? The news just came from the princess's mansion that she has the princess's eyes, and she will be able to go to the palace to meet the empress dowager on her birthday in a few days. Mother, do you think she can be compared with them?"

Old Madam Jiang was speechless. This was something she had never thought of before.