Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!
Chapter 1361: Decisive

Chapter 1361: Chapter 1361: Decisive

Zhulan pondered the name of Jiang Ming’s eldest daughter. Her memory was not bad, and she finally remembered it was Jiang Muting.

Qing Xue asked, "Would you like to see her?"

Zhulan did not want to see her, and nobody would comment on her absence. In the past, she might have hesitated, but now she felt free to follow her desires, waving her hand, "I’m tired."

Qing Xue nodded, went out, and spoke to the young servant. Qing Xue shook her head after the young servant had gone far enough; suddenly visiting without any prior notification or invitation, just showing up like this, Qing Xue was speechless. This was really not treating one like an outsider.

Now, to want to see the old madame, unless from one’s own family or a few friends of the old madame, who wouldn’t send a card in advance?

Jiang Muting was stunned by the steward’s reply. She was nearly certain of her visit, but she hadn’t even passed through the main gate. The message from the steward was clear and direct—the old madame truly would not see her.

What tiredness? All those were but excuses, the best excuses for those who do not wish to see others.

Jiang Muting endured the chill wind, glancing once more at the residence’s plaque, ultimately leaving with unwillingness.

Jiang Mufan caught up and halfway saw the carriage of his elder stepsister, relieved. His elder stepsister took the chance while he was out to sneakily visit the Zhou residence. The Zhou family had no favorable impression of his elder stepsister to begin with; any respect they showed was to his parents’ faces.

Even his parents wouldn’t directly barge in when visiting, they would still send a respectful invitation ahead. He really didn’t understand where his elder stepsister’s confidence came from, thinking the Zhou family would care for her. How thick must one’s skin be to bear such confidence?

Jiang Muting, seeing her younger brother, grew awkward, but she held her ground, "Ah, the old madame was tired, and I didn’t get to see her. What a pity."

Jiang Mufan pursed his lips, "Since childhood, you’ve never liked me and our sister, and your schemes over the years have never ceased. We’ve never expected your help, and we ask nothing of you, but can’t you at least leave us some dignity?"

Now the Jiang family might not care, but what about after some time?

People do eventually tire of things.

Jiang Muting’s face fell, "I can leave you face, just agree to help me and I’ll leave immediately."

Do you think I enjoy putting you on a pedestal? God knows the envy I suffer daily. I dislike Jiang Mulan. She, who was supposed to fall, married into the Jiang family and turned her fortunes around.

Why should Jiang Mulan receive her husband’s love, her mother-in-law’s affection? I have been there before. Whether a woman is happy or not, I can tell at first glance. The life Jiang Mulan lives, the life I live...

When father lost his power, my days went downhill, and it is my ability that has kept me afloat. Jiang Mulan didn’t agree to the marriage I arranged, causing me to lose control over the steward and even offend others.

Jiang Mufan saw clearly, the resentment in his sister’s eyes. He snorted with disdain, "Since you’re unwilling to spare us any dignity, I’m not afraid to confront you. Move out of our house."

With that, Jiang Mufan turned and left. Human desires are never easily satisfied. If he and his sister agreed to her threats this time, it would lead to endless trouble in the future.

Jiang Muting confirmed she heard correctly and called out, "Aren’t you afraid the Jiang family will find out how heartless you are?"

Jiang Mufan waved his hand, unafraid. If he didn’t make a firm decision, the Jiang family would not feel secure marrying off their daughter. Now that the words were spoken, he only felt particularly relieved.

The next day, Zhulan heard about the Jiang family’s situation from her daughter, "Mufan drove someone away?"

Xue Mei took a bite of the apple, "Mm, Jiang Muting wasn’t reconciled and came looking for me. If it were not for some desire to save face, she might well have made a scene at our doorstep."

Zhulan commented, "Your manners while eating have really become more and more casual."

Xue Mei bit the apple again, "Eating like this feels comfortable. I always felt unsatisfied when I had to eat them cut up in the past."

Zhulan thought to herself, you weren’t like this before. With the swift changes in the Zhou family at that time, when my daughter first came to the capital, she didn’t want to embarrass the Zhou family and had always been learning etiquette. Looking back now, it seems I had restrained my daughter too much. After leaving, she has become more and more easygoing.

Zhulan laughed, "You just have a good mentality, it’s nice to see you getting younger as you live."

Xue Mei touched her face, "Mother, you’re right, I really haven’t changed much in the past two years."

Zhulan agreed with her daughter’s words, aside from her skin being a little darker than in the capital, her daughter’s frequent walking kept her body in good shape, maintained her figure well, and her eyes were spirited; indeed, there hadn’t been much change.

Zhulan said, "The twins are also getting older, they have been following you around all these years, now that Jiang Zhu is married, and Jiang Miu is about to get married, are you still going to take them around with you?"

Xue Mei, "Mother, these two rascals have been thinking about going abroad, they were going to talk to father about it after the New Year."

Zhulan smiled, "No wonder these kids go to pick up Chang Yi from the government office every now and then."

Xue Mei also smiled, "In their hearts, their second uncle is the person they admire the most."

From being just a commoner to leaping to the position of a Fifth Rank official in the Ministry of Rites with real power, the twins talked about their second uncle the most.

Zhulan laughed, "Chang Yi’s way is indeed suitable for both of them."

Moreover, the two kids really look alike; they were very similar when they were young, and one would think they might look less alike as they grew older, but instead the children grew to be of similar height and even more alike, and if it wasn’t for those familiar with them, they simply couldn’t be distinguished.

As a grandmother, Zhulan had to take a moment to differentiate between the twins who liked to impersonate each other; these two kids were such a handful, each time they went out and returned, they liked to make the family guess who was who.

While talking about the twins, it was the first time Chang Yi brought the twins to the Ministry of Rites. Although the twins liked to come to the Ministry to pick him up, not many people had actually seen the twins.

Sir Liu had never seen them, "I’ve seen twins before, but ones that look so alike, this is my first time."

While saying this, he walked around the twins a couple of circles, clicking his tongue in wonder.

Chang Yi, "Don’t say it’s your first time seeing them, it’s also mine."

Sir Liu, with his hands behind his back, said, "If one wants to do something bad, he just needs to have the other impersonate himself, they could truly fool a lot of people."

The speaker did not mean anything by it, but the listener thought differently.

The twins liked to impersonate each other, and the family members only felt the two children were troublesome, but mostly they found it amusing.

But now Chang Yi did not think so, turning his head to look carefully at his two nephews, his eyes gleaming brighter and brighter.

This kind of look made the daring twins shiver, why was their second uncle looking at them like this?

Chang Yi cheerfully said to Sir Liu: "I’ll treat you to some tea later."

Sir Liu’s eyes brightened a bit, then he held back, "No, I should treat you to tea, I’ve brought some tribute tea with me."

Chang Yi’s smiling face instantly fell, looking at Sir Liu with an indifferent expression, "Matchmaking is out of the question."

After Sir Liu mentioned it last time, out of curiosity, Chang Yi had someone check, and it turned out Sir Liu wasn’t lying; his second son indeed looked like Sir Liu, with the potential to surpass the blue from which he came; pah, he’d be crazy to choose such a son-in-law.

The twins looked on dumbfounded as their second uncle’s expression changed. However, Sir Liu wasn’t angry at all and continued cheerfully, "You just don’t understand my son, he really is exceptionally good."

Chang Yi, "Heh."