Chapter Nineteen: Reached a High Branch

his calm and collected personality.While Meng Jinyao was cautious and prudent, her strategy always favored a defensive approach. She rarely launched an offensive, even when presented with opportuniti...Meng Jinyáo and Gu Jingxi did not stay for lunch. Meng Dongyuan only symbolically tried to persuade them to stay before letting them go. He sent them out the main gate before finally relaxing with a sigh.

Although Gu Jingxi is a son-in-law, his status and position are undeniable. The fallen Meng family cannot compare to the esteemed Gu family with imperial favor. He has to endure the injustice.

For this, Meng Dongyuan couldn't blame his eldest daughter for causing trouble. Originally, Gu Jingxi, who should have been the son-in-law of their family, became their son-in-law and put invisible pressure on him. Their Meng family was also ridiculed by others.

Even though Gu Xiumin ran away from his wedding, the Gu family would still hold the wedding as planned. If the eldest daughter didn't cause a scene and switch grooms, it would be an insult to the Meng family for the Gu family to break their promise and owe them a debt. This debt could still be used to gain some benefits.

Glory Hall.

Mrs. Meng was furious and scolded angrily: "You wretch, after climbing the high branch, you forgot your own surname!"

How could the Sun family not be indignant

Today's events left her feeling unprecedented humiliation, and she was even subtly ridiculed by this cheap son-in-law. Gu Jingxi said that Meng Jin Yu was gentle, virtuous, graceful, and measured in her actions, like a good mother. Isn't that just a roundabout way of saying she wasn't gentle, virtuous, graceful, or measured in her actions, but rather petty and narrow-minded

Seeing her mother-in-law's face turn ashen with anger, she blinked and soothed softly, "Mother, please calm down. Ayao is probably still resentful of us for our wedding day. We knew that Gu Xiuming didn't come in person to welcome the bride, yet we forced her into the flower sedan. Alas, how could we have known that Gu Xiuming had run away"

She wasn't pacified, and once she calmed down, Madam Meng became even angrier: "We forced her into the bridal sedan for her own good. The Gu family is such a great match, it would be impossible to find another one even if we searched with a lantern. If we missed this opportunity, there will never be another chance! This ungrateful wretch, now that she has power, goes back to her maiden home to show off. I wish we had known this beforehand; we should have annulled the marriage right on her wedding day!"

Mrs. Sun appeased Old Madam Meng once more, finally calming her down. After leaving Rongfu Hall and returning to her own courtyard, she went into the house, and her face instantly fell.

Meng Jinyu seeing this, felt even more sympathy for her mother and angrily said: "Mother, elder sister is too much! You are her mother after all, you have held her when she was little, yet she treats you like this."

Sun Shi sighed with a trace of discontent, "When someone climbs high in status, they're just different. Chang Xing Hou is powerful and holds great authority. After she became Chang Xing Hou's wife, even I, her own mother, feel inferior when facing her."

She having said that, turned to look at her daughter who was as beautiful as a flower. Her daughter was only two years younger than Meng Jin Yao. If it wasn't for the fact that her father-in-law had made a stipulation that the marriage was only limited to the eldest daughter of the Meng family, if it wasn't the eldest daughter of the Meng family, the marriage would be void. She could completely find a way to have her daughter take her place and become the wife of the prince.

At the end of the day, her father had been protecting her by making this arrangement. Even as he lay dying, he still wanted to find a good marriage for Meng Jin Yao. With this marriage, Meng Jin Yao would be useful. Even if they didn't like her, they would have to think twice about anything harmful towards her.

Meng Jinyu was filled with anger and resentment: "She must have been fabricating lies in front of Hou Changxing, which is why he treated us like this. Grandmother was even angered by it."

Sun's lips curled into a sneer, her voice firm: "Let her have her little victory for now. She won't be happy for long."

Meng Jinyu questioned, "Mother, how do you know this"

Sun Shi narrowed her eyes slightly and said calmly: "Lord Changxing has an illness, so Meng Jin Yao will have to remain a widow for her entire life. She will die a virgin and never have children of her own. A woman without children will find herself in a pitiful situation if her husband dies or loses interest in her."

Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyu broke into a long-lost smile, a wicked gleam in her eyes. She said, "Her former fiancé is the son of Marquis Changxing. She married her former fiancé's father, causing her former fiancé to lose face as well. The prince must surely hate her and won't let her have an easy time."

Sun nodded and smiled disdainfully: "To marry Gu Jingxi for a momentary whim, I think she is smart but blinded by her own cleverness. Even if she chose from among Gu Xuiming's brothers, it would be better than marrying Gu Jingxi."

She paused, then looked at her daughter again. Her tone softened immediately, and she said in a calculating voice: "However, marrying Marquis Changxing would also benefit our Ah Yu. Your older sister is the mistress of Marquis Changxing, so with this connection, it will be much easier for you to arrange a marriage later on. Our Ah Yu is the jewel in the palm of the Meng family, deserving of the best husband. She wouldn't marry anyone worse than her."

Meng Jinyu blushed and lowered her head shyly, coquettishly saying: "Mother, I'm still young, I don't want to get married."

Mrs. Sun gently stroked her daughter's head, a soft and loving smile on her face: "While Ah-Yu doesn't need to rush into marriage, it's still important to find a suitable husband and set the wedding date."d and lovely little girl."Meng Jinyao looked up and asked with a smile, “Didn’t you say you’d have another child next year If you can’t wait, you could find someone this year. Adopting a child is a s...