An Xiyue returned to Junlanyuan and took a shower before going directly to Aunt Xu's yard.
Aunt Xu used to be someone close to the old lady. When Lin Wan was in charge of the family, Lin Wan would take into account the old lady's face to some extent and would not embarrass Aunt Xu and An Xiqiu too much. Their lives were quieter than those of the others.
When the maid Chunxiang saw the eldest lady suddenly coming over, she quickly put down the broom in her hand and ran towards the house.
After a while, Aunt Xu led An Xixiu out, "Why are you here, the eldest lady? I'm going to take the second lady to Junlanyuan to visit the eldest lady later. The second lady's health has never been better."
"I've met eldest sister." An Xixiu was in a languid state, with a bad look on her face, and suddenly started coughing violently.
"What's wrong with the second sister? Why is the cough so severe? Have you seen a doctor?" An Xiyue heard from the old lady that the second sister's marriage might be ruined, so she came over to take a look. She didn't expect that Xiu'er was so seriously ill.
"Thank you, sister, for your concern. I'm fine. I'm just infected with the cold and it's never been good."
Aunt Xu quickly welcomed An Xiyue into the house, made tea again, and then said sheepishly: "The old lady ordered Doctor Yang to come and have a look. He said that he was infected with wind and cold. He didn't feel better after taking medicine. The more he drank, the worse he got. Please help me." Miss, show me to the second lady." It's no secret that the eldest lady knows medical skills.
An Xiqiu's face was sallow and she said listlessly: "There's nothing interesting to see, and I can't die anyway."
Aunt Xu was An Xiqiu's daughter. She shed tears when her daughter spoke like this. At this time, her nose became sore again and her eyes were red. "If the second young lady wants to talk like this, it's better for my aunt to die first."
An Xiyue heard their angry voices, it must have been caused by the marriage. Although An Xixiu was shy and timid in the past, she would not complain about life or death.
An Xiqiu started coughing again, and when she heard Aunt Xu's words, tears fell uncontrollably.
When Aunt Xu saw her daughter crying, she hugged An Xixiu and cried into a ball.
If a woman's engagement is really broken off, it will be very bad for the woman's reputation. It is also unknown if the second sister jumps into the river and commits suicide one day. She remembers that in her previous life, the second sister got married smoothly, but it was just a matter of marriage. Very bad, that Wang Xiucai wanted to take the Juren Examination, but never passed the exam. He often drank and beat his second sister, calling her a loser and so on. The second sister was kicked and punched all year round, which resulted in the loss of several children. In the end, she ended up being unable to have children.
In the previous life, the second sister's marriage was arranged by Aunt Lin. Not to mention how beautiful she was when she got married, but she was worthy of her status as a concubine of the Hou family. At that time, Aunt Lin was praised a lot, but her mother was very sick. , but was talked about everywhere, who knew that the marriage led by Aunt Lin ended up harming the second sister.
An Xiyue guessed that it must be Aunt Lin's downfall. She did not interfere with it. The Wang family did not benefit from it, so they gradually despised the marriage. In this way, An Xixiu was saved from jumping into the fire pit, but An Xixiu and Aunt Xu didn't know. That’s all.
After An Xiyue figured it out, she frowned and said in a deep voice, "Then Wang Xiucai has come to break off the engagement?"
An Xiyue didn't want to be so straightforward, but since it happened, she had to face it calmly. It would be a good thing to call off the marriage, but she couldn't let the Wang family back out if they wanted to and ruin the second sister's reputation.
Aunt Xu immediately raised her eyes and stared at An Xiyue: "How does the eldest lady know?"
"Originally, the date was set, the birthdays of the two parties were exchanged, and the betrothal gifts were all agreed upon and prepared. But when things happened in the house, they were postponed. I was angry because half a month ago , the matchmaker said that the man wanted to break off the engagement and asked us to be prepared to cancel the betrothal gift. The eldest lady was not at the house, so I ran out of ideas and went to talk to the old lady. The old lady only said to wait for a while, and from then on the two The young lady is ill. She has been coughing for half a month and is still not feeling better."
Aunt Xu knew that the eldest lady was very opinionated, so she told her all about it.
An Xiyue is actually only one month older than An Xiyu, and she is still a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. Aunt Xu said it to An Xiyue because she was really anxious.
"That is to say, I haven't come to formally exchange Geng Tie yet." An Xiyue said thoughtfully.
"Not yet, but my old sister revealed that the Wang family must come to break off the engagement." Aunt Xu replied.
"Then why haven't you come back even after half a month?" An Xiyue said.
Aunt Xu didn't know the reason. She looked at An Xiyue blankly and felt that the current eldest lady was very smart. She didn't look like a sixteen-year-old girl: "Why?"
"Is the matchmaker you invited to be my aunt's sister?" An Xiyue asked again.
Aunt Xu nodded repeatedly.
"So, she was also the one behind the second sister's marriage." An Xiyue said to herself, and then said, "She didn't say why she wanted to break off the engagement?"
Aunt Xu covered her face and said with some embarrassment: "It's also my fault. The share of the dowry that Aunt Lin promised to give suddenly disappeared, so I wanted to make it clear to my sister to prevent the second lady from getting married. I think it’s okay to be misunderstood by my husband’s family.”
"So the problem is the dowry?" An Xiyue said deliberately.
"Their betrothal gifts are not as good as ours. The eldest lady gave her several pieces of jewelry." Aunt Xu blurted out.
"That's because of the matchmaker." An Xiyue knew clearly that Wang Xiucai's family wanted to go back on their word, and perhaps because they were hanging on them, they would abandon their second sister without hesitation once they were admitted to the imperial examination.
"Ms. Qiu and I have known each other for twenty years. We worked together before I entered the An Mansion. It was only later that I entered the Marquis Mansion to serve the old lady, and I married the old man after catching the eye of the old lady. As my concubine, we have always had a good relationship, and she will never harm me."
"That's strange." An Xiyue frowned in deep thought.
At this time, An Xixiu also wiped his eyes, looked at An Xiyue intently, and said anxiously: "I have met the prince. Although his family is not rich, he is a very good person and a humble gentleman. I don't believe that he will do it because of our young master." He broke off the engagement after giving a dowry, sister, believe me, he is really a very good person."
Seeing the attitude of her second sister, An Xiyue guessed that she was deeply in love with Wang Xiucai. She heard that Wang Xiucai wanted to break off the engagement, so she was so desperate. She had been ill for half a month and still didn't feel better. She was probably suffering from depression. If she didn't open her heart, I'm afraid my heart won't get better. Even if the engagement is really broken off, the second sister is afraid that she will be left with heart problems.
"Let's see, the second sister goes to relax with the eldest sister, and don't think about breaking off the engagement for the time being. After all, the marriage hasn't been broken off yet, right?" An Xiyue wanted An Xiqiu to see the reality clearly. She guessed that the Wang family has not yet broken off the engagement. They came to break off the engagement, probably after the autumn examination in a month's time. If they won the exam, they would definitely break off the marriage immediately. Although the second sister was the concubine of the Hou family, Anping Hou had a reputation for being weak.
An Xiyue knew that Wang Xiucai had no chance of winning the ranking. They might not come to break off the engagement and the wedding would still be held as usual. However, if the second sister married, her life would be worse than death.
Now that things haven't happened yet, she needs to let her second sister see the truth clearly and take the initiative to cancel the marriage. Only then will she be cured.
