7 Rejection (1/2)
After hearing her words, An Jinxiu didn't say anything. Instead, she looked towards Grand Preceptor An. Others might not know, but her father should know that Shangguan Yong's family background was not good, and these three hundred and fifty-two yuan were probably all that this man had.
”Jin Ge, shut up!” Grand Preceptor An reprimanded. ”How could you interrupt your sister's marriage?” Get out for this old man! ”
An Jinge was being lectured again as she looked at née Qin with a bitter face. She just wanted to embarrass her future husband, but she didn't do anything wrong. It wasn't her fault that her husband's family was poor, so how could she not let others talk about it?
”What should we do about the marriage?” née Qin still looked as if she was thinking for An Jinxiu as she asked, ”If the matter of the dowry were to be spread out, what would the people in the capital say about it?”
Grand Preceptor An shot a quick glance at the woman, only to see her standing there quietly with her head lowered. He sighed and looked back at his wife. As an experienced official, how could Grand Preceptor An not see through née Qin's tricks? On the surface, she was trying to cover up her injustice, but in reality, she was trying to slap An Jin's face in front of her family.
”Old master!” When née Qin saw that the Grand Preceptor wasn't answering her, she called out to him again.
”Why do you say that in front of the children?” Grand Preceptor An said to née Qin, ”Shangguan Yong used up all his wealth to treat his stepmother's illness. Do you still want me to tell you about this?”
Madam Qin's face turned ugly, ”Master, are you blaming me for being nosy? ”I was the one who brought up Ah Jin. She had no face, so how could I feel good about it?”
”Alright!” ”That's it,” Grand Preceptor An said, ”None of us need to say anything more!”
”What should I do?” Lady Qin didn't want to let it go like this and said, ”How can there be a young lady from the Marquis' Mansion who only wants three hundred and fifty silver taels to go out of the pavilion? Even if Old Master wanted to repay this gratitude, he should think about it for the Ah Jin! ”
An Jinxiu laughed coldly in her heart. In her previous life, she had heard many of the Qin family's words. Now that she thought about it, those words from the Qin family had actually put her at ease and allowed her to live with Shangguan Yong. She loved to act vain. She had other intentions. Thinking about it, Lady Qin saw a good big play with An from her previous life.
”How about you lend some silver to second sister?” An Jinge spoke up again, ”It's to give face to second sister, since our family is not short on money, when will second sister live a rough life? ”No, dad, it's better if you take care of second sister.”
An Yuanzhi coldly harrumphed at this point. He knew that none of the people in the main house had good intentions. Did they think of An Jin as a beggar? These people thought that Shangguan Yong was a trash that even his wife couldn't support?
At this time, An Jinxiu heard An Yuanzhi's cold snort. She didn't want her little brother to have any sort of conflict with the main house because of her, so she had no choice but to open her mouth and say, ”Ah Jinge is right. The main house is not short on money. Why should we care about the betrohal gift?” Father also said that General Shangguan had spent all his family's wealth to treat his mother's illness, so General Shangguan was actually a filial son. ”
Hearing this, Grand Preceptor An's gloomy face turned back to normal. He hadn't thought that this daughter of his, who had a heart higher than the heavens, would actually be so sensible.
The Qin family's expression changed as they blocked née Qin's heart in one breath. They couldn't go down there even if they wanted to. Who knew that there would be a day when An Jin would block her heart?
”Father,” An Jin continued, ”Your daughter doesn't care about giving face to outsiders. Since the marriage was supposed to repay the favor, we might as well not take the money.”
”Are these your heartfelt words?” Grand Preceptor An asked.
An Jin smiled and said, ”Yes, your daughter doesn't ask for any expensive dowry. As long as General Shangguan serves the court well, your daughter doesn't have to worry.”
Grand Preceptor An nodded. This was his daughter.