Chapter 449

Moreover, she had just witnessed the scene where Qiao Lianfang threw herself into Xu Lingyi's arms and he embraced her in return.

"Men are all the same. Since they are all lecherous, why not find one I like more, and who also likes me?"

Thinking that if she didn't marry Jia Hui, she would certainly have to marry someone else!

Thus.

She made up her mind!

Gathering her courage, she blurted out: "I will!"

After saying it.

She felt her face, ears, and entire body rapidly burning with an unbearable heat.

As if she had suddenly come down with a high fever!

Jia Hui was overjoyed: "Good Shiyiniang, just you wait, I will soon prepare the three letters and six betrothal gifts to marry you!"

"Mm!"

Shiyiniang did not know what to say; her mind was a complete blank.

In her heart, she only felt incredibly excited.

This left Xu Lingyi, Qiao Lianfang, Er Niang, Wu Niang, and the others completely stunned!

This was too fast!

They had only met twice and already pledged their lives to each other?

However, looking at Jia Hui's impeccable appearance and achievements!

Er Niang felt nothing but overwhelming jealousy toward Shiyiniang: "Why do you always compete with me? I didn't even want Xu Lingyi originally, I intended to leave him to you... The Wushuang Marquis is clearly mine! Shiyiniang, I hate you!!"

For a fleeting moment, Wu Niang felt envious of Shiyiniang, this good younger sister.

But thinking that she already had a betrothal.

She did not dwell on it.

Not long after.

In the main hall!

"I wondered who it was; it turns out to be the three Luo sisters."

At this moment, after hearing the introductions, Qiao Lianfang spoke.

She was quite disdainful of Shiyiniang and the others.

Qiao Lianfang was arrogant by nature.

As a descendant of a Duke.

She naturally had reason to look down on these three!

She felt even more that Jia Hui had very poor taste.

In her heart, she despised Jia Hui for his lack of discernment!

【323】 Young Mistress Jiang angrily strikes Shiyiniang! The insecure Qiao Lianfang and Old Madam Xu

In the main hall!

Hearing Qiao Lianfang's contemptuous tone.

It was not just the three sisters who felt uncomfortable.

Yuan Niang and Madam Luo also had their expressions darken slightly!

Old Madam Xu, however, did not see anything improper.

The Luo family women were not of high birth, and furthermore, Master Luo was no longer in office.

Until Qiao Lianfang.

She saw Yuan Niang and Madam Luo both bow respectfully to Jia Hui.

This caused both Qiao Lianfang and Old Madam Xu to be shocked!

Neither had expected.

That this handsome, peerless young man was actually the one famous throughout the Divine Capital!

And even the world-renowned Wushuang Marquis, Jia Hui!

Their minds were shaken!

Because during this time, she had often heard Jia Hui discussed within the Duke's mansion!

Everyone from top to bottom held Jia Hui in awe.

His current achievements had already surpassed those of her beloved, Xu Lingyi.

This made her feel somewhat uncomfortable: "What is there to be so proud of? My Xu Lang will surely surpass him in the future!"

Only, these words.

No matter how she said them, they sounded entirely lacking in conviction.

After all, Xu Lingyi was already in his thirties or forties!

Jia Hui was only fourteen or fifteen!

His current achievements already surpassed Xu Lingyi's.

The lifespan of people in ancient times was generally not high.

Men, in particular, often died young.

So saying Xu Lingyi was half-buried in the grave was no exaggeration.

How could he even compare to Jia Hui!

And Old Madam Xu, looking at Jia Hui, then looking at her own son: "The age gap is so large; actually, the moment one started comparing him to Jia Hui, my son had already lost!"

Age was a major issue.

Xu Lingyi, who was nearly in the grave, still trying to compare himself to Jia Hui.

This was, in fact, a manifestation of having already lost.

After all, logically, it would only be reasonable for Xu Lingyi's son to compare himself to Jia Hui.

This made Old Madam Xu harbor some hostility toward Jia Hui.

"Greetings, Wushuang Marquis!"

Despite feeling unconvinced and uncomfortable, Qiao Lianfang still had to bow respectfully to Jia Hui!

Even if she was a descendant of a Duke, so what?

Jia Hui was now a dignified Vice Minister and Wushuang Marquis.

Even when the old Duke was alive.

He would have had to be courteous upon meeting him.

Not to mention that their Qiao family now had no one of note.

After the old Duke died, the Qiao mansion declined rapidly; having lost their backing and lacking successors, they naturally could only maintain the empty shell of a Duke's mansion.

Their Qiao family was not even as good as the Jia family; at least the Jia family still had some influence in the military.

In the original drama, Qiao Lianfang was schemed against by Luo Yuanniang and met with the Marquis in private. Marquis Yongping, Xu Lingyi, said that when Qiao Lianfang married, the Marquis's mansion could provide a dowry to increase her status in her future husband's family.

This point alone proves it.

Furthermore, only Qiao Lianfang and her mother, the Duchess of Qiao, appeared, which indirectly shows that the Qiao Duke's mansion had no male heirs and no one holding high office in the imperial court.

If Qiao Lianfang's brother had inherited the Dukedom and held the position of a Minister in a department.

Then Xu Lingyi would not have dared to speak like that, and Luo Yuanniang would not have dared to act in such a way to scheme against Qiao Lianfang.

Additionally, the Duchess of Qiao and the mother of Marquis Xu were sisters, which is why Qiao Lianfang often came to play at the Xu house.

One must know that the Xu family had once fallen, and the current Marquis Yongping mansion was only revitalized because of Xu Lingyi, having received great assistance from the Luo family.

Therefore, if the Qiao Duke's mansion had not declined, why would they need to cling to this branch?

This further shows that the Qiao family had declined, though not completely, and still had some savings, but they had no presence in the officialdom.

Therefore, Jia Hui understood that Qiao Lianfang, born into a great family, felt the decline of her household and was constantly on a downward slope; feeling fear and wanting to maintain her current status and honor, or even climb higher, she had to seize the Marquis Yongping mansion.

It was by no means as simple as Qiao Lianfang just taking a fancy to Xu Lingyi.