Tianliangyuan

Chapter 34 was abandoned.

Deng was no fool; she could naturally hear the threat in her words.

The Sun family is nothing to be afraid of, but Sun Qian's maternal grandparents' family is the Marquis of Anxin's mansion, which is a different story.

Previously, the Jiang family did not take the Sun family seriously and did not think that the Marquis of Anxin's mansion was a strong opponent.

But at this moment, Xu Zhaozhao reminded her that no matter how bad the Xu family was, it was still a Marquis's mansion, a title bestowed by the late emperor. The old lady of the Xu family was a first-rank imperial lady, and according to rank, she was on par with her mother-in-law.

So, what gives her the right to look down on the Marquis of Anxin's family?

Just because the Jiang family are civil officials?

This is hilarious!

That evening, the main members of the Jiang family gathered together. In any case, the Jiang family still had to step in to quell the matter.

Even if Consort Jiang intervenes, so what?

His Majesty dotes on Consort Jiang, but as Princess Leyang said, she is only a consort, and one without a son.

Consort Jiang had been in the palace for over ten years and seemed to enjoy great favor, but in reality, her position was not secure.

A concubine without a son was ultimately unsettling for the Jiang family.

"The marriage between Miss Qi and that Young Master Liu will continue. We will give Miss Qi an additional ten thousand strings of cash for her dowry. As for the Sun family..."

Jiang Yanping tapped his knee with his finger; Sun Qian was indeed a difficult person to deal with.

Regardless of how she got involved, she is now a victim. If she cannot come up with a plan that satisfies the Xu family, outsiders will laugh at the Jiang family for lacking responsibility.

Why satisfy the Xu family?

Naturally, it's because the Xu family also has a Marquis Xu. What is a small Sun family compared to that? They wouldn't even bother to glance at them.

“Brother, what the Sun family is worried about now is that Sun Qian’s face is ruined and she will never be able to find a good marriage again. If we want to compensate her, we can either give her more money or find her a marriage that is still of a good match. It depends on what the Sun family chooses.”

After a moment of silence, Jiang Yanping shook his head: "It's simple to get the Sun family to settle things peacefully. One of their sons is going to take the provincial examination this year, so we might as well do them a favor."

Jiang Yanhui understood that it was still unknown which family would be appointed as the chief examiner for this year's provincial examination, but that did not prevent them from interfering.

Regardless of who is the chief examiner, the Jiang family still needs to be given face.

"What is the quality of that young master Sun's talent?"

"Not by much. After all, he was a scholar; how bad could he be?"

Everyone thought the suggestion was good. Compared to arranging a marriage for Sun Qian, giving the Sun family's son a good future would be more satisfactory to the Sun family.

As expected, Sun Qingyang was quite surprised and acted with great trepidation, which pleased Jiang Yanhui.

After all, they were officials in the same court, and Jiang Yanhui didn't want the relationship between the two families to become too strained. Moreover, if this matter was not handled properly, some civil officials would inevitably target them.

The Sun family received some money as compensation and promised that Sun Huai would pass the imperial examination this year, which naturally made Sun Qingyang very happy.

He was unaware of what Xu Lin had discovered; he only saw that his daughter had been disfigured. However, now that he had received compensation from the Jiang family, Jiang Qingyang was naturally satisfied.

No matter how much a daughter is spoiled, it is not as important as the future of the legitimate son.

Therefore, since Sun Qingyang nodded in agreement, the Sun family naturally could no longer cause trouble.

Now that the Sun family has settled down, the Marquis of Anxin's mansion can no longer forcefully stand up for them.

In this way, the Jiang family doesn't have to directly confront the Marquis of Anxin's mansion, which is simply perfect!

Zhu Zi came over to report on the progress at the estate outside, and at the same time, he also brought some news from outside to his master.

“I am aware of this matter. You should just focus your attention on the estate. Once it is completed, you will need to select a capable estate manager to oversee it. You are still young, so you should return to the capital to work.”

"Yes, little one understands."

Seeing that he understood her meaning, Xu Zhaozhao nodded slightly: "I do have a useful person in my hands, but he is a bit dull. You can keep him by your side and train him for a while. He doesn't need to be as clever as you, just adaptable when things happen."

"I will certainly teach you with all my heart, please rest assured, Master."

Xu Zhaozhao arranged for Zhu Zi to be the eldest son of Granny Yu.

Granny Yu was her wet nurse, and had been serving her for over ten years.

Yu Mama's eldest son is now married and has children. He used to work on his mother's estate. Xu Zhaozhao just happened to think that Yu Mama would be her personal attendant in the future, so she simply arranged a job for him in advance to save herself from being in a hurry later.

Of course, to gain people's loyalty, you must provide sufficient material and spiritual rewards.

Xu Zhaozhao has grasped this point quite well.

Once only the lilac and peony were left to tend to in the room, Xu Zhaozhao got up and went to the potted plant again, touching it every now and then, as if she was looking forward to something.

Dingxiang brought out fresh fruit and flower tea. "Miss, the Sun family has received a promise from the Jiang family, so they will definitely not cause any more trouble. That means Miss Jiang can live in peace. It's just a pity for Miss Biao. She's the only one who got hurt, and now she's become a stepping stone for Young Master Biao's future."

Xu Zhaozhao smiled, still looking down at the grass that had only grown a few leaves: "Yes, the world where only Sun Qian was injured has been achieved! But what about Sun Huaizhi's future? Hehe, I'd like to see that too. Everyone says the Jiang family is incredibly powerful, so I'll look forward to seeing if they can really control everything."

From the very beginning, this was a complex scheme.

However, the Jiang family had not yet realized this, and the Sun family was even less likely to think about it deeply.

Xu Zhaozhao herself is now looking forward to whether she can truly have Sun Huaizhi's name when she wins the laurel in August.

In June, the weather was already very hot. Sun Qian's facial injury had long since healed, but the scars left behind were somewhat unsightly, so she had not gone out.

Xu Zhaozhao's spies sent out several messages, which were nothing more than that Sun Qian's temper had become strange and irritable, and that she couldn't stand pretty maids.

Because of this, Xu Lin replaced all the maids around her and later arranged for two more female servants. At least the female servants were strong and could control her to some extent when she went crazy.

When Sun Qian was first injured, she was indeed someone that everyone in the Sun family was extremely worried about.

Now, two months have passed, and the Sun family's concern for her has clearly diminished. Moreover, Sun Qingyang, having received a promise from the Jiang family, no longer considers Sun Qian's injury a major issue.

This made Sun Qian feel even more aggrieved, but she had neither the confidence nor the ability to rebel against her father, so she could only vent her anger on the servants.

The estate that Xu Zhaozhao ordered to buy was originally located at the foot of the mountain, and with the addition of many fruit trees, it was cooler there at this time of year.

Xu Zhaozhao received permission and took her servants to the manor to relax. As soon as she left the city gate, she noticed that someone was following her closely.