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"I overheard the Second Madam saying that the marriages of daughters from noble families are all bargaining chips for their families. If the eldest daughter can marry into a prestigious family, it will also benefit our Yongning Marquis's mansion. The Jiang family is really too impoverished and is now just an empty shell."

The old Marquis replied: Jiang Sheng is likely to pass the imperial examination.

"But the second wife said, what if I don't pass the imperial examination? We can think of a way to satisfy both sides."

The old Marquis remained silent for a long time before asking the Second Madam: "What is the best solution?"

Hongyuan listened very carefully.

She repeated almost everything she had heard to Song Qingning, word for word.

Song Qingning knew her grandfather very well, and she also knew that Liu Shi knew her grandfather well.

Even at this point, Madam Liu still hadn't given up on marrying Song Qingyan into a prestigious family, proving herself to be a good mother.

Song Qingning felt a sense of irony.

"Second Miss, the two people behind you are speaking very softly; I can't hear them at all."

"But before the Second Madam left, she told the Old Marquis to rest assured that she would definitely handle this matter well. Even if Jiang Sheng did not pass the imperial examination, she would not let the world and the Jiang family blame the Marquis's Mansion, and someone else would take the blame."

"Second Miss, what is the solution that the Second Madam mentioned that satisfies both sides? And who does she want to take the blame for?"

Hong Yuan was puzzled, as was Hong Ling, who was standing to the side.

Both of them looked at Song Qingning.

Song Qingning continued preparing the tea without stopping.

Who else could the Liu family blame? It was none other than her.

She was jealous of her mother, hated her mother, and wanted all the bad things to be borne by the Lu family's children.

The series of events left Liu feeling extremely aggrieved.

Perhaps Liu would feel relieved if she were made to take the blame for what she claimed.

As for a solution that satisfies both sides...

We need to see what Liu will do next.

Song Qingning ordered a cup of tea and handed it to Hongling.

Hongling's expression stiffened slightly, and she was so frightened that she immediately pushed Hongyuan forward, "Sister has talked too much, she must be thirsty, sister, drink this."

"Thank you for the gift, Second Miss."

Hongyuan happily took the teacup, took a sip, and then suddenly spat it out.

"Ugh, this tea, what kind of tea is this? It tastes awful."

Red kites have a free-spirited nature.

Since her younger sister Hongling escaped the hellish place and was taken in by the second young lady, she no longer worried about her sister suffering, and her personality became even more unrestrained.

Hongling immediately tugged at her sleeve.

Hongyuan then realized that it was the second young lady who brewed the tea. "Second young lady, this servant, this servant didn't mean that. It's very delicious, really delicious."

Hongyuan wants to drink again.

Song Qingning took the teacup from her hand without saying anything, seemingly heartbroken.

"Second Miss, I was wrong..."

"Second Miss, my sister didn't do it on purpose."

The sisters, Hongyuan and Hongling, blamed themselves for hurting the second young lady's feelings.

Song Qingning took a few golden melon seeds from the box and handed them to Hongyuan and Hongling.

The two sisters were slightly taken aback, exchanged a glance, and shook their heads in unison, refusing, "This servant does not want any reward."

Song Qingning bribed the servants of the Marquis's mansion mostly by giving them money.

They would do her bidding and obey her orders once they received money.

But the red kite and the red water chestnut are different.

Ever since Song Qingning helped the sisters, they truly regarded her as their savior.

No matter what they did for her, they would refuse any reward she offered.

She said that the lives of the sisters belonged to her.

She didn't care about their lives, but she loved the sisters' deep affection and true feelings.

"It's not a reward, it's compensation."

Song Qingning said, "My tea skills are not good, but I let you taste the tea. I shouldn't have done that. I will feel better if you accept the compensation. Otherwise, I will keep blaming myself."

She lowered her brows slightly, feeling both guilty and disappointed.

The two sisters felt sorry for each other.

"Yes, I'll take it."

"Yes, I'll accept that too."

The two sisters accepted the golden melon seeds, and Song Qingning finally smiled.

Continue practicing brewing tea.

Song Qingning instructed Hongling and Hongyuan to keep an eye on Liu's whereabouts.

After returning from the old Marquis's courtyard, Lady Liu finally found an opportunity to see Song Qingyan.

"Second Aunt, can you really help me escape the marriage arranged by the Jiang family?"

Song Qingyan resented Liu for ruining her life, but she couldn't leave the courtyard, and neither her father nor mother came to see her.

She was isolated and helpless, and had no choice but to soften her stance towards Liu.

"Trust your second aunt, she won't harm you," Liu said.

Song Qingyan didn't believe it, but besides her second aunt, there was no one else to help her.

After Madam Liu returned to the west courtyard, the steward came to her door. "Second Madam, shouldn't we take stock of Miss Qingyan's dowry? The old Marquis's intention is for the dowry to come from the second branch's storeroom."

"Yan'er's dowry should come from the main house's storeroom..." Liu instinctively retorted.

But then she suddenly realized that the person she was marrying this time was not Yan'er, and the dowry could not be prepared according to Yan'er's standards. She couldn't let Song Qingning benefit, and she certainly couldn't let the Jiang family benefit.

But Liu felt a pang of heartache at the thought of having to draw dowry money from the second wife's storeroom. "How much money does the second wife have?" she thought.

"Then how about we have Miss go and plead with the Lady and the Lord again?" the steward suggested.

Song Qingyan poisoned her mother, breaking the hearts of the Marquis's wife and husband.

During this time, the Marquis did not see the eldest daughter, and the Marquis's wife, who was recuperating in the courtyard, also did not see the eldest daughter.

They didn't even inquire about the dowry.

Liu refused to let Song Qingyan beg Lu.

In the end, Yan'er won't be able to get married this time.

The money and valuables of the eldest son's family will always belong to Yan'er and Tang'er.

After the marriage between the Jiang and Song families is over, let Yan'er perform well in front of the Marquis and return to the main branch of the family.

"Alright, the dowry will be taken from the second wife's storeroom," said Madam Liu.

When Liu was taking stock of her dowry, she kept the good stuff to herself and picked out the large but worthless items, which added up to a lot of money.

In addition to the filthy betrothal gifts that the Jiang family had sent earlier, Madam Liu did not return them according to the list, but instead prepared to send them back exactly as they were.

There were also dowries from relatives.

Those are just tokens of my appreciation; they're not worth much money.

They were all included in her dowry.

Three days before the wedding, several carriages stopped outside the Marquis's residence.

Four or five young women stepped down from the carriage; they were all daughters of distant relatives of the Marquis's household.

After the girls entered the mansion, they were all arranged to stay in Song Qingyan's courtyard, supposedly to accompany the new bride.

Song Qingning heard this news.

"Second Miss, is the Second Madam planning to choose one of those women to marry in her place?"

"When the time comes, once the woman is married, the wedding ceremony is held, and they enter the bridal chamber, it will be said that the substitute bride had ulterior motives, and no one will be able to blame the young lady!"

Hongling was shocked by this speculation.

"Second Miss, what should we do?"

Hongling could tell that the second young lady hoped that the eldest young lady would marry into the Jiang family smoothly.

Although she didn't know the reason, she was clear about one thing: the second young lady's wish was her wish.

"What's the rush?" Song Qingning laughed at her, then lowered her eyes, "Even if she wanted someone to marry in her place, she wouldn't choose those women."

The solution that Liu mentioned, which offered the best of both worlds, was perhaps just a pretext for addressing the old Marquis.

Since she was employed by the Capital City Guard, her grandfather would not agree to let her marry in his place.

Lady Liu knew this.

So they invited the daughter of a distant relative.

My grandfather wouldn't care about the life or death of other people's daughters. If Jiang Sheng fails to pass the imperial examination, he can turn around and bite back without any scruples, extricate himself from the Marquis's mansion, and keep Song Qingyan. Perhaps one day she can really marry into a high-ranking family.

My grandfather saw this benefit, which is why he was persuaded by Madam Liu.

However, everything depends on the results. Only if Jiang Sheng doesn't pass the exam will his grandfather allow him to marry in place of another.

The results were delayed on the day of the wedding.

Her grandfather is facing another difficult decision!