Changing Marriages - chapter 5

Chapter 5

I had a private conversation with Sun Nuo for half an hour.

When I left, she was holding the money box in her hands:

“Guiwan, have you made up your mind? This is your entire fortune.”

I nodded.

From the moment I said those words to Huo Yao, it had already become a high-stakes gamble.

Since that was the case, why not bet boldly and thoroughly?

“Old General Huo has shown great kindness to the Sun Family. Guiwan, rest assured, I will not fail you.”

There was already admiration in Sun Nuo’s eyes as she looked at me.

After seeing her off, I boarded the carriage and returned to the Zheng Mansion.

Today was the day Zheng Guiyu and I returned to our family home. The Old Madam had long prepared generous gifts for the occasion.

“Sister is truly a person of status now, coming back at such an hour.”

Zheng Guiyu glanced at the lavish gifts that couldn’t even fit into two carriages. A trace of annoyance flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by pride.

“But I can’t blame you. On your wedding night, the Second Son of the Huo Family went off to war. You probably didn’t even get a good look at your husband’s face. On the battlefield, swords and spears know no mercy. If…”

She covered her mouth: “I spoke out of turn, Sister. Please don’t take offense.”

I smiled:

“Since you know you spoke wrongly, why not rise and apologize?”

Her expression changed:

“Zheng Guiwan, just because you’ve married into a powerful family, do you no longer respect your Eldest Sister?”

“Is it that the Eldest Sister, by speaking so rudely, does not respect the General’s Mansion?”

I turned cold as well.

Zheng Guiyu was stunned for a moment, then angrily pointed at me:

“Look at you, so arrogant now that you’ve had a stroke of luck! Just like your Concubine Mother-”

“Madam Xie, mind your words!”

Before I could speak, the maid given to me by the Old Madam had already rebuked her.

This maid had come from the palace and still wore a palace sash at her waist.

Zheng Guiyu dared not act rashly and could only glare at me with hatred.

We sat quietly and drank a cup of tea before Father entered the flower hall with Xie Yi’an.

Just one look at Father’s expression, and I knew that, just like in my previous life, Xie Yi’an had easily won his favor.

How could someone who had achieved top honors three times in a row be just for show?

At this moment, Zheng Guiyu became proud again. She put on a show of sisterly affection, sat beside me, and whispered so only the two of us could hear:

“Sister, your brother-in-law is not only talented and handsome, but also treats me with deep respect. On our wedding night, he promised me that he would never take a concubine in this life.”

I nodded. I believed that-Xie Yi’an had said the same to me in my previous life.

Until the day I died, he never broke his word. Only…

I glanced at Zheng Guiyu, not intending to reveal the answer to her ahead of time.

This time, it was her choice to make, wasn’t it?