The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

Zhou Yeqing's face was pale, and her body was shaking constantly. Her already fragile body looked even more shaky at this moment. She bit her lips tightly, as if she was trying with all her strength to suppress the fear and humiliation in her heart.

"What...what? You actually sat on Yuxuan's lap?" Wang finally came to her senses. She widened her eyes, her eyes full of astonishment and anger.

She couldn't accept this fact, and the anger in her heart burst out instantly, "You little bitch, you tried to seduce the Crown Prince! And now you're trying to get close to Yuxuan?"

In Wang's eyes, her eldest son not only has outstanding appearance but also great talents. Even if he wants to take a concubine, he should choose a woman who is of equal status and has a prominent family background.

As a concubine's daughter from a small family, Zhou Yeqing was not worthy of becoming their daughter-in-law. It was simply wishful thinking.

"Oh, my dear sister, why are you so excited? Ye Qing hasn't admitted it yet. We don't know who is trying to sow discord. She must have said these words on purpose." Old Mrs. Zhou hurriedly stood in front of Wang. Only then did Wang stop and turned to look at Xue Jinhua.

"Mom, if you don't believe me, you should at least believe Yuxuan, right?" Xue Jinhua tried hard to suppress the disgust in her heart and continued, "Why don't you go ask Yuxuan? See if this is true?"

Zhou Yeqing's face turned pale in an instant, and his body was shaking, as if he was about to faint to the ground in the next second.

Old Madam Zhou was extremely anxious. Seeing that the truth was about to be revealed, she hurriedly said, "Oh, this girl is in love, and Ye Qing admires her cousin. Isn't this normal? I think it would be better to let Yuxuan take Ye Qing in, and we can become closer relatives. How about that?"

Wang remained silent, hesitating in her heart, not knowing whether to agree to this request. Jiang frowned slightly, seeming to be dissatisfied with this proposal, but it was difficult to refute it directly.

Seeing this farce, I don't know how long it will last? Jiang sighed helplessly and said, "Sister-in-law, it is very normal for a man to take a concubine. I think you should be more generous and take cousin Ye Qing as your concubine."

Only by ensuring that Old Lady Zhou achieves her goal can this storm be quelled and further trouble avoided.

Jiang was already tired of such endless quarrels and disputes and just wanted to end these unpleasant days as soon as possible.

Xue Jinhua no longer has any feelings for Zhao Yuxuan. She doesn't care what he wants, even if he takes a concubine.

However, there is a prerequisite, that is, don't disturb her.

She knew very well what Old Madam Zhou was thinking. It was obvious that she had ulterior motives and wanted to use Zhou Yeqing's matter to openly interfere in the Zhao family's affairs.

But she never expected that her brother and sister-in-law, who had always hated their aunt, would actually speak up for Old Lady Zhou.

Is she so eager to settle the matter peacefully? No, Xue Jinhua will never let her get what she wants.

"What do you mean by a kinship? If my cousin becomes my master's concubine, then my aunt will become the concubine's relative. How can the concubine's relative be considered a proper relative?

If my aunt wants to come to the Zhao family again in the future, it won’t be that easy. She needs my consent first.

As for cousin Ye Qing, if she makes any mistakes in the future, I will definitely inform my aunt. It will be up to me to decide whether to beat her, scold her, or sell her.

If my aunt and cousin have no objection, I will go and ask the master for his opinion. If the master has no objection, then I will also agree to let cousin Ye Qing marry in."

Zhou Yeqing's face turned pale instantly, and Old Lady Zhou's face became even uglier. "We are all relatives, why do you have to be so decisive?"

"I am determined? When cousin Ye Qing fainted, have you ever thought about the consequences? Besides, what I said is all true, not alarmist, right?" Xue Jinhua's words were as sharp as the cold wind. "If you don't believe me, you can ask my sister-in-law. She is well-versed in classics, talented, and well-versed in etiquette. She knows this matter very well."

After hearing what Xue Jinhua said, Jiang frowned slightly and thought to herself, "This is clearly a mockery of me!"

She knew it in her heart, she knew the rules, but she still had to persuade her to be more generous...

Jiang smiled helplessly and thought, "It seems that this sister-in-law has already grudged me."

Afterwards, Zhou Yeqing explained aggrievedly, "Mother, I actually just wanted to visit my eldest cousin, but I didn't expect that I was so weak that I accidentally fell down when I walked in front of my eldest cousin. My eldest cousin just helped me up out of kindness, but the maids saw me and they misunderstood me."

Then, she assured Xue Jinhua, "Cousin, please believe everything I say. These are all facts. There is absolutely no lie. It is not what you imagine."

Old Mrs. Zhou frowned and subconsciously cast her eyes towards Zhou Yeqing, as if blaming her for missing this great opportunity. However, Zhou Yeqing did not look at her, obviously avoiding her intentionally.

Xue Jinhua knew this very well, and secretly speculated: "Is it possible that Zhou Yeqing deliberately avoided Zhao Yuxuan because he felt disgusted and nauseous after seeing his true face?"

But it's also true that when women are young, most of them will be deceived by appearance. Zhou Yeqing is just an ordinary person, so she will naturally fantasize that her husband is a handsome man. But after she saw Zhao Yuxuan's true face, she must have been really disgusted.

After all, who can accept that their future husband has a pockmarked face and a bald head?

Therefore, even if her mother didn't like it, she would take this opportunity to cancel the marriage.

"Cousin, you have to think carefully. The most taboo thing in this kind of thing is to go back on your word." Xue Jinhua reminded kindly.

"Cousin, what I said is true." Zhou Yeqing didn't dare to look at Old Lady Zhou's eyes and said guiltily.

Xue Jinhua was very satisfied. At least this cousin was very tactful.

"No, these two people have already had physical contact, and this matter cannot be let go like this." Old Mrs. Zhou suddenly said.

"Oh? Then what do you want to do, aunt?" Xue Jinhua narrowed her eyes slightly, with a hint of sarcasm on the corner of her mouth, "Cousin Ye Qing doesn't want to, but we can't force her, right?"

Old Madam Zhou sneered, "Since ancient times, marriage has always been decided by parents. How could it be her turn as a little girl to decide for herself?"

Xue Jinhua's eyes were slightly cold. "Aunt, you may have misunderstood one thing. The proper marriage is indeed decided by the parents, but taking a concubine... requires the approval of me, the mistress of the house. If I don't agree, it will naturally not be done. So, even if mother agrees to let Ye Qing marry in, as long as I don't agree, she can't enter this door!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhou's expression suddenly turned ugly. She glared at Xue Jinhua fiercely, her eyes full of ferocity and anger.

But she knew in her heart that if she confronted Xue Jinhua head-on now, she would be the one who would suffer.

She took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and quickly came up with a new idea. She looked at Xue Jinhua again with a false smile on her face, "Niece-in-law, no matter what, it was Qingye who was wronged in this matter. You have to give us some compensation, right?"

"What kind of compensation does Aunt want?"

"You have to give me some money after all."

Xue Jinhua looked at her calculating face, and her heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar, freezing cold. "Oh? Aunt, are you trying to use this to blackmail me?"

"Why do you have to say such harsh words? I just want you to pay some compensation for your losses." Old Mrs. Zhou didn't think there was anything wrong with it. "But, I didn't take your money for no reason. How about this... Auntie is doing a business recently. Why don't you invest some money in it? I'll give you a share of the profits when the time comes. How about that?

Don't think I'm bragging, this deal is a sure win, if it was someone else, I might not let them invest, I'm thinking we're all relatives, so I gave you this opportunity to take advantage."

"Aunt, how much do you want?"

Seeing that she had given in, Old Lady Zhou thought that she had agreed, and hurriedly said, "Ten thousand taels."

Yinghua couldn't help but take a deep breath. Isn't this old lady's appetite a bit too big? How many concubines like her cousin can she buy with 10,000 taels? Isn't it obvious that she treats her daughter as a fool?

"Okay, I'll go get 10,000 taels of silver for my aunt in a minute."

What...what? Sakura scratched her ears in disbelief, thinking she had heard it wrong. The lady actually agreed?

Even Old Lady Zhou and Wang found it unbelievable. They all thought Xue Jinhua would flatly refuse, and they had even thought about how to deal with it next. But they never expected that she would agree so readily.