Zhao Luoning pondered to herself.
It was easy for the Ji family to handle things within the family. But at this moment, the external pressure from the Wu family was extremely annoying.
Even though the matriarch doted on Ji Shijun and Ji Jianhui, she had to take the face of the Wu family into account.
How did the Wu family get the news so quickly?
Did the second madam of the Ji family tell the Wu family?
It couldn't be.
Letting the Wu family know about this would only accelerate the failure of the marriage between Ji Shijun and Wu Jiarong, right?
The second madam of the Ji family couldn't be so stupid as to do such a thing.
Could there be an informant of the Wu family in the Ji mansion?
If so, that Wu Jiarong was really not simple.
Zhao Luoning was deep in thought all the way as she anxiously rushed to Cihua Courtyard.
This was probably the liveliest time in Cihua Courtyard in many years. Not only was the outside of the house crowded with maids and women eager to watch the show, but the inside of the house was also full of people.
Not only were Lord Ji, Madam Ji and the second madam of the Ji family there, but also several maids beside the matriarch, the four Ji brothers, a young lady, and their accompanying maids and women. They were all crowded into one room.
Oh, right. There were also Lord Wu and Madam Wu sitting upright in the room, waiting for Lord Ji and Madam Ji to give them an explanation.
This was really the most chaotic scene Zhao Luoning had ever seen since she was born.
Inside the inner chamber, the maids and female relatives serving the matriarch surrounded the room tightly.
In the outer chamber, the heads of the Ji and Wu families were at odds with each other.
There were also Ji Shijun kneeling on the ground and the fuse of this chaos - Ning Ruonian, the so - called wife that Ji Shijun had already married.
From the moment she entered the door, Zhao Luoning's eyes had been on Ning Ruonian.
Ning Ruonian kept her head down and didn't look at her from beginning to end.
Yes, Rendong's news was correct.
This was also the reason why everyone came to watch the show.
What big news! The concubine of the younger brother had become the wife of the elder brother.
It was simply a wonderful drama in a deep mansion.
Zhao Luoning entered the inner chamber, pushed through the thick human wall and went straight to the matriarch's room.
At this time, the matriarch had woken up. She was lying on the pillow, holding Madam Ji's hand and asking about the situation outside.
Zhao Luoning stepped forward, bent slightly and waited for the matriarch's instructions.
"Ruo'er, help me up."
As the matriarch said, she was about to get up, but was stopped by a group of maids and female relatives. Zhao Luoning also knew that it was not suitable for the matriarch to get up at this time, so she could only comfort her.
"Grandma, don't be in a hurry. If you have any instructions, just tell Ruo'er and let Ruo'er do it for you."
Only then did the matriarch obediently lie in bed.
Madam Ji saw that the old woman was a bit out of breath when speaking, so she repeated what the matriarch had just said.
"You're not suitable to go and talk to the Wu family. I'll go. You go and dismiss those noisy maids and women outside. It's really improper for them to be crowding here."
Zhao Luoning nodded and secretly remembered it.
"Grandma, mother - in - law, Ruo'er has an impertinent request."
At this moment, she still had requests? Madam Ji gave Zhao Luoning a dissatisfied look, but the matriarch was more easy - going.
"Speak."
"Since I'm the mistress of the family now, although this matter concerns elder brother, it's actually an inner - house matter. Can I handle this matter?"
"You?" Madam Ji snorted softly. "You're really like a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, making a lot of noise with half - filled knowledge."
Ignoring her mother - in - law's sarcasm, Zhao Luoning's key target was the matriarch.
With her support, Madam Ji would have nothing to say.
So Zhao Luoning said, "I'm an outsider in this matter. Because of the relationship with the second madam, no matter how mother - in - law handles this matter, it's easy to give others something to talk about. Either elder brother will be wronged, or the Wu family will say that our Ji family is partial and that mother - in - law can't tolerate the relatives of the second madam."
Madam Ji got angry when she heard this.
"I'd like to see who dares to gossip!"
It was no wonder she was angry. Although Madam Ji didn't like the second madam of the Ji family, she had always been very optimistic about Wu Jiarong, the prospective eldest daughter - in - law.
At least Wu Jiarong had grown up under her eyes. She was obedient, gentle and easy to control, better than Zhao Luoning!
The matriarch was still a bit rational at this moment.
She knew that although Zhao Luoning's words were a bit harsh, they were indeed the truth.
The feud between Madam Ji and the second madam of the Ji family was not something new. It was really inappropriate for Madam Ji to handle this matter. The best solution was actually for the matriarch to handle it in person.
But her health was getting worse day by day. These days, she had been so angry by Ji Shijun that she even had difficulty speaking.
Lord Ji had been in the capital all year round and naturally couldn't take care of the inner - house matters. Looking at the current situation, Zhao Luoning was indeed the best choice.
However, the matriarch couldn't believe that it was feasible to hand such a big matter to a newly - married girl.
Zhao Luoning saw through the matriarch's worry and said, "Grandma, don't worry. Even if Ruo'er makes any mistakes, I'm sure Uncle Wu will show some tolerance for the sake of the friendship between the Zhao and Ji families and my status as a new bride."
Zhao Luoning was using the Zhao family as a guarantee!
Since she had said so, the matriarch and Madam Ji naturally couldn't say anything more and could only nod in agreement.
Seeing that they had agreed, Zhao Luoning began to ask questions.
"Before I go, Ruo'er has something to ask Grandma and mother - in - law."
Madam Ji was already very impatient. "Just do what you're told. Why are there so many words!"
"Mother - in - law, please forgive me. I have no other choice. I didn't know the situation when Ruonian entered the mansion. Now that I'm going to handle this matter, I naturally have to find out the whole story. Otherwise, when the Wu family asks, I won't be able to answer a single question, and it will still be the Ji family's face that will be lost."
The matriarch and Madam Ji looked at each other and were silent for a few seconds.
Both of them involuntarily thought of the original intention of welcoming Ning Ruonian into the mansion -
Wasn't it because they listened to Lianxiang's words and thought that Ning Ruonian was Ji Shisu's mistress? At that time, they were a bit impulsive and didn't check Ning Ruonian's background carefully, which led to such a big joke.
The matriarch simply turned her head away and pretended to be ill.
It was really embarrassing to mention this matter.
Seeing the matriarch's obvious attempt to shift the blame, although Madam Ji was angry, she had no choice but to answer Zhao Luoning, "This is clearly a calculation by someone with ulterior motives! We also checked Ning Ruonian's background at that time, but we didn't find anything about such a big matter."
There were only two words in Zhao Luoning's heart: "Hehe."
She almost rolled her eyes to the sky. It took her a lot of effort to maintain her calm on the surface.
Keep making it up. She really wanted to see how else they could make it up!
"How did you know about her back then?"
"It was Lianxiang! Oh, right. At that time, she didn't say that Ning Ruonian had a child. She only said that this was the girl that Su'er met in Tianxiang Tower and was crazy about."
Tianxiang Tower?
The girl Ji Shisu was crazy about?
Zhao Luoning faintly sensed something wrong.