Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life Chapter 1465 - 1454: The Lady Who Doesn’t Want to Rise in Status

Old Madam Jiang was practically about to be angered to death by her own son. He said it didn’t matter, but if this wasn’t a threat then what was it? What did he mean by "living alone for the rest of my life is fine too"? Was he planning never to take a wife? In the future, when everyone else had sons and grandsons about their knees, what about him? Was he going to spend his life guarding those few shabby bamboo stalks?

"Mother, I’ll take my leave first." After Jiang Yunchi finished speaking, he left, entirely in line with his free and unrestrained nature.

"What a little wretch!" Old Madam was furious. "I just asked a couple more questions and he’s already sulking with me?"

As a daughter-in-law, Madam Jiang was not in a position to say too much, so she persuaded gently, "Little Uncle has always been like this. Hasn’t it all been because Mother spoils him? I can see that Mother surely can’t bear to truly be angry with Little Uncle either."

"And as if you all don’t spoil him enough?" Old Madam glared. After a sigh, she asked her eldest daughter-in-law, helplessly, what exactly this Ye Qiu’s situation was. How had her youngest son come to be so set on her?

At this moment, Madam Jiang naturally could only pick out the good to say: "Speaking of Ye Qiu, her talent is truly outstanding. Just her calligraphy alone is something Little Uncle admits he cannot compare with, and the two storybooks she wrote were even praised by Your Majesty and Princess Consort De."

The old woman froze for a moment. "That impressive?"

"Otherwise how could she have moved Little Uncle’s heart? To be honest, it was my fault. After I finished one of Ye Qiu’s storybooks, my hands were itching, so I invited her into the mansion for a chat. Then Little Uncle came rushing over and spent an entire morning talking with her. They didn’t talk about anything else, just astronomy and geography, history and law, and so on. They talked to the point that even I was a bit dazed."

"She can keep up with Xiao Wu’s train of thought?"

Madam Jiang sighed in admiration: "She doesn’t just keep up. Some of her views were so striking that even Little Uncle was taken aback! It’s just a pity she was born a daughter. If she had been born a son, she would surely have become a great literary master not beneath Little Uncle."

"Hearing it like that, no wonder Xiao Wu can’t forget her."

"Exactly. It’s just that her background is indeed somewhat lacking. If she weren’t an orphan, I’m afraid there would be suitors lining up at the door to break down the threshold. Even as things stand now, I hear there are still many people asking Old Lady of the Marquis Mansion about her. Old Lady is also helping her look, and once her mourning is over, I expect her marriage will soon be settled."

"Listening to you, it sounds like Xiao Wu doesn’t have much of a competitive edge left." Old Madam felt vaguely annoyed. "Isn’t she just an orphan? The families who would come to ask for her hand can’t be that high in status, can they?"

"Their status may not be high, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few young men who are ambitious and hard-working. If they happen to take a liking to each other... Mother, this isn’t your daughter-in-law belittling herself—Little Uncle really might not stand much of a chance."

"Nonsense. My son is so outstanding; how many young ladies in the World secretly harbor feelings for him?"

"But marriage is another matter. That girl is so exceptional, and with the Marquis Mansion supporting her, it’s easy for her to find a man of good character even if his family background is a bit lower. As long as the man is diligent and strives, his future won’t be a problem. But if she marries Little Uncle, first, Little Uncle is indeed much older than she is; and second, given our family’s status, it’s inevitable people would look down on her. Why should she put herself through that?"

Old Madam felt ill at ease. "So you’re saying our family is some sort of Dragon Pond and Tiger Cave now?"

"I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a Dragon Pond and Tiger Cave. What I mean is that she has other options. Right now it’s Little Uncle who wants to marry her, while we’re the ones being picky here. Why wouldn’t she choose a match that suits her better? Besides, from what I can see, the young lady simply regards Little Uncle as an elder and has no such thoughts at all. Us sitting here slandering her like this is rather unfair."

Although Old Madam was somewhat displeased by her eldest daughter-in-law’s words, she had to admit that the daughter-in-law was right. This Xiao Wu had indeed dropped quite the problem in her lap.

"I’m just a bit worried about Little Uncle. Even though all these nephews will surely be filial to him in the future, if he never has a confidant by his side, he’ll probably feel lonely at times."

Whenever Old Madam thought of the future, after she was gone, and after all these older brothers and sisters-in-law were gone too, with Xiao Wu left alone in this world, how would that be any good? No matter how devoted the nephews might be, could they compare to one’s own son? With his temper being what it is, was he really going to spend his old age just staring at bamboo?

"Forget it, forget it. Since he’s so taken with that young lady, I’ll swallow my pride and make a trip for him." Old Madam sighed helplessly. "And you said Ye Qiu has written two storybooks. When you’ve got time, bring them for me to have a look, so I can see what exactly it is about them that attracted that boy."

"All right!" Madam Jiang agreed cheerfully. The first thing that crossed her mind was that if Ye Qiu became her sister-in-law in the future, wouldn’t she be able to read the new Chapters before anyone else?

Yet the matter the Jiang Family thought was almost in the bag ended up being refused in the end.

Old Madam Jiang forced a smile and asked Old Lady of the Marquis Mansion, "Is there something about my boy that’s not good enough?"

Old Lady’s expression was one of "hard to put into words." "It’s not that Mr. Lv Zhu is lacking, but, in terms of seniority, it’s a bit... off."

"What’s wrong with that? Our families aren’t relatives."

After hearing this, Old Lady muttered under her breath, "The ages don’t match either. Isn’t this taking advantage of Qiu’er?"

Old Madam Jiang truly hadn’t expected her son to be disdained to this extent. She grew anxious at once. If Ye Qiu refused to marry, would her son really remain a bachelor for life? How could that be acceptable?

So Old Madam Jiang dropped the Jiang Family’s airs and earnestly tried to persuade her: "It’s better for him to be a bit older. He’ll know how to cherish her, and the two young ones are both talented, so they’ll always have things to talk about."

"But I still feel that..."

Old Madam Jiang’s brow twitched, and she hastily cut in: "Old Madam Ye, why don’t we ask Ye Qiu to come out and hear her own thoughts? Perhaps she herself is willing?"

Old Madam Jiang was thinking that her son was as handsome as jade, and that day he had talked with Ye Qiu for so long. If she didn’t feel something, they wouldn’t have spoken so happily. If the girl herself agreed, Old Madam Ye would have no reason to object.

Yet when Ye Qiu heard that Old Madam Jiang was here today to propose on behalf of her youngest son, Mr. Lv Zhu, she was astonished beyond words. "Me? And Mr. Lv Zhu?"

Her mouth hung open in shock, and her big eyes were wide with confusion. "But Mr. Lv Zhu is an elder!"

Hearing the exact same line, Old Madam Jiang now felt certain that this whole thing was just her youngest son being one-sidedly infatuated; the young lady simply had no such intention.

This really was a thorny problem. Her son refused to marry anyone but this girl, yet the girl herself was far from willing. It was exactly as her eldest daughter-in-law had said: it wasn’t that their family was looking down on the girl—it was the girl who disdained her son!

She still wanted to salvage the situation, when Ye Qiu said, "Old Madam, the Jiang Family is a great household. I, a mere orphan, fear that I cannot reach so high. Old Lady Lao and Mr. Lv Zhu have already honored me with their regard."

Old Madam Jiang went home utterly disheartened. She no longer knew how she was supposed to break the news to her youngest son.

Back at the Marquis Mansion, Old Lady looked at Ye Qiu. "I thought this Old Madam Jiang seemed quite sincere. You truly have no thoughts about this?"

Ye Qiu smiled slightly. "Great-great-grandmother, I have my own considerations. Please don’t worry."