Chapter 564: Chapter 233 My Son is a Treacherous Official (Part 9)_3
Of course, while part of it was deliberately orchestrated by He Tiantian, one must admit that the character of people like He Xi and others had problems.
Their feelings for Ms. Hetian fell far short of the affection and gifts she had given them.
On the contrary, it was Princess An Kang—
He Tiantian had to admit, as for this thing called "hatred value," one really had to rely on the wicked.
Because the wicked bear grudges and don’t know how to be grateful.
Whereas someone good and kind like An Kang, tsk tsk, was just not up to snuff.
He Tiantian intentionally did not clarify her statement, and even used Sixth Lady Tian, who was proactively seeking to become a concubine for her cousin, as an example, resulting in An Kang contributing a measly one point of "hatred value."
How unsatisfying!
It was just too unsatisfying!
Student Xiao D:...What do you call taking advantage and still acting cute?
He Tiantian, I really want to advise you to be kind.
He Tiantian did not hear Student Xiao D’s comments; she tested An Kang and found the "effect" unsatisfactory, so she stopped teasing.
"I want to find a family for Sixth Lady, a family whose background doesn’t have to be too good, but not too bad either. At the very least, one thing must be ensured, and that is some family wealth!"
He Tiantian deliberately pretended to treat An Kang as one of her own, speaking trustingly.
Upon hearing the name "Sixth Lady Tian," Princess An Kang’s face darkened.
Any normal woman wouldn’t have good feelings towards someone trying to steal their man.
Not having a fiery argument or directly throwing the person out was already quite cultured of Princess An Kang, a lady of the Imperial Family.
Or perhaps, it was because she was too weak.
Otherwise, even someone with a status not as noble as Princess An Kang’s would probably take action.
Rather than someone like An Kang, who had to endure Sixth Lady Tian swaying before her every day and brazenly flirting with her husband!
Princess An Kang’s face turned grim, and a sudden surge of hatred toward her mother-in-law welled up in her heart.
After all, being an elder, how could she be so troubling?
Why insist on bringing a concubine into their son’s life, if not just to vex the daughter-in-law?
An Kang did not understand, nor did she want to grasp her mother-in-law’s malicious intentions.
But this time, Princess An Kang really did not want to back down.
She still harbored illusions about He Xi, and his performance yesterday had given An Kang hope.
She wanted to keep her own home; she did not want any noble concubines to come and cause destruction.
Just as An Kang was pondering how to refuse her mother-in-law’s unreasonable demand, she heard such a conversation.
What, what had she just heard?
The mother-in-law did not want to push Sixth Lady Tian on her own husband, but instead, she wanted to marry her off?
And, and she wanted her, the daughter-in-law, to help find a suitable match?
Is that the idea?
She hadn’t misheard, right?!
An Kang suddenly lifted her head, her eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at He Tiantian.
He Tiantian acted as if she hadn’t noticed An Kang’s shock and continued: "Sixth Lady, although she looks decent, after all, comes from a lesser background!"
"In our old place, it wouldn’t matter much, but if she were looking for someone in Capital City, it would be somewhat difficult."
"I, for one, don’t know many people around, but An Kang, you come from a noble background and are well-connected, with dealings among renowned families and distinguished officials!"
"An Kang, could you please take the trouble and find a better family for Sixth Lady? A Concubine Son from a major household, a legitimate son from a prosperous family’s collateral branch, or an ambitious son from a poor family would be fine!"
Princess An Kang, nervous, swallowed and tentatively asked, "Mother, you want to find a match for my cousin?"
"Yes, right here in Capital City, to find a reliable family."
He Tiantian rattled on, having completely forgotten that just yesterday she had been pressuring Princess An Kang to agree to Sixth Lady Tian becoming a concubine.
Taking hold of Princess An Kang’s hand, she continued: "Sixth Lady has striking looks and isn’t bad in character. I will also prepare a dowry for her."
"I dare not aim too high, but it can’t be too humble either. Sixth Lady is my favorite niece, and her parents entrusted her to me, so I must find her a good family, I can’t let her suffer!"
An Kang stared at He Tiantian for a long time before she fully digested her mother-in-law’s remarks.
A smile slowly spread across her face; she hadn’t misheard nor was she dreaming, the mother-in-law truly planned to marry Sixth Lady Tian off!
Good!
That was just wonderful!
As long as Sixth Lady Tian wasn’t fixated on her own husband, never mind finding her a match, even if she had to dig into her own pocket to prepare a generous dowry, Princess An Kang would be happy to do so.
She was not short on money, and if money could resolve the issues in the back house, she was truly not stingy.
"Alright, Mother, I, I will help look. Additionally, once the cousin’s marriage is settled, I will add to her dowry as well."
An Kang was too excited, suddenly feeling that her mother-in-law was not so hateful after all.
And that this family was still worth maintaining.
But Bai Zhi, who followed behind An Kang, was not as optimistic (or simple-minded?) as An Kang; she always felt that Grand Madam must have other schemes.
Sure enough, she heard "Ms. Hetian" start, "Speaking of adding to the dowry, right, An Kang, I remember you own several shops on East Street?"
It sounded like she was eyeing the daughter-in-law’s dowry.
A less magnanimous person might start resenting their mother-in-law again.
He Tiantian waited but did not hear that awaited prompt.
Just as she thought, this "hatred value" thing really couldn’t be expected from the good-hearted...