Chapter 332 Maintaining Moral Integrity

Chapter 332 Maintaining Moral Integrity

Jiang Yuan has been stationed at the border for a long time and is a military officer. Over the years, there have been at least eighty or a hundred subordinates and colleagues who wanted to send him women, or caravan leaders who wanted to curry favor with him. But no matter how beautiful or what kind of young woman they sent, Jiang Yuan would refuse without hesitation.

He held a high position and was young and handsome. Not to mention the women who were given away as gifts against their will, even young women who were loved by their families, from military households, or from good families had their eyes on him.

Knowing that their chances of becoming Jiang Yuan's wife were slim, they were determined to become his concubines.

Jiang Yuan has always maintained a very safe distance from these women who try to throw themselves at him or are brought to him by their families.

These girls couldn't even get within two meters of him, let alone pounce on him or try to cling to him.

If you didn't know better, you'd think these girls weren't offering themselves up as gentle beauties, but rather as high-level assassins carrying powerful weapons.

Otherwise, the false rumors that Jiang Yuan was afraid of his wife and Xie Wanniang was domineering and jealous would not have circulated for so long in the military camps of Baoding Prefecture.

But Jiang Yuan never cared what others said about him behind his back. Even if someone said it to his face, he still did things his own way and remained true to his original intentions.

Those people had considered alternative approaches, but the problem was that Jiang Yuan was estranged from his biological parents, and Hao Yu, the only elder he cared about, always took his opinions as the standard.

As for his superior, Chang Yao, given the way that prince behaved, who would dare to try to send women to Jiang Yuan through him unless they had already held a high enough official position?

He couldn't find opportunities with his elders or superiors, and his sister wasn't related to him by blood, so she probably didn't have much influence over him.

After considering all these possibilities, the only potential breakthrough they could find was Xie Wanniang, Jiang Yuan's wife.

But Xie Wanniang... how could they possibly coerce her with their so-called virtuous reputation?

This group of people were making grand plans, but little did they know that they actually had a hard time even seeing Xie Wanniang.

This person seems to be busy with nothing all year round. Often, just as they find out where Xie Wanniang is, she has already packed her bags and gone somewhere else.

Their respective families made several unsuccessful attempts, and when they finally succeeded once or twice, Xie Wanniang would refuse to see any guests.

She sent out a whole bunch of invitations from the women of various families, but Xie Wanniang never met with any of them.

For years on end, Xie Wanniang has consistently turned away all those who tried to make friends with her; it must be said that she is quite principled.

Some people, eager for quick success and instant benefits, couldn't get into Xie Wanniang's house, so they tried to find out where she was going and intercepted her at her destination or her usual route when she went out, creating a so-called "chance encounter".

However, Xie Wanniang also kept a large number of powerful guards. Because of her and Jiang Yuan's background and the fact that Jiang Yuan had once captured a Tatar princess, Xie Wanniang always had to be surrounded by a large group of people whenever she went out.

Those who try to create "chance encounters" can't get close to her at all.

As for trying to attend the same banquet as her, that would have been the easiest way to get close to her, but Xie Wanniang simply wouldn't attend the banquets where they could get entry.

This resulted in only a very small number of people being able to successfully approach Xie Wanniang.

However, these very few people may not have the opportunity to promote their daughters to Xie Wanniang.

The reason is simple: Xie Wanniang has risen in status and position far too quickly. In a remote place like Baoding Prefecture, there are hardly any women who dare to offend her.

Neither the person who hosted the banquet nor the people who attended it wanted to offend her.

If those with ulterior motives reveal even the slightest hint of something amiss in their words, a whole bunch of people will immediately jump out and suppress that hint.

Even after that, they would add those with ulterior motives to their family's blacklist for banquets, just in case they had a moment of madness and caused something unacceptable in their home.

Although they were so cautious because they had all heard and believed the rumor that Xie Wanniang was jealous and domineering, it is undeniable that they did indeed shield Xie Wanniang from a lot of trouble.

Xie Wanniang deliberately avoided clarifying those outrageous rumors for this very reason.

Regardless of what others say about her being jealous or domineering, it not only doesn't cause her any real harm, but it also saves her and Jiang Yuan a lot of trouble.

As for Jiang Yuan being ridiculed for being afraid of his wife, it's fine if no one says it to him directly. But if someone is so stubborn as to provoke Jiang Yuan, he naturally won't be merciful to that person.

As the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. Even if he could only retaliate at the time, Jiang Yuan had plenty of ways to make the other party suffer in the place they cared about most.

The couple lived their lives behind closed doors and didn't pay much attention to the rumors and gossip outside.

Many women privately envy the couple's loving and harmonious relationship, but there are also many who, because they themselves got caught in the rain, try every means to tear up other people's umbrellas.

They were jealous that Xie Wanniang was able to find such a good husband as Jiang Yuan, so they spared no effort in spreading rumors behind her back that Xie Wanniang was not virtuous.

Of course, they didn't dare say this to Jiang Yuan or Xie Wanniang.

The couple's ability to retaliate and hold grudges has become widely known due to their repeated counterattacks.

Those who can't stand seeing the couple being affectionate don't want to get themselves into trouble just to vent their anger.

As a result, the more time went on, the less Jiang Yuan and Xie Wanniang were provoked in person.

Those who are single-mindedly looking for shortcuts are like the chives in a vegetable garden; you always cut the old ones, and new ones grow back.

Even though Jiang Yuan has always maintained a clean reputation and his fear of his wife has always been well-known, new women still appear around him who want to send him women.

These people use all sorts of methods, and Jiang Yuan has accumulated a wealth of experience in avoiding being tricked by them during his long-term vigilance.

Xie Wanniang even felt that Jiang Yuan could write a guide to avoiding pitfalls based on his own real experiences.

Although in today's climate, this book is almost destined to have no market...

She told Jiang Yuan her thoughts, which angered Jiang Yuan so much that he subjected her to torture for the first time—ignoring her pleas and refusals, he tickled her feet for two minutes, making Xie Wan Niang laugh so hard she couldn't catch her breath.