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Jin Fengju's expression darkened slightly, and he said softly: "Mom, please be careful what you say. No matter what, they are my flesh and blood. Although their mother is despicable and shameless, half of my blood is flowing in their bodies. This is There is no doubt about it. Mrs. Fu has taught her two children extremely well. Now I feel both fond and guilty at the same time. I don’t know how to compensate them. It would be better for my mother to just come up and force me to divorce my wife and abandon my son. Mother , you usually believe in Buddhism, but now you have lost your heart of compassion? Once they are orphans and widowed, once they are separated, their family and longing will not be mentioned, even a life of hunger and food is enough. Their lives, not to mention that the Prince of Zhenjiang doesn’t take this daughter seriously at all, wouldn’t it be a dead end to divorce her now?”
Mrs. Jiang was filled with anger. She tried not to get angry and asked with a stern face: "So according to you, you want Mrs. Fu to live in our house for a long time? What should you do with your cousin? Do you want her to bear the burden? The reputation of an equal wife lasts a lifetime? She is the granddaughter of the Duke of Lu. Even if she marries to the palace and becomes a princess, it is enough. But after marrying you, she can only be an equal wife. Tell me yourself, are you worthy of her? ?”
Jin Fengju said calmly: "She knows best how I treat my cousin. Mother, why don't you ask her, apart from the fact that things happened for a reason that day, is there anything else I can do to regret her? I left Mrs. Fu in this place Even though Wan Fengxuan was impoverished for six years, she was still able to educate her two children into talents. Even with her womanly virtues, I would not be able to divorce my wife. If my brother-in-law asks about it in the future, I will explain to him. That’s it. Do you have anything else to say, mother? If not, I’ll go back first.”
"Don't you even listen to your mother now?" Jin Fengju's temperament has always been strong yet soft, and he would do things that were usually dispensable and follow his parents' wishes. But if he has made up his mind about this matter, it will be difficult for his parents to make him look back. Generally speaking, this is a common problem among promising children. Therefore, he dismissed Mrs. Jiang's words with just one sentence today. Mrs. Jiang understood that this matter was probably non-negotiable, but she still did not give up. With tears in her eyes, she said: "You asked me to be in front of your uncle in the future, but how? Explain? Do you want his daughter, the dignified granddaughter of Duke Lu, to be your equal wife for the rest of your life?" As he spoke, he couldn't help crying.
Jin Fengju looked at his mother, feeling both sour and funny at the same time. His mother had enjoyed all the glory and wealth in her life, right? Jiang Wanying has everything except the status of a real wife. But Mrs. Fu has nothing but the title of a head wife. Even the status of a head wife is nothing but a humiliation for her. Comparing the two... He sighed deeply, secretly thinking that people's hearts are indeed never satisfied.
"There is no need to cry, mother. You know your son's character. If my uncle blames me in the future, let him scold me." After Jin Fengju said this, he stood up and said, "If there is nothing else, my son will resign."
"You... look..." Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but burst into tears when she saw Jin Fengju walking out. She cried to the dowry girl next to her, who was now the steward of the house, "Why did I give birth to such a child?" What a thing? Now he doesn't even want to listen to my words. He contradicts me for the sake of a daughter who has a sworn hatred. I... What sin have I done? "
"Madam, please don't say that." The assistant who was in charge of my daughter-in-law Lin San's family laughed and said, "The young marquis is so promising and has become a celebrity in front of the emperor at a young age. This is unheard of. Madam doesn't know that she has accumulated a lot of money." It took several lifetimes of blessing to have such a son. Although this time it was not as expected by the wife, people often said that even in front of the emperor, the young marquis would often argue. It is inevitable to be a little unruly. What's more, Since the young Marquis said this, he must have had his thoughts in mind. Otherwise, Madam, think about how the young Marquis shows filial piety to you in daily life. Don’t you often say that? Among the children, the young Marquis is the most filial, and Not just on the surface. How can you say something like this now because of such a trivial matter? Besides, Mrs. Fu is just a head wife. Although our cousin is an equal wife, she is still a wife and has the power in the family. She held the palm of her hand, and the imperial edict was also granted to her. What big deal is the title of a head wife? In the future, when the emperor grants the imperial edict to her, will she still be able to get away from her cousin? By then, who will not say that she is so lucky? ? Even when I returned to my parents’ home, I felt very proud. Why did I have to be so unhappy with the young Marquis because of such a trivial matter? What about the relationship between mother and son? "
This member of the Lin family was very good at talking, and his eloquent words made Mrs. Jiang feel relieved a lot. She also felt that what she said made sense. How could she not know the nature of the son she gave birth to? That's what he is. As she wiped her tears, she sighed faintly: "How do you understand my thoughts? It would be great if you really said that. I'm just afraid that Mrs. Fu has some extraordinary means, and Wanying's temperament is a bit arrogant and straightforward. Later, , don’t let that Mr. Fu take Feng Ju’s heart away, alas! How can I feel at ease with this?”
Lin Sanjia hurriedly laughed and said: "This is Mrs. Fu's unfounded worry, isn't it? Then what is Mrs. Fu's identity? What is the identity of our cousin? What's more, her two children are not biological. Our cousin is married to the young Marquis. She has two children. I heard that Mrs. Fu's appearance is also ordinary. Madam, think about it, what did she use to seduce the young marquis? What's more, it has been six years, if she had the means, she could still wait until now to use it ? So Madam, please be at ease. You are just a fan of the authorities, but I, slave, am a bystander. I can see clearly what is going on. In the final analysis, our little Marquis has followed Madam, and he has a good temper. , he is not that cold and ruthless person, probably seeing that Mr. Fu was very kind to the two children who were not his biological children, he felt compassion for her, this is just human nature, what's the big deal?"
After Mrs. Jiang asked her to explain, she felt relieved and smiled again.
May has entered in the blink of an eye. In the past few days, Fu Qiuning has been busy entrusting Zhang San with the spice plants in the yard to sell them for money and some embroidery works. A total of nearly four taels of silver were obtained, which was really a huge sum of money for them. So I only set aside two strings of copper coins for this month's living expenses, and carefully wrapped the scattered silver coins together in a piece of red silk. (To be continued)