Xu Changqian did not return home until the sun set. Today was his first day to report to the Ministry of Rites, so he had to visit his colleagues one by one to get to know them and familiarize himself with his work content, so he was delayed a little late.
When he returned to the yard, there was no one in the house. Only a steward from the mansion was standing in the yard with an anxious look on his face. Xu Changqian hurried forward and asked, "What's going on? Everyone went to the front yard to eat?" Xu Changqian felt a little hurt that his wife and children didn't even wait for him to eat together.
Before Xu Changqian finished speaking, the steward said hurriedly: "Master, Madam, Young Master and Young Miss are all in the front yard. The old lady is losing her temper, and the masters of the family are waiting for her."
"Why are you so angry?" Xu Changqian frowned. His stepmother has never been quiet. He thought she would get better as she got older, but she is still like this. She wants to scold anyone she catches. How can Xu Changqian's wife and children be scolded by anyone
The steward squeaked and said, "I don't know either. I heard that the eldest lady and the second lady had something to do that made the old lady angry. Master, you should go and take a look."
Xu Changqian felt nervous. He had experienced the old lady's scolding skills. She could talk about a small matter all day long. Regardless of his fatigue, Xu Changqian turned around and ran to the front yard. Listening to the wind whistling past his ears, Xu Changqian could only pray that his wife and children's mental quality was as good as when he was young, and not be angered by the old lady's harshness.
As soon as he arrived at the old lady's yard, Xu Changqian heard the old lady's sharp scolding from afar, "Although I am a stepmother, I can't be considered your real mother-in-law. You don't take me seriously in your heart, but I don't mind. I don't dare to be arrogant to be your mother-in-law. I always respect you, but you are very good! It is said that Jiangnan women are the most gentle and graceful. You really opened my eyes! There are actually people who encourage their own daughter to divorce? You want to kill Mingyu, you want to kill our entire Xu family!"
Xu Changqian suppressed the surging anger in his chest and hurriedly ran into the yard. Xu Mingye was standing in the yard with a frown on his face. When he saw his father coming back, his face lit up with joy and he winked at his father, meaning that his mother and Mingyu were in the house.
The maid guarding the door was about to go into the room to report, but was stopped by a cold look from Xu Changqian. Without waiting for the maid to report, Xu Changqian lifted the curtain himself and strode into the room.
It was getting dark, and a few candles were lit in the room, illuminating the room. Old Mrs. Xu was leaning on a cane, and she was so angry that she stomped her cane on the bluestone floor, making a loud thumping sound.
Mrs. Hu from the second house and Mrs. Li from the third house sat on the left and right of Old Lady Xu. Mrs. Xu, holding her daughter Mingyu in her arms, sat opposite Old Lady Xu with a sullen face, not saying a word, and it was obvious that she was hiding her anger in her heart.
When Mrs. Hu saw her eldest brother coming in, she immediately relaxed her expression and whispered, "Sister-in-law, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you really don't need to think this through. The Marquis's Mansion is such a good family, how can Mingyu's marriage be divorced? What do others think of our Xu family? Although the old lady speaks bluntly, every word she says makes sense, doesn't it? Sister-in-law, please think about it carefully."
What a joke! If Mingyu really divorced, wouldn't the Xu family's reputation be ruined by having a divorced daughter? Who would be willing to marry into the Xu family? Her daughter Mingrui was already fifteen years old, and it was the most important time for marriage. Wouldn't this ruin things? Mrs. Hu was unwilling to let anything happen to ruin her daughter's future.
Li shrank on the stool and kept silent, with a pair of shrewd eyes, clearly watching the show from the sidelines. Her daughter Mingyun was young and it would take a few years for her to get married. Besides, dividing the family property was more important than her daughter's marriage. What was the use of having a good reputation? If she couldn't even afford a dowry, how could her in-laws care about her daughter
Xu Changqian glanced coldly at Old Lady Xu and Mrs. Hu, then stood in front of Madam Xu and Mingyu with his hands behind his back and said, "I am the one who made the decision on Mingyu's divorce. What's wrong, mother and sister-in-law?"
Old Mrs. Xu snorted coldly, sat with her hands behind her back, kept a straight face and said nothing, deliberately ignoring Xu Changqian.
Seeing Xu Changqian's cold face that could freeze people to death, Hu's momentum has weakened. Thinking of the day when the eldest wife just came home, Xu Changqian scolded Xu Changgong at the banquet with a cold face, Hu felt sympathetic. This eldest brother is not sentimental. She said embarrassedly: "Brother is back, and you don't care about the eldest sister-in-law. The marriage of this child is a lifelong event. It is the face of the whole family. How can it be a joke? Besides, the Marquis's Mansion is such a good family, you can't find it with a lantern! If it weren't for the friendship between my father-in-law and the old man of the Marquis's Mansion, how could such a good thing come to our Xu family? What's more, now that the eldest son of the Marquis's Mansion is gone, wouldn't the title of Lord of the Marquis's Mansion fall on the head of the second son? Mingyu is the second wife of the Marquis's Mansion, and she will be the wife of the Marquis's Mansion in the future! Brother, you must think about it carefully. Don't think that the Marquis's Mansion is in decline now, but it may not be the same in the future!"
Old Mrs. Xu nodded with satisfaction and said with a wrinkled face: "Yes, everything the second daughter-in-law said makes sense." Hu could always guess what she meant and speak her mind. Xu Changqian had been an official for so many years, but he was so short-sighted. Seeing that the marquis's family was broken up and wanted his daughter to go home, couldn't he see that it was the second young master's turn to inherit the title of marquis
Seeing her father's face was so gloomy, Mingyu couldn't help but interrupt, "We come from a humble family, and we are not worthy of the noble Marquis' Mansion!"
Old Madam Xu stomped her cane in anger again and cursed, "You rude person! Marriage is a big deal and the elders make the decision, what business is it for you? Besides, when the elders are talking, how can a little girl like you interrupt? Changqian, I think you should clean up your house and set some rules. The capital is not a rural area. If the big and small don't follow the rules, it will be a disgrace to you!"
Mingyu curled her lips. They were talking about her lifelong event, and she couldn't express her opinion? Her own parents weren't so conservative! What kind of people were they? She almost forgot that this was an era when girls had to cover their faces and run away in shame when talking about marriage. Even if they couldn't be ashamed, they had to run away with their faces red, otherwise they would be shameless and uneducated.
Recalling that at noon, she was talking to her mother when she heard Old Lady Xu shouting angrily. The two of them looked over the quilt hanging on the rope and saw Old Lady Xu standing in the yard with an angry face. Next to her were Hu, Xu Mingrui, Li and Xu Mingyun from the third room, and the three naughty boys of the Xu family, who were looking at Mingyu and Madam Xu with gloating. Although they did not understand what was going on, seeing their grandmother so angry, they knew that something good was going to happen.
Mingyu only knew that the three boys were named Mingfeng, Minglu and Mingshu according to their ages. The oldest Mingfeng and the youngest Mingshu were from the second wife's family, and the middle Minglu was from the third wife's family, Li. Mingyu only recognized Mingfeng, the oldest and tallest. The remaining Minglu and Mingshu were about the same age. The three children were noisy all day long, making a mess. Mingyu still couldn't tell who was Minglu and who was Mingshu.
Seeing the shocked and unbelievable look on Old Lady Xu's face, as if she was ready to fight with Madam Xu at any time, Mingyu secretly thought that it was not good! She had not mentioned her divorce to the Xu family before. First, Madam Xu was angry and felt that the Xu family was not kind and did not think of them when doing good things. They had to sacrifice their daughter for such a bad thing. Second, Madam Xu and Xu Changqian did not regard themselves as part of the Xu family. Mingyu's divorce was their own business and had nothing to do with the Xu family. Moreover, divorce was not a glorious thing after all. Madam Xu naturally could not tell people that her daughter was getting divorced.
Mingyu looked at a group of people standing in the yard and felt a little unhappy. No matter who lived in this yard before, now it was their family living here. You brought a group of people here, you should at least inform before entering someone else's yard. They just came in so carelessly, which showed that they didn't take their home seriously.
On the spot, Old Madam Xu wanted to "take" them back to the house for trial. Madam Xu slowly said that Mingyu had come back and had not eaten yet. Old Madam Xu was so angry that she could do nothing but stare. But Madam Xu was not afraid of her at all, so she had to wait for Mingyu to slowly finish her noodles and then take them back to her own yard.
Because divorce was not suitable for minors to hear, Xu Mingrui and other younger generations were driven back to their rooms and ordered not to come out.
Mingyu really admired the stepmother her grandfather remarried. She kept whining for the whole afternoon and kept scolding people in different ways. She was really good at it.
Since marrying Xu Changqian, Madam Xu has not seen or served her parents-in-law for more than ten years. She has always been the only mistress in charge of the family, so how could anyone make her angry? Before Madam Xu could finish her scolding, she couldn't bear it anymore and was secretly stopped by Mingyu.
Although Old Lady Xu was a concubine, she was still Xu Changqian's stepmother and Madam Xu's mother-in-law. If Madam Xu spoke up, she would be accused of being disobedient and unfilial, and she would be ignored even if she was right. Fortunately, Xu Changqian came back just when Madam Xu was about to explode.
After hearing what Old Madam Xu said, Xu Changqian gritted his teeth and asked with a sullen face, "Old Madam, from what you said, I, Xu Changqian, am the villain who curries favor with the powerful? I married my daughter to the Marquis' Mansion when they were in power, and I want to take my daughter back when the Marquis' Mansion lost power? Mingyu suffered in the Marquis' Mansion, and was thrown to Tianshui by them. She almost died and came back to see us. How can I send her back to the Marquis' Mansion?"
Dignity is a big issue, big enough to make Xu Changqian turn against him.
Mrs. Xu naturally understood that what she had just said was serious, so she softened her tone and said, "That's not what I meant. I know you love your daughter, but you are a man, how can you know the hardships of women? After many years of being a daughter-in-law, how can it be so easy to become a mother-in-law? Girls from other families can endure the bullying of their in-laws, so why can't Mingyu? Besides, that is the Marquis' Mansion. It is a face for the Xu family to fall in love with a girl from our Xu family. Even if she has to endure the bullying, it is what she deserves." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward on Qidian Mobile Network (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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