When the second wife of the Xu family, Mrs. Hu, rushed to the main room of Mrs. Xu with the account book in her hand and a red and swollen face, the whole yard had become quiet. When she entered the house, everyone's eyes were focused on the thick account books in her hands, especially the couple of the third room, who looked the most eager.
Look, I'd better watch you all die! Mrs. Hu couldn't hide her vicious and angry eyes. The first wife hadn't returned home for many years and had never had the Xu family in her eyes. The third wife was incompetent and greedy. She had always been the one supporting this family. The property of this family should belong to her children. What were the first and third wives? Why should they share her money
The old lady lay weakly on the couch, and Xu Changliang was beside her, comforting her, his face full of worry. Hearing the sound of the curtain being opened, the old lady raised her eyelids and glanced at Mrs. Hu, and asked tremblingly, "Have you brought all the account books?"
Hu and Xu Changgong looked at each other. Xu Changgong's eyes made her feel uneasy. She lowered her head and said, "I brought them all. The account books for the past twenty years are all here."
The old lady wiped her tears and sighed, "I am useless. Now you are all clamoring to divide the family. Even if we don't divide it, it might cause some ugly trouble. Since you can't wait, let's divide it today."
Xu Changgong stamped his feet in his heart, and hurriedly sat down in front of the old lady, holding her hand, and said sincerely: "Old lady, please don't think so. The brothers just had a quarrel for a while, how can it be to the point of splitting up the family?"
Xu Changliang, who was standing behind the old lady, gritted his teeth when he heard this and said dissatisfiedly, "Second brother, you are so easy to say. We just agreed to divide it. Could it be that you and Second Sister-in-law haven't hidden the family property yet?"
Mrs. Hu's hands holding the account book could not stop shaking. She was so angry that she screamed with a red and swollen face, "Third brother, don't slander me! What are you hiding? I am upright and I will not allow you to ruin our reputation here!"
Li snorted coldly, "Oh, now the second sister-in-law knows the importance of reputation? How can you be so cruel when it comes to ruining your niece's reputation?"
Xu Changqian and Madam Xu took Xu Mingye and Mingyu to sit at the other end of the room, watching coldly as the second and third rooms started a war of words. Seeing Hu's pig-headed face, Madam Xu was still furious. Not only did she cheat Mingyu in the marriage, but she also spread rumors and slandered her reputation. Even if she was beaten a thousand times, it would not be enough to quell Madam Xu's anger.
Listening to the two daughters-in-law, the second and third, arguing with each other, the more they spoke, the more unpleasant it became. Old Mrs. Xu was so angry that her head was buzzing. Before the matter even started, they were already fighting. "Shut up!" the old lady shouted, "Do you still have me in your eyes?"
This was said to Li. Li immediately shut up, tears welling up in her eyes. When Xu Changliang reached the age of marriage, the Xu family was not as good as before, and he could not be considered a daughter-in-law from a high-class family. Li was not of high birth, and the old lady had always been dissatisfied. For more than ten years, her heart had been set on the Pacific Ocean.
Xu Changliang looked at his wife's tears, feeling anxious and angry, but with his mother on one side and his wife on the other, he could only lower his head and sigh.
"I'll give it to you today!" The old lady glanced at the eldest wife's family sitting quietly beside her with resentment, and kept whining, "So that you won't be wishing for an old woman like me to die sooner all day long!"
Madam Xu frowned. It was said that Old Lady Xu was also from a scholarly family, so how could she scold people like a country woman? Madam Xu patted Mingyu in her arms and whispered to her and Xu Mingye, "You go back first and let Madam Liu cook some noodles for you to fill your stomachs."
The division of the family property is a matter between adults, and there is no reason for the younger generation to stand by and watch.
Mingyu looked at her father with some worry. She knew Xu Changqian's temper. He might be aloof and modest again, unwilling to lose face and fight for the family property with his two weasel brothers. Madam Xu gave her a smiling look. With her around, they didn't have to worry about their family suffering.
Thinking about how bravely Madam Xu had beaten Hu, Mingyu felt ashamed and followed Xu Mingye out of the yard in silence. The sun was already setting, and Lixiang and Dongyuan were standing at the gate of the yard, anxiously waiting for them.
Xu Mingye, who was walking peacefully, suddenly turned around, patted Mingyu on the shoulder, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, and don't cry. If anyone dares to say anything bad about you, tell your brother and he will help you vent your anger!"
Mingyu was stunned for a while before she realized that Xu Mingye was comforting her. She couldn't help but grin. Just now Xu Mingrui said that she had "lost her virginity", and she didn't feel ashamed, but just angry. In addition, she went to the Miao Mansion to divorce today, and all kinds of emotions such as regret and guilt were intertwined and fermented. When she touched this fuse, she exploded completely.
"Actually, I didn't..." Mingyu explained to Xu Mingye seriously. She didn't want her brother to misunderstand her and be advised all day long "don't think too much" and so on. However, at this moment, Mingyu's stomach suddenly made a "gurgling" sound, which ruined the warm scene between the brother and sister.
Xu Mingye flicked Mingyu's forehead in disdain, like a proud little peacock, "You are so useless! How could I have such a stupid sister like you?"
Mingyu was stunned and glared back angrily, "When you spoke like that just now, I thought you were possessed by a ghost!" Mingyu was not willing to be outdone. She felt it was weird just now, Xu Mingye in this "peacock" state was normal, and he spoke in a soft voice just now, Mingyu almost thought her brother was possessed by a ghost.
Until the evening, when the moon was above the willows, the masters of the Xu family were still arguing in the old lady's room, and the servants did not dare to enter the room to ask about dinner.
The news that the emperor had issued an edict in the afternoon ordering Sima Hong to inherit the title spread throughout the upper class circles of the capital in less than an hour. For a time, there was an endless stream of people going to the Miao Mansion to congratulate him. In addition, Sima Xi's resounding name was there, and many people wanted to meet this young marquis who was praised by the emperor.
However, no matter who went to the Miao Mansion, they only saw the polite old man Miao and Lord Miao. When they said they wanted to see Lord Sima, they looked sad and said that Sima Hong was injured in the battle in the northwest. He forced himself to go to the palace to thank the emperor, but collapsed when he came back. The doctor ordered that he could only rest and not see anyone. In an afternoon, old man Miao talked until his lips were dry, helping Sima Hong to block all the guests who came to congratulate him.
At this moment, the real owner was lying on a large bare rock in the yard in a very ungraceful manner, with a piece of grass in his mouth, his hands behind his head, looking at the setting sun.
Sima Hong was a little nervous after leaving the palace. He did not regret the bold words he said in front of the emperor. He just didn't know how to face his mother when he returned home. He thought Miao would cry and make a fuss, and would mobilize all her strength to stop him from leaving the capital. However, when Miao learned that he would leave the capital in a few days, leave her side, and return to the northwest to join the battlefield again, she just sighed deeply, her eyes red, and said, "Go if you have made up your mind." After that, she turned around and went back to the house.
After a long time, Sima Hong, who was standing in the yard, heard a suppressed cry coming from the house. The sound seemed to be engraved in his heart.
Nanny Tan, who was waiting at the door, looked at Sima Hong and sighed distressedly, "Second Master, how sad it must be for Madam now that you are gone!"
Sima Hong lay on the rock, watching the sun move westward little by little, until it finally became an orange-red circle hanging on the horizon, dyeing the sunset red.
Baihao stood beside him and asked respectfully, "Second Master, the sun has set, and the stones are cold. Get up."
Sima Hong did not move. He turned his head to look at Baihao and smiled, "I don't think I have had such a peaceful life for a long time."
Bai Hao looked at the young master whose face was already full of vicissitudes, and felt a surge of bitterness in his heart. He remembered what Wei Ma had told him, and hurriedly said, "Second Master, if you want to live such a peaceful life every day, it's very easy! Don't go to Xi'an Prefecture to fight the Tartars anymore. Isn't it better to stay in the capital and be a rich and noble marquis? There are so many talented and brave people in Da Chu, how can there be no shortage of people who can kill Tartars?"
Sima Hong turned his head back and continued to look at the gorgeous clouds in the sky. He said quietly: "Baihao, we know exactly how Longxi and Tianshui were lost. To put it nicely, it was the collusion between the Tartars and the Dong thief. To put it bluntly, it was my father who failed to do his job and hired people carelessly, which led to the thief entering the house. The commander of Longxi was promoted by my father..."
Bai Hao was anxious, looked around, and said, "Second Master, don't think too much, the emperor hasn't mentioned this matter yet!"
Sima Hong smiled, his eyes clear, and whispered: "The emperor didn't say it, but because my father died for his country and my elder brother refused to surrender to the thief Dong, which brought honor to the royal family, he didn't pursue the matter. But I know in my heart that Longxi and Tianshui were lost in my father's hands! I have to take these places back. My father was upright and generous all his life, and I... can't let my father rest in peace in the nine springs."
Bai Hao tried hard to hold back the tears that were about to flow out of his eyes as he looked at Sima Hong who had a peaceful smile on his face. Who could have imagined that this happy and dissolute young master would fall from heaven to hell overnight.
Sima Hong continued slowly, "I know you all think I'm useless. From childhood to adulthood, I'm not as good as my eldest brother. My eldest brother has been a genius and a child prodigy since he was young. Everyone who sees him praises him for his promising future. I only know how to fight and make trouble. My father and mother have always felt sorry for me because I'm young, and they can't bear to discipline me. I thought, anyway, my eldest brother is at home, he has taken care of everything, it's not my turn, and I don't need to do anything, but now... my eldest brother is gone, and I'm the only man left in the Sima family. I... can't humiliate the honor that my grandfather, father, and eldest brother have earned with their lives."
"You didn't..." Bai Hao burst into tears, "Who dares to say that you, the Second Master, have humiliated the Sima family's honor? Bai Hao will fight him to the death! That's easy to say, let him go to the battlefield and kill the Tartars and see!"
"Why are you crying?" Sima Hong shook his head and laughed.
Baihao was about to say something when he heard a coquettish and timid voice coming from the door, "Second Master, I'm here to see you." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and give me a reward on Qidian Mobile Network (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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