After the Xu family split up, the two families were happy while the other family was sad. On the night of the split, Mrs. Hu bit her handkerchief with red eyes, thinking about the family property that was divided up, she felt as if she was being cut by a knife. Those should have belonged to their second branch! She had worked hard for so many years, and now she was going to give it to someone else. How could she be willing to accept it!
"Stop being so sullen!" Xu Changgong was tired and frustrated, and he was not in a good mood. Seeing his wife sitting at the head of the bed with a sullen face in the middle of the night, he became even more angry. "Sooner or later, the third brother will ask us for it. The old lady also has the third brother in her heart. Just give the dozens of acres of land to him."
Mrs. Hu gritted her teeth and said, "I am just angry about the two shops I gave to my eldest brother and his wife!"
"That shop doesn't make any money, and you still have to put dozens of taels of silver into it every year. Why do you feel sorry for it? Are you going to give the profitable shop to them?" Xu Changgong said.
The Xu family's chores were all handled by Mrs. Hu. Xu Changgong basically didn't care about household affairs except for going out for social events, making friends and having fun. In other words, he only cared about asking for money, not making money. Mrs. Hu was furious when she heard this, and she jumped up and cursed, "You know shit! There are so many twists and turns in those two shops. Where do you think you get the money to go out and eat, drink and have fun with a bunch of bad friends? Did the wind blow it to you?"
"Ah?" Xu Changgong was stunned. He was very unhappy about Hu's accusation. "What do women know? I was just socializing. I managed the relationships well. Only when there was a chance for promotion would my boss think of me. Relationships are accumulated over time. If you wait for an opportunity to give money, people will never give you... Why didn't you tell me about the shop earlier? What's the point of talking about it now?"
Hu was so angry that she reached out to grab Xu Changgong's face, "Why didn't I tell you earlier? How did I know that you guys were going to split up the family in the end? Ah? I wanted to ask you, weren't you talking about Mingyu's divorce? How did you turn to the topic of splitting up the family? Tell me now?"
Xu Changgong dodged Hu's hand, and when he saw the right opportunity, he slapped Hu in the face, knocking her to the ground. He said angrily, "What can I do? The two families are teaming up to bully me! You are a woman who is always causing trouble, but you are always saying bad things about Mingrui behind her back. I don't care, but why do you say it in front of her? You are asking her to slap you in the face! You are embarrassing me in front of my brothers!"
The redness and swelling on Mrs. Hu's face from being hit by Madam Xu had not yet subsided. The slap from Xu Changgong made her face burn with pain, but she dared not say anything. She also felt wronged. How could she discuss such things with her unmarried daughter? She had no idea how Mingrui knew about it. However, she was in the wrong after all, and did not dare to refute Xu Changgong, for fear that the servants outside would hear her. She also did not dare to cry out loud.
The couple of the third room got the land, and they finally felt relieved after worrying for more than ten years. At night, Xu Changliang was so happy that he couldn't fall asleep, but he heard Li's sobbing, "Why are you crying? It's a good thing to get the land! In the future, the family will have income, and you don't have to look at the second sister-in-law's face for food and clothing."
Li was crying and said angrily, "I just can't bear it. How can the old lady be so biased? Everything is good for the second wife. She only picked out the best of the family property for the second brother and his wife. Not to mention that my eldest brother was not born by her, are you her biological child or was you picked up by her?"
No matter how much Xu Changliang was dissatisfied with the old lady, he would not tolerate anyone saying anything bad about his own mother. He said vaguely, "My second brother is an official and has a lot of expenses. How can he compare with me, an ordinary citizen?"
"Bah!" Li spat on the ground. "What kind of official position is this? How dare you show it off? If he had passed the imperial examination like my eldest brother, it would be fine. But he donated most of the family property to a low-ranking official position. What a show-off! My second sister-in-law also thinks she is an official's wife and looks down on others. What a character!"
"That's enough!" Xu Changliang was unhappy. "You keep talking in the middle of the night! Big brother got the least, and Big sister-in-law didn't say anything. Just shut up!"
Li closed her mouth unwillingly, remembering that the reason for the quarrel in the afternoon was Mingyu's divorce and Mingrui's words again. She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. She pushed Xu Changliang beside her and asked quietly: "Did you hear what Mingrui said in the afternoon? Do you think Mingyu was really... "
Xu Changliang couldn't help it, he covered Li's mouth, glared and scolded: "How dare you say that? Didn't you see how the eldest sister-in-law beat the second sister-in-law? You also want to be slapped by the eldest sister-in-law! Whether it happened or not, it has nothing to do with us. You keep an eye on Mingyun, don't let her learn from Mingrui, that brainless girl!"
Li said awkwardly, "I am just telling you this in the middle of the night. Alas, I just feel it is a pity. We finally managed to get married to the Marquis' Mansion. Our family is going to have a Marquis' wife soon, but it fell through right before our time. If it was Mingyun that the Marquis' Mansion had taken a fancy to, it would have been so great. I could have become the Marquis' mother-in-law!"
Xu Changliang sneered, "You're dreaming before you even go to bed! The Marquis' Mansion likes Mingyu because the eldest brother is the original wife's legitimate child. Even if we don't mention this, it should be the turn of the oldest Mingrui, and it will never be Mingyun's turn. If you're not destined to be rich, then don't worry about it!"
Li snorted with disdain. This was the point she despised most about Xu Changliang. To put it nicely, he was honest and had no ambition. To put it bluntly, he was a coward and had no future.
The next day, Xu Changgong came back early in the morning with a sullen face. Hu observed him for a long time before she dared to come forward and hand him a cup of tea. She asked carefully, "What happened? Who pissed you off again?"
Xu Changgong took the teacup and put it down heavily, gritting his teeth and saying, "I was busy with family affairs yesterday and didn't go to the government office to report. I went there early this morning and found out that yesterday afternoon, the emperor granted the second son of Sima the title of successor, and also rewarded him with ten thousand taels of silver and a house!"
Mrs. Hu was so angry that she almost beat her chest and stamped her feet. Ten thousand taels of silver! If the two families were still relatives, even if Mr. Sima leaked a little from his fingers, it would be enough for their family to eat and drink endlessly!
"My colleagues all know that we are relatives of the Sima family, and they keep coming to congratulate us. I'm really..." Xu Changgong panted, his face flushed. "What's even more confusing to me is that Lord Lu came to the yamen today, but he was the only one who didn't mention this matter, and the way he looked at me was also strange. Tell me, did he know something and have a problem with me?"
Hu heard that Lord Lu was the highest superior of Xu Changgong's office. She was shocked, but she tried to comfort Xu Changgong, "How could it be possible? Lord Lu is a favorite of the emperor. How could he care about such trivial matters? I think you are overthinking it."
Xu Changgong thought about it and decided not to bother about it anymore. Instead, he sighed, "If my colleagues knew that Mingyu and the Marquis had divorced, they would laugh at me behind my back!"
"Why do you care how they laugh at you?" Mrs. Hu was also angry. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly remembered something and her face lit up. She quickly approached Xu Changgong and said, "The marriage between the Sima family and the Xu family was decided by the two old masters, right? Do the two families have to become relatives?"
Xu Changgong was stunned for a moment, drank water, and asked, "Why are you asking this?"
Mrs. Hu was overjoyed and said, "Mingyu and the young marquis have divorced. The young marquis will definitely marry again. The elders have a will that the two families must become relatives. So, isn't it Mingrui's turn this time? She's the right age, and she's both good-looking and has a good personality..."
Xu Changgong choked on a mouthful of water and started coughing violently. He pointed at Mrs. Hu and was so excited that he couldn't speak. He was speechless about his wife's amazing imagination. His face turned red and his neck became thick. After a long time, he finally caught his breath and cursed: "What do you think about with your pig brain all day long! Mingyu wants to divorce, which is a slap in the face of the Marquis' Mansion. How can the Marquis' Mansion treat our Xu family well? Can they still marry our Xu family's daughter? You are crazy!"
Mrs. Hu thought about it and agreed. If her son's daughter-in-law was not good, she would naturally think that the daughters of her daughter-in-law's family were all of the same quality. However, she was reluctant to let her go and kept a glimmer of hope. She muttered, "It's all because of that girl Mingyu that Mingrui was implicated!"
"Don't even think about it, it's impossible! They wanted to marry Mingyu before because he was the second son and couldn't be a marquis. Now that he's a marquis, his vision has become higher. How could he be interested in the Xu family's daughter?" Xu Changgong snorted, and then said, "Besides, I heard that the young marquis Sima will be going back to the northwest to fight soon. The emperor praised him several times in public. Who knows if he will be able to come back alive."
When Mrs. Hu heard this, she felt a little relieved. The wife of the Marquis was good, but she couldn't become a widow after marrying her. "I can't easily promise my daughter to her," Mrs. Hu said to herself.
Just when Xu Changgong was feeling irritated and had nowhere to vent, the concierge ran in and said breathlessly, "Second Madam, something bad has happened!"
Xu Changgong grabbed the teacup and threw it at the doorman, cursing, "You are such a bad bastard!"
The doorman was drenched in tea and cursed his bad luck for coming in when the Second Master was in a bad mood. He walked into the trap and knelt down in panic.
Mrs. Hu asked angrily, "What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"
The doorman bowed his head and said, "My cousin sent a message saying that the eldest wife got very angry in the shop and wanted to kick him out!"
Hu stood up in shock, her eyes flickering. It was impossible that she found out that the account was wrong so quickly? However, she couldn't show her guilt in front of the servants, so she pretended to be very angry and said stubbornly, "Su is too arrogant. She chased the accountant away as soon as she arrived. She is very capable!"
Before he finished speaking, another old woman ran in and said breathlessly, "Second Madam, something bad has happened!"
You are the one who is in trouble, and your whole family is in trouble too! Hu was so angry that her head was dazed.
"What's wrong again?" Xu Changgong roared.
The old woman hurriedly said, "Master Lu is here and has handed in a note at the door!"
Xu Changgong was stunned for a moment. After coming to his senses, he picked up the hem of his robe and ran out in a hurry, cursing as he ran: "You bastard slaves, how dare you let Lord Lu wait outside?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe to Qidian Mobile Network () and give me a reward. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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