Mrs. Wei nodded thoughtfully. Knowing what Mrs. Li wanted, she advised, "Since we have received help from others, we should return the favor. We should try our best to agree to whatever she asks for. After all, she is an orphan and a widow and has to make a living. You and Achen should pay more attention to her and don't make enemies."
People like Mrs. Li are very kind-hearted. It is not easy to offend her, but also not to let her down.
Wei An agreed in a low voice: "I know. Madam Li knew that Li San was too ambitious and was afraid of being implicated. In addition, Madam Li was too mean and ungrateful, so she decided to leave. When the lawsuit is over, we will give her a resettlement allowance. If she is willing, she can stay in her natal family for the rest of her life, or find another place. It's all up to her."
The Third Madam also said, "Is everything ready in the prison? She is so badly injured, don't let her suffer any injustice."
After all, it was because of helping Wei Yuyou that things became like this. Moreover, Wei Yuyou said that Mrs. Li’s children were only nine, six, and four years old. They all needed their mother. If Mrs. Li died, the children would be really pitiful.
"Everything has been arranged, don't worry." Wei An knew that the Third Madam was not in good health, so he tried to explain everything clearly: "Official Wang is familiar with them and knows what to do. Achen has also asked Han Bo to contact Madam Li's family. They are all honest people. They have already agreed to it after hearing that they can bring their daughter and grandson back with a large sum of money. Achen's meaning is that if they stay in the capital, they may cause trouble in the future. He suggested that they go back to their hometown, and her father has already agreed."
Madam Wei San was filled with emotion. After a while, she let out a breath and whispered, "I have no doubts about your work. Third aunt thanks you very much."
If Shen Chen had not accompanied Wei An this time, who knows how serious the matter would have gone. Although the Third Master agreed to the divorce, that was on the premise that the matter would not be too serious. If he were to go through it alone, he would definitely not agree.
Wei An smiled and shook his head.
When Mrs. Wei saw that Zhao Ge'er had stopped crying, she also started to smile. She led Zhao Ge'er to eat a piece of chrysanthemum cake, and then she personally fed him some milk. Then the second lady came in from outside.
Since the Third Madam was ill, the Second Madam's affairs became even busier. She only had time to come over now. She paid her respects to the old lady and went to ask about Wei Yuyou first. Seeing that Wei Yuyou was injured, she felt very upset and cursed him a few times before she vented her anger.
Old Madam Wei smiled and said, "Instead of wasting time scolding that irrelevant person, why not prepare dinner and let everyone enjoy the meal in peace?"
Wei Yuyou had just returned after a huge quarrel with her husband's family and was about to get a divorce. She had to let the people below know that the old lady treated her the same as other ladies.
The Second Madam understood and laughed hastily, "Don't worry, old lady. My daughter-in-law has already prepared everything. Thinking that Fifth Aunt is back and Marquis Pingxi is here again, I have already given the order to set up three tables for the family banquet."
Indeed, three tables were needed to accommodate everyone. Old Madam Wei was very satisfied. She smiled and asked, "Is your niece's place ready?"
Wei Yuyou will definitely stay for a long time this time, so everything has to be arranged in advance.
The Second Madam nodded and said, "It has been arranged in Chuxiu Pavilion. It has been cleaned up and the furnishings have all been taken out from the storeroom. Fifth Aunt will go take a look later. If there is anything inappropriate, I will ask someone to change it. The servants have also been rearranged. They are all those who served Third Brother's wife and Fifth Aunt in the past."
The Third Madam was very grateful, and Wei Yuyou couldn't help but have tears in her eyes as she thanked the Second Madam.
The Second Madam waved her hands hastily, "We are all family, it's unbecoming to say these things. I'll go out and see if everything is ready in the kitchen. It seems that it's almost time to set the table. Everyone is tired after a day's work. Let's set the table earlier and ask Fifth Aunt to rest earlier."
Old Lady Wei nodded, and the Second Lady stood up. Before she could move, someone came in to report that Li San had arrived and was kneeling at the gate, imitating Lian Po's behavior of asking for forgiveness by carrying a bundle of thorns on his back.
Mrs. Wei's face immediately darkened. Seeing that both the Third Madam and Wei Yuyou looked as if they had eaten a fly, she said with disgust, "Send him away. Don't even let him in."
Li San was a really disgusting person. Either he had a bad intestine or he couldn't get hard, which made him even more disgusting.
To deal with such people, we must kill them all.
Wei Yuyou subconsciously hugged the child tightly. When he looked at Old Madam Wei, he couldn't hide the fear on his face in time: "Old Madam, this person is very soft-hearted. Every time he offends someone, he always apologizes humbly. He can do anything, but he will do it again after just a few days..."
The third wife hurriedly comforted her daughter: "Don't worry, the old lady will never let him enter our house again, don't worry."
Old Madam Wei also nodded: "I know everything, good child, don't worry, even if you want to go back, grandma will never ask you to go back again."
The Second Madam frowned and told the maid next to her, "Go out and see if Kun-ge'er is here, and ask him to send the people away."
Soon, Nanny Hua came in with a smile on her face again: "Old lady, Second Madam, Third Madam, they have already been sent away." She smiled mischievously, glanced at Wei An, and then said: "Third Master Li was kneeling, and a group of creditors came, saying that he signed an IOU for thirty thousand taels of silver in the **, and now they are chasing him to pay back the money. His play was interrupted before he was halfway through. It's just right, now everyone knows that this man's mother is extremely vicious, and he himself is also unreliable. Not only did he squander his wife's dowry, but he also sold all the children..."
This saved the Wei family a lot of trouble.
Old Mrs. Wei nodded and said nothing more. When the Third Master came back, she kept him alone in the room and talked for a long time.
After the Third Master came out of the old lady's room, he went back to the Third Lady's room to see Wei Yuyou, and said to her, "From now on, Xiaowu will have nothing to do with that place. The old lady said that if Xiaowu wants to marry again, she will be gone by then, and she has prepared 20,000 silver coins for Xiaowu... If she doesn't marry, this money will be her retirement money for Xiaowu and Zhao Ge'er..."
Twenty thousand taels!
The Third Madam had not expected that Old Madam Wei would actually give back such a large sum of money. She looked at the Third Master with mixed feelings for a moment, and then whispered, "... I really don't know what to say. I can only be more filial to the old lady from now on."
The Third Master naturally had nothing to say. It was rare for a mother to do this for the daughter of a concubine. (To be continued)