The rule that the Wei family will not split up was set by Old Lady Wei.
At that time, Old Master Wei and Master Wei had just died, and everyone inevitably had some thoughts. In addition, the Fifth Master was exiled far away in Nanchang, and the family was unstable. Old Lady Wei made a rule in front of the Wei family members, saying that as long as she was not dead, the family was not allowed to split up.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was ruled by filial piety, and Old Lady Wei was a very stubborn person, so those who wanted the Wei family to fall apart did not succeed.
But over the past decade or so, the situation of the Wei family has changed.
Master Wei Er and Master Wei San also have children, and their children are about to have children...
Wei An half-knelt down in front of Old Lady Wei, rested his head on her knees, and asked her in confusion: "Grandma, why don't you want to divide the family? Actually... you know that if it goes on for too long, there will probably be resentment."
It is said that things smell good from a distance but stink up close. There is some truth to this.
When a family lives together, they always have their own thoughts. Previously, because the Wei family had to deal with many outsiders, the second and third branches had no time to think about other things and united together.
But people's hearts will change, just like when Wei An was a child, the second and third wives all wanted to please the old lady in order to inherit the title - they knew that Wei Yangqing was like an enemy in the eyes of old lady Wei.
Although this idea was gradually dispelled by the Zhu family, Cao An, Cao Wen and others, it is inevitable that they will have this idea again.
Old Madam Wei touched Wei An's head and was silent for a long time before she gave a bitter smile: "Dividing the family? The old marquis told me before he passed away that he had done nothing wrong to me in his life, except for his two illegitimate sons..."
They were very loving. After Mrs. Wei gave birth to the eldest master, she didn't have any more children for a long time. The Wei family had few children to begin with, so in order to have more children, the old marquis took a concubine...
Mrs. Wei held back her sobs and said, "He said that this was the only thing he felt sorry for."
Wei An began to understand what Old Lady Wei meant. Most men would show off their abilities by having many women. When women gave birth to children, that was a symbol of prosperity.
But before going to rescue the Ming family, Old Master Wei told Old Madam Wei that he was sorry for her...
I'm afraid no one will not be moved... ..
She somewhat understood why Old Madam Wei was unwilling to divide the family - with her around, the Marquis' Mansion could be kept stable, and not dividing the family would be best for the second and third rooms. At least the second and third rooms were still considered Marquis' Mansions, and the children of the second and third rooms were all daughters or sons of Marquis' families, so it would be much easier to arrange marriages.
When Mrs. Wei saw that she didn't say anything, she knew that she understood, and she laughed softly: "An'an, that's why I never thought of dividing the family even when things were difficult. I tried my best to maintain the Wei family's business because your grandfather deserves it. As for what you said, if we don't divide the family, I'm afraid people will get upset..." She pondered for a moment and quickly made a decision: "That's not something I can decide. If they really want to fight for the family property, then even if I agree to divide the family, the situation will still be very ugly..."
She sighed. There was no better way to deal with these things. "I can only take it one step at a time. I just hope that if I treat them sincerely, they can also remember some good things about me and try their best to live a good life. That's it."
This is also the reason why Old Madam Wei was so supportive of Wei Yuyou's affairs before. The people in the third room should be able to see how she treats the third room.
She also gave Wei Yuyou a very generous sum of money to support himself.
The third wife should also be able to see how she treats these family members.
Since she could be so generous to a granddaughter born out of wedlock who had just returned from a divorce, they should know that she would do her best to ensure that the two illegitimate granddaughters also got what they deserved as the children of Old Master Wei.
In this way, apart from the title of Marquis Dingbei, they have nothing to fight for.
Wei An didn't want Mrs. Wei to think too much, so he smiled and comforted her. After she had rested, he came out and returned to his yard, where he was in a daze for a while.
Yuqing came in to serve tea and reminded her with a smile: "Miss, Lan He came in to kowtow to you."
Wei An was awakened by this, and remembering that Lan He and Lin Yue had been married for three days, he couldn't help but feel happy again. He smiled and asked Yu Qing to go and call Lan He in.
After getting married, she becomes Lin Yue’s wife, and she should come in and kowtow to Wei An and pay her respects.
As soon as Wei An saw Lan He, he knew that she was doing well. He smiled and helped her up, and asked her: "How is Lin Yue treating you? Are you used to it?"
Lan He had already done her hair. When she heard Wei An's question, her face turned red with shame. She pursed her lips and nodded, her voice as soft as a mosquito: "It's all right..." She looked at Wei An, suddenly knelt down again, and kowtowed to Wei An three times: "Miss, thank you..."
Wei An was confused by her and quickly reached out to help her up: "Why do you kneel down at every turn?"
"Thank you..." Lan He couldn't help but repeat: "The money and dowry you gave... My parents said that even if a small family married off their daughter, they wouldn't have that much... My sister-in-law is still a beautiful girl from a small family, but she doesn't have as much as I do. This is all thanks to you..."
After getting married, I realized that going to someone else's home is completely different from going to my own home. Everything is different. I also realized the benefits of having a good master like Wei An and a large dowry.
Everyone in the family was very polite to her. Even her sister-in-law, who was said to be difficult to get along with, was kind to her. When she returned to her parents' home, she heard her mother sighing that she had fallen into a blessed nest.
Wei An couldn't help but laugh, and stretched out his hand to pull her up: "Okay, what's the point of all this? You've been with me for so many years, we don't need to say those empty words to each other."
Lan He wiped her tears and nodded, then asked her: "I heard that you encountered difficulties again when you went back as a guest..."
This is what Lin Yue told her.
Wei An shook his head and didn't take it too seriously: "It's not a challenge, at most it's just a show."
As she was talking, Yuqing came in through the curtain, glanced at her and then at Lan He beside her, and said softly, "Miss, Hanbo brought in a letter. It's from the Marquis for you."
Wei An did not meet Shen Chen today. Shen Chen was called away by King Linjiang. The letter he sent was probably to help Wei An clear up his doubts and explain what happened today.
Sure enough, when Wei An opened the letter, Shen Chen said that he had known about Master Xu's plan long ago, and this time he wanted to make Master Xu suffer on purpose, and also wanted Prince Linjiang to take a good look at what kind of person she was so as to eliminate his misunderstanding of her.
At the end of the letter, he said that tomorrow was Ming Yuyou's death anniversary and he would go to Puci Temple as well, so he asked her to wait. (To be continued)