Master Peng was anxiously waiting for news at home.
Although this matter was not a big deal in his eyes, and Shuntian Prefecture was not a difficult place to get out of, and the Second Master's invitation had been sent to him, he didn't know why he still felt vaguely uncomfortable in his heart - these days there had been constant small things, and in the end things had escalated into big things, and now they were at a point where they were feeling nervous and it was difficult to resolve the situation.
His face was livid and no one in the family dared to disturb him. They all hunched their necks and held their breath, for fear of alarming their masters.
Mrs. Peng II was also in a bad mood. There was a constant knock on the door. Her nephew from her mother's side was getting married, but she was forced to stay at home. It wasn't that she really couldn't go out, but someone from her mother's side came to tell her not to go. The reputation of the Peng family had fallen to the bottom now, and they said that if she went, she was afraid that some of the guests would say something unpleasant about her.
Listen, what is this saying?!
In the past, who in her family would have spoken to her like this? !
My nephew from my mother's side married the daughter of my teacher. Those Hanlin scholars care most about reputation.
Now that Peng Caichen had caused such a scandal and forced his weak mother to death who was seeking justice, the Hanlin scholars were already spitting at him. The wives of the Hanlin scholars felt sorry for him and could not bear to see such a fickle and vicious man who even dared to scheme against the princess. Risking the risk of offending Concubine De, someone had already sent a letter to her parents' home, saying that as long as the Peng family went, they would not go.
Mrs. Peng was so angry that she couldn't even eat. She had watched her nephew being born before she got married and growing up. How much effort had she put in for her nephew
Now the good son that Madam Peng has always boasted of has done such a thing, not only has he brought trouble to his family, but even her own family has been implicated.
On weekdays, all the benefits belong to the eldest wife, they are also in charge of the household expenses, and they have the final say in all matters at home. My family is the most senior official, but at home, they don’t listen to the eldest wife in everything
But the eldest wife is the one who is the most difficult to help!
She really couldn't swallow this anger, so she bit her lip, stood up and went to the lady's room.
But just as she was about to stand up, her chambermaid, Wang Shanjia, came in, glanced at her, and then lowered her head: "Second Madam, something happened..."
Madam Peng frowned immediately: "What happened again?!" She couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth in sarcasm: "Did something happen to our first lady again?"
The sisters-in-law have always gotten along harmoniously with each other for many years.
But after living together for many years, they were not always in absolute harmony. Their official positions were not equal to each other, but they were treated differently from their official positions, and there was always some subtle dissatisfaction and unwillingness in their hearts.
In addition, one party has always been strong and the other party has always been humble. Suddenly one day, the strong party makes a mistake and causes a lot of trouble to the cautious party. It is only a matter of time before the accumulated conflicts erupt.
How could Second Madam Peng have been so harsh towards First Madam in the past
Wang Shanjia lowered her head even more, looking at the Second Madam with some embarrassment, and weakly squeezed out a sentence: "Our Fourth Miss... Fourth Miss is Xiaoyue."
Mrs. Peng didn't react for a moment.
After a while, she raised her hand and knocked over the vase beside her. She pointed at Wang Shan's house with a trembling voice and asked her in a high voice, "What did you just say? Say it again?"
Mrs. Peng was extremely dissatisfied with Peng Si Niang's marriage to a distant place, but for the sake of the Peng family and her family, she had nothing to say.
But now, her daughter is still Xiaoyue? !
"What's going on?!" She calmed down, raised her hands to cover her eyes, and waited for the pain to pass before asking, "What on earth is going on?"
Wang Shanjia whispered, "I heard that the new son-in-law had just married a girl from the courtyard, and our fourth girl had a quarrel with the new son-in-law... In the end, I don't know how it happened... Xiaoyue..."
Peng Si Niang had only been married for more than half a year.
But she's not pregnant yet.
Because of this, Mrs. Peng went to the temple many times to pray for a child, hoping that her daughter could give birth to a son as soon as possible.
Men are difficult to control, and those who can control them cannot control their hearts. She knew this early on, and had advised her daughter long ago that there was no need to argue with those concubines. After giving birth to a son and establishing her foothold, she could just live a good life with her son in the future.
But now this child, who was finally born, is gone just like that
"What kind of nonsense is this?!" Mrs. Peng sneered and pinched her palm: "Why, is this how they fool me?! What do you mean by Xiaoyue just because they have a quarrel for some reason?"
Everyone knows what the truth is.
Wang Shanjia sighed and looked at Madam Peng Er: "When the new son-in-law's family wrote to us, they must have known about our family's affairs. Otherwise, how could they dare to be so bold in the past?"
In the past, even if they had the guts, they would not have dared to treat Peng Si Niang like this, because everyone knew that the Peng family was behind Peng Si Niang.
But now I dare.
Madam Peng II couldn't help sneering: "What short-sightedness! Even if our family is in trouble now, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. It's easy to crush them to death!"
She stood up and went to look for Mrs. Peng again.
If the eldest wife refuses to step forward in this matter, she will step forward herself.
Her daughter got married according to their arrangement, and now she is married to such a family. If they don't give her an explanation, she will make sure that they will not have peace!
She told Wang Shanjia to keep the messenger, paused, and then told the maid, "Change my clothes. When the second master comes back, tell him that something happened to the fourth lady."
The people below hurriedly agreed, and all followed suit to help the Second Madam dress up again, and then sent her to the First Madam's main courtyard.
When I arrived at the Madam's courtyard, I couldn't see the Madam right away - it was said that Peng Lingwei had just entered.
Peng Lingwei was only two years older than her fourth wife. The second wife's expression became increasingly gloomy, and she said coldly, "Then please go in and tell the eldest sister-in-law that I have something to do and need to see her right away."
In all these years, the Second Madam had never looked at the servants of the main house in such a cold and stern manner. Everyone could read the expressions on the faces of the people. After a glance at each other, they all knew what was going on. They didn't dare to say anything else. They responded hurriedly, and someone immediately went in to report the news.
Mrs. Peng was very upset. Her son's problem had not been resolved yet, and she was still anxiously waiting for news. When she heard that the Second Madam was coming, she frowned - she had not forgotten that the Second Madam had been dissatisfied with her recently and had refuted and ridiculed her several times.