Marquis Pingyang wanted to send someone to call back the evil creature, but unfortunately, he couldn't find anyone. Sorry, there was no one at the original farm. In the past, Wei Tingyu might have been able to cover up a little, but now he doesn't have that patience.
Pingyang Hou became more and more gloomy. He thought that he was deceived by his eldest son, whom he never took seriously. He said that he was recuperating on the farm, but in fact, no one knew what he was doing. It was his negligence that led to the current situation.
With so much frustration in her heart that she had nowhere to vent, Aunt Zhou became the unlucky one again.
Aunt Zhou hesitantly said that she didn't know what she had done wrong to make the Marquis so furious.
"What did you do? You thought I didn't know. Didn't you always send people to watch that evil creature? That's how you watched him. You don't even know what he was doing. And you still dare to ask what you did wrong? Huh?!"
Aunt Zhou had nothing to say, but she couldn't help feeling a chill in her heart. She had always thought that she had been very careful and that she just wanted to pay the man for his support, so she didn't dare to kill him. After all, in her opinion, Wei Tingyu was this man's eldest son. Even if he didn't like him very much, he would not allow others to kill him. Of course, another reason was the He family. The man in the He family was still alive. They could tolerate their daughter and grandson being treated poorly, but if they died, that would be another matter. As a result, this man actually knew it all along but pretended not to know. No matter what she did to his son, he chose to ignore it.
If such a cold-hearted and incompetent man loses his feelings towards them one day, will he have the same attitude? Oh, that won't happen. After all, there are still Prince Dun and Concubine Shun. They still have value.
Thinking about it this way, maybe I have lost all my feelings for her a long time ago.
Aunt Zhou sneered in her heart, wondering how she could have been so blind to get such a man, who looked like a complete loser. Do you regret it? Is this the time to think about it? Men are unreliable, so of course you can only hold reliable things in your hands. Although the Marquis's Mansion is now in decline, as long as the title is still there and the son is motivated enough, it can stand up and restore the glory of its heyday.
Seriously speaking, she did feel a little regretful, but what she regretted was that she had not known this man's attitude earlier and had not killed Wei Tingyu earlier. After all, with this man blocking the way, the He family would not be able to find her. If Wei Tingyu had died early, they would not have been in such a mess at the last minute.
She did send people to monitor Wei Tingyu, starting when Wei Tingyu was very young. Every time he went to the farm, he was under her surveillance. It can be said that Aunt Zhou knew exactly how he was growing up. She believed that he was always under her control, which was one of the reasons why Aunt Zhou did not kill him. She simply seized the opportunity during the period when the old man in the He family was in mourning.
However, Wei Tingyu has indeed given people a different feeling in the past three years. I wonder if he pretended too well before, or if there was a traitor among his people who concealed the truth? This suspicion is not new, but even if Aunt Zhou went to investigate, she could not find out the reason.
No matter what she was thinking, she couldn't show it on her face. She just looked at Pingyang Hou with tears in her eyes and said nothing.
People like Aunt Zhou are good at crying, and they know how to cry beautifully and make people feel soft-hearted. However, she seems to have forgotten one thing. She seldom cries since she became the "mistress of the house" in Pingyang Marquis' Mansion, and this period of time is not short. She was once young and beautiful, but now, even if she has taken good care of herself and still has charm, she cannot escape the fact that she is middle-aged. Her delicate demeanor only makes people feel sick.
Sure enough, Pingyang Hou's face darkened instantly, and he slapped her without even thinking, "Do you still think you are in your twenties? You are acting like this at your age, who are you trying to disgust? It's been more than ten or twenty years, and you are still so skilled, are you always hooking up with people behind my back, bitch? Oh, is it true? Tell me?"
The successive slaps and angry questioning made Aunt Zhou completely stunned.
Aunt Zhou denied it at first, but over the years, with Concubine Shun and Prince Dun as her two big backers, she was confident and had a high spirit. How could she always passively endure it? When she could no longer tolerate it, she fought back without any hesitation.
As a result, the situation seemed to be a little out of control. Originally, all the servants had been sent out. Hearing the noise, a more prestigious servant rushed in to see what was going on. What he saw was shocking, so he turned around and called the people outside in, trying to pull the two masters apart.
"You dare to fight with me, you are rebellious?" Pingyang Hou's eyes were cold and fierce. After all, he was the highest authority in the Marquis' Mansion, and his deterrent power was very strong. He turned around and threw away the tantrum Concubine Zhou, "Lock up Zhou for me. Anyone who dares to let her out without my permission will be beaten to death!"
Even though most of them usually served Aunt Zhou, they did not dare to disobey Marquis Pingyang at this time. After all, they were originally members of Marquis Pingyang's mansion. Even if they had started serving Aunt Zhou since she entered the house, they were essentially still the "property" of Marquis Pingyang's mansion. Except for those in Wei Tingyu's yard, Wei Tingyu could protect them. As for the other servants, Marquis Pingyang could kill or sell them with just a word.
Aunt Zhou was panting heavily and now she came to her senses. She knew she had done something stupid, so she quickly knelt down and begged for mercy in all kinds of soft words.
He is humble and says all the nice things he can. He is really adaptable.
Lord Pingyang also cooled down his heated head. Even though Zhou was a concubine, he could not get angry with her at will. After Aunt Zhou's plea, he came down the ladder. However, she only stopped locking him up, and his anger did not subside at all.
No matter how much resentment Marquis Pingyang had, he still had to do his best to clean up the mess now that things had come to this point. Moreover, he couldn't let Zhou interfere, as the mistress of Marquis Pingyang's mansion was still there. Marquis Pingyang then suddenly realized that the marriage of children should be handled by the mistress of the house, not to mention the marriage of the eldest son.
We have become enemies with the Wen family. If something goes wrong later, who knows what will happen.
Pingyang Hou slapped his forehead and felt that he was stupid. He worked so hard on something that didn't require any of his attention, but it was thankless.
Therefore, the courtyard that had been sealed by Pingyang Hou's personal order was reopened, and Pingyang Hou "invited" his wife to come out.
This matter concerns her son's lifelong event, although this "lifelong event" is actually very short, and the wife of Marquis Pingyang would not neglect it. Therefore, Marquis Pingyang just explained his purpose, and the wife of Marquis Pingyang immediately left the Buddhist temple. She did not say anything about why Marquis Pingyang made such a serious matter to come to her, but just glanced at Marquis Pingyang.
Just this one glance made Pingyang Hou furious, as if it was saying: You are so useless, you can't accomplish anything, but you are always causing trouble.
Before Pingyang Hou could get angry, his wife left. She did not return to the main courtyard, but went to Wei Tingyu's courtyard. Not long after, she came back with a group of maids and a middle-aged woman. If Xiaocao was there, she would definitely recognize that this person was Mother Zhou who had been with "Xue Tingyu".
The wife of Marquis Pingyang returned to the main courtyard and issued a series of orders without saying a word, without caring who the people were originally following. Everyone looked at each other and did not dare to disobey, and obeyed the orders obediently.
Even though I haven't dealt with these things for more than ten years, everything is still in order.
When Marquis Pingyang came over, what he saw was a busy but not chaotic scene. Both on the surface and in the heart, there were many complexities. He occasionally saw Zhou handling household chores, but after making such a comparison, he found that there was a clear gap between Zhou and his first wife. Zhou might be capable, but it was the capability of a woman from a small family. She would never have the grandeur of a woman from a wealthy family like his first wife.
Pingyang Hou knew that some people privately said that he was not worthy of being in public, and at this moment, he seemed to have the same perception.
In front of Marquis Pingyang, his wife sent someone to go to Aunt Zhou to get the account books, warehouse keys, and other things.
Upon hearing this, the maid carefully looked at the expression of Marquis Pingyang, and finding that he did not react, she thought to herself that something might be changing in the Marquis's mansion, and she took bigger steps.
Aunt Zhou had never expected that her housekeeper rights would be taken away in just half an hour. The woman who was thought to die of old age in the Buddhist temple had come out?! This was even more stimulating than the series of actions of Pingyang Hou before.
However, Aunt Zhou had no reason to withhold it, because the wife of Marquis Pingyang was the mistress, and she was just a concubine! The other party was very good, and wanted the right to manage the household, and Marquis Pingyang had to give it to her, and she had no room to refuse.
It is at times like this that people can truly feel the huge gap between the wife and the concubine. Unless the concubine is much stronger than the wife, the wife will naturally suppress the concubine.
Aunt Zhou delivered the things personally with reluctance. She completely ignored the existence of Marquis Pingyang and looked directly at the wife of Marquis Pingyang. She had a cold expression and sat quietly. Her identity and status were revealed without her saying or doing anything.
Aunt Zhou was so angry that she wanted to tear her apart. When she first entered the Pingyang Marquis's mansion, she felt this invisible momentum and swore at that time to pull her down, tear her apart and trample her into the mud. Aunt Zhou succeeded later. Not only did she make this woman compromise with her again and again, but she had to retreat completely in the end. However, she only realized now that her so-called success was actually an illusion. As long as this woman came back, she would be beaten back to her original form.
Aunt Zhou wanted to say something, but Pingyang Hou glared at her, "Madam, it's rare for you to come out of the Buddhist temple and take over the family affairs again. Let the younger generation and the aunts in the mansion come to pay their respects."
There was a momentary distortion on Aunt Zhou's face. It seemed as if more than ten years of hard work had been easily undone.
The wife of Marquis Pingyang acted as if she didn't hear anything. Her expression was calm and she was still twisting the Buddhist beads in her hand. There seemed to be no difference from when she was in the Buddhist temple.
The other people in Pingyang Marquis' Mansion soon got the news and had all kinds of thoughts at the moment, but they did not dare to delay and they packed up and rushed over.
The one who was the fastest was Wei Jincheng's wife, Yu. She brought her child with her, with a smile on her face, and respectfully greeted the wife of Marquis Pingyang, calling her "Mother" and letting the child call her "Grandmother".
The wife of Marquis Pingyang was very happy and even touched the little guy's head and praised him as a "good boy".
Aunt Zhou's face became even more distorted. She had never been treated like this in front of this "daughter-in-law". Even though she had a powerful backer, Yu still didn't take her seriously. She had never called her mother, and the children had never called her grandmother. If she dared to have any objections, this "daughter-in-law" would immediately fight back.
People behind came one after another, looking around. It was obvious that the atmosphere was not right. They all pretended to be quails, just politely greeting and not doing anything else that would attract attention.
Seriously speaking, among these people, only a few knew about the fight between Madam and Aunt Zhou in the early years. Later, Aunt Zhou became more powerful and suppressed others so that they could not raise their heads. They must have felt a lot of resentment in their hearts. In the current situation, it is obvious that Madam is gaining power, so they naturally feel happy.
Marquis Pingyang couldn't stand this weird atmosphere, so he left after saying "Madam will handle everything", obviously wanting to be a hands-off boss.
The wife of Marquis Pingyang was too impatient to deal with them and sent them away casually, going about her business. However, she kept Yu behind to ask her for help.
Yu, who had previously been indifferent to everything in this family, now readily agreed.
After Zhou left, her eyes were sinister. She had been running this family for more than ten years, and the front and back yards were basically all her people. Even if she took over the housekeeping power, what would it matter? How could she be a housekeeper if she couldn't order the people under her? When this house was in a mess, the housekeeping power would sooner or later return to her hands. Just wait!
The wife of Marquis Pingyang did not rush to visit the Wen family, but first went to find Wei Tingyu. Marquis Pingyang couldn't find him, so it was easy for the wife of Marquis Pingyang to find him. She just had to inform the people in his courtyard.
The next day, Wei Tingyu came back.
The mother and son were not close and usually spoke very little. This time, they chatted alone for a rare half hour.
The wife of Marquis Pingyang understood the matter completely. This daughter-in-law was the former daughter-in-law, and she had reached a tacit understanding with her son about the wedding date. The wife of Marquis Pingyang could actually understand it, so she was not going to make any effort on this point. However, it was still necessary to ease the relationship between the two families.
After waiting for two more days, the wife of Marquis Pingyang had two sets of clothes made for her. The main reason was that she had lived in a Buddhist temple before, and the clothes she wore were not suitable for going out.