Mrs. Du sighed and continued, "Although the Wen family has declined because of the last fight for the throne, your uncle is capable, and the current emperor is a wise and open-minded monarch who has put aside past grudges and entrusted him with important tasks. He is currently the Minister of Rites. He is one of the deputy examiners for this joint examination. In a few years, he may make further progress. With him around, your two cousins will naturally have no worries about their future.
Although your maternal grandfather's family is not bad, its momentum is far inferior to that of the Wen family. Moreover, there is a layer of separation between them and you. Even if they want to interfere in your affairs in the future, they will not be able to do so legitimately.
So, Xier, even if you really hate something in your heart and you have buried it deep in your heart, don't be confused. It's best to let it go if you can. After all, those things were done by your father.
Didn't you also say that your aunt was wrong? In this case, you should hold on to it tightly. Of course, when I say hold on, I mean that you should manage this relationship well. If you don't know how to advance and retreat, and act like a fool, then no matter how much affection you have, it will be worn away. What you need is to advance and retreat appropriately and maintain it for a long time, so that it will not only benefit yourself, but also benefit your children and grandchildren.
Xi'er, do you understand? "
"Mom, I understand. I will listen to you."
"Be good, Xi'er. Your elder sister is doing well now, so mother has nothing to worry about. Your younger sister is still young, and it will take many years for her to get married. With my body like this, I don't know if I can make it until then."
"No, no, mother, you will live a long life. Not only will your sister get married, but you will also be able to see your grandchildren get married. Take good care of them and don't think too much. My father..." Wenren Xi gritted his teeth, "You claim to be sick to avoid him, but you don't believe that he can do anything worse than an animal..."
"Xi'er, shut up. He is your father. You cannot judge his words or deeds. Don't get involved in my affairs with your father. These are not things you, a girl, should be involved in."
“Mom…” Wenrenxi felt sorry for her mother.
"At least mother will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life." Mrs. Du forced a smile. This was probably the only way she could comfort herself.
Among their five sisters-in-law, the eldest sister-in-law has the best luck. No, it should be said that she is luckier than more than 99% of women. Before marriage, she was pampered. After marriage, her husband loved her, her mother-in-law was easy to serve, she held power in the inner house, and she was able to give birth. It is said that she became pregnant one month after entering the house and gave birth to a boy. Two years later, she gave birth to a daughter, making a whole family. People thought that the third child would mean the survival of the dragon and the death of the phoenix - but it was not so bad. As a result, the "phoenix girl" who had been missing for more than ten years and was considered dead by others has now miraculously come back. It is truly a blessing of dragon and phoenix.
Now, my son has a promising future and my daughter has married well, and the only things that were not satisfactory have now been resolved.
How many lifetimes of blessings did one accumulate to be so favored by God
Mrs. Du swallowed all her pain back into her stomach. "Xi'er, mother knows that you are a sensible person. Don't be like Wenren Xiang. After all, she is just a concubine's daughter, born to her aunt. Unfortunately, she was not brought up by her parents. She has no manners, is self-righteous, and claims to be outstanding in all aspects. She is ambitious. But in fact, you can see who really takes her seriously. This time, I am afraid that you have offended your aunt, the head of the household, haha..."
Wen Renxi curled her lips in disdain, "No matter who I learn from, I can never learn from that idiot. Even if Wen Renying said something wrong on purpose, it was an unintentional mistake. As for her, her unintentional words are full of scheming, vicious and cruel, trying to sow discord between the sisters."
"I'm glad you know."
In fact, in the third room, Wen Renxiang was severely scolded by her stepmother. Not only that, she was also forced to kneel in the yard. The intention was to let her clear her mind and look at who she was and how dare she interrupt.
As for the fourth wife, Mrs. Ge, was the first to be bullied because her husband was living a life of debauchery. She became furious and smashed everything in the room to pieces. No one dared to approach her.
It's just that getting angry feels good for a while, but you'll feel sad afterwards, because the commonly used items in each room are distributed uniformly at the beginning of each month, and the ones that are not often replaced have a fixed number reported every month, two, three or five items, no more.
Therefore, after the house was smashed, Ge had to either pay for the replacement out of her own pocket or wait to slowly replenish it from the public treasury month by month. The former would result in a loss of money, and the latter would result in a loss of face.
The private property of the fourth room, apart from the pitiful salary of Wenren Jili, probably only had Ge's dowry. However, she had been married into the Wen family for more than ten years, and the remaining dowry was basically furniture, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, bottles and jars and the like that could not be moved. If she took these out to exchange for silver and people knew about it, it would be a disgrace to the Wen family and she would be torn to pieces alive.
The shop was not a good one to begin with. It had closed down a long time ago due to poor management. The village was remote, barren, and not very large. The annual output was just a little, and in bad years the shop had to make some money.
Therefore, Ge was actually very tight on money, and it would be painful for her to spend all the money to buy everything.
When her husband comes back, she doesn’t know how angry he will be. He will be angry, hateful and a little scared.
The courtyard of the fifth room was quiet, so quiet that it was even a little lonely. If you turned off the lights, you would think that no one lived there. The fifth lady, Mrs. Yan, was also a recluse. The only sense of presence she had more than Mrs. Du was that she would occasionally walk around the big room and talk to Mrs. Han.
The fifth room is the other full brother of the eldest and second oldest sons. He was also very intelligent when he was young, but now he is in the Hanlin Academy, but he is just a idler waiting to die, a typical "brother-dependent" person. The reason for this is a sad story.
In comparison, the eldest house was harmonious and peaceful. Xiaocao was helped by maids to bathe and wash her hair. You know, after she was able to do these things by herself, she basically handled them by herself. Even during the several years she had been with Tingyu, she didn't ask anyone to serve her, so naturally she felt a little uncomfortable.
However, Han was watching from the side and even rolled up his sleeves to do it himself. Xiaocao couldn't persuade Han and could only close his eyes and pretend to be indifferent. Although it was strange to be "touched all over" his body, he endured it.
After washing, the maid took out a milky white porcelain jar, which contained a white paste with a strong fragrance. The maid scooped some out, rubbed it in her palm, and was about to apply it on her body. Xiaocao subconsciously avoided it.
It was obvious that this thing must be of the same nature as body lotion, and her hair also had a similar fragrance. Xiaocao swore that she had never been so careful in her previous life. As a medical student, the smell she was most exposed to in her previous life was the smell of disinfectant, and in this life it was the smell of various herbs. Xiaocao was really not used to this fragrant smell.
To be honest, Xiaocao has spent all his time on other things, and he is really rough in this area.