Chapter 131 Support

Wen Chengming's guess was correct. The Imperial Noble Consort and Wen Liyu had indeed returned from closing their stall. When he opened the door, he saw their slightly tired faces with a thin layer of sweat on their foreheads.

"Our Chengming is so good that he knows to come and greet elder sister and mother."

Wen Liyu pushed the cart and walked behind the imperial concubine. When she saw Wen Chengming, she smiled.

"Chengming, stop pushing the cart. Go get a glass of water. I'm exhausted today..."

When the Imperial Noble Consort saw that Wen Chengming was going to help, she quickly shook her head and refused. The cart was not light, and it was difficult for her and adults like A Yu to push it, not to mention that it was made of wood after all, and the barbs on it had not been shaved off yet.

I was accidentally stabbed several times today and I don’t want to hurt Cheng Ming.

The concubine looked embarrassed. With Cheng Weiyao's comfort, she had calmed down and sat down at the stone table. But as soon as the imperial concubine and Wen Liyu entered the room, she stood up unconsciously.

Even though she was overwhelmed with longing, the aunt still felt a little embarrassed in this situation. She was supposed to be her daughter's family, but now, not only could she not help, but she needed her daughter's family to take care of her.

"Mother, look, who's here?"

Cheng Weiyao sensitively caught the aunt's uneasiness and took the initiative to bring up the topic, attracting the attention of the three people at the door.

When the imperial concubine looked up, tears immediately rolled down her cheeks. She took a step forward and grabbed her aunt's hand, calling out "mother" with tears in her eyes.

"You have suffered, it is your daughter's fault..."

The Imperial Noble Consort took her aunt's hand and was about to kneel down. Filial piety is the most important virtue. Her incompetence caused her mother's life to be so difficult that she became skin and bones. She felt really uneasy.

Wen Liyu did not move, but silently put down the cart and started unloading the goods, while keeping an eye on her aunt.

She was thin and looked sick. She had begun to worry whether the disease would be transmitted to her mother, after all, her mother's health was not good either.

"No, no, no, you are the current emperor's imperial concubine. You can't kneel before a commoner like me. Get up quickly, get up quickly..."

The concubine's face was filled with fear and trepidation, and she hurriedly and stubbornly supported the imperial concubine's knees as she tried to bend them.

"I have received your kindness and cannot thank you enough for marrying me such a wonderful daughter-in-law and saving me from suffering..."

In such a warm occasion, Cheng Weiyao, who was tagged, hurriedly stepped forward and stuffed the banknotes and the letter of release into the concubine's hand, without forgetting to explain her funeral arrangements.

"Grandma, this is your pocket money, so you must keep it safe. Tomorrow when you have time, go to town and register your household. Without a name or household, it's easy for people to take advantage of you."

A concubine like my aunt who has been granted the title of concubine is already a free person. Since she was married before, it is naturally impossible for her household registration to remain in her parents' home.

Now after the divorce, the household registration cannot be moved back to the original mother's home. You can register separately or in the Prince Qingping's Mansion.

Moreover, this matter must be implemented as soon as possible, otherwise my grandfather will change his mind and refuse to admit that he gave the concubine the letter, which would make it difficult to bring the case to the government.

"Okay, I'll accompany Mom to settle down here tomorrow. I'll make the decision!"

The imperial concubine nodded quickly, as she knew very well the importance of household registration.

An unmarried woman obeys her father; a married woman obeys her husband; if her husband dies or the couple divorces, she obeys her son. A mother only has one daughter and no son to obey.

The government office did have regulations that allowed women to set up their own households, but the requirements were very strict. Not only did they need the family's approval, but they also needed guarantees from local people.

The entire Qingping Palace family was exiled and had no acquaintances here. It would be difficult to establish a female household. The simplest way was to register it under the name of Wen Chengyun, a male.

"Mother, settling down is no small matter. Would you like to discuss it with my brother?"

Wen Liyu frowned hesitantly. She also knew that it was inappropriate to speak out at this happy moment.

But settling down is not a trivial matter. Once registered, according to blood relationship and seniority, this grandmother will be supported by the Qingping Palace.

"I've already caused trouble for you youngsters, I don't dare to ask you to support me..."

After all, the aunt was still old, and she saw through Wen Liyu's subtext at a glance and expressed her attitude on the spot.

Wen Liyu did have good intentions, but the Imperial Noble Consort felt a little sorry for her. She gave Wen Liyu a reproachful look and signaled her to speak less.

"It's not a big deal, Mom. Ah Yu is young and doesn't know how to talk. Don't take it to heart. Let's just chat in the room..."

After the issue of settling down was thrown into the mix, my aunt's presence became more noticeable. The mother and daughter, who had been reunited after a long time, exchanged pleasantries for a long time before returning to their room to talk.

Cheng Weiyao began to wash the pots and pans that were taken down from the cart. There was a purse tied to the cart. She weighed it casually and was stunned.

Judging from the feeling, today's income is quite good. I didn't expect that Ayu and mother have some business acumen. So, can they do some small business next time they set up the stall?

Although Wen Chengyun appears to be working every day, in reality it is the hard labor that an exiled prisoner should do, and it is unclear whether he gets paid or not, so the family's income mainly comes from his own stall.

If we add a concubine, life will probably be quite difficult, so we have to mobilize other labor forces in the family to do something to supplement the family income.

"How's your sister-in-law? Isn't it better than when you set up your own stall?"

Wen Liyu saw Cheng Weiyao paused, and stepped forward to take credit for it with a smile. After she finished speaking, she lifted the hair hanging by her ear a little embarrassedly.

Although the most fundamental reason for the income from today's stall is that my sister-in-law's stall has become famous and has many repeat customers, my beauty should still have a role to play.

After all, there are still many people staring at themselves in a daze while waiting for their pancakes.

"Indeed, Ah Yu is a capable person. Look at how sweaty you are. Go wash up quickly. I'll clean up and prepare dinner."

Cheng Weiyao nodded sincerely, and then coaxed Wen Liyu to wash up as if she were coaxing a child.

After all, the courtyard is small. Although there is a well, at this time of year, a bucket of cold water can do the job. After all, considering that my sister-in-law is a girl, I still have to boil water to wash her to prevent her from catching a cold. While I haven't cooked dinner yet, I'll wash them one by one.

"Sister-in-law, I see you've made quite a bit of money. Should we buy some new things for the house?"

When it came to bathing, Wen Liyu's face showed a hint of embarrassment. Their house was bare, and for now, bathing was just a basin in front of them, which she would scoop water from with a wooden ladle and pour over her body...

This method is a way to save money, but it's only used by men...