Chapter 237 Are you doing this on purpose?

Madam Ning nodded perfunctorily. She remembered clearly that when the news of the father and son's deaths came back, her good sister-in-law would come to her again and again and nag, saying that since the people were dead, she shouldn't worry about them anymore, and that it was important to quickly find a nephew to adopt, otherwise no one would be there to carry her funeral banner and break her basin when she got old.

Madam Ma pretended not to see Old Madam Ning's displeasure and turned to Yun Chu to begin a new round of praise:

"Oh, look at Yun Chu today, she looks like a fairy. No one can take their eyes off her. The last time I saw this child was at Yun Bing's wedding. Now she has grown into a beautiful young lady. No wonder she is raised by our sister-in-law. Look at her demeanor, she is a real beauty!"

By the way, now that Yun Qi is back, we should hurry up and arrange Yun Chu's marriage. I wonder which young master will be lucky enough to marry such a good girl as Yun Chu.

Madam Ma showered Yun Chu with compliments as if they were free, making Yun Chu blush and wish she could escape. Unfortunately, Madam Ma held her sleeve tightly.

When the topic of marriage came up, Madam Ma's eyes darted around again. She turned her head and glanced at Madam Wei, who was huddled in the crowd, not daring to show her face, and said:

"Back then, some people really dared to have such ambitions. They dared to bring any Tom, Dick, or Harry to introduce to our General's Mansion's legitimate daughter. Didn't they even know whether they were worthy of it?"

As Wei watched the women around her fawn over her sister-in-law, she felt a mix of unease and itch, as if countless worms were crawling inside her, yet she hesitated to speak up.

Being ridiculed in public by her sister-in-law, she gritted her teeth, got up, and knelt down at the feet of Old Madam Ning with a thud.

“Sister-in-law, I was blinded by greed and had designs on Yun Chu. Now I know I was wrong. You have always been kind and forgiving. Please forgive me this once, for the sake of our many years as sisters-in-law.”

After saying that, he immediately kowtowed.

Everyone watched this scene coldly without anyone stepping forward to speak. Even the servants didn't know to help Wei Shi up. Wei Shi had thought that since she had been so humble in front of so many people, her sister-in-law would surely give her a way out, and she could then take the opportunity to ask for her sister-in-law's forgiveness.

Unfortunately, no one came forward even after she kowtowed several times. Wei was in a terrible predicament, unable to kowtow or not.

Helpless, he got up and begged Yun Chu:

"Yun Chu, your second aunt was confused back then. Your second aunt didn't have any ulterior motives; she genuinely wanted what was best for you. She thought that since we're all relatives, and you were going to marry my nephew, my family would treat you very well out of respect for me..."

"shut up!"

Granny Wang interrupted from the side: "What a heartless thing! Don't you even know what kind of person your nephew is? He has nothing, looks like a thief, and isn't even worthy to be our young lady's footstool. How dare he talk nonsense here?"

"If it weren't for the fact that today is our old lady's birthday banquet, we would have had you dragged out the door long ago. Why don't you shut your foul mouth right now?"

Wei knelt down again with a thud and said to Old Madam Ning, "No, I misspoke again. My nephew is not good enough for Yun Chu. I was blinded by greed and shouldn't have coveted Yun Chu's marriage. Please forgive me, sister-in-law. I will never dare to do it again."

After saying that, she covered her face with her handkerchief and began to sob.

Granny Wang was even angrier: "Are you doing this on purpose? On such a joyous day, you're here crying and wailing. Did you come here specifically to bring bad luck?"

Wei choked and didn't dare to utter a sound.

After watching the show to her heart's content, Madam Ma stepped forward and said, "Second sister-in-law, look at you crying, making a scene, and threatening to hang yourself. Aren't you ashamed of yourself? People who don't know the situation would think that your eldest sister-in-law is bullying you."

If I were you, I would have just stayed quiet and huddled in the crowd, and I could have gotten a meal later. But you insisted on coming out and making a fool of yourself. If you were really kicked out, you would be so embarrassed.

A kind-hearted woman stepped forward to advise her not to get angry over such a person on such a joyous day. Only then did Old Madam Ning wave her hand and have someone take Wei away so that she wouldn't have to see her anymore.

Ma scoffed at Wei, thinking it was rare to see her sister-in-law so disgraceful. Fortunately, her family hadn't done so many foolish things that they hadn't completely offended their eldest sister-in-law. To show her sincerity, she was putting on a show of disrespect for her sister-in-law in front of her.

They should frequently visit their sister-in-law to curry favor. Only by clinging to the General's Mansion can their fourth branch of the family have a good life in the future.

The same scene played out on the male guests' side, where the Second Master, along with the Lu brothers Lu Yunzhang and Lu Yunbo, stood before Lu Yunqi, humbly pleading.

“Yunqi, I watched you grow up when you were little. I treat you no differently than I treat Yunzhang and Yunbo. When the news of your father's death came back, the sky fell down on the General's Mansion. Your mother fell ill and couldn't get out of bed. There was no one in charge inside and outside the mansion. It was me who led Yunzhang and Yunbo to stand up for the mansion, so that our General's Mansion didn't fall into ruin.”

Even my niece-in-law was only married because we suggested that my sister-in-law go to my uncle's house to propose marriage.

Yes, your second sister-in-law did a lot of foolish things later on, and I couldn't stop her. But she meant well but did bad things. Now she knows she was wrong and keeps saying she wants to apologize to your sister-in-law and you in person.

"Good nephew, we're family after all. Blood is thicker than water. Your eldest and second cousins ​​don't have your skills, but they're both honest and hardworking kids. You'll find a way to use them someday. Even when fighting a tiger, you need your own brothers, right?"

The second master talked on and on for a long time, but Lu Yunqi remained silent with a sullen face. He had already inquired about everything that had happened at the General's Mansion before he returned, including the actions of the second and fourth branches of the family. If he had any feelings for these people in the past because of his father, now he had none at all.

"The feast is about to begin, Second Uncle, please get into character."

After the second master finished his rambling, he looked at Lu Yunqi with eager eyes, but Lu Yunqi only said this one sentence and then ignored them and left on his own.

The second master wanted to say something more, but Xuanbing, who was following behind him, stepped forward and stood there. The second master shuddered when he saw Xuanbing's expressionless face, and obediently sat down with his two sons, not daring to make any further moves.

The loud voice of Butler Lu came from the doorway: "The Earl of Nanping has arrived!"

Lu Yunqi immediately stepped forward to greet him, only to see that the Earl of Nanping, Yu Jingsheng, had already strode in.

Lu Yunqi: "Your son-in-law greets your father-in-law."

He glanced behind him and asked, "Where is my mother-in-law? And Qingbai?"

Yu Jingsheng said with a smile, "Qingbai is studying on the mountain with Mr. Li and won't be back for a while. As for your mother-in-law, she was originally going to come with me, but she caught a cold and has a cough these past two days. I was worried about her, so I told her to stay home and rest."