Although Cheng Kai had already experienced Xu Bai's sharp tongue, he still felt a little embarrassed to have Xu Bai slander his family in front of his wife.

Hearing Xu Bai's words, Xu Gao smiled and his dimples deepened. This younger brother was better than the other brothers in the mansion. He dared to say anything, and he always spoke his mind.

Xu Gao said, "Seventh brother, eldest sister has her own dowry and so many servants around her, it's not the reason you're talking about."

Xu Bai said, "That's because your mother-in-law wouldn't let you go. I've witnessed many mother-in-law and daughter-in-law battles. As soon as the daughter-in-law enters the family, the mother-in-law starts to manipulate her, making her do this and that. I even went with my dad to mediate for a family in Hexi. That family treated their daughter-in-law badly, so she went to the yamen to ask for a divorce. Her husband didn't want to, so my dad said, 'It's better to destroy ten temples than to destroy one marriage.' He went to mediate for them. Actually, everyone understands some of the principles, but they just lack someone who can explain them clearly. After my dad explained the principles to the mother-in-law, son, and daughter-in-law of that family, their relationship improved a lot. I heard that the following year, they had a big, healthy grandson."

The servant serving Xu Gao glanced at Cheng Kai's face and asked with a smile, "Oh my, our Seventh Young Master is going to solve a case with Third Master. Seventh Young Master, can you tell us what principles Third Master was explaining to this family?"

Xu Bai said, "My dad told the mother-in-law of that family that everyone gets old eventually. When she gets old, it will be her son and daughter-in-law who will take care of her. Her son is busy outside all day long, so it will be the daughter-in-law's responsibility to take care of everything at home. If she can get along well with her daughter-in-law now, how could her daughter-in-law not take good care of her when she needs someone to take care of her?"

That's exactly the point. Xu Bai said, "What I told the son of that family was that since he didn't want to divorce, he should live with them properly. A wife is brought home to be cherished, not to be bullied by her mother. It was even easier to talk to the daughter-in-law. She didn't want to leave the family in the first place. It was only because her mother-in-law was bullying her so much and her husband didn't stand up for her that she was making a fuss about wanting a divorce. Actually, it was also to scare them."

Xu Gao said with a smile, "Our Seventh Young Master is quite old, but he is very eloquent."

Seeing Xu Gao smiling broadly, Xu Bai patted his forehead and said, "Look at me, once I start talking, I can't stop. My mother always complains that I talk too much. Big sister, my brother-in-law bought you a lot of pastries from Jinshiji. I know you love osmanthus cake the most, but I just won't tell my brother-in-law. I'll ask him to pack a portion of all the pastries from Jinshiji for you to bring back."

Upon hearing this, Xu Gao looked at Cheng Kai, who was standing by the bed, with a look of surprise and said somewhat shyly, "Thank you, husband."

Cheng Kai said, "Are you feeling much better now? If you're not feeling well, then take good care of yourself. You can put other things aside for now, but you can't neglect your health."

Xu Gao nodded with a blush. Xu Bai said, "Brother-in-law, why don't you take my sister home? She fell ill because she was in a bad mood. If she goes home and her mood improves, she will naturally get better."

Cheng Kai asked, "Wife, do you really want to go back to your parents' home?"

Before Xu Gao could answer, Xu Bai said, "Brother-in-law, what do you mean by asking that? Do you not want my sister to go back or what?"

Cheng Kai said, "No, I was just asking. Your older sister is in a hurry to go back, so I went to inform my mother and sent her back."

Upon hearing Cheng Kai's words, Xu Bai pushed Cheng Kai's leg and led him outside, saying, "Brother-in-law, hurry up, hurry up. I'll help my sister pack her things here. You two can stay at our house tonight. My sister and I made some cold noodles for lunch, have a taste. Also, this courtyard is so dilapidated, how can you be in a good mood living here? Come with me to our house for a few days and have someone move your things back to the original courtyard. What kind of rules are these? If the young master lives in a place like this, people will laugh at you."

Upon hearing Xu Bai's words, Xu Gao quickly stopped him, saying, "Seventh Brother, don't say that. We moved here because Grandma consulted a fortune teller who said that living here would benefit our offspring."

Xu Bai said, "If you think the doctors in the capital are unreliable, then go find my mother. You must trust my mother's medical skills, right? Alright, alright, hurry up, or we'll miss dinner time if we go home any later."

Cheng Kai didn't even change his clothes before rushing to the main courtyard of the Qingping Earl's wife's residence.

When Lady Qingping saw Cheng Kai arrive, she frowned and scolded, "Kai'er, your cousin is a guest. How could you make her cry? Now look what's happened; she's packing her bags to go home."

Cheng Kai said, "My cousin came to our house after the spring and has been staying for several months now. I guess she misses home. Mother, her journey has been long, so please arrange for several people to escort her home safely."

Upon hearing Cheng Kai's words, Lady Qingping slammed her teacup on the table in anger, saying, "Listen to what you're saying! How can you chase away your own relatives?"

Cheng Kai said, "Didn't you say that my cousin was already packing her bags to go home? Since we can't keep her here, can't we just get her home safely? Mother, you can arrange things for my cousin. I came here to tell you that Xu Shi and I are going back to the Yongning Marquis's residence."

Upon hearing this, Lady Qingping didn't even ask why, and simply said, "You are not allowed to go."

This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!