Chapter 101 The Marquis's Commoner Wife 11

Han Yongjin's face immediately turned cold. Picking up Buddha beans has already taken the stage. What's next? Should he be attending to someone who's ill?

He strode toward Shou'an Hall. Lie Feng, who was beside him, sensed the low pressure emanating from the Marquis and felt that he would devour someone at any moment!

Inside Shou'an Hall, the old lady was having someone massage her shoulders and back when she heard that her son had arrived. She immediately thought of Ning Shi in the Buddhist hall.

Why did I suddenly feel guilty?

However, she quickly calmed down and realized that her punishment today was justified and she had done nothing wrong.

Han Yongjin strode into the room, and the maids bowed to the Marquis. A few of the bolder ones secretly gave him flirtatious glances.

"Jin'er is back. Have you had dinner yet?"

"Mother, where is Yan'er?"

The old lady's smiling face suddenly darkened. "She made a mistake, and I'm punishing her by making her pick up Buddha beans in the Buddhist hall!"

"Oh, then I wonder what mistake Yan'er made to make Mother so angry?"

"Is it wrong for a woman to go out and show her face in public all day long?"

As her mother, I told her to wake up at the appointed time each morning and evening, but she was unwilling and didn't come until dusk. For both of these reasons combined, punishing her by picking up Buddha's beans is too lenient a punishment!

Han Yongjin: Dongxiao is indeed loyal. She only said that the old lady sent word that the madam was punished, but she didn't mention that the madam only came to pay her respects in the evening.

"What's wrong with her going out to play if her son allows it?"

Since Mother will punish her for coming late to pay her respects, then she won't come anymore!

The old lady was truly enraged this time. Her fingers trembled as she said, "You, you unfilial son, no, unfilial son..."

Han Yongjin glanced at his mother and thought, "So what if she's unfilial? If her mother isn't kind, then her son doesn't need to be filial either!"

That's why they say a virtuous wife brings prosperity to three generations, while a foolish wife ruins three generations.

She only sees her own small patch of land and acts all clever, pointing fingers and giving orders. If you listen to her, your whole family might be implicated one day.

As the old lady watched her son's retreating figure, she cursed inwardly: That damned Ning Shi, she's practically here to bring misfortune to the Marquis's mansion. From the moment she entered the door—no!—before she even entered, her son had already started constantly contradicting her. Ning Shi, Ning Shi cannot be allowed to stay.

Inside the Buddhist hall, Ning Yan was constantly listening to the commotion outside, with Qiu Sheng and Dong Xiao, her two little informants, reporting back to her.

"Madam, the Marquis has returned to the manor."

"Madam, the Marquis has entered Shou'an Hall."

"Madam, the Marquis and the Old Madam are arguing."

"Madam, the Marquis has arrived."

Ning Yan suspected that if they kept going like this, their legs would get thin from running around.

Thinking this way, she knew she had to do what needed to be done. She threw the cushion under her bottom under the offering table and began to bend down to pick up the beans.

The next second, the door to the Buddhist hall was pushed open from the outside, and Ning Yan immediately looked up at the door.

Han Yongjin spotted his wife at a glance. Her eyes were filled with tears, and her back was bent so low that she seemed unable to straighten up. He wondered how long she had been picking the Buddha beans without ever taking a break.

"Put down those junk things, doesn't your hand hurt? Why are you so obedient!"

He immediately reached for the large porcelain bowl in Ning Yan's hand, and tried to pull her up with one hand, but was met with a cry of pain, "No, Lord Marquis, don't touch me, my back, I can't straighten up."

Qiu Sheng:......

The old lady's maid: ...

So this is what the lady is really like! She's such a good actress!

Han Yongjin felt extremely distressed and quickly reached out to massage Ning Yan's back. Once Ning Yan had recovered, he picked her up and carried her back to the main courtyard.

The next day, news came from Shou'an Hall that the old lady was ill. Han Yongjin snorted coldly. Sure enough, would the next step be to send Yan'er to take care of her?

Forget it, he'd better not let his mother disgust Yan'er again.

Han Yongjin went straight to Shou'an Hall. The old lady was lying on the bed with a wet cloth on her head, and there was a strong smell of Chinese medicine in the room.

"How is Mother's health? What did the royal physician say?"

The last time Chu Yingying caused trouble, it just so happened that the family physician had taken leave to return to his hometown, but the physician has long since returned.

The old lady is truly ill this time. Yesterday's events made her quite agitated, but it's not too serious; she'll be fine after taking two doses of medicine.

But that didn't stop her from using the situation to her advantage.

"The physician said there's nothing wrong, just need to rest well. Don't worry, Mother is fine. Just let Ning come and talk to me when she has time."

Han Yongjin clenched his fist. In front of him, he said that Yan'er should come over and talk to her. If he wasn't home, who knows how his mother would torment Yan'er.

"What's the point of having her here? She can't speak properly or take care of people. She's clumsy and only annoys people. My son has already decided to take a few days off and personally serve his mother these days."

My mother raised me with great difficulty, and it's time for me, her son, to repay her kindness.

The old lady grew impatient. "How can I let a grown man like you serve others? Let your wife do it. You don't need to ask for leave. Go and attend your court sessions!"

Han Yongjin waved his hand and said, "Mother, stop talking. Don't let anyone try to persuade me! It's no use trying!"

The saying goes, "Raising a son is for old age security. If you can't even personally serve your mother, what's the point of having a son after all your hard work?"

After saying that, he picked up the medicine that the maid had just brought in and let it cool, and personally fed it to the old lady spoonful by spoonful.

After he finished drinking, he stuffed a piece of candied fruit into his mother's mouth, then wiped her mouth and changed her towel...

He didn't even go back to the main room at night, but stayed with the old lady in Shou'an Hall, feeding her water, checking her temperature, and tucking her in at midnight. In short, he did everything himself, without complaining about being tired or annoyed, and was extremely patient.

Old lady: ……

The old lady was faking her illness; she recovered on her own after three days and then sent her son to court.

After repeatedly confirming that his mother had indeed recovered, Han Yongjin finally cancelled his leave, thus cementing his reputation as the most filial son in Beijing.

Ning Yan spread the story of how he personally cared for his sick mother, and explained that only people like Lord Han, who are filial and do not outsource their duties, are truly filial.

After her son left, the old lady was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She repeatedly suffered setbacks at Ning's hands, which made the old lady realize the reality that her good son was not on her side.

Don't think she doesn't know that although her son has been serving her every day these past few days, it's not because he's truly filial, but because he's afraid she'll torment Ning Shi.

Not only that, she clashed with her son many times, and because of his domineering methods, her prestige in the household declined again and again.

She even had to silence the servants to prevent any bad news from spreading outside the mansion.

Otherwise, it would affect the son's reputation. The emperor would definitely dislike a son who frequently disobeys his mother, since the emperor is particularly filial to his birth mother.

With her son's future ruined, her good days were over.

Therefore, she still had to let her niece out to compete with her daughter-in-law.

She had miscalculated by giving away several concubines before; she should have arranged for her son to take in a few more high-ranking concubines.

Anyway, her son had just made a meritorious contribution and was ennobled as a marquis, and was highly valued by the emperor. There were many women who wanted to marry into the family.

(End of this chapter)