Xiao Minghui felt wronged, extremely wronged. How could his brain be so full of water?

“Mother, why do you say that? Your son has also studied hard for ten years to get to where he is today, and since taking office, he has not dared to be careless in the slightest.”

Xiao Minghui felt that he was extremely cautious and fearful in the imperial court.

His mother then said he was brainless, which made him feel wronged.

He was truly wronged.

"And then what? When it comes to family matters, you're like a brainless pig?"

I'm handling things here, so shut your mouth. Otherwise, I won't hesitate to personally sue you for filial impiety and send you back home to farm. Let's see if you'll still be so arrogant then!

I told you, you can take a concubine, but you can't betray your wife, you can't show any sign of favoring the concubine over your wife, and you can't be unruly. How did you do that?

With each sentence Mo Yan spoke, a feather duster would hit him.

Lin Ling, standing nearby, was terrified. Why didn't the master dare to resist? Xiao Yufei, standing to the side, was trembling like a leaf.

This grandmother is terrifying.

Only Xiao Yudie was somewhat bewildered; this grandmother... was somewhat different from what she had imagined.

She had thought that her grandmother would either side with Lin Ling and her mother or turn a blind eye, so she would have to be more careful in the future.

"Mother, your son has none..."

Xiao Minghui felt even more aggrieved. He hadn't favored his concubine over his wife; it was Xu Youran who herself was unwilling to manage the household.

"It's because You Ran doesn't want to manage the household, and the son has no choice. We can't leave the housework unattended."

"So you allow a concubine to have affairs outside! Whose face are you slapping?"

Do you see how much respect they gave her?

In other families, the principal wife handles social interactions, but in your family, a concubine is causing trouble outside. Is that so appealing? Why would anyone lower themselves to associate with a concubine?

Lin Ling was furious, but she could only lower her head and clutch the handkerchief, which was almost torn to shreds.

This cousin is really going too far. She's implying that she's a concubine. She and Minghui were childhood sweethearts, and she could have been Minghui's legal wife. It was just that Xu Youran forced Minghui to marry her because her father was a general.

"This..." Xiao Minghui couldn't answer.

"Sending a concubine out to socialize is itself a laughing stock."

Xiao Minghui was so scolded that he dared not speak.

That's right. She's a legal wife, why would she associate with someone so low-class? Wouldn't that lower her status? There's absolutely no need for that.

"And you, the second young lady, are really well-behaved. You dare to talk back to your grandmother. Where have you learned your manners? If you were released, wouldn't you be ashamed?"

Starting tomorrow, she will have to relearn manners, and I will hire a manners tutor for her.

If you can't learn it, you don't need to leave the house anymore.

Xiao Yufei glared angrily, wanting to retort, but when she saw Mo Yan's feather duster, she swallowed the words she was about to say.

"Xiao Minghui, I told you you have no brains, and you still feel wronged."

You said it yourself, Lin Ling is now in charge of the household. Just now, with just a glance from her, none of the servants listened to me. It's clear that this backyard is firmly controlled by a concubine.

Under such circumstances, would Yu Die be able to push Xiao Yufei?

Would Xiao Yufei's maids and servants agree to this?

Also, Xiao Yufei's attempt to cover up her true intentions was too obvious.

This is something a concubine taught her.

A concubine is something that cannot be brought to the table. Since Lin Ling was determined to become your concubine, she should be prepared to serve you well and not have any improper thoughts.

Otherwise, they should be sold far away to avoid implicating their families.

What good family daughter would want to become a concubine?

Everyone knows that concubines can be bought and sold at will; they are simply objects. If you willingly degrade yourself, then don't blame others for mistreating you.

It's not impossible that they were not in control of their own destiny; at least Lin Ling wasn't.

Lin Ling was so desperate to become Xiao Minghui's concubine.

As for childhood sweethearts, that's not true. The former headmaster, Xiao Minghui, was very strict and didn't arrange a marriage for him, let alone the idea of ​​childhood sweethearts who were mutually in love.

As for how the two got together, that's a question for Xiao Minghui.

I guess men all prefer a weak and helpless concubine.