Chapter 50: Asking for Trouble
There are many people in the capital who are curious about the affairs of the Duke Cheng Mansion, but Xu's mother does not go out. Those who are on good terms with her certainly do not want to laugh at her at this time. Those who are not on good terms with her should not suddenly come to her house, otherwise it would be obvious to others what their purpose is.
But it is different in the Xu Mansion next door!
They came to her door in a swagger!
"Sister-in-law, I am not saying anything to you as your sister-in-law, but you are the wife of the Duke's Mansion, the mistress of the house, how can you be so careless and be played around by these lowly servants in the mansion? How can you guard the Duke's Mansion like this! The Duke and the Crown Prince are guarding the country at the border, and we women have to guard the backyard!"
"The old lady is kind-hearted and has a good temper, but she doesn't take care of the household. You can't take advantage of this to be so lax and lazy! If you had been more careful, such a thing would not have happened in the Duke's Mansion. Now, let alone the Duke's Mansion, even we have become a joke!"
Xu's mother smiled wryly, "The Duke's Mansion is the Duke's Mansion, and the Xu Mansion is the Xu Mansion. How could the affairs of the Duke's Mansion implicate you? After all, everyone in the capital knows that although we are of the same clan and ancestor, we have separated long ago. Since we have separated, we are two families."
So how dare she go to other people's homes and give orders!
Li's face darkened when she heard this. "You are wrong to say that. Although we have separated, you can't write two Xu characters with one stroke. Our two families have the same blood. How can we be two families?"
Her expression changed again and she choked up. She lowered her head and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. "I know that you are the Duke's Mansion. Our old man is just a small official and can't compare to the Duke. We also know that you look down on us. But no matter what, we are all a family... My father-in-law and my son are brothers, brothers from the same mother!"
Xu's mother pulled the corner of her mouth.
Here it comes again! What a headache!
If my son hadn't told the Duke to take care of the Xu Mansion next door before he passed away, she really wanted to kick them out and tear their faces.
When it comes to taking advantage of others, no one can compare to the Xu family next door!
When getting married, having children, or doing things in the mansion, they often come to the Duke's Mansion to ask for money, and cry and make a fuss if they don't give it. It turns out
that after such a long time of separation, the Duke's Mansion still has to support them!
Xu's mother was really impatient to deal with her, and was thinking about how to drive her away. Xu Muhua just wanted to go out, so she came over and said something.
Before she even entered the house, she heard what Li said. She opened her mouth to refute: "Look at what my aunt said. People who don't know would think that my father and my uncle are brothers from the same mother!"
Without waiting for Li to speak, she said sharply: "Why do I seem to have heard that the brothers of my aunt's family have no contact after the family split up? Your brother and younger brother are from the same mother. They have no contact even after the family split up, not to mention that we have already split up in the generation of our grandfather!"
Xu's mother almost couldn't help laughing when she heard her daughter's words. She quickly lowered her head to suppress her smile.
Several children in the family usually call that uncle, uncle, etc. to show closeness. This is also the intention of the Duke. Several younger generations also call each other by their names, adding a brother, sister, or younger sister or brother at the end.
But Muhua just called her aunt directly, and the closeness of the relationship was immediately revealed.
Look at Li's face, it's like a dye vat.
Even if Li wanted to refute what Xu Muhua said, she couldn't, because it was a fact.
Not long after their father's death, several brothers from her mother's family had a quarrel over interests and divided the family. Although they still lived in the same house, they built a wall to separate them, and usually went in and out through different doors.
All aspects were clearly divided. They didn't move out for any other reason, but because everyone was unwilling to let the house be taken away by someone else, so everyone had to live in the house.
Not to mention her brothers, sisters-in-law, and sisters-in-law, even their servants treated each other as if they didn't exist. When they met, they would turn their heads away and pretend not to see them.
But Li was unwilling to let him swallow his anger, so she had to use Xu Muhua's status as a junior to make a fuss.
"The elders are talking, and you, as a junior, interrupted rashly. Where is your upbringing? Although you are not a biological child of the Duke's Mansion, you grew up in the Duke's Mansion since you were a child. How come you haven't learned even the basics?"
Xu's mother's face suddenly darkened, and she was ready to drive him away.
Since she was shameless, others didn't need to give her face.
"Haha, I'm still a little bit inferior to my aunt. At least I won't go to other people's houses and give orders. Besides, if my aunt has the time and energy to criticize me here, she might as well go back and discipline Sister Yuyao! If she doesn't discipline her well, maybe in a few days, my aunt will be able to get a son-in-law!"
Xu Yuyao has been very close to a young man recently! They have met several times in private. The young man has made some moves on Xu Yuyao. Although Xu Yuyao said that she didn't let this man do anything too much, she has also let him take advantage of her a lot!
Li stood up suddenly, pointed at Xu Muhua, and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about! You are so young, how can you be so vicious to spread rumors about your sister Yuyao? What do you have in mind?" "
I have good intentions! I am just reminding my aunt. If you don't believe me, go back to Sister Yuyao's room. There is a small cabinet near her bed. There is a locked box in the small cabinet. You can see the love letter inside when you open the box! You will know if I am lying or not!" Humph
, she had asked the birds in the yard to keep an eye on Xu Yuyao a long time ago. Now the birds that go to her yard have already become familiar with the small animals in Xu Yuyao's yard. She knows everything about what happened in her yard!
Li's heart skipped a beat when she heard her speak so convincingly, half believing and half doubting.
"Aunt, if you were to go back now, maybe you could stop Sister Yuyao. Otherwise, she would go out and have a private meeting with that young master again!"
Li couldn't care less.
It's better to believe it than not to believe it!
"Just wait for me. If I find out it's fake, don't blame me for not caring about family affection!"
I must bite off a piece of their meat when the time comes!
Xu Muhua rolled her eyes, "If it's true, will Aunt thank me?"
Li hurried back to the house. As soon as she entered the door, she saw that her daughter was indeed walking quickly from a small path towards another small door with only a maid. Sneaky!