Madam Wen, impatient with their pleasantries, asked directly, "I wonder what important matter brings you here today, Madam?"
"The Broken Gold Beach is difficult to enter. Next time you need something, it would be better to send a servant, which would be more convenient."
Madam Wen looked somewhat at a loss and then turned to her eldest daughter-in-law.
Madam Wen gritted her teeth inwardly, but still lowered her tone and said, "Sister-in-law, your elder brother was greedy for a moment and was instigated by the steward of the house to do something wrong."
"Now your elder brother knows he was wrong and is reflecting on his mistakes at home. But the people from the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review are relentless. If they really investigate, a small mistake will become a big one."
"Sister-in-law, could you wait until my second brother comes back and talk to him about it, and ask him to help you find someone to help you get your eldest brother out of trouble?"
"They are brothers, blood is thicker than water, and at this time, they should stand together through thick and thin..."
"Madam!" Madam Wen grew angrier as she listened, and said coldly, "Madam is not that old, she shouldn't be so forgetful."
"I remember when my senior brother was imprisoned, I asked around for help, and the first place I went to was your mansion. But the First Madam didn't say that at the time!"
"You said that if your senior brother makes a mistake, he should take responsibility himself and not implicate his family. The family should pretend that he has no son, and the master has no brother. From now on, we will sever all ties and have no further relationship!"
"What's going on now? When our family needed help, we were kicked out of the house and our kinship was severed! But when you need something, you become brothers again, like blood relatives who are still connected even if the bones are broken."
"There's no such logic in this world! Is logic always on your parents' side?!"
Madam Wen's face turned a deep, dark red with embarrassment, as if it were about to bleed.
If she had known this would happen, she would never have spoken so heartlessly back then.
Seeing that her two daughters-in-law seemed about to quarrel, Madam Wen became a little anxious and said while wiping away her tears, "Jinrou, I know you feel indignant for Qinglin, but Qinglin is a member of the Wen family after all."
"Your father is so worried he's fallen ill; he has a terrible headache. Why don't you send Qinglin back to see him?"
Madam Wen was seething with anger, but she couldn't afford to lose her temper with such a mother-in-law.
Then, Jiayin, who had just become a master of witty banter, spoke up again.
"Madam Wen, Master Wen is ill. My senior uncle isn't a doctor. Why are you looking for him?"
"Besides, when my senior apprentice uncle went to prison, why didn't Old Master Wen fall ill from worry?"
"They're all sons, so why don't fathers treat them all the same?"
"This, this..." Madam Wen wanted to say that the second son didn't need to be treated when he went back. As long as the eldest son was saved, the old man would recover without medicine.
But she instinctively shut her mouth, feeling that she would get beaten up if she said those words!
Having been in charge of the household for several years, Madam Wen had developed a certain arrogance. Upon seeing this, she stopped her mother-in-law and said directly, "Sister-in-law, our master is counting on my second brother to save his life."
"Just tell me, how can we get revenge for what happened back then? How can we get my second brother to help us?"
Madam Wen glanced at her, relieved that she hadn't entered the Wen family home.
Otherwise, with such a selfish and arrogant sister-in-law, one's life would certainly be difficult.
She replied calmly, "What are you saying, Madam? What happened back then is long gone, I don't even remember it."
"Now that my senior brother has married into our Cui family, he has no further connection with the Wen family. How can an outsider interfere in your Wen family's affairs?"
"Moreover, even a prince is subject to the same laws as a commoner! My senior brother is only an imperial censor, so he cannot break the law. I'm truly sorry, but my wife and I are afraid we can't be of any help."
"How dare you!"
Madam Wen could no longer contain herself and suddenly stood up and started cursing, "Our master is in such a terrible predicament because of the second son!"
"If he hadn't gone and offended the Wu family, how could our master have been caught red-handed? If anything were to happen to our master, I would risk my life to make sure you all suffer!"
Madam Wen slammed her teacup down and retorted, "I think you're the one being presumptuous! This is the Cui family, not the Wen family! If you want to act tough, open your dog eyes and see clearly!"
"Did we force your master to seize someone else's ink workshop, causing someone to die?"
"Did we make your master so wicked and leave evidence against him?"
"You've lived half your life and you still don't know that you have to be punished for making a mistake? Do you think your surname is Wen?"
"You want to make our family suffer too? Try it if you dare!"
"You'd better make sure your family cleans up their mess too, otherwise your husband will go to do hard labor first, and then your father and brother will have to follow him!"
Madam Wen turned pale upon hearing this, her lips trembling, and she dared not utter another threat.
Her family is indeed not exactly respectable; if they were to be targeted, it would be absolutely no good!
Madam Wen was terrified; this was completely different from what was written in the storybook.
Isn't it a time of crisis for brothers to clear up misunderstandings and for the family to reunite?
Before she could say anything more, Madam Wen had already told her to leave.
"Madam, if you miss your son in the future, you are welcome to come and visit."
"But if you're instigated by others to cause trouble, then you don't need to come anymore."
After saying that, she picked up the teacup.
Madam Wen hesitated, struggling internally. She considered throwing a tantrum, but what if her sister-in-law was too easily offended and agreed to help?
As a result, before she could make a decision, Tao Hongying saw through her plan.
Tao Hongying picked up the teapot, opened it to take a look, and said with a look of disgust, "Jinrou, the honey used in this jujube tea isn't from our family, is it? It tastes sour."
After saying that, she raised her hand and poured all the water from the teapot onto the ground.
Madam Wen frowned and subconsciously lifted the hem of her skirt. This ivory-colored horse-face skirt with auspicious patterns was newly made!
With this delay, Granny Lin and Xia Qing stepped forward and helped her and Old Madam Wen walk out.
Madam Wen stood at the door and watched as her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were "sent" out of the courtyard. She breathed a long sigh of relief.
Turning around, she patted her chest and sat down next to Old Lady Li, saying repeatedly, "Auntie, thank you so much for coming to help with things, Hongying and I."
"Otherwise, these two, one is my senior brother's mother and the other is his sister-in-law, I can't hit them or scold them, they're just disgusting. I really don't know what to do!"
"We're family, no need for thanks!" Old Mrs. Li smiled broadly, patted her hand, and comforted her, "If they come over again when we're not home, just push it onto Mr. Wen."
"They are the only blood relatives, and you're caught in the middle, so you'll be disliked by both sides."
"Alright, I'll listen to my aunt." Madam Wen sighed and glanced at her daughter.
Crescent Moon was sitting in Jiayin's lap, playing with a white jade rabbit pendant.
Madam Wen grew increasingly disgusted with the Wen family.
The daughter had been sitting right in front of her the whole time, but Old Madam Wen hadn't even glanced at her...
During dinner, the village chief had a drink at the Li family's house.
The roof beam will be raised tomorrow, so everyone is discussing whether to hold a banquet.
Everyone was still shaken by what happened at the Earl's mansion.
So, in the end, it was decided to just treat the head chef and the villagers who worked there to a good meal and a drink, and that would be it.
After eating and drinking her fill, Jiayin didn't join in the fun and returned to the Princess's residence early.
Shui Ling and Shui Yun guarded the empty bedroom door, while Jia Yin had already followed Ye Shan Dong Mei, riding her horse and galloping into the night...
Just now, the community sent a notice that there will be a water and power outage from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM tomorrow. I'm staying up late tonight to write, so please understand if I update late or less tomorrow. Our county does maintenance in the spring and autumn, safety first.
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