Chapter 36: Meeting Zhou
Ignoring Lin Tingfeng's warning look, Song Yanxi smiled and explained, "It's all my fault. I fell ill the day I learned that my husband had died on the battlefield. My mother-in-law was willing but unable to do anything, so I had to trouble my eldest sister-in-law to take over as the housekeeper."
After hearing her say this, Mrs. Zhou immediately stopped laughing.
Why did it sound to her like these words were saying that there was really no one to take care of the general's household expenses, so it was her daughter's turn?
Before Madam Zhou could get angry, Zhou, who was standing beside her, quickly stood up and reminded her, "Mother, my sister-in-law is now the Princess of Yong'an."
Once outside the general's mansion, even she, as her sister-in-law, had to be polite when meeting her.
Song Yanxi took a few steps forward and supported Madam Zhou, who was about to stand up to pay her respects. She smiled and said, "We are all family, no need for formalities. Today, only the younger generation is here, not the princess."
Unexpectedly, she was so polite. The old lady said "OK" three times in a row, and the unhappiness that had just risen in her heart had disappeared without a trace.
She quickly asked people to add stools and bowls and chopsticks, and in order to show closeness, she specially asked Song Yanxi to sit between them, mother and daughter.
Lin Tingfeng thought something was wrong and was about to say goodbye when he heard Song Yanxi ask, "Why don't you see your uncle? The court should have been dismissed by now."
Madam Zhou glanced at the two people opposite her and said with a forced smile, "The master is old now and can't get angry easily. He is not feeling well and is resting in the house."
As for who was angry, everyone present knew it.
Fearing that Song Yanxi would say something inappropriate, Lin Tingye quickly stood up. The words of goodbye were on the tip of his tongue, but she beat him to it.
Song Yanxi frowned slightly and said unhappily, "Brother, what are you doing? Didn't I just say that we are a family and there is no need to be so formal.
Just this once, don’t do it next time.”
As she spoke, she looked at the tense Lin Tingfeng and asked with a smile, "Do you think I'm right, my husband?"
In front of outsiders, even though Lin Tingfeng knew that she did it on purpose, he could only swallow his anger.
He nodded with a dull expression, and after a long while, he managed to squeeze out a sentence from between his teeth, "Madam, you are right."
Song Yanxi looked at Lin Tingye, who was standing there, neither walking nor sitting, and sighed, "I know that my elder brother blames me for shirking the responsibility of managing the household and causing my elder sister-in-law to work so hard. I came here today to tell my elder sister-in-law that she doesn't need to worry about this matter anymore."
When he heard that she was actually willing to accept this mess, Lin Tingye's expression instantly turned from gloomy to bright, and he was no longer in a hurry to leave.
He coughed lightly and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you're joking. I've never been angry with you for this. You two sisters-in-law are living together in the General's Mansion. You should be of the same blood and help each other."
He was not the one who contributed money and effort but was still blamed, so naturally he was not angry.
Zhou's eyes were red with hatred, but she couldn't express her pain in words.
Unless she is not afraid of Lin Tingye's divorce letter and having to spend the rest of her life with the ancient Buddha and the green lamp, otherwise, some things are destined to be taken to the grave.
Thinking of this, Zhou looked at Song Yanxi with an increasingly complicated look.
If she could be half as fearless...
Their eyes happened to meet, and Zhou quickly suppressed the envy in her eyes and forced a smile at her.
Song Yanxi also curled her eyebrows at her. She was obviously smiling, but Zhou always felt that there was a chill in her eyes. She was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat in the middle of the day.
What on earth is her sister-in-law doing here today?
Looking at Zhou's increasingly uneasy face, Song Yanxi raised her hands, put them together and patted them lightly.
Zhuzhi came in from outside holding an exquisitely carved mahogany box.
At a glance, Madam Zhou recognized that this was fine red wood. The smile on her face suddenly became more sincere. She took Song Yanxi's hand and said, "Look at you, kid. Come on, what else do you want to bring?"
Song Yanxi smiled lightly, "It's not something expensive, just some medicinal herbs like ginseng and ganoderma lucidum, to nourish your body."
When these words were spoken, everyone at the table was shocked.
The Zhou family's mother and daughter were amazed at Song Yanxi's generosity. After all, she came from a prominent family, and her grandfather was the richest man in Da'an, which was completely different from the petty-minded general's mansion.
The two Lin brothers stared at the wooden box in Zhuzhi's hand, as if they wanted to stare a hole in it.
Ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum are so precious, but instead of thinking about honoring her mother-in-law, she is willing to give them away!
Madam Zhou was also flattered and quickly refused, "This is too expensive. I can't accept it."
"Yes, sister-in-law, you should keep such precious things for yourself. You may need them someday." Lin Tingye agreed quickly.
Although Lin Tingfeng next to him didn't say anything, he nodded slightly to show his agreement.
Seeing that Mrs. Zhou's smile suddenly froze, Song Yanxi knew that the time was almost up.
She turned to look at the two brothers and said with a look of disapproval, "During the time I was sick, it was all thanks to my eldest sister-in-law's financial and physical support. Aunt raised such a good daughter and was willing to marry her to our general's mansion. Even if it's something valuable, it's her due."
These words seemed to be praising Zhou, but in fact they were a sharp poke at her lungs, and it was almost as if the words "big victim" were written on her face.
If Zhou had been a little more thin-skinned, she would have probably burst into tears on the spot.
Lin Tingfeng stood up suddenly, his eyes gleaming with warning as he said, "Madam, since the gift has been delivered, let's not bother Aunt any more. Come back with me."
Song Yanxi picked up the chopsticks slowly and smiled, "General, no matter how anxious you are, you have to finish this meal, right?"
After these confrontations, Lin Tingfeng had already witnessed Song Yanxi's ability to cause trouble for others, and he didn't think she would be able to eat in peace at all.
He completely lost his patience and reached out to pull her, "Come with me back to the General's Mansion. The chef will make you whatever you want to eat."
Song Yanxi, who had been on guard for a long time, raised her hand to avoid it, frowning slightly, "General, why are you in such a hurry? After dinner, we will go back with my sister-in-law."
Lin Tingfeng wanted to say something, but when he noticed the unhappy look on Madam Zhou's face, he held it back.
He hasn't forgotten the important things he needs to do.
Zhou must be brought back today. There are so many eyes in the capital staring at him, waiting to see the general's mansion make a fool of itself. He must not let them get their wish!
Old Madam Zhou thought about what Song Yanxi said about contributing money and effort, and couldn't help but glance at her daughter next to her, then at her son-in-law with a grim expression opposite her, and immediately came to her senses.
No wonder my daughter suddenly came home yesterday. She had just arrived home and hadn’t even sat down when her brother-in-law came chasing her with his “fiancée”.
After making such a fuss for so long, he was afraid that the news of his family torturing his daughter-in-law would spread out, so he rushed to cover his mouth.
Do you really think that there is no one in his Zhou family?
"Pah!" Madam Zhou put down her chopsticks heavily, looked at the two brothers standing opposite her, and smiled coldly, "Since you don't want to eat this meal, then don't eat it."
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