Inside the room, Madam Zhong smiled and said to Yuan Xueyue,
"Thank you."
"If you weren't here, my mother-in-law would definitely complain to me."
Yuan Xueyue was slightly shocked, "Is it that serious?"
I didn't expect that the women in this deep courtyard were in such a miserable situation.
It seems that her previous life was no different.
If a husband favors his concubine and neglects his wife, and the wife has no strength, she will become a resentful woman and a wronged soul!
"It's already been calculated. Today is my son's full moon banquet."
"Before I was pregnant, they force-fed me all kinds of medicine, criticized me harshly, abused me, and slandered me. At the very least, they spitted at me, and at the worst, they punished me!"
As she spoke, Mrs. Zhong's eyes became a little lonely.
She lowered her eyebrows and looked at her well-behaved and slightly sleeping son in her arms, and smiled.
"Perhaps it was my son's appearance that allowed me to meet you and not feel so embarrassed."
"Otherwise, it's time for you, Miss Yuan, to witness the scandals going on in the Zhong Mansion's backyard."
Yuan Xueyue said, "It's okay, I've seen it before, it's not a shameful thing."
Compared with the old lady named Nian in her capital, she is nothing!
Old Madam Zhong had some minor frictions in tone and actions, but Old Madam Nian was serious about big things!
At the mildest, she would stand by her own son without distinguishing between good and evil. At the worst, she would favor her son's concubine and kill his wife, take concubines at will, and punish her daughter-in-law. All of this is fleeting.
Seeing Yuan Xueyue's insight and deep understanding of her heart, Madam Zhong smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Miss Yuan could still maintain such a gentle and soft temperament after the divorce."
"I'm almost becoming a shrew."
Yuan Xueyue said, "In the inner courtyard, nothing is always smooth sailing. Just be open-minded and put aside everything except life and death."
Mrs. Zhong smiled admiringly and nodded in agreement.
With Yuan Xueyue's explanation, the eldest lady felt much more relieved and stopped thinking about those bad things.
Yuan Xueyue stayed until the evening and then got up to say goodbye.
Mrs. Zhong said, "Thank you. I know what to do now. As long as it's not a matter of life or death, it doesn't matter what my mother-in-law does to me. Just let it go."
Yuan Xueyue smiled and said, "That's right. If it really doesn't work, it depends on your choice."
But don't let it get out that she was the one who instigated Madam Zhong to divorce.
The two men bowed and said goodbye.
The front yard of the Zhong Mansion was almost done, and many guests had left, but there were still many who were waiting for the prince to appear.
The majority of them are from daughters' families.
Yuan Xueyue followed the servants of the Zhong Mansion to the front yard. She glanced at the venue and found nothing to see, so she raised her foot and prepared to leave.
Who would have thought that Fang Fengai and Yuan Ruiyu from the Yuan Mansion were also among them!
Yuan Xiao had already left here to take care of other official duties.
Seeing Yuan Xueyue coming to the front yard from the backyard door, Fang Fengai led Yuan Ruiyu forward and asked,
"Where have you been? How did you get out of the backyard of the Zhong Mansion?"
She took advantage of the fact that there were few people around to notice Yuan Xueyue, but she didn't expect that the girl was not there!
The banquet lasted so long, and she ran to the backyard?
If this gets spread by someone with ulterior motives, it will damage the reputation of the Yuan family!
Yuan Xueyue knew what she wanted to say and said,
"Don't panic, Madam Fang. I happened to meet Madam Zhong on the way. I followed her and Madam Zhong also served tea and entertained me. Everything is fine."
"Madam Fang, do you have anything to say?"
These words clearly explained the reason and the bad intention of stopping others' delusions.
Fang Fengai was speechless for a moment.
Yuan Ruiyu said, "Why call her Madam Fang? This is your legitimate mother!"
"Let me call you mother? I only have one mother, and that is Liu." Yuan Xueyue said in a cold tone.
Yuan Ruiyu was speechless, "..."
If Yuan Xueyue really had to call her mother "mother", Yuan Ruiyu would still be a little hesitant and unwilling!
I clearly waited for the prince today, but I waited for a whole day and he didn’t show up!
Yuan Ruiyu was confused. Didn’t the prince say that he would visit the Zhong Mansion?
Why is there no one here?
She and her mother had to wait for so long in vain!
Fang Fengai said unhappily,
"Yes, yes, you've grown wings, climbing up to the palace, and you even dare to speak to my stepmother like that. I won't bother with you. Fortunately, there aren't many people here. Ruiyu, let's go back first. We won't wait any longer."
It was already evening, the sun was setting, and the guests at the Zhong Mansion were almost gone. How could the prince come?
So Fang Fengai took Yuan Ruiyu away.
Yuan Xueyue didn't stay either, and got on the next carriage back to Yuan Mansion.
night.
Yuan Xueyue picked up a pen and wrote in the room, reviewing the betrothal gifts counted by the Yuan family and part of the dowry prepared by Fang Fengai for herself.
Yuan Xueyue's mother, Liu, died early and did not prepare anything for her.
Yuan Xiao was also exterminated from the Liu family. After Liu's death, he treated Yuan Xueyue harshly and didn't even think about preparing a dowry.
What's more, Guo Liangxian, who was betrothed to the Guo family last time, had already given a small sum of money. They didn't expect anything else and arranged a large sum for Yuan Ruiyu!
Now that Yuan Xueyue is engaged to the prince, Yuan Xiao and Fang Fengai have been extremely worried these past few days, fearing that they can't even make up one-tenth of the prince's wealth!
By scraping together some here and there, I was able to barely catch up to 10%.
Yuan Xiao thought of using Yuan Ruiyu's money to make up for it first, so that the prince wouldn't see the shabby state of the Yuan Mansion and criticize their princess!
But Fang Fengai has always been unwilling!
Didn't expect it tonight.
In the master bedroom of Yuan Mansion.
Fang Fengai said, "Why not just give Ruiyu's dowry to Yuan Xueyue!"
The sudden change of mind made Yuan Xiaowei stunned and immediately shocked!
He came over and touched Fang Fengai's forehead, wondering,
"It's not hot, why are you talking nonsense?"
Fang Fengai pushed his hand away and said, "I'm not confused!"
"I'm serious! Give Ruiyu's to her. After all, it will be Ruiyu's sooner or later..."
Fang Fengai's voice became softer and softer, which shocked Yuan Xiao so much that he was speechless!
Yuan Xiaobai gave her a look and said, "Are you still daydreaming? Stop dreaming and go to sleep."
"You didn't see the prince at the full moon banquet at the Zhong Mansion either."
Fang Fengai slapped Yuan Xiao's thigh and said, "So what if I haven't seen her! I'm sure! Ruiyu must marry better than her!"
"This time, it must belong to my daughter Ruiyu!"
Yuan Xiao was helpless and speechless. He really couldn't agree with it and couldn't believe it. Her plan was too careless and full of loopholes!
"..." Yuan Xiao didn't answer her. He lay down, pulled the quilt over and went to sleep.
Fang Fengai pushed his body and insisted,
"I'm serious! If you don't cooperate with me, that's when things will go wrong!"
"When the time comes, you will just watch Yuan Xueyue become the princess, and I will punish you for your crime!"
After saying that, Yuan Xiao couldn't help but sit up again, his face full of resentment, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"No matter how much you punish me, I'm still her father! They won't kill me! What should I be afraid of?"
Fang Fengai was silent for a moment and said,
"That's what I said, but I will definitely ruin your reputation and make it impossible for you to survive! I will force you into a dead end!"
"If Ruiyu had been secretly stuffed into the red sedan, the outcome would have been different!"
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