Chapter 1194 Confrontation
After entering the front hall, Yue Wei pulled his wife and children to apologize to County Magistrate Fu, and scolded his son in front of his in-laws. Of course, it was impossible to scold his wife. Although he wanted to scold her, he could only do it in private. In front of his son and outsiders, he still had to give his wife some face.
County Magistrate Fu didn't say he accepted or rejected it, but just sighed repeatedly. He looked at Yue Dalang, then at his wife, and sighed again, looking embarrassed.
Finally, he simply took Yue Wei's hand and said, "In-laws, why don't we go to the study and talk."
Mrs. Fu also took the opportunity to pull Mrs. Yue to her side, and said with a fake smile: "Then I will entertain the mother-in-law, and you can go by yourself, Master."
Yue Wei felt strange and followed County Magistrate Fu to the study.
He said with a guilty look on his face: "Brother Ziliang, I really feel ashamed of your trust..."
County Magistrate Fu sighed and waved his hand, saying, "Forget it, forget it. Brother Guizhong, please take a seat."
Seeing that County Magistrate Fu finally gave in, Yue Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
County Magistrate Fu said, "When I first heard about this, I was indeed furious. I only have two daughters, and Erniang is the most intelligent one. I have always cherished her in my hands, but I never thought..."
Yue Wei's face showed even more guilt.
"I wanted to take her home with me at the time, but Second Mother persuaded me, saying that marriage is the best way for two families to be friends. If she caused them to become enemies, it would be bad. Besides, you were not at home when the incident happened, so it's not your fault."
Yue Wei didn't nod, he felt a little uneasy.
County Magistrate Fu said, "I know Brother Guizhong is a good person, but it's hard to explain to Madam. She has always loved her children, and Wenhua is closest to his second sister. I'm caught in the middle, alas..."
Yue Wei: “…”
What could Yue Wei do? He could only nod and sigh, "This is not my sister-in-law's fault. It's my Yue family's fault. After all, Second Mother has been wronged."
County Magistrate Fu shook his hand and said, "Forget it. If you ask me, let them deal with the women and children's affairs on their own. Come, let's drink, drink." He looked helpless.
Yue Wei hesitated for a moment, feeling that this did not quite fit in with his understanding of County Magistrate Fu, but this was indeed his usual thinking and practice.
He felt that women should take care of the harem so that they could fight in the court with peace of mind.
County Magistrate Fu had already picked up the wine jug and poured wine for Yue Wei. His attendant quietly brought some snacks and said that the front hall was quite harmonious and that the ladies and young masters had not fought.
The two masters in the room breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, then looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
The atmosphere relaxed immediately. County Magistrate Fu poured Yue Wei another glass of wine and asked with a smile, "Brother Guizhong, I just arrived in the capital. I heard on the way here that the situation in the capital has changed. I wonder if Brother Guizhong is doing well?"
Yue Wei quickly asked, "Why, did Brother Ziliang hear about it on the way?"
Magistrate Fu nodded. "It's a big deal. I occasionally heard passing merchants mention it on the road. They said the King of Yizhou has been imprisoned. I was worried at the time. After all, Brother Guizhong is now the Imperial Censor."
Yue Wei sighed, "The situation has indeed been very volatile lately. We must be disciplined and not make any mistakes. The incident with the King of Yizhou has implicated many people, and even three people from our Censorate have been arrested."
County Magistrate Fu was surprised. "How could that be?"
"One was deeply implicated by the King of Yizhou, and the other two were apprehended because the Queen Mother's followers repeatedly petitioned the King of Yizhou for punishment. Therefore, everyone in the court is in danger."
After all, no one can guarantee that their hands and feet are absolutely clean. Once they act too aggressively, the Queen Mother and the people of the King of Yizhou will target them and their attack power is still terrifying.
County Magistrate Fu was silent for a while, "Then Brother Guizhong, you..."
Yue Wei laughed and said, "I just followed the crowd and followed Shangguan every day to submit a memorial to the King of Yizhou for sentencing. It didn't attract much attention."
He said, "I am a lowly official and have just arrived in the capital. Although my foundation is not stable, I don't have any leverage over others."
Except for recent family matters.
Thinking of this, Yue Wei smiled at County Magistrate Fu somewhat awkwardly.
County Magistrate Fu naturally understood that his family's matter was not a big deal, but it was not a small one either.
It’s not a big deal because, even according to the most severe official rules, he would not be held accountable; it’s a big deal because the higher-ups were able to suspend him from his position on the grounds of failing to manage his family properly.
As an official, it is easy to stop working but difficult to resume working.
For a poor family like the Yue family, being suspended from office is equivalent to being stripped of one's official position, and it is extremely difficult to be reinstated.
For someone as ambitious as Yue Wei, this is obviously a huge problem.
County Magistrate Fu raised his glass to drink, hiding the smile on his face, and began to discuss the matter surrounding the King of Yizhou.
The atmosphere in the study was harmonious, but not in the front hall.
As soon as County Magistrate Fu and Yue Wei left, Mrs. Fu glanced at Old Mrs. Yue coldly.
The reason why Mrs. Yue was promoted to old lady was because her son got married. In fact, she was only two or three years older than Mrs. Fu.
Originally, her husband was two ranks higher than County Magistrate Fu, and then County Magistrate Fu was promoted to Sima, but her husband was also transferred to the capital. According to the rule that officials in the capital are more noble than officials outside the capital, he was still one and a half ranks higher than County Magistrate Fu.
But who could have expected that within half a year, County Magistrate Fu would be promoted to the next level and become the Chief Secretary?
The two families became equals, but Yue Wei was still a Beijing official, and still looked a little more noble than County Magistrate Fu.
But at this time, the Yue family was in the wrong, and Old Lady Yue could no longer hold up her confidence. Under Mrs. Fu's cold gaze, Old Lady Yue pulled the corners of her mouth stiffly and apologized again stumblingly.
Of course, she couldn't say that she was cruel and ruthless, greedy for her grandson but disregarding her daughter-in-law's life. What she said was that she did not take good care of her daughter-in-law, which caused Fu Wenyun to have a difficult delivery.
She also talked about the difficulties of childbirth. The situation was critical at the time, and the midwife she hired repeatedly said that the baby would not survive. In her desperation, she wanted to save Fu Wenyun's only bloodline...
Mrs. Fu listened to her babble and wanted to spit at her, but she endured it when she thought that her daughter would become her daughter-in-law in the future.
But she was not to be outdone, and also talked about the difficulties faced by women, and the difficulty of childbirth. She said that when she gave birth to Fu Wenhua, she almost had a dystocia, and as a result, her mother-in-law would rather let the doctor make abortion medicine to save her.
Mrs. Fu wiped her tears and cried, "My mother-in-law said at the time that children are common, but there is only one daughter-in-law. Even if I can't have children, the master is still alive. When the time comes, I can take a concubine and hold the child as my own. No one would give up a daughter-in-law for an unborn child."
Mrs. Fu raised her eyelids and glanced at Mrs. Yue, whose face was pale and pale, and said sarcastically, "Our Fu family is not that kind of heartless and disloyal. We would never do such a thing."
Yue Lan, who was standing by, lowered her head deeply as she listened.
Mrs. Fu continued, "Whose child isn't raised in the palm of their hand? My husband and I have poured countless efforts into Er Niang's growth from such a small child. I don't ask my mother-in-law to treat her like her own daughter, I just hope that she can be treated as a human being."
Old Madam Yue's face froze, and she trembled as she said, "You're joking, mother-in-law. I truly love Second Mother and treat her like my own daughter..."
That being said, she couldn't control what everyone thought. Mrs. Fu didn't argue with her and decided to do as the master said and let Wenhua find an opportunity to ask Yue Lan out and give her another beating tomorrow.
Whoever's child it is, they will feel sorry for it. It depends on whether you feel sorry for it or not.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Fu took Mrs. Yue's hand and wiped her tears, saying, "I feel relieved when my mother-in-law said this. I also regard my son-in-law as my own son."
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See you at 4 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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