After living with Yuan's parents for most of their lives, Mr. Yuan suddenly felt that she was being somewhat unreasonable. Moreover, this was in Canghe Village, and she actually said such things. If others heard this, how would his in-laws face anyone?
Mr. Yuan looked at Mrs. Yuan with disappointment in his eyes, perhaps marrying her was a mistake.
There was no time for Mr. Yuan to think further, because Mrs. Yuan had already started walking towards the Li family's house.
He was afraid that Yuan's mother might make a scene out of consideration for the consequences, which would be difficult to handle later.
To everyone's surprise, when Yuan's mother arrived at the Li family's house, she didn't even go inside.
Today, the gatekeeper at the Li family's house is Ah Si, who was one of the first servants Yan Qingqing's family bought.
He was originally supposed to be Li Xiangkang's page, but since Li Xiangkang didn't need him for the time being, he and A-San would be conscripted by Li Xiangping whenever they had free time.
There wasn't much to do in the fields these past few days, so he stayed at the gatehouse to keep watch.
Ah Si is a chatterbox and really enjoys this job.
Because he would chat with anyone who came into their house looking for someone or just passed by, Ah Si was the most well-informed person in Yan Qingqing's family.
When Ah Si saw Madam Yuan come to the door, he remembered that when she and Yuan Huicong left last time, she had been cursing and saying some unpleasant things. Later, Madam Yuan had instructed them not to let the two of them into the house again.
Although she is the mother of the eldest young mistress, and the eldest young mistress also holds the power of managing the household, in their hearts Yan Qingqing is the head of the family, and the eldest young master's words have no effect in front of the madam.
So Ah Si confidently stopped her. Mother Yuan looked at Ah Si in disbelief and asked, "What did you just say? Say it again!"
Ah Si replied matter-of-factly, "Our lady instructed that you are no longer allowed to come and go from our house at will."
After hearing this, Madam Yuan put one hand on her hip and pointed at Ah Si with the other, cursing, "You lowly servant dare to say this is your home? Are you blind?"
"I'm your young mistress's mother! If you dare not let me in, believe me, I'll have your young mistress skin you alive!"
Ah Si rolled his eyes upon hearing this. "The young mistress's mother? Even the mistress's own mother is useless."
Of course, the mother that Ah Si was referring to was not Old Mrs. Yan, but Old Mrs. Li.
Ah Si has been living in the Li family for so long, but Old Mrs. Li has never been allowed to enter the house even once.
It wasn't that she didn't want to come, but the gatekeepers had received orders and no one dared to let her in.
Of course, later on, Old Mrs. Li realized her mistake and stopped visiting.
But no matter how much Madam Yuan scolded Ah Si, he wouldn't let her in. She tried to force her way in, but Ah Si waved his hand and four or five servants came out. Madam Yuan was afraid that these people would really beat her up, so she didn't dare to be too presumptuous.
Perhaps because Yuan's mother's words were too harsh, a crowd quickly gathered around.
They all pointed and whispered about Yuan's mother, because they were all from Canghe Village and knew Yan Qingqing's character well.
They can get in whenever they need Yan Qingqing's help, but the Yuan family, who are Yan Qingqing's in-laws, can't get in. They must have done something to anger Yan Qingqing.
Since Yuan's mother couldn't get in, she could only continue cursing, but she didn't dare to curse Yan Qingqing. Yan Qingqing was now a fifth-rank imperial consort, and insulting an imperial consort appointed by the court would land her in jail.
Therefore, Yuan's mother could only scold her own daughter, Yuan Huiniang.
Just as Yuan's mother was getting into her rant, an even sharper voice came from behind: "Where did this crazy old woman come from, daring to cause trouble in front of my Li family's door?"
"The Yan family is now a fifth-rank imperial consort, and my eldest grandson is an eighth-rank official bestowed by the Emperor himself. This is insulting a court official, a crime punishable by death."
The speaker was none other than Old Mrs. Li.
When Old Mrs. Li said this, not only was Mrs. Yuan surprised, but even Ah Si and the others were somewhat surprised.
Mother Yuan naturally recognized Old Mrs. Li and knew that Yan Qingqing and Old Mrs. Li did not get along.
Mother Yuan's eyes darted around as she smiled and said, "So it's my dear in-laws, madam. Oh dear, I was just about to come and congratulate you."
Look at her now, her daughter-in-law is a fifth-rank imperial consort, and her grandson is an eighth-rank agricultural official. She's definitely a high-ranking official's wife, and she'll enjoy endless wealth and honor in the future.
Unlike me, who has such a miserable life, raising an unfilial daughter who won't even let me in the door now.
I don't expect my daughter to support me in my old age, but she can't just ignore her brother's life and death. They even sent Cong'er to jail. Grandma, how can I accept this?"
Sure enough, after Mrs. Yuan said those words, Mrs. Li's face changed, because Mrs. Yuan's words were like a knife stabbing into her heart.
With her daughter-in-law granted an imperial title and her grandson a high-ranking agricultural official, she should have been the most proud old lady in Canghe Village and even Chengyang County.
But now she can't even get into her daughter-in-law's house.
However, Old Mrs. Li had lived more than ten years longer than Yuan's mother, so how could she not know about her little scheme to sow discord?
So he snorted and said, "Stop trying to sow discord here. Everyone knows that my relationship with the Yan family is bad."
But so what? Yan is still my daughter-in-law.
Xiang Ping will always be my grandson, and they will still have to wear mourning clothes for me after I pass away.
"Even if the meat rots in the pot, we'll always be members of the Li family."
Mother Yuan was surprised that Old Lady Li had seen through her scheme. Even Ah Si and the others were astonished. When did this old lady become so shrewd?
Seeing that things were getting out of control, Mr. Yuan advised Mrs. Yuan, "Alright, stop making a fuss. Let's go home and think of a solution. Getting Cong'er out of here is the right thing to do."
Upon hearing Yuan's father's words, Yuan's mother not only ignored his advice but also squatted on the ground and burst into tears.
They kept criticizing her for raising Yuan Huiniang, saying it wasn't easy for her and that Yuan Huiniang was unfilial.
These are, after all, the eldest young mistress's own parents, and Ah Si didn't dare to kick them out. Besides, although the madam said not to let Yuan's mother and Yuan Huicong into the house, she didn't say not to let the young mistress's father into the house.
After thinking it over, he finally sent someone to report back to Yan Qingqing.
Yan Qingqing had just finished listening to Mu Xi's report, so she waved to Mu Xi and said, "Thank you for your hard work. You should go and rest now."
Don't go back to the mountain anymore, stay by my side.
If you want to learn martial arts, you can do it at home too.
I'll try not to assign you tasks normally. Once they've finished training and come down from the mountain, they'll be under your command.
Although Mu Xi desperately wanted to practice martial arts so that he could avenge his blood feud, he couldn't ignore Yan Qingqing's words.
Moreover, it really wasn't appropriate for him to stay on the mountain, and I wonder if Yan Qingqing had figured something out.
Thinking of this, Mu Xi shook her head abruptly. The Madam certainly wouldn't have missed it; he'd hidden himself for so long without anyone noticing. But then she felt that the Madam was no ordinary person!
Yan Qingqing sighed as she watched Mu Xi's retreating figure. This child was carrying too much on her shoulders.
Just as Mu Xi left, the gatekeeper came to report on Yuan's mother's matter.
Yan Qingqing snorted coldly and said, "Since she's so eager to die, let her in."
After saying that, he instructed Ruyi, who was standing to the side, "Go and invite the eldest young master and the eldest young mistress over."
Since we're going to solve this problem, let's solve it thoroughly this time. She doesn't have time to play around with them.
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