The more I try to educate them, the more they rebel against me.
I got angry too, and ordered them not to eat for a day.
And then, guess what? Ah Shao actually went into the kitchen and stole some food!
My husband, you must tell me this here and not let anyone else know! If other families find out, it would be such a joke that a child from a family like ours would steal food!
Sigh, I am the matriarch of the household. My sister-in-law is not here, and my husband is not home either. I have no choice but to use the law to discipline the children a little.
Without rules, nothing can be accomplished.
My husband, you must understand the difficulties I face as the steward.
But where did Yuan get the guts! She wanted to stand up and talk back to me, to take the punishment for Ashao?
I then reprimanded her, saying that she was just a concubine and how could she be qualified to be punished on behalf of Young Master Ashao?
Madam Yuan was astonished. She claimed that she was carrying her husband's child and that she had already gained status through her son.
snort!
Are you now qualified to be my equal?
Husband, listen to this! This is what Madam Yuan said when she was supporting the children. Is this reasonable?
Yuan is only pregnant, she hasn't given birth yet!
If she raised three children like her sister-in-law, wouldn't she be incredibly arrogant?
But things aren't that easy.
It was Heaven that couldn't stand Yuan's arrogance.
Yuan was punished in place of A-Shao, and she herself suffered the consequences—she lost her child. I wonder if Yuan will learn a lesson from this experience?
Xu Jiao spoke at length, repeating the entire incident.
The key point is that in reviewing the incident, Xu Jiao did not feel that she had done anything wrong.
Xu Jiao even wishfully believed that Sun Quan was on her side.
The reason Yuan Shiyi lost her child was not due to Xu Jiao's fault, but rather because Yuan Shiyi was single-mindedly biased towards Da Qiao's three children.
Everything was Yuan Shiyi's own fault.
Sun Quan's expression was already very solemn.
Sun Quan turned his face and looked at Xu Jiao carefully.
Never before had this face made him feel that she was such a naive woman.
He gave her a chance, allowing her to be his legal wife for several years.
Over the years, she hasn't matured or become sensible.
Xu Jiao did not learn her sister-in-law Qiao Jingjing's housekeeping skills and resilience.
Xu Jiao is surprisingly impulsive when dealing with her family.
Yet he was also cruel.
Sun Quan asked, "Your elder brother's children are in our courtyard. You've been taking care of them for a month, and yet you've punished them by not letting them eat and making them kneel in the ancestral hall?"
Xu Jiao nodded.
Sun Quan then asked, "Do you know who my elder brother's child is? That's my elder brother's child, his only son left in the world!"
Sun Quan's tone had changed.
Xu Jiao has already sensed it.
But she argued, "Precisely because he is my eldest brother's son, his only son, we must discipline him properly. My sister-in-law didn't discipline him well, so it's only right that I do it on her behalf."
So it is.
Sun Quan finally realized Xu Jiao's ignorance and stupidity.
Sun Quan then asked, "When you punished the child by making him kneel in the ancestral hall, did you ever consider what would have happened to him? If it weren't for Eleven stopping him, if it weren't for Eleven generations of his children being punished, if something had happened to the child, how would you explain it to us? How would you face the ancestors of the Sun family?"
Xu Jiao had just heard Sun Quan speak quite pleasingly.
Although he argued with her, Ah Shao.
But she was able to justify her actions.
Suddenly they've shown favoritism towards Yuan Shiyi again!
Xu Jiao was not convinced:
"What's wrong? It's just making Ah Shao kneel in the ancestral hall, what's the big deal?"
We'll see!
If anything were to happen to Ah Shao, it would be because he was too incompetent and didn't live to enjoy his good fortune.
Xu Jiao's domineering attitude came out.
This completely shattered the last vestige of hope that she could have continued in Sun Quan's eyes.
Sun Quan just stared at Xu Jiao.
After a while.
Xu Jiao may have gleaned some information from Sun Quan's eyes.
Xu Jiao finally sensed something was amiss.
But Xu Jiao's pride wouldn't allow her to back down on this matter, nor would it allow her to admit defeat.
Xu Jiao, fearless, added another scene:
"Why does my husband value my sister-in-law's three children so much? Isn't it because your status and power were inherited from your elder brother?"
There's no need to say more about this; everyone in Jiangdong knows it!
I know that too.
But my husband, since we've come this far today...
I also shared a principle with my husband.
Husband, think it over carefully!
Since everyone in Jiangdong knows your husband, you inherited your position from your elder brother.
When my elder brother died, he had no choice but to give the position to you because Ah Shao was still young.
But now, Ah Shao is getting older, and his subordinates think he is well-educated, skilled in both literature and martial arts. Moreover, his sister-in-law is powerful and respected by the people of Jiangdong. Husband, don't you think about yourself?
Of course, Ashao is just a child, and compared to you, my husband, he can't compare to you now.
What about in the future? What if someone compares Assau to us in Ardennes?
Xu Jiao spoke of her son, Sun Deng, who was also Sun Quan's legitimate son.
"If, after my husband passes away, some busybody supports Ashao, wouldn't that be a disaster for our Deng'er?"
Xu Jiao laid out this layer of complex relationships.
She also thought she was very knowledgeable about politics and strategy.
He thought he was sure to win this time.
They will surely utterly defeat Da Qiao's family.
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