Bai was curious. This old Taoist came to her house just to tell people's fortunes and perform rituals.
Besides, the Chen family is peaceful now, and no one has heard of any incident happening in any of the branches.
"Madam San, I was invited by the main house." The servant at the door had always been bothered by the three parties, so he replied habitually.
When Bai Shi noticed the word "first wife", she immediately became excited. Now the third wife was in decline, it was all because of the first wife's lack of consideration for others.
Although the family was able to get by on appearances, the third wife never let go of the matter.
She casually took out a few taels of silver from her sleeve and threw them to the servant: "This is a reward for you."
This means that if the eldest wife has anything to say in the future, she must tell her everything.
"Thank you, Third Madam! Thank you, Third Madam!" The servant attentively escorted the person into the mansion, and then returned to the door with the silver in his hand.
Mrs. Bai had just returned home, and within half a day, she and Mrs. Lu from the second house went to find the eldest lady to have tea.
The sun was setting, and it had sunk quite a bit.
Golden light sprinkled on the lake, reflecting the rippling waves. Night was about to fall and the summer heat was slowly beginning to fade away.
At Languang Pavilion, Bai and Lu looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.
Bai suddenly sighed and looked at Chen's mother, who began to talk about family matters.
Mrs. Chen has always been gentle. When the second and third wives like to gossip about other families, she just listens.
Don't interrupt much.
Seeing that Chen's mother started to pretend to be silent again, Bai changed the subject directly.
He swept the melon seed shells from his hand, his face somewhat reproachful: "Sister-in-law, there are some things I don't know whether I should say or not."
Mother Chen was used to Bai's rhetoric, but Second Housewife Lu, standing by, actually spoke up and rubbed her the wrong way: "If you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it."
"Otherwise, my sister-in-law will be upset and the other woman's wife will come to cause trouble for us again."
These words seemed to be directed at the Bai family, but in fact they were putting the blame on Gu Qing.
As the new bride of the Chen family, Gu Qing had just entered the house and she had already displeased the aunts. Naturally, Mrs. Chen, her mother-in-law, was also ashamed.
Killing two birds with one stone, this is the strength of the Lu family.
Bai was a straightforward person with a bad temper, so naturally he wouldn't think of these things.
Instead, she refuted Lu's words: "You are afraid of Gu Qing, but I am not. If she dares to do it, doesn't she dare to take responsibility?"
As she spoke, a trace of disgust appeared on her face, along with dissatisfaction with Chen's mother: "Sister-in-law, have you heard anything today?"
"Your new bride didn't get up until noon. Our Zhou'er didn't even go to the military camp today to accompany her."
Bai, with the appearance of a common woman, became increasingly harsh as she spoke: "Today I even saw an old Taoist leave the mansion."
"I only found out it was Gu Qing who invited us when I asked. Have you forgotten that Zhou'er hates these ghost stories the most?"
Mother Chen said nothing, her face calm.
After Bai finished speaking, she smiled gently and handed the glutinous rice cake to her, saying indifferently, "Third sister-in-law, try this. It's a new style made in the kitchen and tastes pretty good."
Seeing that she was unmoved by any persuasion, the second wife sneered in her heart.
This Bai is reckless and brainless in her actions. Mother Chen used to be easily manipulated, but now she has become smarter and has learned the skill of pretending to be stupid.
"Third daughter-in-law, the eldest sister-in-law wants you to eat more sticky food, so shut your mouth." Xu said lightly, invisibly adding fuel to the fire.
Mrs. Bai, who was just about to eat some snacks, suddenly lost her mind. She looked at Mrs. Xu with a rather speechless and impatient look and said, "Sister-in-law, if you are like this, then my kindness has been wasted."
"I'm doing this for your own good. The eldest wife is the pride of our Chen family. Zhou'er's career is going smoothly now, and it was all won with every sword and gun."
"Gu Qing came into the mansion to serve Zhou'er, but now she's like a fox outside, letting Zhou'er indulge in sex!"
Bai kept talking, and his words became more and more extreme.
Hearing this, Chen's mother, who had been silent all this time, also looked a little colder and said in a deep voice:
"Third sister-in-law, Zhou'er has already informed me about the matter you mentioned. There's nothing to do in the military camp today. Besides, Gu Qing is not feeling well, so he's resting at home."
"As for the Taoist priest, he was invited by Gu Qing because of his poor health. Zhou'er knows everything."
Bai was surprised, and her heart became even more full of dissatisfaction, but she pretended to be calm and said, "You said Zhou'er knows?"
Everyone knows what happened to Chen Zhizhou in the past, and it is also a knot in the eldest wife's heart. Today, for Gu Qing, he actually let the old Taoist into the house.
Lu was naturally surprised, and her fear of Gu Qing grew stronger.
I’m afraid that in the future the Chen family will really be manipulated by Gu Qing!
"We had good intentions, so we mentioned this to the sister-in-law. So, it's our fault for gossiping."
Chen's mother has a gentle temper and doesn't care about these things.
Her heart was indeed much clearer than before. She asked her maid Cuihong to pour a cup of tea for the two of them and said, "I know all this. How can I blame you?"
"Gu Qing is indeed a good girl. She is smart and has a good personality. My Zhou'er is lucky to have her as his wife."
The purpose of the second and third rooms today was to sow discord between Gu Qing and Chen's mother, but they failed to do so and instead heard Chen's mother praising them.
Mrs. Bai always had a bad temper, and her expression was uglier than if she had eaten a fly. Mrs. Lu also remained silent and picked up her tea to sip it.
The other side.
Gu Qing, who was strolling behind the rockery to digest his food, happened to meet the three of them. He and Cuiping hid there and listened to every word they said.
It seems that the second and third wives are still not giving up.
Although the mother-in-law has now seen through their true colors, she still takes into account family ties and the face between the several branches.
But only she knew that the second and third branches were not easy to deal with, and they had contributed a lot to the decline of the Chen family in the previous life.
These two are pure idiots!
Although they both had the surname Chen, jealousy led to hatred between them, and they had to stir up trouble within the family, which resulted in the Chen family not having a good ending and both sides suffering losses in the end.
In this life, she must find a way to get rid of these two villains, so that the first wife won't get into trouble because of them.
Thinking of this, Gu Qing looked past the shadows of the trees and looked at Lu, who was wearing navy blue clothes.
Lu is a man of deep thoughts and cunning means.
She helped the second wife to embezzle and accept bribes for many years without being discovered, and in the end, in order to clear her name, she actually pushed all the blame onto the first wife.
This shows how cruel their methods are.
That night, Gu Qing thought for a long time and finally told Chen Zhizhou what he had heard that day.
After Chen Zhizhou finished handling the military affairs, he held her in his arms, greedily enjoying her tenderness, but his eyes were cold and frightening: "The second and third wives are not good people."
"You know everything?"
Gu Qing was a little surprised, as Chen Zhizhou's expression already told her the answer.
That’s right, although Chen Zhizhou seems casual, he is actually very thoughtful.
If he hadn't met me, perhaps he could have been a prime minister in the court in his previous life.
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