Chapter Fourteen: She's Not Simple
After this incident, the servants of Wei Rui Xuan changed their attitude towards Meng Jin Yao, immediately becoming respectful.
Who would have thought that the seemingly delicate lady was actually quite shrewd, punishing two second-class maids in front of the Marquis, sending them to the estate, and even gaining the Marquis's support.
The commotion at Wei Rui Xuan was so great that it naturally reached the eldest son's family, the second son's family, and the old lady's side.
Madam Zhang frowned and asked the maid who delivered the message, "Are you sure the Marquis was also present at the time?"
The maid nodded and replied, "I heard that when the Marquis returned and saw the maid being punished, after inquiring about what happened, he supported the Marquis's decision to slap her twenty times and send her to the estate."
Madam Zhang waved her hand, signaling the maid to leave. After the maid left, she turned to look at her husband, Gu Jingsheng, and said, "Husband, it seems that our third sister-in-law is not simple."
Gu Jingsheng didn't take it seriously: "She's just a sixteen-year-old girl, two years younger than our Xiuyuan. What's so simple about her?"
Seeing that her husband had no sense of crisis at this moment, Zhang was disappointed and analyzed: "She just married into the family, and my mother gave her the family heirloom bracelet. My third brother also helped her establish herself. You know, my third brother never interferes in the affairs of the inner quarters. In just one night, he has her under his protection."
Gu Jingsheng seemed to be deep in thought, revealing an ambiguous, even lewd, smile. He chuckled and said, "Men, as long as you whisper sweet nothings in their ear, they won't be too hard-swayed. My third brother has never been close to women, but suddenly he has a beautiful wife. Even if he's not good enough for women himself, he can still find other ways to have fun. Maybe it's because my third brother's wife is skilled enough to serve him so well?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang glanced at her husband and fell into deep thought. In fact, her husband's words were not without reason. He, too, was often bewitched by young and beautiful concubines. Men are all the same; they are all lustful.
A moment later, Zhang raised another question: "The maids in my third brother's courtyard are all very beautiful. If he wanted to have fun, why didn't he do so before?"
Gu Jingsheng thought for a moment and replied, "He probably didn't understand before, and he was also useless and couldn't be a real man, so he was probably very self-conscious and never thought about it that way. So, our third sister-in-law is really amazing."
Zhang felt an even greater sense of crisis and said worriedly, "Husband, it seems that the management of the household will soon be handed over to her."
Gu Jingsheng said matter-of-factly, "My third brother is the legitimate son, and she is the wife of the Marquis. Isn't it normal for the management of the household affairs to be handed over to her?"
Hearing her husband's words, Zhang was so angry that her liver hurt. Everyone says that the eldest son is simple-minded and the second son is clever. Her husband is the eldest son, but he is a simpleton. He is not as clever as the second son, nor as capable as the third son.
She analyzed the pros and cons in a low voice: "Husband, I have been in charge of the household affairs for more than ten years, and my second sister-in-law has been assisting me. We also supervise each other, and neither of us can gain any advantage. But it will be different if my third sister-in-law takes charge of the household affairs. Mother will not let my second sister-in-law and me assist her. She will let her take all the power. At that time, won't it be easy for her to seek benefits for the third branch of the family? After she takes charge of the household affairs, we will be even more inferior."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingsheng was instantly enlightened. Of the three brothers, he was the least capable, only managing to secure a sinecure through the protection of his family. The second brother was a secretary in the Ministry of Rites, a position that, while not high-ranking, was at least a substantive post. The third brother was the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, a position that placed him among the Nine Ministers at a young age.
Currently, the power to manage the household affairs is in the hands of the eldest son's family, with the second son's family only assisting. Therefore, the eldest son's family has confidence in their words and actions. If they lose the power to manage the household affairs, the eldest son's family will be the weakest, even weaker than the second son's family.
Gu Jingsheng said in a deep voice, "Madam, the management of the household affairs must not fall into her hands."
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