Chapter Eight With Thoughts
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Gu gave her a displeased look, clearly unhappy that she had brought up such a sensitive topic.
Meng Jinyao knew that she was stirring up trouble and implied that Gu Jingxi was no good, so she replied gently, "Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. I was fine last night."
She paused for a moment, then adopted a gentle and loving motherly expression and continued, “Xiu Ming is indeed a child who doesn’t know any better, but we can’t entirely blame him. He has never had a mother to raise him since he was a child, and his husband is busy with official duties and has little discipline over him. His mother is also old and doesn’t have the energy to discipline him. Now that I’ve married into the family, he will have a mother, and I will definitely discipline him strictly in the future.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Jingxi raised an eyebrow. Despite the gentle tone, he could detect a hint of gritted teeth in his voice.
Zhang was taken aback. Seeing Meng Jinyao's gentle expression and warm smile, and how well she maintained the air of an elder, she knew that Meng Jinyao must be a ruthless character, capable of both yielding and adapting to circumstances. Such a person was not easy to deal with.
The new mother of the Marquis's heir has a grudge against him, which is going to be quite a show. If Meng Jinyao is even more capable, the position of heir could be taken by someone else.
Children adopted from collateral branches of the clan are ultimately not as good as those from the main family. After this incident, my mother-in-law and third brother should understand this. Perhaps her son can try to win him over; after all, Xiuyuan is the eldest grandson of the Marquis's family.
Thinking of this, she followed Meng Jinyao's words and said, "Third sister-in-law is right. With his mother's guidance, Xiuming's temperament will definitely change in the future." After saying that, she chuckled to herself. Meng Jinyao was two months younger than Gu Xiuming. How could Gu Xiuming possibly submit to her? She couldn't wait to see the scene of the mother and son fighting.
Meng Jinyao smiled, pursed her lips, lowered her head to drink her tea, and did not respond.
Old Madam Gu had once placed high hopes on her grandson, Gu Xiuming, but now she was extremely disappointed in him. She had initially thought Gu Xiuming was intelligent and sensible, and even bore a slight resemblance to her son, which was why she had abandoned the younger children and adopted Gu Xiuming, who was only thirteen years younger than her son. Now it seemed she had made a mistake, but regret was useless. She could only try to educate him properly, and if he still didn't repent, she would have to find another heir to the Marquis of Changxing.
After a moment, Madam Chen, the second wife, changed the subject: "Third sister-in-law, I've heard that you are quite skilled at making tea."
Meng Jinyao replied softly, "I only know a little bit about it. Second Sister-in-law's tea-making skills are universally acknowledged to be the best. I will ask Second Sister-in-law for advice another day."
Madam Chen said, "I dare not accept your advice, Third Sister-in-law is too modest."
The family sat chatting and laughing for more than half an hour before Old Madam Gu showed signs of fatigue, and then everyone went home.
However, Old Madam Gu kept Gu Jingxi behind to speak with her, saying that she had something to tell him. Meng Jinyao then led her personal maid back to Wei Rui Xuan.
Gu Jingxi asked, "What does Mother wish to instruct her son on?"
Madam Gu looked closely at her twenty-nine-year-old son, her eyes welling up with tears again, and her voice choked with emotion as she said, "I thought I would never see you get married in this lifetime, but I never expected that God would be so kind to me and let me live to see you get married."
Gu Jingxi said apologetically, "Your son is unfilial, causing your mother to worry about me."
Madam Gu glared at him and said earnestly, "Since you know you are unfilial, you must treat my daughter-in-law better in the future. Your wife has had a hard life. She married you under those circumstances. If you don't protect her, you'll be drowned in spit."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingxi thought of Meng Jinyao's calm and composed demeanor in the face of adversity, shook his head and smiled, "I think Mother is overthinking it. In her condition, why would she need me to protect her?"
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