Chapter 274 Don't Think About It

Seeing Yan Chaoqing coming back, Wuyi immediately went to greet him and asked Song Yi's family to send the eldest wife to preside over the feast. The eldest wife invited Dou Zhao to come over to talk, but Dou Zhao ignored her and was scolded by Song Yichun. He told him about it.

Yan Chaoqing's face immediately sank.

He asked Wuyi: "What did the lady say?"

"Madam didn't even glance at the first wife." Wu Yi said with a beaming face, "The first wife is having a tantrum in the flower hall!"

Yan Chaoqing thought for a moment and said, "Send a few people to follow Madam. If the First Madam dares to be rude to Madam, you don't have to be polite to her."

When Song Yichun wanted to remove Song Mo from the family tree, no one in the Song family stood up to speak for Song Mo. It is useless to make friends with such elders who are always trying to curry favor with the powerful. They will only make you miserable at the critical moment of life and death.

Wuyi went there happily.

Although Yan Chaoqing knew that Dou Zhao had the Bie sisters by his side, he was afraid that Dou Zhao would suffer a loss, so he called Xia Lian to discuss with him, "Do you think we should send a few people to guard the second gate?"

Xia Lian felt bad: "It's better to avoid suspicion when you are in a melon field and plum field. I think it's better to go to the escort agency tomorrow to ask a few female escorts to come back and take charge of the night patrol."

Yan Chaoqing thought this was a good idea and told him, "Get this done quickly."

Xia Lian went to a familiar escort agency.

The eldest wife, who had been angry in the flower hall, lost her temper when she saw the housekeepers had all gone out.

Tan then dared to step forward and persuade her mother-in-law: "This Duke of Ying's Mansion will eventually be handed over to Uncle San, so why do you have to be such a bad person?"

Song Mo is the third child in the Song family.

The eldest wife nodded and smiled with satisfaction: "You have this little knowledge, it's worth it that I brought you here."

Tan was stunned.

The eldest wife looked around.

The nanny who was brought with her stood guard at the door alertly.

The eldest wife then whispered, "The Duke of England's Mansion, after all, belongs to the Duke of England. Your second uncle is in his prime, and it will not be Yantang's turn to be the head of the Duke of England's Mansion for a while. However, we are dependent on the Duke of England's Mansion. If we can please the Duke of England, he will reward us with anything he wants to do, and we will be rich even if we don't want to. But if we make the Duke of England unhappy, he will just give us a cold shoulder, and our lives will be difficult. Do we dare to offend the Duke of England?"

Tan couldn't help but nodded.

The eldest wife continued, "This time your second uncle asked me to preside over the Yingguo Mansion's report. To be clear, he wanted me to make things difficult for Dou. The father and son are at odds with each other and have even gone to war. Since your second uncle has made up his mind, how can I not agree? Otherwise, he will definitely suspect that we are on Yantang's side." At this point, she sighed and said angrily, "Yantang sat on the small Taught by Madam Jiang, he only recognized the Jiang family and never took the Song family to heart. Just like last time, your uncle's carriage hit a cake seller, but it was just a matter of a word from the Duke of Ying. The yamen runners in the government wanted to please the Duke of Ying, but they accidentally reported the matter to Yantang. It was originally a matter that Yantang could have solved with a word, but he helped outsiders and made your uncle pay twenty taels of silver..."

Tan couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

Since twenty taels of silver can solve the problem, why do we have to bring the matter to the Duke of Ying's Mansion? Not only will the Duke of Ying's Mansion accept the favor of those yamen runners, but it will also be known as bullying.

Her father-in-law and mother-in-law are good in every way except that they care about face.

He would rather pay fifty taels of silver to send away the yamen runners than pay twenty taels of silver to compensate the baker.

The eldest wife had no idea what her daughter-in-law was thinking. Seeing her daughter-in-law's obedient expression, she was very satisfied and said, "There are some things that you young people don't know. Although your second uncle likes to take care of the family, if you make him angry, he will be very ruthless. Our family is what it is today, all thanks to your second uncle. If he asks me for something, I can't refuse him out of emotion and reason. But as you said, the Duke of Ying's Mansion will be handed over to Yantang sooner or later. We are close to your second uncle. When your second uncle is alive, life is certainly good, but what about when your second uncle is gone? What will you do? I can't just take care of myself and ignore you, right?"

Tan's heart moved, and she asked, "What does mother mean?"

The eldest wife waved to her daughter-in-law, motioning her to come closer.

"Except for Yizhi Hall, the entire Yingguo Mansion is full of your second uncle's people. I'm jumping around like this just to show off to Mrs. Dou. When you go to Mrs. Dou, apologize to her and say that I'm old and confused. Your second uncle just saw that there was no elder at home, so he asked me to come and help take care of it. But I'm not knowing what's good for me and I'm taking care of the Yingguo Mansion. Tell her not to take it to heart. And then tell her how our family relies on your second uncle to make a living. , your second uncle's words are more effective than the imperial edict to our family... In short, no matter how pitiful it is, you must make up the story to move Mrs. Dou and make her feel that we have no other options. After that, if I continue to lose my temper here, you should try your best to please her. Even if she scolds me, you should agree with her. You should know that you will have to rely on her to make a living in the future. "Finally, he asked Mrs. Tan seriously, "Do you understand what I mean?"

"One plays the good cop and the other plays the bad cop," Tan said. "I understand what mother means. But this swearing..."

"You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing your child. If you follow my instructions, you will be right. Mother won't blame you for this."

After hearing this, Tan felt relieved and went to Dou Zhao.

Dou Zhao was bored and was playing around.

She had a good impression of Mrs. Tan. When she heard that Mrs. Tan wanted to see her, she asked Suxin to invite her in.

After the two sisters-in-law had greeted each other, they sat side by side on the big kang near the window. Tan saw the patterns scattered on the kang at a glance. She had never been alone with Dou Zhao before and was worried about having no topic to talk about. Seeing this, she couldn't help but be happy. She picked up a pattern and said with a smile, "Is your sister-in-law drawing patterns? I just got some good ones a few days ago. Do you want me to draw them for you?"

Aren’t these the little things that sisters-in-law deal with when they get along with each other?

Dou Zhao smiled and said "OK", and asked Su Xin to bring paper over to draw patterns for Tan.

Tan talked about her mother-in-law, the eldest wife: "...she is just like this. Actually, she has no bad intentions. You must not take it to heart..."

Dou Zhao listened with a smile and looked at her quietly. His clear eyes were not only pure, but also showed a superior insight into the world. Seeing this, Tan became very uncomfortable, and the tone of her voice was no longer as smooth as before: "...My mother-in-law is also helpless..."

Is there no other way but to show your displeasure in front of the servants in the Duke of England's mansion?

You have no other choice but to send your daughter-in-law to show weakness, trying to please both sides?

She has seen many cases of people saying one thing in front of others and another behind their backs.

It’s a pity for Mrs. Tan, she thought they would become sisters-in-law who could talk about the weather together.

Dou Zhao drank his tea leisurely, treating Tan as a fly buzzing in his ear.

Tan soon discovered his embarrassing situation.

She stopped talking awkwardly, thinking that her parents-in-law had already flattered the Duke of England, and they didn't have to worry about anything when they were alive. But when she was in charge of the family, she would have to deal with Dou Zhao. Not only that, but her son and grandson might also have to be taken care of by Song Mo. She gritted her teeth and knelt in front of Dou Zhao, saying with shame on her face: "Sister-in-law, I know you are upset, I apologize to you on behalf of my mother-in-law. If you still have any regrets in your heart, I will apologize to you in front of everyone in the mansion later..."

Dou Zhao glanced at Su Xin.

Su Xin immediately stepped forward and helped Tan.

"Sister-in-law, you are too kind." Dou Zhao put down the teacup, took out a handkerchief, wiped her hands, and said, "I usually don't bother with these trivial matters. I see that you, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, are both smart people, so I won't make it difficult for you. Instead of kowtow and admit your mistakes in front of all the maids in the mansion, making the masters not like masters and the servants not like servants, you might as well hand over the cards that your father-in-law gave you to me." As she spoke, she smiled gently, "Don't bother the affairs of the mansion, aunt, I will take care of it properly."

That smile was extremely glaring in Tan's eyes.

She was speechless, and after a while she said, "This, this is not good..."

Dou Zhao's expression suddenly changed, and he slapped the table with a "bang", making a "ding-dong" sound on the table: "Do you think I'm a fool? You're eating from the bowl and looking at the pot at the same time, that depends on whether you have the ability! You want to please both sides, no way! Either you hand over your cards to me, so that we can have some friendship when we meet. Or you listen to my father-in-law and continue to think of ways to embarrass me. But I'm telling you the truth, don't think that you are the wife of the Duke of England's mansion and can do whatever you want just because you hold the Duke of England's cards. If you make me unhappy, don't say that I don't give you face and make you lose face!"

How could there be such a vulgar woman in this world?

Isn’t the Dou family a family that has passed down poetry, literature and rituals?

How could such a girl be brought up?

Tan almost fainted.

"You, you, you..." She pointed at Dou Zhao with a pale face, not knowing what to say.

Dou Zhao sneered and served the tea.

Su Xin shouted loudly, "Show him away."

Tan fled in panic.

Dou Zhao ordered Su Xin: "Send all the used tea and teacups to the flower hall in the upper courtyard. They have spilled all over my yard and made my floor dirty!" He intended to humiliate the eldest wife and her mother-in-law, and also wanted to let everyone know that the eldest wife was just bluffing and that she still had the final say in this family.

Su Xin smiled and called a servant over, asking him to bring the teacup that Tan had drunk from to the flower hall on a tray.

The eldest wife was so angry this time that she was almost lying on her back: "She really doesn't know what's good for her! She really doesn't know what's good for her! Isn't she afraid that the Duke will dislike her?"

Tan hesitated and said, "Money is the source of one's courage. I don't think Dou is afraid of how the Duke will treat her. Otherwise, when Second Uncle asked her to go and talk, she wouldn't have dared to delay until Second Uncle seemed to be leaving!"

Yes, I just thought it was strange at the time, but I didn’t think about it from that perspective.

This nephew's wife is a stubborn person and doesn't seem to be easy to get along with.

She couldn't help but stroke her forehead.

I feel like I've taken on a hot potato.