Chapter 3 Dowry Shop
Mother Cui spat out all the draft she had prepared in her stomach, and then looked at Cui Qingyi with anticipation.
Before she left, Yuan gave her a lot of instructions. Both the master and the servant hoped that Cui Qingyi could go and ask Chen Linan for help. Even if she couldn't become the wife, she could be a concubine. Then the relationship between the Cui and Chen families would not be severed.
And if Chen Linan is willing to take Cui Qingyi back, it means that Chen Linan is not completely without feelings for Cui Qingyi. The reason he can do something like divorce his wife is probably because Cui Qingyi cannot have children.
But Yuan felt that she could fully understand this matter. After all, even if a farmer worked in the fields, when he married a woman he hoped that she could give birth to a child for his family. What's more, the Chen family was a famous and prestigious family.
But being a concubine is different. After all, no family cares whether a concubine can have children or not.
They just wanted Cui Qingyi to stay in the Chen family. It would be best if they could take advantage of the fact that the son-in-law still felt a little guilty about the eldest lady and make more plans for the young master of the family.
As for how Cui Qingyi would live in the Chen family's backyard after being transformed from the original wife into an insignificant concubine, the two of them had never considered it at all.
Cui Qingyi covered her eyes with a handkerchief, and her tears fell even harder: "Mother Cui, is my mother planning to let me go back and be someone's concubine?
But it's too late now. I just left the Chen family and they welcomed a new bride. I'm afraid they definitely won't tolerate me, a divorced wife."
Cui Qingyi directly pointed out Yuan's plan. Mother Cui looked embarrassed. It was one thing to have such a plan in her mind, but it was another to let someone say it so directly.
Moreover, the Chen family is really so cruel. They kicked out their wife and welcomed a new one right after that. It is really cold-hearted.
Before Mother Cui came out, she had thought that her eldest daughter had always been a person without any opinions of her own. She thought that she could first suppress her feelings by using the matter of her husband's illness, and then say some heartfelt words to coax her. Wouldn't this method of both coaxing and scaring her work?
But the Chen family actually took things to this point, cutting off their escape route. It's probably too late to think of any other plans now.
Cui Qingyi's big lychee eyes were red and swollen from crying. She reached out and grabbed Cui's mother's hand and said earnestly, "It's my fault for making mother worry about me. Mother Cui, please wait for me for a moment. I will pack up and go back with you to take care of mother.
From now on, I will stay by my mother's side to fulfill my filial duty and help her take care of my younger brother Wenxu."
Hearing Cui Qingyi mention that she wanted to go back with her to take care of the sick, Cui's mother felt a little annoyed and muttered in her heart: "Madam said before that she felt that the eldest daughter had changed a lot in the four years since her marriage, and was not as easy to control as before. But she saw that the eldest daughter was still as stupid as before and could not understand the meaning of what people said at all.
Of course, I can't take her back with me. As for how to arrange her, I have to go back and ask my wife for advice.'
Thinking of this, Cui Shi hurriedly broke free from Cui Qingyi's hand and said apologetically, "Miss, the master doesn't even know you've returned. You know the master's temper. Why don't you stay here first? I'll come and take you back when the master has calmed down."
Cui Qingyi didn't say anything, she just kept crying. Looking at her crying, one could only feel that she had a miserable life and no blessings.
Mother Cui stood up but didn't leave in a hurry. She turned around and brought up another matter: "Miss, you are aware of the situation in our mansion. Madam has a hard time here, and now she has to support the expenses of the young master's studies in the academy. She is really stretched to the limit. When you got married, Madam gave you two shops as a dowry. Have you got the deeds to those shops back now?
It's not convenient for you to show up in public with Konjac, so why not give the deed to Madam and let her arrange for someone to take care of it, so you can live a more comfortable life."
Konjac was stunned, her eyes reddening like her own. That night, she finally understood: not only was this family unwilling to take her daughter home, they also wanted to take back the shop.
Konjac felt like his lungs were about to explode with anger. Even if she was the young lady's own mother, she wouldn't bully others like this.
Konjac was very strong and pushed the old woman who was looking down at Cui Qingyi so hard that she staggered. She put her hands on her hips and blocked the way, cursing:
"Bah, you are a family of black-hearted bastards. First, you coaxed my young lady to go back to that devil's den to exchange for your benefits, and now you even want to cheat her out of the shop. You guys are dreaming.
What real mother? I think she is even worse than that rotten-hearted stepmother. Get out, get out now, or I will beat you! "
As she spoke, Konjac waved her fists threateningly, staring intently at Mother Cui, as if she was going to beat her up if she didn't get out of here right away.
Mother Cui has lived for so many years, except for the few years when Yuan Shi had not given birth to a boy and could not hold her head high in the Cui Mansion, no one dared to point at her nose and scold her in all these years. She became so angry that her face turned red and her breathing became heavy.
But she didn't dare to confront Konjac directly. This girl was strong in her hands. When she was still in the Cui family, she dared to fight with others by relying on Cui Qingyi.
She turned and looked at Cui Qingyi: "Miss, I have watched you grow up, and you are just letting a little girl point at my nose and scold me?"
Cui Qingyi felt that Konjac's scolding wasn't harsh enough. "Mother Cui, it's my fault. I pawned those two dowry shops a year after I married into the Chen family to buy a wedding gift for Chen Lin'an. Now I only have less than ten taels of silver left."
Not only Mother Cui, but even Konjac, who had a fierce look on his face just now, suddenly became weaker. Yes, how could she have forgotten this? The young lady's dowry shop had been sold long ago, and now she and the young lady were really desperate.
Mother Cui's lips opened and closed, and she bit her back teeth to prevent the words "idiot" from coming out.
She put on her cloak with trembling hands, turned around and left the inn.
After this commotion, Cui Qingyi was completely sober. She stood up and walked to the window, staring at the sedan chair from the Cui Mansion as it went away.
Konjac lay listlessly on the table. The momentum he had just shown to Mother Cui had long since disappeared. There was still a hint of confusion in his voice when he spoke: "Miss, will the Madam not come to pick us up?"
Cui Qingyi turned around and leaned against the windowsill. The night wind was a little cool, making her feel that all the pores in her body were opened, and she felt very comfortable.
She did not answer but asked:
"If Madam Cui takes us back, I might be sent to some random mansion to be a concubine by the Cui family very soon. Then you won't be able to be with me anymore. Are you still willing to go back?"
Konjac shuddered all over. She felt terrified at the thought of being separated from the young lady.
"No, no, no, I don't want to. Miss, let's not go back. Let's run away!"
Konjac is straightforward and can distinguish between good and evil. Everyone in the Cui family thinks that her daughter is soft-hearted and easy to control, but she has followed the daughter for so many years and has also caused a lot of trouble. However, as long as the daughter has never suffered any substantial punishment, even in the Chen family, those people did not dare to do anything to her!
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