Unfortunately, Madam Feng later met with an accident, and the original marriage was later arranged for one of her half-sisters. It is said that this was the idea of Marquis Anping. The Marquis Anping family also paid a lot for this marriage. Marquis Anping's original intention was to marry the Prince of the County. As for which daughter it was, it didn't matter. Madam Feng's mother was not his beloved. Marquis Anping's attitude towards Madam Feng was very indifferent.
Madam Feng was murdered by villains and taken to a small town hundreds of miles away from the capital, where they intended to sell her to a family as a concubine. However, Madam Feng escaped and ran into the mountains alone, where she was rescued by a young hunter.
Over time, Madam Feng and the hunter fell in love and, being of similar age, decided to get married.
After marriage, the hunter earned money while Madam Feng took care of the household. After having children, she taught them carefully and personally gave them their first education. Chief Minister Feng was Madam Feng's eldest son. He had a younger sister and a younger brother. His sister had married a wealthy farming family nearby a few years earlier. Chief Minister Feng's brother was currently serving in another place.
With the help of his mother, the Grand Secretary Feng rose through the ranks from a mere student to become the top scholar in the imperial examinations.
Knowing the injustice his mother had suffered, Chief Minister Feng was determined to make a name for himself and avenge her. After passing the imperial examination with top honors, he used his connections to find the Empress and arranged for his mother to enter the palace and meet her.
The Anping Marquis's Mansion has been passed down to the elder brother of Old Madam Feng. This elder brother is the eldest son of Old Madam Feng's mother's elder sister. Over the years, under the control of the old Marquis's concubines, the backyard of the Anping Marquis's Mansion has been chaotic. Fortunately, Old Madam Feng's elder brother managed to preserve many of the manor's estates and shops, so as not to truly damage the foundation of the manor. After taking over the manor, the first thing he did was to clean up the backyard, divide up all his half-brothers into different households, and find husbands for his unmarried half-sisters, giving them a decent dowry.
When Madam Feng returned to the capital, her younger brother had already taken full control of the entire Marquis's mansion. Madam Feng had a fairly good relationship with this younger brother. After recognizing their kinship in private, Marquis Anping greatly admired his nephew. The fact that Chief Minister Feng was able to reach his current position was largely due to the support of Marquis Anping's mansion.
The things that Granny Lu mentioned are not known to ordinary people. After all, after Madam Feng's accident, the Marquis's Mansion announced that Madam Feng had died of a sudden illness, and the genealogy was also changed. Madam Feng had experienced many things and no longer cared about these things. In recent years, she had just stayed at home enjoying her grandchildren and would return to her home in the mountains every year to stay for a period of time. This time, she was probably rushing back from there to celebrate the New Year.
After listening to Madam Feng's story, Zhang Zhaoci sighed and said, "Such a story could happen in any dynasty."
Xu Di said, "There will always be people who disregard the lives of others for their own benefit, but it is always gratifying that Madam Feng has finally overcome her hardships."
Zhang Zhaoci sighed and said, "But she should have had a better life. She and that prince were kindred spirits and deeply in love. They would have been a perfect match. Her relationship with that hunter was a choice made out of necessity. Even if they had a good relationship, there would still be some regret. You don't understand women's hearts."
Granny Lu said, "For a woman, getting married is the most important thing in her life. After marriage, however, it is up to her to decide what kind of life she will lead."
Zhang Zhaoci said, "Women stay in the inner quarters before marriage and continue to do so after marriage. Women have to manage household chores and bear children. This world is really unfair to women."
Xu Di said, "The world is not fair to women. There is never true fairness. You should cherish the life you have now. For your dream, I will get married as soon as possible. Your nanny will help you with the housework every day. You are lucky."
Zhang Zhaoci said, "Weren't we talking about Madam Feng? Why are you bringing me up here? Isn't it good that I handed the household over to your daughter-in-law? Which daughter-in-law doesn't fight for the power to manage the household? But in your case, it was given to you without any fighting or struggle. You're just being hypocritical after getting a good deal."
Xu Di laughed and said, "Mother, that's not fair. Who can we compete with? We can only compete with Xu Bai's wife, but we can't even see her. We can't compete with her anywhere."
Zhang Zhaoci said, "Fine, I can't argue with you anymore. I'm going to sleep now. I'm picking up my parents tomorrow. Who isn't a baby at heart? No matter how old I get, I'm still a baby in front of my parents, okay?"
Zhang Zhaoci got up and left. Xu Di smiled and said to Granny Lu, "Granny, did you see that? My mother is furious. She's just lazy. Other mothers-in-law want to hold the power of managing the household, but she keeps pushing it away. My daughter-in-law hasn't even entered the family yet, and she's already planning to make her take over the household affairs as soon as she enters."
Granny Lu said, "Miss Li is someone we've watched grow up since she was little. All the skills she learned were so that she could manage the household affairs after she entered the family. Sooner or later, the management of the household will be handed over to your wife. It doesn't matter if it's sooner or later. That's just how your mother is."
Xu Di said, "I know my mother's temper. She's just lazy. She doesn't want to get involved in anything she's not interested in. But when she is interested in something, she can't wait to do nothing all day long and just do what she wants. Luckily, she married into the Xu family and married my father. Also, my grandmother can tolerate her. If she had married into another family, she might have been disliked by her mother-in-law."
Granny Lu said, "You shouldn't worry about your mother. Instead, think about your wedding next year. See if there's anything missing, do what needs to be done, and buy what needs to be bought. Getting married is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so it should be done perfectly."
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