One day has passed since the second branch was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall.
Chunzhi came back after getting the news and said to Chen with a smile, "Madam, I heard that the Second Master and Young Master Hui were carried back yesterday."
Chuntao was even more excited.
"It's what they deserve. Let them bully our eldest wife again. The punishment is just a little light."
The first wife is now in the emperor's favor, I just hope that the lady will not be as confused as before and always rely on the second wife for everything.
After hearing this, Chen was not too upset.
"Oh, right," Haruzhi patted his head, almost forgetting something important.
"The message came from the front yard that the old lady will be back today."
The old lady was the Duke's second wife. Although she was a concubine, she was treated as a principal wife.
She is also the biological mother of the second wife Jiang Qisheng.
As for why she was not made his principal wife, it was because when the Duke married Jiang Fengyuan's mother, the other party's family forced him to swear that he would only have one principal wife in his life.
In order to abide by the agreement, the Duke only gave her the position of concubine.
Chen still respected the old lady.
Thinking back to when the Chen family was in trouble, she knelt in front of the Duke’s door for a whole day. It was only after the old lady went in to persuade her that she was able to see the Duke.
After that, she also sent a lot of things over.
No matter what, I still have to go to the door to greet them.
"Harue, help me change my clothes."
【Old lady? 】
Jiang Yuanxi recalled for a long time in his mind and finally found such a person.
[This is terrible, mother, this old woman looks kind but has a cruel heart. She used all the money you gave her to hire someone to kill someone.]
Chen's face froze.
Kill, kill people?
[Let me think about it. The people who were killed were my grandfather's family. Mother wouldn't think that the Duke and the old lady helped the Chen family.]
Chen: Isn’t it?
If the Duke had not come to the Emperor to plead for mercy, my parents would not have been able to survive.
[My mother was deceived, and someone else is asking for mercy.]
[Mother had no idea that my grandparents were framed, and that Duke Anguo and this old lady were behind it.]
Chen's whole body was limp.
At the beginning, when she was pregnant, in order not to worry her, her parents ordered the general to lock her up in the mansion for a long time before exiling her.
By the time she knew it, it was already a done deal.
After learning about this, she knelt in her father-in-law's study for three days, and the general accompanied her.
I only hope that Duke Anguo can save the Chen family.
She had finally gotten through that difficult time, but now she was told that her parents were framed.
The person who harmed them also included Duke Anguo. How could she not hate him?
She held back her tears and tried not to cry in front of her daughter.
Seeing Chen in a daze, Chunzhi called out, "Madam?"
The lady was halfway through putting on her clothes when she suddenly got stunned.
Chen came back to his senses and took off his coat neatly.
"No!"
The two maids looked at each other. In the past, the madam would always go to such occasions.
Why has it changed today?
Chen lay down on the bed and said, "No matter who comes today, just say I'm asleep."
It's impossible to ask her to welcome the old lady!
Here, the second wife smiled and welcomed the old lady back to Cangwu Courtyard.
With the old lady's return, Wu Cuirou felt more confident.
She took the old lady's arm affectionately and said, "Mom, you are finally back. Hui'er missed you."
The old lady smiled and said, "After a year of vegetarianism and Buddhist chanting, I still feel happy to have a large family with children and grandchildren."
The old lady glanced at the crowd and asked, "Why didn't the eldest wife and Qisheng come?"
Wu Cuirou finally found an opportunity to complain.
"Mom, my sister-in-law gave birth to a daughter, and the eldest wife got promoted and has to manage the household. I guess she is too busy to handle it. Unlike your son and grandson, they are so idle that they are punished to kneel in the ancestral hall."
The old lady frowned when she heard this.
Wu Cuirou recounted what had happened, adding some exaggeration to the story. She pretended to understand the first wife, but in fact she was saying that the first wife was bullying others by taking advantage of her power and she was speaking up for the second wife.
The old lady knew what she was planning.
He sent his confidant to inquire, but the result was completely different from what Wu Cuirou said.
But no matter what, Chen didn't go to the door to pick her up today.
He simply doesn't take his mother-in-law seriously.
"Go and invite her, and tell her I want to see her."
Not long after, the maid came in, with no one behind her.
"Madam, the maid in the first room said that the first lady doesn't want to see anyone."
The old lady was furious, "Let her come. If she doesn't come, don't recognize me as your mother-in-law!"
The maid had no choice but to go and invite him again, and luckily this time the person came.
Chen walked in slowly holding Jiang Yuanxi.
"Daughter-in-law greets the old lady." Chen bowed slightly.
The old lady drank her tea leisurely, acting like an elder.
Wu Cuirou saw this and gloated over it, not daring to laugh out loud.
When she didn't hear any response from the other party, Chen knew that the old lady was trying to intimidate her.
In the past, she would have immediately knelt down, kept apologizing, and said nice things until the old lady was happy, and then gave her some banknotes or treasures.
But now, when Chen saw her, she only felt hatred, but she hid her hatred very well.
She stood up, covered her mouth with one hand and coughed, then found a stool and sat down.
"Please forgive me, mother. I wanted to go to Bengkou to greet you, but I was afraid that I might pass on my illness to the old lady, so I did this."
"Since I gave birth to Yuan Xi, my health has been getting worse day by day. I'm sure mother can understand how her daughter-in-law feels, cough cough cough."
Her delicate appearance made Wu Cuirou tighten her handkerchief.
At that time, Chen was the most beautiful woman in the capital, and her family background was prominent, so many people wanted to marry her.
Even the master had come to propose marriage, but the Chen family was attracted by Jiang Fengyuan.
Jiang Qisheng then compromised and married her.
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