Zheng Wei's words completely severed all pretense of civility. Zhang Shi pretended to scold, "Zheng Shi, what are you saying? Shut up! Apologize to your grandmother right now!"
Tears welled up in Zheng Wei's eyes instantly: "Look, look! Shijie has only been gone a few days, just past the seventh day after his death, not even the twenty-ninth day. The Prince's Mansion can't tolerate me anymore. My mother was promoted from concubine to principal wife, so what? She's now the second wife, and she's on the Zheng family genealogy. My younger brother will inherit the title in the future. Fine! Anyway, there are no men left in the main branch of the Prince's Mansion, so I'll just take Yu'er back to my parents' home. Grandmother, Mother, you don't need to say anything to me, and don't be angry. Just let me leave! Anyway, the title of the Prince's Mansion is in the second branch. When Shilin marries and has children, there will still be male heirs. Our Yu'er won't stay to fight for it."
Zhang stepped forward and slapped Zheng Wei hard: "You silly child, what are you saying! What are you saying! You want to take my Yu-ge'er away, is that it? Shi-jie is gone, and now you want to take my grandson too? You heartless, ungrateful wretch, has anyone in our family mistreated you these past few years?"
Zheng Wei was knocked off balance, and she simply changed from a kneeling position to a sitting position, supporting herself with her hands on the ground, and began to sob: "Mother, it's not that I'm heartless, it's just that I can't bear to see what should belong to Yu-ge'er fly away like this. Now that the Prince's Mansion is dividing the family property, since the second branch has obtained this title, we will definitely have to move out. Shi-ying will get married in the future, and if we move out, it will just be us, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and young Yu-ge'er, who will be bullied without even knowing it. Even if the second branch takes pity on us and allows us old and weak to live in the Prince's Mansion, it's still like being a guest in someone else's house." There's no difference between living under someone else's roof now. Besides, the second branch of the family will feel uneasy about Yu-ge'er's existence, since he is rightfully entitled to inherit the title. It's better for me to take Yu-ge'er back to my parents' home! Going back to my parents' home is also living under someone else's roof, but Yu-ge'er poses no threat to my family. As the saying goes, "A mother's brother is the most important," my younger brother will definitely treat Yu-ge'er well. Mother, I will take good care of Yu-ge'er, don't worry, please let us leave! Taizhou isn't far from the capital, I will bring Yu-ge'er back to see you often in the future.”
Zhang collapsed to her seat, covered her face, and began to cry.
Inside the house, no one spoke; apart from the voices of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, no one else made a sound.
Gu Xin raised an eyebrow, wondering if she should say something. But this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were clearly putting on an act!
How could Zheng Wei possibly take her son back to her parents' home? The Marquis's mansion isn't just their branch of the family; there are several branches in the Marquis's mansion, so who would be willing to do that?
Fine, she decided to keep quiet and just watch silently.
The princess invited her to be a witness, not to mediate, so she should just be a witness!
After about fifteen minutes, the princess finally spoke again: "Have you and your mother-in-law finished crying?"
Zhang looked up, glaring hatefully at the Princess: "Mother, why are you so heartless? Do you only feel at ease when you force Zheng to leave with Yu'er? Yu'er is your first great-grandson!"
The princess smiled cruelly: "I have four sons, two of whom have died, but I still have two. I have four grandsons, one of whom has died, but I still have three. None of these three are married yet, but I'm still healthy enough to wait until they get married and give me great-grandsons."
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