Chapter 15 Sister-in-law
Pu Qiongzhi could feel that her third uncle didn't like her.
However, this doesn't bother her at all.
Before marrying into the Earl's Mansion, she also did a little investigation on Nangong Xue.
This boy is a playboy among women, with a very cynical nature. He was disliked by the old and young marquis in his early years, and his relationship with his uncle was also lukewarm and distant.
Compared to him, Gong Ningbo just likes to do some elegant things such as singing to the wind and playing with the moon, so he is less troublesome.
Pu Qiongzhi's eyes swept across the study, and all she saw were writing brushes, inkstones, calligraphy, and painting utensils...
"Madam, is there anything else?" Nangong Hua felt a little nervous when he saw her looking around.
Pu Qiongzhi shook her head. "No. My husband, please go ahead and do your work. I just have a few account books to look over."
Seeing that he showed his intention to drive her away, Pu Qiongzhi naturally said goodbye tactfully.
Nangong Hua slowly breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at the plaque in the study that read "One Humility and Four Benefits", his heart beating fast.
April 1st is Madam's birthday, and that's how this plaque came about. If Madam saw it, what would happen if she, with her intelligence and quick thinking, figured out the key to this?
He was not afraid of his feelings being discovered, but he always felt very shy and was afraid that his wife would dislike his private thoughts.
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Although Nangong Hua said not to worry about it, Nangong Xue had been in prison for three months, so she had to buy the necessary things.
Uncle Yang arranged a lunch for him and asked someone to bathe him and burn incense to get rid of bad luck.
"Enough, Uncle Yang, you're doing all this stuff with dipping willow branches in water and jumping over the fire basin... It makes me feel like a bride who just married into the uncle's mansion! What's the point of being so particular about all this?" Nangong Xue lost her patience and fiddled with it for a while before asking Uncle Yang to stop.
Uncle Yang advised helplessly, "Third Young Master, you don't know this. This is a folk method of getting rid of bad luck! There are many wronged souls and wild ghosts in that dungeon. If you get contaminated by something unclean, wouldn't that be bad? It's better to believe it than not to believe it!"
"Pedantic! Foolish! There are no gods or ghosts in this world. If the heavens really have eyes, how could they have wrongly sent me to prison? I am the most blessed young master. Don't bother with this. It's exhausting!"
Nangong Xue's grand speech left Uncle Yang speechless.
"Hey, tell me, what's wrong with my second brother? Why did he suddenly marry such a beautiful woman?"
"I've never seen him be so careful in treating a woman so attentively!"
"No wonder he refused so resolutely when I asked him this morning if he'd married the one from the Pei family. Turns out he's henpecked!"
When Uncle Yang heard him describe the mistress like this, he covered his face and wiped the sweat off his face, "Third Young Master, please don't say anything nonsense. The mistress is Wen Shu'an, who was personally appointed by the emperor. She is the most kind and virtuous person."
"Oh! Or is he related to the government? How could such a good family belong to our uncle's mansion?"
Nangong Xue did not give her family any dignity at all, and with just one sentence she exposed the fact that her family's title was just a formality.
"The mistress is from the Pu family in Jiangnan. If it weren't for arranging to rescue you, the uncle wouldn't have done it... Fortunately, the uncle treats the mistress with some respect. It's very good that the couple treats each other with respect and respect, just like guests and equals."
Uncle Yang tactfully explained to Nangong Xue the ins and outs of the marriage, but Nangong Xue was not happy.
"I'm wondering, how come they let me out so quickly after claiming I've committed such a heinous crime? And after all this fuss, they actually made such a filthy deal without telling me?! Marrying a smiling porcelain doll like that, what's so special about that?"
Having said this, he was about to walk out the door in a very corrupt manner, wanting to have a clear discussion with his brother.
"What's wrong with Third Uncle? Why is he so angry? But what's missing in this room?" Pu Qiongzhi was standing outside the courtyard gate.
Although she is his sister-in-law, she still has to be careful and proper.
Nangong Xue saw that it was her who came, and she was even more angry, "What are you doing here? The Earl's Mansion naturally has everything!"
"Since I am the son of the Earl's Mansion, there is no need to inform you of anything I need!"
Hearing his words that sounded like he had eaten a firecracker, Pu Qiongzhi was stunned for a moment and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Third Young Master, Third Young Master, what are you talking about! The mistress is still your sister-in-law after all, you can't be so rude, you can't!" Uncle Yang was so anxious when he heard his words that he jumped up and down, and he couldn't stop her.
He looked at his wife's bewildered look and felt extremely guilty.
It's all my fault. I'm an old man and I can't control my mouth. I have to be so nosy!
But Nangong Xue couldn't listen at all at this moment.
"My second brother and I have always kept our distance. It was like this when the old man was around, and it was also like this when my eldest brother was around. Why is he meddling in this? He's even risking his own life!"
"What noble son would marry a merchant's daughter as his wife? If this gets out, everyone will laugh at him!"
"Even though our Gongning Marquis's Mansion has fallen on hard times, it has never reached the point of being so shameless!"
"At worst, I'll just go back to jail. Who cares?"
Hearing his harsh words, Pu Qiongzhi finally understood where his anger came from.
He simply said that his freedom was obtained in exchange for a marriage between his brother and her, a businesswoman, and he was so angry that he couldn't lose face.
"The Third Young Master is quite ambitious. I've heard about this since I was in Jiangnan. Every man in the Marquis Gongning's mansion is a man of courage and integrity. Now that I've met the Third Young Master, I know his reputation is well-deserved."
"I only regret that I haven't read enough books to write a deceitful manifesto to tell the world that our Nangong family has such a good son!"
Hearing her say such innuendos with a smile on her face, Nangong Xue became even angrier.
Not only did he punch the cotton, but the cotton actually laughed at him! How abominable!
"Stop pretending. Do you think I can't hear your sarcasm?" He said angrily, unable to contain his anger.
Pu Qiongzhi shook her head and laughed, "Why would I mock the Third Young Master? It was the Third Young Master who humiliated me first."
"It's the same 800,000 taels of silver, but you, the Third Young Master, disdain it, thinking you'd rather go back to jail than be tainted by the mercenary practices of a merchant. But I used it to treat the refugees in the suburbs of the capital to minced meat porridge, and even His Majesty praised me for my kindness!"
"After all, the Third Young Master is a man of high integrity, unable to tolerate the stench of money. Your dignity is comparable to the lives of these common people."
After hearing what she said, Uncle Yang beside her couldn't help but gasp.
Madam, you are killing people with a blunt knife. These words are so cruel that even he feels scared when he hears them!
I didn’t expect that the lady, who looks gentle and kind, actually has a hot temper and can’t stand being wronged!
Nangong Xue was shaking with anger, but she couldn't utter a word in rebuttal.
Seeing him so angry, Pu Qiongzhi didn't forget to add a light stab, "My concubine and my uncle are husband and wife. Uncle San should not interfere in the affairs between husband and wife. When Uncle San marries a lady from a famous family with his good reputation, I will also wish Uncle San and his wife a loving and harmonious life~"
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