Mingxiu found it amusing to watch from the sidelines. Yindu was such a grown man, yet he was still jealous of a child. She didn't pay any attention to the little tiff between the father and son.
She went out with her two daughters-in-law. Recently, Mingxiu felt that her life was getting better and better.
"Madam Tang, these two are your daughters-in-law? Oh, they're so pretty." Mingxiu heard someone say this as she walked by.
"Yes, Auntie, why are you here all by yourself? Didn't your son Abao come with you today?" Mingxiu said, looking at the woman standing next to her.
"Following them, following them, we just wanted to eat some of your pastries again, so we brought some people to buy them. I'm too old to walk any further, so I'll sit here and wait for them." The old woman smiled and looked at Mingxiu with a kind expression.
After greeting the old lady, Mingxiu led the Guarjia clan and the Yierjuelogen clan behind her and continued walking forward.
Voices could be heard from behind from time to time: "I knew this Tang family was not simple. Look at these two daughters-in-law, they can't be raised in an ordinary family. And their two sons, I've met them too, they are really handsome and talented, and they have such an air about them, they really look like noblemen."
"Yes, yes, I saw him too. Tell me, why is this Doctor Zhao getting into trouble with the Tang family for no reason? Isn't he afraid they'll come after him later?"
"What do you not understand? Didn't the Tang family have a conflict with Doctor Zhao's relatives a while ago? He did it on purpose, deliberately causing trouble for them. And what happened? They were forced to back down."
"Looking for trouble? What trouble? I don't know anything about it. Tell me, tell me!" As he spoke, a crowd gradually gathered around him.
"Hmph, your information network is really outdated. Didn't the master of that Zhang family lose his wife before? He later married this Doctor Zhao's cousin. A while ago, Master Zhang went out, and as a result, his new wife abused the child left behind by his first wife. No one in the whole mansion said a word. I happened to see it the other day. The child was skin and bones, covered in wounds, and looked like he was about to die. It was the woman from the Tang family who saw it, felt sorry for the child, and took him away."
Afterwards, the second wife went to the Tang residence to demand the child back but was kicked out. Then, the family of Zhang's first wife found out and took the child away. The child is now living in a house next to the Tang residence, waiting for Zhang to return and cause trouble. The second wife is now afraid and wants the child back, but the Tang family refuses, saying they must wait for Zhang's return. Fearful and resentful, the wife asked Doctor Zhao for help, but to her surprise, the Tang family wasn't afraid at all.
"What? This is too much! How can you abuse a child like this, and there's no one to talk to? This so-called stepmother is too vicious!"
"That's right, that's right. It's too much to kill a child like that. No wonder the Tang family couldn't stand it. If I could afford to offend them, I would really like to fight them. If I were gone, how could I bear to see my child being abused like this?" A lady listening nearby immediately thought of herself and felt extremely distressed.
This statement immediately stirred up everyone's emotions, and they didn't have a good impression of this woman whom the Zhang family had married later.
Mingxiu and the others walked ahead and smiled with satisfaction as they heard what was coming from behind.
Guarjia and Yierjuelogen followed Mingxiu and finished eating their fill of gossip. They had gone to a less conspicuous place to listen to the whole thing before leaving.
The two of them were very excited. They usually lived in secluded mansions, and they never expected to have the opportunity to stand on the street and listen to gossip so happily.
Cheng Huan and Zhang Tinglu arrived at this time. Originally, Zhang Tinglu was going to go directly home with the address in hand, but while walking on the street, he suddenly saw the Empress in front of him, and then followed his gaze to see the Grand Consort and the Imperial Noble Consort, who was also his mother-in-law.
He quickly went over to let Chenghuan see if it was her. He wasn't sure, but Chenghuan recognized her at a glance. These were her mother, her eldest sister-in-law, and her second sister-in-law.
"Mother," Cheng Huan got off the carriage without paying any attention to Zhang Tinglu. When Mingxiu heard the familiar voice, she turned around and saw Cheng Huan running towards her, with Zhang Tinglu chasing after her.
Mingxiu was startled. Just then, a carriage came running up in front of them. Chenghuan was already in front of the carriage. Mingxiu was terrified: "Be careful, get out of the way!"
Fortunately, at the last moment, Zhang Tinglu caught up from behind and grabbed Chenghuan, thus preventing him from having close contact with the horse.
Mingxiu stood there, feeling like she was about to have a heart attack. Behind her, Guarjia and Yierjueluo were also somewhat stunned by this turn of events.
After Mingxiu recovered, she immediately pulled Guarjia and Yierjuelogen behind her to her side: "What are you doing? Are you out of your mind? Is this a place to run? If your husband hadn't been quick, you would be a pile of minced meat by now." Mingxiu poked Chenghuan's forehead in exasperation. She wasn't like this before.
Cheng Huan only realized what was happening after Ming Xiu poked her like that. She clutched her chest in fear, feeling a mix of grievance and lingering apprehension welling up inside her: "I... I just missed you so much."
Mingxiu rolled her eyes, completely unimpressed: "Heh, I think you're just asking for it. We weren't this excited when we came back to see you after being away for over a year."
Cheng Huan tugged at Ming Xiu's sleeve, feeling a little aggrieved: "Mother, I was wrong. I was just too excited. I promise I won't do it again."
Looking at Chenghuan's aggrieved eyes, Mingxiu struggled with her feelings for a long time before finally sighing, "You, don't do that again next time, you know how dangerous that was."
Seeing Mingxiu's change, Chenghuan burst out laughing. She took off Zhang Tinglu's arms and hugged Mingxiu, saying, "I know, I know, I definitely won't do it again. Mom~ I missed you so much. Did you miss me?"
Mingxiu looked at Chenghuan in her arms with a gentle expression, as if she could see Chenghuan as a child, acting coquettishly towards her: "Of course I miss you."
Guarjia and Yierjuelogen exchanged a glance, and Guarjia spoke first: "Alright, alright, Chenghuan, have you missed us? It's been so long since we've seen each other." Of course they hadn't seen each other on the road; they just arrived a few days later.
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