Chapter 94 The Marquis's Commoner Wife 4
It was almost noon when Ning Yan finally woke up. When she saw the sky outside, she immediately panicked and reached out to push the man beside her, "Husband, wake up! We seem to have overslept!"
Han Yongjin patted her arm reassuringly, "Don't worry, it's okay if we're late. It's not even noon yet. We can get ready and go over to pay our respects to Mother and have lunch with her."
Ning Yan chuckled inwardly. She had heard everything that happened outside this morning. Want to eat? The old hag probably wanted to eat someone alive!
"But I need to serve tea to Mother, and I got up so late. I hope Mother won't blame me."
"How could that be? Mother is the kindest of all. My wife is so lovely, she will surely like you."
Ning Yan immediately said, "Really? Mother is really that good? That's so lucky. My mother said..."
What could her mother say? She said nothing except that she should be filial to her mother-in-law and serve her husband well.
But her mother will talk about it often from now on.
Then, Ning Yan recounted all the ways that the matriarchs of those aristocratic families tormented their daughters-in-law: not letting them get up when bowing, making them suffer when serving tea, making them copy Buddhist scriptures and collect Buddhist beans for no reason, making them pretend to be sick so that the housekeeper would take care of them, and making the daughters-in-law contribute to their dowry instead of giving them money.
Some men go to great lengths to annoy their daughters-in-law, such as stuffing men into their sons' rooms, drugging them to cause miscarriages, or even giving them sterilization drugs. Others try to solve the problem once and for all by finding their daughters-in-law other men and falsely accusing them of adultery.
Han Yongjin was stunned by what he heard. He had heard about the secrets of the inner quarters of the household before, but this was the first time he had heard such detailed secrets. He always felt that those mothers-in-law who tormented their daughters-in-law were all perverts!
Looking at his expression, Ning Yan smiled contemptuously to herself. Just wait and see, your mother is the pervert you're talking about!
It took the two of them more than half an hour to reach the old lady's courtyard. By then, it was truly lunchtime.
"Son and daughter-in-law greet their mother."
The old lady had been waiting for a long time and her anger had subsided. No, it wasn't that she had lost her anger, but rather that she had calmed down and was no longer about to explode on the spot!
If you're late in paying your respects, it must be your daughter-in-law's fault, your son is definitely not at fault. She smiled and waved to the Marquis of Zhennan, "My son, come quickly. I heard you didn't eat breakfast this morning. Come and try the snacks that your mother had Granny Feng make."
Han Yongjin strode over to the chair next to the old lady and sat down. Just as he was about to take a snack, he noticed that his dear wife was still half-squatting and bowing.
Ning Yan looked up at the right moment, gave him a wronged look, and then lowered her eyes, looking obedient.
"Yan'er, why aren't you getting up yet? Come here, Mother has prepared some snacks for us, have a taste."
The old lady: ...She just wanted to mess with this vixen, but her good son insisted on going against her.
Well, it's really not appropriate for her to do too much in front of her son.
Moreover, this vixen is just a country bumpkin, so why is her bowing posture so standard?
"Yes, you should get up too. Someone, prepare some tea. I've been wanting to drink this new bride's tea for a long time, and today I've finally waited for it."
Han Yongjin watched Ning Yan get up with a smile. He thought to himself, "I knew it. Although my mother is sometimes confused, she is still good to her son. Why would she deliberately torment his new wife?"
I must have been suspicious because of the story Yan'er told me.
Soon, the head maid of Shou'an Hall brought up a cup of tea. Ning Yan knelt down and picked up the teacup offered by the maid. Soon, her brows furrowed almost imperceptibly. "Please, please have some tea, Mother-in-law."
You don't like her as your daughter-in-law? Then she doesn't deserve to call you "mother"!
The old lady glanced at the maid, and seeing her nod almost imperceptibly, a slight smile appeared on her face. "Now that you have married into the Zhennan Marquis's mansion, you are a member of the Han family. From now on, you must be filial to your mother-in-law, love your children, take good care of your husband, and fulfill your duties as a daughter-in-law and wife..."
Before she could stop rambling on and on, Ning Yan deliberately tilted her hand, causing the teacup to fall to the ground. Then, with a panicked expression, she waved her hands and explained, "I, I didn't mean to, my husband, I really didn't mean to, it's just that my hand hurts so much..."
Han Yongjin could see clearly that Yan'er was so hot that tears were about to fall, and her fingertips were bright red.
Actually, the water used to brew tea wasn't that hot anymore, and Ning Yan was holding the bottom of the cup, so it wouldn't have been burned. It was just that she had tampered with it beforehand, making her fingers look like they were burned, all so that Han Yongjin would see his mother's true colors.
Han Yongjin nervously grabbed Ning Yan's hand. Seeing that her fair fingers were covered in red marks, he felt a pang of heartache. It turned out that the mother-in-law's unreasonable torment of her daughter-in-law was indeed true, and that her mother's previous refusal to let Yan'er get up was also intentional.
Who brewed the tea just now?
The head maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground with a thud. "Lord Zhennan, spare my life! I didn't mean to!"
"You didn't scald Madam like this on purpose. If you had, she would have lost her life."
"Liefeng, drag this damned slut out and beat her to death!"
It is indeed cruel to take a maid's life for a cup of tea, but Yan'er has just entered the manor. If he does not take drastic measures to deter her, these servants will bully Yan'er even more recklessly in the future.
He hoped his mother could understand his thoughts and stop provoking him.
The old lady was furious: "Jin'er, this is my head maid, you can't just kill her like that!"
Han Yongjin remained completely unmoved. Lie Feng, who was outside the door, had already entered. He bowed to the Marquis of Zhennan and then dragged the maid out.
Han Yongjin didn't want to stay in Shou'an Hall any longer. He picked up Ning Yan and said, "Yan'er is injured. I'll go and apply medicine for her. I'll take my leave."
Ning Yan tugged at the man's sleeve and whispered, "But, but I haven't served tea to my mother-in-law yet. Does that mean I'm not considered a member of the Han family?"
Husband, please put me down. I need to serve tea to my mother-in-law.
Otherwise, my mother-in-law will be angry.
Han Yongjin: "Yan'er, you are too sensible. You have already been included in the Han family genealogy, so naturally you are a member of the Han family."
The old lady really wanted to shout: "Get out! Who wants to drink the tea you offer?"
Huh? When did this vixen from the countryside get added to the Han family genealogy?
Could it be something that happened half a month ago when my son suddenly wanted to go to pay respects to our ancestors?
Good, good, he really is her good son.
How could Ning Yan just leave like that? Wouldn't all that kneeling have been for nothing?
Han Yongjin couldn't refuse her, so he had someone brew tea again. He even personally tested the temperature to make sure it wouldn't burn anyone before handing the teacup to Ning Yan.
Ancient clothing had wide, large sleeves, making it incredibly easy to cover up certain things.
(End of this chapter)
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