"Yes, I follow my mother's arrangements."
Young Master Yao immediately said that since he knew his true origin, he was destined to stand on his mother's side, otherwise the fate that awaited him was self-evident.
"Don't worry about the rest. Just get your marriage done first, and I'll figure out the rest."
After sending her son away, Mrs. Yao went to the Buddhist temple where she usually worshipped Buddha, took out a piece of paper with a plum blossom pattern printed on it, wrote a few words on it, and asked her trusted nanny to deliver it while she was shopping the next day.
The weather in Kyoto was getting colder day by day, and the Yao family, from top to bottom, was busy preparing for the marriage of their eldest young master. A month later, Dong Qinglian finally married the eldest son Yao as she wished and became Madam Yao. When she first entered the Yao Mansion, she tried her best to be humble and polite, and behaved gently, which won her a good reputation.
But the good times didn't last long. When she and Young Master Yao were still on their honeymoon, the couple and Madam Yao were kicked out of the Yao Mansion.
The reason turned out to be that Young Master Yao was not Mr. Yao's son at all, but the product of Madam Yao's affair with her cousin. The matter was even reported to the Jingzhao Prefecture, and eventually Madam Yao was divorced on the spot.
After receiving the judgment from Jingzhao Prefecture, Mr. Yao wrote a letter of divorce on the spot. He also asked the yamen runners to take Madam Yao's original dowry list. All of Madam Yao's dowry was cleared out of the Yao Mansion that same day, and Dong Qinglian's dowry was also sent out of the mansion.
Mrs. Yao was not stupid. She knew that the situation on Mr. Yao's side was irreversible, so she simply sued her cousin, saying that she was forced and that she had been blackmailed by her cousin because of this matter and had to give him money every year. Eventually, Mr. Yao found out. In this case, she also wanted to seek justice for herself.
Mrs. Yao's cousin was also not a good person. He refused to admit that he had forced Mrs. Yao. He said that he and his cousin were in love with each other, but were forced to separate because of the need for family marriage. He also presented the love poems written by his cousin to him as evidence.
For a moment, the prefect of Jingzhao didn't know how to judge. The former Madam Yao insisted that she was indeed familiar with her cousin before she got married, but she only regarded him as a brother and had no other thoughts. Those poems were also written under the dictation of her cousin whom she trusted. She was the victim and now she was branded as unclean.
The cousin immediately presented the letters between him and the former wife Yao after she got married to defend himself and successfully saved himself, but made his cousin's family hate him.
The whole incident was full of twists and turns. The common people and dignitaries in Kyoto watched a free show, and the aftermath of the incident did not dissipate until the New Year.
The former Madam Yao, Yu Wanwan, had really lost all her dignity and face. The Yu family claimed that she was divorced and would not welcome her back to her parents' home. They also directly severed ties with her.
The former eldest son of the Yao family was also erased from the Yao family's genealogy, completely losing the protection of his identity. He became a person without support and could be bullied at will. The huge gap made him completely depressed.
The most shocked person was Dong Qinglian. She didn't expect that the person she married after carefully selecting someone would be of such a disgraceful status. She regretted it so much that she could only shed tears every day. Although the other party's status was problematic, there was no problem with their marriage certificate. She was now his wife, and this was a fact that could not be changed.
After experiencing such a thing, Yu Wanwan knew that her family could no longer stay in Kyoto. She was also afraid of revenge from the Yao family. She originally wanted to drag her cousin into the water to earn some sympathy for herself, but now her shoes have been wet. She immediately ordered her son to pack up and leave Kyoto as quickly as possible, otherwise something might happen.
When Dong Qinglian and her elder brother came to Kyoto, they were in great glory. When they left, they were in disgrace and even sold their dowry. Their destination was Yongfeng County, which was one level above Wangshan Town.
As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Yu Wanwan's dowry was not taken back, so she decided to move to another place. When her son had children, she would raise her grandchildren well. She would eventually be able to hold her head high.
This is how she comforted Dong Qinglian, and she also handed over the housekeeper power to her daughter-in-law, so that she would have a greater sense of belonging to this family. She forced Dong Qinglian to cheer up and take care of things along the way, and the group left Kyoto when the first snow fell.
Shijiu told Lianyi about Dong Qinglian's experiences. After all, the masterminds behind her miserable fate were Lianyi and Shijiu, and they did it together.
When Lianyi was sure that Dong Qinglian had married Mr. Yao as she wished and they were very much in love on their honeymoon, she asked Shijiu to put the letter, the jade pendant, and the whereabouts of the adulterer on Mr. Yao's desk.
After getting the evidence, Mr. Yao did not make it public. He secretly sent his confidant to capture Madam Yao's cousin and her lover. After confirming the birthmark on the body of the eldest son Yao, he directly accused Yu Wanwan of infidelity and confusing the bloodline of the Yao family. Because of the thorough preparation and the presence of both human and material evidence, the matter was resolved smoothly.
After kicking Madam Yao out of the house, he promoted the illegitimate son's biological mother as his principal wife, and the illegitimate son officially became his legitimate son. After cutting down the lush green forest above his head, he was in a particularly good mood. Not long after the New Year, news came out that the new wife was pregnant, and the onlookers said that this was the spring for Master Yao.
The ladies who knew the secrets of the backyard all said privately that Yu Wanwan was cruel enough. She had used means to make Mr. Yao have only one illegitimate son. Now that she was divorced, Mr. Yao had good news, which showed how strong her control over the backyard was. If Mr. Yao had not taken action personally, she would have let her get away with it forever.
However, they were also very wary of this concubine who was promoted to the position of the legal wife. After all, under Yu Wanwan's strict supervision, she was able to successfully give birth to a son and raised him to be such an outstanding person. It was obvious that she was also a woman with considerable means.
Only the parties involved know the truth of the matter. The hustle and bustle of Kyoto is far away from Song Dachuan's family. They are worried about the lack of snow.
There is an old saying that "auspicious snow means a good harvest", which was summed up by farmers from generation to generation. This is because if there is no snow in winter, it will be difficult for winter wheat to survive. Snow is like a quilt that can cover the wheat seedlings and prevent their roots from being frozen to death. After the snow melts next year, it can also nourish the roots and allow them to grow rapidly.
More importantly, it can freeze the insect eggs hidden in the soil to death, so that there will be no large-scale insect plague next year. However, it is not snowing now. Although it is a warm winter due to the cool weather, the soil has become a hotbed for the hatching of insect eggs. Two days ago, Song Dachuan went to turn the soil on purpose and indeed saw many living insect eggs.
"Dad, during the New Year, go buy some more food and store it. If it doesn't snow this winter, next year might be a disaster."
Although Lianyi didn't want to admit it, she could feel that next year would be difficult. (End of this chapter)
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