He's a father, how could he say these things to his daughter? It's so... so awkward. This is something a woman should do.
After saying this, Xiao Minghui cautiously glanced in his mother's direction, wanting to see how she would react. If she was angry, he would stop talking.
He glanced at her and saw that she had no expression, so could he continue?
"Mom, may I say a few more words?" Before speaking, one must have a bit of survival instinct.
"Hmm," Mo Yan responded faintly.
Xiao Minghui understood, and continued, "Yu Die, Yu Fei, no matter how much you dislike each other right now, you must protect each other once you get out of here."
"Yu Die won't go out with Xiao Yufei."
Mo Yan interrupted Xiao Minghui directly, which was also a way of telling Xiao Minghui that he should treat his granddaughter Xiao Yufei as if she didn't exist.
To be honest, his words resonated differently with his two daughters.
To Xiao Yudie, her father was still biased. He pretended nothing had happened, and his words were nothing more than telling her to get along well with Xiao Yufei in the future, and to take care of Xiao Yufei if they went out together. She didn't want to argue, and just listened.
Xiao Yufei felt wronged, thinking that her father no longer loved her and didn't want to listen to her feelings at all, which made her extremely upset.
Xiao Minghui felt a little wronged. Before he could finish speaking, Mo Yan gave him a cold look. He silently shut his mouth.
"Why did you stop? Keep going!"
Mo Yan looked at him. Wasn't he about to say something? Why is he not saying anything now?
Xiao Minghui: "..."
“Okay,” he hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to say it or not. “I made another mistake, which was letting Aunt Lin manage the household. That was indeed a mistake.”
Yu Die's father wants to apologize to you. It was your aunt who made you suffer. Father will definitely get justice for you.
As for your mother, your father will have a serious talk with her and try to get her to manage the household in the future.
Xiao Minghui thought, if the concubine can't manage the household, then the legal wife should be able to, right?
Xiao Minghui didn't quite understand why Xu Youran could lock herself in the small courtyard for so long. He had no intention of isolating her, nor did he think of favoring Lin Ling. He also respected Xu Youran.
He respected his wife and genuinely wanted to get along with her, but somehow things turned out differently.
He was really helpless and didn't know what to do.
Xiao Minghui was an ancient man. In his upbringing, he was taught to treat his wife with the utmost respect. He had never considered taking a concubine, but some events later forced him to do so.
Later on, Xu Youran locked himself up. He found it absurd that a legal wife would just run out to the yard and lock herself up, no matter what he said or how he tried to communicate with her, it was no use. She always acted like he was a scumbag. How was he a scumbag?
He didn't neglect her, nor did he intend to hurt her.
"No need. Xu Youran wants to be a vegetarian and chant Buddhist scriptures. You don't have to force her. What? Do you think your mother can't manage this household? Or do you think your mother can't raise Yudie well?"
Xiao Minghui quickly shook his head and explained, "No, no, no, it would be better if Mother were willing to teach Yudie herself. It was my fault..." He felt so humble...
...
How is Xu Youran doing now?
In the courtyard, Xu Youran looked at the three vegetarian dishes and one soup in front of her and made a bitter face. She didn't want to eat them at all.
"Mom, how can we eat this bland, watery soup? There's not a single drop of oil in it!"
She felt like her stomach was full of grass, and she didn't want to eat any of it.
She wants to be vegetarian, but that doesn't mean she has to eat this kind of food. She should at least have chicken soup and vegetables.
"Mom, this is not the life I want to live. And there are so many Buddhist scriptures, how am I ever going to be able to copy them all?"
This is completely different from what I expected.
She wanted to live the same life as before, eating and drinking every day, having afternoon tea, and eating exquisite meals. Even when she occasionally ate vegetarian food, it wasn't like this. She would go to pray to Buddha when she was happy, and not go when she was unhappy.
The courtyard now looks bare, and the rooms are completely devoid of any decorations. This isn't a place for quiet contemplation; it's like being in prison.
The mother standing to the side was also quite helpless. Now that the old lady had returned, she was naturally in charge of the household.
Previously, the madam had been living her own quiet life behind closed doors, ignoring everything outside, including the eldest daughter. Naturally, the old madam was angry, which is why she was forced to truly live a life of seclusion.
If the lady hadn't neglected the eldest daughter all these years, perhaps things would have been different.
Seeing that her mother didn't speak, Xu Youran was on the verge of tears. She looked at the dishes and said, "I don't want to live like this forever, do I? I regret it, I regret it, okay? I really don't want to live like this anymore."
She didn't want to live like that. She didn't want to face the ancient Buddha and the dim lamp every day, nor did she want to eat these bland and tasteless meals.
The mother felt a little sad seeing her young lady like this. She had watched her grow up since she was a child and treated her like her own daughter.
"Miss, don't worry. As long as you apologize to the old lady, she will definitely forgive you. From now on, you should take good care of the household chores. I believe you will get better and better."
Xu Youran looked disgusted upon hearing this. She refused, "I don't want to compete for favor with that kind of woman, and I don't want to see Xiao Minghui and that woman getting along well..."
The mother was somewhat helpless, but wasn't this normal? In this era where men could have multiple wives and concubines, it was already very good that the master only had one concubine.
It's better than having a dozen or so concubines, those are the real headaches. "Madam, you have to understand, every family is the same, there's never just one wife, there are always concubines. Master explained to you back then that he was tricked by that slut and brought her in as a concubine. If you had been more assertive, you would definitely have had a better life than you do now."
The wet nurse had no choice but to slowly explain to her young mistress how everything should be done. She hoped the young lady would understand; otherwise, they would probably never be able to leave this courtyard for the rest of their lives.
For the sake of her eldest daughter, the old lady wouldn't divorce the mistress. However, leaving this courtyard would be extremely difficult. The general wasn't one to make decisions for his daughter, especially since the daughter herself had made a mistake.
Neglecting one's family and neglecting one's daughter is the biggest mistake one can make.
...
The carriage swayed and rattled for a long time before finally arriving at the manor in the suburbs. Lin Ling lived in the dilapidated courtyard next door, while the maids and stewards lived on the other side. When they saw the manor's carriage arrive, they hurried over.
"Greetings, Madam, Master, and Miss."
Mo Yan's maids understood her thoughts quite well, and none of them called the tied-up second young lady.
"Take us to see Lin Ling."
"Yes! My aunt bought food today and also gave some silver to Granny Lin to deliver a message to Lin Jun and the young prince."
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