Chapter 447: Does Grandma think that Big Brother is right?
Wang, whose heart was chilled to the bone, was no longer soft-hearted towards Tang Gang, nor did she consider the old lady's health in every way. She did not delay at all in letting her know about Tang Rong's affairs. Today at noon, the old lady who was admiring the flowers in the yard heard the two maids gossiping. When she asked them further, the gossiping maids told her all about the embarrassing things that Tang Rong and Tao Yiran had done last year. The old lady felt dizzy due to the anger and it took her a long time to recover.
Ganlu persuaded her to pretend she knew nothing and that she couldn't do anything about it. But how could the old lady be so blind and heartless at this time? She just passed the message to Wang.
Ganlu sighed helplessly. Some things cannot be eaten or criticized. If she had to criticize them, she was afraid that the old lady would lose face. After all, the things the prince did could not stand up to scrutiny.
When Wang arrived, she sent the two maids to prison while persuading the old lady not to meddle in outside affairs, telling her that they were all rumors and could not be trusted. She still looked like she was doing this for her own good.
The more she acted like this, the more the old lady wanted to know. In the end, Wang had no choice but to tell her everything, including how Tang Rong instigated her aunt to cause trouble in the mansion and spread rumors outside, which led to a strained relationship with his uncle.
As for the recent rumors, she could only say that there was no evidence, but what the Xu family said was true. The Mu family did use Tao Yiran's name to get the Xu family's son to do things. "Mrs. Xu said that if it weren't for the fact that the Marquis was sick and bedridden, she would definitely come to the door to question him. The Mu family didn't say anything."
Her words were tantamount to directly sentencing Tao Yiran to guilt. The old lady was anxious and angry, and she suspected that Wang was behind this. She even blamed her for not managing the mansion carefully. If she had been more strict, she would not have allowed the dirty things from outside to be sent in, giving Tao Yiran the opportunity to make trouble.
But before she could figure out how to start, Wang made her attitude clear, "Even if mother blames me, I will no longer care about the affairs of the eldest brother and his wife. When the eldest brother instigated his aunt to slander me, the mother-son relationship between him and me was severed. Now I am only the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, and I only do what a mistress should do."
"Mother, please don't force me. If you think I'm narrow-minded, just take away my housekeeper rights. I don't want to mention what the Marquis did in Huaijiang. He hates the second son to the extreme. I can't persuade my husband, and I can't give my son a fair fight. I have long been an incompetent person. I won't blame mother."
The old lady was speechless, and she did not react until Wang left. Gan Lu looked as if she knew it would be like this, and she had to persuade the old lady a few more times. Finally, the old lady shed tears and said, "The old man left, leaving me here to suffer alone."
Gan Lu handed over a handkerchief, "When the old marquis was in charge, it was so glorious. Every family in the capital was polite to you, and the mansion was prosperous and peaceful. Now the marquis is in charge, and the lady is in charge of the inner house. The mansion is no longer as it was when the old marquis was there, so the lady is naturally having a harder time than you did. Don't blame her."
The old lady was born in a landlord's family and could only read a few words. She did not suffer any grievances after becoming the wife of a marquis, because the old marquis was very powerful and no one could look down on the mansion with him around. This also made the old lady live in an illusion, thinking that she could do nothing wrong when she was in control, but something always went wrong when she became the wife.
She had forgotten that the old Marquis had passed away a long time ago, that the Marquis had not achieved much, and that the Marquis's Mansion was no longer what it was when the old Marquis was alive, so naturally it was no longer as prosperous and peaceful as it had been before.
Ganlu’s words made the old lady sad again. She didn’t even want to eat lunch and just wanted to see Xin An.
When Xin An arrived, the old lady was not in a good mood. After careful questioning, he realized that the old lady must have done something to irritate her mother-in-law. Otherwise, with her mother-in-law's control over Chunrong Hall, how could a maid dare to gossip secretly and be heard by the old lady?
"At the beginning, my father and mother decided not to tell my grandmother about the bad things happening outside and make her worry."
"Don't worry, grandma. Once something goes wrong, we can just solve it. No family can be smooth all the time. There will always be some troubles, but they are not a big deal."
She no longer had the mood nor the patience to deal with these things. In her opinion, they were just looking for trouble. There were so many things waiting for her outside. Sister Lin, who had said she wanted to see her a long time ago, had no time. She was also in a hurry to return to Qiushiyuan to write a letter to her father.
The old lady asked her to persuade Wang, "She said some harsh words in anger, saying that the mother-son relationship was broken, which is too serious."
Xin An raised his eyes, "Grandma, do you think what big brother did was right?"
"Even though my mother is my stepmother, she is still an elder. She has treated him sincerely and taken good care of him. As the saying goes, a son should not criticize his mother's mistakes. But he secretly made a big fuss about it, saying that my stepmother was mean and vicious. People are kind-hearted. What position do you want me to take to persuade my mother to be tolerant and generous?"
"My mother has loved and protected me since I entered the mansion. If I speak up to persuade her, it would be tantamount to betraying her. If she thinks that I, as her daughter-in-law, think that she is narrow-minded and intolerant, how can she cope with it?"
The old lady wanted to say something but stopped herself. She had always thought that Xin An was the most obedient, sensible and filial.
But Xin An's words made it impossible for her to refute, and she finally said dejectedly, "I know your mother has been wronged, but if everyone in this family wants to be strong and no one is willing to take a step back, how can this family still be a family?"
Xin An asked again, "Then why is it always one person who takes a step back?"
"Just because she took a step back once, does that mean she has to keep backing off? Why shouldn't it be the person who made the mistake who backs off?"
The old lady had never thought about this problem. People are like this. As long as they think someone is sensible, they will put the hat of sensible on her head. While saying that they understand her grievances, they will ask her to give in everywhere. Even though they know that she is suffering a loss and being wronged, she will not want to change.
Because it's harder than changing someone who never gives in.
In a family, there must always be someone who is willing to suffer losses.
"Grandmother, please don't worry about these things. Some things cannot be forced. Just let them be like this. After all, they all rely on the Marquis' Mansion. No one can do anything that harms others and does not benefit themselves."
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Xin An felt tired and annoyed. He didn't expect that after Tang Rong left, Tao Yiran was replaced by an old lady.
Everyone in her mother's family is thinking about how to contribute to the advancement of the family. When an opportunity arises, the whole family will come together and tacitly give all the credit to her father. It's not because the family members are so great, but because they know that as long as one person stands out, everyone will benefit, and the effect will be extremely obvious.
Her in-laws are always thinking about how to make their family suffer, how to favor someone, and how to suppress someone. They don't have to deal with so many things outside and are always busy with all kinds of troubles.
If we were not inseparable, I would really like to live alone.
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