Wu Sheng had long been moved by the love story of his parents told by his father. His biological mother was as beautiful as a fairy. In comparison, the woman who had raised him for nearly twenty years was just an ordinary woman in this mortal world.
Now Wu Sheng is publicly rejected by the second wife, who identifies him as the son of a concubine. Wen Nuan proposes to build a clan temple and magnanimously records the concubine, Wu Sheng's biological mother, who has been dead for twenty years, as a concubine, and Wu Sheng is registered under his biological mother's name.
He adopted a child from the second wife and registered him under his own name, making him his legitimate son.
This proposal was supported by the mother-in-law and the second wife. The mother-in-law had originally wanted to kill the concubine's mother and daughter, and now the news of being accused had spread widely. The mother-in-law thought that she had killed Wu Sheng's biological mother. Although the other party had no evidence, the matter could no longer be concealed. Why should she let Wu Sheng inherit the family business of the first wife's house? There was a grudge between them.
The second wife could take over the first wife's part of the property for free, and since he was the eldest son of the first wife, he was willing to do so.
Only Wu Ran was unwilling. He already had a biological son, so how could he be willing to adopt the second wife's child as his own legitimate son?
But given his status as a concubine's son, the elders in the clan would not allow any compromise due to his abiding by the rules of propriety. His mother was now also a second wife, so he had no chance of winning once the ancestral hall was opened.
Only then did he think of asking Wen Nuan for help. If his wife was willing to recognize Wu Sheng's child, Wu Sheng seemed to understand that the fairy was just a concubine, and instead made him lose his status as a legitimate son, while the vulgar woman could really have another child and would not have to raise him for another twenty years.
Wu Ran had no choice but to ask his father for help, but his father, like his mother, sided with the second wife. The reason was simple: the second wife was healthy and her children had no heart disease.
So, the ancestral hall was opened, and Wen Nuan had a new legitimate son. Wen Nuan continued to work hard and proposed that the eldest son take over the family business from Wu Ran. Wu Ran and Wu Sheng were in poor health, so they should take good care of them. She had taken care of them for twenty years, and now she wanted to rest.
Wu Ran's parents were hesitant at first, but later found out that Wu Ran was really resentful as Wen Nuan said. They were worried that he would be dissatisfied with his adoption and that it would be detrimental to the family business, so they took away the property under his name.
Wu Ran was now penniless and could only live off his family. Seeing this, his son Wu Sheng, who had been relying on him, finally realized that he would have nothing.
Weng Hui was sentenced to enslavement, exile, and thirty years of hard labor, along with his son, Weng Ruolin. Wu Ran was unable to provide relief, and Weng Hui and her son died in exile the following year. It is said that they continued to curse Old Lady Mei and Yuan Zhixi until their deaths.
Before the two were exiled, Mei Erye went to see them. Weng Hui thought Mei Xuanqi had come to rescue them, so she threw herself into Mei Erye's arms and burst into tears.
Mei Xuanqi pushed her away and said, "I just came to see you. We may not see each other again after this farewell."
Weng Hui asked, "Second Master, are you really willing to let us die?"
Mei Xuanqi said: "You can sell the jewelry for silver, and I have nothing to say. Since I gave it to you, it is yours.
You sold your jewelry and framed Shuxin, stole Zhixi's hairpin and even killed the maid to take the blame. You had already lost my heart by then.
But I still felt like the people and children I'd truly loved wouldn't be subjected to this. Until you concealed the kidnapper's letter, and Ruolin collided with Zhixi and fell off Meiling, my last shred of pity vanished. By the time I returned from Meiling, you and your son were already dead in my heart. You even went so far as to poison your mother.
"If a son is not well educated, it's the father's fault. Now, I've come here simply because I feel that if Wakabayashi has grown up in a wrong way, it's probably my fault too. These two sets of thick clothes and food are my last act of devotion to the child."
After Old Lady Mei, Yuan Zhixi and the others recovered, they finally returned to the main house from the plum garden.
Yuan Zhixi said to Mei Xuanqi, "Let's just do as you said in the beginning and be a husband and wife who respect each other like guests and treat each other as equals. There's no need to expect anything else."
Mei Xuanqi thought that as long as she didn't divorce or leave, he could always save the relationship.
The Buddhist disciple said to the little kid, "Zhang Baiyi has been safe and sound here. How long are we going to stay here?"
The little kid suddenly said, "That piece of jade will recognize its owner today. Come with me and take a look."
When Fozi and Xiaowa arrived at the restaurant, they found two private rooms on the same floor. One was occupied by the Mei family, while the other was occupied by Jiang Tao and Wang Xipei, who were passing through and had come to meet Luo Yunyan after learning of her presence. Zhang Baiyi also met the legendary young genius Jiang Tao.
Buddha and Little Baby quickly booked the last private room on this floor.
Wang Xipei and Luo Yunyan chattered endlessly. Meanwhile, Jiang Tao and Zhang Baiyi exchanged greetings before being left speechless and awkward.
Luo Yunyan and Wang Xipei always go to the palace together, which makes Zhang Baiyi really impressed.
As soon as the two men left the box, there seemed to be some unusual movement outside. The two men quickly stood up, especially Jiang Tao. When he went out, he saw that the jade that Jiang Tao gave to Wang Xipei was shining.
Opposite Wang Xipei stood a handsome young man, the jade he was wearing also shining.
Old Lady Mei, Mei Xuanrui, Mei Xuanqi, Ma Jingling, Yuan Zhixi and others from another box also came out, and everyone was looking at the two pieces of jade shining brightly.
The Buddhist and the little boy, who had been paying attention to the movements outside, opened the door of the private room and invited the two groups of people into their private room.
Luo Yunyan and Zhang Baiyi were familiar with the abbot of Tianyuan Temple and several senior monks, so they had met the Buddhist disciple and the little kid.
Old Mrs. Mei and Ma Jingling had also met Fuzi and the little kid, so both groups entered Fuzi's private room.
The two sides exchanged greetings and briefly introduced their names. Only Wang Xipei, now publicly known to the public as deceased, gave a pseudonym.
Wang Xipei and Mei Yinxi both took off the jade they were wearing, and everyone took turns looking at it carefully.
When the two pieces of jade came into Jiang Tao's hands, they suddenly shone brightly, especially the smaller one, whose brilliance suddenly became dazzling.
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