Unexpectedly, Shuangshuang said that she couldn’t sleep even if she went back and wanted to eat something.
Mei Xuanqi said that the big restaurants haven't opened yet at this time, and you have never liked those breakfast shops that set up stalls early in the morning.
Since you are hungry, I am afraid the breakfast prepared by your chef is better than the one outside.
But Shuangshuang refused and insisted on eating out today, so Mei Xuanqi accompanied her to find food. Sure enough, the big restaurants were closed. After a round, they finally found a small shop selling beef noodles. Mei Xuanqi thought the food was not bad, but Shuangshuang only picked up a few noodles with the end of her chopsticks and stopped eating.
Later, we changed to another restaurant and ordered a bowl of wontons. Shuangshuang took a bite and drank a spoonful of soup.
I had walked around till I ran out of places to visit, so I went to all the open shops to see if they had anything I wanted to eat. After I sent Shuangshuang home, I came out again and found that there were obviously more shops open.
Mei Xuanqi first went to the pharmacy to ask if the legs of the man who had been kneeling all night were injured. The pharmacist said that he had to see a doctor and prescribed some medicine to relax the muscles and tendons. He bought those first, and also bought medicine to treat the injuries on his face.
On his way back, he saw that some big restaurants were open, so he bought two baskets of tofu skin buns and packed six servings of meat-duck wontons. He asked the waiter in the store to send one portion of the buns and wontons to Wu Shuangshuang's house, and he planned to take the rest back to appease the girls.
He didn't know how to make it up to her, so he decided to just give Ruyi whatever she wanted.
He asked the servant to take the packed food, and he carried the medicine excitedly back to his yard, only to see a corpse covered with a white cloth.
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This was not the most painful thing for him. When Ruyi's suicide note was placed in front of him...
"What on earth are you thinking about?" Weng Hui fell into Mei Xuanqi's arms. He subconsciously hugged her, sighed in his heart, and then said, "Nothing, it's not close. You should get some sleep first."
After the people from the second house left, Mrs. Mei started to clean up the house.
The servants and maids who ran errands for Jin Huanlan and leaked information were all pulled out.
These maids and servants were either sold or driven away to the farm, leaving only Jin Huanlan's personal maid. Old Madam Mei said with a cold face, "Give her a glass of wine."
Jin Huanlan's actions this time were not without the help of this girl. She was malicious and a bit clever, so she was the one who could not be kept alive.
After everyone had finished handling the matter, Old Lady Mei looked at Jin Huanlan and said, "Drag him out and have him beaten to death."
Mei Xuanrui, the eldest uncle of the Mei family, was about to kneel down and beg for mercy. Old Madam Mei glanced at him and said, "It's not your turn yet."
Old Madam Mei sent her personal maid, now the old nanny, to the courtyard to oversee the execution. After sending all the servants out and leaving only her, Mei Xuanrui, and Ma Jingling, Old Madam Mei said, "Jin Huanlan has been deliberately plotting to exchange a concubine for a legitimate wife for a decade or more.
Now, she is trying her best to make the head of the family destroy her own child. It is because of her selfish greed that Mei Yinshan is so stupid.
Whether it's the conflict between legitimate and illegitimate children or the attempt to murder the mistress and her son, they cannot be allowed to remain. Leaving them behind will only lead to disaster."
Although he still couldn't bear to part with Jin Huanlan, Mei Xuanrui didn't dare to refute his mother.
Then Mrs. Mei continued, "You helped her swap two children. Although you were deceived at first, you knew the truth but remained silent for more than ten years.
You two brothers are now the heads of the family, the patriarchs of the Mei family. According to the ancient precepts of the Three Obediences, I cannot punish you. I can only ask you, as your mother, to give half of the farmland under your management.
Seven days later, when Mei Hexiao recovers, I will hand over this part of the farmland to him, and I will personally lead my grandson in business and manage the family."
When he said this, his brows relaxed slightly and a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Old Madam Mei turned to Ma Jingling and said, "You've had a lot of hardship over the past decade or so. Although your circumstances are understandable, you ultimately had the intention of harming others.
I made three more fake birth charts, nearly implicating innocent people. Fortunately, I didn't do it in the end, otherwise, you, as a mother, would regret it for the rest of your life. I will take back your housekeeping power and give it all to Yuan Zhixi, the second wife."
Old Lady Mei thought that there were actually quite a few flaws in this matter, but her eldest daughter-in-law was too concerned and blinded by her own concerns, making her seem less capable than Yuan Zhixi. Although the Mei family had always followed the rule of appointing the eldest son as the heir, the position ultimately depended on the ability of the heir.
At this point, Uncle Mei finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Mother, are you going to take away the authority of our first wife's house and give it to the second wife?"
Old Madam Mei said, "I'll hand it over to whoever has a promising future. You don't have to worry about handing it over to the second wife. Isn't your son Mei Hexiao still the one I'm eyeing now?
If He Xiao could handle the responsibility, the entire Mei family would be handed over to him in the future. It would be perfectly legitimate for him to take over.
I don't have any hope for you and your brother. You are so confused, and your brother is almost as confused as you.
Both daughters-in-law have their own concerns and don't want to take on this burden. The two oldest sons of the third generation are your sons Mei Yinshan and Mei Hexiao. You should take good care of Yinshan in the future.
He Xiao will follow me. I, an old man, will personally lead him and see if I can train him to become a leader of the Mei family."
Yuan Zhixi, who was sitting in the carriage, had no idea that the power of housekeeper had fallen entirely into her hands.
What she was annoyed with now was Weng Hui, the concubine in the first carriage. During the journey, this concubine felt cold for a while, so Yuan Zhixi asked someone to send her a cloak and a heater.
After a while, she felt thirsty and thought the tea was too bad, making her want to vomit. Yuan Zhixi had someone bring her a jar of plum juice and a jar of rice wine. There were both sour and sweet options.
When they were passing by a tavern, she said that it was important to hurry on. When there was no restaurant around, she started complaining that she was hungry.
Yuan Zhixi had no choice but to have another box of snacks delivered. As expected, Weng Hui ate two pieces and then said that it was too sweet and greasy to eat at the moment.
A platter of braised food in a food box was brought to her.
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