Chapter 15 The First Three

It is easy to imagine how many disasters he had to avoid in order to raise him safely to this age.

So, she understood.

Even though she felt that Shang Zhiping was too cowardly, one's temper could be changed but the relationship between mother and son could not be severed.

So, Du Jingyi said calmly.

"General, please sit down for a while. I will go and make a bowl of pear water for you. The autumn air is dry, so moistening the lungs is the best."

After saying that, he took his maids Yingtao and Lizhu and left the house.

Leaving behind was Shang Ji, who was standing with his hands behind his back, emitting anger, and broken porcelain pieces all over the floor.

After they got out of the door, the master and his servant patted their chests at the same time.

"General, this is really scary!"

Lizhu felt like she had escaped death.

God knows how harmonious the atmosphere is when getting along with one's own lady.

But now, with the addition of a general, the whole room either felt deathly cold or as suffocating as if the door was closed.

Such tremendous wealth is not something that ordinary people can enjoy.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shiver, and got goose bumps all over my body.

Compared to her reaction, Cherry seemed much calmer.

But she also frowned, looked at Du Jingyi uneasily, and spoke in a low voice.

"Madam, the general has such a bad temper. What should we do in the future?"

She was not afraid of anything else, but she was afraid that this general might have perverted ways of abusing his wife.

Wasn’t it said that before their young lady entered the family, three wives had already died?

Could they have all been killed by this general? Thinking of this, Cherry couldn't help swallowing.

Ever since she entered the Du family, she has been serving Du Jingyi, so even if she doesn't say a lot of things, Du Jingyi can see through them at a glance.

So he tapped her forehead gently and said with a somewhat amused look.

"Throw away the waste in your brain. The general is not that kind of person."

Du Jingyi knew very well about the deaths of his three predecessors.

When the Duke's Mansion came to propose marriage, Mr. Du spent a huge amount of money to run around and inquire about the situation.

After all, this young master has a reputation for being a wife-killer. He loves his daughter and doesn't want her to fill the holes of the business.

So, after several twists and turns, he finally found out the truth.

It turns out that Shang Ji's so-called fate of bringing bad luck to his wife was all nonsense.

The first young lady from the Xu family who was engaged to a merchant was caught escaping from the marriage, and was forced to death by her clansmen after returning.

In order to save his own face, he pretended to have died of illness.

In the end, he even went to the gate of the Duke's Mansion and forced Shang Ji, who was not yet a young master at the time, to bring the tablet in.

The second one is the daughter of the Jing family.

On the wedding day, the young master didn't even have time to enter the door because he followed Marshal Gu to fight in the war.

Who would have known that three months later he would drown while playing in the water at home.

This situation can also be blamed on Shang Ji, and of course Mrs. Wei's instigation is indispensable.

As for the third lady from the Wang family, her story was even more exaggerated.

I heard that he was frightened by the rumor that he was unlucky with his wife and died a few days later! But Master Du didn't believe there was no trick, so he spent a lot of money to pry open the mouth of the servant of the Wang family.

Only then did I realize that Miss Wang had been terminally ill a few years ago, but she had kept it a secret for the sake of her reputation.

Mr. Du didn't find out what the specific disease was.

But this rumor about him being unlucky in marriage is absolutely false.

Otherwise, how could Master Du send his beloved daughter into such a den of tigers and wolves! Du Jingyi even remembered that when his father came to deliver the news, he stood straight and showed no fear at all.

Thinking of this, I suddenly burst out laughing.

Such a big change in mood left the maids Yingtao and Lizhu a little confused.

"Okay, don't worry, we still have things to do right now."

"What's up?"

"Have you forgotten what I just told my sister-in-law, that I need to prepare a gift list because I will be returning home tomorrow?"

Cherry slapped her forehead and then she remembered.

"I almost forgot. I'll go and deliver it right away."

The gift list was actually prepared three years ago, but it was not delivered at that time. Now that the general is back, the gift naturally cannot be wasted.

Otherwise, who knows how rumors about our young lady would spread outside.

The Du family's marriage of their daughter was a bit high-class in terms of social status, but they all held their heads high and behaved themselves.

Before coming, the master and the mistress repeatedly told her that if the young lady felt wronged, she should go home immediately.

If the king of heaven were to die, the worst that could happen would be a divorce.

They are not afraid.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The most important thing is that my daughter can live a happy life.

After seeing her leave quickly, Du Jingyi smiled faintly.

"Let's go to the kitchenette and see if there's any pear juice left?"

"Yes, Madam."

In Xitang Courtyard, everything was calm and peaceful.

But the eldest sister-in-law Liu, who returned to Fuqiuyuan, felt a little sad at this moment.

He glanced at Xue Niang and said weakly.

"You should go back to Hanyi Courtyard first. You have to finish your needlework today. I will go and see you tomorrow."

Hearing this, Xue Niang curled her lips, but she quickly calmed down and said in acceptance.

"Okay, then sister-in-law, I'll leave first."

"Well, be careful on the road."

"knew."

The two have been having such conversations for many years, and the atmosphere is as calm as in the past.

But after Xue Niang's departing figure gradually disappeared, sister-in-law Liu sighed and waved to her son Shang Zhiping.

Looking at his face that resembled her late husband, she couldn't help but feel sad.

"Ping'er, you..."

Before she could finish her words, sister-in-law Liu couldn't stop crying.

Once upon a time, who didn't envy her good fortune?

Her family was harmonious and there was nothing objectionable about them. She married the young master of the Shangguo Mansion, who was not only young and promising, but also extremely considerate to her.

During those years, she was in charge of all the household affairs in the inner house, and the entire Duke's Mansion listened to her arrangements.

When attending banquets outside, she is also a leader among the women.

Who made her have both a father-in-law who is a businessman and a mother-in-law who takes care of the family? Her husband is ambitious and her son is smart.

It seems that the comfort is getting better day by day.

But what she didn't expect was.

The year when Ping'er was three years old became her last happy year.

My husband passed away unexpectedly, and not long after that my mother-in-law also passed away due to illness.

In the entire Duke's Mansion, the mother and son were instantly left alone and powerless.

At that time, the old lady of the Gu family came to her house in person to have a long talk with her, which could have ensured that her son would become the legitimate young master.

But she also knew that doing so would be like roasting her and her son on the fire.

I'm afraid that before Ping'er grows up and inherits the throne of the Duke, he will have been plotted against and turned into a pile of bones.

She didn't want her only son to die in this mansion, so she knelt down and begged the old lady of the Gu family to ensure that Shang Ji would be the young master.

(End of this chapter)