Chapter 25 Adoption

"Letting him come here now is also to support Jingyi. With such a cousin here, the Duke's Mansion won't look down on our Du family."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Du couldn't help but snort.

Then he raised his eyebrows and said.

"Oh? I don't understand what you said, my fourth cousin. Did Jingxian enter the court to serve as an official, or did he go to the battlefield to be a general? Why is it that when he is here, the Duke's Mansion dares not look down on our small merchant family?"

"you……"

Mrs. Du never spoke mercilessly, especially when speaking to Du Jingxian.

It's obvious that he is here to covet their eldest wife's property, so why should they be nice to him?

Du Jingxian was so humiliated that he couldn't even raise his head, and then he spoke in a dissatisfied voice.

"Aunt, I respect you as an elder so I don't mind. With my status as a merchant, even if I have the ability to take the imperial examination, I can't even enter the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall. Why do you want to stab a knife in my nephew's heart?"

"Oh, it turns out that we are really at fault. But didn't Fourth Cousin beg us to change you from a commoner to a merchant? Are you regretting it now?"

When Mr. Du Si heard this, he became even more furious.

At the beginning, they were attracted by the fact that the eldest wife had no children or descendants, so they thought of letting their only son become a merchant to curry favor with them.

After all, although being a merchant is not as good as being a good citizen, you can still enjoy a huge fortune.

Who would have thought that, although the merchant was registered, the first wife and her husband had yet to adopt a son.

This made Mr. Du Si and his family very anxious, and they would come to make trouble every few days.

Master Du is eager to protect his grandson, and he often puts on airs and acts in a domineering manner.

Completely forget the past.

For generations, the Du family was so poor that they couldn't even pay the rent for their land.

If Mr. Du had not been lucky enough to become rich, and Mrs. Du had not worked diligently to manage and expand the business, the Du family would probably still be digging tree roots in the mountains to make a living.

How can there be a chance to sit in this Sui'an city and enjoy a wealthy and peaceful life!

But human hearts have always been like this.

When you get used to enjoying good things, you start to feel that they belong to you.

Madam Du looked around at everyone present. How could she not know what was in their minds?

He listened to everyone talking loudly, but his expression remained unchanged.

He glared at Mr. Du, who had been silent, with a cold face.

Upon seeing this, Mr. Du immediately smiled and went to greet him. His flattery was so fawning that even the maid Cui'an couldn't help but laugh.

As expected, she was born into a merchant family, and her eyesight was much better than those of the maids.

Seeing that the soft approach didn't work, the uncles and cousins ​​decided to use a hard approach.

It just so happens that today is Du Jingyi's return home, so I guess the couple wouldn't dare to make a big deal out of this.

So, Mr. Du became the first to stand out.

He spoke viciously in a hoarse voice.

"Old Master's wife, don't think we don't know what you are up to. Isn't it because you can't give birth to a son and you're forcing Changfu to take a concubine? Are you afraid that Jingxian will marry into the eldest wife's family and become her son, and then he will have conflicts with your two girls in the future? That's why you keep trying to stop us!"

After saying this, he pounded the yellow pear wood cane again.

After these words were spoken, Mrs. Du, who had been in a half-good mood just now, was completely torn apart.

He said with a fallen expression.

"I said to the master at the beginning that after Jingxiang married, Jingyi would stay at home to find a son-in-law, so that there would be a bloodline to inherit the eldest house's property. It was you two who tried desperately to stop the matchmaker from coming, and you also spread rumors everywhere, saying that Jingyi had a tough life, and you made it so that no one dared to ask her to be a matchmaker anymore!"

"Now you dare to come to our house and throw dirty water on me? Don't you realize that without my husband and I to support you, you are not worthy of living such a respectable life in Sui'an City?"

Mrs. Du was angry, so her words were naturally unpleasant.

Master Du was like a firecracker that would explode at any time, so how could he sit still at this moment?

He opened his mouth and was about to cry, thinking that he had to ruin her daughter's return home today! Unfortunately, he just opened his mouth.

Mr. Du said with a smile.

"Jingxian will have to work outside in the future. Wouldn't it be perfect if he could have a cousin-in-law who is the young master to support him? If the second uncle insists on angering the Duke's Mansion today, then my eldest house will definitely draw a clear line with you in the future. Have you thought about it? If you want to make trouble again, then your nephew will ask someone to invite the young master over."

Although he had a smile on his face, the words he said made everyone in Master Du's family feel very fearful.

They come here to make trouble just to gain some benefits.

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

The intention is not to create more difficulties for Du Jingxian outside.

If I really offend the young master, wouldn't it be more trouble than gain? For a moment, I could only shut up in embarrassment.

He was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick, and he kept humming, but he dared not say another word.

Seeing that Master Du II had been captured, Madam Du took advantage of the situation and pursued him.

After all this trouble, their true thoughts have already been revealed.

Mrs. Du just glanced at those so-called relatives, too lazy to deal with them anymore, and snorted coldly.

"This family fortune is what the master and I have worked so hard for for many years. Even if we gave it all to our two daughters as dowries, so what? Besides, how come Second Uncle knows more about what goes on in my bedroom than anyone else? Could it be that he just likes to go into other people's yards all day long? No one can stop him from being called a shameless old man!"

Isn't it just because of their eldest wife's little property? The Daxing Dynasty only experienced two emperors, but because of Empress Yide's strong support and thundering methods, the law was extremely protective of women.

One of the orders stipulated that a woman’s dowry belonged to herself, and she could dispose of it even if she divorced her husband or died.

Even biological parents and family members are not allowed to get involved.

Otherwise, if a lawsuit is filed, you will not be able to escape the charge of exile to the northwest.

That's why the scene happened where the elders of the Du family came together to persuade the first wife and her husband to quickly adopt a son.

After all, it's all about preventing the huge fortune from falling into the hands of others.

Mr. Du couldn't stand the behavior of his relatives, so he asked Mrs. Du to treat the guests harshly.

The couple, one playing the good guy and the other the bad guy, managed to control these people.

Afterwards, Mrs. Du walked away in anger, and Mr. Du chased after her.

Leaving behind the furious Second Master Du and the resentful Fourth Master Du and Du Jingxian, they gritted their teeth but dared not act rashly.

As for the others, they were just brought in to save face.

Naturally, I won't force myself to take the lead.

So the criticism turned to Master Du Qi, who had remained silent.

"Seventh Brother, why don't you speak up for Jingxian? This child is also your cousin, isn't he?"

(End of this chapter)