Chapter 28: Urging the Wedding to Be Consummated

The last time the mother and daughter were so close was a year ago.

"In the past, we were worried that you wouldn't get married, and when you got married, we were worried that you would be wronged. Today, after taking a closer look at your husband, your father and I can put our minds at ease. Apart from other things, the fact that he doesn't have a prejudice against us is great."

Mrs. Du never had high expectations for her son-in-law.

As long as he has noble character, a peaceful family, and a little bit of ambition and the ability to cherish his wife, that is enough.

She is not like other families who take their daughters to marry into a wealthy family.

Therefore, this marriage with the Duke's Mansion was something she had to do because she had to do it because of her big nose.

But now, seeing how harmonious the couple was, Mrs. Du naturally had a few more thoughts in her mind.

So, after waving his hand to let everyone go out, he asked in a low voice.

"It's been several days since my son-in-law came back. Have you not consummated your marriage yet?"

When Du Jingyi heard the word "marriage consummation", his face turned red, and then he said "hmm" and didn't say anything else.

Mrs. Du sighed, and then spoke earnestly.

"Mother is lucky. She met your father in this life. Even though he didn't give birth to a son to carry on the family line, he never thought of divorcing his wife and taking a concubine to remarry. But we are merchants, so we have a lot of room for maneuver in these matters. But your husband is different. He is not only the young master of the Duke's Mansion, but also the head of the General's Mansion."

"Just wait and see. I don't know how many people will be jealous of you when you come back this time. Although you are his legal wife, you are also his successor. If you don't have a child to protect you, I'm afraid you will have a hard time in the future."

Mrs. Du's words were sincere and Du Jingyi did not fail to listen.

As for consummating the marriage, she wasn't actually against it, she just felt a little embarrassed.

If you have just gotten married, then of course you should make everything harmonious.

But now, after being alone for three years, I suddenly feel uncomfortable having a man to eat and sleep with me.

But what my mother said does make sense.

Du Jingyi never expected her husband not to take a concubine.

Therefore, she had already prepared herself mentally for the numerous wives and concubines in the harem, as well as the disputes between legitimate and illegitimate children.

Since she knew what kind of situation she would face in the future, naturally, she would not sit idly by and wait for wolves and tigers to come and tear her apart.

So I became thoughtful and thought quietly.

When he looked up at his mother again, he already had a plan.

"Don't worry, mother. I know what to do."

"That's good. No matter what, there are many disputes in the Duke's Mansion, and we must not let anyone take advantage of the situation and give birth to a concubine's eldest son, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

Mrs. Du's face was very serious when she spoke.

Du Jingyi is now around eighteen or nineteen years old, so he naturally knows the meaning behind this.

He nodded, showing rare seriousness.

After explaining this matter, the mother and daughter relaxed their seriousness and changed the topic to other places.

For example, those members of the family who had left in disgrace.

"Mother, today is our daughter's day, and they are still making a fuss. I'm afraid the frequency of their fuss will only increase in the future. Do you have any good ideas to solve the problem?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Du lost her calmness and snorted coldly.

"Don't worry. Their previous troubles were just some unpresentable tricks. Now your father and I have set up traps for them and are waiting for them to fall into them. With the support of a young master's cousin's husband, are you still afraid that Du Jingxian and his family will not get into trouble?"

Her words were full of calculation, but she was not ashamed of it.

When it comes to business, she is not a kind-hearted Bodhisattva.

If you ask her to save people, yes.

But the prerequisite is that you have the ability and the person you want to help is worthy of help.

As for those shameless and useless people in her family, it was good enough that she didn't destroy the boat they used to cross the river.

Expecting to survive by stepping on your own corpse is simply wishful thinking.

Seeing that his mother had a plan, Du Jingyi didn't say much.

After all, she had seen her parents' business tactics, so she naturally knew that these powerful relatives would not have many good days left.

As the two were talking, they heard the voice of Master Du coming from outside.

"Madam, Tangtang, please come out and see who is here?"

There was a lot of excitement in his words, which made both mother and daughter look curious.

"What happened, sir?"

Mrs. Du opened the door and was stunned for a moment.

It was Du Jingyi who shouted happily, "Sister!"

Only then did she come back to her senses.

Standing in the yard was Du Jingxiang, the eldest daughter of the Du couple, who had been married for four years.

She also came back with her husband.

He looked a little tired, but he looked fine.

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

But the protruding belly made it clear that she was at least six months pregnant.

Du Jingxiang was wearing a smoky green gauze dress with a loose plain skirt underneath. She looked a lot rounder than before.

It can be seen that she lives a good life in the He family.

"Xiangxiang..."

"mother……"

Mrs. Du's tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.

If nothing else, I just felt so sorry for her for traveling thousands of miles with such a big belly.

When Du Jingxiang saw her mother crying, she also started crying, and she could hardly control her tears.

"My daughter is unfilial. I came back late."

Seeing this, the elder brother-in-law He Shilin was also worried.

But he knew very well that his wife missed her family at home, so it was difficult for him to persuade her and he could only stand there silently.

The scene when the mother and daughter met each other shed many more tears than when Du Jingyi returned home just now.

Du Jingyi was also moved by the scene in front of him, but when he turned around and saw his father looking comforted, he walked away again.

Snuggling together, just like before.

"Well, today is a good day. Both of our daughters are back. We must have a good reunion dinner."

Mr. Du happily gave instructions to Uncle Liu beside him.

"Go, prepare the favorite dishes of the eldest and second young ladies, and serve them together later."

"yes."

Only after seeing Liu Bo leave in a hurry did Du Jingxiang and Mrs. Du stop crying.

Each of them wiped the tears from the corners of their eyes with a handkerchief.

Mrs. Du looked at her brother-in-law with some guilt, and said with a bitter smile.

"Sorry for making fun of me, uncle."

He Shilin, his name suits him.

He had an elegant and handsome face, and he had a scholarly temperament but was not pedantic. It was obvious at first glance that he was a man who planned to pursue a career in politics.

After seeing Mrs. Du speaking to him like this, he immediately spoke respectfully.

"Mother-in-law, you are too polite. Xiangniang misses you and father-in-law very much at home. Now that we meet today, I naturally want to express my feelings more."

Then he turned the conversation to Du Jingxiang and began to comfort him.

"Xiang Niang, don't be too sad. Be careful that the baby in your belly will be sad with you."

(End of this chapter)