Chapter 44 Asking the Reason

"you!"

Shang Wulang was so upset by Du Jingyi's scolding that his internal organs were dislocated and he almost fainted.

But he really couldn't say anything back, after all, what Du Jingyi said was absolutely right.

Given his status, he absolutely cannot be addressed like that.

But in the past, everyone at home called me that, and I got used to it after a while.

But habits are habits, and national laws and family rules are here to stay.

Even if he wanted to make a scene, he couldn't make any sense! Seeing his son being humiliated, Shang Yu'an couldn't stand it anymore.

He narrowed his eyes and said to Du Jingyi angrily.

"Wu Lang is not worthy of being called that. Then what about me as his uncle? Should I also kneel down and kowtow to him when I see him?"

Du Jingyi nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile.

"Fourth uncle is so aware of this, which shows that he is smart. The fifth branch finally has someone with eyes."

"you!"

Both the father and the son were speechless.

I stared with my eyes wide open, but couldn't say anything.

They came with great momentum, but now they have been detained and their words have been blocked, which has made the people in the fifth room completely lose face.

Seeing this, Wulang's wife tried her old trick again.

With a cry of "Ouch", seeing this, he started to sleep on the ground and howl and cry for sympathy again.

Unfortunately, before she could say the next sentence, she heard Du Jingyi smiling at her.

"Fifth sister-in-law is going to be a mother soon. You said that this child should have a good future after being born. Whether it is a girl's marriage or a man's establishment in the world, the support of the family is indispensable. But if you offend the most capable uncle and aunt, who knows what the result will be in the future, don't you think?"

With just one sentence, Wu Lang's wife's lifeline was strangled.

She opened her mouth wide, but didn't dare to utter a word.

She held her stomach tightly with both hands, but tears continued to flow from her eyes.

It's quite like an innocent girl who was forced into prostitution.

The fourth lady, Mrs. Ni, who was standing next to her, was already terrified and trembling violently.

If she hadn't been afraid that something might happen to the baby in her daughter-in-law's belly, she would have fainted long ago.

I can still hold on at this moment, completely holding on with one breath.

Seeing that the people from the five families who came to provoke him had shut up, Du Jingyi stood up.

His expression changed, and returned to his previous calm and naive look.

Said to Shang Yu'an and Shang Wulang.

"The second steward Qi was dishonest and stole things from the master's house. He was caught red-handed and was punished by the general. Unfortunately, he was in poor health and died after a few strokes. How can this be blamed on the general? Don't you think so, fourth uncle? Fifth cousin?"

This time she called him more cordially, and her expression became much more lively and innocent than before.

If you don't know, you would think she has always been like this.

But there was a suppressed Fifth Old Lady lying on the ground, and two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sitting there who dared not say a word. Even if Shang Yu'an had a hundred words to say, he couldn't say them at this moment.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Du Jingyi walked up to Shang Wulang.

Then he changed his serious and fierce tone and spoke quite politely.

"The general is kind-hearted. Now that this has happened at home, he has specifically asked me to take 100 taels of silver from the private treasury to give to Qi Er, the second steward, to handle the funeral. This is considered to be a perfect relationship between master and servant. But I am a woman in the back house and have not seen much of the world. Naturally, I can't do it well."

"Would Fifth Cousin be willing to take the trouble to do this? Don't let the servants of the Duke's Mansion and those outside who don't know about it say that we are mean as the masters? Right."

Give a slap and then a sweet date.

Shang Wulang didn't want to lower his head, but Du Jingyi asked for one hundred taels of silver.

You know, for the five families, this money would be enough for food and clothing for several months if they used it frugally.

Qi Er died, and it was already good enough to get three or two taels of silver to handle his funeral.

As for the rest, it naturally belongs to their five families.

When they heard the one hundred taels, the eyes of the people from the other five rooms lit up.

Even though he had lived a life of luxury in the Duke's Mansion for so many years, he could never develop broad vision.

That greedy face was seen from everyone from the old to the young.

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

But the more this happened, the more Du Jingyi liked it.

After all, she thought it was the easiest thing to control these people with money.

Just one hundred taels of silver can buy Dongyuan a few months of peace. This deal is very cost-effective.

Seeing Shang Wulang was a little hesitant, Du Jingyi looked at Wulang's wife who was still sitting on the ground and said with pretended concern.

"Hey, Fifth Cousin, why are you still sitting on the ground? Get up quickly. It's autumn now, you should be careful not to catch a cold. Winter is coming soon, and you are pregnant. If you don't have something good to eat and some thick clothes to protect yourself, I'm afraid the child will suffer, right, Fifth Cousin?"

The biggest weakness of the fifth family, after all, is their bloodline.

If you grasp this, you won't have to worry about them not giving in.

Sure enough, she had just finished speaking.

Shang Yu'an regained his composure and said.

"What Liu Lang's wife said is true. Qi Er caused trouble, so he should be punished. But he is dead anyway. If we just send him away with some silver, people outside will probably say we are buying lives with money!"

"Besides, Wu Lang is a layman, so it's not appropriate to ask him to do these things. I'm afraid that outsiders will look down on him. Wouldn't this also affect Liu Lang... oh no, the general's reputation? Don't you think so?"

Shang Yu'an was a good negotiator. Realizing that the timing was not right, he immediately changed his tone.

Anyway, their goal has never been to seek justice for Qi Er, but to give Shang Wulang a job.

Since the hard approach doesn't work, the soft approach will naturally work.

In this respect, he is more flexible than his parents.

The voice sounded much softer, and Du Jingyi continued.

"Fourth uncle, what you said makes sense. It's just an outside matter, and I, a woman, can't make any decisions. But since we are family, I don't think the general will really just leave it alone."

"How about letting the fifth cousin take care of this matter first? If he can win a good reputation, I think the general will be able to entrust him with some tasks without worry."

Du Jingyi's words were not definite, but they were heard seriously by everyone in the fifth room.

I automatically ignored that possibility and instead felt that the matter was a done deal.

Then they stopped crying and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were sitting on the ground supported each other and stood up.

(End of this chapter)