At the same time, at Zanquan Villa, more than a hundred miles away from here, Cui, the eldest son's wife of the Marquis of Chengyuan in the capital, returned from the capital.

The villa is a large complex of buildings. It was originally the ancestral home of the Qi family. The main branch of the Qi family is in the capital, and here are some of the clan members. Over the years, many people have moved in, forming a prosperous and lively town.

This time she came back to renovate the ancestral house and ancestral tomb, and also to repair the tomb and hold a memorial ceremony for her mother-in-law...Zhenyuan Hou Qihong's original wife.

Madam Qi's family had been military officers for generations, and her father doted on her mother all his life, with no one else around him. Her two older brothers had a very good family tradition. Therefore, she was once a simple and bright girl, not knowing what troubles were, and she could even talk and laugh in front of the deceased queen.

It’s a pity... she didn’t meet a good man after marriage...

The Cui family and the Qi family are well matched, and this marriage was arranged by the late Queen Mother.

She married the eldest son of the Qi family and gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Qi family. Her husband was handsome and capable, and he did not visit prostitutes or gamble.

It seems that this marriage is honorable and respectable.

It’s a pity that her life these years has been... It’s ridiculous to think about it. How could she have such a husband and such a mother-in-law?

Her mother-in-law... oh, actually her step-mother-in-law, the step-wife of Marquis Zhenyuan and her husband's stepmother: Old Lady Qi, Tan.

Speaking of this old lady, she was a "wonderful person", her origin was unknown, and she was not considered beautiful. But she was able to be remarried as the principal wife by the Marquis of Zhenyuan! And she was given respect for decades.

Not only that, she also gained the trust of her husband Qi Youyi... It was like she was not her biological mother, but better than her!

What's even more sinister is that even her own eldest son Qi Xiao admires her more than herself! Qi Youyi, that damn man... that's fine.

But every time Mrs. Qi thought of Qi Xiao's alienation and pickyness, she felt extremely painful and cried countless times.

Tan was very good at dealing with people. Not only was she a kind old lady at home, but she was also a well-known good person in the circle of noble ladies in the capital. Her good reputation could spread thousands of miles from the capital to here...

Hey! But she... just doesn't like me!

In fact, my family was not poor, and my dowry was generous. I got pregnant when I entered the family, and later gave birth to a son. A stepmother-in-law... whether she looked down on me or not, it didn't matter.

However, Tan is a smiling fox, with a thousand tricks in his heart and a variety of means, and a trap at every step...

Her husband and eldest son, on the other hand, defended her with all their might, and no matter what happened, they would blame themselves.

Later, Tan arranged a marriage for Qi Xiao, and the eldest son's wife came into the family. Hehe, she clearly stood on Tan's side!

Whenever she thought of this, Mrs. Qi felt so depressed that she was about to go crazy.

Especially since the Queen passed away a few years ago, those people became even less cautious towards her.

Then… her mother also passed away, her father was heartbroken, and she didn’t want to add to his troubles with her own troubles. And her two brothers had wives and children, and they had their own jobs, so she didn’t want to bother them all the time.

She was middle-aged now. In the entire Qi family, only the youngest son Qi Wulang was close to her...

Mrs. Qi now no longer has the smile she had when she was young. She is now just a middle-aged lady who is well-dressed, has cold eyes, ruthless thin lips, and seems difficult to talk to.

At this moment, she was waiting for her son Wulang while thinking about her worries.

The right arm resting on the chair ring was wearing a wide and thick mutton-fat jade bracelet, and the brown satin shoes were stepping on the pedals. The posture and expression were both picky and careless.

"Mother!" Goro came in.

Ah! The beauty's son is here!

Mrs. Qi's world brightened up, a smile appeared on her face from the bottom of her heart, and she almost stood up to greet her son!

The Qi Wulang in front of me is tall, with a thin waist, broad shoulders, a perky butt and long legs.

Her skin was whiter than most women, but her hair and eyebrows were very black. She had a pair of well-defined phoenix eyes, with the front corners of her eyes slightly lower and the back corners slightly raised... She was simply so charming! She had pale pink lips, a sharp nose, a beautiful chin and a beautiful Adam's apple...

Although they are together every day now, Mrs. Qi still can't help but look her up and down.

But he had been studying away from home since he was a child, and was only around occasionally. Mrs. Qi's enthusiasm was always nowhere to be used! After finally returning from school, she could show off. But this son didn't agree! He was also very stubborn, and he was mysterious all day long. No one knew what he was busy with. He often disappeared for three to five months, and he wouldn't tell her when asked!

Otherwise, at the autumn hunting meeting, on the polo field, at the palace night banquet, who else could be the most beautiful boy in the capital but my son? This beautiful scene had no possibility of being realized, and Madam Qi was anxious.

Looking at her son, she felt both happy and resentful, but there was a smile in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes.

But at this moment, Qi Wulang was saying something she didn't want to hear! "Mother, I really have a lot of things to do, and they are really important. So... can you let Fourth Brother take more responsibility for the family affairs?"

He had mentioned this several times, but Mrs. Qi had rejected it every time. Now, seeing that he was still nagging, her face darkened.

She is not happy!

When she came back this time, she brought two "sons". The other one, Qi Jian, was born to Aunt Liu.

Isn't my life in the Qi family good enough? But I have no interest in praising my bastard son! "Humph, it's enough for me to have a precious son like you, but I have no interest in praising others!" Madam Qi rolled her eyes.

"Mother...please give Fourth Brother a chance."

"Oh! Give him a chance..." Madam Qi sneered, "His aunt is a fence-sitter! She's secretly flirting with the girl from Minxiuyuan and paying her respects to her! Did she think I didn't know?! This time, if he hadn't followed me so persistently and you hadn't persuaded me, I wouldn't have brought him back!"

"Aunt is Aunt, and Fourth Brother is Fourth Brother. They are not the same thing! Fourth Brother has always told me that he wants you to decide his marriage!"

"He dares to offend the old lady in the main courtyard!?" Madam Qi laughed.

Qi Wulang felt a little sad for his mother. She married into the family in a proper way and did nothing wrong, but she didn't have the dignity of a lady in charge...

"Mother, after all, she is your grandmother. What does it matter if she is your grandchild?"

"Grandmother? Oh! You are all crazy! Grandmother...your grandmother is lying on the North Hill!" She pointed outside. "That is your third uncle's mother, the grandmother of Qi Sanqi Liu and others! What does she have to do with you father and son?! You ungrateful thing!" She was scolding the bastard called her husband.

"Mother!" Qi Wulang was also somewhat helpless, "My son knows that you have been wronged! However, after so many years, are you still not used to it? It's okay if you see through it. You don't rely on them to make a living!"

"That's easy to say..." Madam Qi looked at her son with disdain, "You are so young, what can you see through? ! ! Don't you know why I brought you back?"

Seeing her son was silent, Madam Qi kept repeating, "You have to deal with the clan, supervise the spending of large sums of money, and maintain relationships with all parties! You have to take control of this industry! With so many things to do, what a great opportunity. You just need some experience. Why should you give it to him?"

Qi Wu said patiently: "Mother, I have more important things to do, and I really can't spare any time. Besides, it's better to arrange the marriage for Fourth Brother here. If he takes charge of the matter, it will also be good for the marriage!"

"As for him, I have to take a look! All right, all right, don't worry about it. I know what's going on!"

"Mother, this is what I think... Even though you don't think much of it, for the sake of your reputation, you can't just have your son by your side!"

"Oh! His body fell into the well, but his ears can still hold on? I can't even count on my own eldest son! How can I count on him?!"

Madam Qi glanced at her son and picked up the teacup in a pretentious manner, "You, don't give him your all. In the end, he will give you a cold shoulder! You Qi family are the kind of people who don't know what's right or wrong!"

"Haha... Mother, you still don't believe in your son? In the future... just wait and see! Even if I support Fourth Brother, if he does anything evil, I can still deal with him!"

Madam Qi sighed, "Oh, you have so many things to do! Okay, okay, this is what you said...you..."

Before she could finish, someone came to report, "Madam, Zhang Cai and his wife are back!"

"Ah! So fast?" There was surprise in Qi Wulang's voice.

Madam Qi turned her head and looked at him. Oh! Look at his bright eyes and shining face... He was like the morning star that appeared when the sun just set! A sour and bitter anger rushed to Madam Qi's forehead...

This is Wen Yu’s future mother-in-law and husband.

(End of this chapter)