Chapter 437 Venting Out the Anger of My Wife

He took a deep breath and said with a face that was about to stop smiling: "My wise son-in-law still understands me and knows what I am going to say next. Liu is disrespectful to her mother. Just kneeling in the ancestral hall is too light. Only by kneeling and copying the female virtues a hundred times can she truly reflect on herself."

Xu Wan secretly calculated the number of words in her mind: the entire text of Women's Virtues is 1,500 words, and reading it a hundred times would be 150,000 words. Liu should be able to copy 5,000 words a day, excluding eating and sleeping, and finish the copying in a month.

"Finish copying it within half a month." Zong Zhao's words fell again.

Xu Wan: “!!”

Minister Xu: "!!!"

Xu Wan swallowed and thought: Brother, you seem to be a little too cruel.

Minister Xu's brain worked quickly. He was already thinking of a countermeasure in his mind. He would just copy it a hundred times and then find someone to imitate Liu's handwriting and help her copy it. Otherwise, he would offend this extremely powerful son-in-law.

Unexpectedly, Zong Zhao said considerately: "Cuizhi, take the two people to stay and help Liu grind ink."

Xu Wan covered her face with her hands, for fear that she would not be able to hold back her laughter and would be even more angry if Minister Xu saw her.

God, three people stayed to help Liu grind ink.

Is that ink that is being ground?

Isn't that a three-shift supervisor?

With Cuizhi, the eldest maid of the general's mansion, in charge, who in the Xu family would dare not do as they are told, unless Minister Xu wanted to break off relations with them.

It has to be said that Zong Zhao's thinking was too comprehensive, and he directly blocked all of Liu's ways of cheating.

Minister Xu was very concerned about his reputation, so even though he was furious in his heart, he still endured it. He gritted his teeth and thought to himself: half a month, just half a month. Liu has to suffer for half a month, and he can get a powerful and virtuous son-in-law for nothing. It's not a loss at all!

He said with a smile: "A wise son-in-law is still the most considerate. Now I will trouble the three maids in the general's mansion."

Zong Zhao nodded and said, "You're welcome."

Minister Xu: “!”

This son-in-law is here just to piss him off!

Cuizhi had already slapped countless people, and when she saw someone was about to bleed, she came back and said, "General, they have been taught a lesson. It's New Year, so it's not easy to bleed. These people have been serving the lady since they were young. They should be sensible after being taught a lesson. General, do you think we should take them back to the palace?"

What he meant was that he should bring the people back home first, and then slowly deal with these bullying dogs after the New Year, so as to avoid having to come to Minister Xu again.

Zong Zhao asked Minister Xu politely, "What do you think?"

The corner of Minister Xu's mouth twitched, and he thought: You have beaten the people, and punished the mistress, and now you still need to ask my opinion on a few maids?

He said with a fake smile, "Since you have taken care of Wan'er since she was a child, you must be the one who is most comfortable with it. Let Wan'er take it away."

Zong Zhao nodded and said, "Then stay and copy with Liu first, and then take it back home after you finish copying."

"Yes." Cuizhi replied.

Minister Xu's smile suddenly broke.

What does it mean?

These slaves had to kneel down and copy the female virtues in his ancestral temple? ? In the front, his mistress was kneeling and copying, and the maids in the general's mansion were supervising...

He thought about the picture and felt like the sky was falling.

What kind of nonsense is this?

If our ancestors saw this, they would tear him to pieces!

"You... I..." Minister Xu was speechless and could only say compliments, "A good son-in-law... is indeed considerate. Wan'er is so lucky."

Xu Wan didn't interrupt the whole time.

Zong Zhao was indeed very considerate. He never asked Xu Wan for her opinion but asked Minister Xu directly. This way, it was Minister Xu who made the final decision and could not be blamed on her.

This meal made Minister Xu feel depressed.

But there was no way. He had invited these great Buddhas with great effort. It was good enough that they came. How could he really expect the general to call him father-in-law?

But Xu Wan was in a good mood. She discussed the taste of the dishes with Zong Zhao as if no one was around. Zong Zhao would occasionally give her dishes that were a little further away, which made Minister Xu feel even more bitter when he saw this.

Good news: My son-in-law loves my daughter very much.

Bad news: My daughter has a bad relationship with him.

The two of them left after finishing their meal, without any intention of reminiscing about the past with Minister Xu. They left behind three kind-looking maids from the general's mansion, who were smilingly going to the ancestral hall to help his mistress grind ink.

Minister Xu almost cried on the spot.

On the way back in the carriage.

Xu Wan laughed so hard that she fell on Zong Zhao. "You are too cruel. You asked them to copy 150,000 words in half a month. My stepmother probably hasn't written in many years. If she copies like this, her fingers will be broken, right?"

Zong Zhao said indifferently: "If it's broken, get her a doctor to take a good look."

Xu Wan gave him a thumbs up: "Great, you've thought it through so thoroughly. Why didn't you tell my dad about this just now? I think he's just one step away from success."

Zong Zhao said coldly: "I don't want to see a grown man like him cry. It's too ugly."

Xu Wan was amused by him and giggled. She raised her head and kissed him on the chin and said, "I remember now. You were trying to trick me last night just to help me vent my anger today."

"Yeah." Zong Zhao responded.

Xu Wan looked at him with bright eyes and asked with a smile: "Why are you so nice to me? I don't really hold grudges myself."

Zong Zhao stroked her face and said seriously, "I hate everyone who treats you badly."

Xu Wan was startled, then smiled and said, "Who hasn't been disliked by others in this world? How tiring it would be if we were busy holding grudges all the time."

Zong Zhao said stubbornly: "No matter what, I just hate them."

"Pfft..." Xu Wan was defeated by his refusal to listen to her advice. She asked, "What about those maids? Do you really plan to bring them back to our house after they finish copying the women's virtues? I don't want them to come to our house and make a mess."

"No," Zong Zhao said, "Once we get the indentures, we'll ask Cuizhi to sell them off as far away as possible."

"Oh... that's more like it." Xu Wan thought about the Xu family's ancestral hall while sitting in the carriage. The more she thought about it, the funnier it became. "Haha... you don't know, my father must be so angry. When he passed the exam and entered the official career, he also learned from the people in the capital and made tablets for all the names in the family tree. But there are few people in my family line, so he put all the five-year-olds in the side branches on the tablets, for fear that people would think his family had few ancestors. Now, all the ancestors with the surname Xu, whether they are relatives or not, have to watch a room full of people kneeling and copying the women's virtues."

She spoke very vividly.

Even Zong Zhao couldn't help laughing.

But human joys and sorrows are always different. The Xu family was wailing, while the Zong family was full of joy.

night.

Since Cuizhi was still working as a supervisor in the Xu family, Cuiliu, who was paid three times the salary, came back to work. She was busy arranging people to prepare hot water and serve the two masters to rest.

Xu Wan went to take a bath first. There were flower petals prepared for her by Cui Liu in the room. She felt fragrant and refreshed throughout her body after soaking in the bath.

When Zong Zhao entered, there was still a warm fragrance in the room. He did not rush to take a shower, but took out a booklet from under the cabinet, found the page he had read before, and began to flip through it carefully.

The two small quilts on the bed had been taken away.

“Dongdong——”

Cui Liu pushed the door open and came in, carrying a large quilt.

Xu Wan saw the bright red double quilt again. The last time she saw it was when Zong Zhao had just returned home. At that time, Zong Zhao came back so suddenly that she was not mentally prepared. Looking at the room full of red, she only felt anxious and confused.

But now, she only felt novelty when looking at this red quilt. She had a very strange feeling in her heart, which was indescribable. She even sat down, reached out and touched the embroidered birds on it, and laughed softly, "The embroidery is really good."