Chapter 231 Demanding Power in Public
After Cui Ji was born, Old Lady Xu just went to take a look and asked people to take good care of the mother and daughter. She never showed up again. As for the housekeeper power mentioned above, she did not even mention it.
Mrs. Song was afraid that the Cui family would go back on their word, and she felt very uneasy.
So on the day of Cui Ji's third bathing ceremony, she brought up the matter in public.
The Cui family had another legitimate daughter. Although she was born to the second wife, she was also a legitimate daughter of the main line. Her status was very noble in the Cui family. Today, many uncles, aunts and uncles in the family came in person to add gifts.
Old Mrs. Xu was sitting in the main seat, listening to everyone's congratulations to her, congratulating her on having another grandson. Her mood had just improved, and she was happily greeting Old Mrs. Shen.
It was at this time that Mrs. Song brought up this matter in front of so many people.
At that moment, the whole room was silent, and everyone's eyes fell on Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Song.
Old Mrs. Xu's face gradually darkened, and she stared at Mrs. Song coldly.
Mrs. Song noticed that everyone seemed to be looking at her in a hostile manner, and she felt a little scared, but she had no choice but to bite the bullet and straighten her back.
"Madam, the Second Master personally agreed to this matter when Ah Rou gave birth, and you had no objection."
"You're so brave!"
The first person to get angry was not Mrs. Xu, but Mrs. Shen, who had always been at odds with Mrs. Xu.
Old Madam Shen stared at Madam Song with a look that almost made her spit fire: "How can we allow an outsider like you to meddle in the affairs of our Cui family?
Besides, in every family, the elders are the ones who make the decisions. How come the Song family is using the fact that they want to give birth as a threat to force the elders to compromise?
"Such a disrespectful, unvirtuous and unfilial woman is unacceptable to our Cui family."
What a joke, who isn't an elder in power?
Old Mrs. Shen is different from Old Mrs. Xu. Old Mrs. Xu has to manage the family herself because Song Rou is unable to support it and there is no suitable candidate in the family. But Old Mrs. Shen is different. She is unwilling to give power to her daughter-in-law.
In her opinion, as long as she holds the power of housekeeping, all the descendants in the family must obey her, which can ensure her status as the old lady.
Today, Song jumped out to fight for power with her mother-in-law. If she succeeds, won’t her daughter-in-law follow suit and compete with her?
This is absolutely intolerable.
"Exactly. Is this the Song family's intention or yours? If it's the Song family's intention, then let her come up and explain in detail what she wants to do. The elders are still here, and she's fighting for power with them. Does she want to be disobedient and unfilial?"
"If that's what you, the Song family, want, then have all of you Song family members come over here and tell us, the Cui family, what exactly do you want to do? Do you want to turn our Cui family into your Song family?"
"Mrs. Song, we'll give you some face for the sake of the Song family. Who do you think you are? You actually said such words in front of us!"
The ladies started to criticize Song Rou and the Song family one after another, and each word was more unpleasant than the last.
Mrs. Song's expression gradually changed. The development of this matter was not what she expected.
Mrs. Song thought that if she brought up this matter in front of so many people, Mrs. Xu would be embarrassed, so even if she was reluctant, she had to hand over the housekeeper power today.
But she didn't expect that these people jumped up before Mrs. Xu even opened her mouth.
In a blink of an eye, the person who was held up and unable to move forward or backward turned out to be herself.
Our clan is indeed not easy to mess with. Even though they sometimes have a lot of grudges among themselves and fight fiercely, when it is time to face the outside world, they will unite to face the outside world.
How could they not know what Song Rou was like? Leaving it to Song Rou as housekeeper was no different from handing the Cui family over to Madam Song as housekeeper. In this way, the Cui family's things might be sent to the Song family silently.
This is too much.
Today, Mrs. Song, don’t even think about leaving here unless you shed your skin.
Cui Si sat at a seat on the side, drinking tea slowly and quietly appreciating the changes in Mrs. Song's facial expressions. She felt a rare sense of relief.
Tsk.
I hope Madam Song can be more patient and fight a few more rounds. I also hope that Old Madam Xu will show mercy and let Madam Song struggle a little longer.
"But this was agreed upon before. Since we have already agreed, how can we go back on our word? This is not what a gentleman does. You, the dignified Cui family, are you really thinking of going back on your word and doing such a mean thing?"
Mrs. Song is quite capable and she is holding on to this point again.
"Going back on your word, that's a mean act?" Old Mrs. Xu laughed when she heard that.
Madam Song said, "Old Madam, you've painstakingly cultivated your reputation for most of your life. You wouldn't want to be known for going back on your word in your old age because of such a small matter, right?"
Mrs. Xu asked her, "Then let me ask you, did I promise you this in person?"
Madam Song shook her head and said, "It was the Second Master who agreed. He is the head of the Cui family's second branch. Since he made the promise, he cannot go back on his word. My dear relatives, please take a look at this matter."
"Since he has agreed, then invite him over and ask him clearly." Old Madam Xu smiled again and instructed a maid beside her, "Go and invite the Second Master, Third Master, Fourth Master and the others over, and also invite Young Master Song over."
Mrs. Song's expression finally changed when she heard the last part: "My dear relatives."
Mrs. Song had never told Song Zhi about the situation of the Song family, and even Song Rou didn't know. In her heart, her son was a handsome and elegant gentleman, a good husband that few in the world could match.
She didn't want her son to be dragged into such a fight.
What's more...she didn't want her son to see her in such a miserable state.
Old Mrs. Xu sat up straight and looked at Mrs. Song calmly and coldly. Mrs. Song broke out in a cold sweat.
The maid took the order and left, taking small steps out of the hall and heading towards the outer courtyard.
After a long while, Mrs. Xu suddenly laughed out loud: "Liang, Liang, I originally thought that I should give you some face. After all, we are relatives, and I should give you the face you deserve. If nothing else, it's because your daughter gave birth to two children for the Cui family."
Old Mrs. Xu originally planned to deal with this matter after the child was one month old and Song Rou was in better health.
The two families closed the door, and the Song family returned the things they had taken from the Cui family and promised not to do the same thing again in the future. Song Rou also stopped thinking about the housekeeper's power, and the matter was over.
But Mrs. Song thought that the Cui family was foolish, and was so anxious to covet the Cui family's things that she couldn't even wait for her daughter to be out of confinement. Today, she wanted to take the opportunity to frame Mrs. Xu and seize the housekeeper's power of the Cui family's second branch.
"But since you're so shameless, I'm not afraid of having my dirty laundry made public. Let's have a good discussion today."
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