Chapter 425 Beating the Wife
"Take good care of your daughter-in-law. How many times have your mother and I tolerated her? She has no intention of repenting."
Duke Zheng usually doesn't speak up when it comes to household affairs, but if he does, it means he is extremely dissatisfied.
Zheng Lang's forehead was sweating, and he also knelt down. "Dad, I will take good care of her. I will never allow her to make mistakes again and bring shame to our family."
Duke Zheng snorted.
The family dispersed in silence.
After returning to the second room, He burst into tears, feeling humiliated. Zheng Jiaojiao also had tears in her eyes.
"I'm doing this for our second house, otherwise how could Jiaojiao get engaged to the Li family? Only if Jiaojiao is well can her brother be well. Who am I doing this for?"
“Pah.”
"Mom!!" Zheng Jiaojiao rushed over, hugged He, and looked at her father in disbelief, "Dad, why did you hit Mom?"
Zheng Lang's eyes were cold. "You usually don't do things in a decent way, so I don't bother you much. But you shouldn't play around and make trouble at the family recognition banquet. This concerns the reputation of our Zheng family!"
He's neck shrank, "I, I did it for Jiaojiao too." Her voice stuttered. This slap in the face had killed her spirit.
Having shared the same bed as a couple for many years, she knew how terrible Zheng Lang's temper was.
It is definitely not as kind and tolerant as it appears on the surface.
"For Jiaojiao?" Zheng Lang sneered. "I think you're just jealous and want to compete with the third brother's family. The third brother is from the Hanlin Academy and has a promising future. Haven't you seen that the eldest brother's family is now siding with them? You are just an ignorant fool."
He: "Second Master, I accept your scolding, but if you want me to curry favor with the Third Wife like the First Wife, it is absolutely impossible. She, Qiao Xianglan, is just a lowly merchant's daughter. Before her, the Third Wife was also a peasant who grew up in the countryside. Why, why should I curry favor with her? I won't do it."
Her eyes were bloodshot and bloodshot.
Zheng Lang stared at her for a moment, then said, "You're hopeless. If I had known earlier, I should have listened to my parents and married you back then."
After saying that, he kicked the door open and left.
He's eyes turned red, and she cried out, hugging Zheng Jiaojiao. "What does your father mean? What does he mean? Does he dare to divorce me? I have given birth to his children for many years. He is such a heartless person."
Zheng Jiaojiao was also moved to tears, "Mom, no. Dad won't divorce you. Dad is just angry."
He patted her chest, her expression agitated. "What did I do right? I did it for our family, but he beat me for someone else. I can't live anymore. I don't want to live anymore. Where can I put my face?"
After saying that, they started to quarrel and the yard was filled with people.
Zheng Lang left the yard and turned to go to the second aunt's room.
The two of them undressed, the Second Aunt spoke in a gentle tone and with affectionate eyes. The two of them snuggled up on the bed when they heard the maid coming to ask for a meeting.
Second Aunt frowned and propped herself up to sit up. "Madam is really something. She was so unhappy when she knew you came to my yard. Second Master, you don't even have a moment of peace and quiet."
Zheng Lang undressed, leaving only his trousers on, and angrily pushed open the door, yelling, "Go back! Tell my wife, whether she wants to live or die today, I'm not going back. If she wants to die, then go far away and don't get in my way."
After saying that, the door closed again with a "click".
The maid shrank her neck, stood up quickly and went back.
"Tell me, that's what the Second Master said?" He's body softened. "Was it that bitch Second Concubine who instigated it? How could the Second Master speak to me like that?"
The maid lowered her head and said, "Yes, that's what the Second Master said."
He's eyes turned red again. "It must be the Second Aunt, that bitch, who instigated the Second Master to quarrel with me."
The maid wanted to say that it was not the Second Aunt, but she was too scared to open her mouth.
Forget it, let these masters handle their own affairs.
Madam, what a fool you are! You are jealous of a concubine.
It's really sick.
The next day, Old Lady Zheng ordered someone to send some fresh food from the farm and some cloth.
Nanny: "The old lady also asked me to tell the Third Madam that the Second Madam had behaved badly and had already been punished."
Qiao Xianglan was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that it was He who told others about what happened yesterday.
That’s right, in the entire Zheng family, no one else would be like this except her who hates herself so much.
She smiled and said, "Tell mother that she has worked hard. I will go to see her another day."
The nanny nodded and said, "Yes, Third Madam, I will convey these words to the old lady truthfully."
After saying that, Zheng Ci asked Wanxiang to come forward and stuff a purse into her hand. The nanny was about to refuse, but when she realized the weight of the purse in her hand, a smile appeared on her face and she accepted it.
Working for the Zheng family, the nanny had naturally seen the world, but an ingot like this would probably be worth ten taels.
She was also tempted by such a generous gesture.
When he got back, he praised Qiao Xianglan in front of the old lady, saying that she was sensible and knew when to advance and retreat.
Old Lady Zheng nodded secretly, then turned to Duke Zheng and said, "I was worried that she wouldn't be experienced enough, but I didn't expect she'd be so good at handling things, and she's quite generous with her family."
Duke Zheng put down the book in his hand and said with a smile: "It seems that you like the third daughter-in-law very much."
Old Lady Zheng: "Yes, the third son's wife is kind-hearted and filial. Besides, I have considered what you mentioned before. It is possible that this family will have to rely on the third son's family in the future. If she becomes the mistress of the house and is still petty, it will not do."
Duke Zheng smiled gently, "Thank you for your hard work. You are old, and you still have to worry about these things."
"You and I have been married for many years, why are we talking about this?" She sighed. "The eldest is smart and filial, but he lacks the ability. The second is too cunning and a bit selfish. Only the third can take on the responsibility. Although he has been away for many years, he has a lot of your demeanor when you were young. He is good to his wife and Zheng Ci."
"Those who treat their wives and daughters well will certainly treat their brothers and clansmen well."
“If we let the second brother come, I’m afraid that even the slightest displeasure would be an eyesore to him.”
Duke Zheng asked, "How did the second brother and his family get along yesterday?"
Old Mrs. Zheng's face turned cold. "He went back and beat He."
Both of them were silent. Duke Zheng said, "What a worthless fellow! He actually hit He. We told him to talk things over behind closed doors, but we didn't expect him to be so impulsive."
Old Mrs. Zheng was also very sad. She was not the kind of person who was harsh on her daughters-in-law. On the contrary, she had been quite nice to her eldest and second daughters-in-law over the years.
She never acted like a mother-in-law, nor did she make them serve her. She also never harassed them.
Reminding the second brother was just to let him go back and talk to He Shi properly. Compared to what the two of them said, He Shi cared about the second brother and would listen to him more.
Unexpectedly, he actually hit the woman.
This is really shameless.
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