Chapter 1051, Returning Home
"What? My second brother-in-law was transferred out of Xiliang?!"
In Jinwei Mansion, in the prefect's backyard, Xue Yi looked at Yan Yishuang in shock.
Yan Yishuang handed the letter to Xue Yi: "Second brother-in-law will report to Huaichuan Prefecture in mid-March. Time is very tight. Second sister has no time to take care of the fields, farms, and ranches here. She wrote to ask me to help look after them."
Xue Yi read the letter at a glance. The letter simply said that You Kai was going to be transferred and asked Yan Yishuang to help look after the You family's assets here. It didn't say much else.
"Why is it so sudden?"
As the first batch of officials to establish the government, and given their relationship with Prince Weiyuan, it was a foregone conclusion that they would continue to stay in office. The sudden transfer of You Kai really shocked and surprised Xue Yi.
Yan Yishuang sneered, "Why else could it be? It must be that my good Second Aunt and Fourth Sister have offended my eldest sister. After I knew they were coming to Xiliang, I had a feeling they would cause trouble."
"Over the years, the second branch has caused a lot of trouble. Most of the time, the family didn't bother with them. This time, the eldest sister even took her anger out on the second sister, which shows that she has offended them seriously."
Xue Yi sighed. Thinking of the situation of the second branch of the Yan family, he felt a little sorry for You Kai. "You Kai is ultimately being dragged down by his own Yue family."
Yan Yishuang agreed: "Second sister is really pitiful for having parents and sister like that." Because her husband's career was damaged because of her natal family, the second sister might not be able to hold her head up in her husband's family in the next few years.
Xue Yi: "It will be difficult for You Kai to achieve political achievements after going to Huaichuan Prefecture."
Although the conditions in Huaichuan Prefecture are better than those in Lanwu Prefecture, compared with Lanwu Prefecture, which is in ruins, and Huaichuan Prefecture, which is full of gentry and wealthy families, it will take some effort for You Kai to gain a foothold there, let alone make some political achievements.
Yan Yishuang lived in the inner house and could not empathize with the difficulties and troubles that men encountered when working outside, so she was not as worried as Xue Yi.
"It's time for the Second House to learn a lesson. In the capital, because of Grandmother, Father and Mother were very tolerant of the Second House, but that doesn't mean that Big Sister will tolerate them."
"If my Second Aunt had any sense, she would have kept a low profile after coming to Xiliang. Instead, they went and messed with the person they most shouldn't mess with in the family. They deserved it."
Xue Yi looked at Yan Yishuang: "In your family, your eldest sister is indeed the person you should never mess with." If Princess Weiyuan wants to do something, her father-in-law and mother-in-law cannot stop her.
Yan Yishuang smiled and said, "Big sister, you still care about sisterhood. Huaichuan Prefecture is still a good place." It was just a horizontal transfer, and there was no deliberate suppression. She just didn't want to continue to provide convenience.
Xue Yi expressed his feelings about You Kai's matter, returned the letter to Yan Yishuang, and went to the yamen to do his work.
Watching Xue Yi leave, Yan Yishuang asked the maid to put the letter away, then got up to go see her three sons.
Because she had the support of her mother's family, after settling down in Xiliang, she brought her own child to live with her. In this respect, she was much luckier than her second sister.
The second sister also wanted to take the child to live with her, but she was not as confident as her.
At this moment, Yan Yishuang was most grateful to Master Shen, who had taught them in their childhood. It was she who taught her to recognize her own identity.
Fortunately, she realized it in time, otherwise, she would have become the second Yan Yile.
Yan Wenxiu had no idea that You Kai had been transferred from Xiliang. By the time he found out, You Kai had already left Xiliang with his family.
In response to this, Yan Wenxiu couldn't help but sigh.
Han Xinran saw it and said nothing. She thought it was a good thing. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law took into consideration family affection and could not bear to punish the second wife. However, this would only encourage the second wife to go further and further.
The older sister didn't care so much and acted cleanly and efficiently.
My son-in-law's career has been affected by them. He could have been promoted in a few years, but now it may take more than ten or twenty years.
After this lesson, I think my uncle and aunt won’t dare to make trouble anymore, otherwise, my second brother will be affected next.
Capital, Yan Mansion.
After reading the letter from her eldest son, Madam Li slammed the table with a bang, frightening Master Yan Zhi, who was drinking tea beside her, so much that he trembled.
"What's wrong?"
Madam Li glanced at Yan Zhigao and threw the letter in her hand to him: "Read it yourself."
Seeing that Mrs. Li was so angry, Yan Zhigao quickly put down his teacup, took the letter and started reading. After reading it, his face became very gloomy.
Seeing that he remained silent, Madam Li's pent-up resentment bubbled up, and she paced back and forth in anger: "Over the years, we have been very worthy of the Second House. We have helped wherever we could."
"They went to Xiliang to harm my daughter. No one is more heartless than them!"
When Mrs. Li thought about how her two-year-old granddaughter was almost harmed by Yile, she wanted to fly to Xiliang and slap Yan Yile twice in person.
"Yile and Fang Shuo's divorce brought disgrace to the Yan family. To consider her feelings, no one in the family said a word about her. I even flattered my old self by trying to please the Fang family, and this is how she repays me?"
"How can she be so shameless as to covet her own brother-in-law?!"
Yan Zhigao was also very angry, and tried to comfort the furious Madam Li: "Don't be angry now, or you'll get sick from it."
As he said this, he sighed.
"I'll find a time to call my second brother to come to the mansion. When his wife and Yile come back, I'll let them go back home."
After hearing this, Madam Li calmed down a little. Even though the second wife did not live with them, they were in the capital together, and because the old lady was still alive, the second wife came to the mansion often.
It would be fine if the people from the second house were understanding, but over the years, my second brother's wife has become more and more indifferent. Every time they meet, they either envy the first house or complain about their own misfortunes.
It would have been bad enough to just cause her trouble, but it also made the old lady sad.
"You asked them to come back, and they came back?"
Yan Zhigao: "Having a divorced sister-in-law at home has had some impact on Wenjie. My second brother still values Wenjie the most."
Mrs. Li nodded in agreement and said nothing more. If she spoke too much, people would think she was trying to drive the second wife away.
At the same time, in the second branch of the Yan family, Zhu Qiyun also received a letter from Yan Yihan.
When Zhu Qiyun saw the letter, she was a little happy, thinking that Yan Yile had found someone and Yihuan was announcing the good news to her family. But after reading the letter, she was so angry that she was shaking.
Yan Zhiyuan came back from outside, holding his grandson. He saw his daughter-in-law gritting her teeth and looking furious. He quickly handed the child to the wet nurse and walked over to ask, "Wenjie's wife, what happened?"
Hearing the voice, Zhu Qiyun finally came back to her senses from her anger. She looked at her father-in-law, suppressed her anger, and handed him the letter: "A letter from Yihuan."
Yan Zhiyuan quickly took the letter and started reading it. After reading it, he leaned against the pillar of the house, feeling a little unbearable.
In recent years, the second house has not developed as well as the first and third houses, and he has a lot of resentment in his heart. Sometimes, even though he knew that Sun had displeased the first house, he did not correct her.
Anyway, their mother is still alive, and even if the family is divided, the first and third wives cannot abandon their family.
But he is not stupid. He knows that there must be a bottom line in everything we do. It doesn't matter if Sun's annoying things are just trivial matters. Once he crosses the line, he will stop him.
So over the years, although the eldest wife was somewhat dissatisfied with them, everyone was still able to interact normally.
But he didn't expect that when he went to Xiliang, Sun and his youngest daughter would do such a thing. Wouldn't this force the first and second wives to break up?
Yi Yi, that girl, has never been an easy person to get along with since she was young. If you provoke her, she will always get back at you when she is young. What's more, she is now a princess.
"I shouldn't have let them go to Xiliang alone."
He didn't go to Xiliang because he couldn't bear to leave his grandson. Without him, the mother and daughter had such a big quarrel, and it also affected his son-in-law's career.
Looking at her remorseful father-in-law, Zhu Qiyun didn't know what to say: "Father, after something like this happened, we have to go and apologize to my uncle and the others."
Yan Zhiyuan didn't respond and sat dejectedly under the eaves. He sat there motionless until Yan Wenjie came back from the yamen.
"father!"
Seeing his son return, Yan Zhiyuan waved him over and asked him to sit down next to him: "Have you read Yihuan's letter?"
Yan Wenjie nodded weakly. He didn't know what to say when faced with such a girl.
Yan Zhiyuan sighed, "Yile's divorce from the Fang family almost ruined your career. You finally got your eldest brother's support, so you can't let Yile get dragged down again."
Yan Wenjie thought of his brother-in-law You Kai being transferred away from Xiliang, and he lowered his head without saying a word.
Yan Zhiyuan patted Yan Wenjie on the shoulder and said, "Yile is like this because your mother and I didn't teach her well. We can't let you and Yihuan suffer just because she's not doing well."
"Your wife is a good one. She has taught the children well and has repeatedly tolerated your mother's many criticisms. With her by your side, Dad is relieved."
Yan Wenjie felt that this was not right: "Dad"
Yan Zhiyuan interrupted him: "When your mother brings Yile back, I will take them back to our hometown, so that the eldest wife can calm down a little."
As he said this, he patted Yan Wenjie's shoulder again.
"Dad can't help you much. You'll have to rely on yourself in the future. Your uncle is sentimental. Without us as a burden, he will at least help you."
Zhu Qiyun, who was in the room, listened to her father-in-law's words, and her tense expression relaxed a little.
Fortunately, my father-in-law still has a plan in mind. My husband is already quite old and can’t stand any more hardship.
As for Yan Yile, to be honest, she really doesn't want to have anything to do with her anymore. She always has a kind of magic. If she herself is not living a good life, she will also make those around her suffer.
It would be great if her father-in-law could take her back to his hometown.
In mid-March, Sun returned to Beijing in disgrace with Yan Yile.
Yan Zhiyuan did not let the two go to the main house, but went to meet Old Lady Yan, Yan Zhigao and Madam Li alone, and told them that he would take the mother and daughter back to his hometown at the end of the month.
Old Mrs. Yan did not keep anyone. Although she was reluctant to see the second son leave, she did not say anything.
Sun and Yile, mother and daughter, are too good at causing trouble. It’s better for them to go back to their hometown so as not to affect Wenjie.
(End of this chapter)
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