Chapter 1070, No Face
"Mom, didn't you say that my uncle is here?"
Daohua smiled as she entered the upper room of the main courtyard. As soon as she entered, she saw Madam Li sorting things out. "This coral is really good. Is it another gift from my uncle?"
Madam Li smiled, put down the things in her hands, and pulled Daohua to sit on the couch. "Isn't it true? Every time your two uncles come to Beijing, they always send us a lot of things. Mother told them not to bring any more, but they never listened."
Daohua smiled and said, "This is a gift from my two uncles. Just accept it and then give me something good in return."
Madam Li smiled and nodded. "That's all we can do. By the way, do you have something to ask your uncle?"
Daohua shook her head: "There were so many people here just now, and I hadn't had a chance to talk to my uncle yet, so I thought of coming over to pay my respects."
Madam Li laughed and said, "He was dragged away by your fourth brother. Your fourth brother, now a father of four, is still as noisy as he was when he was little. He's not steady at all."
Daohua laughed: "Isn't this homecoming? Once you're home, no matter how old you are, you're still your parents' child."
Mrs. Li liked to hear this. She smiled more and more and started chatting with Daohua about family matters.
"Our family and the Li family have both been doing well these past few years, and I'm really happy. By the way, when your second uncle came to Beijing last time, he asked me to thank you on his behalf."
"Hmm?" Daohua looked puzzled. "What are you thanking me for?"
Madam Li smiled and said, "The Fang family is very honest now."
Upon hearing this, Daohua immediately understood.
Two years ago, Fang Liangji took his concubine to Xiliang to do business. Knowing that he allowed his concubine to act outside under the name of his wife, he revoked Fang Liangji's qualification to do business in Xiliang.
In addition, he also sent a letter to his fourth brother Yan Wenkai, who was in the South China Sea Navy, telling him about this matter.
For the Fang family, Xiliang is just a new market after all, and they have not started investing yet. Even if they do not do business there, the loss will not be much.
However, the market in the south was something the Fang family had to work very hard to run, and it was also the main source of profit for the Fang family.
There are many waterways in the south, and the Fang family's business was able to flourish, largely due to the protection of Yan Wenkai, the naval commander.
When Yan Wenkai received Daohua's letter, he realized that Fang Liangji was so ungrateful. He took advantage of the Li family but did not treat Li's daughter well, so he directly cut off the convenience for the Fang family.
There are many checkpoints on the waterway, which makes it less convenient. The Fang family has to pay several times more tribute money to each checkpoint than before.
Madam Li continued, "Your cousin Zixuan's life is much more peaceful now, and that concubine surnamed Sun has been driven back to the farm."
As he said this, he sighed.
"Your two uncles are just afraid of bothering us. Otherwise, if they had told us earlier about the worthless Fang family, Zixuan wouldn't have had to endure so many years of humiliation."
At this time, Ping Tong came in with tea and snacks. After putting them down, she smiled and said, "Just now, I saw the Second Madam at the gate of the courtyard. She heard that the Madam and the young lady were talking, so she left."
"Second sister-in-law?" Daohua smiled. "Mom, when I came back this time, I noticed that Second sister-in-law seemed to be deliberately avoiding me. Is she blaming me?"
Madam Li shook her head. "Qiyun is a good person. She's not blaming you, she's probably just embarrassed. I still feel ashamed when I think about what Yile did in Xiliang."
"To covet her brother-in-law and murder her niece—such shameless deeds—is that something a lady from a noble family could do?"
"Tell me, you sisters all grew up together, studying literature and science together with the Master, so how did a bad guy like Yile emerge?"
Seeing that Madam Li was furious, Daohua smiled and comforted her: "Mother, it's over now. I didn't let Yan Yile get away with it. Don't be angry."
As he spoke, he looked at Madam Li with curiosity.
"Mom, I heard Jingwan say that Yile remarried, but she was vague about it. Can you tell me the details?"
Seeing her daughter's gossipy face, Mrs. Li was a little amused, but after laughing, her face turned gloomy again: "Yile, I don't even want to talk about her anymore. Not only are her eyesight problems, but her brain is also problematic."
"Your new fourth brother-in-law is the second Fang Shuo. Fang Shuo comes from a wealthy family after all, so he still has some sense of propriety and honor. Even if he wanted to seduce Yi Le, at most he would just meet her in private."
At this point, Mrs. Li showed an expression that was difficult to speak.
"Why is Yile's wedding so hasty? Why didn't your second uncle and second aunt, who always covet the good things from the eldest wife, make a fuss about it this time? That's because Yile and Zhang Wan were trapped in bed by your second uncle and his men."
Hearing this, Daohua opened her mouth in shock.
She always knew that Yan Yile was selfish, willful and reckless in doing things, but she never expected that she would do something so outrageous.
After all, she was her niece, whom she had watched grow up, so Madam Li still had a look of pain on her face: "She lost her virginity and was even blocked by someone. In order to prevent the Yan family's reputation from being tarnished, your uncle and aunt had no choice but to marry Yile off in a hurry."
"The Zhang family's background is far inferior to the Fang family's, and Yile is so arrogant. I heard she was making a fuss before getting married. I wonder what will happen to this child in the future?"
Daohua's expression remained calm. She no longer felt any sympathy for Yan Yile. Even if Zhang Wan had resorted to some tricks, it was Yan Yile who had given him the chance first. As an adult in his twenties, he had to pay for his mistakes himself.
Madam Li looked at Daohua and said, "Your second brother and his wife haven't been coming to our house much lately. Yile's divorce from the Fang family has already brought disgrace to our family. Now that something like this has happened, they are even more ashamed to face the public."
Daohua was silent for a moment: "I heard from Xiao Yeyang that my second brother is doing very well in the Hanlin Academy. As long as he can establish himself, the second branch will not be too bad."
Mrs. Li nodded and stopped talking about the second house. Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, the mother and daughter went to the old lady's yard together.
On the other side, Zhu Qiyun was in the dining room of the old lady's courtyard, watching the maids setting the dishes and listening to the laughter coming from next door, looking a little lonely.
At the same time, she is the granddaughter-in-law of the Yan family, but she does not have the confidence to compare with the granddaughters-in-law of the first and third rooms.
She had no parents-in-law to rely on, and she had a sister-in-law who brought shame to the family. Even though her family didn't say much, she was still extremely tormented.
Now all the burdens of the second house fall on her husband's shoulders. As a wife, she just wants to share more of the burden with her husband. Even if she feels uncomfortable in the midst of everyone's laughter, she still has to force herself to smile.
She knew very well that without the support of the first and third wives, her husband would not be able to go far if he relied on himself.
My second brother-in-law is the best example.
Last year, several northern provinces suffered from severe droughts at the same time, and Huaichuan Prefecture governed by my second brother-in-law was also affected. Unlike when he was in Xiliang and had the protection of King Weiyuan, my second brother-in-law encountered many difficulties in his first year working alone.
It can be seen from the letters written by the second sister that their life in Huaichuan Prefecture was not easy.
This also made her realize that if the first wife really abandoned the second wife, it would be difficult for the second wife to accomplish anything on her own.
(End of this chapter)
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