Madam Wen still doesn't know that Wen Ruyi has long been out of the Cold Palace and is pregnant with the Emperor's child. She even sent people out of the palace to bring her back to the palace for a reunion.
Ms. Xu said that on purpose.
Sure enough, after hearing what she said, Madam Wen's expression turned strangely unpleasant.
However, as if she hadn't noticed, Madam Xu continued, "Does Mother know how people outside view our Wen family because of this matter?"
Although she asked this question, she didn't wait for Madam Wen to speak and continued, "People outside say that our Wen family is eager for quick success and instant benefits, and is cunning and scheming. In order to climb the imperial power, we instigated our adopted daughter to seduce the emperor. But in the end, after seducing the emperor, she turned her back on us and even publicly distanced herself from our Wen family at the palace banquet."
At the time, people outside were secretly laughing at us, saying that we had wasted our time and had "raised" a good girl.
In fact, this whole affair had nothing to do with us. It was Wen Ruyi who was indecent and eagerly clung to us. But outsiders wouldn't think that way. After all, Wen Ruyi was our adopted daughter, raised by us. They were more inclined to believe that we instigated her. Mother, don't you think this is unfair?"
Madam Wen felt as if she had been slapped hard across the face; her face burned instantly, her expression turned gloomy and ugly, and she couldn't utter a single word.
After all, Wen Ruyi was raised by her own hands, so if outsiders wanted to laugh, they would only laugh at her.
Xu's words were actually a sarcastic remark, implying that despite her wholehearted devotion to Wen Ruyi, she was ultimately rejected and made a laughingstock, all the effort she had put into Wen Ruyi wasted.
This is using Wen Ruyi as a metaphor to satirize her.
She had only said a few words to Wen Nong Nong, but Madam Xu couldn't sit still and started bringing up Wen Ruyi.
Madam Wen was furious, but on the matter of Wen Ruyi, she was the one who couldn't stand up to the argument.
She wanted to accuse Xu of disobeying and disrespecting her mother-in-law, but Xu was cunning and her words were impossible to find fault with.
She was only using Wen Ruyi as an example; she didn't explicitly say anything that was directed at Wen Ruyi.
And then there was this incident. Under the pretext of praying for the whole family's well-being, Xu dragged her to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. She wanted to come back, but she kept delaying.
Thinking about this matter, Madam Wen's face turned gloomy. She always felt that Madam Xu had done something behind her back, but she had no evidence.
Looking at the mother and daughter standing in front of her, Old Madam Wen felt a headache coming on and felt an irritation. She really didn't want to see the two of them for another second, so she led her servants away.
Just then, Madam Xu, in a virtuous and filial manner, instructed the servants, "You must be careful and take good care of the old lady."
"Yes," the servants replied respectfully.
Upon hearing this, Madam Wen turned around abruptly and stared at Madam Xu. She suddenly realized that she had long lost the right to speak and make decisions in this family. Unconsciously, she had become a marginal person.
Thinking of this, she felt uneasy and looked at Madam Xu with a stern gaze.
This Xu woman usually seemed to be very obedient and submissive to her, and she used to look down on her personality. But she never expected that Xu woman was just pretending to be weak while secretly being strong. She had quietly isolated and sidelined her, and it was as if all the people around her had been bought off by her.
Madam Wen's heart heaved rapidly, and she glared at Madam Xu with even more sternness, attempting to overwhelm her with her imposing manner and force her to beg for mercy.
Then, facing her stern glare, Madam Xu did not flinch or dodge, but instead spoke in a gentle and considerate voice, "Mother, is there anything else you wish to instruct me on?"
Old Madam Wen choked for a moment, then her face showed a complicated expression. She wanted to scold and reprimand her, but Madam Xu was all smiles and no one could find fault with her. For a moment, she couldn't say a word.
Finally, she held her breath, said nothing more, and entered the mansion gate surrounded by servants.
After watching Madam Wen enter the mansion, Wen Nongnong took Xu's arm and said with a smile, "Mother is really amazing. With just a few words, she made Grandmother speechless."
Facing her youngest daughter, Madam Xu's expression softened. She raised her hand and patted her head, saying, "She went too far. Don't listen to her and never come back again."
Wen Nongnong wrinkled her nose. "My daughter isn't that thin-skinned. The more she tries to stop me from coming back, the more I want to come back. Besides, I can come back whenever I want, and it doesn't bother her. She can only say a few harsh words. My feet are my own, what right does she have to control me?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Xu felt relieved.
She was really afraid that Nong Nong would never come back because of what the old lady said, but now that she heard her say that, she finally felt relieved.
"Come on, let's go inside and talk."
Just as the mother and daughter were about to go inside, Wen Shiqing and Wen Tingyun rode over on horseback.
“Father, elder brother,” Wen Nongnong called out.
The father and son dismounted, handed the horses to the servants, and then walked towards the mother and daughter.
Seeing the mother and daughter snuggling together, Wen Tingyun couldn't help but tease, "No wonder I heard magpies chirping when I woke up this morning. It turns out that Mother and Little Sister have returned."
"You silly child." Even though she knew he was joking, Madam Xu still couldn't stop smiling. "By the way, how was everything at home while I was away? Is Yingying alright?"
“We’re already at the door, Mother, go in and take a look, then you’ll know.” Wen Tingyun chuckled.
As they were talking, Lu Yingying came out of the mansion with her servants.
Upon seeing this, Wen Tingyun's handsome face darkened. He quickly went over to her and took her hand. "Why are you walking so fast? Don't you know how heavy you are?" He scolded her without any politeness.
Lu Yingying blushed and stammered, "I heard that my grandmother and mother have returned, and I wanted to come out to greet them..."
“You’re pregnant now, no one will say anything if you don’t welcome her, so why are you being so attentive?” Wen Tingyun frowned and interrupted her.
Lu Yingying felt embarrassed by his words, especially seeing his stern face, and she was also a little unhappy. So she brushed his hand away and walked towards Madam Xu and Wen Nongnong.
"Mom, Heyang."
Madam Xu held her hand, patted it, and said affectionately, "Didn't I tell you? Now that you're pregnant, you don't need to come out to greet me." Then, she turned to Wen Tingyun and scolded, "Why are you shouting so loudly? If you scare my grandson, I won't let you off the hook."
Wen Tingyun felt like he was caught in the middle, and said helplessly, "Fine, fine, it's all my fault."
Wen Nongnong said with a smile, "It was all my brother's fault. Why are you making such a fuss? Do you think my sister-in-law is made of tofu?"
Hearing her say that, Lu Yingying felt a little embarrassed. She knew that Wen Tingyun was worried about her, but his tone was a bit rushed.
Thinking about it, she looked up at him, only to meet his dark eyes.
Her face flushed, and she quickly looked away.
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