Chapter 129 Chapter 129
Xin Wan was the eldest wife of the Yan family, so she could not be buried hastily after her death. Unfortunately, Xin Wan had no children, so Yan Yingqi asked Yan Jingzhao's eldest son Run Ge'er to break the basin for her. Zhen, Xie and Li also came to help.
But the funeral is actually a small matter. The biggest problem now is Jingwen. If he had cried loudly, it would be fine. He would always cheer up after crying. No one expected that after Xin Wan's death, he felt like his soul was taken away and he was in a daze.
When Yaoniang went to the mourning hall, she heard Yingniang yelling, "Brother is half dead because of a woman. How can he manage a family in the future? Father must have made a mistake in this marriage."
But Yao Niang thought her father was right. Jingwen really liked Xin Wan. Xin Wan had not married for so many years, and it was the old lady of the first house who was willing to facilitate this matter. As parents, how could they not be willing to fulfill their daughter's wish? At that time, Yan Jingzhao was in a good relationship with Xie Shi when Xie Shi gave birth to a little son, and he also hoped that lovers would finally get married.
He thought that Jingwen would work harder after marrying his ideal woman, but he was wrong. Ever since Jingwen married Xin Wan, he became more and more contented. He only wanted to enjoy himself and hated his official career.
But he forgot that under this rule that the husband's honor is mostly based on the wife's talent, the Yan family is also a prime minister's family. Unless Xin Wan is extremely smart and can make herself stand out, otherwise Jingwen's career will not work out and she will also be blamed. Especially for someone like Zhen, she will not scold her own son, but will be harsh on her daughter-in-law.
We are all mortals. When your elders criticize you, you cannot resist unless you think more positively. But Xin Wan's health was not very good, and it is a pity that she passed away.
But fundamentally, Jingwen himself had no sympathy for Xin Wan's situation. If he really cared about Xin Wan, he would have thought about passing the imperial examination and becoming an official to gain respect for his wife.
But everyone had no sympathy for Xin Wan and blamed Jing Wen. Yao Niang also said this in front of her father.
"Before, everyone was talking about how Third Sister-in-law didn't give advice, so why did he need his wife to give advice? If Third Brother really loved his wife, he would definitely want to give her a title and a place to live. If he didn't want to pursue a career in government, he should have learned to take care of the family business. He's not blind, so is he completely unaware of Third Sister-in-law's situation?"
Yan Yingqi didn't expect that this was what his daughter wanted to say. He glanced at Yao Niang and said, "Do you usually think so much?"
"What do you mean by that?" Yao Niang didn't understand.
Yan Yingqi sighed: "I don't think you will ever be like this with your third sister-in-law." If his daughter was Zhen's daughter-in-law, if Zhen scolded her, she would not worry about it at all. Instead, she would think that she was not capable of making your son study and it was up to me. At the same time, she would directly push the blame onto Jingwen and instigate Jingwen and Zhen to fight against each other.
It seems that he becomes more and more energetic as the fight goes on, and he might even fight to the end with the Zhen family just to save his dignity.
Yao Niang heard this and said, "That's because my daughter is healthy, and she has a father, mother, and brothers, so she is very confident. But my third sister-in-law is weak and has been living under someone else's roof since she was a child. This is not a problem of our abilities, but a difference in our family backgrounds. Father, do you know why I am angry? Because I thought of my mother. If my daughter had not survived, she would have died like her older brothers and sisters. My brother was raised by my grandmother and was not allowed to see my mother. You also have a new wife. How could she survive?"
Xie even has family members on her mother's side, and her father is still an official. However, the gap between her official rank and that of the Yan family is huge, and she is still disheartened. What about Xin Wan?
She just thinks people are too harsh on women.
Hearing her mention Xie, Yan Yingqi, who was a quick thinker, was choked for a moment before he said, "I know your mother has suffered, but this is a different matter. Your cousin Shen married into our family as a weak and orphaned girl. I have already given her the best home, and I have also helped them. This is already my biggest concession."
Yao Niang said seriously, "Dad, I didn't say you were wrong. You must have sympathy for this matter. It's a pity that things didn't go as planned. Your daughter is just feeling sad. Those who are gone are gone. I hope you can treat the living well. You can't be like Third Brother in the future. You only care about my mother in words. You should know what she really needs."
She didn't dare to say these things before because she was not yet at the stage where her father could take her words seriously.
I thought Yan Yingqi would be angry, but unexpectedly he looked at Yao Niang and said, "Your mother really gave birth to a good daughter." He was diligent and never forgot to fight for his mother's rights from the past to the present.
Qianniang was talking to Yingniang over there, and her tone was sympathetic: "I really didn't expect her to pass away like this. Although she was in poor health when she was a child, I didn't expect her to be so miserable."
"Who said it wasn't? In fact, I just think she is not suitable for my brother. If it weren't for the fact that our father was worried about the servants at home and hadn't been rehabilitated for a long time, it wouldn't have been her turn. A forced melon is not sweet, and now it seems to be true." Yingniang didn't feel sorry for Xin Wan at all. She just felt that it was her fault that her brother hadn't achieved any success in the imperial examinations for so many years.
Xin Wan's coffin was held forty-nine days before the funeral. Zhen had already begun to prepare to look for girls from various families. In her opinion, there were many people who wanted to marry the sons of the prime minister. The Yan family had always done this, but things often went against their wishes. Yan Jingwen became a monk.
Upon hearing the news, Shen Linfeng was stunned: "I didn't expect him to become a monk. He is really a lovesick person."
"Becoming a monk is just to escape from the mundane world. It shows that he is a coward. I don't think he is a lovesick person. If he is really lovesick, he should be like you. In fact, you are not keen on a career in politics, but you have always protected us and our children. Who in this world doesn't want to do what he loves? Forget it. I won't be indignant about my mother's family affairs anymore. Let him do whatever he wants." Yao Niang shook her head.
The one who was hit the hardest was of course Zhen. She first begged Yan Yingqi: "Master, Jingwen listens to you the most. Please go and bring him back from the temple as soon as possible."
Yan Yingqi said in embarrassment: "I've been there, but he's already determined. What if I force him to death?"
In his heart, he had already given up on his son Jingwen. How could he achieve anything great with such a deep affection for his son and his confusion? Now that he had shaved his head and become a monk, he, as a father, had already tried to persuade him once, but the son did not even acknowledge him as his father. Why should he persuade him again?
Zhen was really in despair. She had originally thought well that after Xin Wan passed away, her son would get married in a year and things would get back on track. But she forgot that Yan Jingwen was not Yan Jingzhao. After Yan Jingzhao's wife died, he could continue to work in the government office in seven days, but Yan Jingwen became a monk for love.
She forgot that she had once laughed at Yan Jingzhao for his cruelty, and now her own son had made all her life's efforts go to waste.
Her son became a monk, and she has no legitimate grandchildren, so what was the point of all her hard work throughout her life?
Yan Yingqi looked at Zhen and thought that even at this point, Zhen did not go to the temple to bring her son back, but waited for him to go. She had been provoking others all her life, afraid of offending anyone, and just waiting for others to do good things so that she could benefit from it.
When he reached the door, he wanted to turn around and say something, but he heard Zhen muttering to herself: "If I had known this would happen, what hope would I have? Most of my life's hard work has been wasted..."
His son was already in such a state, yet he was still talking about this. Yan Yingqi left without even looking back, and called the housekeeper, saying, "Go and check on the Third Young Master every month. If he is ill, ask someone to take care of him. If he wants to return to secular life, that's fine too."
Some things seem to go against one's will, which probably means that even if I am now the prime minister, not everything will go smoothly.
Compared to Yan Jingwen who became a monk because of his wife's death, after Shen Sanlang came back, he went to the concubine's room and looked for her but couldn't find her. He actually gave up and said nothing.
Han Ruohua would not say anything. She was only secretly frightened. If one day she was harmed by someone for no reason, Shen Sanlang might not even lift the white cloth to take a look. This made her more determined to train her son well and focus on him without thinking about anything else.
Therefore, she wanted to get in touch with Yao Niang again, hoping that Shen Linfeng would be able to help her in the future. After all, no matter how good Shen Xunfu's career was, he would never be able to enter the cabinet. Now he is already a high-ranking official in the ministry. By the time her son grew up, he would have retired long ago.
But she didn't expect that when she came over, the wives of the fourth and fifth sons had already arrived. Yao Niang knew her very well. She was the same kind of person as Shen Mo. She would rather use him than go behind him. She was not that stupid.
Every time Han Ruohua came, they didn't talk much. Han Ruohua felt bored after staying for a few times, so she left, feeling very aggrieved. Yao Niang thought to herself, when you ignored me before, I treated you politely and didn't say anything.
The fourth son's wife, Jiang, said, "Sister-in-law, you may not know, but something has happened to Sister-in-law Qing's family as well."
Yao Niang was puzzled: "What's the matter?"
"I also heard it randomly. She said that her aunt from her mother's side joined forces with businessmen to oppress the people and was stoned to death by the people. This matter is also related to Qing's sister-in-law. It was she who introduced these people." Jiang was well-informed.
Yao Niang seemed to think of Qing Da Nainai's aunt Feng. She heard that she was the granddaughter of the princess and had a noble status, but she didn't expect her death to be so undignified. As for Qing Da Nainai, she had lent a lot of money to loan sharks, so she was not a good person. She wanted a child of her own all her life, but still had nothing.
She even became enemies with Aunt Chu. It is conceivable that if Aunt Chu's son grows up in the future, she will still have to look after the bastard's opinion.
But the reason for all this is greed, too much greed.
She wanted power, money, and children, and when she didn't have them, she hurt others and stole from them. When she was little, Yao Niang always felt that there was no retribution, that good people didn't live long, and that evil deeds would last for thousands of years. But now, she feels that it's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet.