The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 149 The Apple of My Eye

Not to mention the mess in the eldest house, Shi Yao carefully and attentively took care of the sick lady.

She fed the medicine herself, took the handkerchief wrung out by the maid and wiped the lady's face, and told a joke when she had nothing to do, and thus gained a good reputation for being "filial".

The lady put a pair of blood jade bracelets on her wrists and said that Shi Yao was a "caring and thoughtful little cotton-padded jacket".

Shi Yao said modestly and happily: "My granddaughter has not done enough. I just hope that grandma will recover soon."

The Madam was fed up with the family of the first house, and was also impatient to see the people of the third house. Seeing that Shi Yao had been at ease for the past two days and hadn't caused any trouble, she hugged her and called her sweetheart, baby, and good girl...

It was so corny that Shi Yao got goosebumps.

Rong was envious and regretful. Why didn't she give birth to a well-behaved and lovely daughter?

Seeing that the lady and Shi Yao ignored her, she retreated from the side room awkwardly. She looked up and saw a boy of eight or nine years old whispering something in the old duke's ear, and then saw the old duke walk out with a gloomy face.

Rong was worried: What has the first wife done again?

The old Duke went straight to the ancestral hall. Zheng had already woken up. He called his trusted maid and nanny to come and quietly carry her back. Only the Duke Zhenguo and Shi Mingwei and his son were left in the ancestral hall.

The father and son knelt in front of the ancestral tablet.

Shi Mingwei was whipped three times and the wound on his forehead had not healed yet. He was sobbing.

The old Duke asked in a deep voice: "Boss, did you beat your wife?"

The Duke of Zhenguo lowered his eyes and told the whole story honestly.

"Asshole! Stupid!"

The old Duke gave the father and son a good scolding.

The father and son were covered in dust and dirt, and Shi Mingwei didn't even dare to sob.

The old Duke couldn't bear to see him crying, and was afraid that he would lose control and beat him to death, so he shouted, "Get out of here! I'm scolding your father, and you have the nerve to listen!"

How could Shi Mingwei dare to listen?

He just didn't have the courage to leave.

Hearing this, he dared not say a word in rebuttal and limped away.

The old Duke kicked a chair over and sat on it for half an hour, and the Duke Zhenguo also knelt for half an hour.

The old Duke Fang said: "What happened in the court today? Please tell me in detail."

The Duke of Zhenguo had been an official for many years and had a good memory. He told his father who impeached the Shi family and what the impeachment was about.

The old Duke closed his eyes and said, "Why are there so many different kinds of people?"

After listening to the eldest son's detailed enumeration, it turned out that the entire court was full of enemies.

There were a few people who spoke up for them, but they were quickly defeated and could not argue with those censors who made a living by their eloquence.

The Duke of Zhenguo said, "The emperor is angry, and I am afraid that they will be implicated. It is difficult to explain this matter, so I hinted to them not to act rashly."

The old Duke asked, "How did the rumor of divorcing three wives spread outside?"

The Duke of Zhenguo blushed with shame: "My son has been thinking about it all the way. I think it was Mingwu's wife who told the in-laws. I'm afraid Mingwei's wife also got involved. Although she is not very favored in her natal family, she was quite favored by Princess Yuyang when she was alive, so she made friends with many nobles and royal relatives."

The old Duke was speechless.

The daughters-in-law are all tough, none of them are weak and easy to bully.

After all, it was because they pushed people too hard and underestimated them. Now that they have ended up like this, they can only blame themselves for their arrogance.

The old Duke patted the armrest of the chair and said tiredly, "It seems that our intentions are almost known to everyone. The Grand Tutor not only does not support us, but now he is even hindering us. Boss, please think carefully about the matter of the Fourth Prince."

Those who impeached the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion included not only the civil servants from the Fu family, but also the nobles from the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion.

The prince's forces actually got involved, probably because they had noticed the dealings between the Shi family and the Fourth Prince, and were trying to warn the Shi family.

What if the Duke of Zhenguo's father decides to back out? What will happen to his pearls?

She is the apple of his eye, the apple of his eye, and she deserves to be the most noble woman in the world!

Could it be that because Shi Yao returned to Beijing, the old parents’ love for Zhuzhu faded?

"Father, marrying the Fourth Prince will affect our Shi family's prosperity for a hundred years..."

The old Duke waved his hand and interrupted him, saying, "Today you are isolated and helpless in the court, and your in-laws have retreated. Don't you understand? Go back and teach your sons well and discipline them well.

A wife should not be bullied or humiliated. That night, only Mingwu's wife, Mingwei's wife, and Mingmo's wife showed up, but it chilled the hearts of all the wives in the mansion. "

The Duke of Zhenguo was shocked and agreed respectfully. He thought to himself that the daughters-in-law have been living a comfortable life for too long and have become ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, and will make trouble if they are a little dissatisfied.

I really should give my sons and nephews a few concubines. These women will fight among themselves and won’t always think about holding men back.

The Duke of Zhenguo went back and called his two sons, gave them a lecture, and punished them to copy the family rules a hundred times. After that, he went to visit Zheng again.

Although Zheng didn't quite understand the political situation, she knew how to put the blame on others. She said, "Do I need to ask? It must be the eldest and second daughters-in-law who went back to their parents' home to complain and asked them to support them!"

"They are traitors! Mingwu and Mingwei were punished, and they hurt the enemy by 1,000 but themselves by 800. What did they want? They wanted their whole family to lose their heads, their husbands to lose their future, and their sons to be criticized by others?"

The Duke of Zhenguo always knew his wife's thoughts, so he was not surprised. He sat at the head of the bed and said softly, "We have ruined the reputation of their daughter. How can they just sit there and get scolded? Be nicer to your daughters-in-law in the future, and don't criticize them so often..."

"Bah!" Zheng cried and cursed, "They harmed my son and ruined my daughter's future, and I still have to support them? I wish I could set rules for them every day and kill them!"

The Duke of Zhenguo was silent for a moment.

My wife has always been a dignified and steady lady, but I don't know when she became like a street shrew, so sarcastic and mean.

Considering that she helped cover up after he whipped her, the Duke of Zhenguo sat there patiently and listened to her babble and criticize her daughters-in-law.

After the scolding, it’s time to get down to business.

Swallow the grievances that should be swallowed, and offer a smile that should be offered.

The next day was the fourth day of February.

The nephews and nieces returned home from the Gyeonggi camp in disgrace early in the morning and reflected on their mistakes behind closed doors, but the Duke of Zhenguo still had to face the criticism from the ministers.

I thought today's morning court would be another meeting to attack him, but who knew that An Yuanhou would be the first to stand up and said with joy: "Your Majesty! May the auspicious signs from heaven bless our prosperity..."

It turned out that in Guanzhou, the hometown of Anyuan Hou, members of the Ning family went into the mountains to dig bamboo shoots and found a large patch of spring bamboo shoots with the word "Xing" written on the roots.

The emperor was pleased and stopped showing disapproval to the Duke of Zhenguo. He hurriedly asked the Marquis of Anyuan to present it.

Marquis Anyuan ordered his people to bring up two large baskets of spring bamboo shoots. Every bamboo shoot had the word "Xing" (prosperity) on its root, without any traces of carving, as if they were naturally grown.

The emperor was very pleased, and the ministers certainly would not spoil his fun. They all knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor". The meeting to criticize the Duke of Zhenguo suddenly turned into a meeting to praise the emperor.

The Duke of Zhenguo wiped a cold sweat and felt more and more that he couldn't let the Fourth Prince's marriage go unfulfilled.

Zhuzhu likes him, and the Fourth Prince’s maternal family can help him avoid disaster in time. There is no more suitable candidate for a son-in-law.