Chapter 172(1/2)
Early the next morning, Mrs. Yu brought her son and daughter-in-law to the Xiao family. Mrs. Xiao had expected it and sent someone to invite them to the main hall.
Before his death, Old Master Yu almost became prime minister. Old Mrs. Yu also had an imperial decree, so she was very confident and her smile seemed a little oppressed.
"Old sister, I am a straight person, so I won't beat around the bush."
After drinking tea, her eyes circulated from everyone in the room. She hadn't seen her daughter, and her eyes became sank.
"My little daughter has grown up as a spoiled girl since she was a child and is so impatient. Fortunately, my son-in-law is a good-natured person, and she is a few years older than her, so she has always been tolerant of her. As a young couple, it is normal for them to have occasional quarrels when they live. My son-in-law is also a person with a proper attitude, and he will never make too much trouble and be unconventional."
As soon as she opened her mouth, she directly charged Master Xiao San's head.
Master Xiao looked calm, neither happy nor angry.
Mrs. Xiao didn't say anything.
Mrs. Yu continued: "Yesterday, a servant came home and said that my girl had a quarrel with her uncle, which made her angry. I had doubts in body and mind, so I had to come and ask clearly. Don't be surprised by the presumptuous things, sister."
Mrs. Xiao smiled and said, "We are in-laws, why do we need to say these things to do? If my sister doesn't come today, I will send someone to invite her."
Old Mrs. Yu's eyelids twitched, her brows frowned slightly, and she couldn't help but look at Madam Jin standing next to her.
The Xiao family locked up her daughter for the sake of a concubine's son, and it should be the one who is in the wrong hands. However, today, looking at Mrs. Xiao's attitude, there is no guilt at all.
Could it be that my daughter really made something big mistake?
But no matter what, the daughter is Xiao Rang's legitimate wife, so she should not be easily deprived of her. Even if she is a little unfair to her concubine's son, she will not be confined to her.
Mrs. Xiao has already ordered to invite the third wife to come.
Not long after, the third lady came.
She was locked up all night, full of grievance and anger. When she heard that her mother and brother came to preach justice for her, she simply didn't change her clothes and looked a little haggard and embarrassed.
"Mother, you are finally here, I'm so miserable..."
As soon as the third lady came in, she refused to salute her mother-in-law, and rushed to Mrs. Yu and started crying.
When Mrs. Yu saw her appearance, her heart sank. When she heard her crying, she felt even more distressed. She patted her back with her hand and said softly: "Don't cry, my mother is here, and you won't be wronged."
As he said this, Mrs. Xiao's eyes immediately sank.
Mr. Yu Er couldn't hold back at first, "What's going on? My sister is the legitimate wife of the Ming matchmaker of the Xiao family. She has been married for more than ten years and has given birth to children for the Xiao family. She has worked hard and made great contributions. Can she be even more powerful than a concubine and a concubine's son? Your Xiao family is too bullying."
He was impulsive and saw that his sister was crying aggrievedly, he couldn't help but speak up.
"Hua'er, shut up!"
Mrs. Yu scolded her, but her eyes were not accused. She hugged her daughter and didn't look at Mrs. Xiao and Mr. Xiao. Her tone was even colder and harder before, "Old sister, I wonder what mistake my daughter has made?"
The third wife complained first, "Mother, the master is willing to sacrifice his wife and wants to divorce me. You have to make a decision for me..."
The Yu brothers all sank their faces and looked angry.
"The Xiao family has always been a rigorous tutor. Why did he do such a destructive thing?" Master Yu looked at Master Xiao San coldly, "Don't you care about Mr. Xiao?"
"My uncle doesn't need to be impatient." Mr. Xiao San said in a cold tone. "I originally thought that the old devil slave should have informed his mother-in-law and his two uncles about the consequences. Now it seems that I was wrong."
Madam Jin immediately knelt down and said sadly: "Master, our girl has been in Xiao Mansion for more than ten years. She has been filial to her parents-in-law and raised children. She has worked hard without any contribution. Even if she has made mistakes in taking care of the fourth young master, it is not intentional. You have also sent out the miserable maids and nurses, and the wife has already regretted it. You are finally married, why bother to embarrass the second young master and the third girl?"
Xiao Shi spoke at this time, "This old foolish slave is very clever and his ability to turn black and white is extremely powerful. No wonder Mrs. Yu is so aggressive today."
He has been in power for a long time, and even when the uncle of the current dynasty smiles, he will be powerful without anger.
Madam Jin was immediately timid.
Old Mrs. Yu is an elder, so she is not afraid of him. "What does the uncle mean?"
Xiao Shi looked careless, "It was originally a family matter for my third brother. Although I am my brother, I am not inconvenient to interfere. But today Mrs. Yu and her son came to ask for an explanation. I think it was because of the crime of the army, so I couldn't stand by."
His tone was indifferent, but his words were full of oppression.
Your Yu family has the support of your brother, but Mr. Xiao San is not alone or helpless.
Mrs. Yu's eyes changed slightly.
Xiao Shi said again: "I have found out what happened yesterday. Although Brother Wei is a concubine, he is also from my Xiao family. According to the rules, he should be raised by his legitimate mother. Whether his younger brother and sister cares about whether he is dedicated to taking care of Brother Wei on weekdays, let's not talk about it. Yesterday, Brother Wei was heatstroke, and the wet nurse admitted that he was following his younger brother and sister's instructions and deliberately slack off."
"She scatters..."
The third lady immediately wanted to argue. Before she finished speaking, she touched Xiao Shi's indifferent but cold gaze and immediately shook. She had always been a little afraid of this second uncle, and she was indeed not good to Brother Wei on weekdays, so she could not say anything to tell the difference when she was guilty.
"Originally, those servants were sent to the village but they were too late yesterday. In addition, they were all blocked and were inconvenient to leave the house. Now they are recuperating. If your younger brothers and sisters feel wronged, then you might as well bring them over and interrogate them again, so that they can avoid Mrs. Yu saying that we are bullying others and wronging your younger brothers and sisters."
Xiao Shi smiled, but the third lady's face suddenly changed.
Mrs. Yu knew her daughter, and when she saw her like this, her heart sank.
"It is not convenient for me to interrogate the matters of the Xiao Mansion. Since the uncle of the country has interrogated it, I believe there must be no mistakes."
"Mother?"
Master Yu and Master Yu Er both looked shocked.
But Mrs. Xiao glanced at Mrs. Yu lightly. She had become a human being at this age. Naturally, she knew that Mrs. Yu was retreating to advance.
Sure enough, Mrs. Yu continued, "Old sister, my daughter is impatient. Since I was a child, both brothers have let her spoil her. She has never suffered any grievances. This time she made a mistake and was confused for a moment."
"Mother…"
The third lady was stopped by her eyes as soon as she spoke.
According to her temper, she wanted to discuss the difference between legitimate and illegitimate with the Xiao family, but Xiao Sanye was also a concubine's son. If she used this to ask the Xiao family for explanation, she would beat Xiao Sanye in the face. When Mrs. Xiao raised Mr. Xiao, she had never treated her any biased and harsh treatment. After saying that, her daughter would only humiliate herself.
"My mother-in-law is so bad."
Mr. Xiao San said: "I didn't want to say some things, but my mother-in-law is coming to start a military investigation today, and my two uncles also charged me with favoring concubines and killing my wife. I can't help but argue for myself."
"master!"
The third lady was aware of it and immediately screamed: "Do you really want to force me to death?"
Mr. Xiao looked cold and ignored her at all. "I saw the wound on his face the second day of Brother Wei'er's birth."
Mrs. Yu immediately changed color.
The third lady's voice was even sharper, "Xiao Rang--"
"Shut up!"
This was the first time that Mrs. Xiao was furious when she heard this. Her voice was full of energy, which shocked Mrs. Yu. Not to mention that the couple of the Yu family had already been shocked by her majesty.
"Lady Yu." When Mrs. Xiao spoke again, her name had changed and her tone was very cold and hard. "The Yu family is also a scholarly family. When Mr. Yu was alive, he was also a good official who was honest and honest. Your Majesty praised him all the time. I thought that the daughter of the Yu family must be a good girl who is well-educated, well-reasoned, respectful and filial. But I didn't expect that it was me, the old woman, who saw the wrong person."
"It's inappropriate for my elder sister..."
"It is not the first time that she abused the concubine and beat and scolded the servants, and caused my Xiao family's descendants to be the first time." Mrs. Xiao did not give Mrs. Yu the opportunity to rely on her seniority and said coldly: "You couple came to this house back then, so Mrs. Yu should still have an impression of her?"
Mrs. Yu's face changed again and again.
Mr. Yu Er couldn't help but say, "It's just a concubine. It's her duty to serve the mistress. If he fails to save the child, how can he blame my sister?"
Mrs. Xiao sneered, "The Yu family is really well educated. In my Xiao family's hall, the elders spoke so much."
Mr. Yu immediately blushed and opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word to distinguish.
Old Mrs. Yu couldn't stand it, and she angrily scolded: "Get back!"
"yes."
Master Yu knew that he was in a disadvantage and sat down.
Master Yu bowed, "The old lady calmed down. My brother and sister are three, one mother and compatriots, like brothers and sisters. They are just as brothers and sisters. They are just in a hurry and lose their composure. They have no disrespect. I would like to forgive me."
Mrs. Xiao looked at him and said that she was a sensible and steady person. Unfortunately, she had a group of unreasonable relatives.
"Even if the Yu family comes, it is a guest. I will not be as good as the younger generation." She looked at Mrs. Yu, whose face was gloomy and gloomy, and "Your Yu family can convict my son by saying it with a blushing mouth and white teeth. Otherwise, what would my Dayan Dynasty set up a Ministry of Justice? Mrs. Yu is a sensible person, and I don't want to say something too ugly, so as not to hurt Xiao Yu's family's harmony."
Mrs. Yu rarely suffered such anger, her face was tense and her chest was fluctuating.
"What the old sister meant is that she ignored the marriage between the two governments?"
"If it weren't for the friendship between the two governments, I would have sent someone to return home yesterday."
Mrs. Xiao was not polite to speak, but Mrs. Yu changed her color, "You--"
Mrs. Xiao suddenly changed her voice, "Mrs. Yu Er, what did your sister-in-law have done, and the wife should be aware of it. If you say it, it may hurt the face of the Yu family. It is better to explain it yourself."
Mrs. Yu Er suddenly changed color and noticed the sight of her mother-in-law and husband looking over. She said embarrassedly: "What is Mrs. Xiao saying? I don't understand."
"Don't understand?" Xiao Shi smiled, "It's okay, there's still time today. Let's make it clear at once, so we can avoid getting entangled in the future."
"What does the uncle mean?"
Mrs. Yu noticed that her daughter was trembling with her hand holding her, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous. What other mistakes did her daughter make? That's why Mrs. Xiao was so angry? Even Xiao Shi came to interfere in the brothers' internal affairs.
"She is greedy for gifts."
Mrs. Xiao said bluntly, "In more than ten years, nearly 100,000 taels of silver have been put into her private pocket."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Yu family changed their color.
"This is impossible!"
Master Yu was the first to disbelief, "Even if my sister is more arrogant, she will definitely not be able to do such a thing. Besides, after the uncle welcomed the bride, the younger sister had already transferred the gifts. How could she say that she was greedy? The old lady must not be deceived by the villain and wronged my sister. Such a big crime should not be borne by the younger sister."
To be continued...