Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 12 Finally there is someone who can conquer him

In the plum rain season, the rain is always continuous. After breakfast, the two went to the front yard to pay their respects to the old lady.

Ziyun was still holding an umbrella for Jingshu and walked in front, while Li Ling held an umbrella alone and followed closely behind.

 Enter Anxi Hall, the second bedroom's aunt Guo and the third girl were also there.

 The couple presented gifts to the old lady and Mr. Guo respectively, and then sat down next to each other.

 There were only the old lady, Mr. Guo, the third girl, and Li Ling and his wife in the room, but Jingshu felt that the atmosphere was strange.

The old lady seemed unhappy today, Mrs. Guo was also chatty, and even the third girl, who was always chatty and noisy, was surprisingly quiet today.

 Everyone sat there for a while, and then Guo made excuses and left.

Jingshu chatted with the old lady for a few words, and then followed Li Ling out of Anxi Hall.

　　After everyone had dispersed, the old lady leaned on her chair, her expression becoming increasingly ugly.

Mother Xu who was close to her hurriedly stepped forward, handed over a bowl of ginseng tea, and advised: "Don't you know what the second son's temperament is like? Don't get angry with her, be careful about your health."

The old lady took the tea, took a sip, put it aside and sighed: "This Guo family is really helpless, she is a grandmother herself, why are she so confused, playing all these privacy tricks all day long? Even if I have trouble with my daughter-in-law, I’m not afraid of being laughed at.”

Nanny Xu advised: "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. I advise you to take care of yourself. Let the younger generations make trouble on their own."

"I want to just let go of my hands and leave it alone, but can I just leave it alone? Let's just talk about what happened to her and forcefully take Dalang to be raised by me. If she really understands, I won't be involved in these matters. But she is a fool, what kind of child can she raise?"

“She also cares about her grandson, but she doesn’t have any bad intentions.”

The old lady snorted and said, "What a rare grandson. I have been her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for thirty years, and I still don't know her well. I just try my best to prevent the eldest daughter-in-law from being happy."

The old lady took a breath and cursed angrily: "For your own dirty thoughts, you actually made a three-year-old child your son. What kind of person is he?"

Seeing that the old lady was getting more and more angry as she talked, Aunt Xu quickly picked out the off-topic topic that she liked to hear: "The second daughter-in-law is also half a mother-in-law, and her temper cannot be changed. Fortunately, these two grandson-in-laws understand Man, the days when our Zhenguo Palace will be prosperous are still to come."

 Mother Xu has been with the old lady her whole life and knows her temperament best.

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, the old lady's anger subsided by three points. She turned around and asked, "Brother Ling went back yesterday?"

Mother Xu quickly replied: "I'm back. I heard that yesterday the Second Madam followed the First Madam to a banquet, and the Prince even went to pick her up in person."

The old lady was really surprised when she heard this, and a smile appeared on her face, saying: "Oh my god, you said that this second son has a daughter-in-law, it is really different."

“That’s right, I really didn’t expect that our prince would hurt people even if they look cold.”

 The old lady nodded with satisfaction and sighed: "Love between husband and wife is the way to build a family!"

Think about the quarrel between the eldest son and the eldest daughter-in-law, and they almost became enemies. The eldest son was such a mighty person back then, but now he is broken down before he is fifty. Thinking about her second son who died early due to the anger of his wife, the old lady felt even more sad.

 If husband and wife are not harmonious, the building will collapse.

Seeing that the old lady was sad, Nanny Xu knew that she must have thought of the sad things again, so she explained: "A life has been wilted and a life has been full of joy. You have not found a good daughter-in-law. When you are old, God has given you such a good wife." Two grandsons-in-law can be regarded as compensation." The old lady looked at Nanny Xu and smiled knowingly. Then she thought of her grandson and said: "You said this second son, I thought he was more capable, but I didn't expect it. I can’t bear it after staying up in the study for two nights.”

Mother Xu laughed: "Our son-in-law has a bad temper, but now we have found someone who can subdue her."

After leaving Anxi Hall, Li Ling said that he had something to do and left the house.

 He is a restless person. She had been with him for five years in her previous life, and she had never seen him rest peacefully at home for a day. I stayed lazy in bed for an extra hour this morning, which was unprecedented.

Jingshu led Ziyun back, but the third girl chased her from behind.

Jingshu stopped and asked, "Where are you going?"

The third girl was panting from running and replied: "Didn't you say last time that you would take me out to make clothes? When should we go?"

Last time, in order to coax her, Jingshu just said it casually, but to her surprise, the three girls actually took it to heart.

It’s not a big deal. Jing Shu smiled and responded: “Whenever you are free, I will take you there.”

"Then let's do it today." The third girl looked at Jingshu and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, what do you want to do today?"

“It’s nothing, just do you want to tell grandma that I’m taking you out?”

“I told my grandmother yesterday that I would like you to take me to make clothes when you are free, and she agreed.”

Jingshu hesitated and said, "Then I'll go tell my grandmother and we'll go today."

The third girl came over and took Jingshu's arm, and replied: "Sister-in-law, please leave now. Grandma is very angry."

Jingshu just went to pay her respects and felt that the old lady was unhappy today, so she asked, "Why is grandma angry?"

The third girl walked to Qingfeng Garden with Jingshu on her arm, and replied: "I am angry with my second aunt again. I heard that it was because my grandmother checked the accounts yesterday and found a lot of deficiencies."

The third girl chuckled and said: "The second aunt is in charge of the accounts in the house, and she must have used it to fill in the gaps for some poor relatives in her parents' family. The grandmother was very angry and said that she would be punished by living in the family temple for a while. You have to figure it out before you put it back."

She knows this second aunt somewhat, but she doesn’t have much knowledge and is naturally timid. Although she does things to line her own pockets, she never dares to be greedy too much.

It is a lie that the old lady checked the accounts, but it is true that she wants to be punished by the family temple.

 She went to the family temple, and Dalang naturally returned to Xu Wanning.

The real reason why the old lady was so angry was because she blamed her for taking Xu Wanning's husband away, so she found an excuse to punish her. If she was explicitly asked to return Da Lang back, Mrs. Guo would naturally not dare to say a word, but Mrs. Guo would definitely know that it was Xu Wanning who complained in front of the old lady, and she would intensify her abuse of her daughter-in-law in the future.

 It can be seen that the old lady has good intentions for the elder man and his granddaughter-in-law.

 (End of this chapter)