1176, maiden's house
It's light, not to mention that the Hu family doesn't have the courage to divorce the Zheng family's daughter, the Zheng family can't afford to lose this person. Before, Zheng Wanli was retired by Yue's family, which made the Zheng family lose all their face. Fortunately, Zheng Wanli later entered the Prince Qing Mansion, which made people dare not gossip. If Zheng Wanfeng was retired again, the Zheng family would be a joke again.
Mrs. Zheng Si glared at Zheng Wanfeng, "What do you think of the son-in-law?"
"What can he say!" Zheng Wanfeng muttered, "He dared not offend me, for fear that his father would blame him, nor did he dare to disobey his mother. He would only persuade me to endure it, bear it, and bear it any more. He went to discuss with his mother, but after discussing it these days, he didn't discuss the result! During dinner tonight, I couldn't help asking him, asking him how he discussed with his mother, and when to return my housekeeper's authority. He was vague and didn't say anything for a long time. I threw down my chopsticks and went back to the house. After waiting for a long time, I didn't see him coming to me. After asking someone, I realized that he had actually gone to the study room to rest! He would rather go to the study than face me, but he also agreed with his mother's approach!"
"So you're back?"
The wife cannot be offended, and the mother cannot be unfilial. Hu Sicheng was stuck between his wife and mother in a dilemma. He had no way out and could only choose to be a turtle with his head. He couldn't afford to offend him, but could he still not hide?
"Where can I go if I don't come back? The whole family despises me. I am an outsider in the Hu family. What am I still doing there..." After all, he was a person who had lived with him for two years, and he treated him like this. Of course, Zheng Wanfeng felt sad and her eyes were red.
"It is indeed inappropriate for Mrs. Hu to do this. Although she is trying to help you take good care of your health, as the head mistress of the Hu family, you have not made any mistakes. She has no reason to take away your housekeeper's authority!"
"It's still my mother who loves me!" When Zheng Wanfeng heard that Mrs. Zheng Si was looking at her, she was immediately excited and burst into tears.
"You listen to me first! What the Hu family did wrong, but it doesn't mean that you did the right thing! You are a daughter-in-law and a wife, but you are angry and go back to your parents' home without considering the consequences of doing so!"
"What are the consequences? At worst, I'll just have to give up!" Zheng Wanfeng cried again, "Anyway, I don't want to live such a frustrated life! What's the difference between living under someone else's house!"
"You!" Mrs. Zheng Si was anxious and angry, and felt a little distressed. To be fair, this matter was indeed the first mistake of the Hu family. Even though Mrs. Hu might have been out of good intentions, the method was inappropriate. Zheng Wanfeng married into the Hu family, and the Hu family should not be so despised.
"Mother, can I say a few words?" Xu Shu suddenly spoke.
Perhaps because he was afraid that Zheng Wanfeng would feel uncomfortable when she heard the "mother", Xu Shu changed her name. Mrs. Zheng Si noticed Xu Shu's change and admired Xu Shu's meticulousness and considerateness.
"Tell me!" Mrs. Zheng Si took a breath.
"I just listened for a long time and probably understood a little. I thought that although the Ten Sisters came back without permission, it was not a big disadvantage!"
"How can there be no harm?" Mrs. Zheng Si shook her head and sighed, "One is that she has ruined her reputation. When others mention her, they only say that she is a rampant person who relies on the power of her parents' family to do whatever she wants. Second, the son-in-law is in the master's hands. Tomorrow, the master will face his son-in-law in the yamen?"
"Public is public, private is private. I believe that my father and my tenth brother-in-law can understand this truth and will not delay official business for private matters. As for reputation, our Zheng family has never bullied others by virtue, so why should we be afraid of rumors!"
Xu Shu, who had never liked Zheng Wanfeng, actually spoke for Zheng Wanfeng.
Zheng Wanfeng, who has never liked Xu Shu, agreed after hearing Xu Shu's words, "That's it! I did nothing wrong, why did I lose my reputation!"
The two daughters started to speak in unison. Mrs. Zheng Si was both angry and funny, "You...you..." Mrs. Zheng Si pointed at Xu Shu and said, "Then why is it not a big harm for her to run back like this?"
"My mother just said that the Hu family did something wrong in removing the power of the Ten Sisters butler. It was after the Hu family did this that caused the Ten Sisters to leave home. If you want to make a mistake, it is the Hu family who made the mistake first! Even if you want to apologize, the Hu family should apologize to the Ten Sisters first!"
But it was Mrs. Hu who had removed Zheng Wanfeng's power from the housekeeper. How could she have asked her elders to apologize to the younger generation? Mrs. Zheng Si shook her head. Xu Shu said this and didn't intend to let Zheng Wanfeng come back without authorization to admit her mistake.
"Before removing the tenth sister's power as a housekeeper, Old Mrs. Hu took back the land of the Hu family she managed from the tenth sister, first the land and then the housekeeper's power. What will happen next time? Have your mother thought about it?"
Mrs. Zheng Si was stunned, "Will there be another next time?"
Xu Shu refused to argue, "If the Ten Sisters were as enduring as the last time they took back their land, there was a very likely next time. How would the Hu family treat Ten Sisters next time? Maybe it was Ten Sister's dowry, or the one who served the Ten Sisters in close proximity. After all, the power of the Hu family's housekeeper is no longer in the hands of Ten Sisters. It is easy for the Hu family to reach out to Ten Sisters!"
Zheng Wanfeng was scared and grabbed Mrs. Zheng Si's hand desperately, "Mom, look, the Hu family is so bad-hearted. If I don't come back, they will be left with no bones left!"
"It's just possible! It's not necessarily true that I will do this!" Mrs. Zheng Si comforted Zheng Wanfeng, but agreed with Xu Shu's guess. The Hu family is not a rural family. How could they not understand this kind of etiquette and remove Zheng Wanfeng's housekeeper's authority for no reason? It really has another purpose, but what is the benefit of doing this for the Hu family? Offending the Zheng family will have harm to the Hu family but not benefiting it. The Hu family cannot make such a difficult situation in Zheng Wanfeng. Could it be that she was thinking too much? The Hu family really just wanted Zheng Wanfeng to take care of her health and give birth to children as soon as possible?
"If there is, change it, and if there is no, encourage it. That's why I said that there is no harm in doing this. At least it shocked the Hu family and made the Hu family dare not do whatever they want!"
"I originally thought the Hu family was also a scholar, and it was easier to get along with a simple population, but I didn't expect..."
It’s really a person who knows the face but not the heart! When Mrs. Zheng Si saw Mrs. Hu, she thought that she was kind and mean, and she spoke kindly, and loved her children and grandchildren. She kept her son in her mouth, and thought she must be a good person, but she didn’t expect that she was a cruel character who was hiding needles in a cotton and hurting others invisibly.
Chapter completed!