Chapter 100 The First Wife is Angry
As soon as Xier saw the old lady, she told her about how she had beaten Bingxin Yuxin, and finally knelt down and begged the old lady to make the decision.
When the old lady heard this, she lay down again, leaning back, thinking: I thought it was a serious matter, it turns out you hit someone and got into trouble, so you come to me for protection. Looking at Mengxi's serious look, she felt amused.
After all, she is the old lady. After listening to Mengxi's words, she realized that such a big thing would not be dared by a servant. It must be the master's order. This granddaughter-in-law is too bold. She actually dared to disobey her mother-in-law. In theory, this is a great act of unfilial piety. It is not a small matter, but it is a big matter. The eldest lady insisted on divorcing her for disobeying her parents, which was not an exaggeration. She thought to herself: This Xier is too reckless.
But Mengxi's words made sense. If this matter were to get out, it would certainly damage Jun'er's reputation. She was secretly annoyed that no matter how much the eldest wife disliked Xi'er, she could not easily believe the nonsense of the two Taoists. It would be fine if it only tarnished Xi'er's innocence, but it would damage Jun'er's reputation.
When the old lady thought of this, she pretended to be confused and sat there pondering in silence.
In the silence, the third master who was sitting on the side said:
"Grandma, Yun'er thinks that what Dao Tu said might be true."
Mengxi and the old lady looked at the Third . Xiao Yun met the murderous gaze of the Second Sister-in-law with an evil smile on her face and continued:
"Grandma, Yun'er just listened to what my second sister-in-law said, and she also remembered that when my second brother fell ill last time, my cousin happened to be in my second brother's yard every day. Maybe my cousin and my second brother's horoscopes are really incompatible, and my second brother 's illness was caused by my cousin. If it is not an evil disease, the imperial physician will definitely find out, and it will not be cured by a wedding. If so, Xiu'er and my second brother's horoscopes are incompatible, so it is not surprising that the Taoist priest calculated that she and my second sister-in-law are incompatible. After all, my second brother and my second sister-in-law have compatible horoscopes, and it is reasonable for them to clash with the same person. This time my cousin came here, maybe it was because of the second sister-in-law's pressure in the yard that she didn't suppress my second brother, but was suppressed instead."
Although the Third Master's words cleared him of the suspicion of being involved in poisoning the Second Master, Meng Xi still breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, thinking:
"Third Master, next time when you speak, don't breathe so heavily. It's a life-threatening thing even if it scares people to death." She complained in her heart, but still felt a little warmth. After all, there was still someone in this mansion who could speak for her. She raised her eyes and cast a grateful look at the Third Master.
The Third Master smiled at her, meaning to say, please make more delicious food for her next time. I am helping you kick your love rival out.
After hearing this, the old lady's squinting eyes flashed with a cold light. She could ignore the Taoist's evil words, but if Jun'er was endangered, it would be a big deal. Speaking of Jun'er's illness last time, it almost cost her life. She only had this one legitimate grandson, and she must not let anything happen to him again.
After thinking for a long time, the old lady finally spoke:
"I thought it was no big deal, isn't it just hitting Xiu'er's people? After all, you are the mistress and you are a servant, so you can hit him. But Xiu'er is a guest in Xiao's mansion, and it's embarrassing to touch her people. I will send someone to invite Xiu'er over later to talk about reconciliation. Xi'er can apologize to Xiu'er in person but you are not allowed to be so reckless in the future. Xi'er, do you hear me? The ground is cold, stop kneeling, and get up quickly."
Mengxi hurriedly agreed, kowtowed to the old lady and thanked her, then stood up and sat on a chair beside her. The old lady was just about to ask someone to call Xiu'er when the maid came to report that the eldest lady and the cousin were coming.
As for why the eldest wife and the cousin arrived so late, it turned out that Bingxin and Yuxin cried and exaggerated how the second wife beat them and forced them as soon as they returned to Yangxin Garden. When the eldest wife heard this, she kicked over the table in anger. The second wife was so bold that she dared to beat the people she sent and do such a disobedient thing. This was a great act of filial piety. The first of the seven grounds for divorce was disobeying parents. She must be expelled today. She hurriedly ordered people to prepare a sedan chair and went to Xiaoxiang Courtyard in person . Xiu'er was calm and stepped forward to say to her aunt:
"Aunt, if my cousin's wife hits someone, she will definitely not sit there and wait for you to teach her a lesson. In this mansion, only the old lady dotes on her. In all likelihood, my cousin's wife will seek the old lady for protection. If I go there now, it will be in vain and I will miss the opportunity. My cousin's wife wants to go to Shouxi Hall, and Yangxin Garden is the only way. It would be better for me to send more people to block the road and take my cousin's wife directly to Yangxin Garden. Make her admit that she disobeyed you today, let her sign and seal it, and then present it to the old lady, so that she can force my cousin to divorce my cousin's wife in the name of disobeying his parents. Wouldn't it be a permanent solution?"
When Xiujiu said this, she felt so happy. It was really something that was obtained without any effort. She never thought that her cousin's wife, who was usually afraid of even falling leaves hitting her head, would commit such a taboo. There was always some risk in framing her nightmare aunt and others. The old lady would not fail to investigate, and she would be worried for a while. She would have to continue to rack her brains and think of ways to cover it up. Now that her cousin's wife had committed the taboo herself, she could not be blamed, and even the subsequent drama could be saved. If her cousin's wife was really going to be divorced today, it would be worth it for Bingxin and Yuxin to get a beating. She could just reward them with more things later, which would be a painful trick.
After hearing Xiu'er's words, the eldest wife thought about it and it made sense. If she really went to the old lady, it would be really a hindrance with the old lady blocking her way. If she could block the second lady in the Yangxin Garden, she would not be able to deal with her as she pleased. She could beat the two maids and make them say things against her will, so she could beat her today and force her to admit that she had disobeyed her parents and done something treasonous. When she met the old lady tomorrow, the rice would have been a fait accompli. The second lady was in the wrong first, and the old lady could not protect her even if she wanted to. What could she do to her as her daughter-in-law?
Thinking of this, he ordered people to block the Second Wife on the road. However, what Xiu'er thought of was also thought of by Mengxi. Just this one difference allowed Mengxi and Xiao Yun to gain the upper hand over the Old Lady.
The people who were sent waited and waited but did not see the Second Madam's sedan chair passing by. After asking around, they found out that the Second Madam had already taken a detour to Shouxitang and came back to report to the First Madam. When the two heard this, they realized that they had underestimated this scheming Second Madam, so they became anxious and rushed over.
The first wife and Miss Xiu, led by Shiqi, entered the room and saw the second wife sitting on the side. The first wife's face darkened when she saw the old lady. She saluted the old lady and saw the second wife stand up to salute her. She opened her mouth and said,
"Someone, tie up this disrespectful Second Wife and Zhiqiu for me!"
When Mengxi and Zhiqiu heard this, they thought: Here they come, and they both knelt on the ground. Several maids came over upon hearing the noise, but stood aside without moving, just looking at the old lady.
The old lady was also unhappy, thinking: Xi'er is wrong, after all, she kidnapped someone without even saying hello to me. Does she still have me as her mother-in-law in her eyes? So she said slowly:
"Wife, please sit down and calm down first. Xier has just said that it was the one who beat Xiuer. I have just scolded Xier and was thinking of calling Xiuer over so that I can act as a peacemaker. Xiuer should also give an old lady face and let Xier apologize to her. Then the matter will be over. Xier is the mistress of the house after all. Beating up a servant is not a big deal."
When the eldest wife heard what the old lady said, she knew that the second wife was the wicked one who complained first, and she calmed down for a while. After all, her mother-in-law had spoken, and no matter how right the eldest wife was, she dared not argue. She sat down with Xiu'er and did not let the second wife stand up. She opened her mouth and said to the old lady:
"Old Madam, you don't know that Bing Xin Yu Xin went to the east wing only after hearing the daughter-in-law's order. The two maids have already said that they went there on the daughter-in-law's orders, but the Second Madam still beat the two maids. She doesn't even have me as her mother-in-law in her eyes. Old Madam, the Second Madam did such a rebellious thing. If I don't punish her today, how can the daughter-in-law have any dignity in the future? How can I restrain others? Will there be any rules in the Xiao Mansion in the future?"
