Chapter 16: Being Wronged

But he alone lives up to his name.

It's unremarkable, and I have survived until now.

Think of this.

My sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, couldn't hold it back and cried.

"It's for my mother. I'm sorry for you, Ping'er..."

Shang Zhiping didn't know why his mother was crying. He was only afraid that he was naughty and disobedient.

So, trembling, he stepped forward and knelt down in front of Ms. Liu.

He also said with tears in his eyes.

"Mother, my son is stupid, cannot learn well, and has made his mother uncomfortable. It is all his fault. Please punish him."

Seeing that, Mrs. Liu felt sad again.

At this point, even if she wanted to correct it, she seemed unable to do so.

The mother and son held each other's hands and cried, just like they had done day and night for many years.

The cry echoed in Fuqiu Courtyard for a long time.

The servants serving him up and down did not dare to make a sound.

Because Shang Ji stood motionless at the door outside the house.

He was full of anger and planned to come to question him.

But when he heard the conversation between his sister-in-law and his nephew at the door, he completely lost his temper.

Compare your heart to your heart.

If he changes into a sister-in-law.

When her husband died, she was still in her early twenties.

Can we protect our children and live a peaceful life in this compound?

He even encountered all kinds of strange things outside.

If not for the careful training of my grandfather and the careful care of my grandmother over the years.

He may not be able to live to this day and earn this achievement.

So, what qualifications does he have to question his elder sister-in-law for raising her elder brother's only child to be like this?

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, he finally chose to leave.

After leaving, not even the fallen leaves on the ground were disturbed.

I planned to walk back to Xitang Courtyard, but somehow I ended up at the entrance of Hanyi Courtyard.

After thinking about it, Shang Ji stepped in anyway.

Once inside.

Then I saw Xue Niang quietly embroidering a pair of blooming flowers under the bright window in the house.

Shang Ji couldn't understand the acupuncture technique.

But her focused expression still made Shang Ji feel a little more relaxed about the complex emotions in his heart.

Ahem, twice.

Xue Niang raised her head and saw Shang Ji, and said with surprise in her eyes.

"Brother Six, why are you here?"

Not long after they left Xitang Courtyard, someone came after them.

She placed the needles and threads neatly in the box, then stood up and walked to Shang Ji.

Looking at his hesitant expression, Xue Niang got the general idea.

asked quite intelligently.

"Brother Six, do you have something to tell me?"

"Um."

"Sit down, I'll ask grandma to make a cup of tea."

"good."

As soon as Xue Niang finished speaking, Grandma Ge who was waiting on her stood up and left.

When she left, she also took away her personal maid Chunning.

In the room, only the brother and sister were left talking.

Shang Ji looked serious, opened his mouth and asked.

"You just said that the second sister-in-law is mean to the elder sister-in-law Heping'er. What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Xue Niang sighed.

Although she is not very old, she should know a lot since she grew up in such a family.

Although her sister-in-law Liu protected her very well, she was also the daughter of Mrs. Gu.

A simple mind does not mean a stupid mind.

Therefore, she naturally understood some words.

His tone was filled with anger and helplessness.

"In our Duke's mansion, except for the sixth sister-in-law who doesn't cause much trouble, there is no one who hasn't said something unpleasant in front of the elder sister-in-law, especially the second and third sisters-in-law in Baotaoyuan."

"The two sisters-in-law are trying their best to target the sister-in-law. They are probably jealous that their mother left all the dowry to the sister-in-law, so at the beginning they just came here to make some subtle moves. Seeing that the sister-in-law was tight-lipped and refused to let go of the money, they decided to He started talking like crazy."

At the mention of this, Xue Niang was also very angry.

But unfortunately she is young.

If he really conflicts with his two sisters-in-law, his reputation will be damaged.

Secondly, she couldn't say so many roundabout words.

So every time, I can only follow my sister-in-law, you and you, you and you.

How many times have they been bullied and unable to reply.

Therefore, over time, Mrs. Liu, her sister-in-law, developed a temperament to protect her peace more and more.

Thinking of this, Xue Niang shed tears of grievance.

"What did they say?"

Shang Ji was obviously suppressing his anger!

The two granddaughter-in-laws in the third bedroom are really desperate.

Even their upright eldest grandson and eldest daughter-in-law dare to treat her like this.

Are you really sure that he won't be able to come back?

The coldness in his eyes became more and more obvious.

Xue Niang felt it just by sitting next to him, so she stopped crying and continued.

"At first, he said that my sister-in-law was evil and took over my mother's dowry in order to keep it for Ping'er to get a wife. She also used these words to drive a wedge between me and my sister-in-law."

"But they don't know that my eldest sister-in-law took care of the dowry that my mother left for me alone in the early years, and also sent the gift list. I looked at it carefully, and found that not only was it left by my mother, but also by my eldest brother and sister-in-law. I have hundreds of acres of fertile farmland in the suburbs of Beijing and ten thousand taels of silver notes.”

"When I got those things, I knew how my sisters-in-law treated me and how they could have instigated discord."

As he spoke, he became angry.

After wiping away tears, she continued to complain.

"Seeing that I couldn't do it, they started to talk about Ping'er, saying that he was already eight or nine years old, but he was still like a fool, neither good at literature nor martial arts. They all blamed my eldest sister-in-law for not being able to raise a child, and used the son of the fourth sister-in-law in Chengming Courtyard to make a fuss."

"I made my eldest sister-in-law cry several times."

"Sixth brother, you don't know that this woman's mouth is sometimes sharper than a sword. My eldest sister-in-law's family is also a clean family. How could they scold them!"

Then Xue Niang snorted coldly.

There was a vicious hatred in her eyes.

"They also said that people in our Dongyuan are unlucky, my eldest sister-in-law is unlucky for her husband, and my sixth brother is unlucky for his wife. I might end up being a lonely widow for the rest of my life..."

"And all this is because... because the Gu family killed too many people, so all the children born to us, Mrs. Gu, have a bad ending..."

When Xue Niang finished saying this, she was upset for a while.

She lay on the table and cried with grievance.

Shang Ji listened quietly without expressing his opinion.

But the coldness in his eyes had reached his heart.

If the two sisters-in-law from the third room were standing in front of him, they would have been beheaded by now.

Not only did he curse people, but he even dared to curse the loyal and brave people of the Gu family.

He simply wanted to save his life.

Now that he is back, he will not let these people live a good life.

All the dirty water is thrown on their heads.

A whole room of people have to endure it.

In the past, there was no backbone to support them.

For the safety of Ping'er and Xue Niang, the eldest sister-in-law had to endure for many years.