Mrs. Hou bent down, bowed three times to Duke Chengguo, then stood up and said, "My daughter may be able to help with other things.
My daughter can't help at all with Le Ge'er's marriage. Please forgive me, father.
If the father has nothing else to do, the daughter will go to her mother."
After saying this, Mrs. Hou bowed to Duke Chengguo and walked out.
"Stop! Do I allow you to leave?" Chengguo Gong blushed and looked at Mrs. Hou and shouted harshly.
Mrs. Hou stopped and asked, "Is there anything else, father? Please tell me if you have anything. My daughter still has to go to her mother to say hello. If she goes late, her mother will be angry again."
Duke Chengguo stared at Mrs. Hou, as if he saw another stubborn figure, which made him extremely depressed. He waved his hand and said, "You go ahead."
After Mrs. Hou left, Duke Chengguo said to Guanshi Huang: "Have someone send a message to the East Palace. I have something to ask for to see Your Highness."
When Mrs. Hou walked out of Zizhuyuan, Grandma Han saw her, came up to her and asked with concern: "Madam, are you okay?"
Mrs. Hou smiled bitterly and said, "Nothing, let's go to Fu'an Hall."
On the other side, Mrs. Hou went to Fu'an Hall. When she entered the courtyard, she saw her daughter and Wu Mingyi, who were standing under the verandah.
Wu Mingyi and Wu Mingyao had their backs to Mrs. Hou, while Shi Jingxing faced her side.
From a distance, Mrs. Hou saw her daughter lowering her head and wiping away tears. Her heart immediately tightened and she walked much faster. As she walked, she said, "Why are Sister Xing crying?"
Aunt Han followed Mrs. Hou's gaze and saw Wu Mingyao reaching out to wipe Shi Jingxing's tears.
"What's going on? We've only been separated for a while, why is the eldest lady crying? Could it be that the old lady has made the eldest lady feel wronged?"
Mrs. Hou didn't answer, her steps were so fast that she was almost trotting.
Shi Jingxing looked up and saw Mrs. Hou. He quickly wiped the corners of his eyes and greeted Mrs. Hou with a smile, "Auntie is here!"
Mrs. Hou felt even sadder when she saw that her daughter's eyes were red and her laughter was worse than her crying.
Concernedly asked: "Sister Xing, what's going on? Why are your eyes so red?"
Seeing his mother's worried look, Shi Jingxing hurriedly smiled and explained: "Don't worry, Mom, I accidentally got sand in my eyes. Sister Yi helped me blow several times before blowing the sand out."
"Is there really sand in your eyes? Let me take a look!"
"real."
Shi Jingxing winked at Wu Mingyi as he spoke.
Wu Mingyi understood and said with a smile: "Little aunt, don't worry, the sand has been removed."
Mrs. Hou looked at Shi Jingxing, then at Wu Mingyi, and asked doubtfully: "Is it really just sand that got into the eyes?"
"Of course it's true! Can Yi'er still lie to her little aunt?" Wu Mingyi stepped forward and took Madam Hou's hand, acting coquettishly towards Madam Hou.
"Sister-in-law, please come in, madam." An Xin bowed her knees and said to Madam Hou.
After hearing An Xin's words, Mrs. Hou's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness. She turned to look at An Xin and said expressionlessly: "I know."
An Xin stepped aside and asked Mrs. Hou to come into the room.
Shi Jingxing caught the coldness in his mother's eyes and believed a little more of his brother and sister's words. At the same time, he felt a little more self-blame and guilt.
Mrs. Hou looked at Shi Jingxing and said, "Aniang, go in and see grandma. You and Sister Yi and the others go to play."
Shi Jingxing took a step forward, passed Mrs. Hou and walked in front, "My daughter will accompany my mother."
Mrs. Hou knew very well that her mother didn't treat her well, and she didn't want her daughter to see this, so she said: "When adults talk, it's boring for children to listen!
Sister Xing, go and sit in Sister Yi’s courtyard, and you sisters can have a chat with each other.
Grandma went to talk to grandma. Be obedient, eh!"
Shi Jingxing came with Shi Jingyang's instructions, how could he leave so easily?
He smiled and said: "Nothing, Xing'er likes to be with her mother and likes to listen to her talk, so mother, let Xing'er come with her!"
Mingyi, Mingyao, how about we come together?"
Wu Mingyi wanted to stay with Mrs. Hou for a while, and readily agreed: "Of course! I like to listen to the elders talk the most."
Seeing that she couldn't persuade Shi Mingyi, Mrs. Hou had no choice but to let her go.
Several people walked towards the warm pavilion where Mrs. Cui lived. Shi Jingxing walked at the front, raising his hand to lift the heavy curtain. As soon as his feet stepped into the threshold, there was a heartbreaking pain, followed by curses.
"You heartless thing, if I don't invite you, you won't come to see me!
Do you still think of me as your mother? Oh my, I have a white-eyed wolf."
Shi Jingxing endured the pain in his feet, limped into the room, and said to Mrs. Cui on the soft couch:
"Grandma misunderstood grandma. In grandma's heart, grandma is the most important person. How dare grandma not take grandma into her heart?"
Mrs. Cui saw Shi Jingxing entering the room and asked: "Why are you? Didn't you leave? Where is your mother-in-law?"
Shi Jingxing thought to himself, I'm leaving, how can I watch you abuse my mother-in-law.
Shi Jingxing was angry and did not reply to Mrs. Cui's words. He turned to look at the door.
Mrs. Cui looked at the door and saw Wu Mingyi and Wu Mingyao entering the room one after another. Mrs. Hou came in last.
Shi Jingxing bent down, picked up the cup from the thick carpet, and took a closer look in his hand.
"This cup is really good. It's thick enough. My feet were bruised from the smash, but the cup is still good.
Where did grandma buy it? Let's go buy some at home tomorrow."
Mrs. Cui kept a straight face and said nothing.
"Sister Xing's foot is injured?" Wu Mingyi looked at Shi Jingxing.
Mrs. Hou wanted to see her daughter's injury, but because Mrs. Cui was in front of her, she had to endure it.
Mrs. Hou stepped forward to greet Mrs. Cui, and Mrs. Cui groaned twice.
Said: "You unfilial daughter, only your child is in your eyes! I am in so much pain that I can't move. Are you blind?"
After hearing Mrs. Cui's moans, Mrs. Hou realized that the old lady was feeling unwell.
Looking closer, I found that there was a low table on the soft couch, and Mrs. Cui's legs were resting on the low table.
"Mother, did you break your leg?" Mrs. Hou looked at Mrs. Cui's leg and asked with concern.
Mrs. Cui rolled her eyes at Mrs. Hou and said nothing with a sullen face.
When Wu Mingyao saw that her grandmother was ignoring Mrs. Hou, she took over the words, "Little aunt, my grandmother's leg was not broken, but was bitten by a snake."
"Snake bite? When did it happen? Where was it bitten?" Shi Jingxing asked in shock.
Mrs. Hou thought of the limp and cold snake, and her whole body felt bad.
Wu Mingyi replied: "Last night, I was in the inner room where my grandmother was resting."
Shi Jingxing looked at Mrs. Cui on the soft couch and said, "How could a snake appear in my grandmother's living room in such a cold weather?
This snake came so strangely, maybe grandma has offended someone and been retaliated against, right?"
Shi Jingyang focused on being retaliated against.
Wu Mingyao nodded in agreement: "I also feel strange about this matter. It's really like what Sister Xing said. Who did my grandmother offend and was retaliated against?
If this is the case, should we report it to the official?"
