After entering the front hall, Yue Wei took his wife and children and Magistrate Fu to apologize again, and scolded his son in front of his in-laws. Of course, it was impossible to scold his wife. Although he wanted to scold him, he could only
Even if he scolded her in private, he still had to give his wife some face in front of his son and outsiders.
Magistrate Fu didn't say he accepted it, nor did he say he didn't accept it. He just sighed repeatedly, looked at Yue Dalang and then at his wife, and sighed again, with a look of embarrassment on his face.
Finally, he simply took Yue Wei's hand and said, "In-laws, why don't we go to the study to talk."
Mrs. Fu also took the opportunity to grab Mrs. Yue and said with a smile: "Then I will entertain my mother-in-law, and I can go on my own."
Yue Wei felt strange, so he followed Magistrate Fu to the study.
He said with a guilty look on his face: "Brother Ziliang, Mr. Yue is really ashamed of your entrustment..."
Magistrate Fu sighed and waved his hand: "That's it, that's it. Brother Guizhong, please take a seat."
Seeing that Magistrate Fu finally relented, Yue Wei quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Magistrate Fu said: "I was really angry when I first heard about this. I only have two daughters, and my second mother is the smartest one. I have always held it in my hands, but I didn't expect..."
The shame on Yue Wei's face became even heavier.
"I wanted to take her home at that time, but my second mother persuaded me, saying that in-laws are a good match between two families, and it would be bad for the two families to become enemies because of her, and you were not at home when the incident happened.
, no wonder you.”
Yue Wei didn't nod, he felt a little uneasy.
Magistrate Fu said: "It's just that I know that Brother Gui Chong is a good person, but it's hard to explain to my wife. She always loves her children, and Wenhua and his second sister are also the closest. I'm caught in the middle, ugh——"
Yue Wei: "..."
What could Yue Wei do? He could only nod his head and sighed: "This is not my fault, it's my in-law's fault. After all, my second mother has been wronged."
Magistrate Fu waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let me tell you, let them worry about the matter of women and children. Come, let's drink, drink." He looked helpless.
Yue Wei hesitated for a moment, feeling that this was not in line with his understanding of County Magistrate Fu, but it was indeed his consistent thinking and approach.
He felt that women should take care of the back house so that they could fight in the court with peace of mind.
Magistrate Fu had already taken the jug and poured wine for Yue Wei, and the chief attendant quietly brought the food and drinks, saying that the front room was quite peaceful, and that the madam and the young masters did not start fighting.
The two gentlemen in the room exhaled at the same time, then looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
The atmosphere relaxed immediately. Magistrate Fu poured Yue Wei another glass of wine and asked with a smile: "Brother Guizhong, I just arrived in the capital. On the way here, I heard that the situation in the capital has changed. I wonder if brother Guizhong is okay?"
Yue Wei quickly said: "Why, brother Ziliang heard about it on the road?"
Magistrate Fu nodded, "The matter is very big. I occasionally heard from a passing businessman on the road that the King of Yizhou was now trapped. I was worried at that time. After all, Brother Guizhong is now the censor."
Yue Wei sighed, "The situation has indeed changed recently. We have to behave accordingly and don't dare to make mistakes. The incident involving the King of Yizhou has implicated many people, and even three of our Yushitai were taken away."
Magistrate Fu was surprised, "How could that happen?"
"One of them was deeply involved with the King of Yizhou, and the other two were found out because they kept writing to the King of Yizhou for judgment. The Queen Mother found out that they had gone to the wrong place to take it, so everyone in the court is in danger at this time.
"
After all, no one can guarantee that their hands and feet will be absolutely clean. Once they show too much, the Queen Mother and the King of Yizhou will target them, and their attack power will still be terrifying.
Magistrate Fu was silent for a while, "Brother Guizhong, you..."
Yue Wei then laughed and said: "I just follow the crowd. Every time I follow the Shangguan, I just write a letter asking for the judgment of the King of Yizhou. I don't attract attention."
He said: "I have a low official position, and I just came to the capital. Although my foundation is not stable, I have nothing to do with it."
Except for the recent family affairs.
Thinking of this, Yue Wei smiled awkwardly at Magistrate Fu.
Naturally, Magistrate Fu also understood that whether his family's matter was a big deal or a small matter, it was not a small matter.
Not so much because, even according to the most stringent official rules, he would not be charged with anything; but not so much because his superiors were able to suspend him from his position on the grounds of lax governance.
As an official, it is easy to stop but difficult to resume.
For a poor family like the Yue family, being suspended is equivalent to being deprived of one's official position. It is too difficult to get back on track.
For an ambitious person like Yue Wei, this is obviously a disaster.
Magistrate Fu raised his glass and drank, covering his smile, and began to discuss the matter of King Yizhou.
The atmosphere in the study was harmonious, but not in the front room.
As soon as Magistrate Fu and Yue Wei left, Mrs. Fu glanced at Mrs. Yue coldly.
The reason why Mrs. Yue was promoted to Mrs. Yue was because her son married a daughter-in-law. In fact, she was only two or three years older than Mrs. Fu.
Originally, her husband was two ranks higher than Magistrate Fu. Later, Magistrate Fu was promoted to Sima. However, her husband was also transferred to the capital. Based on the calculation that Beijing officials are more noble than foreign officials, he was still one and a half ranks higher than Magistrate Fu.
But who would have expected that less than half a year later, County Magistrate Fu would be promoted to a higher level and become a long history?
The two parents' families were of equal rank, but Yue Wei was still a Beijing official and still looked a little more noble than Magistrate Fu.
But at this time, the Yue family was in the wrong, and Mrs. Yue could no longer maintain her confidence. Under Mrs. Fu's cold gaze, Mrs. Yue stiffly tugged at the corner of her mouth, and stumbled to apologize again.
Of course, she couldn't say that she was ruthless and coveted her grandson but ignored her daughter-in-law's life. What she said was that she failed to take good care of her daughter-in-law, which caused Fu Wenyun to have a difficult delivery.
He also talked about the difficulty of giving birth to a woman. The situation was critical at that time, and the invited Wen Po repeatedly said that the woman was dead. She was anxious and wanted to save Fu Wenyun's only bloodline...
Mrs. Fu listened to her talk and wanted to spit at her, but she thought that her daughter would be her daughter-in-law in the future, so she couldn't bear it.
But she didn't dare to show weakness. She also talked about the woman's difficulties, and also said that giving birth was not easy. She said that when she gave birth to Fu Wenhua, she almost had dystocia, but her mother-in-law would rather let the doctor give her abortion pills to save her.
Mrs. Fu wiped her tears and cried: "My mother-in-law said at that time that children are always born, but there is only one daughter-in-law. Even if I can't give birth to a child, the master will still be there. When the time comes, I can take a concubine and give birth to a child and hold it under my knees."
Treat her as your own, and there is no way you would abandon your daughter-in-law for an unborn child."
Mrs. Fu rolled her eyelids and glanced at Mrs. Yue, whose face was green and white, and stabbed: "We in the Fu family are not the kind of unjust people who would never do such a thing."
Yue Lan on the side lowered his head deeply as he listened.
Mrs. Fu continued: "Whose child didn't grow up in the palm of your hand? I don't know how much effort the master and I put into raising my second mother from such a small child to such a big girl, and we didn't ask my biological mother to treat her as her own daughter.
, I just hope I can treat her as a person."
Mrs. Yue's whole face froze, and she trembled her lips and said: "My mother-in-law is joking, I really cherish my second mother, and treat her like a daughter..."
Having said that, I couldn't control what everyone was thinking. Mrs. Fu didn't tell her, and decided to do as the master said and let Wenhua find an opportunity to ask Yue Lan out tomorrow for another beating.
Whose child feels bad for you depends on whether you feel bad or not.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Fu took Mrs. Yue's hand and wiped her tears and said, "I felt relieved as soon as my mother-in-law said this. In my heart, I regard my son-in-law as a son."