Mrs. Hu was the eldest daughter of the Hu family, and she lived in the best courtyard in the family when she was unmarried.
After she got married, her brother's eldest daughter lived in the yard that belonged to her. It didn't matter at all. The Hu family was so big and had so many yards. She could just go back to her parents' house to clean up a yard and stay temporarily. However, no one expected that
, it was just a quarrel between husband and wife, which led to a divorce. She has been living in a remote guest house.
Mrs. Hu just said something in anger at that time, but the Yuan family immediately agreed. Not only was she divorced, but she also had to live with her son in her parents' home.
The elders regretted it endlessly and felt pity for the mother and son, but the sister-in-law and sister-in-law at home were not very happy. This unhappiness turned into disgust when the mother and son did not move away.
The superior followed the example, but the master didn't like it, and the servants treated the mother and son a lot. Although they were doing well on the surface, they were often gossiped and criticized. Fortunately, Mr. Hu had a dowry, and the mother and son had been dependent on each other for these years.
, living pretty well on the dowry.
The Hu family was not used to the sudden separation of two people who depended on each other. Especially when her son got married, it was not her, but that woman Rong Piao... Thinking of this, she regretted that she should have allowed her son to get married before recognizing her ancestors.
Return to the clan.
Yesterday, her son got married. Mrs. Hu didn't sleep all night and was quite haggard. She sat in the main hall at dawn and urged her maid to go to the door from time to time.
The master was in a bad mood, and the maid was trembling. As the sun gradually rose, the master became more and more impatient. After the maid's repeated calls in her heart, a new couple finally came hand in hand.
Yuan Yibin looked ugly and walked in front with his hands behind his back. He didn't care about his newlywed wife who was stumbling behind her in a full dress. If it weren't for her dress in red, she would have thought he was leading an enemy.
After the two entered the door, they went straight to Hu's yard.
Zhang Huizhen cried before getting on the carriage. When she was about to enter the yard, she pulled Yuan Yibin and said, "Cousin, it's not that I don't want to serve my mother-in-law, but I want to be with you. If we stay at the Hu family, we..."
"My mother is left alone in the Hu family. We are husband and wife. It is right for you to help me fulfill my filial piety." Yuan Yibin did not look at her and looked into the yard. "Since we are married, I will not hide some things from you.
.My mother doesn’t like Mrs. Yuan, but she is also your mother-in-law. If you stay in the Yuan family, you have to serve her... You are my mother’s daughter-in-law. If she knows that her daughter-in-law serves the enemy, she will be depressed and hurt. "
After he finished speaking, he reached out and took her hand, "It's getting late, and Mom should be waiting impatiently. Let's go in first and talk later."
Zhang Huizhen's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment when his hand was held by a pair of warm hands. He was drunk last night and fell asleep when he came back. He almost missed the tea ceremony today. This was the first time the two of them were so intimate.
Being shy, I didn't want to ruin the atmosphere at this time.
A newlywed couple walked in hand in hand. Mrs. Hu looked at the hands they held together and saw Zhang Huizhen sweating profusely and with red eyes. She seemed to have cried before coming. She frowned and asked, "Have you been wronged?"
Zhang Huizhen remembered the reason why she was crying and said quickly, "No!"
Mrs. Hu waved her hand, "There is no need to cover up for the Yuan family. I know that Rong Piao can't stand you and will definitely make things difficult for you."
The mother-in-law next to her brought tea. Yuan Yibin knelt down to serve the tea. Mrs. Hu took the tea with red eyes and said, "Yibin, it will be fine in the future."
This means he felt wronged.
Hearing that Yuan Yibin was okay, Zhang Huixuan felt uncomfortable. Although she knew that she was trying to reach a higher level, she said it so bluntly that she didn't save any face... This mother-in-law is really not easy to get along with.
It was Zhang Huizhen's turn to serve tea, and Mrs. Hu also accepted it, "There were some misunderstandings between us in the past. I just want to ask you, was it your intention when you poisoned me that time? Or was it your mother's intention?"
Zhang Huizhen: "..." She is the daughter-in-law. If it is her wish, how will the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along with each other in the future?
It must be what her mother meant.
She lowered her head, "It's not us!"
"Stop fooling me." Mrs. Hu snorted coldly, "You are young, so it should be her wish. From now on, you should go home less. Your mother has bad intentions, and she will teach you bad things."
Zhang Huizhen also grew up dependent on her mother. When she heard someone criticize her mother in person, she felt humiliated. She still argued, "It's really not us!"
Mrs. Hu put down the tea bowl with a bang, which made the maids around her tremble. She asked with a straight face, "Since you are married to Yibin, you are my daughter-in-law. Then it's clearly you who are responsible for the matter. Do you still want to fool me?"
Do you plan to fool around like this in the future?"
She shook her head, seemingly disappointed, and looked at her son, "Yibin, you go first. I will teach her well!"
Yuan Yibin agreed, turned around and left.
Zhang Huizhen, who was kneeling on the ground, was anxious, "Cousin, I don't want to be separated from you!"
Yuan Yibin didn't look back, "You are not only my wife, you are also my mother's daughter-in-law. You should be filial to her for me, and you are also doing me a favor."
Zhang Huizhen's tears rolled down her face, "But..."
"Stop it." Mr. Hu stood up and said, "Let's go have breakfast."
Seeing that there was no one at the door, Zhang Huizhen turned back in disappointment, "Yes."
The maid brought breakfast, and the mother-in-law next to her brought hand-washing water and a handkerchief, and handed them to Zhang Huijing, "Young Madam."
Zhang Huizhen was stunned for a moment before she realized that she was being asked to help Mr. Hu wash his hands.
She had never done anything like this before, but she couldn't refuse. It was only after she washed her hands and handed over the handkerchief that the matter was over.
Mrs. Hu was disgusted and said, "Your outfit is too complicated. You should change it earlier."
Newlyweds will all have some red clothes, at least for serving tea and returning home. Zhang Huizhen is the young lady of the Yuan family. The style and pattern she wears are quite expensive, and the sleeves are wide. Not to mention working, she just eats by herself.
All effortful.
Being disliked at this time, Zhang Huizhen did not dare to refute. Before she got married, her mother taught her: Before, you were a concubine. I thought that Mrs. Hu would not be able to get married without Yibin. Maybe I could let the old lady point you to him first.
.I didn’t expect that she would find out. Now she doesn’t like us mother and daughter. You should be nice and don’t let her make things difficult for you...
Zhang Huizhen stood and waited on Mrs. Hu's meal. Whenever she picked up a dish she didn't like, she would give her a contemptuous look. That look in her eyes made people think that she was a worthless waste.
After the meal, Mrs. Hu was obviously not happy. She waved her hand and said, "That's it, let's withdraw."
Zhang Huizhen: "...Mom, I haven't eaten yet."
Mrs. Hu snorted coldly, waved her hand and walked into the inner room, "Hurry up, it's hot, help me turn on the fan."
Next, Ms. Hu took a nap for an hour. During this period, Zhang Huizhen kept shaking the fan. Whenever she stopped, the old woman next to her would remind her, which made her sweat profusely and her back hurt. She had never done this since she was a child.
I felt so aggrieved that I shed tears.
Marrying Yuan Yibin was what she wanted, but she didn't want to serve Mrs. Hu, a mean woman.
Just like the rumors outside, Hu has been a widow for too long and her brain is not functioning properly.
This was just the beginning. Mrs. Hu woke up from her nap and saw that the makeup on her face had been smeared due to sweating too much. She immediately scolded her for not being well-groomed. In the future, being the mistress of the Yuan family would bring shame to her son. He asked her to pick beans and meditate.
It took her an entire afternoon to sort out the black and green beans, and she had to kneel down to do it!
It’s okay to kneel down, but he scolded her for her poor etiquette. She had to kneel straight. When she relaxed a little, the woman next to her would remind her that she would be beaten after three times. She was hit hard by the old bamboo board, which happened to be painful.
The back of the hand swelled immediately after being hit.
This was only the first day, and Zhang Huizhen couldn't bear it anymore. Two days later, when Yuan Yibin came to pick her up and take her home, she was already haggard and had lost a lot of weight.
When she returned to Gu's rented yard and saw her mother, Zhang Huizhen burst into tears.
Yuan Yibin was a little impatient and left, "I have something to do outside. I'll pick you up in the afternoon."
Such an attitude...
As soon as the person left, Zhang Huizhen burst into tears, sobbing and recounting the experiences of the past two days, "Mom... it's wrong for me to do it... it's wrong for me not to do it. She just doesn't like me and deliberately torments me! Who treats me like that?"
Is this the case with your daughter-in-law?"
Mrs. Gu's eyes widened. Although she knew that her daughter might face some difficulties if she married, she did not expect such bullying from mother and son working together. Yuan Yibin seemed to be a gentle and gentle person, but she did not expect to be so cruel.
Is this deliberately sending my daughter-in-law to be used as a punching bag for her mother?
Zhang Huizhen cried until she burst into tears, "Mom, I don't want to go back."
Gu subconsciously said, "How can that work! You are the young lady of the Yuan family, and we have worked so hard for today. If you give up, who else can you marry in this life?"
She slowed down and said, "Huixun, life will be bitter first and then sweet. These hardships are all tests for you. Since she deliberately tortured you, let her die early!" At the end of the sentence, her tone was gloomy.
Zhang Huizhen shuddered, "But she..."
Mrs. Gu held her hand and said, "Huizhen, you can't be soft-hearted! Was she soft-hearted when she tormented you? She didn't regard you as her daughter-in-law at all!"
"If she dies, you can go back to Yuan's house to serve the old lady."
Zhang Huizhen was silent for a long time before asking in a low voice, "What if she finds out again? Then she will be able to find reasons to divorce me!"
Mrs. Gu pondered for a while, "So, even if you fail, you can't let her find you! She has many enemies. It would be best if your other mother-in-law poisoned you. Then, you will only have to serve the old lady...