klisemfg Chapter 649: Now it’s your turn, do you feel the pain?
Chapter 649: Now it’s your turn, do you feel the pain?
Someone immediately came forward and took the written pledge to the yamen.
After this incident, everyone became a little absent-minded.
After finally completing the process, everyone said goodbye and went home.
Hu and her friends were the last to arrive and had to wait until everything was over before they could leave.
Everyone said goodbye politely and got on their respective carriages.
They were about to get on the carriage when Lu Zhenzhen reminded him to send someone to explain things to the old lady in the Marquis' Mansion so as not to make her angry and cause harm.
The third master hurriedly pointed at a long-time attendant and pulled him aside to give him instructions for half a day.
The attendant took the order and left.
When Hu and the others finished their work and returned to the Marquis' Mansion.
The maid in Ruixuan Hall had been waiting for a long time.
Hu and the others knew that Old Lady Bai should have known the news.
He had just returned from outside, and after apologizing, he went back to his room to change his clothes, and then they came to Ruixuan Hall together.
Old Lady Bai's expression was still quite calm as she sat upright, spinning a string of Buddhist beads in her hand.
Seeing that everyone was present, he only asked, "Has the sect been divided?"
Fu Zhijian's face was not looking good, and he knelt in front of the old lady: "It's all because of my incompetence. I have made you worry about it. I am so ashamed——"
Old Madam Bai sighed and said, "This is all the sin your grandfather committed. Why do you have to take the blame on yourself?"
Fu Zhijian breathed a sigh of relief.
The old lady sighed: "I just didn't expect that Brother Yi would be so angry——"
Jin was already feeling resentful, thinking that the third wife was wanting more and more.
If they really wanted to divide the clan, why not divide it out before the family division? Or before the old marquis divides his private property?
He got the benefits of the Marquis' Mansion and divided up the private property, then he just patted his butt and ran away.
In the end, it was their eldest wife who suffered the loss.
I couldn't help but sarcastically said, "That's right. The Third Branch is not only hot-tempered, but I think they're also calculating! I'm afraid they've been thinking about splitting up the clan for years, but they act as if nothing has happened on weekdays. When they split up the family business and divided up the old man's private property, they never mentioned splitting up the clan."
"Now that he has taken all the benefits, he thinks our mansion is not as good as it used to be, so he just leaves it all behind—"
When Mrs. Hu heard what Mrs. Jin said, she felt that it didn't make sense and wanted to speak up to stop her.
Before Mrs. Hu could speak, the old lady Bai threw the teacup in her hand to the ground with a bang, and it hit Mrs. Jin's feet.
Jin screamed in fear, took several steps back, and her face turned pale.
"I'm not dead yet! Who are you saying this to? The division of the clan was done by Brother Yi and his wife. What does it have to do with the third branch? My third son wasn't separated! He was born from my belly and is from the same mother as your husband. Why can't he get a share of the family property? Can't he get the old man's private property?"
"You have to understand clearly that when the family was divided, it was the Third Brother who got the property, not Brother Yi! Besides, I have no opinion on who the old man's private property should be given to. How can you, a daughter-in-law, have any opinion?"
Old Lady Bai scolded coldly.
Everyone present was stunned by the old lady. After all, Mrs. Bai had always been a good person. She was always lenient with her daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law. When she occasionally criticized them, she was always very tactful and had never been so harsh.
In the past few years, because the old lady has been chanting Buddhist scriptures in Ruixuan Hall, and Hu respects her, the eldest master has been at the farm, and Jin has been in the marquis's mansion, she has a status a bit like that of the old lady Bai in the past.
It was really unbearable to be scolded by Old Lady Bai in front of the younger generations.
I couldn't help but blurt out: "Old lady, at this time, you are still partial to the third room?"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Hu knew that something bad was going to happen.
As expected, Old Lady Bai's face was darker than ever before.
"Are you feeling indignant now? For so many years, the old marquis has favored your first wife, always trying to be the best in everything. Why haven't you come out to fight for the second and third wives?"
"Now it's your turn, do you feel the pain?"
"As a family man, you still have to have a conscience sometimes. Even if you don't have a conscience, you still have to be able to let go and have a broader mind."
"I know that as the eldest sister-in-law, you married into the Crown Prince's family and looked down on your younger brothers and sisters-in-law. You felt that they always respected you as the elders and had to give in to everything, not daring to challenge you. Now that the third branch has become successful and has overshadowed your first branch, you are not happy."
"But even if you're unhappy, you still have to have some conscience, right? After a few days of being the old Lord, have you forgotten the hardships you suffered before?"
"Think about how your First House has been able to achieve what it has today. At so many crucial moments, you relied on the Third House. Putting aside other things, Brother Jian has been married for many years and has no children. When Brother Ming was being aggressive, was it Brother Yi who always supported Brother Jian?"
"Was it Brother Yi's wife who reminded Jian's wife that she finally sought medical help? Did she become pregnant with Bo'er? And wasn't it Brother Yi's wife who discovered you and your mother-in-law were poisoned? If it weren't for Brother Yi and his wife, would you have been able to give birth to Bo'er safely and smoothly?"
"If it weren't for Bo'er, would you and your wife have become Marquis and Marquis' wife now? Think about it with your conscience, isn't this reasonable?"
"Come back to the point, when the old marquis gave up Yi Ge'er and his family in order to protect the mansion and the eldest wife's house, did any of you ever truly worry about Yi Ge'er? Didn't you just go along with it for your own benefit?"
"You don't remember the good things about the Third Branch, so how can you have the nerve to criticize them for splitting up the clan? Are you still thinking that once the Third Branch becomes successful, they will have to surround you, the First Branch, and lift you up?"
"They were all born from the same womb as me. The eldest is the legitimate heir, and he's enjoyed the most and the best over the years, but that was given to him by me and the old marquis! As for his brothers, they have the same parents and the same blood. They are brothers, not lowly children. Why should they flatter you just because they are doing well?"
"Don't you realize what the Marquis' Mansion is like now? It's no longer as prosperous as it was when the old Marquis was here. If you still act so arrogantly, expecting others to flatter you and being jealous of others, then you'd better not leave the house anymore."
"As the head of a family and a wife, one must be able to enjoy both prosperity and adversity."
After this speech, everyone from Jin to Fu Zhijian and Hu looked ashamed.
They all knelt down and admitted their mistakes.
After saying this, Old Lady Bai looked at her daughter-in-law, grandson, and grandson's wife kneeling in front of her, and she felt only desolation.
Waving her hand, she said, "Alright, this old woman of mine will be annoying for the last time. It's fine if we split up. You can all live your own lives from now on. You don't need to come to my place except during festivals. Don't disturb my quiet meditation."