Chapter 111: Coming to ask for someone
Chapter 111: Coming to ask for someone
Because of the previous marriage between the two families, Xu Yi had met many men from the Wei family, but the one who came today looked unfamiliar.
As the mistress of the back house, Yu brought Wei Qiye and his wife to meet the guests. She introduced their identities to Xu Yi. They were the masters who had just returned from the third branch of the Wei family. As for the others, they were still in the yamen.
After the two sides got to know each other, Mrs. Ji mentioned Yaoguang right away.
"I'm here to see the Fifth Miss today. I wonder if she's in the mansion?" Mrs. Ji said with a smile.
Mrs. Ji thought her smile was gentle, but in Yu's opinion, it was a dagger hidden behind her smile.
Yu cursed Yaoguang over and over again in her heart. This damn girl only knew how to cause trouble for the family. Now that the family has been divided, others have come to the door. The second branch is free, but the entire Wei family has been implicated.
Yu had no choice but to apologize, "Madam, you don't know, the family was divided a few days ago. The second branch was divided out, and Xiaowu is not in the mansion now."
Xu Yi was very excited when he heard Yaoguang was gone, and almost stood up: "Why did you split up?"
Madam Ji had seen the turmoil in the rear house. The birthday banquet had only been a few days ago, and it was the eldest lady who brought Yaoguang there. But today, the family has been divided, and even the lady is gone!
Knowing that something was fishy, Mrs. Ji coughed twice and took the opportunity to give her son a look.
Why split up?
Of course it was because the people in the second house were not ambitious and had offended people they shouldn't have offended, but this could not be said in front of others.
Wei Qiye had to use Tai Chi to euphemistically say that Wei Qichen had lofty ambitions and wanted to go out and do some other career, so he took Yaoguang and split up the family.
Is it really?
But I have never heard of a man determined to split the family. Then I remembered what my son said, that there was another young lady from the Wei family who knew about the fight between the two men.
Madam Ji then asked tentatively, "Did you know about the fight between my son and the fifth young lady of your family on the day of the birthday banquet?"
Yu's expression changed immediately, and it turned out that he came here to demand someone.
Wei Qiye and his wife looked much better, but the anxiety in their eyes remained the same.
"As the saying goes, even if the marriage fails, the friendship remains. Even if the engagement is cancelled, there is no reason for the two to fight each other directly." Mrs. Ji said in a dignified tone.
Yu immediately stepped forward to apologize: "Madam Ji, calm down. Xiaowu grew up in the countryside and didn't know the rules. She injured your son. It was indeed Xiaowu's fault. The people in the mansion have already taught Xiaowu a lesson. When this girl learns the rules, I will let her come to apologize to you and your son."
Mrs. Ji was furious when she heard that Yaoguang was being punished, but then she thought about Yaoguang's kung fu and the fact that the second branch had already split up. Perhaps Wei Qichen loved the younger generation and didn't want her to be punished, so he split up the family.
He had to suppress his emotions and spoke slowly: "Where is the Fifth Miss now? Can you let me see her? I have something to say to her in person."
How would she know where the second wife moved to?
Yu was anxious and angry. She was afraid of the power of the Xu family and hated Yaoguang's recklessness. She could only be vague, "Xiaowu is learning the rules in the manor now! Madam, please wait for two days, and we will send someone to bring her back."
"Which village? I'll go find her!" Xu Yi spoke hurriedly, looking very anxious.
He had already received benefits from Miss Yaoguang, and now he had caused her to be punished. Naturally, he was extremely anxious and regretful.
To the Wei family members in the hall, this eagerness seemed even more like anger.
But if they were asked which village it was, they couldn't tell me!
Mrs. Ji leisurely picked up the teacup and took a sip. The tea was good, but the people in this house were not very nice.
When she was young, she had heard stories about people running away when disaster struck, but she never expected that such a small matter, with misunderstandings involved, would make them abandon their loved ones at home!
Ugh……
Since Yaoguang sent someone to deliver the sword yesterday, it means she is still fine, but the Wei family doesn't know where she is.
Madam Ji sighed in her heart. She had no way to find Yaoguang, so she could only continue to deal with the people of the Wei family: "Then I will see her when the fifth lady comes back."
Hearing this, the people of the Wei family breathed a sigh of relief. The people of the Xu family were about to leave.
Before leaving, Mrs. Ji asked several times about the division of the second branch. Only after she was sure that the second branch had been separated from the family tree did she slowly open her mouth.
"You all know why I came here with my son today. There have been some rumors in the past few days, saying that my son and Miss Yaoguang had a fight on the day of the banquet. Do you think I am here to seek revenge? How could that be possible? He is such a grown man, and he was bullied by a little girl. How can I have the nerve to come and support him?"
As she spoke, Mrs. Ji glanced at Xu Yi beside her, and felt satisfied when she saw Xu Yi's little expression.
Xu Yi felt extremely uncomfortable listening to his mother's teasing words.
"It's all clear between family members, it's just a small misunderstanding, not a big deal. But in the eyes of outsiders, wouldn't it be a feud? Who knows what rumors might be spread? So I brought my son to apologize to Xiaowu, and I also prepared a lot of gifts. Since Xiaowu is not here, I won't nag about it! I'll take this apology gift away first, and give it to Xiaowu in person another day."
After leaving these words, Ji got on the carriage with a smile on his face.
Yu, who sent the person to the door, had her own troubles to tell.
Looking at the donkey cart following behind the horse-drawn carriage, with boxes of things on it, are they gifts of apology?
Didn't they fight? Did they offend the Xu family? Why did they become like this? How could the wife of the Xu family come to apologize?
These words came out of her daughter's mouth and were passed on to the master of the mansion through her!
If her husband and father-in-law knew...
Ouch! When Yu thought about this matter, her eyes went dark and she almost fainted.
Wei Qiye and his wife were also very upset by the sudden reversal. Why didn't it seem like the second branch was the one that had a feud with the Xu family, but instead they were the one?
After helping Yu into the yard, Su Yueqin quickly waited for her maid to return.
"Madam, I didn't even get to see the Fourth Master. I was kicked out by the people in the academy, and the jade was also thrown by them." The maid reluctantly handed over the jade block that was broken into several pieces in her purse.
The jade is broken into pieces, how can she bring it back to her old friend?
The old friend had a noble person to help her, but it was difficult for her husband to stay in the capital and work.
Su Yueqin only felt a dark feeling rising in her chest, and even the root of her tongue was filled with bitterness.
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She didn’t know how the Wei family members felt, but when Mrs. Ji saw the expressions on their faces before getting into the car, she felt very relieved.
Power is a good thing. She had dealt with many wives of minor officials in her mansions and had seen them flatter her.
In fact, everyone is the same. They are afraid of offending themselves, while she is afraid of offending people in higher positions and falling into an irretrievable situation.
But there is one difference. Ji felt that everything he did could stand up to the questioning of his conscience.
She couldn't do something like kicking the little girl out of the house just because the younger generations had a fight!
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