The Moonlight Sonatas The Works of a Concubine's Daughter The Concubine's Daughter's Marriage to the Extreme Queen The Extreme Queen Chapter 89 - The Gate

  Chapter 89 - The Gate

  The next day, Fourth Sister finally brought her new husband Xie Jun back home. Those curious and indifferent people from the Wen Mansion who were concerned about Fourth Sister's remarriage immediately flocked to Yanshoutang upon hearing the news.

  When everyone saw that big and tall new brother-in-law standing together with the sweet and shy fourth sister, they naturally didn't need to ask, the answer was already clear in their hearts.

  "Why didn't you wear the new one? Still wearing this?"

  What about the mood of the second lady Miao? It's naturally complicated and knotted. On one hand, she is delighted for her daughter, seemingly feeling not bad; but more often it's unfair resentment, what's the use of being good, still a poor devil, a marquis' daughter marrying a farmer, isn't it humiliating to death?

  So she listlessly followed up with two sentences, and then began to point at the fourth sister's body, that piece of embroidered silk with gold and silver auspicious cloud patterns, looking for fault.

  The fourth sister's face didn't look very good.

  Last night when preparing for the return door, I casually let the maid take it out and wore it this morning.

  But she had forgotten that this dress was made when she married into the Yuan family and had never been worn, so it was naturally brought along when she remarried.

  She thought it was pretty good at the time... uh, of course it's good, all the clothes made by Xiao Shi were handed over to her, and she also considered that her husband's family conditions might be a bit worse, so she didn't make many decent ones.

  "Mother, how can it be old? It's new! You must have made a mistake?" But with a string of laughter, Xiao walked in and took over Miao's words.

  Seeing this bold, cunning and always smiling wife of her son, Miao's mother was furious. How could he have chosen such a daughter-in-law?

  "How could I have misjudged? New and old, I still can't tell them apart. To think... it was all my doing... my doing..."

  Mrs. Miao was so angry with her daughter-in-law that she wanted to say a few words to show her authority, but as she spoke, she realized that she had misspoken and couldn't continue the rest of what she was going to say.

  Really... She really didn't want to expose her daughter's old bottom, and at worst, she was her own biological daughter. But... but this ugly daughter-in-law actually pushed her into such an embarrassing situation, it's really hateful...

  She quickly looked at her daughter and then at her mother-in-law. Her face slowly turned red, the red gradually deepened, and finally became a purple color like pig liver.

  "What's new or old, Second Sister-in-law, Fourth Sister, as long as it fits and looks good." Jiang's voice rang out amidst the crowd's gaze.

  There's no way, now she is the one who takes care of things in the family, and she must make an effort for the stability and unity of the household.

  "Yes, yes......" Zhen Shi, who had a good relationship with Miao Shi recently and had benefited from her in many ways when she was the head of the household, also chimed in at this time to help Miao Shi get out of the awkward situation.

  "Go and bring some of those new dried yams that were sent over from the Zhuangzi yesterday, let the new son-in-law try some." It was rare for Mrs. Li to start changing the subject, she turned her eyes and whispered to Cuiping.

  "Yes!" Cuiping immediately left.

  "Tai Jun's grandmother is really biased, it's been several days and she hasn't even mentioned letting us try the mountain yam, but now that fourth sister and brother-in-law are here, they get to have some right away." Ninth sister also chimed in with a smile.

  "Exactly..." Xiaoshi and the others chimed in unison.

  "All right, all right, you two gluttons... Don't think I'm afraid of your fourth brother-in-law laughing at you." Madam Li immediately gave Xie Jun a glance, then pretended to be angry and scolded the two.

  "It's nothing... it's okay..." As the new son-in-law, facing his wife's family and their many female relatives, Xie Jun naturally felt extremely constrained. Now being teased by someone, he was even more tense, with a slightly dark face turning red, unable to utter a complete sentence.

  This silly appearance naturally delighted the women of the Zhang family, and everyone couldn't help but laugh. The room was instantly filled with a harmonious and joyful atmosphere.

  It was at this moment that Zou's wife, who had been bedridden for days, was supported by Zhuang's mother and walked in.

  Seeing the host and guest enjoying themselves in this house, Mrs. Zou naturally felt envious and jealous. She had originally come to watch the excitement, but at this moment...

  "Ah, this must be Fourth Master, right?" She couldn't help but furrow her brow, then looked at Xie Jun and asked.

  It's obvious, it's a deliberate question. Although she didn't see him on the day of the wedding because she was still recovering from her illness, at this moment, there is an outsider in Yan Shou Tang, who else could he be if not the new son-in-law?

  "This is his fourth sister's husband, and this is his big aunt, hurry up and pay your respects!"

  Although it seems so, in terms of etiquette, Zou's question was reasonable. Since they didn't meet yesterday, they naturally had to make up for it today. So Miao also had to temporarily put aside the unhappiness and unwillingness from just now to thank Jun for his guidance.

  Xie Jun hastily and respectfully bowed to Zou Shi.

  "I heard that Fourth Master's hometown is Qingling?" Zou Shi made some polite remarks and then asked Xie Jun.

  "Yes!" Xie Jun hastily replied with a respectful tone.

  "But I've heard that place is quite poor." Unexpectedly, Zou Shi calmly replied with a single sentence.

  Undoubtedly, this is a very awkward sentence. The good atmosphere in the house was instantly swept away, and everyone couldn't help but show an embarrassed face.

  Of course, the most embarrassing one was still Xie Jun, the new son-in-law, whose slightly dark face suddenly turned bright red.

  Fourth sister naturally felt ashamed, the new husband's family was poor, this problem she originally didn't care about too much, but at this moment it was put on stage like this, naturally all kinds of shame, tears couldn't help but fall.

  This old aunt is really annoying, and she still won't stop even after all this.

  The ninth sister couldn't help but frown secretly in her heart, then turned to look at Xiao Shi, but Xiao Shi surprisingly didn't intend to help resolve the situation, only staring at Miao Shi with her eyes.

  Uh, could it be... Jiuniang was taken aback.

  It seems like it should be——

  "Sister-in-law, what's there to be afraid of being poor? My fourth sister may have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth, but she's also a virtuous and thrifty person who knows how to manage the household. She's skilled with needlework too. Even if we're poor, she'll still make our lives better. And now that my brother-in-law has moved away from his hometown and come to the capital, if they live well, who knows, maybe in the future they'll be even more prosperous than us! 'Don't cheat the old and mock the young for being poor.' Haven't you heard this saying before?"

  Feeling the gaze of his daughter-in-law, Miao looked at his embarrassed and tearful daughter again, and finally spoke up to his old opponent Zou.

  This is also an opportunity to make up for past mistakes. After all, she is her own daughter, how can she bear to see her being bullied by others?

  Besides, that ugly wife of his isn't stupid either——

  If you don't speak up, I will, but if that happens, you'll completely lose Four's heart!

  How could she be robbed again?

  As a result, Zou's face suddenly fell, and she was ridiculed for not being able to finish the meal. Xie Jun and Fourth Sister cast grateful glances at her.

  Especially that fourth sister, when looking at her, the eyes would contain a hint of tears, making this mother's heart feel unbearable.

  Later, when I have some free time, I must have a good talk with my daughter. They haven't been close for many days now.

  As a mother, not caring about her own daughter is truly dereliction of duty...

  Soon, Miao got the chance to interact with Si Jie, and Xie Jun was invited away by the male servants of the Wen family. The female relatives also dispersed, and the first thing she did was to go forward and pull Si Jie's hand.

  But unexpectedly, the fourth sister had already turned around and said something to Xiao Shi, after finishing, she went to greet the ninth sister, tenth sister and those little girls, while her own mother was completely left out in the cold.

  Miao's heart suddenly felt as cold as if it had been soaked in ice water, and on the way back to the second house with Gao's mother, she almost cried.

  Did she lose her daughter?

  It's her own fault, who let her think about wealth and status all day...

  "Madam, isn't that Fourth Miss? Hmm, she must be waiting for you." But just as they walked to the entrance of the courtyard, they heard Old Mother Gao pointing ahead and saying.

  She was taken aback and looked over, only to see that the fourth sister, surrounded by several maidservants, was standing in front of her, staring at her.

  She also stood still, her eyes wide with surprise.

  "Mother..." The fourth sister had already walked over quickly and grasped her hand.

  Fourth sister did not use honorifics, directly using the childhood nickname, this voice suddenly made Miao's eyes red, and she hugged her daughter's shoulder, "My child..."

  "Madam, it's windy here, let Fourth Miss go inside and sit instead!" Old Lady Gao said with a glance at the two of them.

  Miao nodded and then walked away with Si Jie.

  Until the figures of the two and the servants had completely disappeared inside the door, a figure wearing a red embroidered silk jacket slowly emerged from the shadows, looking at the smiling faces inside.

  "Third Sister, doesn't this count as doing a good deed without seeking fame?" But suddenly a clear voice sounded from behind her.

  Xiao's eyes widened slightly as she turned her head and met a pair of clear and bright eyes.

  "Better for the ninth sister to leave than to stay." Xiao Shi smiled.

  "Oh..."

  "If it really needs a third person to mediate between a mother and daughter, then the mother is too failed." Xiao Shi smiled again.

  "Oh!" The ninth sister nodded immediately upon hearing this.

  Indeed, what is rare in people is knowing one's place; otherwise, they might end up making a fuss and getting nothing but trouble.

  "Come on, let's go sit in my house for a while." Xiao invited Jiu.

  "This... let's put it off for another day, Third Aunt. I still have things to attend to." Ninth Sister shook her head and said.

  She just asked the fourth sister to ask her husband about how people in Qingling, his hometown, prevent and control pests, because she heard that he had farmed there before and even helped his uncle, who was a county magistrate, deal with locusts.

  As expected, her fourth brother-in-law, who was quite knowledgeable about medicine, told her fourth sister to remember a few medicines for her. After looking at these medicines, she couldn't help but laugh, because one of them was actually made by burning chrysanthemum leaves into ash, called chrysanthemum ash.

  Undoubtedly, this is the greenest and most natural one, and the materials are readily available everywhere. If it really works, she has decided to use this one.

  Because the wax moth can't wait any longer and has missed the best time for pest control, it will suffer serious losses.

  She now just wants to go back and try it out to see if it works...

  In the following days, Jiuniang devoted herself to this chrysanthemum ash, and soon, practice proved that this chrysanthemum ash was indeed effective and could be applied immediately.

  "...the sixth daughter hasn't eaten or drunk for several days already, and it's unknown why. Just now even the old lady went to the main house too."

  But suddenly a sentence from Lü'e and Qingtao outside the door made her frown instantly.

  It's been several days, hasn't it since the fourth sister's sweet and happy return home?

  ……

  Digression

  This is too much...