MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Chapter 16: Being wronged

 Both of their brothers were born to Mrs. Gu.

 With his second uncle here, I and Ping'er can have more chances to breathe.

 In fact, she did make the right bet.

Those who fought openly and secretly with swords, guns, swords and halberds all went to Shang Ji.

 It's just that he is protected by the Gu family outside and has the ability to carry him, so he is stable today.

If it were her, a helpless woman with a three-year-old child, she would have reported to the Lord of Hell long ago.

 But because of his over-protection, his only son became cowardly, timid, and afraid of getting into trouble.

 After she reacts, no matter how much people teach her, it won't work.

If it were harsher, he would be frightened from time to time.

If he is kinder, he is just like a baby who has not grown up and is not decent.

Each time she saw her son like this, her sister-in-law Liu couldn't help but blame herself, and felt ashamed of her late husband and mother-in-law's final entrustment.

 However, habits have been formed over the years.

Even if she thought in her mind that it was time to let her son go and try to take charge of his own business, she would always be one step ahead of her head and protect him first.

　　For example today.

 Meeting Shang Ji and his wife.

 She could see the worry in the eyes of the couple, but it was precisely because of this that she felt even more ashamed and sad.

 It is difficult to control emotions.

 Son Shang Zhiping is almost thirteen years old now.

If placed in another duke's house, I'm afraid he would be proficient in literary talent, riding and shooting skills.

 But he alone lives up to his name.

It's unremarkable, and I have survived until now.

Thinking of this, my sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, couldn't hold back and cried.

“I am for my mother, I’m sorry for you, Ping’er…”

Shang Zhiping didn't know why his mother was crying. He was only afraid that he was naughty and disobedient.

So, tremblingly, he stepped forward, knelt down in front of Mr. Liu, and said with tears in his eyes.

“Mother, my son is stupid and cannot learn well, which makes his mother feel uncomfortable. It is all his fault. Please punish him.”

 Looking like that, Mrs. Liu felt sad again.

At this point, even if she wanted to correct it, she seemed to be powerless. The mother and son held each other's arms and cried, just like they had been doing day and night for many years.

That cry echoed in Fuqiu Courtyard for a long time.

The servants serving him up and down did not dare to make a sound.

 Because Shang Ji stood motionless at the door outside the house. He was full of anger and planned to come to the door to question him.

But when I heard the conversation between my sister-in-law and my nephew at the door, I completely lost my temper.

  Compare one's heart to one's heart.

If he were the sister-in-law, she was only in her early twenties when her husband died. How could she protect her baby and live a peaceful life in this compound?

 While he was out, he encountered all kinds of strange things.

Without the careful training of his grandfather and the careful care of his grandmother over the years, he might not have been able to live to this day and earn this achievement.

So, what qualifications does he have to question his elder sister-in-law for raising her elder brother's only child to be like this?

 Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, he finally chose to leave.

 While walking, not even the fallen leaves on the ground were disturbed.

I planned to walk back to Xitang Courtyard, but somehow I ended up at the entrance of Hanyi Courtyard.

 After thinking about it for a while, Shang Ji stepped in anyway.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xue Niang quietly embroidering a pair of blooming flowers under the bright window in the house.

Shang Ji couldn't understand how the acupuncture was done. But her focused look made Shang Ji feel a little more relaxed about the complex emotions in his heart.

 Cough, cough, twice.

 Xue Niang raised her head and saw Shang Ji, and said with surprise in her eyes.

“Brother Six, why are you here?”

Not long after they left Xitang Courtyard, someone came after them.

 She put the needles and threads neatly in the box, then stood up and walked to Shang Ji.

Looking at his hesitant expression, Xue Niang understood the general idea and asked quite intelligently.

“Brother Six, do you have something to tell me?”

"Um."

“Sit down, I’ll ask Grandma Ge to make a cup of tea.”

"good."

As soon as Xue Niang finished speaking, Grandma Ge who was waiting on her stood up and left.

When she left, she also took away her personal maid Chunning.

 In the room, only the brother and sister were left talking.

Shang Ji looked serious and opened his mouth to ask.

“You just said that the second sister-in-law is mean to the elder sister-in-law, Ping’er. What do you mean?”

Hearing this, Snow Lady sighed.

Although she is not very old, she should know a lot since she grew up in such a family.

Although her sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, protected her very well, she was also the daughter of Mrs. Gu. Her mind was simple, which did not mean she was stupid.

 So, she naturally understands some words.

The tone was filled with anger and helplessness.

“Except for the sixth sister-in-law who doesn’t cause much trouble, there is no one in our government who hasn’t said something unpleasant in front of the elder sister-in-law, especially the second sister-in-law in Baotaoyuan.”

"She was trying her best to target her sister-in-law. She was probably jealous that her mother had left all the dowry to her sister-in-law, so at first she was just trying to make some insinuations. When she saw that her sister-in-law was tight-lipped and refused to let go of the money, she started talking crazy. The crazy guy said it."

　　When mentioning this, Snow Lady was also very angry.

Unfortunately, she is young. If she really conflicts with the two sisters-in-law, her reputation will be damaged.

 Secondly, she couldn't say so many roundabout words, so she could only follow her sister-in-law around and keep talking to you.

How many times have they been bullied and unable to reply?

 So, over time, Mrs. Liu, the elder sister-in-law, developed a temperament to protect her peace more and more.

Thinking of this, Xue Niang shed tears of grievance.

 “What did they say?”

 Shang Ji was obviously suppressing his anger!

　　This granddaughter-in-law of the third room is really desperate.

Even their upright eldest grandson and eldest daughter-in-law dare to treat her like this. Are you really sure that he will not come back after leaving?

 The coldness in his eyes became more and more obvious.

Xue Niang felt it just by sitting next to him, so she stopped crying and continued talking.

“At the beginning, I said that my sister-in-law was evil and took over my mother’s dowry in order to keep it for Ping’er to get a wife. She also used these words to drive a wedge between me and my sister-in-law.”

"But she didn't know that my eldest sister-in-law had kept the dowry that my mother had left for me alone in the early years, and had also given me the gift list. I looked at it carefully, and found that not only was it left by my mother, but also by my eldest brother and sister-in-law. I have hundreds of acres of fertile farmland in the suburbs of Beijing, and 10,000 taels of silver notes."

“When I got those things, I knew how my sisters-in-law treated me, and how they could have caused discord.”

As he spoke, he became so angry that he wiped his tears and continued to complain.

"Seeing that I couldn't do anything, they started to talk about Ping'er, saying that he was eight or nine years old, but he was still like an idiot, and he couldn't do anything in literature or martial arts. They all blamed the sister-in-law for not being able to raise children and still using inheritance. He'er from the fourth sister-in-law's house in Mingyuan came to talk about something."

 “I didn’t make my sister-in-law angry and cried several times.”

 (End of this chapter)