MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Chapter 54: Heart-to-heart talk at night (first update on the shelves)

Although she is not someone who likes to take power into her hands, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there is no room for two mistresses in one house.

 In Dongyuan, she would naturally obey the orders of her sister-in-law Liu.

But if she goes to the general's mansion, as the general's wife, she can no longer be as idle as before.

 Otherwise, if a good concubine is sent to her today and a concubine is born tomorrow, if she is not in charge of the middle-class concubine, I am afraid that it will be difficult for her to serve the public and manage the back house in the future.

Hence, she will not let go easily.

Thinking about it, I think it probably has something to do with the matters she dealt with the fifth room this morning.

 So, I plan to show off my cards to my husband and sister-in-law first, since they will have to know sooner or later anyway.

It would be a loss outweighing the gain if Dongyuan fell out on his own because of the people living in the same room with them.

As I thought about it, the moonlight gradually began to rise.

 The entire Duke's Mansion was lighting up lamps one after another, and there was a sense of calm.

After Shang Ji came back from outside in a hurry, he saw a boy from Dongyuan at the door.

Seeing that he had been looking at him, he dismounted and asked.

“But are you waiting for me, the general?”

"Well, general, the young lady said she has something to discuss with you. Please go as soon as you come back."

Du Jingyi has something important to discuss?

 For a moment, Shang Ji really didn't know what her important matter was.

 But after throwing the riding whip to Luo Yuan, he gave the order.

 “Wait, I’ll be out in a moment.”

"yes."

 His military affairs have not yet been completed, and the Huben Army has resumed its previous training.

As a coach, he naturally has to visit more, so he may not be able to stay at home every day.

If he waits to move to the General's Mansion, he may want to stay for a while.

But the government of this country, huh, he doesn't even bother to treat it.

Although I was thinking this in my heart, my pace accelerated a lot.

 In one day, he had already rushed to Xitang Courtyard three times.

 The scenery I see is different every time, and it feels like time has passed.

Seeing him coming in a hurry, Butler He, who had been guarding the gate of Dongyuan, rushed forward to greet him and said with a serious face.

“General, the young lady knew about your quarrel with the young lady during the day.”

Hearing this, Shang Ji suddenly paused in his fast steps, and then asked a little unhappily.

 “Who spread it?”

“Young Master Ping’er cried sadly, and most people in Fuqiuyuan also knew about it, so it must have been accidentally leaked while chatting, and it happened to be known to the people around the Young Madam.”

 “They are talkative, can they arrange the master’s affairs at will?”

Shang Ji's tone was a bit sullen, which showed that he was not happy.

Steward He was also sweating profusely and immediately reported back.

“General, don’t worry, I’ve dealt with those people, and I won’t dare to spread news randomly again in the future!”

Shang Ji nodded. He had always been strict in running the army, so he felt that the same should be true at home.

Strode towards Xitang Courtyard, and after a while, he saw the bright light in the house, casting a beautiful shadow on the bright window.

 Thin, but not lonely.

 In the past, he never thought that there would be people waiting for him like this when he returned from the moon.

 So, the moment I saw it, the tight string in my heart relaxed a lot.

"Uncle Ho, please go down first." "Yes."

 After seeing him turn around and leave, Shang Ji entered the door.

Li Zhu standing inside the door immediately asked, "Who?"

 Then he saw Shang Ji, and he immediately saluted respectfully and said.

 “I have seen the general.”

Her voice made Du Jingyi's sleepy expression suddenly perk up.

Hurryly got off the kang, put on shoes, and prepared to go outside to meet him.

Shang Ji also walked quickly and entered the inner room before her.

The two of them suddenly looked at each other, and Du Jingyi was slightly stunned.

The maid next to you, Yingying, saluted first, and then she came back to her thoughts and followed suit.

 “The general is back?”

"Um."

 Cherry and Lizhu knew that the couple had something to say, so they left wisely after serving tea.

 In the room, the two of them sat opposite each other on the Kang, their expressions a little solemn.

Du Jingyi didn't hide it, he just said it when he came up.

“General, please forgive me for talking too much. Did you have a quarrel with your sister-in-law during the day?”

Shang Ji raised his head and glanced at her, picked up the tea at hand and drank it in one gulp.

 Then he sighed briefly and nodded.

  “Why is this?”

Although Du Jingyi had some guesses in his mind, he was still not sure enough.

 It would be best if she could get the answer from her husband, so that she can think of a way to deal with it.

"The people from the fifth house came to make trouble, and my sister-in-law sent someone to send me a message. But when I came back, you had already finished handling it. I originally thought of going to comfort my sister-in-law, but who knew that the person who was rushing to talk became excited? , I broke my sister-in-law’s heart because I did something wrong.”

Although Shang Ji is tough, he is not a stubborn person.

 He did not agree with some of his sister-in-law's actions.

 But that doesn't mean that he can ignore his sister-in-law's efforts over the years and keep grabbing at the jealousy in her heart.

 In fact, he didn’t know his sister-in-law’s true inner thoughts.

 It’s just that, being used to seeing the sinister nature of human nature, he can indeed understand such a little bit of selfishness.

Hearing this, Du Jingyi also understood and said solemnly.

"It has been more than three years since I married into the Duke's palace, but I have only been with the general for a few days. Even so, I know the general's intention to protect Dongyuan. My sister-in-law joined the family many years before me, so I can understand the truth. Of course she understands it even more."

"The reason why I feel like this today is because of me. I should discuss the matter of the fifth house with my sister-in-law before making a decision. However, the situation was urgent and I cannot tolerate any hesitation. My Du family is also the same. Being haunted by tattered relatives, you naturally know what it feels like to be possessed and **** blood.”

  She spoke every word seriously, which was not only an explanation of Shang Ji, but also a revelation of what happened in her own family.

 Everyone has a lifetime to live. It is useless to cover up the scandals in some families. It is better to spread them out.

"I have seen a lot of snake bites that turn back and hurt people since I was a child, so I didn't leave any way for the people in the fifth room to survive. It's just that my sister-in-law was too anxious at the time, so I didn't say anything clearly, so I The quarrel between the general and my sister-in-law is due to my negligence. I will go to my sister-in-law tomorrow to explain the matter clearly."

 Subsequently, Du Jingyi told Shang Ji everything about the plan.

 At first, Shang Ji didn't understand it yet. The more he listened, the more he felt that this method was good.

 At least I helped them get rid of five houses, so there would be no problem.

 It's just that his face is mostly used to indifference, so other expressions are rarely detectable.

Du Jingyi thought that his method was too harsh, which made his husband unhappy.

 (End of this chapter)