MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Chapter 9 Receive the Imperial Edict

 Seeing him look more and more like his father-in-law, Marshal Gu, I felt extremely sad in my heart.

“Well, I’ve been waiting for this bride’s tea for a long time.”

 After saying that, he looked at Du Jingyi with a loving face.

 He really didn’t care much about his family status.

As far as she has not been sick in the three years since she entered the house, she has put an end to the rumors about her son's "conquering his wife" outside.

 Shang Guogong was very satisfied with Du Jingyi.

So when Du Jingyi knelt down and said, "Daddy, drink tea," he readily accepted it.

 Then he thought about it and said.

"Today something happened unexpectedly, but I should give you a meeting gift. I will send someone to Xitang Courtyard later. I hope you and your wife will be safe and happy in the future and grow old together."

 The gentle smile reminded Du Jingyi of her father at home, so she responded with a gentle and decent smile.

 “Thank you, father-in-law.”

Since the father-in-law has served tea, the next cup will naturally be the mother-in-law’s tea.

Mrs. Nawei is already sitting upright and waiting.

 Unfortunately, Du Jingyi stood up and stood half a step behind Shang Ji, with no intention of kneeling again.

Mrs. Wei's smile was still on her face when she heard Shang Ji say without emotion.

"My mother has passed away many years ago. Let Mrs. Du salute this cup of mother-in-law tea to her mother's tablet. My son will take her to the ancestral hall later."

As soon as these words came out, everyone’s expressions changed in an instant.

And the three old ladies, who usually received a lot of benefits from Mrs. Wei, now have new and old grudges, and are no longer afraid of offending Shang Ji.

He said with a straight face.

"How can I be disrespectful to Mrs. Wei? No matter what, she is the legitimate head lady in this palace."

As soon as these words came out, Shang Guogong's expression was a little complicated.

He frowned and looked at the already resolute son in front of him, seeming to feel something was wrong.

 But looking at his slightly pursed lips and his dismissive attitude, Shang Guogong finally sighed and said in compromise.

"Okay, remember to put incense sticks on your mother and eldest brother, so that they can know that you have a family now, and they can also be happy."

"Um."

At this point, Mrs. Wei had no choice but to take back her words, no matter how ugly they were. Then she pretended to be a virtuous person and said with a smile.

"That's right, sister has been waiting for this cup of mother-in-law's tea for many years. The ones she drank in the past...not to mention them, were all unlucky people, but you are from a prosperous family."

 Have said this.

He took off a jade bracelet of good quality from his hand and handed it to Nanny Jiao next to him.

Holding the jade bracelet in her hand, Grandma Jiao came to Du Jingyi and handed it over respectfully.

"Although this greeting gift comes a little late, it is still a little bit of my heart, so please accept it."

 Shang Ji was disgusted with her, and she was disgusted with Du Jingyi.

The words sounded regretful, but they told Du Jingyi truthfully.

  Don’t think that because of your noble status, you are just a step-brother like yourself.

Du Jingyi kept sneering in his heart, but his expression became more and more steady.

Just as she was about to reach out, she heard hurried footsteps outside.

Steward He ran in with a happy look on his face and said loudly.

“Sir, someone from the palace is here, saying they want to declare an imperial edict.”

As soon as he heard this, the whole hall became lively.

Without even thinking about it, I knew that it must be a gift from the emperor as a reward to Shang Ji.

In previous years, when the old Duke of Shang was still alive, he received several awards from the emperor for his outstanding military exploits.

 At that time, the entire Duke's mansion was filled with glory. Although most of the money still went into the public accounts, the pockets of the three-bedroom and five-bedroom family members also became a lot fatter.

 It's a pity that since Shang Yukuan inherited the Duke's position, such good things no longer exist.

 Because he was not good at writing or military, and he just had a sinecure in the court.

If it weren't for the protection of this prestigious ducal position, I'm afraid it would have become a trace of the past in Sui'an City.

 But things are different now. With Shang Ji's influence, it seems that the entire Duke's mansion will become a celebrity in front of the imperial court again.

 They were naturally delighted and grinned from ear to ear.

　　When I thought that there was hope for the days of being **** with hands and feet, everyone was very happy.

 Grand Duke Shang Yukuan stood up first, straightened his clothes, and then looked at Shang Ji with some excitement and said happily.

 “Let’s go and receive the imperial edict.”

"good."

 The person who followed behind him was Mrs. Wei.

Her family is having a headache. Now if the Zhongzhi gets such a sum of money and puts it into the treasury, it will solve a lot of urgent needs.

 So it can be considered sincerely happy.

Everyone in the third and fifth rooms in the main room also cheered up, as if the imperial edict had been given to them, and went out with the same excitement.

Especially the three old ladies, they walked faster than anyone else.

If you don’t know the details, you probably don’t know. These two are ancient men who complain about their inconvenience every day and have to be hung up with precious medicinal materials.

 On the contrary, Du Jingyi and Mrs. Gu's children fell behind.

 One sister-in-law, one nephew, and an unmarried sister-in-law.

 The eyes of the three people were mostly happy for Shang Ji, but at the same time they were also worried.

With such overwhelming wealth, I knew that something would happen.

Du Jingyi didn’t have much contact with them in the past, but they all lived in Dongyuan, so it was hard to shirk the blame, so he stepped forward and said.

 “Sister-in-law, please.”

Liu, who had been widowed for ten years, felt as if he was living in a different world when he heard these words.

He was stunned for a moment, and then he spoke.

 “Brothers and sisters are welcome.”

 After that, he pulled his son beside him, glanced at his sister-in-law again, and walked out of the house with Du Jingyi.

By the time they arrived at the main courtyard, there was already a crowd of people standing there.

The leaders are naturally Shang Guogong and Shang Ji.

 Beside their father and son is Mrs. Wei and her bloodline.

As for the four "old bones" from the third and fifth rooms, they knelt neatly behind Shang Guogong and his son.

On the contrary, Du Jingyi and Mrs. Gu's direct bloodline position in the Duke's mansion was taken away.

 Shang Ji looked back and saw his wife, widowed sister-in-law, young nephew and sister, and then glanced at the annoying people behind him.

 Hand said to Luo Yuan immediately.

 “Go and invite the sister-in-law and madam up.”

"yes."

Luo Yuan took long steps and walked in front of several people in a few steps, and then made a respectful gesture of invitation.

Du Jingyi was calm, but the three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Liu, were a little embarrassed.

They haven't seen this kind of situation for a long time, and they don't know whether they should take this initiative.

When Du Jingyi saw this, he whispered in his sister-in-law Liu's ear.

“The general said that a sister-in-law is like a mother, so don’t worry, sister-in-law, let’s go.”

 (End of this chapter)