The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

After Lian left with her daughter-in-law, only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were left in the main hall. Madam Pei said to Li Yaoyuan, "Yaoyuan, you are pregnant, so go back and rest."

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "That's right, sister-in-law, go back and have a good rest. Don't leave the house unless necessary."

Li Yaoyuan had always been dissatisfied with Mrs. Pei's favoritism towards Xia Mianwan. Now that she was pregnant, Mrs. Pei still spoke to her in such a bland tone, which made Li Yaoyuan very dissatisfied.

"Mother, although I'm not as smart as my eldest sister-in-law, I am also a person who follows the rules. Today, I helped to smooth things over but my eldest sister-in-law still told me that I was embarrassed. Now you are so cold to me. Is it because the baby in my belly is not my eldest sister-in-law's child that you don't welcome it?" Li Yaoyuan felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and her eyes turned red when she talked about the sad things.

"Tsk, Li Yaoyuan, are you really energetic? You've been making a fuss for so long and you still haven't stopped. Aren't you afraid that it will affect the baby in your belly?" Xia Mianwan said impatiently.

After all, there are grandchildren of the Pei family. Mrs. Pei thought about it and stood up and pulled Li Yaoyuan, "Yaoyuan, in your mother's heart, you and your sister-in-law are both very important, but in front of outsiders, your sister-in-law represents the face of the Pei family. You must not embarrass your sister-in-law."

Li Yaoyuan felt even more aggrieved now, "Mother, I was always speaking for my sister-in-law, but she kept talking about me instead."

Xia Mianwan asked speechlessly: "There are no outsiders here now. Since you insist on making trouble for yourself, let me ask you, you are conspiring with my aunt to say that I don't have a child. Isn't that embarrassing for me? I don't care, but have you ever cared about the reputation of the Pei family? Do you have the nerve to say that?"

Li Yaoyuan held her belly and stood up. "Sister-in-law, I'm not wrong. You really don't have a child from the Pei family yet. I'm just thinking about you. Is that wrong?"

Xia Mianwan sneered and said, "Li Yaoyuan, I don't care how you make trouble, but if you dare to say that I don't have a child from the Pei family, I will punish you. Everyone has their own backers. It's fine if you say it in front of me, but if I hear you say one more word in front of Yu Jie'er and Chen Ge'er, I will let you know how I manage the household. At that time, no one can say anything, so don't blame me for being ruthless."

Mrs. Pei knew that Li Yaoyuan's words violated Xia Mianwan's taboo, so she hurriedly advised: "Mianwan is pregnant, don't bother with her."

Xia Mianwan said to Mrs. Pei disapprovingly, "Mother, I am very grateful that you have been very kind to me over the years. However, in today's incident, my sister-in-law has no rules and manners. As the eldest sister-in-law, if I do not remind or teach her just because she is pregnant, then others will only laugh at our Pei family for having no rules and manners. Mother knows that my husband works hard outside to support the family. When my husband is busy, he often does not come home until midnight. Why does he work so hard? It is for the Pei family.

When I married into the Pei family, I promised my husband that I would take good care of the family and not let him have any worries. But if my sister-in-law doesn't want to live a good life and wants to embarrass me, then don't blame me for being rude."

Xia Mianwan's words were so powerful that Li Yaoyuan was completely stunned.

Mrs. Pei sighed, a little confused. The younger daughter-in-law was always jealous and wanted to suppress the older daughter-in-law in words and deeds, while the older daughter-in-law would not give face to the younger daughter-in-law unless she gave face. What was going on?

Mrs. Pei was overwhelmed.

"Xia Mianwan, you are indeed from a humble family and are not presentable. How many ladies from noble families would speak so shamelessly like you? You are so ignorant!" Li Yaoyuan was greatly irritated by Xia Mianwan and began to speak without thinking.

Xia Mianwan said coolly: "I am indeed not a noble lady from an aristocratic family, but there are noble ladies from aristocratic families who are bored and come to me to argue? Tsk tsk, it is hard to say whether a noble lady from aristocratic family is a noble lady or not."

The eldest daughter-in-law is eloquent. Mrs. Pei has seen this in Yanzhou. She didn't expect that she has even more eloquence now.

Before she could figure out how to reconcile, Li Yaoyuan sneered, "I, a noble lady, came to you to make peace, but I didn't let my husband's reputation of being henpecked spread throughout the capital. Is there anyone in the capital who doesn't know that my eldest brother is henpecked?"

"Oh, my husband is really something. He just wants to be henpecked!" Xia Mianwan covered her mouth and laughed, making Li Yaoyuan so angry that she felt a little upset.

"you!"

"Okay, okay, if you two want to quarrel, go back to your yard and don't bother me here." Mrs. Pei was really having a headache.

When Li Yaoyuan heard her mother-in-law speak, she turned around and left angrily.

When Xia Mianwan saw Li Yaoyuan being angry and left, she also slowly said goodbye to Mrs. Pei.

Madam Pei thought about it and called Xia Mianwan, "Mianwan, you are rarely so outspoken on weekdays. You deliberately want to anger Yaoyuan. Why are you doing this today?"

Xia Mianwan admitted frankly, "I did deliberately anger Li Yaoyuan because I was very angry. Mother, my husband and I had a consensus when we got married. Since Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er are already children of the Pei family, I will not allow others to say anything nonsense that will make Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er feel upset. Li Yaoyuan is ambitious and wants to suppress me, so she often goes to interact with some ladies in the name of the Pei family behind my back.

Mother, with Yan Shu's identity and the face of a daughter of the Li family, can she enter the banquets of those noble ladies she is dating now? If it's not for the sake of your husband, do you really think you can scare people by bringing up the Queen Mother?

It has only been a short time since the Zheng family incident. As long as the prince does not become the emperor, there is no guarantee that the Xu family will not make a comeback. I promised my husband that I would not let the inner house become his worries, so I have to take care of this family. Mother, the Queen Mother now supports the daughter of the Xu family. "

For Mrs. Pei, the palm of her hand is flesh, and the back of her hand is flesh as well. Since her youngest son has already married his daughter-in-law, she has accepted this reality. Because of the guilt over her youngest son's marriage, she is somewhat selfish in the affairs of her youngest son and his wife.

Xia Mianwan can understand these selfish desires, but even though she understands them, it doesn't mean that she will condone them.