After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

"Of course I can. It just so happens that my mother asked someone to let me go back. I will go back and ask after lunch this afternoon."

Shen Yunchu took Zhao Jingyan's hand and answered without thinking.

"Madam, why don't you go back now? Your mother-in-law must have something to ask you."

"But my mother-in-law said that my eldest sister and her husband's family would be back for dinner today, so she asked me to prepare lunch."

"I'll go talk to my mother, and you can go back without worrying about it. Go early and come back early, so that I, your husband, won't worry about you."

Shen Yunchu was very touched. She happily hugged Zhao Jingyan and kissed him, then quickly went to pack up.

"Mother, my second sister-in-law is not in the house at all. I heard from the doorman that she wanted a car to go back to the Shen Mansion."

Zhao Jingyao waved her handkerchief. It was really hot that day.

"Today I clearly told her that your eldest sister and her husband's family were coming back and asked her to prepare lunch, but she ran back to her parents' home. Doesn't this mean she doesn't respect me as her mother-in-law?"

Mother Zhao was so angry that she threw the teacup in her hand onto the table. The teacup turned over and spun around on the table, and the tea flowed down the table to the ground.

Zhao Jingyao saw that the tea was about to splash onto her newly made skirt, so she jumped to the side swiftly.

"The Shen family is a family of officials. What kind of daughter have they taught? She always goes back to her parents' home..."

"Mom, could it be that my second sister-in-law took something from my mother's house?"

"How dare she! Go find your brother. You can't ignore this daughter-in-law! If you really can't, let him divorce her!"

"When my son wins the first place in the imperial examination, he will be able to marry a princess or a county magistrate. Why would he care about a daughter of a minister of the Ministry of Personnel?"

"Mom, is my second brother really confident that he will win the top spot this time?" An unknown light flashed in Zhao Jingyao's eyes.

"That's for sure. The fortune teller said so. No, I can't let your second brother be dragged down by that bitch. He keeps running back to his mother's house every few days. Could it be that he has a lover at home?"

Mother Zhao slapped her thigh and suddenly realized.

Mother Zhao was about to get up and look for Zhao Jingyan in a panic, when Zhao Jingyan, who had been standing outside the door for a long time, walked in.

"Son, your wife is cheating on you! Go to your father-in-law's house and divorce this unfaithful wife!"

"No, we can't let her off so easily. Let her leave her dowry behind and leave the house with nothing!" Mother Zhao slapped her thigh angrily.

"Mother, who told you that my wife cheated on me?" At this point, Zhao Jingyan stared at his second sister coldly.

Because this girl is young and has a sweet mouth, her mother loves her very much.

Because he was spoiled too much, he didn't learn the rules well and was always gossiping in front of his mother.

Seeing his second sister shrank back because of being stared at, he looked at Zhao's mother again.

Mother Zhao was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, no one said anything."

She said unconvincedly: "Why does she always go back to her parents' home for no reason? Isn't there someone seducing her?"

"You can't have a daughter-in-law like this who doesn't come home. I opposed this marriage from the beginning, but you insisted on marrying her. You'll see, you can't keep her well!"

"My mother-in-law asked my wife to go back for something. Is it her fault?" Zhao Jingyan frowned so hard that he could pinch a mosquito to death.

"Why didn't she come back early or late? I clearly told her that your eldest sister and her family were coming back and asked her to prepare lunch, but she ran back without saying hello. Isn't this showing that she doesn't respect her mother-in-law?"

Mother Zhao didn't think she had said anything wrong. She just couldn't stand her daughter-in-law.

"Mother, it was my son's idea to marry her, and it was also my son's idea to let her go back to her parents' home. What do you want, mother? My son is already married, please don't have any other ideas!"

Zhao Jingyan looked at Zhao's mother sternly.

Mother Zhao's eyes flashed with guilt, "Mom, I didn't know you asked her to go back, and no one told me."

"Son, didn't I tell you that? I asked her to go back because I wanted my father-in-law to give her some pointers on her studies as she was about to take the imperial examination."

"But what about you, mother? If other people heard you dumping basins of dirty water on her, what would they think?"

Zhao Jingyan couldn't help but rub his brows.

He has been anxious enough these days, why is there no one who can make him worry-free?

"This is our own home, there is no one else here." Seeing that her son was angry, Zhao's mother muttered softly.

"Mother, if you have time, you should educate your sister. If a girl only learns the gossips of ordinary women, which husband would dare to marry her in the future?"

"Second brother, why do you say that to me? What did I do wrong?" Zhao Jingyao felt very aggrieved and tears flowed down her face.

Zhao Jingyan didn't continue speaking as he had a lot of things to do.

Mother Zhao hurriedly pulled over her crying little daughter and spoke to her comfortingly.

"Your second brother is also doing this for your own good. If he wins the imperial examination in the future, you will be his sister. The men who want to marry him will surely be from wealthy families. They will certainly have many requirements. You should listen to your second brother, that's right."

"Go check on your elder sister and the others to see if they have arrived. Mommy, go check on the food preparation in the kitchen."

Zhao Jingyao wiped away her tears unwillingly, stamped her feet, and finally went out.

"Mother, we're back." Mother Zhao had just finished her work in the kitchen and was about to pick up the teacup in the main room when she heard her eldest daughter's voice.

The eldest daughter and the youngest daughter walked hand in hand, and the eldest son-in-law bowed to her as he entered the house.

"Why are there just the two of you? Where is my lovely grandson?" Mother Zhao looked behind them.

"My mother-in-law said that my husband was here to take an exam and that the child would be distracted, so he stayed at home."

"Oh, this is what my mother-in-law asked me to take. These are the eggs laid by our chickens, some dried vegetables, some grains harvested from the fields, and two chickens. I left them at the door."

Zhao Jingrong deftly took out the things in the sack one by one.

"You just come here, why do you take things? Your in-laws are not rich, take them back when you leave." Zhao's mother looked down on these things.

"Isn't it because my husband and I are going to stay at home for a long time? This is our meal." Zhao Jingrong had long been accustomed to her mother's behavior.

"Will father come back at noon? Where are my elder and second brothers? My sisters-in-law didn't see them either." Zhao Jingrong looked around.

"Your father and your eldest brother both ate with the host and came back at night. Your eldest sister-in-law said that her mother was sick and she went back to take care of her. Your second sister-in-law..."

"Your second sister-in-law has also gone back to her parents' home." Zhao's mother said with dissatisfaction in her heart.

"Why did both sisters-in-law go back to their parents' homes?" Zhao Jingrong was stunned.

Zhao Jingrong married Zhou Xun, a classmate of her second brother Zhao Jingyan, but his family was poor.

At first, she often went back to her parents' home to get some money, and her sister-in-law mocked her in every way.

Later, when she had a son, she brought him back more often.

Firstly, her husband can discuss studies with his second brother, and secondly, their family can also improve their food.

She always pretended not to hear her sister-in-law's ridicule, because she didn't lose any meat anyway.

The eldest sister-in-law said she could understand going back, but why did the new second sister-in-law also go back to her parents’ home?

Maybe the eldest sister-in-law told the second sister-in-law about her behavior?

But didn’t mother say that the eldest sister-in-law wanted to divide the family property the day after the second brother’s wedding?