The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

Xu Qu's second uncle rushed back to his own residence from Xu's residence with a lot of anger in his heart. From the moment he entered the courtyard, the maids and servants in the residence greeted him one after another, but he ignored them all with a stern face, leaving the servants looking at each other in confusion.

As soon as he entered the main hall, he immediately sat down on the main seat in a rage. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and finally he punched the table next to him.

Her wife heard that he had returned and came to look for him. She happened to walk into the main room at this time. Seeing this scene, she asked with a worried tone, "Master, what's wrong with you?" and sat down on the chair next to him.

"Humph! She really has bad intentions!" The anger in Second Uncle's eyes was murderous.

"That Duke's wife? What is she doing spreading rumors again?" Second Aunt immediately guessed who Second Uncle was talking about.

"She said that the ten-year period agreed upon has expired. Not only did she ask me to return to the concubine clan to share the dividends, she also asked me to withdraw from the management and hand over the affairs to Qu'er." The second uncle said with a frown.

Second Aunt also frowned after hearing this and said, "Back then, when we participated in the management and the direct lineage to share the dividends, she tried every means to obstruct us. Fortunately, everyone in the clan meeting unanimously recommended it and it was finally accomplished. Has she made an alliance with those clan members today?"

The second uncle put his fist down on his seat, and said in a slightly more relaxed tone, "No, even the eldest sister-in-law looked as if she didn't know anything about it."

"How did everyone react to her proposal?" Second Aunt asked again.

"There are almost no people from the direct lineage who went today. Those from the illegitimate lineage don't want us to go back and compete with them for profits, so no one responded to her today."

Second Aunt patted her chest and said, "That's not bad. But we still have to be careful that she will unite with the eldest house's direct descendants. It will be really troublesome then."

The second uncle said, "The people of the eldest house should also do the math, right? Everyone knows how much the Xu family has earned under my management over the years!"

Second Aunt asked again: "Now it seems that the eldest sister-in-law's opinion is very important. What did the eldest sister-in-law say today?"

At this point, the second uncle got angry again and said, "Today, even my sister-in-law said that I am irreplaceable. What about her? She insisted on including the profits from Yongshengfang, saying that my sister-in-law and Qu'er could completely replace me."

Second Aunt said in surprise: "She even thought about this? It seems that she had planned it all along."

After hearing this, the second uncle gritted his teeth, punched the seat again, and said, "She asked me to quit the business and hand it over to Qu'er. If it doesn't work out, I will tell her that Qu'er has an ear disease and let her wishful thinking come to nothing!"

Second Aunt advised, "Master, this is not right. When Xiangyin gets married in the future, we still have to rely on Qu'er. We should not make things unhappy with Qu'er. If Qu'er loses power, it will not be good for us in the long run."

After hearing this, my second uncle sighed and stopped talking.

Second Aunt also remained silent. After a while, she gently wiped the corners of her eyes with the silk handkerchief in her hand and sobbed softly.

When the second uncle heard this, he hurried over to her side, put his hand on the second aunt's back, and said in a gentle tone: "Madam, what's wrong?"

Second Aunt choked up and said, "Master, it's all my fault. After Xiangyin was born, I couldn't give you another boy or girl. I always said that I would give you a concubine and give birth to a son, but you just didn't agree..."

The second uncle was already furious, and after hearing what the second aunt said, he instantly became even angrier. He stepped back and shouted, "Madam, why are you saying that again! Didn't we agree not to bring this up again?"

After hearing this, Second Aunt stopped talking and just lowered her head to wipe away her tears.

The second uncle realized that his tone was a bit too much, so he leaned forward again, stroked the second aunt's back, and coaxed her softly, "Madam, I have said it many times. Madam was a lady from a famous family. She did not care about my illegitimate status and was willing to marry me. She was really a favor to me. I am very grateful. On the day of our wedding, I knelt in front of the ancestral tablets in front of Madam and swore that no matter what happened, I would only have this Madam in this life, and I would only love this Madam. Now that Madam said this, isn't it asking me to break my oath? I will be struck by lightning. I..."

"Master, please stop talking." Second Auntie became very nervous just by hearing this. She stood up hurriedly, put her hand holding the silk handkerchief in front of Second Uncle's mouth, interrupted Second Uncle, and said, "I won't mention it again."

Seeing Second Aunt's state, Second Uncle's anger subsided a lot. He reached out and took Second Aunt into his arms, gently patted her back and said, "Madam, if you hadn't hurt your body during the difficult labor when you gave birth to Xiangyin, how could you not have children anymore? You know how worried I was when I saw them carrying out the bloody water outside the house! At that time, I thought, what should I do if something happened to Madam? After thinking about it, I feel that I will never find someone in this world who respects me, loves me, and uses the power of her mother's family to help me like Madam. Madam is my home. If Madam has an accident, I will never live alone."

"Master, can we stop saying these discouraging words?" Second Aunt was in Second Uncle's arms, her voice gentle but with a hint of anger.

Second Uncle Lang laughed and said, "Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. I already have Madam and Xiang Yin, what else do I want? Hahaha."

Second Aunt also started laughing in Second Uncle's arms.

At this time, a maid came in and saw the second uncle and second aunt in this state and hurriedly left. The second uncle and second aunt, who heard the noise, immediately separated. The second uncle straightened his collar and took the posture of a master and asked, "What's the matter?"

The maid bowed her head at the door and said, "I'm here to invite the master and the mistress to dinner."

The second uncle said, "I see. We'll be there in a minute. Has the young lady gone there yet?"

The maid replied, "The young lady has just returned and has sent someone to invite her."

It was dusk, the orange sun was setting slowly from the top of the mountain, and my second uncle and second aunt were talking and laughing as they came to the dining room arm in arm. Seeing her parents coming, Xiang Yin stood up from her seat and greeted them, and after her parents sat down, she also sat down.

"Xiang Yin, I heard that you just came back not long ago. Where have you been?" asked the second uncle naturally.

Xiang Yin put down the chopsticks in her hand, was silent for a moment, and said: "I went to the Xie Mansion to deliver tonic soup to Brother Xie Shen."

Second Uncle asked, "How is Xie Shen's injury?

Xiang Yin replied, "It's recovering very quickly. The doctor said it will be fine in a few days."

The second uncle said, "Xie Shen saved you, so we should thank him. I have already sent a thank you note to Xie's house, and I plan to personally thank him in a few days. It's fine as long as we are polite. You have been sending nourishing soup to Xie Shen every day for a month, right? Xie Shen will be well soon, so you don't need to send him nourishing soup anymore. You are not a child anymore, so you should ask your mother to find a husband for you, and don't run around like a child all the time."

After hearing this, Xiangyin simply put her hands under the table, stopped eating, and just pouted without saying a word.

Second Aunt knew that this was a sign of her disapproval, so she said, "Listen to your father. Stop throwing tantrums like a child and eat!"

Xiang Yin said angrily, "I don't want it! I'm only fifteen years old. Sister Xiang Yue is older than me and she hasn't talked about her in-laws yet. I don't want to talk about my in-laws."

The second uncle said, "How do you know that your sister Xiangyue hasn't started talking about her husband's family? What do you know as a little kid?"

Xiang Yin did not show any weakness and said, "Daddy, you said I was a child, so what in-laws are you talking about for a child?"

"You..." Uncle Er was amused by her and shook his head and said, "Oh, there's really nothing I can do about you."

Xiang Yin knew that her father was persuaded by her words, and she also giggled, picked up the chopsticks and said, "I know that my father loves me the most."

The second uncle and second aunt smiled at each other, and then they simultaneously put a bite of food into Xiangyin's bowl. The family ate this dinner with laughter and chatter...

Before I knew it, outside the window, a bright moon had quietly climbed up to the treetops...

Under the same bright moon, in the quiet Xu Mansion, the silence was suddenly broken - "Ah!" Mrs. Xie woke up from her sleep and sat up.