Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

Although Mrs. Xue still disliked Wang Huilan, she no longer had the same anger as before.

She also asked with concern: "Will you stay in Beijing or return to Pingyang Prefecture?"

Wang Huilan replied, "I don't know at the moment. My sister's other brother and his family are coming to Beijing. After the New Year, I will accompany my sister to travel around the south."

Madam Xue knew that her daughter-in-law's senior sister had bought another house. She asked curiously, "Is she from the Nie family? Do you want to marry into the Nie family?"

Wang Huilan said, "No, my senior sister's younger brother already has children, so we are like real siblings. As for getting married, I haven't considered it yet."

Mrs. Xue had previously wanted her daughter-in-law to adopt a child so her son would have a descendant, but her daughter-in-law was unwilling to return to her parents' home. This time, she came back to ask the Xue family to issue a letter of divorce, but she stubbornly refused to agree. It was the eldest daughter-in-law who said that the eldest son agreed, so she was helpless.

We will discuss it again after the eldest son comes back. We will have to adopt a child for the younger son, and the eldest son will be allowed to choose the candidate.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Xue became displeased with Wang Huilan again.

"Your Wang family is a wealthy family after all. Don't get too close to those merchant families. They will look down on you."

Wang Huilan thought to herself, if her mother-in-law knew which Wang family her senior sister married into, would she still dare to say this?

"Anyone who looks down on me is just a person without good judgment. Anyway, my Wang family will never look down on me."

She said goodbye with a smile.

My mother-in-law is rather stupid, there's no need to argue with her.

Wang Huilan has been married in Beijing for almost ten years and is familiar with the city. She wants to go to Jinshangfang.

The weather was getting colder, so she ordered a few fur cloaks for herself, her senior sister and her daughter, and Nie Lingxuan.

As soon as I entered Jinshangfang, I saw Madam Jiang talking to Madam Yi. From the attentive smile on her face, I knew that the other person was of high status.

Looking at the person who was talking to her, it was Deng Zhong, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Minister of Revenue, and also the eldest daughter of Hanlin Zhong.

Mrs. Jiang saw Wang Huilan, her face was a little embarrassed, but she also greeted her with a smile, "Mrs. Xue Si is here."

At present, Wang Huilan is still the widow of the Xue family.

Wang Huilan also disliked Madam Jiang, but she didn't want to offend someone who smiled at her. She smiled and nodded, "Come and get the cloak I ordered."

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Mrs. Deng frown when she saw her, her eyes full of contempt.

Wang Huilan couldn't help laughing in her heart. Something happened in her family, and her own mother was that kind of person. How could she have the face to look down on others?

She also knew that Mrs. Deng treated her like this because of her relationship with her senior sister.

She and Mrs. Deng knew each other, but they had never dealt with each other before, and she would not rush to greet her.

Mrs. Jiang still had some judgment. She knew that if she couldn't afford to offend someone stronger than her, she could avoid him. She couldn't afford to offend Mrs. Xue Si, and she couldn't afford to offend Mrs. Deng even more, so she found an excuse to leave.

Mrs. Deng had always been a popular person among the female family members. She would not associate with the vulgar Wang Huilan. She left without even saying hello.

Wang Huilan didn't care at all. Since they were not of the same kind, there was no need to care about their expressions.

I took the cloak and went to my senior sister's house and told her about my meeting with those two people.

"Senior Sister, do they have any ideas? I went back to the Xue family today and heard from my eldest sister-in-law that the emperor is twelve years old, but the empress has not yet been decided. The Jiang and Deng families both have daughters around twelve years old. Do they have such plans? Buying the most expensive fur coat for a daughter means there must be some ulterior motive."

Mrs. Wang said, "It's useless to even think about it. Madam Jiang might only dare to dream of the position of concubine. In the past, the Deng family might have been able to fight for it, but now? Even concubines are out of the question, let alone the position of empress."

Wang Huilan knew that her brother-in-law was the cousin of Queen Mother Wang and the only close member of her family.

She had previously wondered if her senior sister's eldest daughter would have this good fortune, but her senior sister said it was impossible because the blood relationship was too close.

I suddenly thought of Nie Chengping's eldest daughter, who is now thirteen years old, and Nie Chengan's eldest daughter, who is eleven years old. My brother-in-law asked all the Nie brothers and their families to come to the capital. Will he choose from the Nie family?

She didn't ask her senior sister. In the eyes of others, the Nie family was just a business family, not a high enough status at all.

"If it's fast, Cheng'an and the others will be here in just over a month. It's cold, and they have women and children, so they'll be here before the New Year."

Mrs. Wang said, "Your brother-in-law can do whatever he wants. I don't care. He will arrange it anyway."

She knew that her husband was not so willful and that many things were arranged by the Queen Mother, but she could only say this to the outside world.

Wang Huilan asked, "Where's Xiangxiang?"

Mrs. Wang replied, "They were playing behind me. The Zhou family girls have been practicing martial arts since they were young. Dazhi's wife made Xiangxiang stand on her hand to teach her balance. She has experience and said that her daughter was taught the same way since she was a child. I don't care about it anymore. It's good for me to have some quiet time."

Wang Huilan and Mrs. Wang both started learning at the age of five or six, unlike Zhou, who said that girls in her family could stand on one leg as soon as they could walk.

"Mrs. He didn't come today?"

"I haven't been here these few days. Master He is back."

Wang Huilan had never met He Wenyan before and was curious, "What kind of person is Lord He?"

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Your brother-in-law said he's a bit dull, not as good as his brothers. He follows the rules and speaks in a rigid manner. I learned from Mrs. Zhou that Lord He only sides with his mother and sister. In the past, the He family relied entirely on the Mo family for support. Mrs. He was so tired of this that she fell seriously ill. Only after she figured it out did she let it go. Let me tell you, you can't spoil her. Otherwise, if the husband's family is doing well, it's the husband's ability, and if it's not, it's all the daughter-in-law's fault."

Wang Huilan sympathized with Madam Mo. "No wonder she never mentioned the He family when she was cooperating with her natal family. They're just endless holes. The Xue family is good in one respect: my mother-in-law never coveted her daughter-in-law's dowry. She withheld my weapons out of spite. Otherwise, why would she want them?"

Mrs. Wang brought up the topic and asked, "What are your plans for the future? If you don't go back to your parents' home, you'll need a place to stay. As a woman, and a widow at that, what good is it if you know martial arts? No matter who your parents marry, they can't fall out."

Wang Huilan smiled and said, "We've already torn our relationship apart. You sold me out once, and you want to sell me out again? Impossible. How about this? I'll follow you, Senior Sister. You can just let me be your nominal concubine. As long as you can shut up my family."

Mrs. Wang said, "That won't do. It's not that I'm jealous, but you're still young. If you find someone suitable, you can marry, have children, and have your own family."

Wang Huilan said, "Let's talk about it later."

Mo Chenxi, who was being talked about by Mrs. Wang’s sisters, was being a “good wife and mother” at home when she met an annoying person.

He went back to her parents' home, and He Wenyan said again that he would not let his sister in. However, the doorman saw that the master was at home and did not dare to refuse the lady. He came to report and He Wenyan let He in.

Mo Chenxi didn't want to see him at all, but He Wenyan didn't go to the study, so she didn't find a reason to go out to see what He could say.

It would be better if I could just talk nonsense and let He Wenyan listen to it so that I can criticize him later.

As soon as He entered the house, she started crying and said that she wanted to see her niece, but she was not allowed in, causing her to be ridiculed by her sisters-in-law at her husband's house.

He Wenyan glanced at his wife. He thought he was just saying that out of anger, but to make his wife feel better, she really didn't let her sister in.