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

Xia Qiran was so angry that she almost fainted. He didn't take any dowry from the old man in the Zhong family. His sister said that the old man kept the dowry and didn't even give him a son.

The old man died and asked his sister to become a nun. Who will support his family in the future?

"Whatever you say is what it is. I haven't seen your mother's dowry. Could it be that your mother is partial to you as the second child? I want to see my brother-in-law. Why should I let my sister become a nun? My sister was eight years old and was raised as a child bride in your family. Your family betrayed us and married someone from a wealthy family. My sister went from being the original wife to a concubine. My Xia family endured this for the sake of your grandmother. In the end, your Zhong family wants to wipe out my Xia family! Don't forget, the Xia family is your uncle's family, your grandmother's family!"

Zhong Hanlin's younger brother, Master Zhong Er, was so angry that he was shaking. He hadn't seen a single penny of his mother's dowry. His wife said that his mother had secretly given it to his cousin An, and that wouldn't be much.

My mother's dowry was a grand affair, with several large boxes of jewelry, as well as a shop and real estate. Many years ago, they were all sold by my mother, not to fill the hole left by my eldest brother, but to fill the hole left by this shameless Xia family.

Now all that is left to their second wife are some jewelry.

Master Zhong wiped away his tears and said, "Now my eldest brother has been so angry at you siblings that he's unconscious. Today, in front of everyone, I want to sever ties with the Xia family and have no further dealings with them! If I let you into our Zhong family again, I'd be unworthy of being a son and I'd be sorry for our old mother, who was angered to death by you siblings!"

Then he said to the crowd, "For my grandmother's sake, from now on, my Zhong family will be responsible for regularly delivering the Xia family's living expenses every month. As for other things, if anyone owes money to Master Xia again, my Zhong family will not be responsible."

Master Zhong Er bowed to the crowd and said, "Please bear witness and tell each other that it's not that our Zhong family doesn't recognize relatives, but we must not be unfilial to our mother."

After saying that, he turned around and entered the door.

Everyone was talking about it.

"Yes, it's good enough to provide food and supplies to support the Xia family. It makes my mother mad. If I come, I will beat you up every time!"

"I know this Mr. Xia well. He's a drunkard, a whoremonger, and his entire family relies on the Zhong family for support. Who will he rely on now?"

Someone sneered, "Depend on your niece! Isn't there a niece who is the daughter-in-law of the Minister of Revenue? The Ministry of Revenue manages the money. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. Someone will lend him money, and then he'll go to the Minister's house to ask for it back."

The people around burst into laughter.

A young couple happened to be approaching. When they heard this, the woman's face changed color and the man looked at his wife with disgust in his eyes.

The person who came happened to be the eldest son of the Minister of Revenue and the eldest son-in-law of Zhong Hanlin.

Xia Qiran rushed over when she saw them, "Niece, your mother was sent to the temple by the Zhong family. You have to stand up for her!"

Zhong's face turned pale as she followed her husband into the house. Xia Qiran shouted after her, "You can't be unfilial. Your mother did this for you three sisters. Your uncle didn't take a single penny from your mother!"

Zhong paused, her body swaying.

What do outsiders think of my uncle's words?

It seemed like their mother gave all the Zhong family's money to them sisters.

But she knew that her mother wanted to give but couldn't, so she gave all she could to this shameless uncle.

Zhong clenched her hands tightly and took a few quick steps to catch up with her husband. She couldn't turn back to explain, otherwise it would attract more attention.

Doctor An saw the whole thing. He looked at Xia Qiran with disgust and went straight into the Zhong family.

Xia Qiran would not leave so easily. He still owed the gambling house two thousand taels of silver, the brothel one thousand taels, and other things, totaling one thousand taels.

He sold the house last time and the Zhong family bought it back for him. The title deed was not in his name, so he couldn't sell it.

The Zhong family wants to force him to death!

Xia Qiran ignored everything and sat on the ground crying.

"The Zhong family wants to kill their daughter-in-law. They've already driven away their son's original wife, and now they want to kill my sister. They're sending the daughter-in-law who gave birth to the Zhong family's children to a temple and forbidding them from wearing mourning for their mother-in-law. Is this something the Hanlin Mansion would do?

"My dear sister, I can't make the decision for you. I'm being bullied by the Zhong family! Everyone, please judge for me. I didn't take any money from the Zhong family. It's the Zhong family who slandered me! Grandmother, please open your eyes and see! Your grandson doesn't even consider our Xia family as human beings!"

His great-aunt was Zhong Hanlin's grandmother.

Everyone looked at Xia Qiran like a monkey. After all these years, who didn't know what kind of person he was? A while ago, he was competing with someone for the top courtesan and spent a thousand taels of silver in one night.

So some people believe that Mrs. Zhong’s dowry was taken away by the Xia siblings, otherwise where did Mr. Xia get the money to eat, drink and have fun for decades?

At this time, two burly men came. Xia Qiran saw them and jumped up and bowed to them.

"Just wait a little longer. Didn't I tell you I'll give it to you in a few days?"

One of them grabbed him by the collar and said, "How many days did you say? We're not a charity. In a few days, your gambling debt will grow to three thousand taels."

Another one followed up, "Didn't you say the Zhong family would give you money? I won't let you owe me money. If you want to shirk your debt after sleeping with the courtesan, ask me, Pang Er, if I agree?"

Everyone was in an uproar again. Master Xia had always claimed that he had not spent the Zhong family's money, but now he was slapped in the face.

Three thousand taels? Some families couldn't save three thousand taels in their entire lives. And then there was the courtesan's one thousand taels.

Wow!

Xia Qiran was being held and shaken by the burly man. He pointed at the Zhong family's gate and said, "The Zhong family won't let me in. You go in and ask for it. There are so many people attending the funeral today. The Zhong family won't refuse to give it to me."

The man spat at him vigorously, "You are a beast and I am not. You are the one who owes the money. Why should I ask the Zhong family for money?"

Xia Qiran smiled and said, "Wait a moment. My nieces will be out soon. My eldest niece is the daughter-in-law of the Minister of Revenue. She won't refuse to give me money. Don't worry. My three nieces are all married into wealthy families. That little money is nothing. They don't care at all. I am their uncle. They will have to support me in the future."

The burly man holding him said, "I don't care who your niece marries. If you owe money to someone, go to that person. If you don't want to pay, then come with me."

Xia Qiran was dumbfounded. He knew what it meant to take a trip, and it would be easier without one hand.

He yelled, "Zhong Hanlin, you bastard! I'm your cousin, you can't just stand by and watch me die! You didn't divorce your wife for the sake of the Zhong family's reputation, forced your first wife to remarry with her unborn child, tricked my sister into marrying into the Zhong family, and now you don't care about us.

"My sister said that the one with the surname Nie is your son, your first wife's son! He's the grandson of the Li family! You forced my sister to go to the Nie family to pick him up. Your mother just wants to leave the Zhong family's wealth to that bastard!"

He had helped his sister to inquire about the Wang and Nie families. He had also met Nie Chengping and knew at first glance that he was his brother-in-law's son.

He originally wanted to keep this to blackmail the Nie family in the future, but now he can't do anything about it. The Zhong family wants to force him to death, so he will let others know what kind of person Zhong Hanlin is.

Even though Xia Qiran was a bastard, he never abandoned his wife.