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

Mo Chenxi knew what happened at the banquet. He Mo had been the housekeeper for more than ten years, and the servants received their monthly allowance from her. She was the first to know if there was any movement in the mansion.

She thought He Wenyan was quite strange, asking her to please her mother-in-law and saying that a harmonious family brings prosperity. But he refused on the spot. Wouldn't a harmonious family bring prosperity?

He directly opposed Uncle Jiang and was not the kind of mama's boy who was blindly filial and obeyed his mother in everything.

She really hated people like the old lady, who used her own children and grandchildren to support her mother's family, the ancient version of the "brother-supporting demon".

Fortunately, He Wenyan refused. As a time-traveling woman, she would never accept close-kin marriage happening to her original children.

Although she wanted to lie down, she couldn't turn a blind eye to such a big thing and let the He family mess around.

The banquet invited the chef from Zuixianlou, but the dishes were not as good as the original steward's, which were all hearty dishes. The original steward's companion, Madam Liao, smiled and said, "Madam, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Jiang family is being sarcastic, saying that the old steward never suggested using these dishes to entertain guests. The Third Madam blushed, but it was the Third Master who came to the rescue, saying that it was all his order, thinking that my uncle was old and should eat light food."

Mo Chenxi also laughed. The third master of the He family was a wonderful man with a quick mind. It was a pity that he didn't pass the imperial examination, otherwise his future would be better than He Wenyan's.

Only those with high IQ, EQ and good communication skills can survive in the officialdom.

At this banquet, Madam Jiang forced a smile, Uncle Jiang had a sullen face, He Wenyan left again, and He Wenliang had no choice but to drink with her to please the Madam. It was said that they drank until late at night, and the kitchen staff and servants also stayed until late at night. They were exhausted and complained a lot.

Mrs. Fan was scolded by Old Madam Jiang, who said that she was not as capable as Mrs. Mo, and that her stinginess was not presentable, bringing shame to the He family. Mrs. Fan was so angry that she came out in tears and went back to cry.

Mo Chenxi was recuperating in her room, with the door closed. She didn't participate at all, just listened to Mother Liao talking about various news.

When the Jiang family mentioned marriage, she was thinking about her original self and her four children.

My maternal family, the Mo family, was also a family of scholars. Mo's father, Mo Yuanji, was a seventh-rank official and served as the supervisor of Shanglin Garden, managing the vegetable garden of the imperial palace. After retiring, he returned to his ancestral home and lived in a countryside called Mojiazhuang, more than a hundred miles away from the capital.

He Wenyan, a man of the fifth rank, married the daughter of a seventh rank family. It may seem like marrying down now, but at that time the He family had no rank in the capital, and even if they wanted to marry into a wealthy family, there was no family with strong status willing to marry into their family.

In order to show off, the He family bought a farm outside the city and asked for help from people everywhere. Someone asked Mo Yuanji for help.

When Mo Yuanji saw He Wenyan, he thought he was a good student and had a good chance of passing the imperial examination. He then inquired about the He family and asked someone to pass on the message about the marriage.

Later, He Wenyan passed the imperial examination and it was Mo Yuanji who used his connections to allow He Wenyan to stay in Beijing and work as a clerk in the Ministry of Personnel. It can be said that He Wenyan was able to become a Yuanwailang because, firstly, he worked really hard, and secondly, Mo Yuanji's connections also helped him.

So now it seems that the Mo family is not as good as the He family, and the Jiang family looks down on others, so they say that.

Mo Chenxi's eldest son, He Shanluo, was seventeen years old and still studying hard. He lived in Donglin Academy. She had never seen him when she was sober. She said that he came back once and was sent back to the academy by He Wenyan.

The Jiang family mentioned their eldest daughter, He Jingyi, who was fourteen years old. She had lived with her maternal grandparents for a while and was unaware that her mother was ill.

There was also the second son, He Shankun, who was twelve years old, and the second daughter, He Yinhua, who was nine years old. Because she was sick and lived in the old lady's courtyard, the old lady did not allow them to come, saying that she was afraid of passing on her illness.

Mo Chenxi traveled here to recuperate for a month, and everyone in the mansion knew about it. He was rarely seen, and none of the Mo family had seen him.

On the night when Mo's illness was critical, the He family sent someone to the Mo family's house in the capital, but no one was at home. Later, when Mo Chenxi woke up, she said she would not tell her family for the time being.

She was too upset and didn't want to see so many people.

You have to lie down slowly. Lying down is not like Alzheimer's disease, but you also have to distinguish between the people in the house and your wife's family.

Perhaps she could first gradually get familiar with her son and daughter, and then take the children back when she was almost well.

In the evening, He Wenyan sent someone to deliver a message saying that he would not be back because of something going on in the yamen.

The next day at noon, my third brother He Wenliang and his wife came over.

After He Wenliang sat down, he said, "Sister-in-law, someone from my uncle's family came yesterday and proposed to marry my niece."

Mo Chenxi pretended not to know and looked surprised.

He Wenliang smiled and said, "My eldest brother didn't agree and rejected it on the spot. Mother was unhappy."

"My eldest brother said that the children's marriages need to be discussed with my eldest sister-in-law's family."

He also felt that his eldest brother was really stupid. Why did he mention his eldest sister-in-law's family? He directly said that he had already chosen a candidate, a fifth-rank official's family. What could his uncle say? The Jiang family was not as good as the Mo family.

Mo Chenxi couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Your elder brother... really doesn't know how to talk."

Her obsessive-compulsive disorder is acting up, and she will suffocate to death if she doesn't speak it out.

She wanted to ask: Is he stupid? How did he pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi? How did he get to be a fifth-rank official?

She knew clearly that the oldest of her nephews was only eleven years old, yet she still said that it would be better for her to marry back into the Mo family. Wouldn't this just make Madam Jiang direct her hatred towards the Mo family?

It's a miracle that someone with his emotional intelligence hasn't been stabbed in the back.

Mo Chenxi pursed her lips tightly and bit her tongue with her teeth.

This is her action to stop herself from trolling others in modern times.

After hearing what his sister-in-law said, He Wenliang chuckled twice.

He was also speechless. In order to save the situation, he coaxed his uncle and cousin to drink a lot. But his eldest brother just said, "Eat and drink well," and left.

My eldest brother didn't come home last night, and my mother didn't catch him. But today she caught him and started crying, saying that he didn't give her face and embarrassed her in front of her family, and that he had to marry her eldest granddaughter to the Jiang family.

He Wenliang could no longer bear it and asked his mother why she didn't marry his second sister to his uncle's family. His uncle's family also made this request.

Mother stopped talking.

My second sister is my mother’s biological daughter. My mother loves her and doesn’t want her to marry into the Jiang family and suffer. Now it’s her granddaughter’s turn. How can she bear to let her go without feeling sorry for her?

He understood his mother's "painstaking efforts" to marry his granddaughter to the Jiang family. For the sake of their granddaughter, the Mo family could only subsidize the Jiang family.

He Wenliang didn't dare tell his sister-in-law this, for fear that she would get angry and faint again.

He Wenliang said that he wanted to inform his sister-in-law and let her know about this matter, so that his mother would not give up and come to her to complain.

He was afraid that Fan wouldn't be able to explain clearly, so he had to come in person.

He Wenliang comforted his sister-in-law and said that his mother would not do anything wrong if his brother did not agree.

After his brother-in-law and his wife left, Mo Chenxi walked slowly in the room.

He Wenyan is really like a modern father. He can talk back to his grandmother, but he doesn't allow his mother to refute her. Explanations are all talking back and are disrespectful to the elderly.

Mo Chenxi told her mother again and again that she shouldn't obey her father in everything after getting married. She should correct him, brainwash him, and teach him instead of taking care of everything herself. In the end, her father still thinks she has done nothing.

She really wanted to correct He Wenyan and brainwash him. A person who could pass the imperial examination must be smart.

Then she thought, what does it have to do with her? She came here to lie down, not to be an educator.