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

Mrs. Wang looked at her husband and saw that he also had a surprised expression.

She asked, "You knew this a long time ago?"

Nie Chengping said, "I didn't know before I came to Beijing. It was when Xiao went out for a banquet for the first time and met the Ji family, wearing the wooden bracelet my mother gave me, that I recognized them. Later, the Ji family found Cheng'an and me and showed us the family tree. Among all the legitimate sons of the Ji family, the generation characters are homophonic but different from those of the Nie family. In this generation, the Nie family's is Cheng, and the Ji family's is Chen, which is the same as the "hour" in "hour". This is the same for all generations above.

"Because it involves the collections of books from both the Nie and Ji families, I didn't tell my eldest sister and brother-in-law in advance. Cheng'an came back and took back all the books. The Ji family asked us to restore the Ji surname, saying it was an ancestral tradition."

Mrs. Wang said, "Father never told me why."

Nie Cheng'an said, "I guess we didn't have time to tell them. We were all young back then."

Mrs. Wang was upset because her father died unexpectedly.

She said, "You decide, since the Ji family has given you their collection of books, you will give half of your family property to them."

Nie Chengan replied again, "My eldest brother and I said the same thing, but the Ji family doesn't want it. They say that it was earned by our ancestors with their lives, and it belongs to us two brothers. The Ji family survived by relying on the reputation of our ancestors, and it was not earned without hard work, so we can't accept it."

Wang Jingye observed his two brothers-in-law. If he hadn't known about this beforehand, he would have ignored it. Usually, Cheng'an would speak before Chengping, but this time was different. For such a big matter, Cheng'an shouldn't have spoken before Chengping.

It could only be that Cheng'an knew that Chengping was not his father-in-law's blood, and was worried that Chengping would say it out, so he spoke first.

Mrs. Wang is a married woman, and for such a big matter, her brothers are the priority.

Wang Jingye went into the palace and told the matter.

The Queen Mother was silent for a long time before she spoke: "I admire your father-in-law for teaching his son well."

Wang Jingye sighed, "Yes, given Chengping's personality, he wouldn't have claimed the title of the Ji family's eldest son. Cheng'an had to convince him. The biggest reason he was convinced was that as the eldest brother, he couldn't abandon his brothers and sisters and only care about himself. I admire my two brothers-in-law, especially Cheng'an. If he had told anyone that Chengping wasn't my father-in-law's bloodline, all the Nie family's wealth would have belonged to him, and he would have been the head of the Ji family. But he didn't argue. It's rare."

The Queen Mother nodded; she hadn’t expected that either.

She did not take any action afterwards, waiting to see how the Ji family would act, and how the Nie brothers would act.

She was born into a family of military commanders and could not understand why those noble families adhered to their promises. The Ji family could have simply not taken the initiative and ignored the Nie family.

But the Ji family kept their promise.

This time she understood why the world revered the aristocratic families. Their adherence to their promises was not only a defense of the family honor, but also a persistent pursuit of morality and faith, which allowed them to stand firm from generation to generation.

For a time, the affairs of the Ji and Nie families spread throughout the capital. The Nie family bought the Ji family's villa and renamed it the Ji Residence.

The brothers Ji Chengping and Ji Chengan worshipped their ancestors together with the original relatives of the Ji family. The Ji family in Beijing handed over all the sacrificial fields and ancestral halls to Ji Chengping.

Mo Yuanji was so shocked that he returned to Beijing and called his daughter back to ask about it.

Mo Chenxi was clueless. "I don't know anything at all. There was nothing unusual about Sister Wang and Lingxuan being together at the manor a while ago. I guess she doesn't know either."

Mo Yuanji was very excited. "It's the Ji family. Shanluo is a disciple of the Ji family. He is so lucky. If he can read a few books in the collection, his life will be worthwhile."

As a modern person, Mo Chenxi didn't understand her father's excitement. She wondered, if I had a time-travel cheat code: an encyclopedia, could I walk sideways in ancient times?

Then she thought again, if there was, she probably wouldn't survive for more than a few days. She knew the idiom "to possess a treasure is to be guilty of it." If she didn't have the ability to protect it, she would be killed.

The Ji family, the Ji Chengping brothers, and the Wang family all stayed indoors. Mrs. Qiu came to see Mo Chenxi with an expression of disbelief on her face.

"I knew you were in Beijing, so I hurried over. My Third Master has been sighing at home all day."

Mo Chenxi asked curiously, "Why is Third Master sighing?"

He sighed. If only he had gotten engaged to one of the Nie family's children earlier. Why didn't he shamelessly ask for marriage before?

Mo Chenxi covered her mouth and laughed, and Mrs. Qiu San also laughed.

"The Third Master also said that your Shanluo family had taken great advantage by becoming the only disciple of the Ji family's Patriarch. The more the Third Master thought about it, the angrier he became, angry at himself. Then he drank a pot of wine and slept for a whole day and night."

Mrs. Qiu said, "I envy you the most. You're quiet and reserved, yet you've become Madam Xiaojie, and your son is a disciple of the Ji family. Look at me, I'm constantly making friends, flattering everyone, and running around, only to be known as a shrewd person."

As she spoke, tears fell.

Mo Chenxi was shocked. Every time she saw Mrs. Qiu, she was full of energy and smiles. Why was she crying because of the Ji family's affairs?

Is it jealousy?

Mrs. Qiu San quickly wiped her tears and forced a smile, saying, "I lost my composure. The princess scolded me a few days ago. She didn't even consider that my daughter's marriage is difficult because she has a good brother. I was so busy running around, but I didn't get a good word. I felt so upset."

Mo Chenxi advised, "Let her say what she wants. If you keep it in your heart, won't you feel bad? Let the Third Master do it. The daughter is his, and the sister is also his biological sister. Why shouldn't he be in vain?"

Mrs. Qiu smiled and said, "I just like talking to you. That's what I did. I cried to the Third Master and said that I didn't like you and wanted to divorce you right away. Your Qiu family will marry a virtuous woman. The Third Master went to find his sister, but was kicked out by the Prince."

She whispered again, "I heard that the Princess of the County was lying in bed for two days because of a headache. She didn't dare to say it was because of her brother's anger, but was still protecting her brother. That's why the Third Master is so lawless."

Mo Chenxi smiled. The princess deserved it. She knew what her brother was like, but she didn't coax her sister-in-law and kept finding fault with him. How stupid.

However, there are also such stupid sisters-in-law in modern times. There is nothing wrong with the family, but they blame their sister-in-law and daughter-in-law when something goes wrong.

She was sure that Mrs. Qiu San was smarter than most smart people, and confiding her true feelings would only strengthen their intimacy.

Just wait, someone will take the initiative to approach her in the future.

But she didn't have the time to make friends, and the preserved eggs she made were almost done.

Mo Yuanji looked at the black eggs made by his daughter, cut them into several pieces and placed them on a plate, along with a bowl of porridge. The smell didn't seem very pleasant.

"Dad, try this. You can't eat too much of this. It will be poisonous if you eat too much."

Mo Yuanji was startled. "Why do it then? What if someone eats too much?"

"So you have to explain clearly that this isn't the kind of poison that kills you, it's the dizziness, nausea, and vomiting that causes you. Taking a proper amount can help relieve heat, sober you up, and reduce intestinal heat."

Mo Yuanji was relieved and said that thunder god vine is more toxic than this preserved egg, but isn’t it also a medicinal herb?

He picked up a preserved egg and ate it, but it was really not tasty.

Drinking that porridge is better than eating preserved eggs alone.