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

Old Mrs. Jiang is not a smart person, and can even be said to be stupid, but she is just lucky.

When she married into the He family, she had a strong mother-in-law who managed the household. She only suffered from anger but never from hardship.

She kept saying that her husband died early, but in fact, when her husband died, her eldest son was already fifteen or sixteen years old. The He family was not so poor that they could not afford to eat. There were not many people in the family at that time, so she did not have to worry about much, and her son was a good student.

Later, my son got married and the family grew. My wife was capable and supported the family. My son listened to her in everything, so fortunately, there was not much trouble at home.

There were so many things going on because her daughter-in-law had a serious illness and left her alone. That's when things started to happen one after another, and she had no choice but to cry a few times.

In the past, she didn't need to cry or sigh or sob, and her son would kneel down and say that she was unfilial, and then listen to her and turn around to scold Mrs. Mo.

Her son treated her like this today. Although she was sad and upset, she got angry in front of her sister-in-law and vented her anger.

After all, the sisters-in-law are the daughters-in-law of the He family, and they will be buried in the He family's ancestral tomb in the future. It is more intimate to think about it.

After that, Old Lady He concentrated on accompanying Old Lady Jiang. Little Lady Mo came over occasionally and only said nice things.

By October, He Shanqiao's parents and his two younger brothers and one younger sister came to Beijing.

At this time, Old Mrs. He had already bought the house and asked her grandson to clean it up simply so that guests could live in it. She asked her son to handle any repairs that needed to be done later.

Old Mrs. Jiang thought that Shanqiao's parents were coming to live here, but she didn't expect that they had already bought a house. She heard that it was a three-courtyard house, which made her feel uncomfortable.

Her branch has lived in Beijing for so many years and has never moved to a bigger house. It's still a small three-courtyard house. Her sister-in-law bought a three-courtyard house as soon as she came to Beijing.

When her son sends her back to Xiangzhou, will their branch get less when the two branches divide the family property?

He Shanqiao's father was named He Wenzhou. He brought his wife and children to pay respects to his aunt. His mother told him about the situation of the He family and the Mo family.

He Wenzhou was terribly shocked. He had lived with his aunt in Xiangzhou for more than half a year and probably knew what kind of person she was, but he didn't expect that she could actually alarm the empress dowager and have her confined at home.

This is also a skill!

To them, even the county magistrate was invisible, and the empress dowager was like a god.

My aunt is so bold.

Old Madam He said to her son and daughter-in-law, "People outside say your aunt has gone insane. I think that's about right. You should be careful with your words, especially you." She looked at her daughter-in-law, "Back in Xiangzhou, you were so angry that you had to confront her in person, so she insisted on returning to Beijing. If she hadn't returned to Beijing and had stayed in Xiangzhou for three years, could she have tormented her own children like this?

"I've already told you, I've told your aunt-in-law to come and keep her company. If she says anything that makes you angry, you have to hold it in. Don't be like her and ruin your son's bright future. If you do that, I'll send someone back to Xiangzhou right away, and like He Shi, you'll become a nun and chant sutras for me."

Shanqiao's mother quickly said, "I absolutely won't. I won't be angry. Just like what my mother said, I will treat whatever my cousin's mother said as bullshit. For Shanqiao, I can endure anything."

"It's not like you haven't gotten along with her before. As long as you go along with her, coax her, and accompany her to watch the show, what is there for you to endure? But going along with her doesn't mean she'll curse at others and say this is good or that is bad. You have to go along with her, but you have to change the subject. If you go along with her on this, she will be more excited. Shanqiao finally got such a good marriage. If you make a mistake and affect him, will you regret it?"

He Wenzhou also scolded his daughter-in-law harshly, asking her to tell her mother everything and follow her instructions.

He Wenyan showed up once when his cousin's family came and then left. He Wenzhou looked at his cousin and sighed in his heart. His cousin was so high-spirited when he went to Xiangzhou, but now he has become half-disabled.

Old Lady Jiang felt comfortable listening to her niece's flattery. She had been scolded by her in Xiangzhou. When she returned, her sister-in-law made her chant sutras in the family temple. She deserved it! She was being disobedient to her elders.

When she heard from her cousin's wife that Shanqiao from her family was engaged to General Xue's niece, Mrs. Jiang felt uncomfortable again.

Why do all the good things happen to their family? No wonder they want to buy a big house.

She asked, "Is she the daughter of the Xue family?"

Old Madam He replied, "She's not a legitimate daughter, but her aunt passed away very early, and she was raised by her legitimate mother, so she's not much different from a legitimate daughter."

Old Madam Jiang said, "I was wondering if there was something wrong with the Xue family's daughter? There are so many families in the capital but she's not looking for a husband. But this illegitimate daughter can't compare to a legitimate daughter, so who's talking about marriage? You should ask around. Don't tell me if she's gotten into trouble and can't get married. Wouldn't that be a shame for your Shanqiao family?"

He Shanqiao's mother was so angry, but thinking about what her mother-in-law said, she had to endure it even if she couldn't.

Old Mrs. He was also angry, but what was the point of being angry? Should she argue with her face to face?

"Shanqiao and General Xue's youngest son lived in the same room at the academy. When he went to the general's mansion, he was noticed by the general's brothers. I've seen him before. He grew up with his legitimate mother and exudes elegance. It's our Shanqiao who got the upper hand."

Unable to continue on this topic, Old Lady He said with a smile, "I've told Shanqiao's mother to stay here and take care of you. You two got along very well in Xiangzhou. We'll invite a troupe of opera singers and storytellers to show this country bumpkin Shanqiao's mother what she's like."

Old Mrs. Jiang immediately started talking about the opera troupes in Beijing. Some of them were expensive, while a few were cheap and sang quite well.

Old Mrs. He said, "Don't worry about this. Let Shanqiao's father pay the money and he will pay you back."

He Wenzhou echoed his mother's words, "Yes, that's right!" and everyone was in great joy.

Old Mrs. He took her son and daughter-in-law to the Mo family again, and then went to Mo Chenxi's place. Mo Yuanji arranged a table for them in his own restaurant.

Then they went to General Xue's mansion. Mrs. Xue was very happy to see Old Mrs. He. They hadn't seen each other for a long time and she felt lonely.

He Wenzhou and his wife were terrified, but when they saw their mother chatting and laughing freely with Madam Xue, they admired their mother.

The future mother-in-law came with her future daughter-in-law, and He Shanqiao's mother breathed a sigh of relief. Just as her mother-in-law said, there was no problem with the selection.

She was happy and pleased, thinking that her son had made her proud.

Not to mention the concubine's daughter of the general's mansion, even the concubine's daughter of the county magistrate in Xiangzhou would not marry into his He family.

It’s a pity that when I came, there was no fanfare. My mother-in-law wrote to me repeatedly and told me not to tell anyone except family members.

However, she was able to hold her head high in the family, but she also kept a low profile, fearing that her mother-in-law would punish her.

Her brother from her natal family also asked her to bring her niece with her, but she didn't dare to mention it. Her mother-in-law was not Old Mrs. Jiang. Her son was not yet established. If she supported her natal family, her mother-in-law would really let her become a nun.