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

Soon, the news that the Jiang family was greedy and wanted to divide the He family's property, which angered their sister to death and paralyzed their nephew spread.

Including the fact that Old Lady Jiang coveted the dowries of her three daughters-in-law to support her natal family and daughters. One year, she even married a merchant girl to her eldest son as a second wife. The candidate was selected by her brothers from her natal family. This made her daughters-in-law so angry that they suffered from heart disease.

What he said makes sense.

There is also He Wenyan, who is extremely filial. During the years when his mother was ill, he dragged his disabled leg to take care of her. The two sons of the He family studied during the day and took their place in taking care of their grandmother at night.

In short, it seems that the Twenty-Four Filial Sons should include He Wenyan.

Old Mrs. He didn't know how this news came out and thought it was arranged by He Wenliang.

Her son said, "I sent someone to spread the word. How can a son hold his head high if his father is a bastard? I can't find anything to praise about my nephew Wen Yan, except that he is filial. His father couldn't leave a fortune for his children and grandchildren, and he broke the family apart. He can only leave a good reputation for his children and grandchildren."

Old Mrs. He had nothing to say. Indeed, the children could not be ruined anymore.

The two relatives of the He family, Zhao Langzhong and Cao Zhushi, praised He Wenyan's past work. There was much to praise, as He Wenyan was indeed serious about his work and had made achievements. Those who had worked with He Wenyan and had dealt with him all remembered his good deeds, sympathized with him and then collapsed in bed, and praised him in various ways.

It is impossible for the emperor to send people to keep an eye on the He family. He is not deeply in love with He Shankun, but there are people who want to please him, especially eunuchs.

A eunuch beside the emperor told the emperor what he had heard about the He family. He said that Lord He was almost angered to death by his own uncle, and Guard He was now at home serving his father.

The emperor thought about it and realized that He Shanluo only had to observe mourning for one year, but if his biological father died, he would have to add three more years.

Doesn’t that mean it will be four years before I see He Shankun again?

You will always think about what you can't get.

The emperor frowned with disgust at the Jiang family.

Those who could become eunuchs by the emperor's side were all shrewd men. When the eunuch was on break, he went out of the palace and chatted with someone. That person went to Pingqiu County in person, where the Jiang family lived. Within a month, the county magistrate found fault with the Jiang family and exiled the whole family to Yunnan and Guizhou.

The descendants of the Jiang family will be criminals from generation to generation and will never be able to turn things around. Uncle Jiang’s branch was also expelled from the clan.

The eunuch was talking about the Jiang family's affairs in front of the emperor like gossip. The emperor looked at him and said, "Go and collect your reward."

The eunuch knew that his flattery was correct, and he must curry favor with Guard He in the future.

Mo Chenxi can only live in the He family temporarily for now, and she has no idea what is going on outside.

This time, He Wenyan couldn't even get out of bed and half of his body couldn't move. Doctor Zhang came to give him acupuncture every day.

He Wenliang and He Wenpu moved back in, as did He Shanluo, He Shankun, and He Shanqiao. They learned massage from Doctor Zhang and took turns massaging He Wenyan's paralyzed half of his body.

He Wenyan behaved out of character, yelling and shouting, hitting people with his movable arms and kicking people with his movable feet, leaving those who served him with bruises on their faces and bodies.

Especially when he saw He Shankun, he couldn't speak clearly and could only say "get out".

He Shanqiao pulled his cousin out and comforted him, "Uncle is a patient. He is not feeling well."

He Shankun knew that his father knew what was happening in the palace. His father hated him and only told him to get out, but not anyone else.

At this moment, he understood that what his father cared about most was his own face and felt that his son was bringing shame to him.

Once, Mo Chenxi saw He Wenyan telling Shan Kun to get out, which made him even more confused about what had happened to Shan Kun, and that it was a serious matter.

She went to see He Wenliang alone and asked, "Is there anything I don't know? Is it about Shankun?"

He Wenliang quickly denied it, "No, no, it has nothing to do with Shankun. Mother fell that day because she had an argument with my eldest brother, so my eldest brother was upset."

He could only say this so that his sister-in-law would not know about Shankun's affairs.

Mo Chenxi didn't believe what her brother-in-law said. It must be related to Shan Kun, otherwise He Wenyan would not blame her, saying that it was because of her that Shan Kun entered the palace, so something must have happened in the palace.

"I hope you tell the truth. Shan Kun asked for leave to stay home on the day my mother was in trouble. Why did he ask for leave? Why did he hide it from me? Shouldn't I go to the palace to ask? I can ask my father to find out without going to the palace."

He Wenliang remained silent, knowing that he could no longer hide the truth.

After Mo Chenxi heard this, the first thing that came to her mind was the emperor's bright smile when he saw her and his tone of praise for Shan Kun.

At that time, she thought the emperor was approachable.

She held her breath and stood up.

She wanted to go to the palace and ask the Queen Mother if this was true.

He Wenliang saw his sister-in-law's face was pale, and he stood up unsteadily, and then...

"Sister-in-law! Call Doctor Zhang!"

Mo Chenxi woke up. There were several people in the room, but she only saw Shan Kun. She reached out her hand.

He Shankun stepped forward and held his mother's hand.

"All of you go out. I want to talk to Shan Kun."

There were only mother and son in the room.

Seeing tears in her son's eyes, but no grief, anger or humiliation, Mo Chenxi wondered if they were in love with each other.

She said softly, "Mother will stay here with you, and wait... I have no objection to how you want to live your life in the future, as long as you are willing. As for Li, I will marry her off as my own daughter."

He Shankun tried to speak softly, "Mom, I want to stay by your side with my wife, children, and I. My eldest brother and I will honor you together."

"Then... Your Majesty..."

He Shankun lowered his voice and said, "It wasn't me. It was Guard Shen, Empress Shen's younger brother. The night before my grandmother passed away, the Emperor winked at me, and I pretended to have a stomachache and asked for leave to go home. The next day, my third uncle came to see my father, and my grandmother thought he was someone from the ancestral home and wanted to beat him, but then she fell down."

In fact, after he entered the palace as a guard, he read medical books and made pills using croton seeds, which he stuffed in his hair bun every day, thinking that if...he got a stomachache.

Mo Chenxi breathed a sigh of relief and believed it. No matter how she looked at it, her son wasn't handsome enough to attract the emperor.

She also whispered, "There are too many disputes in the capital, so you don't need to be a guard anymore. Wait for your father... Mother and your third uncle will discuss it. You and your eldest brother will send your grandparents and your father back to Xiangzhou. You stay there and don't come back. Mother will take your wife, your eldest sister-in-law, and the children back to Xiangzhou. We will never return to the capital again."

What I mean is that after your father dies, you should leave the capital.

He Shankun held back his tears and nodded.

When his father found out, he thought it was shameful and told him to get out. His mother only cared about him and was concerned about his own interests.

Mo Chenxi asked Mother Wang to deliver meals to her every day, and tried to make meatballs and meat-dried tofu with meat, and noodles by mashing the meat into paste and adding flour.

She asked the He Shanluo brothers and He Shanqiao to eat with her at every meal. It was their filial duty to observe mourning for Old Mrs. Jiang and not eat meat, while she only cared about her own children.

Her family also asked Mother Wang to make arrangements. Cao, who was feeding the child, and Li, who was pregnant, did not need to stop eating meat because of Old Madam Jiang. Even if they could not eat it openly, they had to eat it secretly.

Old Mrs. He paid attention to the rumors outside. When she learned that the emperor and his brother-in-law were a couple and Shankun was just a shield, she returned to the He family.

She didn't know whether Mrs. Mo knew about the previous rumors. Regardless of whether she knew or not, she deliberately told the new rumors in a mysterious way, saying that people outside were privately saying that the emperor chose his sister as the queen because he liked Guard Shen.

"Men have always liked other men, there's nothing strange about it. Many children of wealthy families do the same, as long as it doesn't interfere with having children. Women also do this. Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess has been in love with her husband's concubine for over ten years, which is considered long-lasting love. I guess the Emperor really likes his brother-in-law, and for his sake he made the daughter of the Shen family the Queen. The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. Tsk tsk."

Mo Chenxi said: "It doesn't matter whether he is a man or a woman as long as we like each other and don't harm others."

Old Mrs. He saw that her niece-in-law spoke calmly and there was no anger in her eyes. She wondered if she knew why she fainted.