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

Mo Chenxi looked tired.

"I thought he was fine after taking care of him for so many years, but he couldn't handle it. I didn't even have to do anything, he fainted. Fortunately, our family has his uncle Shanluo, otherwise we don't know how chaotic it would be. Shanluo is young after all, and he can't handle it when he encounters these things."

Mrs. He said, "Wen Liang is a good boy, but it's a pity that he is not the eldest. If he were the eldest, he would not spoil his mother."

Seeing her niece-in-law frown, she stopped talking about it and just talked about the situation outside.

"I went to the Cao family, and the Zhao family too. Mrs. Qiu San is really nice. She treats your daughter Yinhua like her own daughter. And as for your mother, I told her not to worry. I will come to see you often."

Mo Chenxi thanked her, “Thank you very much, Auntie. I also wanted to visit my mother’s house.”

"Why are you being so polite? Aren't we all family? When my Shanqiao first came here, your family took good care of him. And I've been staying at your place since I came to Beijing. So, don't bother me. Everyone should do what they can."

Mo Chenxi felt sorry for her bad luck and didn't have a mother-in-law like her aunt.

In ancient times, there were many rules and regulations. Being a daughter-in-law was not as free as that of modern daughters-in-law. However, most families still cared about face. Another important factor was family tradition, especially in large families or families of scholars.

There are families who are mean to their daughters-in-law and covet their dowry, but they are rare. Outsiders will despise them, which will affect their descendants' choice of daughters-in-law.

Otherwise, she would feel sorry for her original bad luck. If she changed to another family, with her original personality and ability, she could live in harmony with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law even if they could not be real mother and daughter.

When Mrs. Jiang passed away, all members of the He family observed mourning. The son and daughter-in-law had to observe mourning for three years, and the grandson had to observe mourning for one year. He Wenyan was so ill again, and no matter how reluctant Mo Chenxi was, she had to live in the He family and would not try to move out, so as not to give her children a handle to attack others in the future.

Some people would say that you are still too cowardly and too saintly. For a mother-in-law like Mrs. Jiang, everyone outside knows what she is like. Why are you observing mourning for her?

Didn’t He Wenyan say that you are not allowed to wear mourning for your mother-in-law? You should have said this back to his face and said that it was you who told me not to wear mourning for your mother. I am a virtuous daughter-in-law of your He family and I listen to my husband. Even if outsiders criticize me, I have something to say.

Mo Chenxi didn't think she was awesome, nor was she stupid. She decided to stay in the He family since the noisy old lady Jiang was no longer around.

Others said, wasn't there a word in ancient times called "夺情" (to seize love)? Since the emperor likes He Shankun, he can let He Shankun, his brother and his mother seize love, find a job for the two brothers, and arrange for Madam Xiaojie to grow sweet potatoes on the farm. Wouldn't that solve the problem?

Or maybe the heroine is too stupid and can't think of a solution.

Mo Chenxi knew about the love affair. Zhang Juzheng was awesome, the chief minister of the cabinet. When his father died, the emperor issued an edict, ordering Zhang Juzheng to give up his love affair and stay in his job.

Many people said that resigning from one's post was a moral code, and attacked Zhang Juzheng for being disloyal and unfilial for being greedy for power, causing a political storm.

The current emperor is not yet an idiot in love. He Shankun has done something painstaking. Now he sees that his brother-in-law is uncomfortable, but sometimes when lust comes, he still has to look for his brother-in-law.

Fortunately, the queen was pregnant, so he didn't have to see her, but he would give her various rewards from time to time.

Everyone in the palace knew about this, except the queen and a few fat concubines. The queen mother sent people to guard the queen's palace tightly and no news could be let in.

She wanted to ensure that the queen gave birth to the prince safely. As for the concubines, she was afraid that they would use this to attack the queen after knowing about it.

After so many years of control, even though the emperor has trained his own people, the harem is still under the control of the Queen Mother.

The days passed one by one, and although it seemed so fast to outsiders, the He family felt like each day was a year.

The first time He Wenyan fell ill, it was different from before. At least he could control it.

This time he was completely out of control. He refused acupuncture and even more so massage because it hurt. He waved his arms and started beating people regardless of whether they were his brothers, sons, or nephews.

He Wenliang and his men were exhausted and miserable.

One day, He Wenliang advised his eldest brother, "Sister-in-law and the children are in the backyard. Brother, please think about her more."

What he meant was that his elder brother should be less noisy since his sister-in-law was in poor health and had a young child.

Who knew that the look that the elder brother gave him was malicious? Now the elder brother can only say a few words, but they also pop out one by one.

"You...you...sister-in-law...I...don't know..."

He Wenliang's head suddenly buzzed.

He and his eldest brother were brothers, and he took care of his eldest brother the most. In the past, when there were family matters, they were the ones who discussed most of them. If others didn't understand what this meant, he did.

The eldest brother said that he was coveting the eldest sister-in-law.

He Wenliang's teeth were chattering and his fists were clenched tightly. If his elder brother wasn't sick, he would have punched him again.

He treats his eldest sister-in-law as his own sister and respects her as a mother. He understands his eldest sister-in-law's difficulties and grievances. He always hopes that his eldest brother can understand his eldest sister-in-law's difficulties and her contributions to the family.

Just because he spoke for his eldest sister-in-law, and had been speaking for her for so many years, his eldest brother actually doubted him so much.

He was surprised that his eldest brother agreed to the family division. It turned out that after his eldest sister-in-law fell ill, he spoke up for her many times and even confronted his mother. His eldest brother became suspicious of him and wanted to divide him up.

He Wenliang said firmly: "Ancestors of the He family, I, He Wenliang, will live my life worthy of them, worthy of my parents, worthy of my brothers and sisters, worthy of my nephews and nieces! I don't have any great abilities in this life, and I can't bring honor to the He family, but I will not have animalistic thoughts or do animalistic things!"

After saying that, he left. If he didn't leave, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control himself and would go crazy.

What kind of home is this?

He swore that when his children got married in the future, no matter whether the in-laws were rich or poor, hunters or beggars, they must have a clean ancestry for three generations and be a decent family.

One cannot eat meat or drink alcohol while observing mourning period. He Wenliang got drunk that night and cried all night.

As he drank, he thought that it was just right that someone had accused him of being unfilial, so that he could be removed from the list and driven out of the capital. He didn't want to stay with his elder brother who had such dirty thoughts.

But no one told him. Everyone thought he was tired and was troubled by He Wenyan because he served He Wenyan the most.

The next day, the disheartened He Wenliang cheered up and asked his three nephews to go to the study to copy scriptures, which was also a way to show filial piety.

He also added a few strong servants to help him serve his eldest brother.

First, he wanted to let his nephews have a rest. Second, Shankun and Shanqiao were both smart people. He was afraid that they would guess what his eldest brother meant from the few words he said. How would his two nephews live the rest of their lives?

Although they believe that their mother is not that kind of person, it is still a shadow in their hearts.

As for the fact that he was a brother from the same mother and could not escape, he gave his second brother some croton oil, causing him to vomit and have diarrhea, and he had to stay in a side hospital to rest. Later, he used his illness and weakness to prevent his eldest brother from getting close to his eldest brother.

No wonder the eldest sister-in-law became cold towards the eldest brother, insisted on moving out, and never asked about the eldest brother's affairs afterwards.

Maybe my eldest brother had said such nonsense in front of my eldest sister-in-law before.