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

He Wenyan knew that if he asked his mother to return to the ancestral home, she would definitely make a scene.

He has been worried these past two days, looking for excuses.

It just so happens that my uncle did this and we can take advantage of it.

His face immediately turned pale, and he said, "It's over! The court is evaluating officials. I've been terrified since I borrowed money at high interest last time. If this gets reported to the authorities, not only will I lose my position as an official, I'll also be punished."

Madam Jiang was terrified. "What should I do? Otherwise, you can marry this merchant's daughter."

He Wenyan shook his head. "How can such a family enter our He family? If they force me to divorce my wife and make her my wife's wife, or threaten me to use my official position to do something for them, that would be a disaster for our entire family."

Madam Jiang gritted her teeth and said, "No wonder people say that profiteers are profiteers, and good families don't marry the daughters of merchants. If she marries, won't she be inviting a source of trouble?"

Old Madam Jiang was afraid that her son would bear a grudge against his uncle, so she quickly said, "Your uncle is a scholar. How could he have come into contact with such a treacherous villain? This is all mother's fault. It was mother who asked him to do it. Your uncle never wanted you to take a concubine."

"Mother was also instigated by the old lady next door, Yang. Humph! I finally know that these neighbors are jealous of you. Her son is only a sixth-rank official. She is jealous of you and deliberately told me how great it is to take a merchant's daughter as a second wife. Mother is naive and believed her words.

"Now I know. Why didn't she give her son a second wife when he was so good? I guess she instigated me to make the He family unhappy so she could watch the joke. What a mean person!"

He Wenyan took a deep breath. He didn't need to ask. He knew that things were not as his mother said. Old Mrs. Yang was a kind person and the family was harmonious. It was he who asked his mother to take the initiative to interact with others. His mother must have been influenced by him.

Let’s not talk about that now.

"I can't possibly borrow money from a usurer for this. My mother's shop has already been sold. Even if I hadn't sold it then, it wouldn't fetch a thousand taels of silver now."

Madam Jiang blinked, remembering what her brother had said, and said, "Then go tell Jingyi's mother that since she doesn't agree to let anyone in, then let her pay the money."

He Wenyan looked at his mother in disbelief. For his mother to say such words was not foolishness, but shamelessness.

Fortunately, Mrs. Mo was not at home, otherwise if his mother had said that to Mrs. Mo, the Mo family would not have given him another chance.

He thought of what his brother said and associated it with his own daughter. If Jingyi's mother-in-law was like this after she got married, he might not be able to be as gentle to him as his father-in-law, so he would beat his son-in-law first.

This is my own mother. I can't beat or scold her, and I have to find a way to coax her back to her hometown.

"Mom, this matter cannot be known to outsiders."

He shed tears and said, "My son is in trouble. If there is a place to hide for a while, I will go and hide for a month or two."

Madam Jiang rolled her eyes and said, "Then you should go back to your hometown. You happen to be on vacation now. Ask your third brother to write you a note saying that you are going back to your ancestral home to repair the grave."

He Wenyan sighed and said, "Everyone knows that I haven't been back to my hometown in many years. If I leave so suddenly, someone will find out what happened to the He family."

Madam Jiang said, "Then you take Mo and Shanluo back."

He Wenyan was disappointed. His mother didn't even say she would go back with him.

He shook his head again and said, "The government office is in need of people. If I want to take my wife and children back, I'm afraid I can only resign, unless..."

Madam Jiang asked, "Unless what?"

"The emperor values ​​filial piety the most. Unless I follow my mother's orders and send her back to her hometown, I will not only be able to take leave smoothly, but also be commended."

Old Madam Jiang didn't say anything. She didn't want to go back to the He family's ancestral home. She had never been back before until she knew that there was a falling out between her family and the clan. When people from the clan came, her mother-in-law scolded them and drove them out.

If she goes back, no one will treat her well.

He Wenyan was disappointed when he saw his mother didn't say anything, and now he was extremely disappointed.

His mother didn't know that what he said was lying and thought that he was about to meet with disaster. But even so, his mother didn't take the initiative to offer to go back with him. When he brought it up, his mother didn't dare to respond.

My third brother is right. In my mother’s heart, they are not as good as my uncle.

As expected, my mother said, "If you leave, what will happen if the Tao family embarrasses your uncle? You can't avoid the disaster and then implicate your uncle."

He Wenyan sneered in his heart. It was obviously his uncle who implicated him, so how did it become him who implicated his uncle?

He looked at his mother's nervous and worried expression, and his heart was filled with sadness.

When she heard that he was about to face a disaster, her mother didn't show such an expression.

"Have my uncle tell the Tao family to wait until I return from the ancestral home before giving them the money. This time when I return to the ancestral home, I will also establish good relationships with the people in the clan. When I come back, I will ask the clan to borrow some money first."

Madam Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You're right. The clan did something wrong to us in the past. If you want to make peace with us, you have to pay a little money."

She thought that she couldn't give money to her brother, nor could she implicate her son, so she could only go back to her hometown to hide.

If she stayed here, what would happen if the Tao family couldn't get the money from her brother and came to find her?

Madam Jiang said with a determined heart, "I'll go back with you. Let's go quickly and come back quickly."

He Wenyan was relieved to see that his mother agreed. He didn't care about anything else and decided to take his mother back to his hometown first. He would think of a solution after they got there.

He waited for his third brother to come back and told him. He couldn't hide it anymore because he needed his third brother's help, so he told him everything at once.

"After I take my mother away, go to Pingqiu County and investigate. I don't believe the Tao family is so bold."

He Wenliang sneered and said, "I will go, but I don't even need to check to know that my uncle is lying. It must be that my uncle's family spent the Tao family's money. The Tao family won't ask for it back. I guess they borrowed some money, maybe less than a thousand taels, and want to get more from the He family."

He Wenyan also thought so. Only his mother unconditionally believed every word his uncle said.

"How can I coax my mother to go back? How can I coax her to stay?"

He Wenliang said, "I think we should also consider moving the graves of my grandparents and father back to the ancestral home. My grandfather passed away suddenly, and although he left no last words, who wouldn't want to return to their roots?"

He Wenliang said, "No, I'll go back with you."

He Wenyan waved his hand and said, "No need. This time I will go back with my mother first. After we go back, we must find out what happened back then. Even if we want to move my father and grandparents' graves back, we have to negotiate with the clan. If it's agreed, I will discuss it with my mother and let her stay. I will come back to move the graves, and you can come with us."

He Wenliang nodded.

It is indeed a good idea. It can send my mother back to her hometown and solve the problem of the ancestral grave.

He was worried about his eldest brother and warned him, "We don't know what happened in the past. Mother only heard it from Grandmother. But don't believe everything Mother says. Don't go back and offend everyone in the clan again."