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

Wang Jingye listened to his cousin talking about the Zhong family and then talked about his grandmother.

"Those old ladies look down on someone. Even if they give birth to a grandchild, they will find other problems. My grandmother is the same. She finds fault with my mother and Xiangxiang's mother. My father is foolishly filial, but I don't want that. When my grandmother finds fault with my mother, I say let my mother take us back to my grandparents' home, and then I will marry my father someone you like. When I first got married, my grandmother found fault with Xiangxiang's mother, so I took my wife to live in the Nie family and didn't come back during the New Year. My grandmother was afraid of being laughed at by outsiders, so she had to keep quiet."

Seeing her cousin's ramblings, Queen Mother Wang changed the subject, saying, "I sent someone to investigate. The year Nie Chengping took the imperial examination, Zhong Hanlin's grandmother passed away. He was at home in mourning, but if someone had seen him, someone should have noticed."

Wang Jingye laughed and said, "My brother-in-law was forced to drink alcohol two days before his exam. He has a problem. When he drinks, his whole body itches and his face swells up like a pig's head. He forced himself to sit through the exam, but he wasn't satisfied with his performance."

The Queen Mother nodded. No wonder no one noticed his appearance.

"Zhong Hanlin's second wife only gave birth to three daughters. He was deeply devoted to her and didn't take a concubine. He adopted a son, but that was under his mother's coercion. I used to admire his deep love for his wife."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly. "If Nie Chengping is his biological son, I want to see what kind of face he will show then. I hate men like this the most. If you have someone in your heart, don't marry another woman. If you marry another woman and then neglect your original wife for the person you love, then this man is despicable."

Wang Jingye said: "I hate this kind of thing too, but my father-in-law is not like that. He left home after my mother-in-law passed away. Xiangxiang's mother also suspected her father-in-law at the beginning. Otherwise, not long after his mother passed away, her father-in-law went out and brought back **'s mother. She had a quarrel with her father-in-law because of this.

"Father-in-law said, 'I don't care whether you believe it or not. I didn't know Chengping's mother before your mother passed away. Xiangxiang's mother didn't believe it before, but after father-in-law passed away, when she was no longer around, she recalled what my father said and finally believed it.'"

He then asked, "My cousin asked Chengping not to go out. Does that mean the Zhong family recognizes Chengping and Zhong Hanlin because they look alike? They have no evidence and want to recognize their son just because he looks like him? There are people who look alike. If he recognizes him, then I have to ask him, didn't his original wife die of illness? Could it be that he had a child with another woman? In that case, I don't care if he is a Hanlin or not, I will slap him in the face."

Queen Mother Wang said, "Zhong Hanlin probably doesn't have the face to admit it, but his mother, Madam Zhong, is over seventy years old and has a stubborn temper. I'm afraid she won't let go so easily. Zhong Hanlin is the eldest son of the eldest house. Who would want the eldest son of the eldest house to have his bloodline cut off and rely on adoption to pass on his descendants?"

Wang Jingye asked, "Isn't he adopted as his brother's son? He is also Madam Zhong's grandson."

"Mrs. Zhong didn't like the concubine her eldest son married later, nor did she like the second son's daughter-in-law, because they were all chosen by her mother-in-law. She spent her whole life on the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and she didn't like anything her mother-in-law decided. She was over seventy years old, and she would scold her daughters-in-law whenever she wanted. Mrs. Zhong Hanlin didn't like going out, especially when she went out with her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law never gave her face and scolded her in front of everyone. So, everyone knew that Mrs. Zhong didn't like her daughters-in-law, but she didn't like either of her two daughters-in-law. No one suspected that there was anything wrong with Zhong Hanlin's first wife's death and the concubine he married later. However, Mrs. Zhong and her in-law, Mrs. Li, no longer had any contact, which was very suspicious.

"The reason I'm asking you is that if Chengping's mother was Zhong Hanlin's original wife, I wouldn't choose his granddaughter as my daughter-in-law. How can the descendants of Zhong Hanlin who divorced his wife and married another be my daughter-in-law?"

Wang Jingye saw that his cousin had a gloomy look in her eyes and didn't say anything.

Although his cousin had never told him how the late emperor treated her, he could feel that the late emperor treated his cousin just as Zhong Hanlin treated his original wife, marrying her out of helplessness at the behest of his elders, and having someone else in his heart.

So my cousin hated this kind of man and never felt sad about the death of the late emperor.

He remembered that he came to Beijing the year the late emperor passed away, and saw that his cousin looked very calm, whereas she always looked tense before.

The cousin even whispered: It’s finally the Queen Mother, but he pretended not to hear.

"I think it's almost certain. You don't have to tell my cousin's wife. If anyone comes to see Chengping, deny it. You don't have to hide in the future. Just be frank. Remember, I'll take care of everything. I won't let anyone bully my cousin's sister and brother."

Wang Jingye said, "I understand. I also don't want Chengping to not be a member of the Nie family. Xiangxiang's mother has been relying on her brother and sister for survival ever since her father passed away. In her own words, she would rather give up me than her brothers and sisters."

The Queen Mother smiled. Her cousin’s wife had always been outspoken. Fortunately, she married her cousin, who protected her and her younger brothers and sisters. Otherwise, the Nie family would have eaten up the four of them.

With a big family and a big business, children without parents are like meat in the mouth of wolves.

She originally wanted Nie Chengping to enter the officialdom, but it seems she had better give up, so as to avoid making a fuss and causing trouble for her cousin and his wife.

Mrs. Zhong, who was considered stubborn by Queen Mother Wang, was upset. When she saw Nie Chengping that day, she felt that he looked like her son, or even exactly like him.

She left someone to keep an eye on the carriage and went to a farm. After asking around, she found out that the person living in the farm was a businessman who had previously owned the Yingkelai Restaurant. He was from Pingyang Prefecture and his surname was Wang. His wife knew martial arts and beat up Mr. Qiu Sanye, but Mr. Qiu Sanye did not make a fuss.

She sent people to Pingyang Prefecture to inquire about Mrs. Xue Si's family background, and also went to meet General Xue's wife to inquire about who were the people in Mrs. Xue Si's family background.

Mrs. Liao didn't know much about her brother's wife's family. Mr. Xue Si's marriage was arranged by General Xue Si. Mrs. Xue was not willing at the time and she made things difficult for Mrs. Xue Si later.

Mrs. Zhong called her son over and didn't ask anything, but just said that he had visited Mrs. Li's grave a few days ago.

The son looked guilty.

so what?

She remembered that when Mrs. Li learned that her daughter had run away from home, she slapped her son without saying a word to her parents.

The slap felt like a blow to her face.

It was she who proposed to the Li family and promised to treat her daughter-in-law like her own daughter, but her son was having an affair with a cousin who was fostered in the Zhong family.

The daughter-in-law left without saying a word, taking only her two maids who came with her as a dowry.

Mrs. Zhong remembered that the day before her daughter-in-law passed away, she personally made soup for her and said she was sorry that she could not be a good daughter-in-law of the Zhong family.

She thought her daughter-in-law could see what her son was thinking, so she comforted her daughter-in-law and said that no one could make trouble as long as she was there.

The daughter-in-law said she was afraid she couldn't make it.

She looked at her daughter-in-law's tearful eyes, thinking that she would be depressed, and comforted her again.

The daughter-in-law said that there are many paths for people to take, and she would not take a dead end, as that would be unfair to her mother-in-law.

The next day, the daughter-in-law passed away, leaving her with only a note that read: The eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhong family, Mrs. Li, died suddenly.