My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

When the elders nearby heard this, they realized there was something going on and looked over.

Fu Zhiyi smiled faintly, "What are you talking about, big brother? It's just following the imperial decree to divide the clan, why do you say it's revenge on grandfather?"

"Or does Big Brother feel that the injustice Grandfather treated me has reached the point where we need to split the clan?"

He asked Fu Zhijian in return.

Fu Zhijian was speechless.

Even though he thought so in his heart, he really couldn't say it out loud.

After this is said, the old marquis's reputation will probably be completely ruined.

The elders over there listened to the conversation between the two brothers. Although they knew that there was something fishy going on, they saw that the two brothers kept silent.

They all turned to look at the third master.

I want to get something from the third master.

"Third Brother, is it as Brother Jian said, that you want to split up the clan because you hold a grudge against the old Marquis?"

"Third brother, you can't be like this! As the saying goes, there are no perfect parents in the world. Although parents may not treat everyone equally sometimes, it's all for the greater good. It's inevitable that you, as children and grandchildren, will suffer some injustice, but you can't make a fuss about splitting up the clan just because of this, right?"

"If this gets out, won't it make everyone's reputation good? Won't the Fu family become a laughing stock among the people of the capital from now on?"

"That's right. Even if the old marquis did something wrong when he was alive, he's gone now. Are you still going to nitpick with the dead?"

……

The third master took a look and thought, "Oh, this wave is coming towards me?"

You pick the softest persimmons to squeeze, right?

Today I will show you that I, Fu Laosan, am not a coward!

He rolled up his sleeves, put his hands on his hips, and started to debate with the elders.

"I've already said it, it's His Majesty's will, His Majesty's will! You can't even see such a huge imperial edict, right?"

"Or do you want to disobey the order? Come on, if you really don't want us to split up, then go and force your way before His Majesty! You'll be truly impressive if you can get His Majesty to revoke the order! How about I, Fu Lao San, never mention the matter of splitting up the clan again?"

"Will it still have a good reputation if it gets out? Why is it not good? Did my fourth son kill someone or set a fire? Did he favor a concubine or kill his wife? My fourth son can do errands for His Majesty and save the life of the Prince of Jin. He is also an official. He has not been corrupt and has a good reputation. How can he have a bad reputation? Tell me what you think."

"What's going on? My dad's gone, and you're taking advantage of your seniority to bully his son and grandson, right? Whose influence are you relying on? Brother Jian?"

"You want to please Brother Jian and use me and my son as a scapegoat? Bah! Don't you even look at who I am, Fu Lao San? Do you think you can be stronger than me?"

"If you keep nagging me, I'll have my cronies and friends come sit outside your house and curse you every day. Then we'll see who gets humiliated and loses their reputation!"

……

Once the third master got upset, no one in the audience was spared and was scolded by him.

The female relatives who came from the backyard saw the Third Master displaying his mighty power.

Jin's face looked quite ugly.

Qin covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Oh, the third brother is such a scoundrel. They all said he had turned over a new leaf, but now it seems that he is still so unreasonable."

However, Mrs. Hu looked at Fu Zhijian thoughtfully.

Based on her understanding of Fu Zhijian, as well as Fu Zhiyi and Lu Zhenzhen, if the Marquis' Mansion had not really done something wrong to them, or if it was truly unforgivable, the two of them would not have drawn such a clear line between themselves and the Marquis' Mansion.

Judging from Fu Zhijian's expression, he should know some of the truth, so he looks a little guilty.

Jin looked at Lan in a bad tone and said, "Sister-in-law, Third Brother is acting so recklessly, why don't you try to stop him?"

Lan slowly wiped her hands with a handkerchief before saying, "Sister-in-law, why do you have to say these things that hurt my heart? When has our master ever listened to me? If I could persuade him, would I have to endure all that nonsense in the past?"

This sentence choked Jin.

On the man's side, the second master and Fu Zhizhe finally came to their senses and hurried to smooth things over.

Hu had a plan in mind and forced a smile, saying, "This branch sect matter is of great importance. They will probably make more trouble. Why don't we go back and wait for news?"

Everyone looked at each other and went back to the backyard.

After sending the servants away, Mrs. Hu looked at Lu Zhenzhen sternly, "Fourth sister-in-law, what exactly is going on? Can you let us know? Otherwise, we will be kept in the dark and have no idea what happened! Even if you die, at least let us know the truth, right?"

Lu Zhenzhen thought about it and agreed.

The division of the clan is a foregone conclusion. If they don't explain it clearly, people will misunderstand that they have a bright future and think that the Marquis' Mansion is a burden. What should they do if they are ungrateful?

It's not like she doesn't have a mouth. Why does she have to be vague and refuse to explain something that can be explained clearly, causing people to misunderstand?

What's more, if this matter were to be exposed, it would be shameful and the only one who would be despised would be the old marquis.

He nodded and told the follow-up of what happened that year, especially how the old marquis had delayed Fu Zhiyi's treatment and had never asked anyone to seriously search for the golden cicada.

This alone was enough to terrify all the women present.

Sun and Qin, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, looked at each other and felt sympathy for the third wife.

If someone named Fu Zhizhe was treated like this, they would probably be even angrier.

On the other hand, Jin's face looked uncomfortable as she reluctantly tried to defend herself: "The old marquis might have been kept in the dark by his subordinates. How could he have really delayed Yi Ge'er? Besides, wasn't Yi Ge'er's poison cured? You have three children, Doubao Tangyuan and Chengzi, which proves that the old marquis did eventually cure Yi Ge'er's poison—"

Lu Zhenzhen interrupted Jin: "After I married the Fourth Master, I reminded him to ask others to find the antidote, the golden cicada. It has nothing to do with the old Marquis. In fact, at that time, the old Marquis had completely given up on our third branch. Fearing that we would be implicated, he split up the family that night. Has the eldest aunt forgotten?"

Jin was interrupted by Lu Zhenzhen, and then asked about her face, and she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Hu's heart was in turmoil at this moment. She wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.

After a long while, he finally managed to utter: "But, but we don't know——"

Lu Zhenzhen said seriously, "So the Fourth Master didn't do anything to the Marquis' Mansion, right?"

Mrs. Hu was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile.

Indeed, the fourth brother did not do anything to the Marquis' Mansion. He just wanted to distance himself from it.

But after knowing the truth of that year, she really couldn't blame anyone.

If someone treats you like this, when you find out, not to mention your grandfather, even your own parents will become alienated from them and resent them for the rest of your life.

Sighing, Hu's eyes were filled with unspeakable sadness and fatigue: "Fourth sister-in-law, you know, I really want to be a good sister-in-law with you for the rest of my life, but unfortunately, fate plays tricks on us."

I didn't know about it before, and I could say that I was ignorant and had close contact with the third wife.

Now that I know, how can I have the face to associate with the third wife?