The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

"The Monkey King hid his golden cudgel by his side, walked up to the demon, and said with a smile: 'You can deceive others, but not me! I recognize you as a demon.' ... The Monkey King swung his golden cudgel and struck the demon to death with one blow. The demon then turned into a pile of bones."

"Master Tang Seng has gone too far. The Great Sage was clearly trying to protect him, but then what? Then what?" Duan Chengkang was extremely angry, obviously standing up for Sun Wukong.

"Then Tang Sanzang took out a piece of paper and pen and vowed to sever his master-disciple relationship with Wukong. Sun Wukong knelt in tears and resolutely left, returning to Huaguo Mountain..."

Looking at the three children in front of her with angry expressions, she recalled that she was just like them when she was a child.

As usual, Song Shengfu asked them what they thought about the story of Sun Wukong's three fights with the White Bone Demon. Song Shengfu believed that storytelling should not just be about telling stories, but more importantly, it should allow children to understand some principles of how to behave in the world through subtle influence.

Sister Yu was the oldest. She thought for a moment and then said, "Grandma, my granddaughter thinks that the White Bone Demon is very cunning. She changed herself one after another to deceive Tang Monk, but Tang Monk was unable to distinguish right from wrong and misunderstood Wukong. Just like when we are dealing with foreign affairs, we must pay attention to distinguish right from wrong and see clearly the people around us." Song Shengfu nodded with satisfaction. Sister Yu has always been the most stable and intelligent.

Then, he looked at Duan Chengkang and asked, "Brother Kang, what about you?"

Duan Chengkang thought for a moment and said, "I think Sun Wukong is very powerful. He was able to see through the White Bone Demon's tricks and protect Tang Sanzang from harm."

Finally, Song Shengfu turned her gaze to the youngest sister, Ting, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong with our sister Ting? Why is her face puffed up?"

I saw Sister Tiao clenching her fists and saying indignantly, "Tang Monk is so mean. He drove away the Great Sage! I wish the Great Sage would never want him again."

Song Shengfu patted Sister Tiao's head and said softly, "You are all right. We should not be easily fooled by appearances. We should be able to distinguish right from wrong. At the same time, we should also learn to trust and cherish those around us who are truly kind to us."

It was a sunny day today, and the Bisong Courtyard was filled with a table of cakes, fruits, and melons. Song Shengfu was basking in the sun while telling stories to the children, enjoying the happiness of having her children and grandchildren around her.

In the past two days, Song Shengfu has been accompanied by her three little grandchildren all day long. On the other hand, Duan Jingyi, her brother Duan Jingzong and sister-in-law Lu privately asked about Tai Chi.

Later, the mother asked several children to practice Tai Chi with her, saying that it could strengthen the body, especially that a healthy body is more conducive to pregnancy. Duan Jingyi then seriously followed her and started practicing Tai Chi.

To be honest, when she heard her mother asking her to study with them, she couldn't believe her ears.

Besides being shocked, I was also deeply moved.

Before this, she had never truly believed in the legendary Tai Chi method, and she had never thought that her mother would pass on this precious family technique to her.

Now Duan Jingyi has married and become a married woman. According to customs, she should not take anything away from her parents' home.

What's more, this set of Tai Chi techniques can be regarded as a treasure passed down from generation to generation. In this era, usually only the men in the family are qualified to inherit it.

Now even her daughter can follow along and learn, and she was even given a picture album.

This is equivalent to giving them a secret treasure that they can take to their husband's home, which is priceless. How can Duan Jingyi not be moved?

Moreover, her brother and sister-in-law didn't say anything. Duan Jingyi felt as if her devastated body and mind had come back to life. She secretly made up her mind that no matter what happened in the future, she must take control of the family. The Earl's Mansion was declining, and only if she took power could she help her mother's family more.

Song Shengfu didn't think so much about it. She didn't think it was a treasure, so naturally she didn't know about Duan Jingyi's psychological activities.

She just felt that the eldest daughter was becoming more filial and respectful to her. She would come to her yard every day to chat with her about family matters.

Song Shengfu thought she was cherishing the limited time she had, and smiled to comfort her to wait patiently, saying that she could return home at any time in the future, and maybe her mother-in-law would even beg her to come back.

Duan Jingyi listened and smiled, thinking that her mother was just comforting her.

However, after three days, when Song Shengfu was talking about "Borrowing the Banana Fan Three Times" and Duan Jingyi was quietly accompanying her, there was a commotion outside.

It turned out that there were two groups of people. The first one to come was Madam Zhang, who was beside Old Lady Huang in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion. She came with a few servants and said she was asking the eldest lady to return home.

It was clear from the first glance that the person had ill intentions. Although the Earl's Mansion did not have much say now, most of the servants in the family were hereditary servants who had listened to their fathers talk about how prosperous and wealthy the mansion was in the past since they were young.

Therefore, these servants were arrogant and looked down upon even the visitors from the Left Prime Minister's Mansion. Now that they saw the other party's attitude was so unfriendly, they did not give them a good face.

Song Shengfu used to think that the family atmosphere was not very good, but now she thinks it is not a bad thing for the time being. At least she will not be bullied by outsiders.

When Mother Zhang brought a few servants to pay their respects to Song Shengfu, Song Shengfu looked lazy.

"Jingyi has only been home for three days, and there's no one in charge of the Prime Minister's Mansion. To be honest, Jingyi hasn't been able to give birth to a grandson for the Huang family in all these years, and as a mother, I feel very guilty. Why don't you ask Mother Zhang to go back and tell her in-laws that she can stay at her parents' home for the time being? As a mother, I'd better hire some doctors to take care of her."

Mother Zhang's heart sank. The old lady was talking about being the head of the household one moment and then about offspring the next. She must be unhappy with them.

Nowadays, the Earl's Mansion is no longer considered a respectable family. How dare the old lady dare to act so arrogantly towards the Left Prime Minister's Mansion? She is really out of her mind.

Even though she thought so in her heart, she still smiled: "The old lady missed the eldest lady and the sisters, so she sent a servant to invite them."

Song Shengfu became excited when she heard this. Just as she was about to speak, a maid suddenly came in from outside. It turned out to be Suchun.

Seeing Suchun, who was usually calm, looking so panicked, Song Shengfu had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Suchun looked flustered, but she pretended to be calm and said, "Madam, someone has come from the palace. It's the head madam of the Imperial Concubine."

Song Shengfu stood up in shock. When she learned that it was someone close to the imperial concubine, she guessed it must be about Tai Chi. Fortunately, she had made preparations a few days ago and asked Duan Jingzong to copy several picture albums.

Song Shengfu didn't care about those people. She asked Suchun to take the things she had prepared earlier, got up, went to the inner room to change into the official uniform, and went to the main hall.

In the main hall, a mother, dressed in a holly-colored palace gown with a dark cloud pattern, sat drinking tea. Lu was beside her, looking a little flustered and bewildered. Seeing Song Shengfu approach, she quickly stood up and looked at her mother-in-law for help.

Song Shengfu had no time to care about Lu now, and only looked at the person who came from the palace.

Palace Madam Song, who was getting a little impatient at this moment, saw an old lady in official uniform being supported in. She knew without a doubt that this was the old lady of Earl Duan's Mansion, and she quickly stood up.

"Greetings, Madam Duan. I beg your pardon for my sudden visit today. The Emperor was nostalgic for his old ministers a few days ago, and he mentioned the interesting experience of a private visit to Beiyang with the old Marquis Duan when he was still a prince. Today, seeing that the weather is perfect, I remembered that I haven't seen you for a long time, so the Imperial Concubine specially ordered me to summon you to the palace."

After listening to a long and high-sounding speech, everyone knew that it was just an excuse, and everyone knew the real intention.