The Buddhist eldest lady travels through the leisurely life of ancient times

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Chapter 171 The follow-up to the palace banquet

incident actually starts with the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.

Mrs. Xie encountered a soft spot with Mrs. Mu and Yun Xi. She was holding her breath in her heart at that time. It was hard to get angry at the palace banquet, so she started to get angry when she got home.

She scolded her daughter-in-law for not speaking up for her and allowing outsiders to abuse her!

He scolded Mrs. Mu for being heartless and unjust. Xie Qing had only been away for a few years and she was treating her like this!

She scolded Yun Xi for not knowing etiquette and not knowing how to salute her elders when she saw her. Sure enough, she came from a small family. She became arrogant when she got her ambition. She even dared to pretend to be a first-class lady and mock Old Madam Mu by singing along with her!

She even scolded Marquis Dingyuan and Xie Lang for being incompetent and unable to earn her a first-grade imperial title. If she were also granted the title of first-grade lady, there would be no need to look at the faces of old woman Mu and Yun Xi!

She cried and fussed so much that Marquis Dingyuan's head got big.

"Okay, New Year's Eve, what are you talking about when you make such a fuss? You're so blessed that you're crying!"

"Am I the one making the fuss? I've been wronged outside and no one is supporting me. Let's talk about it when I get home. "I still have to be blamed by you. At my age, what's the point of living like this?"

Marquis Dingyuan closed his eyes, gritted his teeth hard, and said "If you can't survive, don't leave" that almost rushed to his lips. "Alive" swallowed back.

He asked Xie Lang's wife Cui, "What's going on?"

Cui frowned slightly. She didn't think her mother-in-law was reasonable about what happened at the palace banquet. She went to pay her respects to Mrs. Mu. She was very kind and even introduced the Yun family to her. She paid tribute to Yun in accordance with the rules, and his attitude was very kind. She could feel that Princess Yongning had no prejudice against the Xie family.

If the mother-in-law hadn't deliberately ignored others and wanted to give them a blow, nothing would have happened later.

She could see clearly from the side that her mother-in-law deliberately did not look in the direction of Princess Yongning, expressing the word "arrogant" vividly. If it hadn't been like this, Mrs. Mu wouldn't have taken the initiative to stab her with a nail.

It's not like people are full of food.

Ms. Cui thought carefully and spoke: "Mother said a few words to Mrs. Mu. Perhaps she didn't see Princess Yongning next to Mrs. Mu, so she ignored her. Mrs. Mu then said to Princess Yongning, "Mother" She is an elder, so there is no need to salute. I guess my mother was angry that Princess Yongning did not take the initiative to greet her. "

Dingyuan Hou and his son: "..."

You're welcome, she must be trying to show off to Princess Yongning, she is so powerful. A man, a newly rich man, wearing the clothes of a first-class emperor, it was strange that she couldn't see him.

But I didn't expect Mrs. Mu to defend her new daughter-in-law and take the initiative to give her a bump that was neither soft nor hard.

Marquis Dingyuan really wanted to ask his old wife: Don't you know the royal decree of Mrs. Yipinguo? Even if he is a junior, if he is wearing a first-grade imperial uniform, he will not be able to lower his status and take the initiative to say hello to you on that occasion. That will make people laugh.

If you are a decent elder, then of course there is no problem. The problem is that you are not. Strictly speaking, you two don't know each other!

The superior person takes the initiative to greet the inferior person. Sometimes he will be praised by others, but sometimes he will be looked down upon.

As for the relationship between the Xie family and Yun Xi, which has its own embarrassing atmosphere, if Yun Xi takes the initiative, then others will not pay much attention to her status in the future and will only regard her as Mu Sheng's step-mother. She was ranked behind her original wife.

Why would people do this?

It doesn't make sense.

Only by holding back could she establish her authority.

What's more, Hou Yimin is now a popular person in front of the emperor. Even if they don't take the initiative to make friends, they can't deliberately make enemies, right?

Xie Lang asked Cui: "Have you greeted Princess Yongning? How is her attitude?"

Cui smiled and said: "I greeted Mrs. Mu first. The old lady was kind and took the initiative to do it for me and Princess Yongning. After receiving the introduction, I bowed to her according to the rules, and the princess's attitude was very kind and friendly."

Xie Lang: "..."

Mrs.

Ms. Cui: "My daughter-in-law doesn't dare!" "

You don't dare, what else do you dare to do!"

"Okay!"

Dingyuan Hou said to stop the farce. He should go back to rest first, and he could argue with his old wife.

"You are an elder. As long as you look at Yunshi with a smile, your in-laws will naturally introduce you to you. After Yunshi has officially learned of your identity, naturally she cannot ask you to salute. She will not even mention it. You just exchanged a few words and passed. How could this be so simple?"

Mrs. Xie was interrupted by Marquis Dingyuan just as she was about to speak.

"I don't believe that my in-laws are just looking for trouble."

At this time, Mrs. Xie was completely blown away.

"What do you mean? If she isn't, am I?"

Marquis Dingyuan looked at her without saying anything, but expressed his meaning clearly, "You are it!" 】

Mrs. Xie was choked by his expression.

Yes, she is! She just wanted to ignore Yun to express her contempt for her. She thought that the old woman of the Mu family would take the initiative and introduce Yun to her. She thought that Yun would humble herself and please her. After all, she was Mrs. Hou. She was still the mother of her first wife, and she was the mother-in-law whom Mu Sheng respected, but she didn't expect that what she thought was that none of these people would act according to her wishes.

She felt that she had been humiliated and humiliated today!

Marquis Dingyuan sighed and said: "Even if this is the case, there is still room for change. You just need to smile and joke, and the matter will be over. Why did you come back to be so angry? You are angry with me. Forget it, your son and daughter-in-law have provoked you, why are you scolding them?"

"How old is Xie Lang? He is already a third-rank official. Why do you blame your daughter-in-law for not speaking up for you? How can she help you? One is an elder, and the other is of a higher rank than her. It's okay if she does something wrong, but the problem is that she doesn't do anything wrong, so she can still be strong. What do you think you can do if things get serious on the spot?"

"I heard that several people in the palace think highly of Princess Yongning. Do you think they can speak to you?

" The old lady cried sadly, "I'm just angry. Why? My daughter died so early, but she married into the Mu family to enjoy the blessings. Ayan still has to call her mother, she took my daughter's With her status and status, her life is a hundred times easier than that of my daughter. As a mother, I just can't stand it!"

"So you want to give others a blow, but you end up losing face!"

Mrs. Xie said: " ..."

Marquis Dingyuan sighed again and said, "What does Qing'er's death have to do with the Yun family? Do you still expect Mu Sheng to never marry again for Qing'er's sake? This is impossible! I've analyzed it with you from the beginning. It's inevitable that Mu Sheng will marry again! To put it bluntly, if Cui is gone, are you going to let Xie Lang never marry again? "

"How is that possible?"

"Yes! Then why do you have any objections to Mu Sheng marrying again? The only thing we can hope for is that the wife he marries is of good character and can treat the children left by Qing'er well. That's all. Mu Sheng We have been remarried for more than half a year. You have seen Ayan many times in the past six months. Can't you see what the child is like? This stepmother has put her heart into it. What else are you dissatisfied with? What about you? Stop doing unnecessary things. It's not good for us, and it's not good for Ayan."

"What? I'm going to call you if she dares to abuse the child?" "

Marquis Dingyuan felt that his eyes were going dark for a while, and he patted his forehead hard to clear his mind.

"Don't you understand the secrets in the back house? It's easy for someone to take care of a child, and you can't make any mistakes. Besides, if something goes wrong, what's the use of coming to the door and saying something? By then, It's too late!"

Mrs. Xie knew she was wrong and began to relent: "...I didn't think about it, I just wanted her to recognize her identity, she is just a step-brother, who knows if she will suffer any loss at all. Old lady Mu even helped her beat me.

"What's wrong with the step-sibling? Mu Shengba married her in a sedan chair. If you hit her in the face, you're hitting Mu Sheng in the face."

In this dynasty, there is no saying that the stepmother is inferior to the first wife. From a simple marriage perspective, the stepmother has the same status as the first wife. They are both the head wives and the only mistress of the family. The children born from the stepmother are also legitimate children. But in terms of inheritance, the eldest child of the original wife will have an advantage in inheritance.

But in essence, this advantage is only due to the order of elders and children, and has nothing to do with the stepmother's original wife.

The reason why some people think that the stepmother's status is lower than that of the original wife is because in most cases, the first wife is usually a good match. Even if she dies, the children left behind will have a relatively strong maternal support, while the stepmother's background will be slightly lower. This leads to the fact that the step-wife will be relatively weak when faced with the children of the original wife. But this is essentially a matter of parentage, and has nothing to do with the step-wife's first wife.

Yun Xi's status was lower than Xie Qing's at the beginning, but she is a rising star!