Perhaps because He Jing was too sickly, the wife did not choose a general's daughter for him, but instead chose a young lady from a scholarly family.

The eldest lady is well-educated and sensible, and because she is a widow, she pays special attention to rules.

Therefore, the casualness of He Jing's colleagues seemed to the eldest lady to be reckless and ignorant of etiquette.

In the past, He Jing was stationed outside all year round, so his family would not be too noisy.

But in the past two days, because of a hundred-day drunkenness...every day, people in the Hou Mansion were on their feet.

When those people got drunk, they would go to the martial arts arena and shout to fight and kill.

All kinds of noises were heard by the eldest lady across several courtyards.

"Your grandmother originally wanted to take you back the day before yesterday, but I stopped her!"

The eldest lady said in a deep voice, "Shu'er, you are different from the third girl. She can shamelessly run into a group of men and make mischief, but you have to abide by the rules!"

Although she didn't see it with her own eyes, the eldest lady still heard what the little maid running errands said——

"Third Miss, oh no, now I'm going to call you the Princess. When the Princess heard that the generals and princes came to see the General for a drink, she brought Prince Qi back to join in the fun!"

"...Those generals really like the princess, saying that she is a kind of tiger general! They also said that it is a pity that she was born as a girl, otherwise, she would have been a tiger general on the battlefield!"

Listen!

Does this make sense?

Don't say that the third girl is a woman, just talk about her current identity.

She is already married, she is the princess of the county.

As a result, such a married woman came to befriend a group of rough men and prostitutes!

It’s really unruly!

He Shu was not a native like the eldest lady who was poisoned by feudal ideas. She heard the key points from her mother's complaints.

"She is dedicated to King Qi!"

He Shu murmured softly.

"What?"

The eldest lady didn't hear clearly, she only heard what her daughter said "for the King of Qi".

"I said, the third sister is married, and she really knows how to care for people!"

In front of her own mother, He Shu didn't hide too much and spoke slowly.

"You mean-"

The eldest lady is not stupid, and she has been the mistress of the Hou Mansion for several years.

After listening to my daughter's words, I guessed a little bit, "She went to establish relationships with those generals for the sake of King Qi?"

He Shu nodded, "Didn't my second uncle help King Qi with an errand at the Ministry of War? He happens to be on the right track with those generals!"

The eldest lady thought about it carefully, with a surprised expression on her face.

Then, she curled her lips again and said, "As a woman, I am not reserved at all. King Qi may not appreciate it if you rush me like this!"

The eldest lady said this not entirely because she was resentful towards He Tan.

But you can know it using common sense.

On the second day after their wedding, "He Dan" caused Prince Qi to lose face because of his nonsense.

No matter how unfavored Prince Qi is, he is still a dignified man, so how can he not hold grudges in his heart?

Although the eldest lady is not a man, she somewhat understands the temperament of these men.

A marriage in which the woman is strong and the man is weak is not stable.

Not to mention that "He Tan" is so stupid and brings shame to his husband.

Now that King Qi still needs the He family, he naturally does not dare to fall out.

But from now on——

If He Dan had never bullied his Shu'er in the past ten years or so, the eldest lady would not be so malicious.

However, He Tan was really too arrogant and unruly.

And her Shuer also suffered too many grievances.

Therefore, even if they are a family, even if their mother and daughter have to rely on the Marquis Mansion to live their lives, the eldest lady does not want to live a good life in any way from the bottom of her heart!

"Auntie, be careful what you say!"

Hearing her mother say, "The King of Qi may not appreciate it," and hearing the deep gloating in her mother's words, He Shu was startled and hurriedly stopped in a low voice.

"Auntie, my third sister and I are both daughters of the He family. We will both prosper and suffer!"

"If people knew that we, mother and daughter, were watching Third Sister's jokes behind our backs, what would outsiders say?"

"They don't care how much grievances our mother and daughter suffered in the Hou Mansion. They will only think that we ignore family ties and cheat on others!"

However, not only outsiders, but also the dowager, who treats their mother and daughter well, will be very disappointed if they know that they have resentment towards their second wife!

Having lived in ancient times for more than ten years, He Shu has completely understood the ancient people's emphasis on family and clan.

In modern times, uncles, aunts, etc., are at most relatives in the next room, not direct relatives.

In ancient times, if one of the direct family members committed a crime, they could sit together with each other.

Not to mention, their mother and daughter have to rely on the Hou Mansion to make a living.

If someone knew that they were secretly gossiping about He Jing's family, they would only think that mother and daughter were white-eyed wolves and had no conscience.

"...I just said it casually! Besides, there are only two of us here. I would never say that in front of outsiders!"

The eldest lady was scolded by her daughter, and then she realized that she had said something she shouldn't have said out of anger.

She explained calmly.

"Auntie, don't say it in private!"

There are some things that you just need to understand in your heart, but never say them out loud.

Walls have ears!

Although there are no secret cameras or surveillance these days, you still have to be careful.

The situation of their mother and daughter was already difficult, and He Shu didn't want to plunge them into an even more terrifying abyss just because she said the wrong thing.

"Okay! Okay!! I understand!"

Seeing that her daughter's words were serious, the eldest lady did not dare to neglect her words and quickly agreed.

"Aniang, my second uncle treats us very well. My third sister may be a little willful, but she is married after all!"

However, He Shu was still not at ease, so she softened her tone and slowly comforted her: "So, the past is in the past, we treat each other sincerely, and the future will not be too bad!"

Even if you want to pretend, you have to "brainwash" yourself first - the Hou Mansion is very good to us, we are very grateful, we are a family!

"……I see!"

Facing her daughter's firm gaze, the eldest lady nodded solemnly.

After returning to the Hou Mansion, the hostility in the eldest lady's body had indeed dissipated a lot.

She returned to the transparent person in the Hou family who knew the rules, was weak and harmless.

He Shu, on the other hand, seemed to have forgotten everything in the past, and was filial to his wife and respectful to his second aunt, Mrs. Ma.

Without He Tan to interfere, the Hou Mansion actually had a wonderful harmony.
Chapter completed!