There was no hint of anger in her tone, and there was a strange calmness in her tone.
This made the two brothers Wen Zhao lose their minds for a moment, but thinking about the current situation of their second wife, they started crying again.
There is no hope for Wen Qiongrang, and there is no news about the Wei family. It will be very bad for her to go to prison. Moreover, she is a woman, and even if she really comes out, what will happen?
The mother who poisoned her mother-in-law was no longer of any help to them.
But now, not only have the two brothers been dismissed from their posts, but the Holy Father has also ordered that they will never be employed, then they will have no hope of fame in this life.
Even the children may be affected by this if they grow up and want to pursue official careers.
These are the judgments made by the Holy Father himself, and there is no way to change them.
The brothers' goal is also very clear. It is impossible to count on Wen Qiongyu. Now they want to take advantage of the old lady's still life to suppress Wen Qiongyu and provide benefits to their second wife.
Originally in Jiangnan, Wen Qiongrang's family had indeed amassed a lot of private wealth, but at that time because they were afraid that it would be merged into the government if they brought it back, they kept it in a bank outside.
Who would have thought that in this thorough investigation, those places would be checked first. Not only the names of Wen Qiongrang and Wei, but also their names and the names of their wives were all checked.
And because Wen Qiong asked the brothers not to separate their families, but instead brought back this part of the Wen family safe and sound.
But these things, plus the public share, may allow them to live a decent life, but it is impossible to be very wealthy.
In these years in Jiangnan, the two brothers followed their parents and lived like earthly emperors. Even when they returned to the capital, eating, drinking and having fun with friends outside, they never thought about money.
How can we be satisfied with the current life?
This requires the old lady to speak up and subsidize them so that they can use their former contacts to do business and make money. This is also their only chance to rise as a second-family home.
Therefore, at this time, the brothers did not ask for warmth or help at all, but kept crying about the current difficulties, the misery of their parents, and the weakness of their children.
What made the brothers dumbfounded was that Mrs. Wen was very calm listening to their cries.
It should be said that it still maintains such a strangely calm state, as if...
Unmoved.
Wen Zhao and Wen Shouyi were dumbfounded for a moment. They looked at each other and then looked at the old lady.
"Grandma, don't you even feel sorry for your children?"
Mrs. Wen seemed to have woken up from a dream, and finally looked at them seriously, "Are you done?"
What kind of answer was this? The two brothers felt a little cold, not knowing what the old lady meant behind this attitude.
Seeing that they were silent, Mrs. Wen raised her eyes and looked at the others, "Who else has any grievances in their hearts? Tell them all! I'm listening."
Wen Qiongyu had been kneeling next to the old lady from the beginning. When he heard this, he felt heartbroken. "It's because the children were unfilial and failed to manage the family affairs well, which made the mother heartbroken."
Old Mrs. Wen didn't look at him, but still looked at the others, "Is there anything else?"
"Mother!" Wen Qiongyu didn't know what to say anymore. She just looked at Mrs. Wen's bloodless face with tears in her eyes.
After a long time, Mrs. Wen nodded gently, "If you don't say anything now, then it's gone."
Mrs. Wen was a little hesitant for a moment, not knowing whether she should say anything. The two brats from the second house obviously wanted to take the opportunity to be miserable and get a share of the benefits.
But looking at her husband's appearance, she didn't dare. She couldn't afford to offend this man in his current state.
Let’s go back to the main courtyard to settle the dispute between the couple!
"Mother Xin, bring the things up!"
Mrs. Wen's words aroused the curiosity of others, but they also had vague speculations in their hearts.
Xin's mother took a deep look at the old lady and took out a bunch of things from the inner room as she was told.
There was a smile on Old Mrs. Wen's face, but the smile was too shallow, like the thin sun in the ice and snow, it could not reach the bottom of her eyes, let alone enter her heart.
"Mother, this is..."
"Now the family's accounts are all in your hands, and you have to deal with the details. I just wrote a general outline."
As soon as she said this, Wen Qiongyu hurriedly said: "Mother, you are... mother, you can't do it!"
Huge sadness appeared on Wen Qiongyu's face, and there was a bit of helplessness and fear in the eyes of this capable minister who was gradually showing his talents in officialdom.
After all, Old Mrs. Wen still couldn't bear it, so she gently touched his head, just like all mothers would do to their infants.
"There is always a fate between people, even between brothers, and this fate varies between closeness and distance. When it's time to let go, you have to know how to let go. Now you are also a person who kills for the officials.
Don’t you even understand this truth?”
Wen Qiong and Na Ni could still speak, but they could only express sadness.
"Don't think that while I'm still alive, it would be a shame to separate the family like this. It would be really shameless for brothers to fight each other and criticize each other. After all, I haven't closed my eyes yet. You won't make trouble on the street. But if I really close my eyes,
If you leave in a blink of an eye, then if you separate the family, won't it make everyone aware of it and make outsiders laugh at it?"
The smile on Old Mrs. Wen's face was still there, her eyes swept over everyone, and despite their expectant, nervous or worried expressions, she said slowly: "If you feel that I have been divided unfairly, just tell me
If you bring it up right now, if you make trouble again after we get out of this door, I won't recognize it."
Who can sit still now, no matter they really don’t want to separate the family, or pretend they don’t want to separate the family, they all come to persuade the old lady to think again after hearing what the old lady said.
"Okay, I've made up my mind, there's no need for you to talk like this anymore, let's talk about Gongzhong's account first!"
Mrs. Wen stood up and said, "Then, do you want your daughter-in-law to get the account book?"
Old Mrs. Wen shook her head, "That's not necessary. Your husband-in-law is here, and based on my understanding of him, I won't commit fraud on this account."
After hearing what she said, Mrs. Wen was silent. Several other people had some opinions, but seeing the old lady like this, they did not dare to raise any objections.
"The account books in the public house are nothing more than some cash and some farm shops. If you, the eldest brother, still have your master and Sanlang and Shiro in court, I will give you more cash, and I will give them more in the farm shop in the public house."
When Qiao Yuyan saw that the old lady was really starting to divide the family property, she quickly stood up and said, "Old lady, you just said that you have made up your mind, and it's hard for your daughter-in-law to persuade you, but your daughter-in-law also has something to say.