Liu Cong quickly stood up and stepped forward to help Wu Guotai, "Thank you, mother-in-law. My son-in-law did this wrong. When you see my wife, you can probably blame my son-in-law for his fault."
After Wu Guotai arrived at Sun Shangxiang's backyard, Ping'er and the other maids did not dare to stop him.
In the Han Dynasty, the status between husband and wife was very strange. The husband acted as the guide for his wife, but the wife also had a lot of autonomy. This can be seen from the queen mother who was in power behind the scenes in the Han Dynasty.
Even the hero Cao Cao was resented by Mrs. Ding for killing his son in Wancheng. After Mrs. Ding left the Prime Minister's Mansion and returned home, Cao Cao came to ask for forgiveness several times but was rejected.
Helpless, Cao Cao could only divorce Mrs. Ding and make Mrs. Bian his first wife. Mrs. Ding lived in her hometown, and the Ding family did not dare to let her remarry. Of course, she herself had no such thoughts.
Sun Shangxiang's maid dared to stop Liu Cong, but she did not dare to stop Wu Guotai, who was his mother!
Opening the door and going in, Sun Shangxiang was lying on the couch with a melancholy look on his face. Wu Guotai walked over distressedly, "Girl Xiang, what's wrong with you?"
It wasn't until Wu Guotai walked up to him that Sun Shangxiang recovered from his trance, and then threw himself into Wu Guotai's arms, "Mother, ugh..."
This time I really cried. Yesterday I cried because I was happy, but today I cried because I was sad.
Wu Guotai patted Sun Shangxiang's back and said, "Don't cry, don't cry. Mom is still here. Mom is here to see you."
"Mother, Liu Cong..."
He didn't even address him as husband, but directly mentioned Liu Cong's name. It can be seen how angry and sad Sun Shangxiang was at this moment.
Wu Guotai nodded and said, "I know everything. He asked me to persuade you."
"Mom, he's gone too far. Da Qiao is my daughter's sister-in-law. How could he...how could he be with her..."
"Listen to what mother is telling you." Wu Guotai sat next to Sun Shangxiang and said patiently, "This is what happened..."
After listening to Wu Guotai's narration, Sun Shangxiang wiped his tears and said, "Mother, why is the second brother like this? After all, Shaoer is also his nephew."
Wu Guotai sighed, "Zhongmou is indeed too ruthless sometimes. In comparison, Xi Ye is much better than him in this regard."
Sun Shangxiang nodded in agreement, then shook his head and said, "That can't be done with Da Qiao. She is his daughter's sister-in-law and also his sister-in-law. How could he..."
As he spoke, Sun Shangxiang shut up. According to what Wu Guotai just said, Liu Cong was drunk and Da Qiao had no chance to speak. When the matter became clear, the raw rice would have been cooked.
Wu Guotai looked at her with a smile, "Xiang girl, ask yourself, how does Xiye treat you?"
Sun Shangxiang was also unambiguous, "He is naturally very good to his daughter, but these are two different things. Mother, he is with Da Qiao. It would be fine if he finds a girl, but he and his daughter's sister-in-law are not acceptable to her."
Wu Guotai smiled and said, "We also know Da Qiao's situation these years. If it weren't for Shao'er, she would have died long ago."
"The fact that Xiye can tell you this means that he doesn't want to lie to you. Otherwise, would you know if he kept Da Qiao outside? This frankness also convinces my mother that his love for you is genuine."
"Daughter, my mother told you yesterday that a woman cannot be favored all her life. You still need to control what Xiye and you can do. It's nothing for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Compared with others, Xiye only has a few.
Woman? The most important thing is that you have to make him unable to leave you."
Wu Guotai was most worried about Sun Shangxiang falling out of favor. Sun Shangxiang no longer had any external support from the family. It could even be said that her family would drag her down, and Jingchu's officials would mind the Sun family.
Whenever Liu Chang came into contact with the Sun family when he grew up, Jingchu's officials would strongly oppose such a move.
Your Sun family is gone, and you still want to become bigger and stronger. What do you want to do? Do you want to split Jiangdong again?
Sun Shangxiang blinked and asked, "Mother, what should my daughter do?"
Wu Guotai smiled and said, "You don't have to do anything, but you have to be more careful about others."
"Xi Ye is the hero, and the hero will not tolerate others plotting against him. You have to win over Gong Jin and other Jiangdong faction officials. Of course, you can't let go of the Jingchu faction officials. As long as you don't make big mistakes, your position will
It’s very stable.”
"As for Da Qiao, she has found a home with Xi Ye. Her status as sister-in-law is nothing. Bo Fu has passed away, so it is reasonable for Da Qiao to remarry."
Jiang is still old and hot. Cai Hao and other officials from the Jingchu sect will definitely want Cai Jia and her son Liu Yao to be in power. Not to mention whether they dare to do so, the idea is definitely there. But Jiangdong officials will tolerate Liu Cong being deposed.
Sun Shangxiang?
Don't say she hasn't made a mistake yet, even if she does, they will try their best to protect the status of Sun Shangxiang and Liu Chang!
Wu Guotai also taught Sun Shangxiang to win over Jingchu officials. In this way, unless Cai Hao and others had other evil intentions, it would be impossible for Sun Shangxiang to step down.
As for the other methods used by Cai Mao and others, are Liu Cong's Jin Yiwei just living for a living? With the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, how much military power does the family have?
Even for the troops commanded by Cai Mao, he only had the right to command during wartime and only the right to manage during peacetime. How could he challenge Liu Cong?
"Girl, mother, this is all for your own good. The anxiety and guilt in Xiye's eyes just now is not an act. He has affection for you. You can't turn a blind eye. You have to use this affection to stabilize your position."
Looking at Sun Shangxiang who seemed to understand in front of him, Wu Guotai felt distressed and worried. He could still teach her now. After he died, could Sun Shangxiang understand what she said?
Sun Shangxiang struggled for a moment and asked Wu Guotai, "Mother, will he blame his daughter?"
Wu Guotai smiled, and this silly girl also knew how to be afraid, "If he would blame you, he wouldn't come to you. He wants you, the master of the backyard, to accept his concubine, which shows that he still respects your status.
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The head wife is naturally in charge of the affairs in the backyard, including each woman's servants, monthly salary, food and clothing, etc., all are in charge of Sun Shangxiang.
Even Liu Cong's inner treasury, Sun Shangxiang, also has the power to mobilize property!
The "Book of Han" records: "The great ministers and farmers are for the military and the state, and the Shaofu is for the support of the emperor." The Shaofu during the Western Han Dynasty was the prototype of the internal treasury.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the emperor's expenses increased. In addition to changing the Shaofu into the Zhongfu, Zhongyuyuan, Xiyuan, etc. were also added as private hiding places for the emperor.
In addition to the official salary and income from fiefdoms, part of the fiscal revenue of the territories controlled by the major princes was also put into the princes' own internal treasury to support the expenses of the princes' families.
This shows how much power Sun Shangxiang, the head wife, has. If other women want to reward their servants with something, but they are short of money, Sun Shangxiang can take it directly from the treasury!
"Okay, don't be angry, Mo Yan is overthinking. Let's go see him with mother."
In the hall, Liu Cong and Sun Shangxiang were sitting at the main seats, and Da Qiao respectfully served tea to them.
Despite the awkward atmosphere, Sun Shangxiang still maintained her dignity as a mistress and took the tea from Da Qiao and drank it.