The day after Nanny Zhu gave Xie Wu the message, she made her decision in front of Mr. Chen.
Seeing Jade being pushed out by the old lady in full make-up, Mrs. Chen was stunned.
But the old lady dropped more than this bomb. She immediately asked Xie Wu to move to Hengzhiyuan on the grounds that she was getting older and it was easier for her to handle the trivial matters in the house.
Cuizhuyuan is in the east and Hengzhiyuan is in the south. The distance has become far away at once. Even if we take a small road, it will take half an hour to go back and forth.
Although Mrs. Chen felt uncomfortable with the matter of taking a concubine, she knew in her heart that this day would come sooner or later. However, she was completely unprepared for Xie Wu's move out of Cuizhuyuan.
"Mom, Ah Wu just moved into our courtyard not long ago. Why do you want her to move away?" Ms. Chen finally stood up.
After returning to the capital, Xie Zheng became busier and busier, and his time at home became shorter and shorter. A Xu was also sent to the academy. In the huge Hou Mansion, the only person she could rely on was A Wu. If
Even Ah Wu is gone, then she, then she...
Mrs. Chen didn't dare to think about it any further.
"I have made it very clear for the reason just now. Instead of struggling here, you might as well go back quickly to help Ah Wu pack her things, and by the way, also make a room for Aunt Cui to live in." The old lady raised her eyes.
Looking at Mr. Chen, his tone was very cold.
"Mom, I, I can accept Brother Zheng taking a concubine, but Ah Wu can't move away." Although she was very afraid of the old lady's strength, when she thought of the panic ahead, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but use all her courage.
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The old lady's face instantly darkened.
Mrs. Chen also felt panic in her heart, but she still gritted her teeth and forced herself not to lower her head under the old lady's compelling gaze.
Because she knew that as long as she lowered her head today, Ah Wu would completely leave her.
She can't let Ah Wu go!
The fear of the road ahead gave Chen an unprecedented courage. This courage suppressed her awe and fear of the old lady. For the first time, she met the old lady's eyes openly.
Looking at Mrs. Chen who was still staring at her unblinkingly even though she was trembling, the old lady finally felt a smile leak out from the corners of her lips. She raised her eyebrows and softly uttered three words in a cold voice, "Reason."
Woolen cloth?"
"Ah Wu, Ah Wu, she is my daughter!"
"So?" the old lady raised her eyebrows and continued to ask.
Mrs. Chen was stunned for a moment.
Isn't this reason enough?
Ah Wu is her daughter, and her daughter should originally live with her mother!
The old lady saw through Chen's thoughts at a glance. She curled up her lips and sneered, and then said sternly, "Yes, Ah Wu is indeed your daughter! But ask yourself, you have fulfilled your responsibilities as a mother.
What? Why didn’t you think that she was your daughter when you threw her into the Marquis Mansion and ran away? Ask yourself again, did you stop her from moving out because you couldn’t bear to leave her as a daughter, or because you didn’t want her to move away?
You're afraid that without her help, you, the crown prince's wife, will be revealed for your true colors, and you won't be able to handle even a servant!"
The thoughts that she tried so hard to hide were exposed by the old lady. Chen's face felt embarrassed. The corners of her lips twitched for a long time, but in the end she just stammered two words out of her mouth with difficulty, "I, I didn't...
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The old lady snorted coldly, then looked away, "Ah Wu, go back and pack up, and move to Hengzhiyuan soon!"
"Yes, grandma." Xie Wu bowed her head and blessed the old lady.
"Ah Wu, you, do you really want to move away?" Seeing that the matter was about to become a foregone conclusion, Ms. Chen panicked and looked at Xie Wu with red eyes pleadingly.
Xie Wu looked at Mrs. Chen, her cold eyes filled with indifference, and she said, "Mother, can you stop my father from taking concubines?"
Mentioning this, Mrs. Chen's chest felt sad, and her eyes couldn't help but a layer of mist filled her eyes, "Ah Wu..."
"You can't do anything! You can only cry and ask for help, but you have forgotten that you are no longer the little girl who has not yet left the court. You are a mother, a wife, a daughter-in-law, and a member of the whole family.
Mistress! But do you think you are worthy of these statuses?"
Xie Wu's merciless questioning completely shocked Chen, but more than this, the coldness and alienation in her eyes frightened Chen even more.
"Ah Wu..."
"Mother, if you don't want to be left behind by your father, then think carefully about what I said today!" After saying these words, Xie Wu led the maid to leave to the old lady without looking back.
After everyone left, the old lady sat back on the couch. She held the prayer beads in her hand thoughtfully and did not speak for a long time.
"What's wrong with the old lady?" Seeing that the old lady's face was a little heavy, Grandma Zhu couldn't help but said with a smile.
The old lady's gloomy eyes finally moved, "Did you hear what A Wu just said..."
"I heard this." Nanny Zhu smiled and squatted down in front of the old lady. She raised her hands and slowly pinched her legs for her. "Girl, she has grown up."
"Yes, I have grown up..." the old lady said and suddenly closed her eyes.
But how did she grow up to be what she is today?
She never taught her those words.
Yang wouldn't even know how to teach her.
What on earth had she gone through to be able to say something like that?
Seeing the tired look on the old lady's face, Aunt Zhu's eyes moved. Just when she thought the old lady would stop talking, the old lady suddenly opened her eyes again and said, "Has she lived in the mansion these years?"
not too good?"
"Old madam, are you asking... the eldest lady?" Nanny Zhu looked at the old madam and asked her hesitantly.
The old lady's eyes flashed, and then she nodded solemnly, and said in a hoarse voice, "I know that you have been secretly caring about her behind her back all these years."
After hearing what the old lady said, a trace of uneasiness flashed across Aunt Zhu's face, "Miss, she is your direct granddaughter, the old lady, so..."
"I didn't ask you this, I just wanted to know, has Ms. Yang treated her harshly over the years?"
Otherwise, how could she become what she is today?
Seeing the seriousness of the old lady's question, Aunt Zhu also calmed down. She looked at the old lady solemnly and said, "Second Madam, she didn't treat the eldest girl harshly, she just... just held the eldest girl high, what?
I don’t even teach her.”
This is the usual method used by housewives.
A mother-in-law treats a concubine, and a stepmother treats a stepson. Most of them are like this. They look harmonious on the outside, but only those who have experienced it can best understand the power of it.
The old lady frowned and finally closed her eyes again.
In fact, she didn't even need to ask Nanny Zhu, how could she not know that Yang's treatment of Xie Wu was not sincere, it was just that she didn't care before...
Chen is not the only one who feels ashamed of being a mother. Doesn’t she also feel guilty of being a grandmother?
Back then, in order to get angry with Mr. Chen, she forced her to hold her back and not allow Mr. Chen to take her back to Ningxia, but she kept her by her side but failed to educate her properly...
Because Aunt Zhu gave Xie Wu a breath of fresh air yesterday, Mi Yue and Aunt Luo put away some rarely used things last night. When Xie Wu comes back, they are sure to move to the new yard today.
, Grandma Luo immediately started organizing.
Xianyue's eyes grew hot when she saw it. She rolled up her sleeves and wanted to step forward to help. However, she was kicked out of the room by Aunt Luo several times, "You are clumsy and you may break things. Don't come here."
Trouble!"
Xianyue couldn't resist Nanny Luo, and finally had to return to Xie Wu angrily.
"How can I not be as careless as grandma said? I am very strong! It's hard for them to move a box and cage, but I can lift it with one hand!" Xianyue looked at Xie Wu and complained to her aggrievedly.
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"It's because you can pick it up with one hand that mama is scared." Xie Wu said to her with a smile.
Xianyue pouted and was about to retort, but her sharp eyes saw a tall figure walking towards them.
"Girl, it's jade." Xianyue hurriedly approached Xie Wu's ear and whispered in her ear.
She hasn't gotten used to Jade's new identity yet.
Xie Wu glanced at Xianyue and didn't remind her that she was wrong. She just smiled and turned around.
"I have met the eldest lady." Feicui smiled and stepped forward to greet Xie Wu.
Xie Wu raised her eyebrows and smiled at her, and asked, "Why is Aunt Cui here?"
"I know that the girl is moving to Hengzhiyuan, so I wanted to come and say hello to you first." Feicui looked at Xie Wu with a smile.
Nowadays, Xie Wu is in charge of the middle affairs of the Hou Mansion, and both the old lady and the prince treat her differently, so it will be of great benefit to her to have a good relationship with her.
Especially seeing her attitude towards Mr. Chen in Ronghuayuan this morning made her even more determined to win her over.
"Then, has my aunt gone to the main courtyard to say hello to my mother?" Xie Wu looked at her and raised her eyebrows.
Jade was slightly startled, but soon she smiled again and said, "I will go to the main courtyard to pay my respects to my sister in a moment."
After hearing Jade's words, Xie Wu burst out laughing and said, "Aunt Cui's 'sister' is quite smooth!"
Jade's face froze, "Big girl, I'm here, I'm here..."
"Okay, you don't have to come and say hello to me! No matter how weak my mother is, no matter how unclear she is, she is still my mother. Aunt Cui will never naively think that I said a few harsh words to my mother. You
Then you can win me over!" Xie Wu curled her lips and stared at Jade coldly.
"No, I don't think so..."
"There is no best! You should know why grandma put you here. You only need to do what grandma tells you. As for the rest... I advise Aunt Cui not to be too greedy, otherwise...
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Xie Wu didn't say anything else, but everyone could hear the threat in her words.
Jade's face turned pale again and again, but she didn't dare to refute Xie Wu's words.
Chen is stupid, but she is not stupid. She knows that with her current status, there is no way she can compete with Xie Wu. The only thing she can do now is to endure!
No matter how powerful Xie Wu is, she will eventually get married!
But she is different. She is now the legitimate Aunt Cui. As long as she can capture the prince's heart in the future, even if Xie Wu wants to make decisions for Chen in the future, her hands must be long enough!
Moreover, with the protection of the prince, she would not dare to stretch out this hand!
Thinking of this, the suffocation in Jade's heart that was threatened by Xie Wu immediately dissipated completely. She raised her head and smiled at Xie Wu again. She said, "Girl, I have remembered your words."