When Mrs. Zhou heard Linlang say that the eldest family member would not be responsible for the expenses of the third bedroom in the future, she jumped up when she heard it. She repeated the old saying, "The imperial concubine gave us rewards, but we didn't ask for them. They were all kept in the palace. If that’s the case, why can’t we let the public spend money?…”
Linlang said calmly: "Do you want me to list the imperial concubine's reward with your expenses over the years to see how much advantage you have taken from us? Besides, is the imperial concubine a reward for you? In the past, the name of the reward was all It belongs to the Duke of Guo. Even if it is said that it is your share, at most it is an equal share. How come it becomes yours alone? Now that something has happened to the Duke of Guo and he is back, the Imperial Concubine does not need to win over our family. There is no reward for us, so why should we bear the expenses of your family? There is no such reason. No one in Beijing does this."
"Don't talk about distant places, let's talk about your natal family and your cousin's family. Should they bear your natal family's expenses? Your family is not responsible for your family, but your cousin's family is responsible for your cousin's family? Do you think my family should bear your expenses? That's fine for your family's expenses. Wait until your cousin's family pays for your natal family's expenses before you mention this to me. After all, I want to be in line with the imperial concubine's natal family."
Mrs. Zhou was so crowded by Linlang that she was speechless.
Her family has to rely on her cousin's family to take care of her family. How dare she ask her cousin's family to bear the expenses of her natal family? She wishes that in turn, her family would bear the expenses of her cousin's natal family, so as to curry favor with her cousin.
So seeing what Linlang said, Mrs. Zhou couldn't say anything. She could only go back angrily, wanting to discuss with her mother-in-law and husband what to do about this matter.
Mr. Zhou said there was nothing he could do because he knew his family was being unreasonable. As for Mrs. Zhou, her whole body was still sore. She couldn't sleep well at night due to the soreness. Her temper had become increasingly irritable recently, and she was getting older and older at the same time. After hearing what his daughter-in-law said, Xie Hao became angry and came to Linlang to argue.
"Why do you cut off my son's expenses?!"
Linlang was speechless and said: "I haven't seen your brother from the mother's side raising your brother who is a concubine. When your brother raises a brother who is a concubine, you can discuss this matter with me."
Mrs. Zhou said: "My younger brother is a commoner, and your third brother is a legitimate brother. How can it be the same?"
Linlang: "For us, there is no difference. Anyway, we are not raised by the same mother. Anyway, when did your natal brother raise your younger brothers? Then tell me about the third room in our big house. .”
In fact, it was useless for Mrs. Zhou to come and argue, because as long as Linlang didn't give it, they wouldn't be able to get it.
And even if Mrs. Zhou tells this matter, others will not take her side. After all, no brother is separated, and the brother is rich. Not only can he not support himself, but he also needs the elder brother to support his whole family.
What's more important is that now that the elder brother is disabled himself, and even though he is disabled, he still needs the elder brother to take care of the younger brother's family who have good hands and feet. No matter where he goes, no one else will think she is reasonable.
So even if she couldn't argue with Linlang, no one would help her if she went outside.
Mrs. Zhou was not stupid, so she naturally understood this, so because Linlang couldn't make a fuss here, she wanted to talk to Zhou Guogong for argument. After Zhou Guogong refused to see her because of physical discomfort, she had no choice.
In the past, when Zhou Guogong didn't see her, she could still stand on the moral high ground and say that he was unfilial. But now, Zhou Guogong was still lying in bed recuperating. If she said this to him outside, people outside would only call her a vicious stepmother. , the stepson was still lying in bed recuperating, feeling unwell, and even scolded others for being unfilial for not seeing her.
The emperor had a good relationship with Zhou Guogong. If he dared to say such things about Zhou Guogong outside, if it reached the ears of the emperor, he would probably make the emperor unhappy and cause trouble for his family, which would be bad.
So there was nothing she could do if Zhou Guogong didn't see her.
This made her realize that something happened to Duke Zhou, which seemed to be disadvantageous to her. She had not noticed it before.
If nothing else, at least when she made trouble for her elders, she used to rely on her status as an elder to stand on the moral high ground and be able to blackmail them; but now, something has happened to Duke Zhou, and it is Duke Zhou who can stand on the moral high ground. If she dares to cause trouble for the big house, as long as Zhou Guogong behaves miserably, there will be a lot of people calling her vicious without saying anything. Could it be that something happened to Zhou Guogong, which is very detrimental to her?
Linlang was fine. She could rely on her status as an elder to instruct Linlang to bear the expenses of the third bedroom. Otherwise, Linlang would be unfilial.
But Linlang said, now that Zhou Guogong has fallen, the income of the house is only the income of his own village, which is not enough to support his own family. He also has to afford a third house, which is unaffordable. When the time comes, the pressure on the big house will be great and he will not be able to afford it. Life was so tight that the masters of the family were crying to people outside, saying that Mrs. Zhou relied on her status as an elder to force the elderly, weak, sick and disabled to support the young and rich third bedroom without any money. People outside would then She has no control over their family.
Don't say that the eldest son of Dafang has grown up and is not old, weak, or disabled, because I have only heard of uncles taking care of the nephew's family who had an accident, but I have never heard of uncles taking care of the nephew's family if something happened to the nephew's family, and the uncle's family has to take care of the child. of.
Mrs. Zhou knew clearly that Linlang was a threat, but she was really worried about their family's reputation.
In addition, Mrs. Zhou said that she wanted to move out, but her family should bear the expenses and would not have the trouble of a big house. Mrs. Zhou stopped making trouble because she was not feeling well.
And what did Mrs. Wednesday think about it? Because the accompanying roommate told her that if the concubines of the third master followed suit in the future, her son would also be asked to take care of all the other rooms. She said that this was how the elders came, and it was their fault, so why not take care of her? How to deal with it?
——These words were naturally brought to the ears of her companion by someone sent by Linlang.
When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she thought it was reasonable, so she let it go. After all, she couldn't bear the thought of her son having to support his brothers after Master Zhou passed away.
But this is how her family forced her to raise her. If those bastards bring this matter up, she really won't be able to find a way to deal with it.
So sometimes when people do things, they have to compare their hearts with their hearts. Otherwise, they have to do something they shouldn't do. If it happens to them in the future, if they don't do it the same way, don't let others poke their spines to death. She is a decent person, and she is the imperial concubine. Cousin, I don’t want to go out in the future and be pointed at.
Because of thinking of these, Mrs. Wednesday stopped playing. Otherwise, this would not happen. With Mrs. Wednesday's mind, she would never have thought of this.
There is no need to support three houses, and the house can save more than 10,000 taels of silver in one fell swoop. This is not a small amount of money. With this money, Linlang thought, she can make a profit by buying some houses in the future and waiting for them to appreciate in value and sell them. More money.
(End of chapter)
