Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liang were both shocked and looked at An Qien in disbelief.
Most women are afraid of being divorced. Not only will their own lives be insecure, but they will also bring shame to the entire family.
Is An Qien crazy?
"What did you say?" Ms. Liu asked her in disbelief.
An Qi'en said calmly: "Heli, as the mistress of the Hou Mansion, Qi En has nothing to do with the Hou Mansion. I don't want to delay the Hou Mansion."
Mrs. Liu was so panicked that she couldn't sit still. She just wanted to scare An Qi'en and behave herself. Why did she want to reconcile?
Mrs. Liang was much calmer. She looked at An Qien and asked, "My nephew and daughter-in-law, you have such a bad temper. Are you not comfortable with my mother-in-law being asked to follow the rules?"
She took a sip of tea and looked like an elder: "Do you know what the consequences of peace are? Are you going back to Heli'an Mansion? They say you are smart, why are you so confused on this matter?"
"If you leave the Marquis Mansion, there will be no place for you not only in Beijing, but also in the whole of China."
Mrs. Liu calmed down immediately: "If you disobey your mother-in-law, you just want to make peace with her. Do you really think that I won't punish you?"
An Qi'en smiled lightly: "How dare Qi'en disobey my mother-in-law? The reason for the reconciliation is to relieve my mother-in-law's worries."
"My concubine and the prince are married by His Majesty. If the prince agrees to go to His Majesty with me to ask for peace and divorce, my mother's family will have nothing to say. This will not hurt the face of the two families."
Madam Liu panicked again and glanced at Madam Liang.
Mrs. Liang smiled coldly: "I asked you to behave yourself and come up with this gossip. Do you still have a mother-in-law in your eyes? Is this how the An family teaches their daughter?"
An Qien: "That's right, my mother never taught me how to tell other people's houses, nor how to stir up trouble, nor how to teach me how high this mountain is."
Liang's face immediately darkened and she slammed the table angrily: "That's how you talk to your elders!"
At this time Qiao Jianghong came, and Bai Lu told him the whole story on the road.
"Mother, why do you punish Qi En? Nothing is done between the son and her. If the mother wants to punish her, then she will punish her son."
He was quite responsible. Because he felt guilty and had the grace to save his life, it was reasonable for him to speak for An Qien.
Mrs. Liang provoked: "Nephew, it is only natural for mother-in-law to teach her daughter-in-law. My nephew, please don't worry about the things in the backyard."
Qiao Jianghong looked upright: "I, the man of the house, don't care about family affairs? Do you want my aunt to be in charge of it as an outsider?"
Mrs. Liang's face was extremely ugly and she was so angry that she could not speak.
Ms. Liu said with a cold face: "I just asked her to take advantage of the rules. Why can't she take advantage of it?"
An Qi'en said calmly: "If Qi'en makes a mistake, the mother-in-law should punish her daughter-in-law no matter what. If she is provoked by someone else, Qi'en will not admit it. Even if His Majesty convicts her, she must be justified. Mother-in-law The mother used the excuse that her daughter-in-law had nothing to do, so she allowed me to behave accordingly. Why didn’t my mother-in-law allow me to behave according to the rules during the three years when the prince was lying down?”
Mrs. Liu: "If he can't do it, how can I let you..."
She spoke in a hurry, then shut up quickly!
The truth suddenly came out. Isn’t this just using people to move forward and not using people to move backward?
An Qi'en said again: "The prince has been cured for only half a year. I have been able to wait for three years without any regrets. But my mother-in-law can't wait for only half a year?"
Qiao Jianghong was even more unreasonable: "Mother, Qi'en has worked hard for several years. It was her son who asked her to cultivate for a year and a half. I also hope that mother will not embarrass Qi'en because of this matter."
Mrs. Liu ignored it and her face softened: "I don't care anyway, you hurry up and have the baby."
Mother Wu came. After bowing, she said, "Madam, the old lady wants you to go to Anhe Hall."
Mrs. Liu didn't dare to delay for a moment and hurried to Anhe Hall.
"Mother." Liu Fushen.
Mrs. Qiao was sitting on the imperial concubine's couch with a stern face. Mrs. Liu felt a little frightened when she saw that her expression was not good.
"I think your brain was kicked by a donkey!" Mrs. Qiao didn't save any face for Mrs. Liu.
Being scolded in front of the servants, Mrs. Liu couldn't keep it off her face and asked with aggrievedness: "Mother, what did my daughter-in-law do wrong?"
Mrs. Qiao scolded her with an even uglier face: "You listened to Mr. Liang's instigation and asked Qi En to follow the rules. You don't even know where you went wrong. You are so stupid!"
Mrs. Liu argued: "She has nothing to do. Isn't it right for a daughter-in-law to let her follow the rules?"
Mrs. Qiao was so angry that her few remaining teeth were trembling. She pointed her index finger at Mrs. Liu and scolded: "You are so stupid! You have scolded you like this and you still don't know your fault!"
Mrs. Liu felt aggrieved and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
"The An family is gaining power now. I heard that the legitimate daughter of the family is on good terms with people in the palace, and her father is an official in the court. You actually believed the Liang family's instigation and asked her to follow the rules!"
"Don't say that she has nothing to do now, even if she has nothing to do for the rest of her life, the Hou Mansion cannot divorce her! In His Majesty's eyes, it is Qi En who has revitalized the Hou Mansion. If you openly suffer for her, you should Anjia Vegetarian! As long as her father and brother say something in front of His Majesty, will Jiang Hong's life in the palace be easy?"
Mrs. Liu is a short-sighted person, how could she think so far!
She regretted and blamed herself: "Mom, it was my daughter-in-law who was careless."
Mrs. Qiao blushed angrily and scolded you again: "She has already given you face, so what is the Liang family? She still wants to enter the An Mansion. You think the An Mansion is just as stupid as you! I wrote a letter to you to give you face. You are not satisfied and listened to Mr. Liang’s instigation to try to control Qi Encon and this marriage, you are really kicked in the head by a donkey!”
After being scolded, Mrs. Liu lowered her head and wiped tears without saying a word.
Mrs. Qiao ordered: "Go to the ancestral hall and kneel down for a night to reflect!"
Mrs. Liu was shocked. She had not behaved herself in many years. Except when she first got married, Mrs. Qiao didn't like her and often asked her to behave herself.
After giving birth to Qiao Jianghong, her life became much better.
"Mother, my daughter-in-law realizes her mistake." She didn't want to kneel down in the ancestral hall. She might be exempted from punishment by crying and admitting her mistake.
If she really knelt down in the ancestral hall, then she would become a joke to the people in the house. She could not punish her daughter-in-law, but was punished instead. This humiliation would make her feel ashamed.
Mrs. Qiao said angrily: "Don't go yet!"
With no room for relief, Mrs. Liu could only go to the ancestral hall with red eyes.
Mother Wu poured tea for Mrs. Qiao and said, "My wife is just naive and has a soft ear. She can't stand provocation."
Mrs. Qiao took a sip of tea and said, "She is a person who can't handle things clearly and can't even understand the accounts. What kind of brain can she have?"
Mother Wu thought of something and said: "I don't blame Madam for being anxious. The prince has been well for almost half a year. Both aunts have been pregnant, but Madam is not. This..."
Mrs. Qiao was also worried. If An Qien couldn't give birth, she would see a doctor as soon as possible. If she really couldn't give birth, she would adopt a child in her name. But this was the last resort.
She said thoughtfully: "Go and send those hens that don't lay eggs to her yard to raise, and say that the eggs laid by these chickens are very nutritious. She will naturally know what's going on."
