Old Madam Shi comforted Mrs. Song for a while.
Tian Rugeng also rushed back, his face pale: "Madam, how can you be so ridiculous?"
Old Madam Shi was afraid that Tian Rugeng would lose his temper, so she glanced at him. Although his face was cold, his eyes were very steady and did not reveal anything.
"My daughter-in-law has been neglected. My son must apologize to her!"
As he spoke, he took the hands of Song and Tian Rugeng, trying to make them reconcile.
Mrs. Song stayed away and didn't buy it at all: "Master Hou, some of the nuns said..."
Old Madam Shi knew that this matter would be difficult to explain, and she said: "I don't know what bastard spread rumors and slandered my son's reputation."
Song was unmoved.
Tian Rugeng had no choice but to do some superficial things to make up for the Song family and protect the face of his wife, but that was all. And if she doesn't make Ms. Song happy and she complains to her sister, Princess Zhong, everything will be difficult to handle! So he said: "How can I hurt the harmony between you and me because of my servant's nonsense?"
Tian Rugeng raised his hand and swore to the sky: "I swear to my husband that I will never be sorry for my wife in the slightest! If I violate this oath, I will be punished by heaven and earth!"
The old lady Shi continued to comfort her: "Daughter-in-law, look, my son is so magnanimous and cannot be fooled by his servants!"
Someone outside reported: Mrs. Lu Guo has been waiting for half an hour.
Mrs. Song then turned around and walked away, pinching her palm with her fingers.
God has no eyes!
Mrs. Lu Guo has been arranged by Chunhua to the living room in the main courtyard. Mrs. Song arrived quickly.
"Sir, please forgive me for being late and not being able to greet you personally. I hope you won't be offended." Mrs. Song felt blessed after seeing Mrs. Lu Guo.
Mrs. Lu Guo is already seventy-six and her body is still strong. The Song family also studied with Princess Huaiqing from Mrs. Lu.
Mrs. Lu Guo smiled and said: "I came early. I promised to arrive at noon, but I got up early, so I came directly. Your child is sent by Princess Tonghuaiqing for three festivals a year. Why bother being so polite when you come with gifts?”
"Sit down quickly."
Mrs. Song sat down and Dong'er brought tea. Mrs. Song thought about it and realized that she had not been out alone for nearly ten years, nor had she visited Mrs. Lu in person.
Mrs. Lu Guo's hair has long been gray, but she is very energetic and looks good. Mrs. Lu Guo never married and spent most of her time studying knowledge. Her family was poor and she basically never interacted with outsiders, let alone flattered the royal family. Her biggest hobby in life was the study of the mind.
His eyes were very calm, and he looked like he had nothing to worry about.
Mrs. Lu Guo saw that Mr. Song was a little distracted and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Mrs. Song smiled and said, "I think it's good for you to live your life by yourself without getting married."
Mrs. Lu Guo looked at Mrs. Song. She hadn’t seen her for more than ten years. The corners of Song’s eyes were full of wrinkles, and there must be something unpleasant going on.
Mrs. Song continued: "Actually, I asked your husband to host Weiwei's full moon banquet this time. There is one more thing I want to ask your husband for advice."
When Madam Lu Guo heard what Song said, she chuckled and said, "If you have any questions, just ask."
Mrs. Song thought for a while: "The student has a friend..."
"She wants to make peace with her husband's family, but the situation is not optimistic. I'm afraid her husband's family will not agree. Her husband's family is also an official in the court, not a farmer. The divorce will definitely have a great impact on the reputation of her husband's family. If her husband's family I would not agree to it unless I had to. I heard that your husband once had a student who reconciled with her husband's family after getting married, and later remarried and lived a very comfortable life."
Moreover, the student's family background was quite extraordinary, and he also came from a family of officials.
Although there is no legal provision in Beizhao that women cannot remarry or divorce. But that's just for common people. It is rare for officials and officials to get divorced or divorced. In particular, the Hou Mansion and the Guo Gong Mansion are both big families in Beizhao. If a woman remarries, it is very likely that her family's reputation will be damaged, and other sisters in the family will be disliked when they marry.
"If it is inconvenient for you, sir, just pretend that the student has never mentioned it."
Mrs. Lu Guo was stunned: "Since I am your friend, it doesn't matter."
"My student's father was once a minister, and her husband's family also had a high status. I thought she was from a scholarly family, but her husband was a manly man who raised a group of big men all day long and often beat her. For three years... I The student couldn't bear it anymore and complained to his father-in-law and mother-in-law. Unexpectedly, he was beaten half to death and later soaked in a pig cage. He was almost dead. Later, he was saved by the maid who was married to him, and then he escaped back to his parents' home."
Ms. Song was also shocked. These parents-in-law were disgusting enough. She blamed her daughter-in-law for her son's misdeeds and beat him half to death: "Then they divorced later?"
Mrs. Lu Guo sighed: "How can it be so easy? Her mother's family is a high-ranking official, and she proposed divorce. However, her husband's family never agreed. They insisted that my student seduced men and broke the rules of women, so they wanted to divorce her. The two families wanted to divorce their wives. Later, we reported everything to the emperor, but the emperor was too lazy to deal with it, and finally let it go."
"The lawsuit has been going on for more than a year. The father said that he was right and the mother-in-law said that she was right. No one could do anything. It is difficult to say good things to someone. It is too easy to put someone in the dark. My student was sick and forgot to say hello to her mother-in-law. They say it’s unfilial.”
Mrs. Song was stunned for a moment, some things were really difficult to explain...
"What happened next?"
"More than a year later, my student's sister was promoted to the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine and the emperor personally interceded, and the emperor came forward to divorce." Mrs. Lu Guo was a little sad: "But the child was not saved, and the two The children were left at the husband’s house.”
"On the contrary, the countryside is free. If the husband's family doesn't agree, the mother's family will lead people to beat him until he agrees. On the contrary, the officials are restricted in everything. Once the officials take action, their career in this life will probably be ruined."
Mrs. Song couldn't help but feel shocked, that's what happened.
How many people in the world can please the emperor?
"Although my student regained his freedom, he was forced to marry far away in the end. From then on, he lived far away from home. I don't know if he can return to the capital again in this life. If possible, it would be good to escape." Lu Mrs. Guo continued.
This is the way the world is. No matter why a woman is divorced or abandoned, she is still the one who suffers.
"How come your [friend] can't get along with her husband?"
Mrs. Song was stunned and didn't know how to answer.
She now firmly occupies the position of the mistress of the Marquis of Lin'an's Mansion. In the eyes of others, the husband and wife are loving and full of children. Even if the matter of the Marquis of Lin'an's raising a wife is revealed, in the eyes of outsiders, she will not propose a divorce. Which man doesn’t have three wives and four concubines?
She was afraid that the teacher would be worried, so she smiled and said, "It's just a few complaints, and it may not lead to reconciliation."
Mrs. Lu Guo knew in her heart that Mrs. Song made special inquiries and the matter was definitely not as simple as "a few complaints".
It's just that Mrs. Song is already the mistress of the Hou Mansion. She has her difficulties, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't go into details.
Mrs. Lu Guo sighed and said some heartfelt words: "In this world, it is difficult for women to survive. It is even harder for wealthy women to survive. Most of them are like puppets on strings, living how men want. Since ancient times, deep love cannot be retained. , the family of emperors, generals and prime ministers has no emotions at all. Some are just well-matched."
"Like me, my parents died young and I have no brothers or sisters in the family. No one cares about my marriage. The other people in the clan, old and young, are also farmers. If they can't afford the dowry, they won't arrange a marriage for me. I have a bad temper. He's so strong, he can't ask for help, but he's also somewhat capable of supporting himself. I'm lucky."
"To be honest, everyone has their own misfortune. I am already unfortunate. I don't want to drag my children down, and I don't want them to suffer, so I don't want to have children."
"Perhaps I am getting old and my words are no longer pleasant to listen to. That [friend] of yours needs to understand that since she was born, there has been no love. Love only exists in the world of children in story books. In the real world, there is less. Very few. If she wants to reconcile because of this, I really don’t know how to help her. Ordinary women are married, and if there is no fear for their lives, they can take their thoughts away from their husbands and live a good life. You can live your own life, raise your children, take care of your family, whatever you want."
Mrs. Song nodded: "Sir, that's right."
The two chatted some more, and Mrs. Song was very concerned about Mrs. Lu's health and current situation.
Mrs. Lu Guo felt warm in her heart and her smile was gentle: "My body is still the same. It's better when it's sunny and worse when it's cloudy. There's nothing to do on weekdays, it's just reading and doing incense."
"This time, Mr. Naonuo hosted the full moon banquet for my little girl. The student is very grateful." Mrs. Song stood up and asked Dong'er to take out 10,000 taels of silver notes, sealed it in red and gave it to Mrs. Lu: "It's a blessing for the child to have you here. It’s a small gift, but I hope you won’t refuse, sir.”
Mrs. Lu Guo refused, holding her hand eagerly and said, "I am an old woman with nothing to do. I am often at home. This gift is too heavy."
Mrs. Song said yes with a smile, and then asked Dong'er to hand over the red seal to Mrs. Lu's maid, and then said deeply, "I'm sorry, sir."
Then he said as if smoothly: "The students have been taught."
Mrs. Song returned to the room, picked up Tian Xiwei, and couldn't help but feel sad in her heart: the road to reconciliation was too difficult, so her mother had to act according to the situation and take her time.
"Now I can only wrong my daughter!"
Tian Xiwei was extremely happy [Hehehehehehe! I stole the heroine’s full moon banquet, so happy! 】
[As long as the heroine of the original book is more aggrieved than me, I will not be aggrieved! Jiejiejie~]
Looking at Tian Xiwei, whose mouth was cleft to the back of her head, Mrs. Song couldn't help but smile softly: "My baby is my mother's little cotton-padded jacket~well-behaved and cute~"
