Chapter 95 Warning

  The servants of the Zheng family led Zheng Suhe and Wu Changge's group to the inner courtyard to see Old Lady Zheng.

  Madam Zheng (née Kang) was the concubine of Old Master Zheng, but she wasn't much younger than him.

  As Zheng Lao Ye Zi's first wife, Ye Shi, had passed away early, when Kang Shi married Zheng Lao Ye Zi, he was still young and only seven years older than her.

  Wu Changge followed Zheng Suhan into the inner courtyard of the Zheng Guogong Mansion, to the Mingdao Hall, where he paid his respects to his mother-in-law, Madame Kang.

  Kang let Wu Changgui make a bow as usual and refused to return it.

  "Your father is outside the courtyard, I'll have someone take you over." Mr. Kang said politely and called a servant to come over and lead Wu Changge out.

  Although Mrs. Kang was over fifty, she still looked stunningly beautiful. Her milky skin was as smooth as fine jade, only with a hint of yellowish tint, unlike the translucent complexion of young people, and the deep crow's feet at the corners of her eyes made her look quite aged.

  Since Zheng Xiāng Róng's death that year, Kāng Shì had never truly smiled again.

  Every time I smile, it's just a slight curl of the corners of my mouth, and doesn't reach the bottom of my eyes at all.

  But a beauty even in late autumn is still a beauty.

  Zheng Suxin had been very close to her stepmother since she was a child, and after Zheng Xiang's death, Kang Shi was heartbroken and bedridden with illness.

  It was Zheng Su-hen who, after consulting with her father-in-law and mother-in-law, specially returned to the Zheng family to take care of Kang Shi, who was almost heartbroken and dying, and managed to pull her back from the brink of collapse.

  After all these years, Kang has slowly walked out of the shadow of Zheng's early death and poured all her motherly love into her several granddaughters.

  He also doted on his granddaughter Wu Chanjuan.

  As soon as Wu Changge left, he beckoned to Wu Cujuan to come over, holding her hand and rubbing it incessantly. He looked at her and murmured: "It's like... really like."

  Zheng Suxin hurriedly smiled and said: "Mother is overpraising. Juan'er can't compare to Rong Meizi's beauty."

  "You're too modest." Mrs. Kang said with a smile, "Juan's appearance is not inferior to Rong'er's in her youth. Look at her eyes, except for the double pupils of Rong'er. The spirit in her eyes is really exactly the same as Rong'er's."

  Wu Chanjuan's most beautiful feature is a pair of eyes, those enchanting and charming double pupils seem to be able to capture souls, every man who has seen her can't help but be enchanted by those eyes.

  But Zheng Xiang Rong did not regain consciousness.

  Zheng Suxin thought carefully, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't recall what kind of "sparkle in her eyes" Zheng Xiangrong had.

  It's probably because Mother misses her sister so much, so she thinks everyone looks like her sister...

  Zheng Suxin said sympathetically: "Mother, don't be like this. If Rong were still alive, she wouldn't want you to be so heartbroken and devastated either. I understand her best, she was the most filial person."

  "Yes. I know you sisters are close. Rong'er was stubborn when she was young, and would cry whenever she saw you, and you would hide from her. At that time, I and your father were worried that you sisters wouldn't get along. But after Rong'er fell into the pond in the backyard at the age of five, it was you who risked your life to save her, and she changed completely, clinging to you every day." Kang Shi recalled the past, a smile finally reaching from her lips to the bottom of her eyes.

  Zheng Suxin also smiled, using a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes, and said softly: "Mother, those things are all in the past." Then she thought about changing the subject, "Yuer and Yue'er sisters have both grown up. Yuer already has a husband's family, and Yue'er will soon too? Mother, you're going to be a great-grandmother."

  Kang smiled and glanced at Wu Yujuan, saying: "Yujuan also wants to talk about her husband's family, right? How is it? Has your Wu family found a good candidate?"

  Wu Chanjuan is the eldest granddaughter of Wu's family and a person with heterochromia.

  Her marriage was not easily settled.

  In the depths of the Daxia Imperial Palace, there was a painting with double pupils, along with two sentences: "Double pupils appear, sage emerges." This was enough to make the Wu family treat Wu Chuan's marriage with great caution.

  Wu Chanjuan felt very embarrassed when talking about her marriage, and she twisted back and forth beside Kang Shi, unable to sit still.

  "Mother, where are Yu'er and the others? Let Juan'er go play with them."

  Kang looked back, gazing at Wu Chanjuan's flushed face. Patting her hand with a smile, he said: "Look at my old foolishness, I forgot that the young lady was here. - Come! Take the younger sister to the older sisters' side."

  Two maidservants with water caltrop-like hair walked over, smiling and curtsying to Zheng Suheng, then said to Wu Chanjuan: "Young Mistress, I'll take you to Big Sister and Second Sister's place. The other young mistresses are all playing drum-beating flower-passing at the Green Willow Pavilion."

  The eldest daughter of the Zheng family is Zheng Yuer from the second house and Zheng Yuemei from the fourth house. Zheng Yuer is already 14 years old this year, while Zheng Yuemei is only 11 years old.

  "What?! Hurry up and take me there! Take me there!" Wu Yanjuan stood up and walked quickly for a few steps.

  Wu Zhaokun, who had been following her all along, hastily pulled at her skirt and said pitifully: "Second sister, take me with you."

  Wu Chanjuan glanced at Zheng Suhui.

  Zheng Suxin smiled and said: "Take Zhaokuang with you. There are many boys under twelve on that side too."

  Wu Chanjuan then pulled Wu Zhaokun's hand and followed the maids away.

  Only Zheng Suxin and Kang Shi were left in the house.

  Kang took Zheng Su-hen to the inner house, took out a red wooden box and handed it to Zheng Su-hen, saying: "These are things I kept from my early days, originally intended for Rong'er's dowry when she gets married."

  Zheng Suxin took it over and looked at it, only to find a box of dazzling jewelry. There were many precious items inside, all of which were rare treasures in the eyes of the Wu family.

  Zheng Suxin was slightly surprised and hastily returned the box to Mrs. Kang, shaking her head: "Mother, leave these for Yu'er and Yue'er, where is Juan'er?"

  Kang stroked the box, saying in a low voice: "They have their own things. These are left for Rong'er. Rong'er is gone, and I see that Juan'er has some resemblance to Rong'er..."

  Zheng Suxin's face changed, but she quickly curved her eyebrows and smiled: "Mother is really fond of Juan'er. Thinking about Tong Rong's heavenly beauty, our Juan'er can't keep up. Besides, my eyes and Tong Rong's eyes are like Father's, Juan'er's eyes are like mine, it's not surprising that they have some similarities with Tong Rong."

  Kang thought for a moment, smiling: "I see. Maybe I remembered it wrong. You know, as people get older, their memory isn't complete anymore. Things from long ago are remembered clearly, but recent things can't be recalled." As he spoke, he put the box away again.

  Zheng Suxin saw Mrs. Kang sitting in front of her dresser and walked over to pick up the hairpin, "Mother, let me help you fix your hair."

  "Hmm." Mrs. Kang sat up straight and looked at her dresser mirror. She had Zheng Su-hyun brush her hair.

  After tidying up her appearance, Zheng Suhui personally escorted Kang Shi to the Qingfeng Building where female guests were being entertained.

  "Look, the master's family has arrived! You see Zheng Dà Nǎi Nai and her stepmother are even closer than biological mother and daughter!"

  "That goes without saying. Zheng's wife and her own brother were both brought up by Old Lady Kang, they're just one womb apart from being blood relatives." someone said with a hint of implication.

  "Look at what you're saying! If it gets out, your skin won't be intact..." Someone chuckled softly behind a handkerchief covering their mouth.

  "You're all too young and inexperienced. My elder sister-in-law is a living Bodhisattva, how can you ordinary people possibly guess her thoughts?" The speaker was Zheng Suxin, the second younger sister of the Wu family, Yin Xiuyan.

  Few people can hear the subtlety in her words.

  As soon as Madame Kang arrived, her three daughters-in-law swarmed around her, offering her a seat and pouring tea for her, serving her with great care.

  Zheng Suxin let go of Kang Shi, took a step back to the side, and saw that these three daughters-in-law were all wives of Kang Shi's biological sons, not his own younger brother's wife Shan Shi. A hint of impatience flashed in her eyes.

  This sister-in-law. She has said it so many times, yet she still doesn't know how to repent.

  In such a grand scene, she didn't even give a whistle of praise, as if she hadn't seen it at all, and yet stood not far away chatting with her maternal aunt.

  Kang's wife was a concubine. She is also the legitimate wife who has been listed in the family tree, and she is the mother of Zheng Su-hen and Zheng Xing-hong, as well as the mother-in-law of Shan Shi!

  Zheng Suxin's face was slightly displeased.

  "Little brother and sister, mother has just arrived, she wants you to speak." Zheng Suhui walked over and gave a signal with her eyes, calling her away.

  They came out into the corridor outside the house. Zheng Suqin said in a low voice to Shan Shi, "Your mother has arrived, why didn't you go forward to greet her?"

  Shan shook her head, "She has three close relatives as daughters-in-law, why would I intervene?"

  Zheng Suxin glared at Shan Shi with a look of utter disgust, "What business is it of yours?! You're the eldest daughter-in-law, she's your mother-in-law. As the eldest daughter-in-law, you don't even serve your mother-in-law properly, and yet you still want Xing Hong to become the heir?!"

  "What does this have to do with being a young master?" Shān shì disagreed, "If Father won't loosen his grip, what's the use of me trying to please her?"

  "Even if your father doesn't allow Xing Hong to be the heir, you should still be filial to his mother!" Zheng Suxin said to her sister-in-law. She was so regretful that she felt like her intestines were turning green.

  At first when they talked about marriage, she saw that the family background of Shi's family was the best, and she strongly promoted this marriage.

  After getting married, I found out that this good wife was spoiled too much in her maiden home and is not very discerning about human relationships. She's simply a selfish person! She's also greedy, wanting all the benefits but doesn't want to pay any price at all...

  Is there such a good thing in this world?

  Zheng Suxin said seriously: "I'm warning you again, if you still don't change your ways, I really won't know what to do."

  Shan was somewhat put at a loss for words by Zheng Su-hen, and awkwardly flipped her handkerchief. "Auntie, please wait, I'll go back and take a look to see if Quan-ren's medicine is done yet."

  Zheng Quanren is the son of Shan and Zheng Xinghong, they only have this one son. From a young age, his body was not good, but it wasn't to the point where he had to take medicine every day.

  Zheng Suxin stopped her and asked, "Quan Ren is not sick again, what medicine are you giving him?"

  "Great Aunt, you are a divine doctor with sacred hands, but you didn't even give your own nephew a prescription. I had to ask another doctor outside to prescribe him a nourishing formula, and after taking it for over a month, his spirit has improved greatly." Shān shì said with a forced smile.

  Zheng Suxin felt that this foolish woman was simply unreasonable. She took a steady look at Shan's back, made up her mind, and then turned around to Qingfeng Building, sat down beside Kang Shi, and smiled.

  Wu Juan led Wu Zhao Kun to the Green Willow Pavilion, and before they even entered, they heard loud laughter and drumming sounds coming from inside, like a joyful song and dance.

  The maids at the gate saw the two senior maids beside the old lady bringing in their cousin, and hastily raised the curtain, saying: "Cousin, young master has arrived."

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