My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Chapter 15 The first three terms

I don’t know how many disasters I have to avoid to raise him safely to the age he is today.

 So, she understands.

Even she felt that Shang Zhiping's cowardice was too much, but his temper could be changed, but the love between mother and son could not be broken.

So, Du Jingyi said calmly.

"General, please sit down for a while while I go make a bowl of pear water. The autumn air is dry and it is best to moisten the lungs."

 After saying that, he took the maids Yingying and Lizhu and left the house.

 Left standing with his hands behind his back, Shang Ji exuding anger, and broken porcelain pieces on the ground.

After leaving the door, the three masters and servants patted their chests in unison.

 “General, you are so scary!”

Li Zhu felt like he had escaped from death.

God knows how harmonious the atmosphere is when getting along with my own lady.

But now, with the addition of a general, the whole room either felt a chill that was deathly cold, or it felt like it was suffocating behind closed doors.

This incredible wealth is really not something ordinary people can enjoy.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shiver, and I got goosebumps all over my body.

 Compared with her reaction, Cherry seemed much calmer.

 But she also frowned, looked at Du Jingyi uneasily, and said in a low voice.

“Young madam, the general has such a temper, what will he do in the future?”

She was not afraid of anything else. She was afraid that the general would have perverted ways of abusing his wife.

Didn’t it mean that three wives had died before their young lady entered the family?

  Could it be that they were all killed by this general?

Thinking of this, Cherry couldn't help but swallowed her saliva.

Since she entered the Du family, she has been waiting by Du Jingyi's side. Therefore, Du Jingyi can see through many things at a glance even if she doesn't say them.

So he tapped her forehead lightly and said, somewhat dumbfounded.

 “Throw away the scraps in your head, the general is not that kind of person.”

  Du Jingyi was very clear about the deaths of his first three predecessors.

　　When the Duke of Guo came to ask for his hand in marriage, Mr. Du spent a lot of money to make inquiries.

  After all, this young father-in-law has a reputation as a "wife-suppressant". He feels sorry for his daughter and does not want his daughter to fill the holes in the business.

 So, after several twists and turns, he finally found out the truth.

 It turns out that Shang Ji’s so-called destiny of suppressing his wife is all nonsense.

 The first young lady of the Xu family who was engaged to a merchant was caught running away from her marriage, and was forced to death by her clansmen after she came back.

 For the sake of saving one’s own face, he even pretended that he died of illness.

In the end, he did not hesitate to make a fuss in front of the Duke's Mansion, forcing Shang Ji, who was not the young prince at the time, to welcome the tablet in.

 The second one is the young lady from the Jing family.

On the day of the wedding, the young master went to fight with Marshal Gu before he even had time to enter.

Who knew that three months later, he would drown while playing in the water at home.

 Such a situation can be blamed on Shang Ji. Naturally, Mrs. Wei's contribution to the situation was indispensable.

As for the third lady from the Wang family, it is even more exaggerated.

I heard that he was so frightened by the rumors about his wife that he fell ill and died within a few days!

But Mr. Du didn't believe that there was nothing fishy inside, so he spent a lot of money to pry open the mouths of the Wang family's servants.

Only then did I find out that Miss Wang had been seriously ill a few years ago, but she didn't show it to the public just for the sake of reputation.

Mr. Du didn't know what the specific disease was.

 But this wife-killing rumor is absolutely false.

 Otherwise, how could Mr. Du send his beloved daughter into such a den of tigers and wolves!

Du Jingyi even remembered that when his father came to deliver the news, he stood up straight and showed no timidity at all.

Thinking of this, I suddenly burst into laughter.

Such a huge change in mood made the maids Yingying and Lizhu confused.

"Okay, don't worry, we still have things to do now." "What is it?"

"Have you forgotten what I told my sister-in-law just now, that I have to prepare a gift slip because I have to go back tomorrow?"

Cherry slapped his forehead and then remembered.

“I almost forgot about it, I will send it to you right away.”

The gift list was actually prepared three years ago, but I couldn't send it over at that time. Now that the general is back, the gift cannot be discarded.

 Otherwise, the outside world doesn’t know how to spread rumors about my young lady.

The Du family's marriage of a daughter is a bit high in terms of status, but they are also straight-backed people.

 Before coming, the master and his wife had repeatedly told the young lady to go home immediately if she felt wronged.

Since the King of Heaven and I have gone, the most I can do is divorce my wife.

 They are not afraid.

 The most important thing is that my daughter can live a happy life.

 After seeing her leave quickly, Du Jingyi smiled lightly.

 “Let’s go and have a look in the small kitchen. Is there any pear water?”

 “Yes, young lady.”

 In Xitang Courtyard, everything was calm and calm.

 The sister-in-law Liu, who returned to Fuqiuyuan, felt a little sad at the moment.

He glanced at Xue Niang and said weakly.

“You should go back to Hanyi Courtyard first. Today’s naughty work has to be finished. I’ll go and see it tomorrow.”

Hearing this, Xue Niang curled up her lips, but she quickly calmed down and accepted it.

“Okay, sister-in-law, I’ll leave first.”

 “Well, be careful on the road.”

"knew."

 Such a conversation has been going on between the two of them for many years, and the atmosphere was as calm as those days in the past.

But after Xue Niang's leaving figure gradually disappeared, her sister-in-law Liu sighed and waved to her son Shang Zhiping.

 Looking at his face that resembled that of his deceased husband, I couldn't help but feel sad.

Before the words were spoken, sister-in-law Liu couldn't stop crying.

Once upon a time, no one envied her for her good fortune.

Her family of Heshun, there is nothing to be disgusted, and the young grandfather of the Shangguo Mansion who marries the government of Shang Guo Gong. She is young and she is particularly physical to her.

In those few years, she was in the inner house, handling matters from the palm of her hand, and the entire Duke's government obeyed her arrangements.

　　She is also a leader among women when attending banquets outside.

How could she have a father-in-law who is a businessman and a mother-in-law who cares about the family? Her own husband is progressive and her son is smart.

Seeing that one day is better than the other, I feel more comfortable.

 What she didn’t expect was.

 The year when Ping'er was three years old became her last happy year.

 Her husband passed away unexpectedly, and not long after that, her mother-in-law also died of illness.

 In the entire Duke's mansion, the mother and son were instantly on their own.

At that time, the old lady of the Gu family came to her house in person to have a long talk, which could have ensured that her son would become a legitimate young prince.

But she also knew that this would mean roasting the mother and son over the fire.

I'm afraid that before Ping'er can grow up and inherit the position of Duke, he will be reduced to a pile of bones by someone else.

She didn't want her only son to die in this deep compound, so she begged the old lady of the Gu family to keep the position of the young prince on Shang Ji's head.

 (End of this chapter)