Chapter 330 – Well Played

Liu remained kneeling there, not even moving a bit.

The second oldest master hurriedly stopped and held Cheng Guo Gong in his arms, “Big brother, it can’t be allowed.”

Meng Zhimo went over and snatched the longsword from his hand.

The old Duke was so angry that he stood up and threw two slaps on his face, scolding, “Bastard thing, you did the shameless thing yourself and still blame others.”

And said to a woman, “Help the oldest daughter-in-law up.”

The woman helped Liu up.

The old man looked at Liu, “The oldest daughter-in-law did the right thing. This rebellious son, just deserves a beating.”

Duke Cheng Guo roared, “Father!”

Seeing the old master raise his arm, he took two steps back in fear.

Liu looked sideways at Duke Cheng Guo and said, “Master is right, I did promise you. But you also promised me that you would give me two months to cure my illness, and if the illness cannot be cured, I will then ask the elders to find a woman to serve you on my behalf. In this way, I have fulfilled my duty as a wife should, and your lordship will not be considered to have violated the ancestral tradition.

“But you, it’s only been a few days, and you’re openly sleeping with maids at home. If you are like this, you are not only violating the Ancestral Traditions yourself, but you are also bringing me down with you. I’m a person who can’t rub sand in my eyes, and for the old master and that maid to set me up for injustice, of course I can’t tolerate it.”

She knelt down and kowtowed to the old master again, and said in a deep voice, “Father-in-law, my daughter-in-law married into the family for only a month, and the old master is openly disobeying the ancestral training. It was my daughter-in-law who was unwise and incompetent, unable to persuade her husband or satisfy him, allowing him to make an unforgivable mistake. My daughter-in-law is ashamed to have failed her father-in-law’s expectations and would like to ask for her own pardon.”

Duke Cheng Guo roared again, “Bah, it was Laozi who didn’t want you, a shrew, in the first place, and you still invited yourself down to the hall.”

The old master was so angry that he stood up again and flung Cheng Guogong, “Shut your mouth.”

He gave Liu a satisfied look, Liu was smarter than he thought.

She knew exactly why he had hired her as Meng family daughter-in-law. Of course, her willingness to marry in even though she knew Meng Daoming disliked it also had her purpose.

She fought this fight not only to teach Meng Daoming a lesson, but also to show him Meng Ling.

She was worth those conditions, and the Meng family still had to praise her for a good fight, and the conditions promised by the Old Grand Duke and Meng Zhimo had to be fulfilled.

The old master said, “A son not taught is a father’s fault. I didn’t teach this bastard well, causing him to make many mistakes. Alas, he married three daughters-in-law, Qu was too kind and tender and was set up to die, our Meng family is sorry for her.

Fu was a scout sent by a political enemy, who plagued my Meng family for twenty years, and was only caught and repudiated last year. Now he married you back, you are a good kid, know what you can do, what you can never do, and will not be bullied at will. Of the three of you, you are the most suitable for Daoming.”

Duke Cheng was reluctant, “Father, that’s a shrewish and shameless woman, not virtuous, not virtuous and jealous. She is not suitable for me, tell her to get lost.”

The old master turned to him and said, “Both of you, if one of you rolls, it’s you, Meng Daoming. Before you roll out, I’m going to break your legs so you can’t be an official. Liu has the virtues of Le Yangzi’s wife, and will make sure you learn the ropes despite your own reputation. She did the right thing, and our Meng family must keep this daughter-in-law.”

His voice was much smaller than Duke Cheng’s, but it was not angry.

Cheng Guogong’s anger knotted, tears welled up, “Father, you can’t talk nonsense with your eyes open, you can’t do this to your son ……”

The old man did not pay attention to Cheng Guogong, slowly said to Liu, “In the future, do not lightly say ‘down the hall’ words, hurt feelings. Meng Daoming is a bastard, but not to the point of being irredeemable. I hope that you can work with us to bring him to a good path. I also hope you can be true to each other and work hand in hand until you grow old. Tomorrow, I’ll ask Daoming to apologize to you. You go back first, we’ll handle it here.”

“Father, ……”

Duke Cheng cried out. Seeing that the old Duke of State was about to raise his hand again, he could only hold back the latter words, shaking his lips and shedding tears.

It was too miserable, among the great lords all over the capital, who else could be more miserable than him?

Liu’s eyes are red, kneeling down to give the old lord a kowtow, saying, “Thank you father-in-law for administering justice, thank you father-in-law for treating me like your own daughter.”

She stood up and led a few women out of the courtyard.

Standing outside the courtyard gate, Liu looked up at the sky.

The bright moon was slanting in the west, and the star of enlightenment in the sky was still blinking.

It was almost dawn.

Liu smiled bitterly and shook her head as she walked towards the inner courtyard.

She had been in many fights since she was a child, but this was the only time that the elders had told her that she had fought well, and had made the person who had been beaten apologize to her.

In the Niu family, her son was beaten, and the Niu family’s parents pointed at her nose and scolded her.

In her mother’s home, she hit her brothers, although her parents did not allow her brothers to hit her back, but still had to teach her not to hit anyone.

At the end of the dawning hour, Meng Ruimo went back to the floating life courtyard.

Yesterday the child washed three, Meng Ruimo took leave and did not go to the barracks. Today, this incident happened again, and he asked Meng Gaoshan to go to the barracks for a day’s leave.

Jiang Yishi already knew the general idea and asked, “How did grandfather handle it?”

Meng Zhimo smiled badly, “That girl was beaten five times and sold directly. Grandfather also lashed Cheng Guo Gong five horse whip, kneeling in the ancestral hall for two hours, but also must go to the main courtyard to the wife to accompany the crime.”

Jiang Yishi laughed, stealing sleep from the maid was beaten by her daughter-in-law, beaten by her father, letting her son and sister-in-law see it, punished for kneeling, and still have to give her daughter-in-law to accompany her sins……. Really think that all women are as good as Qu to be bullied.

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Meng Ruimo laughed again, “Cheng Guo Gong are angry and cried, with the voice of the kind. Oh, was so cleaned up a meal, he will certainly not dare to mess with Mrs. lightly, more than afraid of grandmother is still afraid of her.”

Meng Ruimo never felt that Cheng Guogong lost face, it is he who lost face as a son.

Liu didn’t eat breakfast and went directly to Fu An Hall to apologize.

Sister Ji said, “The old lady is not well again and is still resting.”

Liu knew that the old lady was angry and didn’t want to see herself.

She didn’t dare to go back, but stood under the porch.

The old lady is indeed angry, both at her son for not obeying and Liu for hitting him.

Her husband did wrong, she should report to her in-laws and let them punish her, how can she as a daughter-in-law bring someone to beat her door. Not only is she not virtuous, she has also lost her husband’s face.

If I had known, I should have stopped the old man from hiring her as his daughter-in-law.

At this time, the old master returned to Fu An Hall.

He said to Liu, “You go back, I’ll talk to the old woman.”

The late generations came to Fu An Hall one after another to pay their respects, and the subordinates blocked them.

When Niu Xiu heard that her mother had beaten her stepfather, she cried in fear and rushed to the main courtyard.

The news that Duke Cheng had been beaten was like a small wind, quickly blowing throughout the entire Duke of State’s residence. Although it was so small that it was silent, it blew in every corner.

In the middle of the day, the old man came to the Floating Life Residence again.

Meng Zhimo asked people to prepare the food and wine, and went to the bedroom to carry Yin’er out and hand him over to the old master.

Seeing the white and tender child in his hand, his eyes open and clear, his petal-like mouth pursed, revealing a small bubble, the old master revealed a smile.