After becoming a widow, I raised my traitor brother

"Of course I know," Jin Mei put an exquisite gold-embellished and pearl-embellished comb on Wei Zizan's hairpin, "I've beaten them many times, but to no avail. Due to the face of the old lady, the eldest lady dare not do anything to those dowry wives. She usually turns a blind eye to them and lets them make trouble."

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When Wei Zi came over with two maids, there were more than a dozen women and servants standing in the hall, probably because of a fight, all of them were disheveled, and some of them had wounds on their faces, cursing and shoving.

Seeing her come out, whoever coughed, everyone managed to hold back their unconvinced expressions, and greeted her one after another.

Wei Zi sat down, and said softly: "Mothers are also old people in the house, and they have heads and faces, why are there such troubles today?"

"Miss," Sun Shun's family spoke first with a high-pitched voice, "I won't be afraid of making fun of you if I say it. My little grandson does some shopping for the kitchen, and for some reason I got offended by Sister Chen. She insisted that my grandson was greedy for money and wanted to kick me out! She wants to kick people out without evidence. What's the reason for that?! I see, it's clear that she wants to make room for her eldest nephew!"

Not to be outdone by Chen Feng's family: "You are bloody! You have the ability to bring the account book, let's face the account in front of the eldest lady, and see if your grandson is greedy for money!"

She turned to Wei Zi again, stretched out half of her neck, and patted her cheek crying: "Poor old servant, who has been working in the Duke's Mansion since grandma Taizu, our whole family has been your cow and horse for generations, but now, people who come later are riding on your head! Where can I put this old face of mine!"

The two insisted on their own words, and there was another quarrel in the hall.

Wei Zi sat quietly.

Qingju couldn't help leaning over, and whispered in Wei Zi's ear: "Those maids outside are secretly watching the fun, if this quarrel continues, I'm afraid we won't even have lunch in our house, and then Da Furen will find fault with you again."

"No hurry." Wei Zi said softly.

It wasn't until the two groups of people quarreled hoarsely that she ordered the maid to bring two pots of hot tea.

She smiled and said, "Please sit down, drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat first."

After the mothers-in-law rolled their eyes and sat down, Wei Zi took his time: "Mothers are all working in the Zhenguo Mansion. They have worked hard all these years, and my grandmother has seen it. She often taught me to treat you as elders. Therefore, even though I only returned home last year, I still respect you from the bottom of my heart."

These words sound ironic.

The women all showed complacency on their faces, and their posture of drinking tea was also somewhat arrogant.

Wei Zi went on to say: "I plan to set up a few tables of banquets for mothers in Tinglan Waterside Pavilion at noon tomorrow. I wonder if you can show me your face?"

Everyone froze for a moment, and a look of contempt towards Wei Zi could not help but flash across their eyes.

Servants like them, who can sit at the small table in the corner of the hall to eat on New Year's Day or when the master's family is in a good mood, how can they be specially entertained by the master?
After all, the eldest lady grew up in the countryside and doesn't understand the rules of the big family!
He deserves to be ridden on his head by a slave!
Chen Feng's family and Sun Shun's family quickly laughed and said, "Miss invites us, of course we are going to the banquet!"

They left happily, and only waited for the feast tomorrow, and got drunk with good wine and food.

Wei Zi ordered: "Jinmei, you have stayed in the mansion for a long time, and you know a lot of old people. You should take Qingju to inquire. You must find out what they have done in recent years."

That night.

Jin Mei quietly came to Mrs. Wei's room and told what Wei Zi did today.

Several carved windows are open, the moonlight is clear, the night wind blows in, the bedroom is very cool and pleasant.

The old man was wearing light and soft pajamas, his pale hair was rolled up with a black auspicious cloud sandalwood hairpin, and he was holding a plain fan, playing chess with himself under the lamp.

She smiled and said, "She is a child with ideas, so she must have a countermeasure."

"The maid looks at the expression on the young lady's face. It seems that she intends to do something to the two mothers at tomorrow's banquet. After all, Mother Sun was your dowry back then. If the young lady drives her away..."

"Sun Shun's family has relied on my identity to show their prestige in the mansion these years, and they are too arrogant and domineering. It is not an exaggeration to expel them." Mrs. Wei didn't take it too seriously, "As long as Xiao Zi can establish a prestige in Zhen Guogong's mansion, ten Sun Shun's family can also be expelled!"

She dropped a piece on the chessboard, and cruelty flashed in her old eyes: "The slave made a sudden disturbance. Someone must be behind the scenes to make things difficult for my granddaughter. She, Xue Ziyu, insisted on supporting Fan'er, so I, an old guy, had to support Xiaozi. Let her understand who is in charge of this house! Tomorrow, you should pay close attention. If anyone dares to make trouble, just use my name."

Jin Mei said solemnly: "Your maidservant takes orders!"

The night is like water.

Outside the window, a few dark clouds obscured the moonlight.

It was the scorching heat of summer, and Wei Zi was afraid of boredom, so he rolled up the curtains on Ba Bu's bed before going to bed.

She was lying on the bed, her long crow-blue hair was spread beside the pillow like a pile of clouds, she was holding a fan in one hand, and the other was resting on the edge of the bed, her long soft eyelashes covered her eyelids, half of her silk sleeves were rolled up, her wrists exposed under the moonlight were as white as frost and snow, and she just fell asleep.

A slender shadow quietly appeared on the window sill.

Xiao Fengxian quietly landed in front of Ba Bu's bed, looking down at the sleeping girl on the couch.

He was still wearing the indigo round-neck official robe, the trousers were rolled up, the skirt and cuffs of the robe were splashed with mud and were in tatters, perhaps because he had no time to take care of them.

He reached out and touched Wei Zi's lips with his fingertips.

His sister-in-law seems to have the ability to predict the future.

As she said earlier, Jiangdi...

Something is wrong.

But the problem was not Zhou Xianyuan, but Li Jinglin.

Li Jinglin and several other officials from the Ministry of Industry embezzled two-fifths of the disaster relief funds allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Not only did they use the most inferior sand and stone materials to build embankments, but they also cut corners. Every half mile of the embankment was almost hollow for a long period of time.

If this kind of embankment is built, people will definitely die in the future.

But how did his sister-in-law know such a secret?

Rough fingertips caressed her lips unconsciously.

Wei Zi groaned in his sleep and was woken up by him.

The eyelashes fluttered slightly, she opened her eyes and saw Xiao Fengxian, she was so startled that she lost all sleepiness, she quickly sat up and hugged the thin silk quilt: "You, what are you going to do?!"

Xiao Fengxian withdrew her hand and looked her in the eyes: "Sister-in-law, you are right, there is indeed a problem with the river embankment."

Wei Zi was startled, and quickly asked: "Li Jinglin embezzled the disaster relief funds, didn't he?"

Xiao Fengxian nodded: "Yes."

Wei Zi breathed a sigh of relief.

In other words, the crown prince Zhou Xianyuan was wronged in his previous life. He was accused of being reviled by thousands of people, and finally died alone in the cold palace.

Fortunately, she seems to be able to change the fate of the crown prince in this life.

Thinking of something, she raised her sparkling peach eyes again, and said anxiously: "Then you are going to expose Li Jinglin? That kind of tofu-like shabby project must be demolished and rebuilt immediately, right?"

Xiao Fengxian was silent.

After a long time, he slowly said: "I once thought about using this matter to send Li Jinglin to the prison, and I wanted to step on him to climb up. But now this matter is no longer within the scope of my intervention."

Wei Zi was puzzled: "What does this mean?"