No one can disturb my retirement life in the Red Mansion

Seeing her lower her head and keep silent, Ou Mengmeng knew that she had something to ask for. She had been the principal for many years and had seen this kind of situation many times. It was not that she was embarrassed to ask, but she was thinking about how to ask. She couldn't push the issue and couldn't hurt her self-esteem, so she would usually pour her a cup of tea and wait for her to think it over. It happened that Sun Shangxiang had made tea and signaled the waitress to bring it over. At that time, there was no tea-serving and sending-off practice as in the Ming and Qing dynasties, so she could only take a sip and wait quietly.

"Madam!" Seeing the tea, Madam Xu Kun knew that this couldn't go on any longer, so she thought for a moment, "My daughter has a miserable life. She has been married for many years but still has no children. I would like to ask Madam to make the decision and register the child under my daughter's name so that she can feel at ease."

"I have to discuss this with the Marquis. After all, if this is the case, Deng'er will be the eldest son." Ou Mengmeng told the truth. Sun Deng was the eldest son and the only son. In fact, it didn't make any difference whether it was registered under the name of Xu. However, this was not an ordinary family. This was Sun Quan. The family affairs of the Emperor of Eastern Wu, this was not only a family affair, but also a national affair. Even at this time, Sun Quan had not founded the country and ascended the throne.

Mrs. Xu Kun smiled, nodded, and breathed a sigh of relief. She had actually been worried for a whole day. This was what her son asked her to tell the Queen Mother. But in fact, Mrs. Xu Kun didn't think it was necessary. But her sons insisted, so she told them.

She hesitated because she was afraid of the excuses from the Queen Mother, because even if it was an excuse, they actually had no way to deal with it. After all, Sun Quan no longer relied on the support of the Xu family. It would be fine if her daughter was favored by her husband's family, but fortunately this mother-in-law was not her own and would not argue with her. Let's try the previous Madam Wu!

At this time, Mrs. Xu Kun smiled with gratitude, and Wu Guotai did not shirk her responsibility, but told her frankly that this was a bit difficult. Because of the change of status, she was the eldest son and had the natural right of inheritance. The child was still young, and no one could predict what would happen in the future. She could not let Dongwu suffer unnecessary trouble just because Xu was going to die.

"Yes, I understand." Mrs. Xu Kun stood up and said goodbye. She did not stay with her daughter, but left with her two daughters-in-law.

"The Xu family is so stupid!" Sun Shangxiang calmly tidied up the tea set on the table and shook her head. After the last time, her temper had been suppressed a little. The fiery temper that was taught by Madam Wu had been smoothed out over the past year.

"They are not stupid. We all know why everyone is fighting. While the old man of the Xu family is still here, and although Xu is not favored and has no children, if we give her a legitimate eldest son, then the three generations of the Xu family will be saved. After all, she is Deng'er's maternal family." Ou Mengmeng did not dare to look down on anyone easily. It was not easy for anyone to survive here with a name and surname.

You know, after Sun Quan became emperor, some people asked to make Xu the queen. Sun Quan refused. At this time, even Sun Deng refused. She was his adoptive mother. Even though she was demoted to Wujun, they were not together at all. But Xu sent him a piece of clothing for no reason, which connected their feelings. Sun Quan's step-wives failed to please Sun Deng. khuj
Now that Xu was about to die, the Xu family had not mentioned registering the name of the child before, because they still had hope, thinking that what if Xu herself gave birth to a son? Now that it had come to this, their family could not send another person away, so they naturally wanted a name. As long as their family had a prince, their family would not fall.

"What do you think?" Sun Shangxiang looked up at her mother.

"What does it have to do with me?" Ou Mengmeng shook her head. "Originally I should have gone to your fifth brother's house, but now this is your second brother's house. What do you think I can do?"

"How cruel, mother. Your son will be angry if you say that." Sun Quan's voice came in.

Sun Shangxiang was startled. Now she was a little afraid to live here. But immediately, she jumped up and said, "Second Brother!"

"You have such little courage, and you still want to lead the army?" Sun Quan rolled his eyes at the girl and knelt down beside the old lady. "So, what does the Xu family want?"

"Son!" Ou Mengmeng answered simply and clearly. "What's your reply?" Sun Quan guessed and asked hurriedly.

"Well, I said I wanted to discuss it with you. After all, Deng'er is the eldest legitimate son now! In this way, which good girl would be willing to marry you?" After all, Ou Mengmeng had been an old lady in the Jia family, so she knew what she could say.

Although the customs of the Eastern Han Dynasty were much more open, for example, Xu was married for the second time, and Wang, the biological mother of Liu Che of the Western Han Dynasty, was also married for the second time, and Emperor Wu of Han made his mother and the elder sister born to his ex-husband princesses. In this era, women were relatively tolerant.

But if Sun Quan is registered, there will be a problem of dividing the family property, and Sun Quan is not an ordinary rich man. Ou Mengmeng couldn't bring it up, what she could say was what a mother should say, that with the eldest son, who would be willing to marry Sun Quan?

Sun Quan lowered his head and smiled. He thought his mother was really interesting. He thought, "I was just about to tell you that since Xu Shi is in such a state, she has no time to take care of Deng Er. I want to leave Deng Er with you."

"Let it go. The Xu family just mentioned this. If you move the child out now, what will the Xu family think? No matter what happens to Xu, if it gets out, it will be you who forced her to death." Ou Mengmeng shook her head. Jia's mother's thinking took over, and she couldn't let the Xu family catch any evidence. Of course, it also knew that Sun Deng would not remember Xu's name.

Sun Quan frowned. He was not targeting his mother, but he was getting more and more impatient with the Xu family. Now that the Xu family dared to ask for Sun Deng's name, they had some ulterior motives. For someone like Sun Quan who didn't like to be controlled by others, the Xu family's actions touched his bottom line.

Ou Mengmeng patted him gently, "It's okay, it's okay."

Sun Quan smiled at his mother, expressing his gratitude to her. He had no idea how Xu got sick.

Of course, Ou Mengmeng and Sun Shangxiang pretended not to know about this. Although Zhang Zhongjing had just returned, he had gone to the north with Fan Da a few years ago. Obviously, he was determined to retrieve Hua Tuo's handwriting. Before he left, he didn't even know that Xu was ill.

Of course, the Xu family didn't know this. Of course, they were concerned about whether Xu could be saved. If she couldn't be saved, they would only care about whether Sun Deng could be registered. No one cared about how the disease came about.

Of course, this is also because Sun Quan is now at the peak of his power. What can the Xu family use to control Sun Quan? The Xu family's fate is naturally doomed.

As I just said, in history, Xu was deposed in the 212th year of Jian'an, AD, on the grounds of jealousy. Being deposed would have been fine, but Sun Quan also sent Xu back to Wujun. Although the Sun family also had a foundation in Wujun, the point is that Xu was a noble family in Wujun! What Sun Quan did was actually no different from sending her back to her parents' home? From this, we can also see that even if Xu did not challenge the old lady, she would not have been able to hold on for much longer. In other words, Sun Quan could not tolerate Xu for much longer. (End of this chapter)