Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 101 Wang is under house arrest

"An Shi, you still call me sister, but you actually say this to me, do you still have a conscience?"

When Mrs. Xiao Wang saw that Mrs. An, who usually had little presence, took over the conversation, she rushed to Mrs. An with her eleven-month-old son in her arms and questioned her indignantly.

"Sister, I'm not wrong. Our master is no longer a marquis and you are no longer a marquis' wife. Don't even think about being the mistress of the house."

Aunt An is full of hope for life, and she is very grateful to the current Marquis's wife, Wen Qingwan.

So she hoped that everyone in the Marquis' Mansion would live a good life. She was not afraid that Wang would seize the power of the family.

Now that Wang is no longer the marquis’ wife, she has no right to snatch it.

But she herself doesn't understand, and always shows up from time to time to show her presence, which can easily irritate the master.

The Weiwu Marquisate is not like other noble families. It is simply wishful thinking for Mrs. Xiao to use her status as mother-in-law and filial piety to suppress the Marquis' wife.

Marquis Weiwu has asked for an imperial decree for his wife. If Wen Qingwan shows the slightest dissatisfaction, the master may divorce Wang at any time to vent her anger.

Wang didn’t understand all this. As a sister, she really wanted to remind her, but unfortunately Wang wouldn’t appreciate it!

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Xiao Wang questioned her angrily.

"An, what nonsense are you talking about? Even if the old master is not Marquis Cheng'en, but Marquis Weiwu is his son, he is still the old marquis."

"Ms. Wang Xiao, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. Huizhen is right. I am a commoner now, with no official position or title. Don't dream about it. Go back to the backyard and take care of the baby." Xiao's father said angrily.

"Master, isn't the title hereditary? Why aren't you a marquis?" asked Mrs. Xiao Wang in disbelief.

Aunt Liu and a few other concubines also looked at Father Xiao eagerly. In their subconscious minds, the Crown Prince inherited the title of Marquis, and the master was the old Marquis.

They heard the servants in the marquis's mansion calling him "Master", so they followed suit. They really didn't know the ins and outs of it.

However, they are now living a life of luxury with the wife of Marquis Weiwu, so it doesn’t matter whether the master is the marquis or not.

Father Xiao saw that his step-wife looked greatly shocked, while those concubines looked indifferent.

He sighed inwardly: My concubine is much more sensible.

Looking at Xiao Wangshi's face which looked older than him, he felt a little guilty and his tone became much gentler.

"Xiao Wangshi, I will forgive you this time because of all you have done for the Marquis' Mansion.

At the same time, I will also make you give up the desire to fight for the power to be the head of the family. I, your husband, am now just an ordinary person without any official position or title.

It is true that titles are hereditary. My father hated the name Marquis Cheng'en the most. His last wish before his death was that his descendants and grandchildren could take this name.

If Jin'er inherits the title of Marquis Cheng'en, I will naturally be the old marquis. Jin'er is capable, and the emperor allows him to replace Marquis Cheng'en with Marquis Weiwu.

I agreed since I didn't want to be an old marquis. Now the heads of the Weiwu Marquis' family are Jin'er and Wan'er.

I've said so much, do you understand now?
If you dare to talk nonsense in front of Wan'er again, don't blame me for ruthlessly divorcing you!"

Father Xiao looked at his wife solemnly. He really wanted to divorce this woman who was holding him back immediately.

In the Marquis' Mansion, even I have to keep my tail between my legs. If people are willing to respect you, then you are the elder.

If people are unwilling to respect you, you are nothing. In the court, the emperor and his officials made things difficult for him.

He finally won a game with the help of his son, and said in the court that he did not want either an official position or a title.

The emperor couldn't do anything to him, so what would his colleagues use to laugh at him? If his son fell, his life would be over, but Wang Shi didn't understand this!
Thinking of this, Father Xiao couldn't help but look at Aunt An a few more times. She was indeed the woman he had spent so much time pursuing. She was still so beautiful.

"........."

After hearing her husband's long speech, she saw him looking at An with affection.

Xiao Wangshi's eyes turned red with anger, and all kinds of emotions such as shame, embarrassment, and regret surged onto her face. She was so angry that she pushed Aunt An hard.

"Aunt..."

"Auntie~"

Xiao Jinyi and Xiao Lidong, brother and sister, screamed and ran towards their aunt at the same time.

Sitting on the main seat not far away, Wen Qingwan tapped the toes on the leg of the stool and used her lightness skills to fly over and support Aunt An, preventing her from falling and getting a bloody head.

Her jawline was tightly clenched, and her dark eyes looked deeply at Xiao Wangshi.

Good education and the calmness that comes from being in a high position for a long time suppressed the storm in his heart.

She stood beside Aunt An, her eyes deep and dark, as if she contained endless anger.

Although she said nothing, Father Xiao and the Xiao children felt a chill spreading from the top of their heads to their whole bodies, and cold sweat gushed out like a spring.

Several older boys in the Xiao family looked at their stepmother with grim faces, as if they wanted to eat her.

Xiao Wangshi's face turned pale as paper in an instant, there was unconcealable fear in her eyes, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.

Being stared at by countless eyes, it was as if being blown by an icy wind, her body was as stiff as a fossil and unable to move.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, we are back." Xiao Laoer's excited shout broke the silence in the hall.

"Second brother, third brother is back? Are you hungry? Eleven, go to the kitchen and tell them to cook a few dishes for them. Do you want some midnight snacks?"

Wen Qingwan restrained her temper and gently instructed Xiao Yi, then turned around and asked the people in the hall.

"Sister-in-law, I won't have midnight snacks anymore, and I will eat less in the future. Don't be angry. Please forgive my mother, okay?" Xiao Yu'er, who was over three years old, said softly.

"Sister-in-law, Jun'er won't eat midnight snacks anymore and will eat less in the future. Can you forgive mother?"

As Xiao Sanshisan spoke, he handed the five taels of monthly salary in his hand to Wen Qingwan, trying to bribe her.

"Okay, for Xiaoyu'er and Xiaojun's sake, Mother will take Thirty-Sixth Brother back to her own courtyard. You can eat in the courtyard from now on. When you figure things out, you can come out to eat."

When Wen Qingwan saw the two cute kids pleading for Xiao Wangshi, her heart softened.

No matter how hateful Xiao Wangshi was at the moment, she had given everything for the Marquis' Mansion after all, so Wen Qingwan did not intend to punish her severely, but just wanted her to calm down.

Besides, Xiao Wangshi never dared to come against her, and Wen Qingwan also saw that as long as she said something bad about Xiao Wangshi, Xiao's father would divorce her immediately.

"I'll go back to the yard now." At this moment, Xiao Wangshi felt afraid.

Only then did she understand that it was her inability to manage the household that caused her to live such a miserable life, and she could not blame anyone!
After Wen Qingwan became the head of the family, she sat in the main seat every day and did no work. All the credit went to her.

Any mistakes are the fault of the people doing the work. This way, being the head of the household wouldn't be tiring at all, but she doesn't have that ability!

After Xiao Wangshi left, everyone gathered around Xiao Libo and Xiao Litao and asked, "Second brother, who beat you up? Why are you so embarrassed?"