The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 52 Divorce Wife (1)
In the atrium of the meditation room, Mrs. Xu sat at the head with a flustered expression, while Mrs. Jing Guogong had a righteous expression, and there seemed to be a bit of anger in her eyes.Kneeling in front of the two of them was an old mother, Zhao Jing had seen her several times in the mourning hall, she was Mrs. Hou's dowry mother Qi.

After Mrs. Hou's death, her dowry wives and maidservants were quite peaceful. They usually stayed in the mourning hall during the day, except for the Jinxiu Garden where Mrs. Hou lived, they basically didn't come out very often.Therefore, Zhao Jing didn't quite understand what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd now that Qi's mother was kneeling in front of the two old ladies.

Zhao Jing went in from the door and blessed the two of them. This kind of tense atmosphere is not suitable for her to speak, so she should check the situation first.

"Ma'am, what the old slave said is true. The girl was conceived at that time, it was indeed because she ate the red bean cake that Mrs. Xu gave her. Although the girl has a bad body since she was a child, she is not so weak. , The doctor also said that this child should have been saved." Mother Qi wiped her tears as she said, although she was disturbed by her conscience when she opened her eyes and told nonsense like this, but after waiting for two days, the group of them from Jing Guogong The servants who married together with the family do not know how to be arranged. Since the wife asked her to do so, she can only do so.

The old lady Xu who was sitting on the seat couldn't hold back anymore, she pointed to Qi's mother who was kneeling and said: "You old slave, why are you talking nonsense with your eyes open, how could I harm my grandson? Master Hou is 26 , I have no children, how could I... How could I..."

The more anxious the old lady was, the more awkward her words became. Besides, there were other wives and grandmas invited by Mrs. Jing Guogong sitting in this hall. After hearing what Qi's mother said, they all started whispering.For them, Mrs. Xu, who was not born well and could not be considered elegant, was obviously not as trustworthy as Mrs. Jing Guogong.

Although everyone pretended to be indifferent in order not to offend the Marquis of Wu'an, the way they looked at Mrs. Xu had already betrayed their thoughts.

"Let's comment. A good girl from my family married to your Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. In less than half a year, the child was gone and my life was lost. The girl I have worked so hard to raise for more than ten years..." When Mrs. Jing Guogong said this, her eyes were already filled with tears, and she cried so much that she was so sad.

Zhao Jing also sympathizes with Mrs. Hou. After all, she passed away at a young age, which makes people feel distressed, but now it is time to let the deceased rest in peace. People feel that they cannot sympathize.

The wives and grandmas of the other families were also moved. It is not uncomfortable for a girl to suffer like this. Some even comforted Mrs. Jing Guo and said: "Mrs. Gu, please don't be sad, this is your girl's too Fate, who asked her to marry..." Before the next few words of Marquis of Wu'an's mansion could be uttered, another lady cleared her throat and interrupted.

Everyone came to watch the show, so there was no need to offend the two dignitaries.

"It's a pity that my daughter doesn't have a son and a half under her knees. Her dowry..." Mrs. Jing Guogong paused holding her handkerchief when she said this, but Zhao Jing still reacted in a second, knowing that The purpose of Mrs. Jing Guogong's performance in this play.

The law of Dayong follows the previous dynasty. After the death of a married daughter, the dowry will be inherited by her children. If she has no children, the dowry will be inherited by her husband.Now Mrs. Hou has no children under her knees, so according to the law, the dowry that she married into Wu'anhou's mansion should belong to Wu'anhou.Ancient married women were different from modern ones, the dowry was unimaginably thick, and their marriage was bestowed by the Empress Dowager, so naturally it was full of pomp and circumstance.Mrs. Jing Guogong felt distressed when she thought of these dowries. She still had a few daughters waiting to be married. It would be great if she could get Madam Hou's dowry back.

At this time, several other wives and grandmas began to whisper again. Although there are laws first, most of the in-laws will return the dowry sensibly when such a thing happens. After all, these things were originally brought by the daughter-in-law from her natal family. It's not even my own stuff.

However, Mrs. Xu doesn't understand these things, so Mrs. Hou has been dead for so long, she has never asked this question, and she has never called Mrs. Qi's mother Qi who married Mrs. Hou to discuss the dowry. Therefore, Mrs. Jing Guogong Assuming it was the Xu family who wanted to take the dowry, they were anxious, so they decided to act first.

"I haven't even glanced at your daughter's dowry, but if you want to say that I harmed your daughter, my old lady has never done it, so she won't admit it. She is weak and has no children. Can you still rely on me?" Mrs. Xu used to have a good face, and Mrs. Jing Guogong led a group of people to interrogate her three times, which was already embarrassing for her. Fortunately, when she saw Zhao Jing coming, she pulled Looking at Zhao Jing, he said: "Miss Jing, you are judging me for the old woman. What are they going to do? I am an old woman, can I still harm my own grandson?"

Mrs. Xu has not figured out the reason for these people until now, but Zhao Jing already knew it very well. Seeing that everyone's eyes fell on her, she raised her spirits and blessed Mrs. Jing Guogong. Body, opened the mouth and said: "According to Dayong's law, Mrs. Hou's dowry should now be in charge of Lord Hou, so from now on, whether the dowry will be returned or left in Wu'an Hou Mansion will have to wait for Lord Hou to come back. Even if Mrs. Gu is in a hurry , and you can’t think about it indiscriminately and frame Mrs. Xu, then it shouldn’t be.”

As soon as Zhao Jing said this, everyone sitting there suddenly realized that they felt that Mrs. Jing Guogong called them over specially for this reason, but they only thought that she really loved her daughter, but didn't want to just feel sorry for the dowry. , everyone saw Mrs. Jing Guogong's expression suddenly became a little more contemptuous.

"You..." Mrs. Jing Guogong's cheeks flushed slightly when she heard the words. She had already acted in such a tactful manner, but she actually broke it out with a single word. It really makes people itch, but in front of so many people Son, how can she pull down her face and seriously admit what she said?
"When did I say I would return Mrs. Hou's dowry? Don't generalize. I never said that. I just love my daughter..." Mrs. Jing Guogong said here, and said She burst into tears, but this time, fewer people agreed with her.

(End of this chapter)