West Wind Sighs Works The Eldest Daughter Should Marry, First-Rate Young Master's Wife The Eldest Daughter Should Marry, First-Rate Young Master's Wife The Eldest Daughter Should Marry, First-Rate Young Master's Wife Volume 1 Chapter 040 Pear Garden Requests People, Shameless Old Madam

  Qiu Mama led the way, accompanied by two maidservants, towards the Pear Courtyard. As soon as they reached the entrance of the courtyard, they heard a series of mournful cries coming from inside. It sent shivers down their spines, and Qiu Mama hastily led them in.

  As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw my wife's dowry money and several other women from Qinghuatang all tied up with ropes on a long bench, while the woman wielding the board was exerting herself to the fullest, these people were crying out in distress.

  She could only quicken her pace as if she hadn't seen anything, when she came, the old lady didn't instruct to let the second miss go. One more thing is not as good as one less thing, it's better for her not to get into trouble.

  Qiu hurriedly walked to the front of Li Shi and Xia Ting, breaking the stalemate between the two. "Madam, Second Miss, Old Madam invites you to Spring Hui Residence."

  She looked at Li's face, which was clearly hurt by anger, and could only secretly sigh in her heart: Madam has really lost everything this time. The capable assistant by her side was slapped by the second young lady in public, and she couldn't even do anything about it. From now on, what prestige can she still have in front of the servants?

  Li was just so angry that her temples were throbbing, when she heard Autumn come to deliver a message, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She had forgotten about Old Madam all along, and had hastily rushed over in her anxiety. Now she was being driven dizzy by this little brat again. She had actually forgotten that she should go to Chunxi Residence to ask Old Madam to come and restrain this little scoundrel.

  At the thought of this, Li Shi hastily pushed away the maid who was supporting her and hurriedly made her way to Chun Xi's residence. As she left, she didn't forget to glare fiercely at Xia Ting Cong, her eyes filled with a thick warning: You little wretch, just you wait.

  Xia Ting didn't even frown, directly ignoring the other person. She lightly stood up and patted her skirt, saying to the women who were holding the boards, "Continue beating, don't stop. Only after beating fifty boards can you let them go."

  Shui also stood up and worriedly said, "Ning'er, I'll go with you." She didn't know if the old lady would take advantage of Ning'er's situation, so she decided to follow her to be on the safe side.

  Xia Zi Yun also pulled Xia Ting Ying's sleeve, indicating that he should follow too.

  Xia Ting nodded helplessly and shook his head, saying "Don't worry, Mother. You stay in the yard with your brother, I'll be back before lunch, you can rest assured, nothing will happen."

  Having finished speaking, she turned around and took a step forward, with Autumn following closely behind her as they left together.

  Mrs. Li rushed to Chunxi House, ran into the house and cried to Old Lady Xia, "Mother, you must do something about this for me! That little slut, Xia Ting, actually dared to touch someone close to me and even publicly defied me in front of everyone. Where can I put my face now? How can I still manage the servants in the mansion?"

  Having said that, he saw Old Man Xia sitting beside him and rushed over to say "Old Master, you can't just ignore this matter. These are the good daughters taught by the Water Clan."

  Xia Lao Ye's face twisted in disgust as he backed away. He almost shouted out loud, but then he didn't know what to do. If she hadn't sent someone to cause trouble at the Pear Courtyard first, there wouldn't be this unpleasantness now. And yet, she still dared to play the victim and report him first.

  Madam Xia's face turned iron-green, her expression stern as she rebuked, "Shut your mouth! How dare you speak? I previously instructed you not to go to the Pear Courtyard looking for trouble. But instead, you not only sent servants there to move food ingredients but also got caught by Second Young Mistress on the spot. It seems you've grown wings and no longer listen to my words. If you truly can't manage the servants properly, then hand over your authority as the head of the household early and go enjoy a leisurely life elsewhere."

  Li was trained to have a stiff face and the whole person was stunned, it took a long time to come back to her senses, and she nodded and said "I dare not."

  Old Lady Xia snorted, "You'd better not dare, now get out of the way, what a shameful sight."

  Her heart grew more and more displeased with this niece from her maternal family. At first, she had taken a liking to her because she was easy to control and was a relative, so she had let Yu'er marry her. She hadn't expected to bring back such an idiot, who couldn't tell right from wrong at critical moments, and only knew how to be jealous and petty all day long, without considering the future of the Xia family or Yu'er's career for even half a moment.

  Mrs. Li's face turned pale as she retreated to the side, standing there. In all the years she had been married into the Xia family, this was the first time the old lady had publicly humiliated her like this, even going so far as to say such harsh words about handing over control of the household. This made her heart both shocked and fearful, and she couldn't help but grit her teeth in anger towards Xia Tingcong.

  Xia Ting walked into the house and saw this scene: Old Lady Xia was sitting on the couch with a smile, Old Master Xia was sitting in the first position on the right side, while Li Shi was standing pale-faced on one side, and after seeing her, there was a deep hatred flashing in her eyes.

  Seeing Li's appearance, although she knew that the other party was probably unsuccessful in reporting and was scolded instead. But Xia Ting didn't feel any joy, she wouldn't naively think that this was because Old Lady Xia loved herself so much that she would do this.

  She had only met her a few times, and to be honest, she was just a granddaughter with some superficial relationship. What could be comparable between her and the niece of the other family? Mrs. Xia's actions must have been motivated by ulterior motives.

  Having thought it through, Xia Ting walked up with a calm expression, intending to pay her respects. But she was interrupted by Old Lady Xia's warm smile "Second daughter is here, sit down quickly. No need for so much courtesy, we're all family."

  Xia Ting's slender eyebrows rose slightly, and without pretending to decline, she directly turned around and sat down on the chair. She wanted to see what kind of tricks this Old Lady Xia had up her sleeve.

  After Xia sat down, Old Lady Xia smiled kindly and said, "Second daughter, this time it was your mother who did wrong. Your grandmother has already scolded her earlier. Although you've just been brought back from outside, these days you must have seen that your grandmother still dotes on you, her precious granddaughter."

  Xia Ting was almost choked to death by these words, this old lady really knew how to talk nonsense with her eyes open. How did she not see that the other party had been pampering her all along? Not to mention that since arriving at the Xia residence, every day when she came to pay respects, Mrs. Xia had never looked at her straight in the eye, and the words they exchanged between them could be counted on ten fingers. Even the matter of replacing Xia Lian as a candidate wasn't it all stirred up by this old lady? How dare she speak so boldly?

  "Grandmother also knows that you have always been a filial child, and must be thinking about how to repay Grandmother's love for you over the years. Grandmother doesn't ask for anything else, but soon you will be going to the Jing Wang Fu as a concubine. When you gain favor in the future, don't forget that the Xia Fu is your root. At that time, speak well of your father in front of the Jing Wang's son and have him secure a high-ranking official position for your father. If he can be enfeoffed as a marquis, that would be best. And what about your two younger sisters? As their older sister, you must find them good marriages. Grandmother thinks that they should at least marry into the family of a national duke or a provincial duke. The worst-case scenario is marrying into a marquis's family. And as for Yu Er, his marriage cannot be taken lightly...".

  The old lady got more and more excited as she spoke, her words flowing like a river that never stopped.

  Listening to the other's words, Xia Ting only felt two words, that is, absurd. This summer old lady's shamelessness and thick skin she has learned today, and doesn't even reflect on herself, looking at what kind of family this Xia Fu is, her son is just a fourth-rank official.

  In this Kyoto where "all smiles are for the powerful, and all visits are from the nobility", what is she worth, yet she dares to think about marrying Xia Lian and Xia Rong into those prestigious families. She even dares to say something like "at worst, it's got to be a marquis's son". It's as if she's eager to throw herself at them, but who knows if they'll even want her.

  She said that Lao Furen's attitude towards her had made a one hundred and eighty degree turn, originally it was this idea, wanting her to go to the Jing Wang Fu as a concubine, in order to take advantage of the benefits on her body.

  The noise of Old Lady Xia's chatter had been going on non-stop by her ear, and the more Summer Listening heard it, the more annoyed she became. She directly opened her mouth to interrupt, saying "Old Lady, you'd better put away those unrealistic ideas of yours. Based on the status of the Xia family, not to mention marrying into a household like the National Duke's, even if we were to give her to the Marquis's son as a concubine, it's unlikely they would want her. You should wake up and stop daydreaming early in the morning. As for Father, if he has the ability, the Emperor will naturally promote his official position. If he doesn't have the ability, then he should honestly do his job as a fourth-rank official. Becoming a Marquis is something he can forget about for this lifetime."

  She never considered the people of Xia Fu as her own family, and now she wants her to pave the way for these people. There is no door, no window. If she really marries into the Jing Wang Fu, she won't turn back to deal with them, and these people should be secretly rejoicing.

  Mrs. Xia was speaking with deep feeling and eloquence, as if the beautiful scenes she imagined had already appeared before her eyes. But the beautiful dream was shattered by a few cold words from Xia Ting.

  "Furiously opening her eyes, 'What do you mean by this? Are you thinking of eating inside and peeling outside, turning your back on your family once you've got wealth and nobility? You're a big traitor, a good-for-nothing. How dare you say she's unrealistic, isn't this just refusing to bring benefits to the Xia household? This damned little servant girl."

  Old Master Xia was so angry when he heard this, and just as he was about to scold his daughter a few words. But when he met Xia Ting's sharp eyes, the momentum that had just risen suddenly dissipated, and he honestly sat still in his seat.

  Xia Ting stared at Xia Lao Ye for a moment, and he immediately dodged his eyes and turned away.

  Xia Ting Cong gave a cold hum, withdrew her gaze, and considered him sensible. If he dared to speak today, she would have to make sure that from now on, he could no longer hold his head up in front of the lower-ranking people in the Xia household.

  She stood up elegantly and said while walking out, "It's just what it means on the surface. If you like to daydream, then take your time and do it slowly, I don't have the leisure to accompany you here."

  Seeing Xia Ting's bold departure, Old Lady Xia was so angry that her hands were shaking. Li Shi took the opportunity to say, "Mother, look at this little vixen, she's really asking for death, not even listening to your words. Mother, you can't just let her off like this."

  Old Lady Xia patted her chest and glared at Li Shi, "Shut up, this scoundrel. Wait till she enters the Jing Wang Fu, she'll come crying to beg for my help." Let's see how she deals with this unfilial thing then.

  Xia Lao Ye sat on the side, not daring to speak. Firstly, he was indeed a little afraid of his second daughter. The previous confrontations had not yielded any good results for him. Moreover, this matter of going to the Jing Wang Fu as a concubine made him feel quite guilty towards his daughter, and he didn't have the courage to meet her gaze.

  He also felt that his mother was thinking a bit too much, this lotus and rong want to marry into the second-grade official's family as the legitimate wife, he can laugh in his dreams, let alone those princes and young masters are not so easy to think about. His mother is really getting more and more confused with age, such words can be said.

  Digression

  Everyone, I'm here to apologize. Yesterday afternoon when I got home, I found that my computer's broadband couldn't connect and I couldn't get online. It kept saying that the username was invalid. I called customer service and they said someone would come over to take a look, but by last night no one had arrived. So, that's why there were no updates yesterday. And since I couldn't get online to tell everyone, I'm really sorry about this. This chapter is a makeup for yesterday's, and there's another one coming later today, so you guys can read them together.