Take a Sip of Milk to Calm My Nerves, the Whole Family is Waiting for Me to Save Them – Chapter 36

Ch 36: Instigation

Madam Wen originally wanted to stay at Zheng Xiulan’s place for a few days, also to leave the Wen Yang Marquis out in the cold for a few days to give him a sense of crisis.

But Zheng Xiulan and Qiao Muyang didn’t want her to stay here any longer. If it weren’t dark now, they would have sent her back to the Wen Yang Marquis Mansion now!

Leaving aside the expenses of her eating and living here, just her difficult-to-serve personality made Qiao Muyang not want to take responsibility for her in his own home.

But he prided himself on being an upright young master, so of course some words could not come from his mouth. At this time, the usefulness of Zheng Xiulan’s silver tongue came out.

“Aunt, think carefully. Originally, we had nothing going on before. How did Cousin and Uncle know about your privately helping us? Moreover, Yun Jinglan is in charge of these account books, and the incident happened just before her Little Daughter’s Full Moon Banquet.”

Even Zheng Xiulan in the East of the City had heard of the Wen Yang Marquis Mansion Little Miss’s Full Moon Banquet, saying it was held extremely luxuriously. Thinking again of herself being swept out of the Wen Yang Marquis Mansion like garbage, she felt a fire in her heart!

Her verbal skills were even more powerful, and in a short while, she belittled Yun Jinglan to nothing. The “upright gentleman” Qiao Muyang even sat there quietly listening to his mother slander others.

Madam Wen didn’t notice anything unusual, and even listened more attentively.

“Are you saying that Yun Jinglan had a hand in it? Did she tell Yao’er?”

Being led by Zheng Xiulan in this way, Madam Wen only felt that all the problems came from Yun Jinglan, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

She seemed to suddenly understand, and slammed the table, standing up excitedly: “I was just saying that the Marquis was fine before I went out this afternoon, how could he get angry at me as soon as he came back from In the Palace? It turns out this b*tch was putting in a bad word for me in front of the Marquis!”

She and Zheng Xiulan shared a common hatred, treating Yun Jinglan as an enemy, and even dragged Little Chou Chou into it.

“This child is just a jinx to me. Since she was born, I haven’t had a single day of peace!”

Seeing that the opportunity had arrived, Zheng Xiulan immediately said: “Aunt, if you leave the Marquis Mansion now, wouldn’t you be giving Yun Jinglan an opportunity? By the time you return to the Marquis Mansion, those people will all be won over by Yun Jinglan. What will you do in the future!”

Madam Wen felt that Zheng Xiulan’s words made a lot of sense, and immediately decided to go home as soon as possible.

Zheng Xiulan still knew the principle of giving a sweet date after a slap, and quickly grabbed Madam Wen’s arm: “Aunt, it’s so late, what are you going back for? Rest here with me tonight. Wait until tomorrow to eat a bowl of hot dumplings before going out!”

Madam Wen felt comfortable in her heart after hearing this, and patted Zheng Xiulan’s hand: “You are still a caring and filial child. It’s just that your cousin is so blind that he took a fancy to that woman Yun Jinglan!”

Zheng Xiulan snuggled close to Madam Wen, leaning against her. This show of weakness gave Madam Wen a sense of satisfaction. “Xiulan comes from a humble background and is a widow, so it makes sense that Cousin would dislike me.”

Qiao Muyang, who had not spoken all along, immediately opened his mouth: “Mother, don’t belittle yourself. When I pass the Imperial Examination, I will earn an Imperial Edict for you. Let’s see who else in this Capital City can look down on you!”

Zheng Xiulan was full of emotion, and Madam Wen even praised him repeatedly.

“Muyang has ambition. You should study hard and support your mother after passing the Imperial Examination!”

Qiao Muyang’s face showed a slight embarrassment upon hearing these words. It was really difficult for him to find an angle that Madam Wen could see clearly.

Madam Wen was exceptionally fond of this grand-nephew, and hurriedly asked when she saw this: “Muyang, have you encountered any difficulties? You can tell me. This old woman still has some ability to help you.”

Zheng Xiulan was overjoyed: “Aunt, you don’t know, my Muyang copies books for his classmates every day in exchange for silver. It’s all because I, as a mother, am useless. If Aunt can sponsor Muyang…”

Qiao Muyang scolded Zheng Xiulan: “Mother, what are you talking about? Muyang has hands and feet, how can he let the elderly maternal great-grandmother worry!”

He persuaded Madam Wen: “Maternal great-grandmother, don’t listen to my mother’s nonsense. A real man, I won’t starve to death with my own hands and feet. Moreover, I’m good at my studies and won’t delay my studies.”

The mother and son sang in harmony, saying everything that needed to be said, making Madam Wen’s eyes turn red.

“Muyang, concentrate on your studies, you have me for everything! Since you call me maternal great-grandmother, then treat me as your own grandmother. Our grandmother and grandson don’t care about those superficial things!”

Qiao Muyang: “Grandmother!”

Madam Wen was delighted: “Yes! Good, good, my good grandson!”

Madam Wen was afraid that she would be deprived of the power in the family after returning home as Zheng Xiulan said, so she didn’t sleep soundly all night.

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When it was just dawn, she called the Zheng family mother and son to cook a bowl of dumplings for her.

A sweet-talking sentence that Zheng Xiulan casually said to make her happy also became a reality.

Not only that, but after eating, they also had to send her back.

After fussing for a morning, when they arrived at the Wen Yang Marquis Mansion, they were sent back without even drinking a mouthful of water.

The gatekeeper lowered his head, not daring to look at the Old Madam’s eyes, and repeated the Marquis’s instructions: “Old Madam, the Marquis said that the house in the East of the City is also his own, so you can live there with peace of mind. Your things will be sent to you in a while.”

Madam Wen trembled in the cold wind, ignoring the gazes of the people coming and going on the street, she actually disregarded her status and went up to fight the gatekeeper: “You evil slave, I am the Madam of the Wen Yang Marquis, how dare you not let me in!”

The servant was full of embarrassment: “Old Madam, this is what the Marquis ordered.”

This servant’s job is really not easy to do. This couple is old, and their quarrel is burning him.

The servant did not dare to resist, and on the first day of the New Year, he was slapped firmly by the Old Madam of his own mansion.

The loud slapping sound made the surrounding people gasp.

“Hiss! Why did she hit someone as soon as she said so!”

“Haven’t you heard? She is the Madam of the Wen Yang Marquis. Does she need a reason to teach her own servants?”

“Forget it, why is the Madam of the Wen Yang Marquis not staying comfortably at home during the New Year and yelling outside?”

“That’s right, I’ve never heard of anyone who can’t enter their own home!”

Madam Wen’s face turned red, and she couldn’t explain to others that she had angered her husband last night and was driven out. She could only add all these grievances to Yun Jinglan.

It must have been this woman who instigated it!

But she never thought about how Yun Jinglan could have the ability to influence her father-in-law’s thoughts.

This scene that Madam Wen made quickly reached the ears of the Wen Yang Marquis.

As soon as he got up today, he heard that the Eldest Brother had dragged the Third Child up for Martial Arts training, startling him. Fearing that his youngest son would be tortured to death, he quickly ran to the Martial Arts Training Ground.

He originally intended to stop it, but Su Junyao only used one sentence to shut him up.

“Chou Chou said that her Third Uncle lives longer if he moves around more!”

Su Wenqi felt wronged. His Eldest Brother could even make up such lies in order to torture him!

The Wen Yang Marquis raised his eyebrows in praise, and by the way, increased the difficulty of his task a little.

Originally, it was a harmonious training scene, but it was broken by the intrusion of the servant.

“Marquis, please go outside and take a look. The Old Madam and Cousin mother and son are making a scene, and there are many people surrounding them.”

The Wen Yang Marquis’s heart sank. These three people really know how to cause trouble for him. If they don’t let the Imperial Censor impeach him this New Year’s, they won’t be happy, right!