"You married a good wife, she even dared to threaten me!" the old lady said and wept even more bitterly.
"That’s because you have not conducted yourself properly, and she caught you in a fault. She merely threatened you without spreading the word or seeking judgment from others, which is already generous. You didn’t care when Xu Xinmo pushed Jinnian into the Lotus Pond and nearly killed him; that’s enough for public condemnation, saying you lack compassion!" Yun Qi spoke slowly, finishing his words before rising to his feet.
The old lady was utterly shocked upon hearing these words.
She was a typical person who remembered only the good, not the bad; she had long forgotten about the time Yun Qi had wrecked this small hall.
"You, you, you, I am your mother, your own mother. I carried you in my womb for ten months, how dare you speak to me in such a way!" the old lady roared with a heart-wrenching cry.
The whole person trembled with fury.
What kind of sin did she commit,
"Precisely because you are my mother, you are still alive!" After saying this, Yun Qi rose and left.
Annoyed, and listless.
The old lady watched Yun Qi walk away, her hatred for Mrs. Han growing stronger.
If it were not for Mrs. Han, Yun Qi would not have changed.
Yun Qi left the Cixin Academy, not knowing where to go. Finally, with a cold face, he went to the front courtyard to find Yun Chen.
This mission for the Emperor, although successful, had met with quite a few troubles.
The two brothers spoke for a while in the study, and upon learning of Yun Qi’s intent to take up an official post, Yun Chen was overjoyed, "Is this true?"
"Hmm, I’ve already submitted a petition to the Emperor; having completed this task successfully gives a good reason!"
"That’s really great; let’s have a drink, just the two of us!" Yun Chen spoke, and paused before adding, "If only our third brother were here, then the three of us could support each other..."
Yun Chen saw Yun Qi’s expression change and did not continue his sentence.
Who would have thought that the third brother would be so foolish, and the second brother’s wife also...
Yun Qi remained silent and drank continuously.
No one knew, at that time, he had risen from his seat hoping by some chance that Mrs. Han had wronged him just this once; that they were even, and they could go on living well.
But Yun Chen and the old lady burst in with a group.
Mrs. Han laid unconscious, yet Yun Bi was wide awake, exuding satisfaction from indulging in passion, with eyes that Yun Qi wished he could gouge out.
At that moment, Yun Qi remembered nothing of brotherly affection, just the hatred of having his wife taken.
The old lady, who was skilled in creating trouble, unable to gain any advantage from Yun Qi and Mrs. Han, and seeing that Yun Jinnian was no longer the compliant person who could be easily manipulated as in the past, turned her attention to Madam Rou and Madam Lian, sending them a good deal of things through Nanny Tian.
Madam Rou was overjoyed by this, while Madam Lian remained more composed.
They agreed to go together to kowtow to the old lady, and Madam Lian nodded in agreement.
To her sons’ two concubines, the old lady outwardly expressed great pleasure, showered them with compliments, and did not show them any disdain.
Although the Dragon Boat Festival was on the following day, the old lady still instructed the kitchen to prepare a good meal for dinner in the dining hall, to welcome Yun Qi home and cleanse away the dust of travel.
Yun Jinnian spent a while looking at Medical Books, and seeing Mrs. Han staring blankly with her needlework, Yun Jinnian put down the book and took Mrs. Han’s hand.
Mrs. Han returned to her senses with a faint glow of tears in her beautiful eyes.
Yun Jinnian called out softly, feeling somewhat distressed.
Her mother claimed not to care, but how could she truly not care! She was her husband, a man she had once loved deeply—the depth of hurt had only eroded her feelings.
Yet Yun Jinnian didn’t know how to comfort Mrs. Han.
Remembering herself and Chu Liange in her former life, it was all a mess. She didn’t quite understand how important reputation and virtue were to a woman, focusing solely on studying medical skills, and she had almost foolishly learned too much! Even with a wealth of knowledge, she had no idea how to capture a man’s heart.