Chapter 42 Orphans and Widows
There are many buildings in the mansion of the Duke of Ningguo, mostly with rare treasures and rare birds and beasts. The Duke of Ningguo has three sons and each of them has their own descendants, so they all have their own buildings.
Qi State is respected by the left, and the buildings are mostly facing north and south. Therefore, the east side of the mansion is a noble place. When the eldest son of the house Li Jia'an was still alive, he was arranged to live in the east.
Although the status of Changfang is unstable now, there is no absolute, so Changfang still lives in a building in the east.
Although this building is just a building in the Ningguo Duke's Mansion, it is also luxurious and atmospheric, with both the main building and many small courtyards surrounding it.
In the residence of the eldest house, there are only three masters, Li Jia'an's wife, Mrs. Jin, son, Li Yuanxiong, and daughter, Li Piaoqi, but there are no less than hundreds of slaves, servants, guards, etc.
The family enjoyed the wealth and honor of the world.
In the evening, Li Yuanxiong came back from work outside. He was filial by nature and had just stepped into his own territory. He wanted to pay tribute to his mother, Mrs. Jin, and asked the maid. When he learned that his mother was in the lobby, Li Yuanxiong went to the lobby.
When he entered the lobby, he saw his mother, Mrs. Jin, sitting in front of the Qilin screen, with a complicated face, sneering and contempt, and a desolate look. Li Piaoqi was simply indignant.
Mrs. Jin is fifty years old, but because she has the ability to keep her face and has deep true energy, she has never looked old and looks only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. She sat with her daughter Li Piaoqi, as if she was a pair of sisters.
Speaking of Mrs. Jin, she has a very good background. She was also a hero of the founding country. The Jin family has been awarded the title of Wuyang Marquis for generations. Although its power is not as good as that of the six major Dukes, it is not far from that.
Moreover, Mrs. Jin is a legitimate lady, and her weight is quite good.
Li Yuanxiong was not stupid. Seeing that the atmosphere was wrong, he recalled the current situation of the mother and son, and knew what the second wife had messed with.
He walked forward carefully. There were scattered porcelain on the ground. I don’t know if it was thrown away by his mother or sister. Li Yuanxiong picked up the pieces one by one and put them in.
"Mother, who made you angry?" Then Li Yuanxiong came forward and asked respectfully.
"I'm not our good second uncle yet. He cuts the expenses for our longing on the grounds that our longing house is sparsely populated." Before Mrs. Jin could speak, Li Piaoqi had already poured beans and said it out loud, with anger on her face.
Li Yuanxiong also showed anger when he heard this, and clenched his fists and said, "My father was awarded the title of the crown prince back then, so the first three-bedroom house for our family is far higher than the second and third-bedroom houses. Although we have a small population, the matter of money is not only a matter of money, but also concerns the face. If the second house takes away our share of money today, the whole mansion will immediately rumor. In the blink of an eye, everyone in the Qidu City knows that I have no face in my family."
"What he wants is that we lose all our faces and can take every step of the way and seize the inheritance rights of our family." Mrs. Jin sneered in anger and desolate.
"When your father was still there, how could the second wife dare to be so arrogant and domineering? Even when your brother Yuanba was there, they dared not be arrogant. Now we orphans and widows, they dare to advance step by step."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Jin was extremely miserable. She lost her husband in her early years and her son in middle age. The orphan and widowed mother lived alone in the mansion, looking around with tigers and wolves.
Just like a beggar in the wind and rain, he was in panic all day long.
This is desolate, this is desolate.
The faint sky is so weak that it is better than me.
Thinking of the pain, Mrs. Jin burst into tears, but she was strong and violent. She said to Li Yuanxiong and Li Biaoqi, "If it weren't for the Duke of Ningguo, it was your father and brother who should have inherited it. I don't want the second wife to be proud, otherwise I would have taken you back to Wuyang Mansion to join your grandfather. Although my Wuyang Marquis' Mansion is not as good as the Duke of Ningguo Mansion, it is also a luxury family in Qidu. It is not difficult to cultivate you to become a talent. The direct descendants of the Duke of Ningguo Mansion are outside, so that the Duke of Ningguo Mansion will lose all their faces. But I am really unwilling to accept the family business left by your father and brother."
The direct lady of Mrs. Jin's Hou Mansion has a strong and scheming personality. If she hadn't been unwilling to give up, she would have parted ways.
Why bother to be furious in this Duke's mansion?
"Brother, where are you dead?" Li Piaoqi saw his mother's miserable and painful feelings, remembered the respect in his heart. He loved him, but he couldn't help but curse, "This bastard."
If the eldest brother was there, how could we be so angry?
If the second wife dared to mention such a thing, my elder brother would have overturned the Ningguo Duke's Mansion.
As the second son of the family, Li Yuanxiong's cheeks were red and he felt useless. He clenched his fists and said, "I'll talk to my grandfather."
"Don't go. Since the second house dares to propose it, your grandfather must have made a promise. If you cut the money, just cut the money. The most urgent thing now is that you will become successful. As long as you can reach the realm of heaven as soon as possible, you can regain everything you have lost. Son, I and the cavalry will depend on you."
Mrs. Jin sneered and then sighed.
Li Yuanxiong was ashamed and sighed: "Mother, if the eldest brother was there, he would definitely be able to reach the heavenly realm first and inherit the Prince of Ningguo, but I..."
It’s not about gaining the ambition of others or destroying one’s own might. Li Yuanxiong knew that his talent was just ordinary and excellent, and he was not as talented as his brother Li Yuanba.
He was not even as good as his outstanding cousins as his second and third rooms.
Mrs. Jin also knows this, but she will never give up. She said: "The realm of heaven is unusual. You need to practice hard and a little opportunity. Although talent is important, opportunities are also extraordinary. You should practice diligently first, and I will find your grandfather for your mother, and find ways to find a treasure against the heaven for you, so as to help you reach the realm as soon as possible."
"Yes." Li Yuanxiong was both excited and ashamed when he heard this. I was really useless, and my mother was so troublesome.
Knowing that this matter was probably nailed to the iron plate, the mother and son let it go. Mrs. Jin turned to care about Li Qianning's birthday.
"Your grandfather's birthday party is also an opportunity. Although your father has passed, he has left many friends. Your brother Yuanba also has a few iron brothers. These people are either noble or have a luxurious family background. Inviting them to come to the banquet can also help us grow a house. It is so that the second house should not underestimate us and not force us." Mrs. Jin said.
This is Mrs. Jin's plan, to be proud of Li Qianning's birthday party. At present, there are only three orphans and widows in the family, so it is appropriate to send Li Yuanxiong to go.
Chapter completed!