HBWnovel Chapter 300 Not Being a Stepmother in Ancient Times 3
Chapter 300 Not Being a Stepmother in Ancient Times 3
Hua Ziyuan returned to her parents' home with her husband and daughter.
Imperial Censor Hua bid farewell to his colleagues and fled.
With the old nanny's repeated words deepening Hua Ziyuan's impression, this time, Ge Yuping finally didn't have to watch her younger cousins spitting at each other.
Ge Nanfei was eager for his wife to loosen her "control" over their daughter.
Imperial Censor Hua shrugged.
Anyway, that's how things are.
The Shui brothers weren't even scholars, so he could only encourage his new colleagues to repeatedly mention their father in court to make up for the month's missed performance targets.
Let's leave the matter of the Shui family for now.
Ge Yuping snuggled up to the adults and ate some pastries.
With nothing to do after eating pastries, she took the initiative to crack a plate of walnuts for her parents and grandparents, and peel a small plate of peanuts, all of which she did on the small couch in the study.
Imperial Censor Hua's eyelids almost cramped from looking at it so closely.
"Is Yu Ping's hand sore?"
When Ge Yuping was mentioned by name, she stopped talking about her parents.
"It's not sour, Grandpa. I'll give this to you tonight with your drinks."
Ge Nanfei spoke up quietly.
"Yu Ping is even stronger than my mother, she looks perfectly fine."
Hua Ziyuan delivered a sharp glare.
"It's also possible that the medicine used by the old nanny was better."
Being like a mother-in-law isn't a good idea.
It is said that Ge Nanfei's mother, Zhou Li, was known for her excellent health.
Every day he's either praying to gods or Buddhas, and to show his sincerity he has to walk the path himself. Over the years, he's become dark-skinned and thin.
His voice is much louder than before.
How does this resemble my sweet daughter?
Imperial Censor Hua pretended not to hear his daughter and son-in-law's conversation.
How are the in-laws?
He's an old man, he can't possibly manage that.
Imperial Censor Hua ate a peanut, took a sip of leftover tea, and asked his granddaughter what books she had been reading lately.
Before Ge Yuping could finish speaking...
Imperial Censor Hua seemed to have remembered something.
Leaving Hua Ziyuan and Ge Nanfei behind, she rummaged through her library and found a few books, carefully selected by herself, of women's stories.
"Don't buy storybooks from outside. If you read something bad, it might damage your brain. If you really want to read them, come to your maternal grandfather's house."
Ge Nanfei agreed with this good suggestion.
"Yes, you can read storybooks and find your parents and grandparents if you want... and you can even save your monthly allowance."
How much money you save is not important.
The important thing is to prevent my daughter from reading the popular stories outside.
For example, "The Abstinent Prince's Overbearing Pampering," "After Remarrying, the Mistress Has Multiple Pregnancies," "Rebirth of a Noblewoman's Daughter: A Chaotic Life," and "Became My Father's Nemesis's Bedmate"...
All of these works were created by Feng Yue'er, the extraordinary woman from her previous life, who was the wife of Prince Kang.
Many unmarried women in the capital had read it, and some even regarded it as gospel, to the point of losing their minds and giving birth to multiple children, resulting in their deaths.
After the incident.
The family of a woman who died during childbirth due to her family's powerful connections has found a clue.
They finally found out about Feng Yue'er, but were stopped by the protective Prince Kang. In the end, Feng Yue'er paid some money and that was the end of it. She felt extremely wronged.
Feng Yue'er's agreement to become the Princess Consort of Kang was also related to this matter.
Several lives were lost, and she almost couldn't handle all her admirers, so of course she needed to find a reliable man to protect her.
Now anyway.
In the capital, families that cared even slightly about the women in their households viewed anything related to Feng Yue'er as a monstrous threat.
Ge Yuping blocked out Tongzi's emotionless reading of contemporary Beijing literature.
He stood up and took the leisure books that Imperial Censor Hua had carefully selected.
Hua Ziyuan was pleased with her father's self-awareness and concern.
As your father gets older, you have to take good care of him so he doesn't end up like Old Wang next door, who suddenly becomes unrecognizable.
Not to mention that he could no longer attend court to support his family.
He would hold his son and call him "Dad" and "Grandpa" every day.
Old Wang's son worries every day that he might be impeached for being unfilial by someone with ulterior motives.
As a son.
Difficult, difficult, difficult.
...
dark.
Ge Yuping was diagnosed as being fine by a senior doctor she knew.
Ge Nanfei and his two companions left satisfied.
They boarded Hua Ziyuan's carriage and headed towards the Ge residence.
Ge Nanfei's small carriage was filled with the money and goods that Imperial Censor Hua had given to Hua Ziyuan.
When Zhou Li finished praying for the whole family, from people to dogs, she arrived home.
Ge Nanfei's little carriage hadn't even been emptied yet.
Imperial Censor Hua is really good at putting on airs. In addition to the gifts he gave to these three people, he also prepared writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones for the original owner's younger brother, Ge Yuwei.
This dynasty did not prohibit women from visiting their maternal families.
This also does not prevent women from going out after marriage.
You can pray to gods and Buddhas, burn incense, stroll in parks, or set up a stall to sell goods.
So the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law nodded to each other from afar at the entrance of the Ge residence, without intending to exchange any sarcastic remarks.
Ge Yuwei stood at the door.
He imitated the gentle manners of his maternal grandfather and uncle to welcome his family members, who didn't like going home, into the house.
Ge Yuping took the initiative to walk over and pat him on the shoulder with a compliment.
"Little brother, you really look just like your uncle."
Ge Yuwei believed it to be true.
My neck became even stiffer.
Zhou Li left behind two sentences, then covered her face with a handkerchief and hurriedly entered the mansion, refusing to participate in the younger generation's frolicking.
"We'll have hot pot together later. Nanfei, if you're tired, you can rest first."
Ge Nanfei shouted loudly, rejecting his mother's suggestion.
The sound was clear and loud.
The contrast between his old beard and his aged face is striking.
If the emperor heard this, he would probably want to summon him to the palace to announce the start of court or the departure of the imperial procession.
Ge Yuping banished the funny scene from her mind: Ge Nanfei shouting "Go to court!"
She took Hua Ziyuan's arm and they entered the courtyard together.
Hua Ziyuan was still uneasy, so she arranged for two maids to accompany her daughter before returning home with Ge Nanfei, who had been waiting for a long time.
Ge Yuwei had already rushed to the study to memorize his lessons.
The family will have dinner together later.
He could recite it to his older sister, grandmother, and parents. After reciting the book, he could also sing a Buddhist scripture. What a wonderful performance opportunity!
...
The Ge family was bustling with activity.
Hua Ziyuan's estate is also extremely busy.
The maid who had turned her back on her mistress was led away by Hua Ziyuan and taken directly out of the capital. It was hard to say what would happen to her in the future, but she would definitely suffer under Hua Ziyuan's dowry for the next few years.
These troubles only arise because we've had too many good days.
Hua Ziyuan sets the fate of the maid who betrays her master. Later, when it comes to the steward, she calls Ge Yuping to listen in. Ge Yuping gets a good opportunity and, in the process of learning how to be a steward, slowly reveals her laziness and lack of interest in marriage.
I can do the work.
We won't discuss marriage.
Hua Ziyuan hated the Shui brothers, who had rotten buttocks, to death.
After all, my daughter had never had such thoughts before; she must have been frightened by that trip to the park.
Hua Ziyuan tried hard to brainwash herself.
Whether Yu Ping marries young or not, she must earn more money and urge her husband to become a high-ranking official.
The Shui brothers, whose backsides were rotten, were unjustly blamed.
The Imperial Censor Hua's orders to impeach the matter caught the Shui brothers' father completely off guard.
The Shui brothers' biological father initially thought he had been mistakenly injured by the censor.
It wasn't until it happened several times that she realized she was being targeted. She could only try to find out the reason by pulling strings and asking around. The result was that her two sons, one legitimate and one illegitimate, had covered for Feng Yue'er, who had killed someone.
This matter.
Isn't that all in the past?