My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Today something happened unexpectedly, but the meeting gift I should give you is indispensable. My father will send someone to Xitang Courtyard later. I hope you and your wife will be safe and happy in the future and grow old together.

The gentle smile reminded Du Jingyi of his father at home.

So, she responded with a gentle and decent smile.

Thank you, father-in-law.

other end.

Mrs. Wei was already sitting upright, waiting for the next cup of mother-in-law tea.

Unfortunately, Du Jingyi stood up and stood half a step behind Shang Ji.

He pretended to be polite, considerate and obedient.

Mrs. Wei's smile was still on her face when she heard Shang Ji say without emotion.

My mother has passed away many years ago. Let Mrs. Du pay her respects to her mother's memorial tablet for this cup of mother-in-law tea. My son will take her to the ancestral hall later.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed in an instant.

And the third old lady, who usually received a lot of benefits from Mrs. Wei, is no longer afraid of offending Shang Ji now.

He said calmly.

How can you be disrespectful to Mrs. Wei? No matter what, she is the legitimate head lady of the Duke's mansion.

As soon as these words came out, Shang Guogong's expression was a little complicated.

Frowning at the already resolute son in front of him, he seemed to feel something was wrong.

But look at his slightly pursed lips and his dismissive attitude.

Duke Shang finally sighed and said in compromise.

Okay, remember to put incense sticks on your mother and eldest brother, let them know that you have a family now, and they can be happy too.

Um.

At this point, Mrs. Wei had no choice but to take it back, no matter how ugly it was.

Then he pretended to be a virtuous person and said with a smile.

That's right, sister has been waiting for this cup of mother-in-law's tea for many years. The ones she drank in the past...not to mention them, were all unlucky people, but you are from a prosperous family.

After saying this.

Then he took off a jade bracelet of good quality from his hand and handed it to Nanny Jiao next to him.

Although this greeting gift comes a little late, it is still a little bit of my heart. Please accept it.

Holding the jade bracelet in her hand, Nanny Jiao came to Du Jingyi and handed it over respectfully.

Shang Ji was disgusted with her, and she was disgusted with Du Jingyi.

The words sounded regretful, but they actually told Du Jingyi.

Don't think that because of your noble status, you are just a step-in-law like yourself.

Du Jingyi sneered in his heart, but his expression became more and more steady.

Just as she was about to reach out, she heard hurried footsteps outside.

Butler He ran in with a happy look on his face and said loudly.

Master, someone from the palace is here, saying they want to declare an imperial edict.

Upon hearing this, the whole hall became lively.

Without even thinking, he knew that it must be a gift from the emperor to Shang Ji.

In previous years, when Shang Laoguo was still alive, he had received several awards from the emperor for his outstanding military exploits.

At that time, the entire Duke's mansion was filled with glory.

Although most of the money still went into the public account, the pockets of the three-bedroom and five-bedroom family members also became a lot fatter.

Unfortunately.

Since Shang Yukuan inherited the Duke's position, such good things have ceased.

Because he was neither a man nor a warrior, he just had a sinecure in the court.

If it weren't for the protection of this secretly sealed Duke's position, I'm afraid it would have become a trace of the past in Sui'an City.

But it's different now.

With Shang Ji's influence, it seemed that the entire Duke's palace was about to become a celebrity in front of the emperor again.

They were naturally delighted and grinned from ear to ear.

When I thought that there was hope for the days of being tied up, everyone was very excited.

The Duke Shang Yukuan stood up first and straightened his clothes.

Then he looked at Shang Ji with some excitement and said happily.

Let's go and receive the imperial edict.

good.

And following behind him was Mrs. Wei.

Her family is having a headache.

Now, if Zhongfeng gets such a sum of money and puts it into the treasury, it will solve a lot of urgent needs.

So it can be considered sincerely happy.

Everyone in the third and fifth rooms in the main house also cheered up.

As if the imperial edict was given to them, they went out excitedly.

Especially the third old lady, supporting the third old man, walked faster than anyone else.

If you don't know the details, you probably don't know that these two old men are complaining about their inconvenience every day and have to be hung up with precious medicinal materials.

On the contrary, Du Jingyi and Mrs. Gu's children fell behind.

A sister-in-law, a nephew, and an unmarried sister-in-law.

The eyes of the three people were mostly happy for Shang Ji, but at the same time they were also worried.

With such overwhelming wealth, I knew there would be some trouble.

Du Jingyi didn't have much contact with them in the past.

It's just that everyone lives in Dongyuan, so it's not easy to shirk the blame.

So he stepped forward and said.

Sister-in-law please.

Liu, who had been widowed for ten years, felt as if he was living in a different world when he heard these words.

He was stunned for a moment, and then he spoke.

Brothers and sisters, you're welcome.

After that, he pulled his son beside him, glanced at his sister-in-law again, and walked out of the house with Du Jingyi.

When they arrived at the main courtyard, it was already crowded with people.

The leaders are naturally Shang Guogong and Shang Ji.

Next to their father and son was Mrs. Wei.

Mrs. Wei's next head is her bloodline.

As for the four old bones in the third and fifth rooms, they knelt neatly behind Shang Guogong and his son.

On the contrary, Du Jingyi and Mrs. Gu's position as the direct descendants of the Duke's Mansion were taken away.

Shang Ji looked back and saw his wife, widowed sister-in-law, young nephew and biological sister, and then glanced at the annoying people behind him.

He immediately said to Luo Yuan.

Go and invite the madam and sister-in-law to come up.

yes.

A few of them walked up in an upright manner.

The third old master, the fifth old master and others naturally gave way.

Although they were very reluctant, people in the palace were watching, and they did not dare to make any mistakes.

I could only get up and move back.

That way, it really looks like a burden that is too big to get rid of.

When they all knelt on the bluestone slab and came up the steps, Eunuch Liu, who was in charge of announcing the decree, calmed down.

He also heard a little bit about the fact that the third and fifth houses of this merchant were attached to the Shang Kingdom.

I only thought it was a joke before, but when I saw it today, I was a little surprised.

Although there were only two emperors in the Daxing dynasty, Shang Guogong was not the only one who had many poor relatives in the dynasty.

But it is the first one in Sui'an City that has refused to move away after decades.

Suddenly I thought of this will in my hands.

For a moment, his heart felt like a mirror, and he spoke.

My lord, the great general, this old slave is going to announce the decree.

Eunuch Liu, please.