The paper is a white and tough jade paper, the pen is a round and round bamboo pen with a pen, the ink is a good pine smoke ink, and the ink is a precious round pool-shaped Duan ink...

Chen Muqing looked at it but secretly complained in his heart - just because the person who polished the ink was Xiao Sa's biological mother, the eldest wife of the Xiao family, Zheng.

"Although the japonica and ginkgo are close-knits, it's better to avoid it." The eldest lady pinched her sleeves with one hand and slowly grinded the ink with the other hand. "And there are some things I said, but they may not be able to understand... I am so grateful that my aunt can write this letter for me."

Chen Muqing smiled bitterly, thinking of the pleading gaze of the eldest lady just now.

It’s because Xiao Sa… I fell in love with him and accidentally tolerate his family more than others.

"What do you have to say to the eldest lady..." Chen Muqing said softly, with helplessness in her tone that she didn't even notice.

The eldest lady smiled slightly after hearing this and said, "I don't know what to write?"

Chen Muqing was stunned.

The eldest lady smiled at her: "When my father passed away, I was fourteen years old. My father left me and my mother, four young brothers, twenty sea boats, and a lot of uncles and brothers who were eyeing me. I was the eldest daughter, and my father raised me as a boy since I was a child. I took the money and asked the family who was engaged to me to return me, and then stayed at home to manage the business left by my father. Later, my younger brothers grew up one by one, got married and had children, and they all became people who could stand alone in the business world, regardless of the people outside. People from my family mentioned the thirteenth house of the Zheng family, but only remembered that there was a Zheng Yueniang. I didn’t know that there were Zheng Yuexian and the four brothers Zheng Yuezhong…” At this point, she showed a warm smile on her face, “I was thinking that it was time for me to retreat from the Zheng family—but my brothers were unwilling. First, they felt that they could be lazy with me at home; second, they were afraid that others would gossip, and they would rush their sister out when they became humans; third, they felt sorry for me… I was twenty-eight years old at that time.”

At the age of twenty-eight, even in modern times, I have to start worrying about marriage, let alone in ancient times... I got married early, but I am afraid that my grandson would hold it in my hands.

However, since the eldest lady uses this as her opening remark, it must be of purpose!

Chen Muqing didn't answer, and listened with a smile.

The eldest lady smiled even stronger when she saw it.

"I think the way to be both good and good is to ask for marriage by myself - so when the old man came to propose marriage, my brothers disagreed, but I still agreed."

Why disagree?

Chen Muqing couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

"At that time, there was already a house next to the master named Cha Xiu, and he also gave birth to his eldest son Xiao Cheng."

Chen Muqing wanted to speak but stopped, but in the end he still didn't say anything.

The eldest lady looked at her eyes and smiled and said, "I didn't agree, but the master heard that the old man wanted him to marry me, so he came from Lincheng to negotiate terms with me."

Chen Muqing opened his mouth wide in surprise.

A trace of bitterness flashed in the eldest lady's eyes: "He ran from Lincheng to Jinzhou and said that Cha Xiu was the woman he liked, but unfortunately he was too low-class. The family would never agree to marry Cha Xiu as his wife. If I promised to let Cha Xiu be a concubine in the future, he would support the old man to give me the management rights of the Xiao family business, and also said that Cha Xiu would never enter the Xiao family's door, and the children she gave birth to will never enter the Xiao family's genealogy."

But later Xiao Cheng returned to the Xiao family... Although he was unable to rank among his brothers, he was included in the genealogy as a concubine's son.

Chen Muqing looked at the eldest wife, with sympathy and savvy in her eyes, but more of it was painful... while the eldest wife's gaze at Chen Muqing became as soft as moonlight.

"I was young at that time and was the only one in my parents' home. Even the uncles from other houses saw that my business was getting bigger and bigger and better, and even if I were dissatisfied, they would have tolerated themselves three points. After all, it was because I had the ability to make money. The old man wanted me to go to the Xiao family to be the eldest daughter-in-law, wasn't it because I could make money? I saw that the master was open-minded and open-minded. I thought that instead of marrying someone who didn't know the foundation, it would be better to marry him. I could also get the right to manage the Xiao family's business. Although it was to make wedding dresses for others, if I had a son in the future and helped him become the head of the family, the money would not belong to me."

"So, you insisted on marrying?" Chen Muqing couldn't help but gossip.

The eldest lady looked hesitant and murmured for a long time without making any sound.

Chen Muqing sighed.

From the current situation, we can see that after the eldest wife married into the Xiao family, things did not develop as she wished.

"No, no, no." The eldest lady saw Chen Muqing frowning and defended urgently, "The master did not break his promise. It was because of the incident that happened later... we were making trouble to this point!"

Chen Muqing was shocked.

The eldest wife, are you talking nice things for her husband?

"I just took over the business of the Xiao family and wanted to do the business well, so as not to think that the old man thought I was so frivolous... The couple had been together for a long time... There was no movement after three years of getting pregnant... Later, I finally got pregnant, but when I was two months away, the master suddenly went out. Then I realized that there was another son there... I was not at home before, and some things at home were not very clear. When I was confinement at home, I realized that the master had had a quarrel with my family for tea show. The old man drove him out of the house, so he ran a boat outside and later became the leader of the Yangzhou Gang... Everyone in the canal transportation knows that Xiao Zhao, the leader of the Yangzhou Gang, had a wife named Cha Xiu, and the eldest son was Xiao Cheng..."

"How could this happen?" Chen Muqing said in a lost voice, "Has you never noticed it before? No one in the Xiao family gave you a message?"

"I used to disdain those who were talking about family matters to others." The eldest lady smiled bitterly: "I, am I stupid, right?"

Chen Muqing was speechless.

"Xiao Cheng is very smart. Although the old man does not allow him to enter, the child still asked someone to give him a gift when he was tenth birthday..." The eldest lady's eyes were a little dull, "So it doesn't matter whether Xiao Zhao is in the Xiao family's property or not... A few years have passed, and the old man thinks that Xiao Zhao is capable... I can't do the thing of crying, making trouble, and hanging myself. After thinking about it, I understand the old man and adopted Sa'er to the name of the fourth uncle. I just hope that he can get a fame and fortune, so I won't go back to this family to fight for the position of the head of the family and live my own life... As a result, I sent Sa'er out, and he came back to make trouble, and wanted to recognize Xiao Cheng... I was too lazy to care about these matters anymore, and took a few accompanying me to the Xiao family's house to Guangdong..."

Since this is the case, Xiao Sa's father has become independent, why did he marry a woman he doesn't like as his wife according to the old man's wishes? Why did Xiao Sa have another daughter after Xiao Sa? I wonder how old Xiao Sa's sister is? What does she look like?

Chen Muqing was very curious, but he didn't dare to ask.

The eldest wife is an elder after all, and this is another family business of the Xiao family!

"I went there for a few years, and when I came back, Sa'er no longer recognized me... Later, he burned his ancestral house and never said a word to me again... I knew he hated me... But when I knew it was too late..." The eldest lady burst into tears, "He didn't talk to me, nor did she talk to the master... You don't know how happy I was when Pang Debao came to borrow money from me... I also thought that if he wanted to, I would learn to be a female singer, help him take care of his children in the future, and help him manage those industries... Now, if I asked me to write to him, I don't know what to say at all?"

She started crying.

Chen Muqing hurriedly took out a veil and gave it to her: "Don't cry! Xiao Sa is not that kind of person. He must be the same as you, and he doesn't know what to say to you. He will be happy whenever you write to him!"

The eldest lady held her hand tightly as if she was holding a life-saving straw: "Really, he really doesn't hate me?"

He looked full of desire, asking Chen Muqing to give her a positive answer.

Chen Muqing then discovered that there was a faint silvery whiteness at the root of the eldest wife's temples.

She thought of Xiao Sa saving herself outside the Yaowang Temple, and when the master was in trouble, he dressed in a bullnick pants and went to his house to collect debts...

"No, he is the best-hearted!" Chen Muqing affirmed, "He won't hate you. He just doesn't know how to express it?"

"No wonder he thinks you are good." The eldest lady's tears fell again, "Others say he is cruel and ruthless, only you understand him and know that he is kind-hearted!"

Chen Muqing's face turned red.

The eldest lady said this...

"Maybe everyone has different perspectives on the problem!" Chen Muqing explained urgently, "It is natural that there is a conflict of interest between him and his cousins."

The eldest lady wiped her tears and nodded: "Second sister also said that Sa'er is very kind!"

Chen Muqing smiled embarrassedly.

"By the way, I heard from my second sister that you sent her to Sa'er at that time?"

Chen Muqing was stunned when he heard this.

When did I ask Xiao Sa to take her in?... Is this too vague?

The sharp light in the eldest lady's eyes disappeared in an instant.

"You said you looked at her pitiful and had no place to go, so let Sa'er take her in." The eldest lady looked a little disagreeing. "You are young and it is natural to feel pity when you see people in trouble. But taking in them depends on who they are. My second sister is used to walking around in the dust and cheating, and she has never seen anything. If you encounter such a person, just give me some money. You can't lead them into your house in the future."

What's this?

Could it be the excuse Xiao Sa made to make excuses for the eldest wife?

Chen Muqing felt very uncomfortable, but in front of the eldest wife, she really couldn't say anything. If there was any misunderstanding, wouldn't Xiao Sa blame the eldest wife when she came back? The relationship that was already tense would be even more nervous at that time.

She responded vaguely and said with a smile: "Young Master Xiao has to make the decision on this matter."

The eldest lady looked at her thoughtfully and nodded, and said with a smile: "At that time, Xiao Sa told me that she is Mr. Zeng. When I thought, it would be a good thing to rely on friends outside to get involved with Mr. Zeng. Later, I heard her say that you are her savior, and it was Xiao Sa who you asked her to find. Then I asked her to introduce you to me. She is a bit petty person. I saw that she had not come out for so long. I was afraid that she had offended the sisters of the mansion without knowing the severity of her words. I would like to forgive you."

Chen Muqing is a smart person, and there is no way to hear the eldest lady's explanation with ulterior motives.

However, the conflict between her and her second sister cannot be clearly explained in just a few words.
Chapter completed!