The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

Chapter 576 She Can’t Die

After Meng Chengxing's commotion, Meng Dongyuan felt ashamed. If only his eldest daughter was present, it would be fine. But now his stepdaughter Qiao Yunying and son-in-law Gu Jingxi were both present. These two outsiders might be mocking him in their hearts for not being a good parent.

He secretly took a deep breath and tried to save his dignity: "My dear son-in-law, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you today. Chengxing's character has been twisted by his biological mother, and it will take a while to correct it."

Zhao was very disdainful of her husband and even rolled her eyes at him. She hated men who shirked responsibility when they encountered problems. If the children were not well educated, it was not the mother's responsibility alone. The father was also half responsible.

Meng Jinyao glanced at Meng Dongyuan and said indifferently, "Father, as the sage said, if a son is not well educated, it is the fault of his father. The third brother's current state is also closely related to father."

Meng Dongyuan was choked by these words. He was annoyed, but he didn't dare to vent his anger. He forced a smile and said, "Ayao is right. It's also your fault that I was busy before and neglected to discipline you, my third brother."

Meng Jinyao said calmly: "It should not be too late to educate him properly from now on."

"???"

Meng Dongyuan was slightly stunned. For a moment, he couldn't figure out what she meant by this. Was she asking him to educate the rebellious son well, or to torture the rebellious son? Considering that the eldest daughter and the youngest son didn't get along, he thought it was the latter and nodded in response.

However, heaven and earth can bear witness that Meng Jinyao's words were just literal and had no other meaning. She did not expect her father to over-interpret them.

Meng Jinyao didn't want to waste time talking to him. She remembered that she had another matter today, so she said, "Father, I want to go see my grandmother."

Meng Dongyuan nodded and said, "Father will go with you."

Meng Jinyao shook her head gently: "Father, I will go with my mother and my third sister, you can talk to my husband."

Meng Dongyuan was reluctant in his heart. If it were in the past, he would definitely find ways to get close to his son-in-law, hoping that his son-in-law could help him in officialdom. But ever since the incident of blaming Chengxing for his mother's illness, and his son-in-law also knew the inside story, he felt so embarrassed as an elder that he lost the courage to be alone with his son-in-law. But since his eldest daughter had spoken, he didn't want to argue and had to agree. It was really a sin. He was obviously the elder, but he always felt inferior to his eldest daughter and son-in-law.

Qiao Yunying followed Zhao obediently, listening to her mother talking to her elder sister without interrupting her, but just looking at her with admiration.

To be honest, although her stepfather could not bully her mother, she was still a little afraid of him. This was probably because she was living under someone else's roof and she was not his biological child. She was just a burden who followed her mother and therefore lacked confidence.

Today, she saw her stepfather being as obedient as a quail in front of her elder sister. This really opened her eyes. No wonder her mother always said that even if her elder sister got married, she would still have the final say in the Meng family. As long as she could rely on her elder sister, she would have a good life.

Meng Jinyao noticed that someone's eyes were frequently on her, so she turned to look and asked with a smile, "Third sister, do you have something to tell me?"

Qiao Yunying quickly retracted her gaze, like a child who had been caught doing something wrong, her face flushed, and she replied softly, "Big sister is more capable than I thought."

Meng Jinyao was stunned, but soon understood what she meant. Seeing how shy she was, she was amazed that someone as bold as Zhao could raise such a well-behaved and shy daughter.

Immediately, Meng Jinyao smiled and said, "Mother is also very capable. Third sister, learn more from mother. It will be of great benefit if you learn well."

Qiao Yunying glanced at her mother, thoughtfully, and then nodded solemnly.

What Meng Jinyao didn't know was that Qiao Yunying took her words today to heart and really learned from her mother, so much so that the man who later married Qiao Yunying originally agreed to the marriage because he saw that Qiao Yunying looked docile, weak and easy to control. However, after marrying her, he didn't expect that she turned out to be a fierce tigress. The contrast was so great that she even dared to pick up a rattan stick and chase her husband to beat him. The girl who looked like a doughy girl actually controlled her husband tightly.

Rongfu Hall.

At this time, Madam Meng was asleep. She slept so deeply that she did not wake up even when someone came. But she looked okay, and there was no other unpleasant smell in the room except the smell of medicine. It was obvious that she was well taken care of by her family.

Seeing this, Meng Jinyao also knew that it was her stepmother Zhao who ordered the servants to take good care of her. As for her father, there was no way he could take good care of her grandmother. She said in a gentle voice: "Grandma looks good. Mother has worked hard these days."

"It's not hard. Taking care of the elders is what I should do. Don't worry, Ayao. Mother will live a long life."

Zhao looked at her mother-in-law on the bed. Whether she was filial or not was another matter. She knew very well that Chengzhang would take part in the Autumn Examination this year. If he passed the examination, he would take part in the Spring Examination next year. If he was on the list, he would be old enough to get married and he would have to arrange a marriage. During this period, his mother-in-law could not die. If she died, Chengzhang would have to observe mourning. During the mourning period, he could not take part in the imperial examination or get married. If his mother-in-law was not well taken care of and died before long, Chengzhang would be in trouble. A Yao would definitely not forgive her.

Meng Jinyao turned to look at Zhao and met her eyes. When smart people talk, they only need to look at each other to understand each other's meaning. She sighed in her heart, what a good woman, it's a pity that she married her father. Her father was also lucky, he married four wives, except Sun, the other three were all good women.

Meng Jinyao said, "Mother, since grandma hasn't woken up yet, we won't disturb her to rest. Let's go out and talk first."

Zhao responded and went out with her. Then she remembered that she had something to say, so she sent her daughter away: "Yunying, go to the kitchen and see how the family dinner is being prepared."

Qiao Yunying left immediately.

Meng Jinyao asked: "Mother, do you have something to tell me?"

Zhao nodded gently and said, "Ayao, Chengxing sent a letter to Ayu, hoping that Ayu would send someone to pick him up. However, the letter was not sent out. The servant who helped him send the letter turned around and handed it to your father."

After hearing this, Meng Jinyao was just slightly stunned, but she was not too surprised. The only one that her third brother could rely on now was her second sister who married far away in Yangzhou. After all, they were siblings from the same mother. But she knew her second sister too well. Even if she received the letter, she might not lend a helping hand. After all, her third brother, who had lost his position as the crown prince and had a ruined reputation, was not only of no use to her, but also a burden.

After a moment, she asked, "What was your father's reaction?"

Zhao said truthfully: "Your father has been keeping a closer watch on him. The servants in his yard are all your father's spies. No one is loyal to him. He cannot leave the yard without your father's permission. He cannot break free from his cage, and his behavior becomes more and more unrestrained. He takes in all the maids in his yard, as long as they are not ugly."

Meng Jinyao was surprised: "He already has a concubine, and it was fine that the concubine had an affair with him before, but now he is like this, and those maids who have never been exposed are also happy?"

Speaking of this, Zhao felt a little helpless. She was a stepmother and didn't dare to be labeled as a step-son who was harsh on her. She replied, "I have never reduced his food, clothing and other expenses. Everything is the same as before. If there were servants who were disrespectful to him, I would punish them. Maybe because of this, those maids thought he had not been abandoned and that they were willing to hang out with Chengxing."

Meng Jinyao understood after hearing this. Zhao was only fulfilling her responsibilities as a mistress, but the maid who wanted to climb up the social ladder had wrong ideas. However, it was no one's fault. If she hadn't had any wrong ideas, how could her third brother have succeeded?