My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Now that she could get more care and love from the Du family, she was happy from the bottom of her heart, so her eyes were red.

Aunt Dou next to her saw her and handed over a handkerchief and said comfortingly.

On a big day, be happy.

Naou's mother took the handkerchief and wiped it quickly, then nodded.

The two families have a harmonious atmosphere, but their happiness does not mean that other reunited families are also happy. For example, in the now unpopular Guogong Mansion, there is only a false sense of harmony.

Ever since His Majesty the Emperor gave up his position as Duke of the Kingdom, Shang Yukuan has been very depressed. He was not a social person to begin with, and now he can't even receive any posts about wine and banquets. .

In the past, no matter what, there would still be New Year's gifts, but this year it was extremely miserable.

Perhaps they knew that he had lost his sacred heart and his son who had become a son, so no one paid attention to him anymore.

The signboard of the Duke's Mansion is quite loud, but many gifts are sent to the General's Mansion. They are nominally for Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi, but there are also gifts specially prepared for the sisters-in-law Liu and Shang Zhiping. There is some intention of burning incense in advance.

Mrs. Wei no longer even wanted to pretend, she was already showing her impatience with this temporary Duke of the Kingdom, so she said with disgust when he poured herself one glass after another of wine.

Master, please stop drinking. If you drink too much, there will be no one to serve you. Look at the house now where you can't even find a girl or woman in order. Why do you still want to be the prince of the country?

Listening to her words, not to mention Shang Yukuan, even Shang Qilang couldn't bear it. He frowned and looked at his mother, as if wondering why she had changed so drastically.

What do you mean? Are you looking down on me?

I don't dare. After all, you are also the grandfather of the future Duke. When he comes back from Jinling City, I'm afraid he will ask us to move our homes. Instead of drunkenly questioning me here, the master should think about it carefully. Where should we move so that we won’t be in the eyes of Mr. Xinguo?”

Mrs. Wei did it on purpose.

She had been saying these unpleasant things a lot during this period, just to make Shang Yukuan hate Shang Zhiping to the core, and feel that he had robbed Shang Zhiping of his position, which was why she was living such a hard life now. day.

Who would have thought that Shang Yukuan would only hide and be sad alone, without any preparation for what would happen in the future. In his eyes, the person who inherited the palace was his own grandson anyway, so he had a lot of talent and would not let anyone else do it. That is the sense of sight.

However, his cold treatment made Mrs. Wei even more and more disgusted with it, so she kept saying weird things.

Shang Qilang started working in the court since he joined the fourth prince.

Although it was not a particularly important errand now, he could vaguely feel that the Fourth Prince relied heavily on him. The most obvious thing was that Lord Jin, who had retired as Zuo Shilang, had approached him several times.

Overtly and covertly, he appreciated and attracted him. This Lord Jin could be said to be the fourth prince's indispensable right-hand man in the court. Winning his eyes meant that he was not far away from becoming the fourth prince's core staff.

Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to his parents' troubles before.

But today is New Year's Eve after all, a day for family reunion, why should there be a tense situation, so he said in a conciliatory tone.

Mother, the food is getting cold. You can use it first. Father is rarely happy and wants to drink. My son will just take a few cups with him.

After saying this, he took a drink without any sloppiness.

He came out to smooth things over, and Mrs. Wei took a breath for the time being, while Shang Silang next to her was just focused on eating, pretending to be deaf and blind to the situation.

Seeing this, Shiro's wife felt disgusted in her heart.

It's just that the situation was such that she couldn't express it, but Heli jumped out more than once. With such a cowardly and incompetent husband, Shiro's wife felt that there was no hope at the thought of spending the rest of her life with him.

Therefore, I was picking at the rice in the bowl one after another, without any interest.

Shang Zhihe on the table has been very gloomy since his leg injury. His whole person has changed from the proud and arrogant before to being secretive and unpredictable, and no one dares to provoke him casually.

Shang Zhiyin next to him also looked unhappy. Because of her family's downfall, she couldn't go to many dinner parties, so she was holding her breath.

The two of them accidentally touched the plate with their chopsticks and started to quarrel.

Brother, how long are you going to let everyone avoid you? I have to accommodate you in everything, and you still can't get through life?

Damn girl, say it again!

It will be the same ten times if I say it again. Ever since I hurt your leg, my mother and grandmother have been extremely partial. They have known that they feel sorry for you every day. But look at how long it has been since I changed my clothes and jewelry. Humph, I haven't seen you in the house either. Someone felt sorry for me!

It was just a broken leg, but it made him lose the chance to buy more clothes. Shang Zhiyin was not polite at all to his brother who had no future.

Hearing that Shang Zhihe smashed plates and bowls in anger, he looked at Shang Zhiyin and said fiercely.

Bitch! I'm afraid you don't want to live anymore!

After saying that, he smashed the crutch in his hand. It was made of rosewood. It immediately made Shang Zhiyin's arm red and swollen, making her cry out in pain.

Kill someone, kill someone...

Shang Zhihe wanted to fight, but was stopped by Shang Qilang, while Shilang's wife went to comfort her daughter with tears streaming down her face.

The scene was chaotic for a while.

Mrs. Wei felt sorry for her grandson's broken leg for a while, and for her granddaughter for not being taken seriously. She was so angry that she took Shang Silang and started to criticize Huai.

What are you doing? You just know what to eat? Look at how your children have been abused by others, and you still eat, and still eat! They are really boneless things!

After saying that, he slapped Shang Shiro, and he was immediately stunned.

After all, he is still in his thirties, yet he has accomplished nothing yet, yet he just wants to behave like his father Shang Yukuan with his head down. This makes Mrs. Wei angry!

Hearing such words and seeing Mrs. Wei's behavior, Shang Yukuan said angrily and stamped his feet.

It's such a shame, it's such a shame! Our wonderful family is broken up like this, you, you, you... look at all the people you called out! If Yun He was still here, our family would definitely not be able to live like this!

Shang Yukuan's words struck a chord in Mrs. Wei's heart.

She had never been used to seeing her master, but now that she heard him speak like this, she immediately revealed his true colors and said in a hurry.

But to tell my truth, in the eyes of the master, I am just a short-lived ghost like the Gu family, no matter how good I am, right? (End of Chapter)