in2ebook Chapter 177 Aunt Wei and Her Son
Chapter 177 Aunt Wei and Her Son
Jiang Wansang did not answer Zheliu's question, but subconsciously looked at her own hands, recalling the touch of pinching Jiang Yanzhu's cheek just now.
"A mother and son who are despised by the head of the household and resented by the mistress of the house, do you think they can live a good life?"
Zhe Liu knew she was referring to Aunt Wei and Jiang Yanzhu, so she shook her head and replied, "They're definitely not having a good time."
Zhe Liu grew up in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Although she could count the number of times she had seen Aunt Wei and the Third Young Master on her two hands, she had also heard a lot about them.
If she and the young lady had the worst life in the mansion before, then the life of Aunt Wei and her son would be even worse than theirs. After all, the Tingsang Pavilion where they lived was at least not leaky, while the place where Aunt Wei and her son lived was remote, small, and dilapidated, overgrown with weeds, and even the servants in the mansion would not go there.
But Aunt Wei was an adult after all. She had her own dowry when she was brought into the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she also received many rewards when she was pregnant with the third young master. Her life would not be too difficult.
In contrast, he and his young lady had been unwelcome since childhood. The two ignorant children had to make a living in the prime minister's mansion, where they were looked down upon and abused. Their life was much more difficult than that of Concubine Wei and her son, who had to make a living as invisible people.
Thinking of the past days, Zhe Liu felt a pang of sadness in his heart, but he was afraid that it would make his young lady sad, so he quickly blinked his eyes and swallowed the emotions in his heart.
Jiang Wansang didn't notice her thoughts, but was recalling the feeling between his fingertips.
"Yes, how did a mother and son who lived a hard life raise a son born with mental retardation to have fair, tender, and smooth skin without any signs of malnutrition?"
Zheliu, who was feeling sad, was stunned when he heard this.
If it were in the past, she might not have thought too much about it, but now that she has done so many things with the young lady, she is naturally not as naive as before and doesn't understand anything.
After a brief thought, Zhe Liu realized, "Miss, do you suspect that Concubine Wei is not as simple as we think?"
She didn't expect that Jiang Yanzhu's stupidity was just pretending to be this level. After all, it was a well-known fact in the mansion that the third young master was born stupid. The master was such a smart man, and he liked the third young master so much back then, how could he not tell the truth from the false.
Jiang Wansang didn't remind her, after all, Jiang Yanzhu's situation was just her guess.
But maybe she could try to win over Aunt Wei.
To be able to go from being a tool for borrowing pregnancy to being able to live in a corner of the Prime Minister's Mansion and raise her son by her side, Aunt Wei must be no simple character.
Jiang Yanzhu is Jiang Gaoyuan's only son. If she can win over such a person, it will be a great help for her to reorganize the Prime Minister's Mansion.
At this time, Aunt Wei and her son had no idea that they had been targeted by a cunning fox.
Jiang Yanzhu held the food box given by Jiang Wansang, and looked at the door where no one was seen with complicated eyes. There was no trace of stupidity on his face.
Naturally, he had heard about the commotion his elder sister had caused in the mansion, but after living in the mansion together for so many years, this was their first formal meeting alone.
What did she mean by leaving that message for herself? Did she discover something?
What did she mean when she said it wasn't an enemy?
As I was thinking, a familiar voice suddenly sounded: "Xiaoyan! Xiaoyan, where are you?"
Jiang Yanzhu came to his senses and quickly ran out with the lunch box.
Not far away, a woman with simple clothes, a square scarf wrapped around her head, and regular features was anxiously looking for someone.
"mother."
Jiang Yanzhu called out softly, and the woman looked over immediately.
This person is Jiang Yanzhu's biological mother and Jiang Gaoyuan's concubine - Aunt Wei.
Aunt Wei looked at Jiang Yanzhu nervously. Seeing that although he looked disheveled, he had no injuries, she finally let go of the worry in her heart.
She didn't bother to ask more questions. She looked around nervously and quickly hugged Jiang Yanzhu and left.
It was not until she returned to her yard and closed the door that she finally asked what was going on with the food box that Jiang Yanzhu had been holding in his arms.
Jiang Yanzhu did not hide anything and told her about his encounter with Jiang Wansang and the words she left behind, but he just glossed over the fact that he was bullied.
After so many years, how could Aunt Wei not understand what the people in the mansion wanted to do by calling her son away alone? Moreover, the master had been staying in her room every day for some time.
She knew that the master was using her as a pawn to teach the mistress a lesson, and she also guessed that the mistress would vent her anger on her, so she kept a close eye on Xiaoyan at all times. Unexpectedly, she was still taken advantage of when she turned her head.
She knew that Xiaoyan had deliberately brushed it off because she didn't want to make her worry, so she cooperated and didn't mention it.
Only Jiang Wansang...
Even though she stayed indoors all day, she had heard about the commotion the eldest lady caused in the prime minister's residence, so she understood what the eldest lady meant when she said to Xiaoyan.
But she just wanted to live a peaceful life with Xiaoyan in this broken yard and didn't want to get involved in any trouble at all.
So she touched Xiaoyan's head and said softly, "Those things are not something we mother and son can participate in. From now on, just listen to what the eldest lady says and don't take it to heart. Do you understand?"
Although Jiang Yanzhu is only ten years old, he is naturally intelligent. He has understood since he was a child how much his mother has done silently for him, and he also knows what to do to best benefit their current situation.
So he nodded obediently and silently kept Aunt Wei's words in mind.
Seeing how sensible he was, Aunt Wei felt a little jealous.
Her daughter Xiaoyan is very talented. If she didn't have a mother like her, she should have had a bright future.
After leaving, Jiang Wansang planned to find a more remote courtyard, but not long after she left, she heard that Zhao Zhizhi was looking for her.
Of course, the Zhao family will be invited to a banquet like today.
But Zhao Zhizhi didn't have a good impression of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Knowing that Jiang Wansang would not attend so early, she deliberately came late and went to Tingsang Pavilion to find Jiang Wansang as soon as she arrived.
Jiang Wansang therefore changed her itinerary and planned to go back to Tingsang Pavilion to find Zhao Zhizhi first.
As a result, not long after he left, he ran into Jiang Xiaodie.
During this period, Jiang Xiaodie especially liked to come to Jiang Wansang to keep in touch with her, but every time Jiang Wansang just accepted her things and sent her away casually.
Jiang Xiaodie was just a concubine's daughter from the second wife's family. She had already used up most of the good things she had coaxed from Jiang Wansang in the past. How could she have so many good things to curry favor with him? So later on, she basically gave him some "homemade food that best expressed her feelings."
Jiang Xiaodie's cooking skills were pretty good, so Jiang Wansang certainly didn't refuse, but his attitude towards her was still not very enthusiastic.
The person behind Jiang Xiaodie is the Third Prince. Jiang Wansang doesn't know what the Third Prince's purpose is towards her, but she does want to use the Third Prince to do something, so she is happy to "make friends" with Jiang Xiaodie.
The advantage of this is that Jiang Xiaodie will take the initiative to reveal more information to her.