frightfiction Chapter 141 Visiting the Lantern Festival
Chapter 141 Visiting the Lantern Festival
The second wife was not happy and said indifferently: "The maid who didn't follow the rules caused you to sprain your ankle. This is no small matter. You have been wronged in your husband's family. How will your family view you, the Yang family, the master and the first wife? If you are soft-hearted, those maids will follow suit and neglect you. Then they will take advantage of their service to the master to accuse the master. Will the Yang family still have rules?"
Isn't that the truth? The old lady's eyes were gloomy. Master Yang shouted angrily: "Why don't you drag this vicious girl away?"
The head of the household had already spoken, and no one dared to neglect it. Two sturdy maids immediately came up to drag Shaoyao away. Shaoyao struggled and shouted: "I am innocent, Madam, I have been following your orders..."
He was blocked before he could finish his words, and as for what to say next, everyone knew it.
How could Lin Yuxi let go of such a good opportunity? She pinched her thigh hard, squeezed out two lines of tears, and cried: "Sister-in-law, Yuxi has only been married for less than a month. I ask myself if I have ever offended you. How could you..."
Lin Yuxi cried with her mouth closed. Yang Chenchuan felt his heart tighten when he saw her tears. He hugged her in his arms and advised her: "How can you have the ability to offend the eldest sister-in-law? The eldest sister-in-law is famous for her kindness and generosity. Even if you did something wrong, she would never use such a sinister trick to harm you. It must be that maid who is talking nonsense. When you gave the person to the eldest brother, didn't the eldest sister-in-law happily accept it? Besides, she gave the person to me first. This is a courtesy. The eldest sister-in-law will not blame you. Don't cry. Your face is wrinkled and ugly from crying."
Lin Yuxi listened to the first part and laughed secretly. This guy is too sinister. First he praised Diwu Xufang for being virtuous and generous, and then he brought up the matter of giving away people. Wasn't it implying that Diwu Xufang was vindictive and narrow-minded, and had set up a trap to harm her? Everyone present was smart, so they could naturally understand what he meant.
However, the last sentence made Lin Yuxi so angry that she almost exploded. He actually dared to say that she was ugly. What's wrong with being ugly? She can't cry just because she's ugly. No matter how ugly she is, she is still your wife. No matter how ugly she is, you can't divorce me!
Lin Yuxi thought angrily, and pinched him hard where no one could notice, but Yang Chenchuan seemed unconscious and his expression remained unchanged.
Yang Chenchuan's words were outrageous. The first person to react was the old lady. Although she often sat in the Buddhist temple, she was not ignorant. She had also heard about the gift-giving incident. It was indeed not very polite for Lin Yuxi to give a gift to her eldest sister-in-law, but Diwu Xufang gave it first, so it was barely acceptable for her to return the gift. However, it was absolutely unacceptable to vent one's anger on one's relatives because of this.
The old lady glared at the eldest lady fiercely. Her daughter-in-law made a mistake and it was all because of her, the mistress of the house, who failed to teach her well. The eldest lady's eyes darkened but she dared not say a word.
Master Yang was also furious and yelled, "You are the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yang family. Didn't your family teach you not to scheme against each other? You framed your sister-in-law for such a small matter. If this gets out, will our Yang family still be able to survive? And you, as the head of the family, how did you teach the younger generation? You two should copy the "Female Rules" ten times, and Chen Chuan's wife, you should also copy it five times. It's really unlucky. You have turned a good Mid-Autumn Festival reunion into a mess. Let's go."
Master Yang waved his hand impatiently, Lin Yuxi bowed and said yes, then dispersed with the crowd.
Lin Yuxi didn't feel anything about being punished, as she just regarded it as practicing calligraphy. When she heard Diwu Xufang and the first lady being scolded, she felt secretly delighted.
She looked up at the full moon and suddenly thought of her father and brothers. She wondered how they were doing now and whether they would think of her during the Mid-Autumn Festival. She didn't even have the chance to say goodbye to them before they were separated by two worlds. As she thought about it, tears began to fall.
Yang Chenchuan thought she was being punished, feeling wronged, and quickly hugged her and advised: "What's wrong, what's wrong, hey, my lady, don't cry, don't you want to copy the "Female Rules"? If you don't want to copy it, then don't copy it, don't you still have me?"
Lin Yuxi listened to his words and raised her eyelids to look at him. He was now her only support in this world. The man who would spend the rest of her life with her was this man in front of her, who was upright and could distinguish between good and evil.
She had never thought that one day she would fall in love with such a man. She wondered if her father would be satisfied when he met her. She missed her family even more during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Her tears not only did not stop, but fell even harder.
Luyun and Chunlan were also shocked. Luyun hadn't seen Lin Yuxi cry for a long time, so she was really scared by her crying. The two of them went to persuade her together.
Yang Chenchuan was at a loss. After all, he was a man. He had never persuaded anyone before, and he didn’t know how to persuade them. He held it in for a long time before he finally said, “Hey, don’t cry anymore. You’ve already married me. Your body, your heart, and everything about you belong to me. If you cry and hurt my wife’s body, what can you use to compensate me?”
Lvyun and Chunlan held their foreheads after hearing this. What the young master said... was it persuasion or a threat?
After hearing this, Lin Yuxi punched him with her fist, still sobbing. Yang Chenchuan felt a pain in his heart. His wife's tears were so precious. It was all because of that damn Diwu Xufang. One day, he would make her pay back tenfold or a hundredfold.
He sighed, not knowing how to persuade her, and said, "My dear, if you don't cry, I will take you to the Lantern Festival, okay?"
When Lin Yuxi heard this, she really stopped crying. With tears in her eyes, she asked doubtfully: "Really?"
Yang Chenchuan saw that her face was red from crying, and he wiped away the tears from her eyes with a distressed look, and nodded. After getting his assurance, Lin Yuxi felt better, and she urged him to go out quickly.
When Yang Chenchuan saw her smiling face, his mood also improved. He waited until she washed her face and changed her clothes before pulling her out.
When the two of them went out, they found that the carriage was already waiting outside the door, and Mo Yan and Chi Jian were waiting there.
Lin Yuxi was relieved at this, it turned out that he had been prepared for this, but just didn't tell her. She glared at him, but she felt sweet in her heart.
After getting on the carriage, it headed towards the downtown area. The downtown area was not far from the prefectural government, so it was convenient to travel back and forth. Mo Yan and the others were very familiar with the place. Along the way, every household was decorated with lights and there were also places with great views, so people did not feel bored on the journey.
Arriving at the downtown area, Lin Yuxi got off the car and saw that the place where the market stalls were usually set up was now decorated with various kinds of lanterns. There was a long row of stalls, some selling food and toys, some selling lanterns, and some setting up stalls for people to make clay dolls and catch goldfish. In the distance, there was even a stage with actors in makeup singing, reciting, and acting on it.
Although the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival is not as lively as the Lantern Festival, it was still extremely lively in these ancient times when there was no nightlife.