Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 409: Lord Bai Teaches His Daughter-in-law

"Grandfather, this..." A woman wearing a rouge-dotted, red-gold-threaded satin jacket lowered her head, fell to the ground, and cried.

"Also, Yun Hao's wife, Yun Hua's wife, although you two participated, you still had a bottom line. At least you didn't directly say bad things or slander others. As a punishment, you will have to help out in the big kitchen of the Marquis' Mansion for a month. You are not allowed to be lazy."

"Yes, Grandfather." The two women kneeling below couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This was already the lightest punishment. It was much better than the eldest sister-in-law who was sent directly back to her parents' home and the second sister-in-law who was sent directly to Western Xinjiang. The third sister-in-law was sent to the farm, which was much harder than going to the kitchen by herself.

Many times, happiness is derived from comparison. What they didn't expect was that just a moment ago, they were still the respected young ladies of Dingxi Marquis's mansion, but in just half an hour, they were completely stripped of their dignity by the old marquis.

"Wife Liyun, you take care of the household chores. When you can't handle them, ask Butler Bai and Nanny Lin to help. Also, second wife and third wife, you can also help out." Old Marquis Bai assigned tasks to his wives.

"Don't think that everything will be fine after you marry a daughter-in-law and become a mother-in-law. Look at what these daughters-in-law and nieces-in-law have become.

It's good to think that a harmonious family brings prosperity, but if you don't dig out the rotten flesh, it's useless even if the surface is scabby. Is it useless to maintain superficial peace? "After scolding several granddaughters-in-law, Lord Bai got angry at his daughter-in-law.

"Yes." The three middle-aged women sitting below responded softly.

"By the way, I heard that you scolded Yunhai last time because he brought back the news that Miss Hua was going to start a wool sweater business? Did you say that he was talkative and too talkative?" Lord Bai asked his eldest daughter-in-law again.

"I...I said a few words to Yunhai." One of the middle-aged women wearing a royal blue Hangzhou silk jacket with ruyi pattern whispered.

"Do you think Yunhai did something wrong? Then wait, are you going to scold Yunhai again? Do you think that I scolded them today because of the news Yunhai brought back? When did you become so short-sighted?"

Lord Bai looked at his eldest daughter-in-law and said angrily, "The fault in this matter is not that Yun Hai brought back the news, nor that Yun He and Miss Hua cooperated, but that you all focused your attention on the interior of the Marquis' Mansion.

You only see the internal interests of Dingxi Marquis Mansion and the silver that can be divided into your own hands. This is your own short-sightedness, your selfishness, and you only think about your own interests.

If you don't get a share of the money from the Marquis's Mansion, you will start to feel unbalanced and unhappy, and then look for someone to pick on. Yun Hai is a soft persimmon, and Miss Hua is also a soft persimmon.

But she never thought about making the mansion bigger and stronger, and making the interests of the mansion as much as possible. Tell me, what is the difference between your behavior and that of your daughters-in-law?" Lord Bai asked his eldest daughter-in-law.

"Dad, I know I was wrong and I won't do it again." Bai Yunhai's mother bowed her head and admitted her mistake.

"One by one, they're causing me so much trouble." Old Marquis Bai flicked his sleeves, stood up angrily, and went back to his study.

Halfway through the journey, he saw Yunhe, Yunhai and several other brothers hiding behind a tree, with a look of secret joy on their faces. He became even angrier and shouted, "Bai Yunhe, get out of here and get to the study."

Bai Yunhe immediately straightened his expression and followed carefully behind.

When he arrived at the study, Bai Yunhe had just closed the door and turned around when a book flew straight towards his face.

He dodged hurriedly, picked up the book on the ground, put it on the desk of Lord Bai, and called out in confusion, "Grandfather..."

"Do you think that I am scolding your sisters-in-law because I am speaking up for you and trying to get justice for you?" Lord Bai asked, glaring at his grandson.

"Isn't it? Grandfather..." Bai Yunhe hesitated.

"You idiot, I thought you were smart, but it seems I was blind and misjudged you. Not only are you incompetent, you are also irresponsible."

I guess Lord Bai was really angry to death. Not only did he scold his grandson's wife and daughter-in-law, but now he is even scolding himself.

"Grandfather, what did I do wrong again?" Bai Yunhe said aggrievedly.

"You don't know what you did wrong? Tell me, your sisters-in-law said that Miss Hua made a lot of money, but she kept the money and didn't pay it out, which violated the business laws of the Great Sheng Dynasty. Did you cause this?

You asked Miss Hua not to give your share for the time being, right? You were the one who couldn't settle the issues between your mother and your sisters-in-law, so you shifted the blame to Miss Hua, and let Miss Hua take the blame for you, right?" asked Lord Bai.

"No, I don't want to shift the blame to someone else. I just think that I can delay it for a while. As long as I don't go to collect my share and don't hand it over to the public, mother and sister-in-law might think that the sweater business is not doing well or is not profitable." Bai Yunhe defended himself aggrievedly.

"Did you delay it? Can you delay it for a while, or forever? Why didn't you ask me before doing this? At first, I really thought that Miss Hua didn't give out the shares because she couldn't make ends meet.

The contract did state that if the profit was high, the payment would be made every three months, and if the profit was low, the payment would be made every six months. There was nothing wrong with what Miss Hua did, so I didn't think much about it.

But I didn't know that you, a fool, could only cause trouble instead of helping others. Do you know how much negative impact these groundless rumors have brought to Miss Hua?

You made Miss Hua suffer an unexpected disaster, don't you know? Tell me, are you incompetent and irresponsible? What else can you do besides running away when you encounter something?" Lord Bai slapped the table.

"This... I didn't think so much, I..." Bai Yunhe was also a little stunned. He really didn't do this on purpose, and he didn't expect things to turn out like this.

"So you are stupid, and you don't even know it." Old Lord Bai leaned back in his chair in anger.

"What should we do then?" Bai Yunhe was a little confused and at a loss.

"What else can we do? Of course we will try our best to remedy the situation." Old Marquis Bai sighed, "I have already arranged people to suppress these rumors." Old Marquis Bai was a little helpless.

"Thank you, grandfather." Bai Yunhe lowered his head and said guiltily.

"Forget it. We are not doing this for you, but for our own family. We also want to give an explanation to Miss Hua. Miss Hua is innocent." Old Marquis Bai sighed and said tiredly.

"Let's not talk about the fact that some people are using these rumors to harm Miss Hua and our Marquis' Mansion. Based on the comments of your sisters-in-law, Pei Rongjin, the little fox, has already taken action. Don't you know?