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

The next day.

Emperor Jingwen summoned Gu Jingxi to the palace.

After leaving the palace, Gu Jingxi went back to the Marquis' Mansion and said to Meng Jinyao, "Ayao, I have to be away for some time. It will probably take ten days to half a month before I can come back."

Meng Jinyao was stunned: "Husband, why do you want to go out suddenly?"

Gu Jingxi didn't say much, just said: "The emperor has ordered me to go out on business."

Hearing this, Meng Jinyao didn't ask any more questions. After all, there were some things she shouldn't know, and she immediately went to pack his luggage.

Gu Jingxi did not stay for long. He hugged Meng Jinyao, kissed her, talked to her in sweet words, then went to his old mother, said goodbye to her, and left with his luggage and Yu Chuan and his followers.

Meng Jinyao carried her son out.

Gu Jingxi looked at his lovely wife and young son, and felt a little reluctant to be apart for ten days or half a month, but official duties were more important, and now was not the time to be sentimental, so he said softly, "Ayao, I'm leaving, you go back."

Meng Jinyao nodded slightly and watched his figure disappear from her sight. However, she began to miss him after only a short while. She returned to Weiruixuan with a depressed look, holding the child in her arms.

Ning Dong saw this and comforted her, "Madam, ten days or half a month will pass quickly. The Marquis is not around. If you feel bored, you can attend some banquets to relieve your boredom. Today, two ladies sent people to deliver invitations."

Meng Jinyao nodded.

Next, for several days in a row, Meng Jinyao attended banquets. The wives of officials in the capital city lived in the backyard, and when they were bored, they would find any excuse to hold a banquet, including many tea-tasting banquets and flower-viewing banquets.

Zhang saw her dressing up and going out to banquets every day, and felt that she lived a carefree life, while she was tied up with household chores. She couldn't help but feel envious, and said to Chen: "Third brother's wife is really carefree, she lets her mother-in-law take care of her children, and she goes to banquets every day."

Chen replied calmly, "When my third brother is not at home, his wife has to find something to do to distract herself."

Zhang said, "She can take charge of the household affairs when she is bored, so it's a good opportunity for us to take a break."

After hearing this, Zhang was stunned. She realized belatedly that it seemed that she didn't have to take care of the household expenses. Being in charge of the household expenses and being entangled with miscellaneous affairs every day was actually quite tiring. Thinking back to the time when she was in charge of the household expenses, it seemed like she was just finding something to do when she had nothing to do. Even if she was allowed to take care of the household expenses, the mistress of the marquis's mansion was only her third brother's wife.

Thinking of this, Zhang said, "Let's return the household expenses to my third brother's wife. She is the Marquis' wife, and she should be in charge of the household expenses."

Chen smiled and shook her head: "Sister-in-law, your idea is too naive."

Zhang frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by that, second brother's wife?"

Chen replied, "My third sister-in-law won't take over. If you give it back to her, she will find an excuse to refuse. Before the family is divided, we should just manage the household expenses honestly."

Having been a sister-in-law for so long, she also understands the temperament of her third sister-in-law. The eldest sister-in-law attaches great importance to household chores, but the third sister-in-law doesn't care at all. In the third sister-in-law's mind, she is more than happy to have someone to work hard for her.

In fact, it was true. My mother-in-law doted on my third brother's wife as if she were her own daughter, and my third brother also doted on her. Even though my third brother's wife didn't manage the household, no one in the mansion dared to give her a hard time, and those wives of officials outside didn't gossip about me because she didn't manage the household.

Zhang frowned even more tightly: "So, Third Sister-in-law never thought about taking charge of the household affairs from the beginning, so when mother asked her to take charge of the household affairs, she refused?"

Chen nodded gently: "Well, I thought she was just pretending to refuse, but later I found out that it was not the case. She really didn't care."

Zhang was silent. She had cared so much about it in the beginning, fearing that she would lose the power of financial management and her status in the family would not be as good as before. However, her third brother's wife was within her reach but she did not want her.

Chen looked at her and asked with a smile, "Didn't sister-in-law care about it before? Why do you want to hand over the household expenses now?"

Zhang replied, "Nothing, I just suddenly became more open-minded. Things that I thought were very important before, I don't think so now."

Hearing this, Chen looked at her in surprise. This sister-in-law had changed a lot. It seemed that she started to change slowly after the quarrel with her eldest brother.

Chen said, "Sister-in-law, before the family division, my third brother and his wife would not want to be in charge of the household expenses, so we should just be honest and take care of it. It is also respectable to be in charge of the household expenses. We have been running this family for many years. Even if we have no merit, we have worked hard. When the family division comes, mother may give us more."

How the family property is divided is decided by the elders. Then when it is time to divide the property, the elders of the clan are invited to witness. The father-in-law has passed away, so the mother-in-law will arrange how the property should be divided. After the mother-in-law passes away, the property will be divided according to her wishes.

What she said just now was not casual. One time, she accidentally overheard a conversation between her mother-in-law and her third brother and his wife. Her mother-in-law did mean this. At that time, her mother-in-law once again mentioned that her third brother's wife should be in charge of the household affairs, but her third brother's wife declined on the grounds that the child was still young and needed to be raised well.

The mother-in-law naturally put her grandson first and agreed with the decision of my third brother and his wife. Later, according to what the mother-in-law said, she had already divided the farm, shop and so on. She said that she and the eldest sister-in-law had taken care of the family affairs over the years. Even if they had no merit, they had worked hard. On the basis of the original amount, she would give them some more as compensation for their hard work over the years. My third brother and his wife had no objection and agreed with the mother-in-law's opinion.

Her mother-in-law was indeed fair and clear in rewards and punishments. Even though the eldest and second sons were not her biological children, she did not let the first and second wives suffer any loss. After accidentally hearing those words, she became more motivated to work, probably because she was getting paid and her work was not in vain.

Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. I've been in charge for so many years, I'm used to it. If I let go, I probably won't be used to it. You also said that it's respectable to be in charge of the family. While this respect is still there, I have to find a good match for Xuanyi and Xiuwen."

Chen's mouth twitched when she heard this, and she said helplessly: "Sister-in-law, besides finding marriages for your children, don't you have anything else to do?"

Zhang said as a matter of course: "They are twins, a boy and a girl, both are seventeen years old, and are old enough to talk about marriage. Xiuwen is a boy, so he can wait for two more years, but Xuanyi can't. She is a girl, and if she waits any longer, she will become an old maid, and it will be difficult to get married when the time comes."

Chen said, "Sister-in-law, it's been so long, don't you understand Xuanyi's thoughts? She doesn't want to get married at all now."

Zhang said disapprovingly, "How can a girl not get married? I am doing this for her own good. When she gets older and can't find a good husband, it will be too late for her to regret it."

Since they were not on the same page, Chen didn't want to persuade them anymore. She just said, "I have something else to do. Let's talk another day." After saying that, she stood up and left without looking back.

Zhang was stunned for a long time before she reacted. She muttered unhappily, "What kind of dog temper is this? She's always like this. She walks away when she doesn't agree with me. Only my second brother can stand her."