Raising a concubine under her nose, the reborn mistress marries the prince

This time, Yan Yunyao returned home and felt proud for the first time.

Mrs. Yan looked at her daughter, who was full of vigor and vitality and was different from before.

She said with relief: "Yun'er, what good thing happened to you?"

"Mother! I have taken back all the shops." Yan Yunyao said with a smile.

"All?" Mrs. Yan couldn't believe it.

Over the years, she was heartbroken to see her daughter being too weak. Even her dowry shop was swindled away by the Xu family.

She couldn't help even if she wanted to.

After all, Mrs. Yan couldn't just keep an eye on the Xu family's backyard every day.

Besides, there are a lot of troubles in my own backyard.

"Yes, mother, I have taken back all the dowry shops and will not let the Xu family bully me anymore." Yan Yunyao's eyes flashed with confidence.

Madam Yan looked at her in surprise, as if she didn't recognize the person in front of her. "Yun'er, how did you do it?"

Yan Yunyao smiled gently and told her mother what had happened.

Mrs. Yan knew her son-in-law's temper, and it was difficult for her to take back what she had said impulsively.

The key is that he saw Yan Yunyao's toughness.

He is no longer the easy-to-control person he used to be.

"Mother, I have figured it out. I am the legitimate daughter of a marquisate, and marrying into a baronate's house is a downgrade. My husband's official position has been promoted so quickly, thanks to my aunt's connections. Why does my mother-in-law still bully me?"

In the past three years, Mrs. Xu has tortured her a lot.

After hearing this, Mrs. Yan was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes, "My Yun'er has grown up and become so brave and smart."

Yan Yunyao hugged her mother and said, "Mother, I was too cowardly in the past and made you worry. Now, I will not let anyone bully us again."

"Yes, you must tell mother if you have anything. Mother was also wrong in the past. She did not provide a solid support for her daughter." Tears flashed in Mrs. Yan's eyes.

In the past, she always felt that a harmonious family is the key to success, and as long as she gave in, Marquis Yongning would always see the good in her.

It's shameful for her, a mistress, to always be jealous of the concubine.

Who would have thought that during the years when his son was lying on the couch, the Marquis actually tried every means to depose his son from the position of Crown Prince.

Just think about it, if their son was really deposed, there would be no place for them and their mother in the Marquis' Mansion.

Mrs. Yan really wanted to go back to the past and open her brain to see how much water it was filled with.

I have endured this for so many years just because the Marquis wanted to win his heart.

"Well, mother, your daughter will never let you suffer any grievances again in the future." Yan Yunyao patted her mother's back and comforted her.

"I wonder what's the matter that mother asked her daughter to come back today?" Yan Yunyao asked.

"Come here, I'll show you a portrait." Mrs. Yan was mysterious and successfully aroused Yan Yunyao's interest.

The mother opened the portrait and saw a beautiful woman.

Yan Yunyao was suspicious, "Mother! Who is this?"

"How do you feel about being your sister-in-law?"

Yan Yunyao understood, "You are here for my elder brother to see. Should I discuss this with him?"

"I just wanted to let you take a look at it first. Anyway, I think it's okay." Mrs. Yan looked at the portrait with a look of delight on her face.

"Whose daughter is this?" Since the mother was so satisfied, her family background must be good.

Yan Yunyao has been trapped in the rear palace for many years and is now unfamiliar with the noble ladies from the capital.

"The eldest daughter of the Minister of War." said the mother with a smile.

"Minister of War?" It was Yan Yunyao's turn to be surprised.

This is not something her mother can do just because she says so.

"Yes, Mrs. Song came here in person to propose marriage." Mrs. Yan couldn't hide her happiness.

"Mother, this is marrying down. Will Miss Song agree?"

Yan Yunyao was not as overwhelmed by joy as her mother.

Marrying down is not a good thing.

If Miss Song has to marry just because of her parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, she will be resentful in the future and cause trouble in the Yan family, which would be bad.

"Your worry is justified. Mother asked you to come here to make a decision. We haven't told your father about this yet. If he knew, he would definitely try to please him, and your eldest brother would be embarrassed as well."

Madam Yan has been obsessed with love all her life, and she used to think everything about Marquis Yongning was good.

Now that the water in his brain has been cleared, he is dissatisfied with everything about Marquis Yongning.

"Let's ask big brother for his opinion first. If big brother is interested, let the two meet first."

Yan Yunyao suffered a lot in her marriage and didn't want her elder brother to meet a bad person.

In her eyes, her elder brother is a first-class good man.

But Miss Song didn’t know.

If a woman marries blindly and dumbly and is angry, she will not be able to see the best man in her eyes.

"Okay! Let me ask your eldest brother what he thinks first." Mrs. Yan said.

Yan Yunyao knew that her mother just missed her.

There is no need for a younger sister like her to have an say in her eldest brother's marriage.

At this time, a maid's voice came from outside the door, saying that the Xu family had sent someone to pick up the young lady and take her back home.

Yan Yunyao's face turned cold.

Mother-in-law did this on purpose.

She wants to show off in front of her family.

Yan Yunyao ordered: "Let the Xu family go back. I will stay at the Marquis' Mansion today."

Mrs. Yan was secretly surprised.

My daughter has really changed.

Yan Yunyao calmed down her emotions, turned around and said to her mother, "Mother, I will not leave today."

"That's fine. Sister Yi has never lived in her grandparents' home since she was born."

Mrs. Yan was referring to Yan Yunyao’s daughter Xu Zhangyi.

She started sleeping in the carriage and slept all the way to her grandparents' house.

The nurse took the child to the inner room to sleep.

Yan Yunyao said: "Then my daughter will take Yi Jie'er to live in my grandparents' house and won't leave."

Yan Yunyao joked, her face full of relaxation.

Mrs. Yan also felt relieved.

At this time, the wet nurse came over carrying Xu Zhangyi.

Xu Zhangyi struggled to get down.

"Mother!" The three-year-old child ran unsteadily, so Yan Yunyao opened her arms and hugged the child tightly.

"Grandma!" The child's baby voice melted Mrs. Yan's heart.

He quickly brought the child over and said, "How about you stay at your grandma's place these days and accompany her?"

"Well, the granddaughter likes her grandmother." The child, who was only three years old, spoke so fluently, which made Mrs. Yan very happy.

It was a rare moment of laughter in the Yan family.

At dinner time, the family gathered together happily. Yan Yunyao looked at her cute and well-behaved daughter, feeling very happy.

After dinner, Yan Yunyao coaxed her daughter to sleep and went to her mother's room.

"Mother, I have something to discuss with you." Yan Yunyao said softly.

Madam Yan looked at her with a smile, "Why are you so serious?"

Yan Yunyao took a deep breath and said, "I will personally manage those shops in the future, and maybe even show up in public."

Madam Yan was stunned. "Why do you have to run the shop yourself?"

Yan Yunyao's eyes flashed with confidence, "Mom, my husband's heart is not with me. I don't want to compromise like this anymore. I want to find a way out for myself and my daughter."

"No woman from aristocratic family would go out and show her face in public. If you do this, the Xu family will be even more displeased with you." Madam Yan was worried. She held her daughter's hand and asked, "Have you thought it through?"

Yan Yunyao nodded and said, "Mom, I have thought it through clearly. I want to strive for a better future for myself and my daughter."

Madam Yan sighed, "Since you have made up your mind, I support you. But you will face a lot of criticism in the future."

Although Daqing prohibited officials from doing business, it was indeed difficult to support a large family with those meager salaries.

As long as you don't engage in prohibited businesses such as smuggling salt, the court will turn a blind eye.

If a woman runs her own dowry shop, no one will care.

Most of the Xu family's income over the years came from Yan Yunyao's shop and the various flavors of pastries she developed.

However, over the years, no one has expressed gratitude.

He just treated her as a sucker.

Then what's wrong with all the profits going into her pocket? As for the life and death of the Bo family, what does it have to do with her?

Her father-in-law and Xu Qing's concubines were brought into the house one by one, and all of these were paid with her real money!

But what good has come of it?

Madam Yan gave a few more instructions and nodded, "Talk to your son-in-law when you go back. Send someone to let him know if there is anything."

Yan Yunyao responded.

She made up her mind that if Xu Qing felt that she was embarrassing, then they should just not continue!

As long as she dares to challenge the Xu family, she will naturally not be afraid of the consequences.

No matter how impoverished the Marquis' Mansion is, it will not be afraid of the equally impoverished Earl's Mansion.

Now that his elder brother is very popular in front of the emperor, Xu Qing does not dare to openly turn against the Marquis' Mansion.

Having made up her mind, Yan Yunyao felt that once a person takes the first step, there will be countless steps to follow.

Yan Yunyao stayed at her parents' home for five full days before returning home.

Madam Xu was waiting for her with a sullen face, "Kneel down!"

Mrs. Xu shouted angrily.

"Are you too bold? Every day, the people I sent to pick you up returned empty-handed. Why don't you just stay at your parents' house forever and not come back?"

Mrs. Xu's face no longer had the elegance and grace she usually pretended to have, and now her face looked distorted.

"I wonder what my daughter-in-law did wrong that she had to kneel down?" Yan Yunyao didn't move at all.

In the past, whenever Mrs. Xu got angry, Yan Yunyao would kneel down regardless of whether she had made any mistakes or not.

Sometimes I would kneel for several hours.

Now! Don't even think about it.

Filial piety is highly valued in Daqing, but that is not a reason for a mother-in-law to bully her daughter-in-law at will.

"You're so good! Now that you've become so capable, you dare to talk to me like that!" Mrs. Xu pointed at Yan Yunyao's nose and scolded.

Yan Yunyao looked at her without being servile or arrogant, "If the mother-in-law thinks that the daughter-in-law is guilty, you might as well tell her the truth, otherwise the daughter-in-law will not know what crime she has committed."

Mrs. Xu was so angry that her chest was heaving. She wanted to give Yan Yunyao a warning, but she didn't expect that she would become so stubborn. But she still pretended to be calm and said sternly: "You are guilty of a great crime if you don't return home! I asked you to kneel down and admit your mistake, but you dared not do it! Isn't this disobeying your elders?"

Yan Yunyao sneered, "Mother-in-law, what you said is very strange. A daughter-in-law becomes a heinous person just because she lives in her parents' home for a few days? If so, is there any innocent person in this world?"

Mrs. Xu was choked and speechless. She never expected that Yan Yunyao, who was always gentle, would become so sharp-tongued.

Just as she was thinking about how to refute, Yan Yunyao spoke again, "The daughter-in-law is just going back to her parents' home to visit her relatives. Which law stipulates that the daughter-in-law cannot return home? If the mother-in-law wants to punish the daughter-in-law for not returning home, the daughter-in-law would like to ask whether this charge is valid!" Yan Yunyao's eyes were sharp and she did not back down.

Mrs. Xu was suddenly speechless. She really could not find any legal basis to punish Yan Yunyao.

"Besides, I have never done anything to disobey my mother-in-law. She asked me to kneel down without any reason. Could it be that she wanted to establish her own prestige?" Yan Yunyao continued, her tone becoming increasingly firm.

Mrs. Xu's face turned extremely ugly. She didn't expect that Yan Yunyao not only dared to contradict her, but also made her speechless.

"You...you are making excuses!" Mrs. Xu became furious and raised her hand to hit Yan Yunyao.

Yan Yunyao quickly dodged to the side and looked at Madam Xu coldly, "Are you going to use the family law, mother-in-law? But I don't know what mistake my daughter-in-law made that deserves your anger. If the mother-in-law can't explain it clearly, I can only go to the government to seek justice!"

Mrs. Xu's hand stopped in mid-air, in a dilemma. She could never have imagined that Yan Yunyao, who used to be submissive, could be so difficult now.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door, and a majestic voice sounded: "What's going on?"

The person who came was Yan Yunyao's father-in-law, Master Xu. When he saw the scene in the house, his brows slightly frowned.

Mrs. Xu was the first to complain: "Master, look at this daughter-in-law, she is becoming more and more outrageous. She even dares to talk back to me!"

A sly look flashed in Yan Yunyao's eyes. She knelt down with a plop, tears instantly welling up in her eyes: "Dad, I am unfilial and have made my mother-in-law angry. Please punish me, Dad!"

Seeing this, Mr. Xu had already made up his mind. He glared at Mrs. Xu, helped Yan Yunyao up, and said, "Forget it, we are all family, why make things so unhappy. Yunyao rarely comes home, so you shouldn't make things too difficult for her.

Mrs. Xu opened her eyes wide, as if she had seen a ghost.

Is this Yan Yunyao?

She changed her expression so quickly that her father-in-law believed her immediately."

The father-in-law forcibly took Mrs. Xu out of the house.

Yan Yunyao looked at their departing backs, with a barely perceptible smile on her lips. She had temporarily won the battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

She went to find Xu Qing again.

Xu Qing had just finished his shift and was planning to go to his concubine's yard.

He became impatient when he saw Yan Yunyao.

Yan Yunyao didn't want to stay with him any longer, so she expressed her thoughts directly. Xu Qing's face turned ugly after hearing that.

"What do you mean? Do you want to bring shame to our Xu family?" Xu Qing said angrily.

"I just want to fight for some benefits for myself and my daughter. What's wrong with that?" Yan Yunyao did not show any weakness.

"Well, you are really becoming more and more outrageous!" Xu Qing raised his hand, wanting to slap Yan Yunyao.

Yan Yunyao grabbed his hand and said, "Do you dare to try? I am no longer the person you used to bully!"

Xu Qing moved, but failed to break free.

He was so angry that he was shaking, as if he had seen a ghost.

Yan Yunyao finally let go.

Xu Qing knew that Yan Yunyao was no longer the gentle and kind wife she used to be.

"Okay, you can do it! Since you insist on going and embarrassing yourself, let's just wait and see!" Xu Qing said and left.

He regretted it so much, why did he return her dowry?

Yan Yunyao looked at his departing back, feeling relieved. She knew that she had made the right move. From now on, she would live for herself and her daughter.