Chapter 832 Thank you sister-in-law for your concern

Chapter 832 Thank you sister-in-law for your concern

They came to mediate the conflict, and as a result, Zhuang Xianhui and her husband were persuaded by Fang Zhixuan, and both agreed with their father's noble idea.

When they arrived at Chu Lantong's residence, Yujie Ju, Zhuang Xianhui ordered the servants to call Zhuang Rui out and tell him the situation.

To make sure no one was eavesdropping, Zhuang Rui chose a safe corner to meet his sister and brother-in-law.

After the speech, Zhuang Xianhui expressed her views.

"I think my father's idea is correct and thoughtful."

"Please persuade my mother to understand my father."

Zhuang Rui spoke harshly.

"No."

"When they have a conflict, isn't it always the father who apologizes and the mother who forgives?"

"My eldest brother entrusted you with a small task, but you couldn't even do it. You just pushed the problem onto me. I am really useless for you to do this to me."

He imitated his elder brother and gave an order.

"Go back and persuade them again."

Zhuang Xianhui was not afraid of the power, she held her head high and showed no sign of weakness.

"Since it's decided that father will apologize and mother will forgive, why do you ask me to persuade father every time? It's obvious that you are pushing all the difficulties onto me."

Zhuang Rui is domineering.

"Just an apology from my father will calm my mother down? Do you think it's easy to comfort my mother?"

"We have made this arrangement with good intentions and for a reason. Don't be ungrateful."

Zhuang Xianhui pointed out the truth.

"My mother is gentle and virtuous. It is easy to comfort her without thinking."

Zhuang Rui sees through the plot.

"You want to provoke me to speak up. Let's switch gears. You can go and try to comfort your mother, right? Oh, what a trick."

"I just won't do what you want."

Zhuang Xianhui was indignant and protested her injustice.

"Why don't you do what I want? I know that it's easy to comfort my mother, so you are reluctant to entrust it to me."

"My father is so stubborn that I have to use all my words to persuade him every time."

"You guys are so good, you just listen to your mother's nagging and casually respond to her; you go shopping with your mother, and if you see something nice, you can ask her to buy it for you."

"Of all the brothers in the world, you are the most cunning and deceitful."

Ning Xuanfeng spoke fairly.

"My lady, please do not misunderstand my brother."

"I can confirm that accompanying my mother shopping is very tiring."

Zhuang Rui praised his brother-in-law and strongly condemned his sister.

"Look how sensible and considerate my brother-in-law is."

"Look at you again, you are arrogant and willful, you don't look like a lady at all."

Zhuang Xianhui was so angry that she was fuming.

"You brothers not only ganged up on me, but you also scolded and ridiculed me. This is simply too much!"

"Second sister-in-law, do you care about him? How can you bear to watch my younger sister suffer?"

Teng Elan stood to one side, silent and ignorant.

"I'm sorry, Hui'er, I didn't understand for a moment and couldn't tell whether this was a joke or a quarrel."

Zhuang Xianhui was filled with resentment and emphasized this.

"This isn't a joke, nor is it a quarrel. This is my second brother maliciously bullying me!"

Zhuang Rui's tone of reprimand became even harsher.

"Why do you treat my wife so cruelly? Do you have any rules in front of your brother and sister-in-law? Do you understand the hierarchy of elders?"

Teng E'lan protected her aunt and stopped her.

"Master, shut up."

Zhuang Rui was surprised and responded.

"Huh? Yes."

After several joint examinations, Teng E-lan has now been admitted to the governor's office and is serving as a governor of the state at the fourth rank. According to the law, her husband Zhuang Rui was awarded the title of a fifth rank official, and those of lower rank should show respect and greeting when they see him.

Gu Mengzhen specially granted him the title of Jing. Others could respectfully address Zhuang Rui as Jing Ye or Jing Ming Fu, or they could follow the rules of the imperial edict and add his wife's surname, calling him Teng Ming Fu or Teng Ye.

Therefore, Teng E'lan stopped calling her husband "husband" and started calling him "master"; Zhuang Rui also changed his way of addressing his wife and started calling her "madam".

Teng E-lan agreed generously.

"Hui Er, brother-in-law, just go and do your work. No matter what is left, I will urge the master to deal with it."

Zhuang Rui was frightened and tried to dissuade him.

"Madam, no..."

Teng Elan stopped him from speaking with a look.

"As long as I say yes."

"Master, please don't embarrass my sister. Hui'er is lively and cute. How can you bear to target her?"

Zhuang Xianhui was satisfied and proud.

"Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. Sister-in-law is the best in the world."

Teng Elan smiled back, gentle and warm.

"You're welcome. Go ahead."

In order to avoid any unexpected events, Zhuang Xianhui responded, took her husband and hurried away.

"Yes."

"Husband, let's go."

Ning Xuanfeng didn't even have time to say goodbye before he was dragged away by his wife.

Zhuang Rui didn't dare to disobey his wife's words and could only watch his sister run away.

He was filled with distress and could not help complaining.

"Madam is so impulsive."

"Do you know how big a problem you have left for me? You might as well kill me if you want me to persuade my mother to admit her mistakes to my father and do what he wants."

Teng Elan looked helpless.

"If you can't persuade me, that's fine. Don't we still have my uncle?"

Zhuang Rui looked miserable.

"If my elder brother knew that I agreed to do this, he would break my legs."

Teng E'lan handled it with ease.

"Then you should say, I promised."

“Originally, this is what I promised.”

"He can't hit me, can he?"

Zhuang Rui felt like crying but had no tears after hearing this.

"What's the difference between you and me? I'm still the one getting beaten."

"Ma'am, don't make promises to others rashly in the future. My eldest brother hits me hard. If I get hit once, I will be in pain for several days."

Seeing that he was really scared, Teng E'lan realized the seriousness of the situation.

"But I've already agreed, what should I do?"

"How about we go back to Teng Mansion and hide there?"

Zhuang Rui hung his head, looking listless.

"How can the emperor allow it without a reason?"

"Besides, my eldest brother holds a grudge. Even if we hide for a long time, he will still be able to settle the score with us later."

Teng Elan frowned slightly.

"You can't bully your sister, though."

"Master, you don't have any brotherly manners at all, what kind of person is that?"

Zhuang Rui pondered.

"I can't suffer in vain."

"It doesn't matter. Ask for some benefits to comfort me so that I won't feel too much pain when I get beaten."

Teng E'lan was worried and uneasy, so she quickly warned him.

"What benefit do you want? Master, please don't go too far. Don't bully Hui'er anymore."

Zhuang Rui flatly denied it.

"I am her elder brother, my own brother, how can I bully her? Madam, please don't listen to her nonsense."

He had a flash of inspiration and a brilliant idea.

"Just now, they left in a hurry. I thought they must have something important to do."

"Let's follow them before they go far. Who knows, we might find out something interesting and make them laugh, which will amuse us."

Teng Elan stopped him and spoke righteously.

"Master, don't make fun of your sister."

Zhuang Rui was glib and tried to deny it again.

"Who said I wanted to make fun of her? Madam, you should judge others by your own standards."

"I mean, when something interesting happens, I want to make my sister laugh."

Teng O-lan expressed concern.

"The Youqing Mansion is busy, and the eldest sister-in-law hasn't arrived yet. It's not a good idea for us to leave the eldest uncle alone to comfort mother, right? He will be angry."

Zhuang Rui’s advice has its own logic.

"If you agree to this, he will be angry anyway, and there is no way to change it. Anyway, I can't avoid a beating, so I might as well play around and have fun for a while."

He urged hurriedly.

"Madam, please hurry up. We can still catch up with them by following the traces now. If we waste any more time, I won't be able to find them."

Teng Elan was confused and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, let's go."