noffsinger Chapter 181 I'm very busy and don't have time to help you take care of your wife
Chapter 181 I'm very busy and don't have time to help you take care of your wife
Is there something wrong with the holiday gift?
After thinking for a while, Ji Ruyun looked at Qiu Ning, but the other party was looking at her coldly and asked:
"Sister-in-law added gold thread to the silk? When did this happen?"
Ji Ruyun, who was about to shift the blame to Qiu Ning: "..."
Then, Qiu Ning asked again, "I spent a lot of effort to order this batch of silk from Jiangnan, and I reserved it six months in advance. I don't blame you for not knowing how valuable this silk is, but the palace has been advocating frugality recently. Are you embroidering gold thread on the satin so ostentatiously to tell everyone how ostentatious my mansion is?"
When Ji Ruyun heard this, she suddenly realized that there were so many twists and turns in this matter.
She had no way to explain, so she just looked at Qiu Shaoheng with tears in her eyes, wanting her to say a few words for her.
Zhang, who was standing by, sighed and said, "Come to think of it, I'm also at fault in this matter. Something as important as the Mid-Autumn Festival gift should have been handed over to Aning, but I overlooked it. Ji hadn't learned the rules in this area in the mansion before, so this mistake happened. Master, if you want to punish me, punish me."
Ji Ruyun didn't expect that Zhang would stand up and take the blame for her at this time.
But she would rather not take such responsibility.
In this way, everyone will feel that they are useless and have ruined the whole thing.
Thinking of this, she suddenly knelt down straight towards Qiu Xiang and kowtowed with a sincere attitude:
"I was wrong in this matter. I shouldn't have blindly followed the servants' advice and added gold thread to the silk. I am willing to reflect on myself. Please punish me, father-in-law."
Before Qiu Xiang could speak, Qiu Shaoheng took the initiative to step forward, knelt with Ji Ruyun, and said with a bow:
"Dad, husband and wife are one. If Ruyun makes a mistake, as her husband, I am also responsible. If you want to punish her, punish the child as well."
Qiu Xiang looked at the son in front of him, whom he was proud of, and was immediately furious.
He pointed at Qiu Shaoheng and scolded him, "You are indeed wrong. If you hadn't shown up at the Duke Chengguo's wife's banquet, how could this have happened? You've made me lose face in front of my colleagues."
Qiu Shaoheng's body trembled and his fists clenched unconsciously.
He straightened his back, looking stubborn and forbearing. "Father, now that things have come to this, how can you..."
It was clearly him who agreed to this marriage in the first place, so how could she blame him and Ji Ruyun now that something went wrong?
He has seen how hard Ji Ruyun has worked these days. Even if there was a mistake in this festival gift, he believes it was unintentional.
How could you say such harsh words in front of her?
Sure enough, Ji Ruyun's face turned pale instantly after hearing this, as if she had suffered a great injustice, and she bit the soft flesh on her lips tightly.
"Boom!"
Ji Ruyun knocked his head to the ground, making a loud noise, and begged:
"Father, all the mistakes are my fault. Please don't vent your anger on me. I am willing to leave the house and be demoted to a concubine. From now on, I will no longer interfere in the affairs of the mansion."
As she finished speaking, everyone, including Qiu Ning, was stunned.
Demoting one's wife to a concubine was a very shameful thing in that era. It was usually only done when the woman committed a serious mistake or caused huge losses to the family, such as harming offspring or causing civil unrest.
Although Ji Ruyun was wrong this time, it was definitely not to the point of being demoted to a concubine.
But she took the initiative to bring it up, just to retreat in order to advance.
After figuring it out, Qiu Ning couldn't help but look up to Ji Ruyun a little more.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Qiu Xiang, who was standing by, felt a lot less angry.
Of course he knew that the prime minister's family had just married a new bride, so how could he demote his wife to a concubine just because of a mistake in organizing a festival ceremony? If this were to get out, people would say that he was mistreating his daughter-in-law and not managing the household well.
Qiu Shaoheng, who was standing by, realized what was happening and quickly pulled Ji Ruyun to stop her from speaking.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think our marriage is just a game? Stop talking nonsense."
Ji Ruyun had tears in her eyes. She looked at Qiu Xiang with grievance, then at Qiu Shaoheng, lowered her head and said nothing.
At this time, Qiu Shaoheng looked towards Qiu Ning again and said to Ji Ruyun:
"Second sister was originally responsible for organizing the banquet. Now that something like this has happened, doesn't she have anything to say?"
Qiu Ning raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you want to say, brother? Do you think I should be held jointly responsible for this matter?"
"The festival gifts I had prepared were ruined by my sister-in-law for no reason. This caused the Qiu family to lose face in front of the nobles and my father to be ridiculed by his colleagues. I am indeed responsible for my negligence. Therefore, from now on, matters in the courtyard will be handled by you and your sister-in-law. Every month, I will be responsible for allocating the monthly allowance. From now on, you two will live your lives behind closed doors. What you want to buy and how you want to spend it will be decided by you, brother and your sister-in-law, okay?"
"After all, I'm pretty busy on a daily basis. I really don't have the time to manage the household and help you take care of your wife. If I don't manage this well, I'll be in trouble."
Qiu Ning had given up on Qiu Shaoheng's attitude.
It is said that a man forgets his mother after he gets married. Earlier, his eldest brother was bewitched by Qiu Yao and became close to her and distanced himself from her.
She had thought that after experiencing exile, she would be able to live more clearly, but now it seems that she was overthinking it.
She shouldn't have had any hope in him.
As Qiu Ning finished speaking, Qiu Xiang's face turned ugly again, and he said to Qiu Shaoheng impatiently:
"Alright, let's end this matter here. Your second sister is right. She will soon be married and have a lot of things to do. How can she have the time to help you discipline your wife? You two should just take care of yourselves."
In the spirit of out of sight, out of mind, Prime Minister Qiu quickly sent Qiu Shaoheng away.
……
After Ji Ruyun returned to the yard, she blamed herself, reflected on herself, and repented.
"Husband, it's all my fault. I thought Xiang He had been with my eldest sister and had been in the palace before, so she must have some vision. So when she suggested that I add the gold thread, I did it. If I had known this would happen, I would never say anything..."
"Husband, don't worry. From now on, I will stay by my mother's side and study the affairs of the harem seriously."
When Qiu Shaoheng heard that it was Xiang He's idea, he couldn't help but frown.
"You just said that it was Xianghe who suggested you do this?"
Ji Ruyun quickly covered her mouth, pretending she had let something slip. She explained with an embarrassed look on her face, "Husband, just pretend you don't know about this. Xiang He is my eldest sister's personal maid, and I..."
In fact, this matter was not suggested by Xiang He at all. It was an idea that Ji Ruyun came up with on her own because she was eager to show off.
But in order to maintain her image in Qiu Shaoheng's mind, she could only put herself in the position of a victim and let Xianghe take the blame.
Anyway, she was certain that Qiu Shaoheng would not go to Xianghe to verify it in person.
Behind Xianghe is Qiuyao, who has always been trying to control her, but how could she be willing to be controlled by others?
Getting rid of Xianghe is just the first step.