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Soon, bursts of ghostly howlings were heard from the yards of Xu Yi, Xu Er, and Xu San.

The noise was heard throughout the Xu residence. People from the second and third rooms came out to find out what happened. When they learned that the three boys from the first room were beaten for being naughty, they showed expressions of gloating.

When the three brothers finished being beaten, Mrs. Xu Er and Mrs. Xu San used the excuse of having something to do and deliberately went over to take a look. They saw that the first, second and third brothers Xu were all dejected, and they felt even more proud.

"Oh, brother and sister-in-law, what are you doing? If you have something to say, just talk it out nicely. How can you hit the child?" Mrs. Xu San hurriedly walked over to show concern for Xu Yi, Xu Er, and Xu San.

"Oh, sister-in-law, you are too cruel. Look at how much pain these brothers are in. It makes me feel so heartbroken, sigh." Mrs. Xu San continued.

On the surface, she felt sorry for the children and cared about them, but in fact, she was happy to see the miserable state of the eldest wife's children!

The three children of the first wife have always been naughty, but the old man loves the children of the first wife the most, which makes the second and third wives of the Xu family dissatisfied.

The first wife only has the status of a legitimate son or grandson, and the rest is no big deal.

Because of this, the children of their second and third wives will be suppressed by the children of the first wife and become the foil of the first wife. How can they, as mothers, be willing to accept this?

Madam Xu Er couldn't stand Madam Xu San's hypocritical look, so she pinched her handkerchief and said, "If you ask me, although it's wrong for the eldest sister-in-law to beat the child, these Xu Yi, Xu Er, and Xu San are indeed naughty and outrageous on weekdays!"

"I heard from the housekeeper that the three of them drained all the water from the lotus pond. If the old man knew about this, I don't know how angry he would be!"

"Xu Yi, Xu Er, Xu San, you three are not as good as your fourth brother. Look how well-behaved and obedient your fourth brother is. When I came over just now, your fourth brother was still memorizing his lessons seriously in the room!"

The fourth brother mentioned by Mrs. Xu Er is her son, Xu Si.

Xu Si is of similar age to Xu Er, and now studies in the same academy as Xu Er. Every time he returns home, he likes to hold a book and recite it in front of Xu Er's wife or other elders.

Therefore, the elders in the family and Mrs. Xu Er all felt that Xu Si was a good child who loved to study and would definitely achieve great things in the future.

Upon hearing this, Xu Er showed a look of disdain. He and Xu Si from the second house were in the same academy, and even in the same class. How could he not know Xu Si's level?

He is just a dilettante who likes to show off his knowledge and enjoy the praise from his elders.

Xu Er opened his mouth and was about to refute what Mrs. Xu Er said, but Xu Yi pulled his sleeve and winked at him to shut up.

In the end, Xu Er hung his head, said nothing, and walked towards his room.

Xu Yi and Xu San also followed silently. The three brothers left without paying any attention to Madam Xu Er and Madam Xu San, which made Madam Xu Er sneer.

"They are so ignorant that they don't even respond when their elders talk to them. They have no respect for their elders. Brother and sister-in-law, you really need to discipline them properly!"

After hearing the above words, Mrs. Xu didn't react much. After all, her second and third brother's wives often said these words, and she was used to hearing them.

However, Madam Xu was not satisfied and continued, "Otherwise, if the three brothers are like this, they will be a disgrace to our Xu family when they go out in the future!"

This really irritated Madam Xu. Her face suddenly turned cold. She looked at Madam Xu II and said coldly, "Since your second sister-in-law is worried about losing face for you, then you should just separate and move out. In the future, no matter what happens in our first house, you won't be embarrassed."

"Divide the family?" Mrs. Xu raised her voice, "Sister-in-law, you want to kick our second branch out while the old man is still alive?"

The eldest branch of the Xu family is the legitimate son, so the Xu Mansion will definitely be inherited by the eldest branch. However, the second and third branches are also the old man’s biological sons. Now that the old man is still alive, how can the family be divided!

If they divided the family, they would be nothing. The second and third masters were both well-educated, and with the help of their relationship with Minister Xu, they managed to get a small official position in the government.

If the family is divided, how will they live in the future? In the future, no one in the capital will know the people from the second and third branches.

Mrs. Xu San was also obviously flustered, and she tried to reconcile them: "Brother and sister-in-law, no, sister-in-law didn't mean that. She was also doing it for the good of our Xu family. She didn't mean any harm."

"Don't talk about dividing the family property anymore. Dad is still alive. Isn't this a curse on our dad? My eldest sister-in-law has always been virtuous and sensible. She should also understand this."

When Mrs. Xu San said this, Mrs. Xu Er was like a pot of boiling water. She stared at her and said in surprise: "No, Third Sister-in-law, that's not what we said before we came. Why are you......"

Upon hearing this, Madam Xu San interrupted hurriedly: "Second sister-in-law, I suddenly remembered that I just got a piece of fine ink. Shall I send it to Xiao Si later?"

"How about we go back and get it now? I'm afraid I'll forget about it later. That piece of ink cost me five hundred taels!"

Hearing such good news and seeing a hint of pleading in Mrs. Xu's tone, Mrs. Xu curled her lips and nodded in agreement.

"Well, let's go get some ink from you first, let's go."

Madam Xu Er went ahead, and Madam Xu San said to Madam Xu Da and Minister Xu with a hint of apology, "Brother and sister-in-law, we will go back first."

After saying that, Mrs. Xu San quickly turned around and followed Mrs. Xu Er.

On the way, Second Madam Xu was still unhappy. When she saw Third Madam Xu following her, her expression was also indifferent. Third Madam Xu smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, don't blame me for saying that just now. In fact, I did it all for the second and third wives."

"Think about it. Although the old man is still alive now, if he dies in the future and my eldest brother and his wife insist on dividing the family, then our two families must be separated."

"After the family division, we will be our own family from now on. The wealthy families in the capital only know Minister Xu and the Xu Mansion, but they don't know our Xu Mansion!"

"Living together with my elder brother and his wife, we are a family. When our sons and daughters take the imperial examinations and propose marriages, who wouldn't say they are marrying into the Xu Shangshu family?"

After listening to what Mrs. Xu San said, Mrs. Xu Er gradually reacted. However, she had always been arrogant and did not want to admit that what she had just done was wrong.

"Well, Third Sister-in-law, what you said does make sense. I will regard it as for the sake of our little four, so I won't argue with my eldest brother and his wife."

"When my little fourth child becomes successful in the future, he will definitely not forget his uncle and aunt!"

Mrs. Xu San's smile became even brighter. Although she didn't expect Xiao Si to be really nice to them in the future, at least she didn't want to make enemies.