Xie Liuzheng felt disgusted and resentful of Mrs. Feng's behavior. Marriage is like a second life for a woman. If she marries the wrong person, her life will be ruined. There is no deep hatred between her and Mrs. Feng. It's just a fight between women.

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Because of such a shameless reason, Madam Feng used such cruel means to harm her. She was simply insane. ???

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Xie Liuzheng didn't intend to be a soft persimmon anymore, and immediately ordered Fang Cheng to inquire about the situation of Mrs. Feng's nephew.

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Fang Cheng also knew that this was a serious matter, so he reported back the next morning, "Mrs. Feng's family originally came from Lin'an, and their surname was Chen. Their ancestors had a minister, but unfortunately none of their descendants had much potential, so they opened a school in Lin'an and lived on a few dozen acres of thin land."

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"When Mr. Feng Er was young, he liked to travel around. When he passed by Lin'an, he was accidentally bitten by a poisonous insect. When he was in danger, he was rescued by Mrs. Feng Er who was outing outside the city. From then on, they were destined to be together."

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"The Chen family has been a single-line family for three generations. Madam Feng has only one nephew, named Chen Baobao, who is 23 years old this year. He has been spoiled since he was a child and has no law to follow. When he was 15 or 16, he owed a lot of gambling debts. Someone came to his house and caused a big uproar. The academy could no longer operate. The old headmaster was so angry that he fell seriously ill. Since then, his mind has been unclear and he needs people to serve him when he eats and drinks."

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"Chen Baobao married two wives, both of whom died of illness. The first wife left behind a girl who is five years old this year."

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"The whole family relied on the little money from selling the academy to make ends meet. In the past few years, this little money has been almost spent, so the whole family moved to Yangzhou to seek refuge with Madam Feng Er."

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"Mrs. Feng helped me rent a small house in Xiaohuazhi Lane, and gave me three to five taels of silver a month."

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Xie Liuzheng sneered repeatedly. Madam Feng had a good plan. She didn't want to support a family of poor people who were starving, so she planned to put the blame on her and let her be the scapegoat. What a wishful thinking!

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"Mrs. Feng helped her parents rent a house and gave them money. Even the expenses for my nephew's future remarriage were paid for by Mrs. Feng."

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"She is truly filial and a role model for women all over the world. Madam Feng II should not publicize it herself. Now that we know about it, how can we not publicize it for her?"

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Fang Cheng understood, lowered his head and took the order and left.

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Qin Guangjin hadn't figured out who to get information from before he found out Xie Liuzheng's date of birth. The news that Madam Feng was secretly helping her parents' family had already spread like wildfire.

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A woman is subject to her husband after marriage and to her son after her husband's death. Her honor and disgrace are all from her husband's family. Even the court's punishment does not involve married women. There is also a saying among the people that a married girl is like spilled water.

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Simply put, after a woman gets married, she has no relationship with her parents' family. If she has a conscience, she will treat them as relatives, but even if she does not have a deep relationship with her parents' family, no one will say anything if she does not visit them for a few years.

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Married daughters often help their parents’ families, and their parents will be ashamed if they tell others about it. If all the men in their parents’ family have died and they really can’t make ends meet, it is the son-in-law who will help them, rather than the daughter secretly taking money back to her parents’ home.

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When Mrs. Feng heard these words, she became even more upset and ordered someone to call Mr. Feng and his wife.

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After the two arrived, they greeted the old lady together, but the old lady did not let them get up.

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He said in a calm tone, "Second brother, you are really confused. Your wife's family only has a nephew who is young and ignorant. Why don't you give him some advice?"

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Master Feng was speechless and couldn't answer. It was not appropriate to say in front of the Second Madam that her nephew was uneducated. He had previously found him a clerical job, but he was not very active in it and refused to go back after only a few days.

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The old lady didn't really intend to let him answer, and continued to say to the second lady, "Second wife, you have been married to our Feng family for more than 20 years. You have raised children and taken care of household chores. Even if you have no merits, you have worked hard. If your family encounters difficulties, just ask. We in the Feng family will definitely do our best to help if we can."

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"It's just that the unmarried woman secretly supports her family. Our Feng family doesn't lack these few taels of silver. If outsiders knew about it, what would they say?"

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"And your nephew is not young anymore. You should let him go and find a proper job so that he can get married sooner. Otherwise, when your niece's granddaughter is getting married, which matchmaker will dare to come to her house?"

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Mrs. Feng's face turned purple with shame. She lowered her head and gritted her teeth to hold back the tears, but she didn't think she had done anything wrong.

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"Mother taught me that I thought that the master only liked to study and was impatient to deal with these trivial matters, so I didn't ask him and upset him. I took out a few taels of silver from my dowry every month to send him, which was considered as my filial piety."

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Listen carefully, the money I used to support my mother's family came from my own dowry, and not a single cent from your Feng family was touched.

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The old lady was experienced and shrewd, so she could see the hidden meaning behind Madam Feng's words. Seeing that she was stubborn and refused to change her ways, she didn't even want to save her face.

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"It's fine if you just say this to me, but wouldn't it be disheartening if a few kids heard it?"

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"Whose mother's dowry is not divided among her own children? A virtuous and generous mistress will also give some to illegitimate sons and daughters, but there is no rule to give some to nephews from her mother's side."

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Mrs. Feng's face turned blue and red, it was simply unbearable to look at.

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The old lady hadn't finished her words yet. She took a breath and continued, "You've been married to the Feng family for so many years. Have I ever said a harsh word to you? I've endured all the small things."

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"But this matter concerns the reputation of our Feng family and the marriage of the Feng family's daughters. I have to have a good talk with you. It is said that when marrying a daughter-in-law, one should look at her mother. Which family dares to marry a girl who only cares about her mother's family after marriage?"

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Mrs. Feng finally stopped talking and lowered her head to wipe away her tears.

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When the old lady saw this, she realized that Mrs. Feng II had not listened to her lecture at all, and her eyes were full of disappointment.

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But we can't ignore what we should take care of. "Since you have decided on Yushu's marriage with the Fang family, just stay at home and help him prepare. Don't go out these days."

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"Yuting and the others are also at the age of marriage. You should take more care of them and teach them household chores so that they won't be laughed at by their in-laws when they get married in the future."

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This is to ban Madam Feng's feet!

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Mrs. Feng returned to her room, angry and not sleeping well all night. The next morning, she woke up with pain in her ribs. She asked a doctor to take her pulse, who said that it was because of worry and depression that the lungs were not in good condition, and she needed to take medicine and rest.

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When the old lady heard this, she was really angry. The mother-in-law said a few words to her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law became sick with "worry and depression", which was a disgrace to her as the mother-in-law.

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He didn't even bother to send anyone to ask, and he got so angry that his chest tightness became worse, and he also developed dizziness.

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