After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 45 See Who Will Cry
The next morning, when Rong Peilan brought Chen Chun to the Jin family's house, the door of the Jin family was full of people.

Jin Wenyao stood on the steps with her hands on her hips, pointing at the people below and shouting, "If my second brother doesn't wake up, I will burn down your Pingchang Marquis' Mansion!"

The faces of the people at the foot of the stairs turned pale and blue due to the scolding.

Originally, Liu Qiwei was at fault first. At the morning court yesterday, Pingchang Bo could not stand General Jin's insults and started swearing at General Jin.

This has become a stalemate.

Liu Qingwan couldn't stand the scolding anymore, and tears fell like beads from a broken string.

"Brother, let's go home."

Liu Qihui closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, "Bear with it."

If they can't bear to go back this time, their family will be completely abandoned and will no longer have a place to stand in Yanjing.

The family of the Earl of Pingchang has three sons and two daughters. Except for Liu Qiwei who had committed a crime, and the eldest son Liu Qirui who was far away at the border, the remaining Liu Qihun and his two younger sisters, as well as the servants in the mansion, were standing here.

As more and more people gathered around, Rong Peilan’s frown deepened.

"Chen Chun, let's go in through the side door."

After Rong Peilan entered the mansion and found Liu Yaru, she was trying to persuade Madam Jin Ma earnestly.

"Mother, please stop scolding me."

Ma always valued her eldest daughter-in-law very much. She was well-educated, sensible and a good housekeeper.

But on this important matter, the eldest daughter-in-law actually asked them to give in.

Ma was also furious, "If Liu Qiwei hit your Nan brother on the head, would you persuade your family to give in?!"

Liu Yaru's face showed pain. Her belly was so big that she would gasp for breath after walking a few steps, let alone doing such a strenuous and laborious thing.

Rong Peilan quickly stepped forward to support her, then turned around and spoke earnestly.

"Aunt, if you think what Sister Ru said doesn't make sense, send two maids outside to listen and you'll know what's going on."

This was Rong Peilan's first visit to the Jin Mansion, and it was also the first time that Ma saw her.

"Aunt, I am Ji Yunzhang's wife. My husband and the first and second sons of the Jin family are close friends. If the Jin family wants to gain the upper hand in this matter, they must be the victims."

Ma frowned slightly, looked at the young lady in front of her, and pointed at the two maids beside her.

"You two go out through the small door and see what's going on outside."

"Yes."

The two old women walked very quickly and disappeared around the corner in the blink of an eye.

Rong Peilan helped Liu Yaru sit down slowly and helped her calm down. "Sister Ru, don't get excited."

Ma was a guest, so she didn't want to lose face. However, she still looked unhappy. "Then please tell me what a victim is. Isn't it true that my son is unconscious and he is not complaining?"

"Aunt, the second young master is in a coma and is the victim, but the Liu family, young and old, came to the door to apologize, but they were all blocked outside and allowed to be scolded by the people in the mansion."

Ma couldn't help but interrupt, "You can't stand a few scoldings? Did he ever think about it when he beat my son?!"

"But your majesty would not think so, and the people would not think so."

Rong Peilan said softly, "Rumors can kill people, but they can also save people."

Ma frowned, "What do you mean?"

She looked at the half-open door. There was a hustle and bustle outside, and dozens of people from the Liu family were standing outside the door.

"If a few members of the Liu family fall, it will be hard to tell who will suffer. The Imperial Concubine can whisper in the ears of His Majesty, but we can only whisper in the ears of the people of Yanjing."

Liu Yaru looked at Rong Peilan in surprise.

At this time, the two old women also ran back panting.

"Madam, people outside say that we are unreasonable!"

"They also said that our family was aggressive. The Liu family has come here to sincerely apologize. What else does the Jin family want?"

"You also said that it has already happened, and the Liu family took the initiative to admit their mistakes, but we are still holding on to it. You, you want to..."

The old woman didn't dare to say anything.

Ma's face became darker and darker. "What are you thinking about?"

The old woman glanced at her own wife, swallowed her saliva, and then continued, "She said that she wanted to repay her grievances and asked the Earl of Pingchang to find a good official position for the second young master."

After the old woman finished speaking, she immediately lowered her head and dared not look again.

Ma couldn't catch her breath and almost fell down. "Mother!" Liu Yaru exclaimed.

The two maids hurriedly helped Ma up.

Ma pointed to the door with a trembling hand, "Tell them to come back quickly!"

Rong Peilan quickly stopped Ma's hand and said softly, "Aunt, you have to cry. Cry in front of everyone."

Ma's face looked a little ugly. She was the mistress of a mansion, how could she ever look so ugly?

Rong Peilan continued, "I don't know about the court, but why did a hero like General Jin not wait to go to the court to report that Guard Liu was armed and injured someone, but instead went to the court to find Pingchang Bo and scold him in the street."

She lowered her eyelids and said, "I can only guess... Either he wants to muddy the waters, or he wants to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble."

"So." She raised her head and looked at Ma again, "Aunt, you are now General Jin's assistant."

"You should go and cry, cry for the difficulty of the general guarding the border for decades, cry for the hardship of the second son leaving home to follow his father to guard the border since he was a child, cry for the fact that the man of the Jin family did not fall under the sword of the enemy, but under the sticks of the disciples of the aristocratic family."

Liu Yaru looked at Rong Peilan's back, with a mixture of thoughts in her mind.

Ma had calmed down. She held Rong Peilan's hand and said in a trembling voice, "Child, auntie is short-sighted. Auntie knows what to do."

Rong Peilan nodded, "I don't know General Jin's specific intentions, but I know that we must not let the Pyeongchang Earl family gain the upper hand now."

Ma had been crying for two days and was already haggard. When the once graceful and elegant mistress of a noble family now appeared in a fragmented state, the people who had been pointing at the Jin Mansion and talking about it slowly stopped discussing.

The Jin family is full of military generals, and starting from the great-grandfather of the Jin family, they followed Emperor Yuan to expand the territory.

The Jin family ancestral hall is filled with the Jin men who sacrificed their lives for the country.

Such a meritorious family was not granted titles or appointed as generals, while Pingchang was promoted from a county constable to an earl simply because he was the royal concubine's maiden family.

Ma was not stupid, he just lived in Yanjing for many years and was dazzled by its prosperity.

Where does prosperity come from? It is only exchanged for the blood and flesh of the heroes on the battlefield.

Ma was in tears and all the onlookers were moved.

"My eldest son has gone to the border before he even saw his child was born. If he knew that his wife, children and mother were bullied by such a group of powerful people, he would be heartbroken!"

The crowd gradually became agitated, and many people looked at the Pyeongchang Earl's family, who were dressed in luxurious clothes, with contempt.

Liu Qingwan, who had originally been unable to bear it, could no longer bear it and broke down crying.

Liu Qihui's face was extremely ugly. As long as the Jin family continued to scold them and they continued to endure it, no matter whether Jin Shaojie was dead or alive, Liu Qiwei would have a chance to turn around.

But now Ma's sense of righteousness shattered his intentions.

Liu Yaru looked at Rong Peilan, who was relieved, and said softly, "Thank you."

Rong Peilan shook her head, then asked softly, "Where is Second Young Master Jin?"

Liu Yaru raised her head and gestured towards the courtyard, and she immediately understood that the second young master Jin was fine.

Rong Peilan looked at the people outside through the crack in the door and knew that this matter had become so serious that it must have a result.

She recalled every detail of the past, Ji Yunzhang's injury, the Crown Prince's house arrest, Ji Yunzhang who had been in the concubine's room for a long time at the horse farm that day, and the care from the Crown Princess that she had never seen before.

Now let’s talk about the injury of the Second Young Master Jin.

She didn't know much about the court, but her father once said, "If you want a tree to grow tall, you must strengthen its roots."

The crown prince is the foundation of the country. What seems to be Ji Yunzhang's trouble and the Jin family's disaster are actually shaking the crown prince's foundation.

She leaned closer to Liu Yaru.

Liu Yaru looked at her in surprise, "Is this feasible?"

Rong Peilan shook her head. "I don't know if it's feasible. This matter involves a lot of people, but if it gets too complicated, it will be more trouble than it's worth. Sister Ru can discuss it with General Jin."

The more people gathered at the gate of Jin's house, the louder the discussions became.

A thin man squeezed out of the crowd, looked left and right, then turned and ran into an alley.

"How is it?"

In the alley, a scholar in white stood with his back to me.

The thin man knelt down and said, "Sir, Mrs. Jin fainted from crying. Our words are useless."

The scholar turned around, his silver mask reflecting the light and flashing, his hair hanging on his forehead making it impossible to see his expression.

Mu Chun twirled the fingers hanging at his side and said, "The Jin family has received guidance."

(End of this chapter)