Spring flowers.

Chapter 50 Seeking refuge
After bravely dealing with the venomous snake, Wei Yishang burst into tears.

The crying attracted a large crowd of servants.

Soon, the news reached the old lady, who personally led a group of people to the scene.

The old lady heard the news that Wei Yishang had almost been bitten by a poisonous snake. But when she actually met her and saw Wei Yishang with snot and tears streaming down her face, the old lady couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Where did this poisonous snake come from?" the old lady asked the nanny beside her.

The old woman lowered her head and replied, "It's not clear yet, but we're in the north, so it doesn't seem like there would be poisonous snakes around here."

The old lady frowned, finding the words grating.

There are no poisonous snakes in the north.

So, this was done intentionally by someone.

Who on earth is it?
"Grandma, you didn't see what happened just now, it scared me to death... Ahh..." Wei Yishang cried even harder.

"Shang'er, Grandma will take you back first. Leave the rest to Grandma. I'll definitely give you a result, okay? Be good." The old lady couldn't find the real culprit for the time being, so she could only agree and comfort Wei Yishang.

“Grandmother…” Wei Yishang understood that some things should be done in moderation, otherwise it would be bad.

She pulled the old lady's hand and walked forward, looking as if she was still in shock.

Seeing the old lady like this, Wei Yingzi couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

It's Wei Yishang again.

Inside the main hall, the old lady slowly entered with Wei Yingzi and Wei Xinluo. The visitor was Zhao Yu, the son of the old lady's sister, who came with his wife, Jiao, and a son and a daughter.

According to age, Master Wei should call Zhao Yu his cousin, but Master Wei has been hesitant to say so.

Zhao Yu had always lived out of town and often used his connections in the capital to swindle and cheat people. Master Wei didn't want to get involved in this.

"I've come today because I'd like to stay at my cousin's house for a while." After talking for a while, Zhao Yu finally revealed that he wanted to stay at his house.

"There are too many people in this family, it's not good for them to talk too much," Master Wei said, directly rejecting the suggestion.

"Hmm..." The old lady nodded and then said, "It's not impossible, the Lin family's residence is still empty."

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Zhao Yu spoke up again, "I've heard that Luo is still unmarried. I wonder if she's found a husband yet? My daughter can't stay idle. I think she could learn business from Chang."

Master Wei was extremely unwilling.

This is quite a scheme. If the intention is to marry Wei Xinluo to his son, then they'll become in-laws for nothing and gain a dowry. As for doing business, this arrangement is just a way to earn a salary without working.

"This..." The old lady clearly understood, but she didn't expose her.

They were her family, after all, and she felt close to them.

"How is your mother's health?" Old Madam Wei changed the subject.

"Thank goodness, thanks to Auntie's good fortune." Zhao Yu spoke to the old lady with utmost respect.

"Then let's settle in here first, we'll talk about the rest later." The old lady arranged for someone to clean up Lin's previous residence and led Zhao Yu's family there.

Zhao Yu's daughter, Zhao Susu, dressed in coarse cloth, spoke up: "Grandma, I am Susu. I have long heard of Cousin Chang's excellent business acumen, and I would like to learn a thing or two from her."

The old lady felt uneasy thinking about how Wei Yishang had been crying earlier. She thought, "That girl, Yishang, is probably just lucky; she doesn't know anything about business."

"Shang'er was almost bitten by a poisonous snake just now. You should go and rest for a while." The old lady gave the nanny a look, and the nanny led them away.

“Mother, you are…” Master Wei was a little dissatisfied.

"They're my family, after all. What's wrong with them staying for a few days? They've come all this way to come to us. Are we supposed to be rude to them?" The old lady had always been indulgent towards her family and felt close to them.

"But..." Master Wei still felt it was inappropriate.

"No buts. Instead of wasting time on that, why not think about how to make the family prosper and how to get everyone working together?" The old lady turned her head away, ignoring her son. Meanwhile, Zhao Yu and the children settled down.

Jiao wiped the table beside her and said, "This Wei family isn't that great. They're not the kind of rich family that uses gold and silver. It's a shame we thought highly of them and even used their reputation to help us."

Zhao Yu remained silent, focusing on taking out the luggage he had brought.

"Don't ignore me! If their legitimate daughter hadn't gotten married, who would want Po'er to marry that illegitimate daughter, Wei Xinluo? We've already given them face, and they still don't want it." Jiao's voice grew louder.

"Speaking of which, his legitimate daughter is only good enough to be someone's concubine. I'm not trying to be mean, but this family is not even as good as ours."

Jiao had a loud voice, and Zhao Yu slapped her across the face.

Upon seeing her husband hitting someone, Jiao burst into tears.

"You heartless bastard, you betray your own people and don't help your own people..." Jiao's voice was sharp and piercing, like a knife.

"Have you had enough?" Zhao Yu understood that they were currently living under someone else's roof and shouldn't have too many thoughts.

His goal was to devour the entire family.

Such a goal should not be revealed too early.

When their son, Zhao Changpo, saw his father beating his mother, he stepped forward and said, "Father, you said it yourself, we came here to seize their family property. Mother is right."

"Get lost!" Zhao Yu thought his son was a bunch of useless teammates after hearing his blunt words.

You can't keep things to yourself.

“If you hadn’t refrained from taking action, Wei Yishang would have been your concubine long ago,” Zhao Yu said, blaming his son for not acting.

These children played together when they were young. Back then, Wei Yishang and Zhao Changpo often played together.

This incident led Zhao Changpo to believe that Wei Yishang had feelings for him.

However, he looked down on Wei Yishang's status as an illegitimate daughter.

In order to match his cousin, Zhao Yu even named his son after his cousin's naming method.

His two nephews were named "Changlin" and "Changsheng," so he simply named his child "Changpo," which means "spirited and courageous."

At this moment, Zhao Susu spoke up.

"I want to see what Cousin Na Chang is capable of. I'm really looking forward to it." Zhao Susu looked simple and unpretentious, but her words were quite different.

"How do you know she has tricks up her sleeve?" Zhao Changpo asked his sister.

"If she had that kind of ability, she would have gotten me long ago, okay?" Zhao Changpo still believed that Wei Yishang admired him.

"If she didn't have some tricks up her sleeve, how could she have married the third-ranked scholar? And become his principal wife." Zhao Susu had seen the portrait of the third-ranked scholar and heard that he was incomparably handsome.

I imagine such a person might be a bookworm.

But Zhao Susu had expectations of handsome men.

A brother-in-law can be either the sister's husband or one's own husband.

Zhao Susu felt incredibly happy.

"Susu, keep a close eye on Wei Yishang and try your best to get her shop," Jiao Shi said, fanning the flames from the side.

"Mother, I know what I'm doing." Zhao Susu smiled gently.

What she wanted was not just Wei Yishang's shop, but also Wei Yishang's life.

Why was Wei Yishang born in the capital? Why did she get all those things?
She, Zhao Susu, wanted everything, without missing a single one.