Volume 1: Yun Family Has A Daughter Chapter 18: Hidden Truth

  In Anhe Courtyard, Tong's family sat silently in a chair, without saying a word.

  Momo sat at the bottom, helplessly looking at her mother who was getting angry, and didn't know where she had offended her again.

  Four senior maids led by Xia Lian looked at each other in dismay, not knowing why the usually close mother and daughter were acting like this.

  Xia Lian followed Tóng Shì away today, and is very clear about what happened in Tai He Yuan today. She also guessed a few points about Tóng Shì's thoughts. Facing the other sisters, she beckoned them to follow her, and took them, Wu You, and everyone else in the house out.

  "Mother, if there's something that's not pleasing to your heart, just say it out. If it's my fault, I'll definitely change. Please don't get angry and hurt your body!"

  Tong Shi looked at her and saw that her face was full of worry, his heart moved, and the expression on his face softened a lot.

  "Mazi, your words and actions today are too impulsive! You shouldn't be so disrespectful to the elderly lady!"

  "Mother, it's not that I'm being impulsive, but they're just too much! Every time we go to the Taihe Temple to pay our respects, when has she ever given us a good face? Not giving us a good face is one thing, but she always finds fault with us for no reason. If you and I continue to put up with this, who knows how much more humiliation we'll suffer!"

  Momo feels that she and her mother's generation gap is more than just a little, her mother's principle of doing things is to endure, but she won't, if someone offends her, she will retaliate!

  "Mother knows that you've suffered a lot since your return, but you're the younger generation and Old Madam is the elder. No matter how she treats you, outsiders won't speak ill of her. However, if you show disrespect to Old Madam and it gets out, your reputation will be completely ruined! You'll be twelve soon and in just a few years, you'll be old enough for marriage. If your reputation is tarnished, how will you find a good family?"

  How could Madam Tong not know what her daughter was doing? It's all because of her! She can endure some grievances, but if it drags her daughter down, how can she be at peace?!

  Momo heard this, and her whole head turned black! Thinking that she was only eleven years old, and even if she lowered her head to meow at her own small body, it would be considered a disaster, let alone withstand the ravages of that thing!

  Ah choo! What a mess I'm thinking of! Mu Mu shook her head, trying to drive away the impure thoughts in her mind!

  Tong saw this and mistakenly thought that Mengmeng didn't want to listen to her words, and couldn't help but shed tears.

  "Mom, why are you crying? When Dad comes back later, he'll think I bullied you!"

  Mu Mu's heart ached as she went forward to comfort Tong Shi, but she didn't want to experience her father's "Lion's Roar Skill"! He was a man who would get angry and lose control when he saw his wife hurt.

  Tong Shi ignored her and continued crying there by herself.

  "Mother, okay, you cry what? Daughter listens to your words! As long as they don't cross daughter's bottom line in the future, daughter will endure! Alright, mother, don't cry anymore!"

  "Is what you're saying true?"

  Tong's mother stopped crying after hearing her daughter's promise and looked up at her with a hopeful expression.

  "It's true, daughter won't deceive you!"

  Mo Mo saw that Tong Shi had finally stopped crying, and she let out a sigh of relief. To say, this mother was really not bad, except for being too soft and easily believing people, everything else was good, beautiful, gentle, with only her husband and daughter in her eyes and heart! No wonder Father would pamper her so much, every night he would stay in An He Yuan, never once visiting the concubine's courtyard. But thinking of Yun Yue and them...

  "Mother, I have a question and I don't know if I should ask it or not?"

  Momo thought for half a day and finally asked out the doubts that had been puzzling her mind for a long time.

  "Silly child, what's wrong with us mother and daughter having a chat? Go ahead and ask!"

  Tong's family smiled and stroked his daughter's head, with a loving face.

  "You and your father are so loving, why would there be someone like Li Shiniang?"

  Tong's hand paused, and his expression also dimmed a lot. Mo couldn't help but want to slap herself in the mouth. As for Father's little wives, Mother wouldn't be indifferent if it were strange.

  Tong's family was silent for a while before slowly explaining the reason.

  It turned out that when Yun Zhan was 22 years old, after mastering his martial arts skills, he heard that the northern Turks had invaded the border and went straight to the battlefield without even saying goodbye to his family.

  That trip lasted three years. During a battle, Lao Die was seriously injured and stayed at the home of a scholar to recover. The scholar had a beautiful daughter named Tong Shi, and Yun Zhan fell in love with her at first sight.

  Later, after the war had subsided, Yun Zhan, due to his repeated meritorious service, had become a third-rank general. Afterwards, Yun Zhan brought Tong Shi back to the capital, wanting to marry her in grand style, but was obstructed by Old Lady Tong!

  At that time, Yun Lao Ye was just a sixth-grade official. In the capital city where high officials gathered, he could only be considered a small official. After learning that her son had been appointed as a general, Mrs. Yun began to think about marrying her niece Li Fengxian to her son. When she saw Tong Shi, why would she give her a good face?

  Yun Zhan married Tong Shi despite his mother's opposition, and when she threatened to kill herself, he had no choice but to request a posting to the northern frontier, taking Tong Shi with him.

  Two years later, Mr. Yun fell seriously ill, and Yun Zhan had to return home. Unexpectedly, Mr. Yun asked his only son to marry Li Fengxian, or he would not be able to close his eyes in death. Yun Zhan was unable to do anything but compromise, however, Li could only become a concubine!

  ……

  Misty quietly listened to this hidden story, and in her heart she was extremely dissatisfied with the grandfather she had never met, and extremely despised Yun's old wife.

  Yun Lao Tai Po went all out to deal with Niangqin, during her pregnancy, she even gave her own biological son medicine, letting him have an affair with Li Yiniang; and on the grounds that Niangqin had no children, she took it upon herself to take three concubines for Father, using various means to threaten Lao Die and force him to consummate the marriage with them...

  Damn it! That old hag is no different from a pimp in a brothel forcing innocent girls into prostitution! Ah! No, that's not right! If she were a pimp, then my father would be...

  Thinking of her daily life, Father was so fond of her, and Mo couldn't help but despise herself!

  "Mother..."

  Momo saw the loss in her mother's eyes, and she was afraid that her mother had put in a lot of effort to get along with Old Lady Yun. Unfortunately, not only did the old lady not appreciate it, but she also made things difficult for her everywhere, which probably made her mother give up completely!

  "Mei'er, don't worry! Your father has me in his heart, and I have you as a good daughter, so I'm content!"

  It seemed that she felt her daughter had grown up, and it was embarrassing to say some things to her. Lady Tong paused for a moment, stroking the hair by the side of Mengmeng's forehead, and said with deep meaning: "Mengmeng, you're also grown up now. No matter what, your father and I must find someone who truly cares for you!"

  Breaking out in cold sweat, how did it get to her again?

  Just as Momo was about to crack a joke and change the subject, he saw his dad walking in with a frown on his face, looking helpless!