Chapter 20 The Visit from the Anding Marquis’s Mansion

“Miss, the Anding Marquis’s wife and the elderly lady have brought their people to our residence to cause trouble over the matter of the little miss being recorded in the genealogy.” Upon hearing the news, Qing He hurried over to inform her young mistress.

Mother Zhao happened to come in and was quite angry, “You, girl, the Miss hasn’t even completed her postpartum recovery, why are you bringing outside matters to bother the Miss?”

“Don’t scold Qing He, Mama. I instructed her to inform me of important matters concerning the Anding Marquis’s Mansion.”

Mother Zhao advised, “Miss, with the Master, Madam, and the two young masters present, it’s not the time for you to worry.”

“Mama, I can’t have them handle everything for me.”

Mother Zhao didn’t understand.

If a woman is the mistress of the house when her husband is present, she can still socialize and manage the household.

Returning, without relying on parents or siblings, what else can she do?

“What do you think, Miss?” Mother Zhao asked.

Shu Yuwan took out the book of separation from the bottom of the hidden layer in the dressing box and said, “Qing Dai, change clothes, we’re going to see.”

“Yes, Miss.”

Seeing this, Mother Zhao was about to offer a few more words of advice but thought that since the Miss had matured a lot since An Shaoyu return for separation, having her own opinions on everything, she stopped herself.

Shu Yuwan and Qing Dai went out together, and Mother Zhao said, “Miss, I’ll accompany you.”

In any case, the Miss hadn’t completed her postpartum recovery yet, and Mother Zhao was afraid she might be mistreated.

Although she was just a servant and couldn’t speak up, she could always protect the Miss and prevent any unwelcome incidents.

“Alright, let’s go together.”

“Qing Dai, you stay here and watch over the little miss. Let Qing He come with me to the front hall.”

“Yes, Miss.”

Qing Dai went to change with Qing He, and the three of them hurried to the front hall.

At the door, Shu Yuwan heard the voice of the former mother-in-law filled with anger, “Xiangya, I know about the matter between Shaoyu and Yuwan. It’s my Anding Marquis’s Mansion that has wronged you.”

“But this child is Shaoyu’s child! She’s the Anding Marquis’s niece! How can you record her in the Shu clan’s genealogy? Even in the capital, such a thing has never been done!”

“Why not? Look, isn’t the Anding Marquis’s Mansion still willing to come to our Shu residence?” Madam Shu replied calmly.

Shu Yuwan walked in, ignoring the conversation.

Madam Shu saw her and quickly scolded, “You, child, you haven’t completed your postpartum recovery yet. Why are you out here instead of resting in the room?”

“Mother, I heard that the Anding Marquis’s elderly lady and Madam have come to visit. Since they are former family elders, it’s only right for me to come and pay my respects.”

Upon hearing this, the Anding Marquis’s wife’s anger subsided by half.

Regardless, it was her son who wronged Yuwan.

Originally, she should have had a stable and prosperous life.

Although the Anding Marquis’s wife was thick-faced and cunning, she couldn’t be too harsh.

She said, “Yuwan is a good child.”

“Of course, our Shaoyu is a good child.”

“Xiangya, I know you care for Yuwan and are angry with Anding Marquis’s Mansion, but it’s really inappropriate to have the child recorded in the Shu clan’s genealogy. This may not be good for the girls of your Shu clan either.” The elderly lady of the Anding Marquis’s Mansion continued to steer the conversation back to this matter.

At this point, Wei remained silent and simply nodded along.

“Don’t worry about the girls of our Shu clan!”

“After all, this child is supposed to follow Shaoyu. If she doesn’t go on the Anding genealogy and becomes a Shu clan girl, Madam, you surely wouldn’t want the baby to be recorded in your Shu genealogy. Let our Anding clan help raise the child for you!” mocked Mrs. shu.

Seeing the Shu lady being so impolite, the elderly lady of the Anding Marquis’s Mansion’s face also turned cold.

“Anding Marquis’s Mansion is certainly capable of raising a girl!”

Yuwan smiled, “Madam, but it was agreed in the separation book that Wenyue would be entrusted to me.”

“I am no longer the daughter-in-law of the Anding Marquis’s Mansion, and I cannot raise a child for them anymore!”

“Then return the child to the Anding Marquis’s Mansion,” the elderly lady of the Anding Marquis’s Mansion said indifferently.

“Madam, the separation book has been signed by the third son of the Anding family and stamped by the authorities!”

The face of the elderly lady of the Anding Marquis’s Mansion became extremely unpleasant.

“Moreover, the third son of the Anding family doesn’t even want this child. When the child was in my womb, he wrote the separation book, handing the child over to me, even not wanting the child to be born,”

“Perhaps, in his heart, it’s this child that prevented him from marrying the one he loves, and he won’t treat this child well in the future.”

“Why make my child suffer?” Shu Yuwan gently persuaded.

Wei began to waver in her heart.

Indeed, at the Anding Marquis’s Mansion, this child would lack the love of a father and the protection of a mother.

And she still had other grandchildren, and An San would definitely remarry and have more children in the future. She also had to manage the household. Even if she took care of the child a bit, it would be difficult to handle everything.

But the elderly lady of the Anding Marquis’s Mansion remained unmoved. She cared about the child being a Shu clan girl, which would humiliate the Anding Marquis’s Mansion!

“I heard that the third son of the Anding family is still grieving for Miss Zhao.”

Wei looked up, her eyes filled with hope. Could Yuwan regret returning with the baby? Did she want to reconcile with Shaoyu?

The elderly lady of the Anding Marquis’s Mansion understood Shu Yuwan’s meaning.

The Anding Marquis’s Mansion couldn’t afford any more embarrassing incidents!!!

Furious, she said, “Rest assured, the Anding Marquis’s Mansion will not let that merchant’s daughter enter.”

“Yes, yes!” Wei said, “Yuwan, in my heart, you are the only suitable match for An Shaoyu!”

“Suitable match?” the Shu lady couldn’t help but ask Wei.

Wei remained silent.

“Madam, I guess this Miss Zhao will definitely enter the picture in the end.”

“Instead of arguing over the child’s surname here, why not go back and advise the third son of the Anding family.”

“For the sake of the merchant’s daughter, the blameless pregnant legitimate wife, and the separation, the Anding Marquis’s Mansion violated the agreement in the separation book. The dispute over the child’s surname between the Shu clan and the Anding Marquis’s Mansion is unsightly, isn’t it?”

“If at this point, the third son of the Anding family causes more trouble or marries Miss Zhao, it will be even more unsightly.”

Each sentence from Shu Yuwan struck a chord with the elderly lady of the Anding Marquis’s Mansion.

She continued, “Why should the Shu clan create enmity with the Anding Marquis’s Mansion over this child?”

The Shu lady smiled, “How could that be? As long as the Anding Marquis’s Mansion doesn’t trouble us!

She felt that the elderly lady of the Anding Marquis’s Mansion was shameless in her treatment of her daughter. Could it be that she still wanted to maintain good relations with the Anding Marquis’s Mansion?

Realizing the disbelief in the Shu lady’s words, the elderly lady of the Anding Marquis’s Mansion felt helpless.

With the Anding Marquis’s Mansion not in the right and the Shu Family using the separation book as an excuse, if a conflict were to escalate, the Anding Marquis’s Mansion might not be able to stand firm.

“Madam, you wouldn’t want the situation to escalate further, would you?” “In any case, this is the child of the Anding Marquis’s Mansion and cannot bear the surname Shu or be recorded