Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!

1240: Chapter 1240: Stay Behind 1240: Chapter 1240: Stay Behind Including what my maternal grandfather gave, all the silver mother has saved from father Emperor over the past two years has been given to him.

He is someone who likes to accumulate family wealth, so isn’t he just filthy rich now.

On the ladies’ side, Xue Han was organizing such a large banquet for the first time, and today all the notable figures from the capital had arrived.

Even if Xue Han were composed, her young age meant that she felt somewhat timid inside; she would occasionally glance towards mother, and upon meeting her mother’s encouraging gaze, she was able to relax a bit.

The Crown Princess Consort observed carefully, noticing every little act of her sister-in-law, and couldn’t help but look toward the recently gossiped about Lady Yang, thinking that Lady Yang didn’t seem like someone from a rural background, even becoming a military general’s family later couldn’t change Lady Yang’s identity at the time of her marriage.

The Crown Princess Consort couldn’t figure it out and could only guess that it must be Lord Zhou’s mother, that Miss from the Rong family, who had instructed her later on.

The Crown Princess Consort thought of Western knowledge, which she had also sought out a few books to read, but unfortunately, without a foundation, she couldn’t understand it on her own.

Zhulan was well-positioned, she could feel the envious glances from time to time, and the disdainful ones; her background couldn’t be changed, and some of the matrons still looked down upon her in their hearts.

Zhulan wanted to laugh; they looked down on her yet envied her, and suddenly she laughed out loud.

Lady Li sat behind her mother, inquiring, “Mother, what happy thought has crossed your mind?”

Zhulan’s eyes curved into a smile, “I was thinking that while your father attracts enmity outside, I’ve also drawn quite a lot of enmity among the ladies in the inner courtyards.”

Lady Li, “….”

She truly admired her mother-in-law’s mentality; look at those ladies with the unkind glances upon hearing the laughter, but the more they glanced, the brighter mother-in-law’s laugh became.

Zhou Shuren had no idea his wife was attracting hatred at the ladies’ banquet; meanwhile, he was decidedly envious of the wealthy, yearning to bring it all home, barely restraining his greedy hands.

Rongchuan, who had already spilled blood, noticed his father-in-law’s gaze and felt a chill down his spine, “….”