Chapter 149 Maternal Uncle
Lady Lin let out a dissatisfied grunt, "What can be done about this? It’s just a child, Jinguan, saying a couple of wrong things. As his grandmother and his aunt, do we really have to press the issue to the bitter end, calling for punishment and execution? If not for the monks, for the Buddha’s sake, don’t dwell on this matter just because your father has suffered so greatly. To accuse your grandmother of favoritism, such a trivial matter, yet as long as it’s related to your aunt, she won’t even spare her own grandson—"
"Mother—" Jindou angrily interjected to stop Lady Lin’s complaints.
Was this simply a matter of misspeaking? They were the younger generation and could not speak out of turn, but were their parents unaware in their hearts? It was no longer about Jinguan; Jinguan was merely a catalyst. The crux was their parents’ attitude, particularly what their mother had said—that was key to the whole issue.
How would these words from mother be seen? They’d be regarded as utterly unfilial, defying the mother-in-law, and even for father, this was a handle of unfilial behavior!
In this day and age, word of unfilial conduct would spread, and the entire family would no longer be able to hold their heads up.
Lady Lin knew she was just stubbornly holding on, and she had been scared after Old Granny Zhang left.
If the crime of defying the mother-in-law was confirmed, even if Old Granny Zhang wanted to drive her out of the Wang Family, no one would utter a word of objection.
But she could not lower her face to admit her defiance, so she had to blame it on the children’s naivety. Repeating this excuse, she herself began to feel that perhaps the grandmother and aunt were indeed too petty.
Now, under the disapproving gaze of her eldest son, she reluctantly closed her mouth, yet her expression was still one of resentment.
Jindou and Jinhu were at a loss; what could they say to their own mother?
They had no choice but to drag Jinguan outside for a heart-to-heart brotherly exchange, only stopping after they had beaten him to tears, as he swore never to be nosy and gossip again.