After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 541: The Battle between Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law
Being able to become a county magistrate at such a young age requires not only luck but also ability.

Ke Yunyun did not deny this point, "My husband also greatly admires Xiong Feng. Since you don't mind, why should I be coy? I agree to this marriage!"

"What kind of marriage proposal did you agree to?"

A somewhat stern voice came from outside the door.

Su Tai looked over and saw an old lady in purple being escorted in, acting as if she were the mistress of the house.

Ke Yunyun stopped smiling, lowered her eyelids, and called out indifferently, "Mother-in-law."

Madam Zheng glared at Ke Yunyun with displeasure, her sharp gaze landing on Su Tai. "And this is..."

Su Tai nodded politely to Madam Zheng and said with a light smile, "Junior Su Tai greets Old Madam Tang."

"Hmph! As expected, the whole family is ill-mannered." Madam Zheng was displeased because Su Tai did not get up to greet her.

Ke Yunyun slammed down her cup and retorted without any politeness, "She is the wife of the Vice Minister of Works, the adopted daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Yong'an, and related to the Princess of Huai'an by marriage. Is your mother-in-law trying to kill her husband by saying such things?"

Zheng was so frightened that her face turned pale, and her critical gaze towards Su Tai instantly turned into one of fear and dread.

Yang, the eldest daughter-in-law beside her, hurriedly apologized to Su Tai, and then said to Ke Yunyun with a hint of reproach, "Sister-in-law, you really are something. You didn't even tell us in advance that a distinguished guest was coming to our house. If you had informed us earlier, we wouldn't have offended our guest."

After realizing what was happening, Zheng agreed with Yang's statement.

Su Tai couldn't stand the way the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were bullying Ke Yunyun. She didn't even glance at Yang Shi, but said gently to Ke Yunyun, "You, why are you still acting like a spoiled unmarried girl? If you have guests coming to your house, please let me, your cousin, know so I can bring some things over. We can't neglect our guests."

"By the way, you bought this house because you didn't have many people in your family. Now that there are so many more people, will they all live here?"

Ke Yunyun glanced at Yang Shi and smiled, "It's a bit crowded. Anyway, they're guests, so it's not appropriate for them to stay at our house for long. Let's just make do for now. It's about time to go back for the New Year."

"I see!" Su Tai nodded in understanding. "That's true. Acheng is getting old, and he should be getting married next year."

Ke Yunyun's smile grew even brighter.

The two worked together to successfully change the attitudes of Yang and Zheng.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned to the house, both seething with anger.

Yang cried and sobbed, "Mother, my sister-in-law means she's planning to kick us out! Back then, we scrimped and saved to support my brother-in-law's education, always putting him first. Now that he's successful, we poor relatives are useless to him."

"What nonsense are you talking about! Ke Shi is too outrageous! I'll talk to the second son when he comes back!" Zheng Shi clenched her fist angrily, thinking that her husband had passed away too early. If he were still alive, she could also deal with Ke Shi without having to worry about this or that.

Upon hearing this, Madam Yang felt relieved. She thought to herself that she needed to be even more attentive, as only by appeasing Madam Zheng could she have a reason to continue living in the Tang residence.

Since coming to the capital and broadening her horizons, she has no desire to return to the countryside and live a dreary life.

Ke Yunyun was also telling Su Tai about the situation of the Zheng and Yang families.

"Ever since my husband was promoted, he has been worried that people would criticize our family situation. For the past two years, he has been sending people to our hometown to deliver things. At the end of last year, my father-in-law passed away, and my mother-in-law decided to come and stay with her youngest son. She even brought her eldest son and his family with her. We didn't receive the news until they arrived in the capital. We were caught off guard and could only settle them in our mansion for the time being."

The old lady wanted to be in charge as soon as she entered the house, and she found fault with me at every turn. I wasn't going to put up with her. She went to her husband to make a scene, but he didn't go along with her either. After a while, she realized that things weren't going her way, so she quieted down.

However, Yang was clearly very scheming. She often acted like the eldest sister-in-law and always lectured me. She didn't even look at herself. How dare she lecture me!

My cousin was really amazing today; I was happy to see them get their comeuppance.

Su Tai shook her head helplessly, "This can't go on like this. We need to find a way to get rid of them."

Ke Yunyun nodded. "Not only do we think so, but my husband thinks so too. He still hasn't gotten over what happened in the past. That's why the old lady doesn't have the confidence to make a scene. But it's easy to invite a god in, but hard to send him away. I think they're planning to stay here shamelessly and refuse to leave."

Could my cousin give me some advice?

Su Tai chuckled, "You're supposed to be smart, so why are you acting so foolish now? To put it bluntly, what can Tang Yu do with his meager salary? This house is yours, the shop is yours, and the money to support your family is all yours. Why don't you talk to Tang Yu and kick him out first?"

"Wouldn't they behave themselves if Tang Yu took them out to experience a few days of hardship?"

Ke Yunyun's eyes lit up, but she was also a little worried. "What if word gets out and everyone says I'm unfilial? Will that implicate the children?"

Su Tai pondered for a moment and said, "Find something to provoke them, let them make the first move, then you make a big scene and let everyone know that you have been wronged. It will be reasonable to kick them out later."

Ke Yunyun thought this was a good idea and immediately thanked Su Tai happily.

Tang Yu had just returned home when Zheng called him over.

"Second son, your wife is getting more and more outrageous! Today she actually said she wanted to kick us out. What? Now that you're successful, you don't recognize me as your mother anymore? If it weren't for our whole family scrimping and saving to support your education, would you be where you are today?"

Tang Yu could guess what had happened as soon as he heard it, and said slowly, "Yes! If my parents hadn't made a scene at the county government, I wouldn't have been disgraced and forced to leave for a distant place, and naturally, this day wouldn't have come to this."

Zheng choked, her fingers trembling with anger, "So you're blaming me? We set rules for your wife because we wanted what was best for you! She comes from a humble background, and you work in the county government. What if she embarrasses you? Our good intentions have all been considered wrong?"

"Your wife left, and we immediately started arranging for you to find another wife! It's one thing to be ungrateful, but to be so willful as to abandon your parents and run away to another place—you're utterly unfilial!"

Tang Yu slammed his hand on the table, his gaze towards Zheng Shi icy cold. "So what? Why did Mother call me here specifically? To scold me for being unfilial?"

Zheng's qi stagnation.

Yang immediately spoke up, "Younger brother-in-law, I want you to keep an eye on your sister-in-law. As her mother-in-law, she doesn't respect me and doesn't give me, her sister-in-law, a good look either. If word gets out, people will think that there is no hierarchy in our family!"

She heard all of this when she came to the capital.

Before Tang Yu could speak, Ke Yunyun arrived with her servants.

"Wow! Sister-in-law, that hat is huge! I'm almost afraid to wear it!"