If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 134 The battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
"You canonized Xiao Jingui, Bitao and the others as gods?" Aunt Liu asked with a complicated expression.

"How do you know?" Xiaoyu asked curiously.

Li Dan, the lacquer garden official, left with a feeling of depression and worry.

I don’t know how he and the Prince of Qinghe will deal with the “baby old evil ghost” who “doesn’t bully the young and poor”.

Anyway, it has nothing to do with Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu is not afraid of Sui Yuanzi, she is only worried that he is not strong enough.

"Jin Gui and Bi Tao came to me in my dream last night. Not only me, but many girls in Hong Xiu Fang who were close to them all knew about this."

"Alas, I wanted to keep a low profile, but now I have to become a legendary figure that everyone admires."

Xiao Yu sighed helplessly, picked up the steamed dumpling with his hands, and said while chewing slowly: "It's not a big deal, but the price is not small. I won't have such an opportunity again."

"You didn't tell me before." Aunt Liu looked resentful. "If I had known that I could be deified after death, I would have shouted 'help' and died directly. I would have become the City Goddess. Wouldn't that be wonderful!"

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "You cried for help after I became a god.

It was purely a spur-of-the-moment and spontaneous act at the time.

I hold the Book of Gods in my hand and can see the ghosts nearby.

Seeing the miserable plight of Sister Bitao, Xiao Jingui and the others, he felt soft-hearted and stuffed them into the List of Gods.

It wasn't planned in advance, it was just a matter of chance. It was God's will, and there's no point in regretting it.

I didn't tell you before because I myself didn't know what the final outcome of Bitao, Jingui and the others would be.

Because I arbitrarily named them ghosts and gods, my contribution in the Hongxiufang assassination case was instantly wiped out."

"Xiao Fengxian, are you there?" A girl called out from the gate of the courtyard.

Xiaoyu responded: "Is it Sister Chun'er? I'm having breakfast!"

Chun'er pushed the door and walked into the yard, all the way to Xiaoxuan. When she saw Aunt Liu in a wheelchair, she was surprised for a moment, bowed and remained speechless.

Xiao Yu took the initiative to ask: "Is it Sister Jinlian who is looking for me? Can I wait for breakfast before going to Yihongyuan?"

Ever since Master Gongsun moved into Yihong Courtyard, Jinlian never asked her to practice the "Little Peony Sword" again.

Xiaoyu did not take the initiative to go to Yihongyuan to curry favor with the noble lady, and he has not seen Jinlian for several days.

It was a bit strange that Chun'er came to see her so early this morning.

"Master Gongsun originally planned to invite Xiao Fengxian to have breakfast together," Chun'er said hesitantly.

"Is it Master Gongsun who is looking for me? What's the matter?" Xiaoyu asked.

Aunt Liu sneered and said, "It's probably related to Bi Tao and Jingui becoming gods."

Chun'er looked at her in surprise, "Auntie knows about this too?"

Aunt Liu said unhappily, "Is there anyone in Hongxiufang who doesn't know about this? We don't have to wait until the evening. Before noon, I dare say the entire Qingshui Bay and half of Tianmen Town will be discussing this matter."

Chun Er heaved a sigh of relief and stopped trying to hide the truth. She said directly, "Sister Jinlian dreamed of Sister Bitao last night. Sister Bitao said that last night, the Eastern Imperial Envoy was conferring the title of God in the North Mountain of Luodu."

She first recounted Jinlian's dream in detail, and then said, "At first, Sister Jinlian was skeptical. After Master Gongsun found out, he told her solemnly that the Eastern Imperial Envoy would indeed be conferred the title of God in Luodu, and the time was right, so it should be correct. Then he wanted to invite Sister Fengxian to a banquet."

Aunt Liu said calmly, "I've never heard of entertaining guests with breakfast."

Xiao Yu said, "Sister Chun'er, you see I'm already having breakfast, why don't you wait for me. Let Gongsun finish his breakfast slowly, and then I'll go to Yihong Courtyard to find him, how about that?"

Not long after Chun'er left, she came back and said, "Young Master Gongsun will prepare a feast at noon to entertain Sister Fengxian, so you don't have to go in the morning."

Xiao Yu glanced at Aunt Liu and said, "I was just going to say a few words, but you made it complicated."

"He shouldn't have made such a fuss!" said Aunt Liu.

Seeing the vague disdain on her face, Xiao Yu was somewhat speechless: How did you flatter the nobles of Shangbang? You wanted to directly call the most elegant prostitute in Tianmen Town to accompany the guests, but after only a few days, you found that the number of nobles of Shangbang was overflowing and the value had plummeted, and you even started to disdain them?
After leaving Xiaojingxuan, Xiaoyu immediately discovered that Hongxiufang had changed.

Almost all the girls, daughters and old aunts she met on the road greeted her with respectful and flattering smiles.

In fact, they had changed their attitude once after the Hongxiufang assassination.

But last time he was avoiding the fear of the evil spirit, now he is not only respectful, but also has the intention of getting close and trying to please.

Just by pushing Aunt Liu's wooden wheelchair from Xiaojingxuan to the small garden building in the front yard, more than 20 girls greeted her.

They didn't even shy away from talking to Aunt Liu and discussed directly with her about building the "Saint Aunt Temple".

“Anyway, half of Hongxiufang has collapsed and is being rebuilt. Why not add a small nunnery inside to enshrine the twenty-eight saints including Bitao and Xiaojingui?” said Miss Qingluo, who is also one of the “hotshots” at Hongxiufang.

The women in brothels are also divided into different levels. Those who are famous, such as Shaoyao, Zixuan, Hongwei, etc., who leave Hongxiufang and live in their own houses to entertain upper-class people, are considered oiran, and Shaoyao is the best among them.

Jinlian is the second-best, and is considered the top star in Hongxiufang. The dead Bitao, Xiaojingui, and Qingluo at this time are the second-best "red cards". Then there are ordinary girls. Even lower than ordinary girls are tea girls and maids.

"Daughters" like Ziying are still in the competition. They may become the "second generation of Peony" or the "second generation of Jinlian" in the future. If they grow up to be disabled or commit suicide, their ending will be even worse than that of a "maid".

As a popular girl, Qingluo still has some respect in Hongxiufang.

Aunt Liu didn't give her face and said sarcastically, "You built a temple for the Saint Aunt in a brothel and worshipped only cousins. It's amazing that you could think of this."

Qingluo was not convinced and said, "We are cousins, but Bitao, Xiaojingui and the others have become true gods canonized by the emperor of Shangbang. Does it mean that if we were cousins ​​when we were alive, we will always be cousins?"

Aunt Liu sneered and said, “If you really care about Bi Tao, Xiao Jingui and the others, you’d better forget about them all.

Don’t set up any temple for the Holy Lady, and don’t talk about them anymore. Just think of them as reincarnations, and have nothing to do with Hongxiufang from now on.

Just like if one of you becomes a good woman one day, you will never expect your former sisters to come to your house.

Even if they come to my door, they have to sneak in through the back door."

Qingluo looked unhappy, but couldn't say a word in rebuttal.

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Aunt, there is no need to be like this. As the saying goes, a hero does not ask where he came from. The emperor of the upper country is still——"

She suddenly got stuck.

She wanted to say that the emperor of a superior country also rose from humble beginnings, so are kings, princes, generals and ministers of different races?

The words were on the tip of her tongue when she realized: She came too early, and neither Liu Bang nor Zhu Yuanzhang rose to power!

All the emperors of the upper states who have appeared so far are hereditary aristocrats.

"The emperor of Shangbang doesn't despise the origins of Bi Tao and Xiao Jingui, and the Eastern Imperial Envoy personally issued them the divine seals, so why do you have to belittle yourself?" She thought for a moment, and then said, "But it is indeed inappropriate to worship ghosts and gods in the attic in the front yard.

You can build a small nunnery in a remote corner of the backyard, and don’t hang a sign like "Saint Lady". Instead, just worship the two big words "Toilet God".

Twenty-eight small clay and gold-painted statues are placed under the toilet god.

Bi Tao and Jingui are spiritual beings, so they will naturally be able to sense it, absorb the incense provided by everyone, and will definitely bless everyone."

"Sister Fengxian is right!" Qingluo said quickly.

"Let's do this. There is a small piece of vacant land next to the kitchen where we can build a nunnery." The girls made the decision for Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu opened her mouth, but ultimately did not object.

The girls, aunts, and daughters of Lixiang Garden were all too enthusiastic. Xiaoyu couldn't stand it and ran back to Xiaojingxuan with Ziying.

"Xiao Fengxian, you have to keep a close eye on me and don't let me fall."

Xiaoyu was used to practicing sword on the roof, Ziying had not yet developed internal energy, and this was her first time leaving the ground.

"Don't worry, I'm here with you, it'll be hard for you to fall."

"Qi" is the foundation of supernatural powers. There is a huge difference between having internal Qi or not, and whether the internal Qi is strong or weak.

Before practicing the breathing technique, Xiaoyu could only make sure not to fall.

With internal energy, she almost became a little superman, and her movement speed and reaction speed were greatly improved.

Even though Xiaoyu was sitting on the "ridge beast" on the roof, five or six meters away from Ziying, he could still protect her easily.

Xiao Yu was doing three things at once, using his Purple Mansion to deduce the flaws in the Nanhai Shenni's magic, silently circulating his internal energy, and instructing Ziying on her sword moves. Suddenly, there was a noise coming from the backyard.

"Damn it, damn it, you're such a hypocritical woman, pursing your lips and smacking your lips, talking about my faults behind my back.

Speak honestly, I have treated you very well since you became my daughter-in-law. How dare you turn against me and be so ruthless?"

Xiaoyu stood up and turned around, only to see an old lady standing behind the stone wall at the second gate, pointing in a direction and cursing excitedly.

Because of the porch, courtyard wall and other obstructions, she couldn't see clearly.

But from the voice, Xiaoyu recognized her as the old lady of the Wang family, that is, the wife of Mr. Wang.

"Mother-in-law, what's wrong with you? Why are you pointing at my yard and yelling at me?"

It was a young woman who responded to the old man.

Xiaoyu had seen her this morning, Wang family's eldest daughter-in-law, Nie.

She is a very pretty woman.

Although it is a bit impolite to compare with the top prostitutes in brothels, Xiaoyu feels that if Nie came to Hongxiufang, she would at least be a top prostitute, and might even become a "famous prostitute in Tianmen Town" like Jinlian.

It's not that Nie has a fickle personality, it's simply about her appearance and figure.

"Don't call me 'mother-in-law'. I am a snob who despises the poor and loves the rich. How dare I acknowledge you as my daughter-in-law? Isn't it embarrassing for me?" the old courtyard master shouted.

Nie should have walked out of the big house and small courtyard, and her figure in a lake green skirt could be seen vaguely.

She smiled and said, "I didn't say anything bad to offend my mother-in-law, why is she angry? Could it be that some villain is making trouble?"

Xiaoyu became interested.

Although it is not polite to watch other people's quarrels, this is the first time in her two lifetimes that she has seen a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreling in ancient times.

She jumped lightly from the roof of Xiaojingxuan, crossed a distance of seven or eight feet, and arrived at the roof of the ear room in the inner courtyard of the Wang family.

She hid her body under the shade of a tree, staring at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law eating melon below.

Uh, she really grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started eating them.

The old man said angrily, "Don't try to quibble. God is watching what you do. You have said so many bad things about me behind my back that you almost slapped me in the face. And you still have the nerve to smile here.

Ever since you, an unfilial and unvirtuous woman, came to my Wang family, haven’t I done my job as a mother-in-law to take care of you?

At that time, you were bald and barefoot, and all you had were two old boxes and a few linen clothes, which was your entire dowry.

As soon as you enter the house, your hair will be covered with pearls and jade, your body will be covered with silk and satin, and you will live in a large house with a private courtyard. You can also call servants at your disposal and enjoy endless benefits.

Instead of thinking about how to repay my parents-in-law for their kindness, I gossip about my mistakes behind my back and tell others about my faults. I am afraid that this is unacceptable to heaven!"

When Xiaoyu heard this, he immediately thought of Aunt Zhang and Widow Huang.

Could it be that Nie secretly gossiped about the old woman and they heard it among the old master?

Nie was still laughing and said, "Mother-in-law, you forgot that it was the Wang family who begged Matchmaker Sun to come and plead for mercy.

My father knew that his family was poor and he couldn't marry into the family, so he refused outright. But it was matchmaker Sun who insisted, saying, "The old man of the Wang family is extremely virtuous, not greedy for money, and values ​​talent the most."

I am just an ordinary girl, without any talent, but the Wang family insists.

It's not that I, the daughter-in-law, forced myself to get here.

If mother-in-law wants to take back her fine clothes and jewelry, I have two old boxes with enough clothes in them."

Xiaoyu secretly gave her a thumbs up: In the first round, Nie’s wife won!

The old man was furious: "What a cunning woman with a sharp tongue. She doesn't reflect on her own sins, but keeps poking at her mother-in-law.

Let me ask you, is Po Fengni in your yard?"

"Mother Feng?" Xiao Yu was surprised. He looked up at the small courtyard behind Nie's house, but saw no one.

"What happened to Ganniang Feng? Hongxiufang is haunted, others don't know about it, so doesn't my mother-in-law know about it?

You were possessed by a ghost last night, and my wife and the neighbors have discussed asking a deity to come and exorcise the evil spirit!

Uncle Li and his men are greedy for bargains, so they must go find the dog meat Taoist priest at Xianyun Temple.

The daughter-in-law was worried, so she used her private money to find Feng Ganniang.

Nie had always been smiling, but now her smile turned into grievance, "But the reason why my wife went to see Feng Gan Niang was because of her mother-in-law!"

(End of this chapter)