The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly-Chapter 1079 - 410: My Husband Is the Male Supporting Character (Part 9)_3

Chapter 1079: Chapter 410: My Husband Is the Male Supporting Character (Part 9)_3

She is already married, a proper Princess Consort.

And yet, despite being a married woman, she runs off to socialize with a bunch of rough soldiers!

Truly, she doesn’t follow the ways of a virtuous woman!

He Shu is not like the Main Lady, who is one of those natives poisoned by feudal ideas; she picked up on the main point from her mother’s complaints.

"She’s wholeheartedly for Prince Qi!"

He Shu murmured softly.

"What?"

The Main Lady didn’t hear it clearly, only catching her daughter saying something about "for Prince Qi."

"I said, Third Sister is married and has indeed learned to care for people!"

In front of her mom, He Shu didn’t conceal her feelings and spoke slowly.

"You mean—"

The Main Lady wasn’t foolish, after all, she had been the Matriarch of the Marquis Mansion for several years.

After a little thought on her daughter’s words, she guessed, "She’s trying to get close to those generals for Prince Qi’s sake?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

He Shu nodded, "Didn’t Second Uncle help Prince Qi get a position at the Ministry of War? Conveniently, he associates with those generals too!"

The Main Lady thought about it carefully and showed a sudden realization on her face.

Then she pursed her lips, "As a woman, she’s not at all reserved. Even if she pushes herself forward like this, Prince Qi might not appreciate it!"

The Main Lady spoke not entirely out of resentment towards He Tian.

It was just common sense.

On the second day of the wedding, "He Tian" messed up and made Prince Qi lose face.

No matter how little Prince Qi is favored, he’s still a man, so how could he not hold a grudge in his heart?

The Main Lady, though not a man, somewhat understood these men’s temperaments.

In a marriage where the woman is strong and the man is weak, it was already quite unstable.

Not to mention, "He Tian" was so foolish, making her husband lose face.

Right now, Prince Qi still needs the He Family, so he doesn’t dare to fall out with them.

But in the future—

If in the past decade or so, He Tian hadn’t bullied her Shushu, the Main Lady wouldn’t have such ill will.

But He Tian was truly too arrogant, too unreasonable.

And her Shushu had suffered too much injustice.

So, even though they were family, even though her daughter and she had to rely on the Marquis Mansion to live, the Main Lady genuinely didn’t want He Tian to live well!

"Mom, be careful with your words!"

Hearing her mother say "Prince Qi might not appreciate it," and detecting the schadenfreude in her tone, He Shu startled, quickly stopping her in a low voice.

"Mom, Third Sister and I are both daughters of the He Family, if one prospers, all prosper; if one falls, all fall!"

"If people find out that we’re secretly laughing at Third Sister, what will others say?"

"They won’t care about how much injustice we’ve suffered in the Marquis Mansion, they’ll only think that we disregard kinship and are ungrateful!"

Not only outsiders, but even the Grand Madam, who was kind to them, would be very disappointed if she knew they bore grievances against the second branch!

After living in ancient times for over ten years, He Shu thoroughly understood the ancients’ emphasis on family and clan.

In modern times, uncles and aunts are at most relatives from another branch, not considered direct family.

But in ancient times, they were considered immediate family, and one person’s crime could implicate everyone.

Not to mention that her mom and she had to rely on the Marquis Mansion to survive.

If it were known that they talked behind the backs of He Jing’s family, people would consider them as ungrateful traitors, with no conscience.

"...I was just speaking casually! Besides, it’s just the two of us here. I would never say such things in front of outsiders!"

The Main Lady realized she had spoken wrongly in her frustration only after being stopped by her daughter.

She awkwardly offered an explanation.

"Mom, don’t say it even in private!"

Some things are best kept in the mind and not spoken out aloud.

The walls have ears!

Though there’s no surveillance or taping in these times, one must still be cautious.

Their situation was already difficult, and He Shu didn’t want them to fall into an even more dreadful state because of a moment’s wrong words.

"Okay! Okay!! I got it!"

Seeing her daughter’s earnest words, the Main Lady didn’t dare to ignore them and quickly agreed.

"Mom, Second Uncle has been kind to us, and although Third Sister may be a bit wilful, she’s already married!"

He Shu, still uneasy, softened her tone and slowly comforted her, "So, let the past be past, if we treat others with sincerity, the days ahead won’t be too bad!"

Even if they had to pretend, they should first "brainwash" themselves—The Marquis Mansion treats us well, we are grateful, we are family!

"...I understand!"

Facing her daughter’s determined gaze, the Main Lady nodded solemnly.

Returning to the Marquis Mansion, the Main Lady’s hostility indeed dissipated significantly.

She returned to being the well-mannered, meek and harmless transparent person she used to be in the Marquis Mansion.

And He Shu seemed to have forgotten everything from the past, being filial to the Grand Madam, dutifully respecting Ma, the second aunt.

Without He Tian stirring things up, the Marquis Mansion surprisingly found a peculiar harmony.

And amid this peace, He Jing returned to the Northwest Camp with his eldest son, He Tao...