Chapter 549: Chapter 228 My Son is a Treacherous Official (Part 4)_3
So... she could only endure, endure, and endure!
Not only did she have to endure her mother-in-law’s cunning and meanness, but also her sister-in-law’s willfulness and arrogance, along with her husband’s indifference and "filial piety."
If it weren’t for her two children, the Princess An Kang would have really reached her limit and probably have succumbed to depression long ago.
Even so, she was barely holding on.
Because these past few days, her mother-in-law had started causing trouble again, saying something about taking in a concubine for her husband.
The relationship between Princess An Kang and He Xi, although not as sweet as when they were newlyweds, still harbored some illusions for her husband.
And no matter what, she was still the Commandery Princess of the Royal Family—widely recognized as the most favored one, even surpassing the Princess herself.
She wasn’t childless; she had given birth to a son and a daughter for the He Family.
She wasn’t suffering from a serious illness, unable to attend to her husband.
Under all these circumstances, if her husband took in a concubine, especially one favored by his aunt...
Princess An Kang could imagine that she would become the laughingstock among the noblewomen of Capital City, causing even the Empress Dowager and the Saint to lose face!
So, when Princess An Kang heard her mother-in-law’s suggestion, although she didn’t have the courage to strongly object, she also didn’t compliantly accept.
She remained silent, as her silence was her quiet refusal.
Not receiving her daughter-in-law’s respectful agreement, Ms. Hetian, who had played the role of "Ancestor" in the He Mansion for years, was infuriated.
She pretended to be ill and even started a hunger strike, forcing An Kang to eventually kneel before her bed to apologize.
An Kang thought that this time she might be ground down by her mother-in-law again.
Unexpectedly, the situation took such a "dramatic turn."
Her mother-in-law clearly had the upper hand over her, so why had she suddenly become as "kind" as when An Kang had first married into the family?
An Kang, with her head bowed, felt very uneasy, suspecting her mother-in-law was scheming something new.
She didn’t speak, but He Tiantian didn’t just let her be and even followed up with a comment, "An Kang, please don’t blame Dalang. He just has a straightforward temper and is too filial; that’s why he has overlooked you!"
An Kang quickly lifted her head and glanced at her mother-in-law. Ugh, there she was, still playing that frail, kind, and gentle persona.
If she hadn’t experienced so much herself, An Kang wouldn’t believe for a second that such a beautiful and amiable looking woman could harbor such nauseating, vicious thoughts.
An Kang pursed her lips, facing such a smiling tiger and having endured so much, she truly couldn’t pretend that nothing had happened, nor could she play along in any "all is well" act with her mother-in-law.
She silently lowered her head, her hands restlessly tearing at the handkerchief she held, her expression blank.
"All right, you must be tired. Hurry back to your room and rest."
He Tiantian continued to maintain the image of a kind and loving mother-in-law, but she was still vastly different from the original mistress of the house.
Even when the original mistress had to show a smile to her daughter-in-law due to necessity, it was a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.
But He Tiantian, her peach blossom eyes full of loving smiles...
An Kang, however, didn’t notice; she just kept her head down. Upon hearing her mother-in-law speak, she didn’t hesitate for a moment, "Yes, mother!"
She knelt in proper etiquette, then turned and left the room.
"Ah, wife, you, you—"
He Xi, suddenly feeling a bit dissatisfied when An Kang didn’t even give him a glance.
He could disregard his wife, but he absolutely had to be her sky, her faith.
Now, his wife treating him with such an attitude, of course, He Xi was not pleased.
"Ding! He Xi’s hatred value +1!"
Oh ho!
Really a big filial son!
His own wife indifferent to him, and yet he took out his frustrations on his birth mother, even generating hatred value!
He Tiantian was even more exhilarated; she truly wished she could drag the original mistress over to hear this wonderful notification tone for herself.
The thing that made He Tiantian happy was not just this.
She had just arrived and already acquired 3 points of hatred value; what an excellent start!
The future was promising, full of hope.
He Tiantian believed that just relying on He Xi alone, she would accumulate enough hatred value to complete her mission!
But that was not enough!
He Tiantian sat up, briskly put on her shoes, and walked steadily towards He Xi.
He Xi was still sideward, gesturing towards the back of Princess An Kang in the style of Er Kang.
Slap!
He Tiantian raised her hand and smacked He Xi across his face.
The slap was powerful, causing He Xi to stagger.
He instinctively grabbed his face, feeling half his head numb and a ringing in his ears.
For a long moment, it took him to realize—
Him!
He Xi, the most promising eldest son of the He Family, was actually slapped by his own doting mother?!
And it was a slap to the face, a particularly humiliating method.
He Xi sharply turned around, his peach blossom eyes glaring fiercely at He Tiantian—
"Ding! He Xi’s hatred value +5!"
Wahaha, she knew it would be like this, so exhilarating, and another batch of hatred value collected!