nycdaug Chapter 117 Madam Cai Prevents Her Mistress from Being Included in the Family Register
Chapter 117 Madam Cai Prevents Her Mistress from Being Included in the Family Register
“Cai Huixin isn’t even registered in our family genealogy, nor is she recorded under my mother’s name. Now that she’s stolen something and her daughter has discovered it, we should take this opportunity to sever ties with her. Otherwise, if word gets out that the Cai family’s daughter stole something, it will truly tarnish the Cai family’s reputation!”
"Father is an official in the court; you absolutely cannot let a petty thief like Cai Huixin jeopardize your career! Your daughter is only thinking of you!"
“Now that Cai Huixin has stolen something, we have reported it to the authorities. Everyone knows that our Cai family is a family that upholds righteousness and is not one to associate with such thieves!”
Upon hearing this, Cai Huixin's face flushed red and then turned pale.
Cai Yuanling is really quick-witted!
If I were really sent to the authorities, I would be finished!
Now, all she can do is get her father to admit that these things were a gift from him!
She looked at Cai Liyang, her expression a mixture of deep grievance and suppressed resentment: "Father, my sister insists that I stole something, and I have no way to defend myself. But I don't want to implicate you or the Cai family. Farewell!"
As he spoke, he slammed his head against the wall.
The maid beside her reacted quickly and grabbed her.
"Miss, you mustn't, you mustn't!"
Cai Yuanling was speechless.
No matter how she looked at it, it seemed like the whole thing had been rehearsed.
As soon as Cai Huixin bumped into the wall, the maid pulled her back—they coordinated perfectly!
"Don't stop me, let me die! Let me die!"
Cai Yuanling rolled her eyes.
That kind of acting skill is something I could never learn in my entire life.
Cai Liyang looked at Cai Huixin with heartache.
“Huixin, you don’t have to do this!” Cai Liyang said loudly.
Cai Huixin stopped crying, but she was still sobbing and wiping away her tears.
Cai Liyang turned to her and said, "Yuanling, things aren't what you think. These things are a gift from your father to Huixin."
Cai Yuanling widened her eyes, pretending to be very surprised.
"What? Father? That thief was you?"
Upon hearing Cai Yuanling's words, Cai Liyang's brow twitched slightly.
What do you mean I was the thief?! That's incredibly rude!
“Huixin is an orphan girl and the descendant of a martyr. I felt sorry for her, so I gave her some things. I forgot to tell you,” Cai Liyang said.
"Anyway, you're married now and won't need these things. It's better to give them to Huixin. She's not married yet and needs some jewelry to adorn herself."
Cai Yuanling's chest heaved: "Father, what do you mean I don't need these things? Does a married woman not need to dress up?"
"Besides, those are my things, bought with my mother's dowry. My father has no right to dispose of them!"
Cai Liyang frowned: "What's wrong with you, as the older sister, sharing some things with your younger sister? How did you become so selfish!"
Cai Yuanling was furious and was about to retort when someone walked in from outside.
It was her mother, Ding Yuyan.
"Who said she's Yuan Ling's sister? She's not even in the family register yet!"
Ding Yuyan had the air of a matriarch, and when she entered, Cai Huixin lowered her head and didn't dare to look up.
Cai Liyang's momentum also weakened somewhat.
He was still somewhat wary of his legal wife, after all, her father's family was powerful and she was using her dowry to supplement the family income.
When Huixin got married, he was still hoping that Ding Yuyan would use his own money to provide her with some dowry.
"Madam, won't you be included in the family genealogy tomorrow?"
Ding Yuyan looked coldly at Cai Liyang, "My husband is so generous, actually taking my daughter's things in private and letting outsiders use them. Husband, don't forget, these things were all bought with my own dowry, and you have no right to dispose of them."
According to the laws of the Great Yao Dynasty, men indeed had no right to dispose of their wives' dowry.
"She hasn't even been included in the family genealogy yet, and she's already causing chaos at home. My husband even scolded his own daughter for taking her side. I dare not let her be included in the family genealogy or registered under my name."
"Let's cancel tomorrow's ceremony."
As soon as she finished speaking, Cai Huixin opened her eyes wide and looked at Ding Yuyan.
I went to great lengths to get this opportunity to enter the Cai family mansion, and now the mistress of the house is canceling the ceremony with just a word!
To include her in the family genealogy and make her the legitimate daughter of the Cai family, the matriarch's consent is required.
This Ding Yuyan is untrustworthy!
Cai Liyang also became anxious, "Madam, didn't we agree on this before? Why are you breaking your promise again!"
Ding Yuyan had been listening outside the door for a while when she heard Cai Liyang defending Cai Huixin and criticizing Cai Yuanling, and her heart ached.
He actually treated his own daughter like this for a mistress.
He even brazenly gave his daughter's belongings to his mistress!
Ding Yuyan felt as if her sincere feelings had been wasted. Cai Liyang was utterly heartless!
Her feelings for Cai Liyang gradually faded away.
“Credit? My husband talks to me about credit? When you married me, you told me that I would be your only woman for life. Now, you have two concubines.”
When Ding Yuyan said this, there was sadness in her eyes.
Not only did he have two concubines, but his mistress's child was already fifteen years old.
Cai Liyang lowered his head. He really didn't know what to say.
“Father…” Cai Huixin began softly, wanting to say something more to Cai Liyang.
"Shut up! You're not even in the family register, how dare you call me father?" Ding Yuyan rebuked sharply, and Cai Huixin trembled.
"From now on, call me Uncle. I'm your Auntie!"
When Cai Liyang brought Cai Huixin in before, he did say that according to seniority, Cai Huixin should call him uncle.
However, since the decision had already been made to include her in the family genealogy, she was called "father" in advance.
Cai Liyang and Cai Huixin were both dumbfounded.
My father is right in front of me, but from now on I can't even call him "father" anymore? I can only call him "uncle"!
Cai Liyang was also helpless. He thought that bringing his daughter home would be a good thing so that he could see her every day. He never expected that even though the father and daughter were right in front of him, his daughter could only call him uncle!
Ding Yuyan noticed the father and daughter's micro-expressions, but pretended not to see them.
Now is not the time to expose them, nor is it the time to kick the mistress out.
She wanted to follow the clues to find out what the mistress was up to and what secrets she held.
"Green Robe, take everything we found in this girl's room back to my daughter. My daughter's things can't be given to others."
The maid obeyed and took away everything that had just been found.
Cai Huixin was furious.
The search yielded quite a few items, all of which were very valuable.
All of these things have been taken!
Why should she? These things should have been hers!
Watching the maid carry the things away, Cai Huixin felt a pang of heartache.
She began to resent her father again.
Why give her things that bitch used!
After everyone left, only Cai Liyang and Cai Huixin remained in the room.
Cai Huixin lowered her voice and said, "Father, do you think Madam has discovered my identity?"
Cai Liyang pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
"No, she's probably just upset because I gave you Cai Yuanling's things without permission. Plus, I just spoke up for you instead of Cai Yuanling, so she's even angrier."