When Ungrateful Stepson Failed to Break Their Stepmother

A Kind Stepmom
Mu Jiang was the second wife of Cheng Wenju, the head of Anzhong County. Cheng’s first wife gave birth to four sons, one named Cheng Xing, and Mu gave birth to two sons. After Cheng Wenju died, the four children of his first wife disliked Mu and found ways to make trouble for her.
But Mu treated the four stepchildren very well, even better than her own children. One neighbor could not understand this and said, “These four children have no filial piety. Why not separate from them and let them live on their own?” “It’s my duty to educate them with righteousness and kindness,” Mu replied.
One time, Cheng fell ill, and Mu took good care of her stepson by preparing his medicine and food. Cheng’s illness lasted a long time. After he finally recovered, he called his three brothers (Cheng Wenju’s first wife’s sons) and said, “Our stepmother treats us very well. But we haven’t thanked her and even slandered her. We have committed sins and are no different than animals.”
The four sons then went to the head of Nanzheng County. They told their story and asked to be suitably punished. The county head reported this to the state governor. Impressed by the story, the state governor honored Mu for her merit, asked the four children to correct themselves, and waived the family men’s mandatory labor to serve the country.
All six sons of Mu were well-behaved and later became very accomplished when they grew up.


https://fa.minghui.org/html/articles/2024/6/14/143374.html

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