Mencius' wife was naked at home, and the husband and wife quarreled. Why did Meng Mu severely criticize his son?

We all know that Mencius' mother is a very good parent. She scolded Mencius instead of his wife because she wanted to make the relationship between Mencius and his wife more harmonious and let Mencius' wife know that Mencius' mother was towards her.

In fact, the life of Mencius and his wife is not harmonious. Every time Mencius entered his room, he could see his wife walking around naked. Mencius thought his wife was not virtuous enough, so he stopped entering their bedroom. Mencius' wife found that her husband was so strange to her, so she wanted her mother-in-law to let her go back to her family.

In this way, Mencius' mother found that the relationship between them was so bad. So I began to teach Mencius.

"You said that your wife didn't abide by the etiquette, that's good, one of the etiquette is to ask if anyone is in the door, which is a kind of respect. Before class, speak louder and tell others that you are here. You shouldn't look up when you enter the room. This is to avoid seeing what you shouldn't see. Now you have gone to your husband and wife's private house, but you are silent when you enter the house. Your wife is naked, but you are full of eyes to say that others are indecent. What reason do you have? "

Mencius could tell that his mother did it on purpose. Her purpose was to bridge the gap between the two couples and make them get back together, so Mencius took the initiative to find his wife and apologize to her, so that a small contradiction in their lives could be resolved smoothly. It can be seen that Mencius' mother is indeed a very intelligent and educated woman, and Mencius' mother is of great help to Mencius' growth.