Chapter 1448 - 1446: You’d Better Watch Yourself
But... heaven help her, she had long seen the true nature of the wolf, and no matter how well it pretended, it was futile.
She pretended to know nothing on the surface, sighed softly, and let him rise.
"You can’t be blamed, it is our Wanrong’s unfortunate fate!"
"No matter what, the life-saving grace stands, we will definitely visit to thank you another day!"
Madam Shi’s attitude was resolute, acknowledging only the life-saving favor, and nothing else could be considered!
Those watching the drama were sincerely admiring Madam Shi.
’In such a situation, to still remain rational is truly not easy. If it were me, I’d be inclined to kill now!’
’Look at Lv Zhaoliang’s feigned pitiful appearance; it’s obviously the fox paying New Year’s greetings to the hen, with no good intentions!’
Although people couldn’t express anything outwardly, they silently supported Madam Shi with their quiet glances.
Consort Zhou Taipin subtly assisted as well, making the group from the Fuguo Duke’s Mansion feel utterly embarrassed.
"Alright!"
"The Imperial Physician should be arriving soon, while Madam Shi is here taking care, let’s all return to the garden!"
"Madam Imperial Concubine and Madam Sun, since you have urgent matters, there’s no need to delay here!"
"I have leg and foot discomfort, so I won’t see you off!"
After speaking, she only arranged for a few maids and older women to escort them and then supported herself with a maid’s hand as she went to the back garden.
...
The Madam Imperial Concubine from the Fuguo Duke’s Mansion felt utterly ashamed, her face turning purple with suppressed emotion, but she couldn’t erupt.
She just glared viciously at Lady Sun and her son before leaving in anger.
Lady Sun felt even more embarrassed, said nothing, lowered her head, and pulled her son away in shame.
During the carriage ride back, Lady Sun couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
"Your grandmother has always been healthy, how did she suddenly fall ill like this?"
"Did she eat something bad? Has the Imperial Physician been called?"
As a daughter-in-law, she was quite attentive to her mother-in-law’s matters.
Unexpectedly, Lv Zhaoliang suddenly changed his earlier remorseful appearance, his face filled with pride, and he smiled.
"Grandmother is fine, Mother need not worry!"
"Ah?"
Lady Sun looked shocked.
"What happened?"
Lv Zhaoliang then smugly revealed his little scheme.
It turned out:
He lied to the old lady in order to marry the girl his grandmother liked.
He claimed that as long as Grandmother pretended to be ill today, he had a way to bring that girl home as his wife.
The old lady had always doted on her grandson and agreed without much thought to this small request.
Unexpectedly... Lv Zhaoliang actually intended to ruin someone’s reputation by using his grandmother’s illness.
Lady Sun looked at her son in shock.
"You..."
"You are really being reckless!"
No matter how foolish or doting she might be, she knew that the consequences of this matter were serious.
"If you had used this trick in the past, I might have ignored it, but Miss Jiang is not an ordinary family girl, how could you..."
(Lv Zhaoliang had previously tricked many concubines in his backyard using such means!)
"Mother!"
"You are too cautious!"
"The Jiang Family is just a wealthy family from Jiangnan, not any high officials, if they have influence, it’s only in those small places, what are you afraid of?"
"Grandmother rarely likes a girl so much, and if I marry her in, doesn’t that solve your worries?"
"Grandmother won’t criticize you anymore, will she?!"
Lady Sun was at a loss for tears.
"You!"
"You are really, really going to anger your mother to death!"
Lv Zhaoliang felt wronged and puffed up his neck, shouting.
"Hey, hey! Mother!"
"I’m doing all this for you!"
"As for me, whether or not I get married is of no consequence, I couldn’t care less!"
"Mother, you truly are!"
Lv Zhaoliang was both angry and anxious, howling in the carriage.
Lady Sun was shocked and frightened, at a loss, tears almost brimming over.
Seeing this, Lv Zhaoliang, in a fit of anger, jumped out of the carriage and disappeared in an instant, leaving Lady Sun alone to weep silently.
"Alas!"
She heaved a long sigh.
Her son had caused trouble, and who knew how the old lady would respond?
They had offended the Shi Mansion. Who knew what their next move would be!
She was stuck with nowhere to go, neither up nor down!
A maid stood by, watching coldly.
’You spoiled him bit by bit yourself; who can you blame?’
...
After returning to the mansion, she was at a loss and decided, after some hesitation, to seek advice from Madam Imperial Concubine.
"Sister-in-law, what... what should I do now?"
Madam Imperial Concubine sneered.
"Don’t ask me that question! I can’t even take care of myself right now!"
"Even if the old lady scolds me to death in the future, I won’t meddle in your affairs anymore!"
Lady Sun was deeply affected, her face turning pale, and her voice trembled.
"I’m sorry, sister-in-law, it’s all my fault for involving you again!"
Madam Imperial Concubine sneered.
"You should keep those words to yourself; there are many things you need to apologize to me for!"
"When Zhaoliang was little, I told you not to spoil him too much, but you wouldn’t listen!"
"Now look, he’s been indulged by the old lady and grown up to be uncontrollable, and you come to me when you can’t handle him!"
"My children have never been like this!"
"Now that he’s caused such big trouble and offended the Shi Mansion, how smooth will life be in the future?"
"I dare not get involved in your affairs anymore, what if my children also get targeted for revenge?"
Lady Sun, somewhat in disbelief, couldn’t help but mutter.
"Sister-in-law, you are overly cautious!"
"The Shi Mansion is influential, but our Fuguo Duke’s Mansion is no slouch either!!"
Madam Imperial Concubine, hating iron for not becoming steel, coldly retorted.
"You are utterly foolish!"
"The Shi Mansion is the Fourth Princess’s marital home, who do you think the Fourth Princess is? You’re beyond help!"
Lady Sun was even more puzzled, muttering again.
"That’s nothing to worry about!"
"Previously, the Fourth Princess almost broke off with Young Master Shi because of this Miss Jiang!"
"Now that such a thing has befallen Miss Jiang, the Fourth Princess would probably be delighted, why would she come to her aid!"
"Besides, the Jiang family has absolutely no connection with the Fourth Princess, you’re worrying too much!"
Madam Imperial Concubine sneered.
"Fine, fine, I’m worrying too much, you’re really something!"
"Regardless, we’ve been sisters-in-law, I won’t say anything harsh, take care of yourself from now on!"
"Don’t come to me if anything happens with your child in the future!"
"Don’t come to me for anything either!"
Lady Sun panicked.
"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by that!"
"Ever since I married in, aside from being powerless in Liangliang’s matter, I’ve followed your lead in everything, without you, I wouldn’t be where I am today!"
"If you don’t help me, there’s no one else in the mansion who will!"
Madam Imperial Concubine felt secretly pleased but continued to sneer.
"You’re being too distant saying that!"
"However..."
"In this matter, I truly can’t help you, take care!"
She silently ground her teeth in her heart:
If I don’t let you suffer a loss, how will you listen to me in the future?