Chapter 347: Beware of the Rat

Zhou Rui ignored her and walked faster and faster.

Mrs. Zhou Er slowly stopped, her eyes dark. "Never mind, this kid's got a lot of anger stuck in his chest, he's got to let it out."

There was no way to vent my anger on Zhao Liya, so who else could I turn to if not the Third House? Who told them to be so heartless?

If she followed him, it would be bad.

Although Mrs. Zhou Er didn't go with them, she was still worried. So she called her trusted maid and told her to quietly follow them and watch from the side. If the second young lady suffered any harm, she was to report back immediately.

Zhou Rui rushed into Mrs. Zhou San's yard like a gust of wind. Zhou Yuan was there too, and the mother and daughter were talking and laughing.

Seeing Zhou Rui coming, Mrs. Zhou San and Zhou Yan were a little embarrassed. After all, Zhou Rui had been involved in such a scandal and was no longer clean in their eyes.

"Oh, Rui'er is here. Come, sit down quickly." Mrs. Zhou San had no choice but to put on a smile to entertain Zhou Rui and secretly winked at Zhou Yan.

She couldn't let Zhou Rui implicate her innocent daughter. She wouldn't let her daughter be with Zhou Rui again, at least not before Zhou Rui got married.

Zhou Yan also understood what her mother meant, so she smiled and said, "Mom, I still have some needlework to finish, so I'll be leaving first."

"Go ahead! I'll just talk to your second sister." Mrs. Zhou San smiled and nodded quickly.

"Second sister, I'm leaving first."

Zhou Yan smiled and left quickly.

Zhou Rui didn't say anything and didn't show any intention of trying to stop her from leaving. She didn't even look at Zhou Yuan.

Do you still need to watch it?

She only needed to look at the expression of her good aunt, and there was no need to look at Zhou Yuan.

The deep disgust in her good aunt's eyes was almost overflowing, haha!

But why should they do so?

"Hey, how come Rui'er has time to come visit Third Aunt? Haha!"

"Whether you have time or not, don't you have to come?" Zhou Rui looked at her: "I wonder if Third Aunt has ever thought about what would happen if it was Third Sister who got into trouble——"

"What do you mean?" Mrs. Zhou already disliked Zhou Rui and was already feeling annoyed. Hearing this, she became even more furious: "Rui'er, how can you talk like that!"

Zhou Rui sneered, "Why? If we both know the truth, why can't we say it? Our two families did this together, so why am I the only one suffering? This isn't fair, isn't it, Third Aunt?"

There was something wrong with Zhou Rui's expression and words. As soon as she opened her mouth, she asked the maids and servants to leave.

This damn girl must have been driven crazy by the stimulation. She is a good girl, but she dares to say anything without caring about anything.

Mrs. Zhou San smiled and said, "Then tell me, what do you want?"

Zhou Rui stared at her: "I want money."

"Hahahaha," Mrs. Zhou San covered her mouth with her handkerchief and fell back laughing. "Oh, then, how much do you want?"

Zhou Rui: "Of course the more the better, but you may not be able to come up with it. I only want 50,000, not a penny less."

"I think you've gone mad, obsessed with money!" Mrs. Zhou San sneered. "Are you planning your own dowry? That's easy. Just ask your parents for it, or if you have the guts, take it from the Duke. The Duke is the God of Wealth. If he's willing, even a little bit of it would slip through his fingers, and you'd never be able to spend it all in your lifetime."

Zhou Rui didn't say a word, just looked at her: "If you don't give it to me, don't blame me for telling others."

"What do you want to do?"

"No matter what happens to me, Third Sister won't have a good reputation either! I'll tell everyone that what happened that day was done by our Second House and your Third House together. You and Third Sister are both involved."

"How dare you! Even if you said it, do you think anyone would believe it?"

Zhou Rui laughed strangely: "How about Auntie San make a bet with me and see if anyone believes it?"

For such scandals and gossips about wealthy families, there will be people who will believe them even if they are fabricated. If the parties involved reveal the news personally and tell it in an organized and detailed manner, how can no one not believe it?

Who in the capital's upper class circles didn't know that the old lady of the Duke of Liguo's mansion was at odds with her two biological sons and their wives, and with the Duke of Liguo's eldest wife? Who didn't know that the old lady disliked the marriage between the Crown Prince and the Zhao family?

The old lady's two legitimate daughters-in-law suddenly invited Deng's mother and daughter to worship. Such a thing happened by coincidence. If Zhou Rui really told it, everyone would definitely believe it!

Zhou Yuan is not engaged yet.

This way, there is absolutely no need to think about marrying a good man.

After all, their Third House was only relying on the Duke's Mansion to maintain its reputation. There were many ladies from noble families in the capital, and who wouldn't rather believe it than not? Who would choose a wife without considering such things?

Zhou Rui's move killed people without shedding blood, and it made Mrs. Zhou San so angry that she felt chest pain.

"You, you dare. If you really do that, you will be in trouble! Wouldn't you lose all your face?"

Zhou Rui smiled strangely and sadly: "Aunt San, do you think I care?"

Would she care about losing face? Face? Did she have it now?

At least in the eyes of the world, she didn't!

As for her own opinion, does it matter?

Mrs. Zhou San was speechless.

"Well, well, your mother is the better one." Mrs. Zhou San mistakenly thought that Mrs. Zhou Er had sent Zhou Rui here, and nodded angrily: "So, you really have to rely on us?"

"Aunt San, please don't say that. This was something we all did together. No matter what the consequences are, we should all bear them together. That's fair, right? If something happens to my third sister—"

"That's enough!" Mrs. Zhou San couldn't stand hearing this and said angrily, "I don't have 50,000 taels."

"Then sell it off and make up for it," Zhou Rui refused to bargain with her. She sneered, "I'm not asking for much. It's only 50,000. There's no way your Third House can't come up with it. If you don't see any banknotes or things in four days, Third Aunt, don't blame me for going all out! Anyway, I'm not afraid."

Mrs. Zhou San was so angry that she was breathing heavily. It wasn't that she wasn't afraid. She was barefoot, so how could she be afraid of those who wore shoes?

Zhou Rui felt much better at this point, and she left leisurely with a giggle.

Mrs. Zhou San told this to Mr. Zhou San, who was furious. "That's just robbery, blatant robbery!"

When they discussed the matter with their second brother and sister-in-law in front of the old lady, they were reluctant to spend a single ounce of silver and were definitely stingy.

The second wife was also helpless against them.

Goodness, this damn girl Zhou Rui is so shameless.

But if she really makes a fuss like that, what face will her family still have? Zhou Yan's marriage will be ruined.

"Let's tell Mom and let her teach her a lesson!"

"She's acting like a madman now, and the second wife is backing her up and messing with her. Humph, can mother really control her?"

(End of this chapter)