Chapter 83 Grandmother, please don't abandon Yuanyuan

Although she was utterly disappointed with that family, Oh Jung-yeon had never thought of completely severing ties with them before, because that was her root, even though it had long been filthy.

She looked at her thin, pale husband and her frail son. Then she looked at her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, who were showing her concern. She gritted her teeth and made a decision: to sever all ties with that family.

Lu Yifang and Jiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief when they heard her say she was willing to sever ties with the Wu family. They were truly afraid that Wu Zhengyan would cling to any lingering feelings for the Wu family and continue to be involved with them. That would be bad for her, and also bad for Xiao Yunkang.

"Alright, write the letter of severance now, and I'll have someone file it with the authorities," Lu Yifang said to Wu Zhengyan.

Wu Zhengyan nodded, and Xiao Yunkang quickly ran out with his short legs, returning shortly with a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Jiang Yu couldn't help but smile when she saw him. She patted Xiao Yunkang's head, took the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone from his hands, spread them on the table, and looked at Wu Zhengyan, saying, "Sister-in-law, come on."

Wu Zhengyan glanced at the shocked and bewildered Mrs. Wu, then walked to the table and picked up a calligraphy brush...

"No!" Madam Wu rushed over, snatched the pen from Wu Zhengyan's hand, and said with a pale face, "Miss... why are you doing this! I... I just said one thing, if you don't agree, then forget it, just pretend I never came."

“You know better than anyone what your purpose is in coming here today, and how you and my father plotted against me.”

Wu Zhengyan's voice trembled slightly, but her thoughts were clear and her tone was firm. "You just said that Father wants to sever ties with me. Now that I've done as you wish, isn't it better?"

She reached out to snatch the pen from Madam Wu's hand, but Madam Wu dodged her. "Young lady, I was wrong, okay? How about I apologize to you?"

However, Wu Zhengyan resolutely tried to snatch the pen again, but Madam Wu dodged it once more. Seeing this, Jiang Yu signaled Chunxue and Granny Feng to help.

Upon receiving instructions, the two quickly went over and restrained Madam Wu from both sides. Wu Zhengyan took the pen from her hand, gave her a deep look, and then resolutely walked to the table, bent down, and wrote a letter of severance.

Seeing that Wu Zhengyan had no way to retaliate, Madam Wu collapsed to the ground. She never expected things to turn out this way. If she and Wu Zhengyan were still mother and daughter, Wu Zhengyan would at least have some restraint when dealing with her. But if they were no longer mother and daughter, then Wu Zhengyan could do whatever she wanted to her.

How did things turn out like this?

She had been scheming for years, how did it all turn out like this?

But no matter how much remorse and fear she felt, Wu Zhengyan had already written the letter of severance, in triplicate. She walked up to Mrs. Wu, who was slumped on the ground, looked down at her, and threw the letter at her, saying:

"From this day forward, I will have no further connection with you or the Wu family."

"No, no." Madam Wu stood up with difficulty and walked unsteadily out, saying, "Young lady, please calm down. I'll go back and have your father talk to you personally. Yes, I'll have your father talk to you personally."

She walked out of the hall somewhat unsteadily, leaving the letter of severance on the ground. Upon seeing it, Lu Yifang said to Granny Feng, "Go and deliver the letter of severance to the Wu family."

"Yes." Granny Feng bent down to pick up the letter of severance and strode out, while Wu Zhengyan collapsed into Jiang Jiamu's arms.

She wasn't a strong person; she had never considered severing ties with her family, but now that she had done it, it had taken all her energy.

Jiang Jiamu helped her sit down with a pained expression, gently comforting her, "It's alright, it's alright. They never considered your feelings when they did things. They should have done this a long time ago. Everything will be alright from now on."

Wu Zhengyan nodded blankly. Seeing this, Lu Yifang walked up to her and said, "The Duke of Chu's mansion is your home, but the place where they plot against you is not your home."

Wu Zhengyan looked up at her, her eyes moist, and nodded, "I know, Mother. From now on, I will only have the Duke of Chu's Mansion as my home."

Lu Yifang sighed inwardly. If she could, who would want to sever ties with their biological parents? She reached out and patted Wu Zhengyan's shoulder, saying, "You get some rest. Zhu'er and I will go back first. If anything happens, just let someone tell me."

Wu Zhengyan nodded, then stood up to see her and Jiang Yu out. Lu Yifang waved her hand and said it wasn't necessary, but she still escorted them to the courtyard gate.

Jiang Yu and Lu Yifang returned to Lu Yifang's courtyard together. When they arrived, they saw Zhang Xiangling's personal maid, Bichun, holding four-year-old Jiang Yuan, standing at the door.

With tears streaming down her face, Jiang Yuan opened her little arms and cried out for her grandmother when she saw Lu Yifang. Lu Yifang was soft-hearted to begin with, and seeing her like this, even though she hated Jiang Jiarong, she quickly went over and hugged little Jiang Yuan in her arms.

"Grandma, Grandma, please don't abandon Yuanyuan." Jiang Yuan hugged Lu Yifang's neck, crying as she spoke.

Tears streamed down Lu Yifang's face as she hugged her and led her inside, saying, "How could Grandmother abandon Yuanyuan...?"

Jiang Yu stood at the courtyard gate, staring at Bitao, and asked, "What did you talk about with Yuanyuan?"

Her voice was icy, and Bitao was so frightened that she immediately knelt down. "Miss, this servant...this servant didn't say anything. It's just that the eldest young mistress didn't return to the manor yesterday, and the young lady misses her mother."

Jiang Yu squinted at her and said, "Twenty strokes of the cane. If anyone dares to talk nonsense in front of the young lady again, the punishment will be doubled."

Jiang Yuan was only four years old. If someone hadn't said something to her, how could she have said, "Grandmother, don't abandon me"? Punishing Bi Tao was a way of making an example of her, letting everyone in the mansion understand that Jiang Yuan was the young lady of the Duke of Chu's mansion. Even if her father became a concubine's son and died, and even if her mother might return to the Marquis of Jiangling's mansion in the future, she was still the young lady of the Duke of Chu's mansion and would not tolerate anyone bullying her.

"Young lady, you're innocent! Young lady, please spare my life!"

Bitao cried and kowtowed, but Jiang Yu remained unmoved. Two burly old women came over, dragged Bitao away, and went to carry out the execution.

Jiang Yu turned and entered the hall, where she saw Lu Yifang wiping away Jiang Yuan's tears and gently comforting her. Jiang Yu walked over, smiled, and patted Jiang Yuan's head. The little girl looked up at her and called out, "Auntie."

Jiang Yu sat down, took her hand and said, "Yuanyuan is so great, she knew to come to her grandmother when she was scared."

Jiang Yuan blushed and said in a childish voice, "It was Bitao who told me that if I didn't try to please my grandmother, she would abandon me."

Jiang Yu lowered her eyes; the peach blossoms she hit were definitely worth it.

“She’s talking nonsense,” Lu Yifang quickly said, “Grandmother will never abandon Yuanyuan.”

"Then, will Mother not want Yuanyuan anymore?" Jiang Yuan asked again.

The room fell silent; Jiang Yu and Lu Yifang were momentarily at a loss for words when it came to answering her question.