Chapter 253 Dealing with the Sun Family

Seeing that things had gone on long enough, Meng Jinyao didn't want to watch them argue any longer, so she asked calmly, "Grandmother, Father, now that Madam Sun has confessed to her crimes, what are your plans for dealing with her?"

Madam Meng looked at Meng Jinyao, her brows furrowing even more. This granddaughter had been rebellious since childhood, and now she had the Marquis of Changxing backing her up. Moreover, Madam Sun had confessed her crimes. If this wretched child was not satisfied with the outcome, who knew what kind of trouble she would cause? It was truly a headache.

Therefore, Madam Meng directly asked, "What are your thoughts, A-Yao? Although you are a junior, your mother died because of her, so you can offer your opinion."

Everyone turned their attention to Meng Jinyao, and even Madam Sun looked at her. However, she had been driven to the brink of collapse these past few days and did not dare to look closely at the face that resembled Madam Zhou's. She only glanced at it briefly before looking away.

Seeing Meng Jinyao remain silent, Meng Jinyu and her brother Meng Chengxing felt their hearts leap into their throats, fearing that Meng Jinyao might make some excessive demands that would torment their mother.

Meng Jinyao looked at Madam Sun, pretended to ponder for a moment, and replied, "How can a poisonous woman who plotted against the first wife and harmed her offspring be worthy of being a wife of the Meng family? In my opinion, Father should divorce Madam Sun."

Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyu and Meng Chengxing were shocked. Did their father want to divorce their mother?

Meng Dongyuan was taken aback. He had never thought of divorcing his wife. After all, he and Sun had two children. No matter how angry he was, he had to consider the children. He immediately said, "Ayao, if you don't like Sun, I will send her to the estate and never let her return home."

Madam Meng originally thought her eldest granddaughter's idea was good, but now that she heard her son was confused, she was furious again. With a vicious woman like Sun, her evil deeds would be known to everyone tomorrow. If the Meng family still kept this vicious woman, wouldn't that confirm that she had pinned two deaths on her eldest granddaughter and made her take the blame for Sun?

Today, we must push that wicked woman, Sun, out to shut those people up, no matter what. Besides, Sun has two lives on her hands, so divorcing her is reasonable and the best solution.

She glared at her son with displeasure, and for the first time in over a decade, she agreed with her eldest granddaughter: "I think Ayao's idea is good. A vicious woman like Sun is not worthy of being a member of the Meng family."

"grandmother!"

"grandmother!"

Meng Jinyu and Meng Chengxing stared at Old Madam Meng in astonishment. They hadn't expected their grandmother to actually agree. Their mother had been divorced, and their father had arranged for them to marry a stepmother. What were they going to do? Wouldn't they be tormented by their stepmother?

Madam Meng said in a stern voice, "Chengxing, Ayu, you are not children anymore. You must learn to distinguish right from wrong. How can a vicious woman like Sun be worthy of being a wife of the Meng family?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyu and Meng Chengxing dared not utter another word, otherwise, their grandmother, in her anger, might punish them as well.

Seeing that the siblings were frightened, Madam Meng stopped talking and turned to her son, making a final decision: "My son is the Earl of Yongchang, why should he worry about not having a good wife? Today, I will divorce this wicked woman, give her a letter of divorce, and send her back to her Sun family, so that she won't stay and continue to harm my Meng family's descendants."

Meng Dongyuan thought for a moment, and finally nodded: "I will give Sun a letter of divorce later."

Instead of being saddened by the impending divorce, Madam Sun breathed a sigh of relief and decided to continue being Madam Meng. She would spend the rest of her life on the estate, and who knew how those unruly servants would mistreat her then.

But things were different when she returned to the Sun family. Over the years, she had been very good to her brother, sister-in-law, and nephew. She helped her family with anything and often provided them with financial assistance. She had maintained a good relationship with her family all these years, and her brother and sister-in-law would not have treated her unfairly.

If she had bothered her brother and sister-in-law at the Sun family's house, she could stay at the estate under the Sun family's name. At least she would be free and her children could visit her if they missed her.

Meng Jinyao had been watching Sun Shi closely, not missing the fleeting smile on Sun Shi's lips. She suddenly found it amusing. Had Sun Shi been scared out of her wits by a ghost? How could she have such naive thoughts? She had murdered her mother and brother, and yet she still thought she could live a good life? Getting Sun Shi divorced was just one step in her plan.

After a moment, Meng Jinyao said, "Grandmother, I have a request."

Madam Meng's heart skipped a beat. She had a feeling that this wretched child, relying on the Marquis of Changxing's backing, was plotting something big. She couldn't help but feel uneasy and asked, "What is it?"

Meng Jinyao's face darkened, and she said in a low voice, "These past two days, I suddenly dreamed of my mother. She cried to me, saying that she wanted a son, and that she was down there and had no son to burn incense and paper money for her, and that she was even laughed at by others."

Madam Meng was stunned. Such a thing was true? But considering how Sun was tormented by the ghost, it was probably true. Otherwise, why would so many people risk their lives to have a son? Although daughters are also their own flesh and blood, how can they compare to sons? If they didn't have a son, they would adopt one, just so they could have a son in their own name, so they could burn incense and paper money for themselves to enjoy in the afterlife.

She looked at her two grandsons and asked, "So you want your two younger brothers to go and pay respects at your mother's grave?"

Meng Jinyao shook her head slightly and replied, "No, I want my mother to have a son so that someone can burn incense and paper money for her during festivals. That's what she wants too."

These words startled Madam Sun. Her first thought was that Meng Jinyao was retaliating against her, trying to take her son away and adopt him into the name of that vile woman Zhou. Wouldn't that mean her son was born in vain? Or was he born to another woman?

Madam Meng paused again, then pressed on, "So you're thinking of adopting a male heir into your mother's family?"

Meng Jinyao nodded and said, "That's right. I hope Grandmother and Father will grant my request. My mother died unjustly, and in the afterlife she is mocked for not having a son. Seeing her being ridiculed makes me feel terrible." As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes. "I originally came to celebrate your birthday today and planned to tell you about this, but I didn't expect so many things to happen."

Madam Meng remained silent. In truth, this was not a difficult matter. If Zhou could be given a son, and her vengeful spirit could leave the Meng family and stop haunting them, that would be quite good.

Meng Dongyuan thought the same way as Madam Meng. He felt guilty towards Zhou Shi and was now thinking of using a child to make Zhou Shi happy so that she would leave the Meng family. Otherwise, what would happen if she kept bothering him?

Therefore, Meng Dongyuan readily agreed: "This is easy to handle, but of your three younger brothers, only two are left now. Which one do you want to be registered under your mother's name?"

Madam Meng had no objection and replied, "Then Ayao, choose one." In fact, she secretly wanted her eldest granddaughter to choose Chengxing. Chengxing was the heir apparent, and having a vicious woman like Sun Shi as a mother was a stain on his reputation. If he was registered under Zhou Shi's name, he would be Zhou Shi's son in the future, thus getting rid of the stain of Sun Shi.

Upon hearing this, Sun's heart leaped into her throat, thinking: Could it be that she really is going to give her son to Zhou?

Meng Jinyao noticed that Madam Sun's face was tense. She subtly curled the corners of her mouth and looked at her two younger brothers. She saw that Meng Chengxing had a gloomy face and did not give her a good look, while her second brother Chengzhang's eyes were red and his eyelashes were wet. It was obvious that he had been crying. In fact, she also saw that her second brother would occasionally raise his sleeve to wipe his eyes.

She replied softly, "Grandmother, Father, and my third brother's mother are still alive, so I choose my second brother."

Meng Dongyuan had no objection, nor dared he have any. He was now eager to compensate Zhou Shi immediately, so that she would be satisfied and return to the underworld quickly, and stop staying in the Meng family to cause trouble. He hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, whatever you say."

Madam Meng was somewhat disappointed and thought of persuading her eldest granddaughter to change her choice to Chengxing. However, it was clear that her eldest granddaughter's eyes were always on Chengzhang, indicating that she had made up her mind.

Sun was initially relieved, but then felt something was wrong. If Meng Chengzhang was registered under Zhou's name, wouldn't Meng Chengzhang become a legitimate son instead of a son born out of wedlock, and his status be comparable to her Chengxing's?

Was it really Zhou who appeared in my dream, or was that little bitch Meng Jinyao up to some wicked scheme?