"The day is getting closer, and instead of trying to figure out how to stay, you just cry all day. Do you think His Majesty will let you stay if you cry a few more times?!"

Mother Yuan was so angry that she choked and even hiccupped. "You, I'm your mother-in-law and your aunt, how dare you talk to me like that!"

"Mother-in-law? Aunt?"

"You're the one who always looks down on my mother's past at the brothel. It's you, the old fool, who still has the nerve to call yourself my aunt! You're a thief!"

Yuan's mother was so angry that she couldn't breathe and almost fainted. Jiang Linglong didn't bother to pay attention to her. She rolled her eyes and was about to leave.

However, before he took two steps, the housekeeper of the Yuan Mansion hurried in, "Young Madam."

While speaking, the housekeeper also stole a glance at Yuan's mother.

But now the entire Yuan family is in the hands of Jiang Linglong, and the people below them no longer have much respect for Yuan's mother. Lin Chunhuan had a hard life in the past.

Now it is also gradually returning to Yuan's mother.

"Young Madam, the palace is holding a plum blossom viewing banquet and has invited the ladies of all families. Our Yuan family is also on the list. Do you want to go to the banquet, or..."

"Of course it's me!" Jiang Linglong glared at the housekeeper unhappily, and read the business card over and over again like a treasure. "Such a good opportunity, are we going to let this old fool go?"

This is a plum blossom viewing banquet led by the Queen!

Aren't all those who can attend that banquet from aristocratic families?!

Just thinking about it made Jiang Linglong's breathing quicken. Although she failed in testing the emperor's feelings last time, she knew very well that it would be impossible for her to get close to the emperor like Lin Chunhuan did.

But that doesn't matter.

Even if he's not the emperor, the prime minister will do! There are so many royal relatives and important ministers. Which one of them wouldn't be stronger than the Yuan family, who are all show and no substance?

If only she could meet her true love at the plum blossom viewing banquet.

Yuan Shaojun, a bastard who sold his wife for fame, had to send herself away obediently. Then, she wouldn't have to leave Kyoto.

Jiang Linglong had a good idea and held the business card in her hand with great care, considering it as her only hope.

But how could Yuan's mother let her succeed so easily? The resentful look in her eyes never disappeared. Taking advantage of the gap when Jiang Linglong was not paying attention, she snatched the business card and tore it to pieces without saying a word!

"I make you want to seduce men!"

"I won't let you bully my old woman!"

"You still want to attend the plum blossom viewing banquet? Bah! You'll have to follow me and my son to Lizhou and serve my son footbath water for the rest of his life!"

Before Jiang Linglong could react, Yuan's mother became more and more angry. Not only did she tear the business card into pieces, she also threw it on the ground, stomped on it several times, and even poured tea on it.

After being soaked in tea, the business card had melted into a wet, rotten piece of paper. Even if you wanted to stick it together again, it would be impossible.

After doing all this, Mother Yuan raised her head breathlessly, looking at Jiang Linglong with a smug look in her eyes, "Humph, fight me!"

"You, how dare you! Ah!"

Jiang Linglong was so angry that she was shaking all over, and her screams scared Yuan's mother. However, Jiang Linglong didn't care about that anymore.

Before, she still took into consideration that Yuan's mother was Yuan Shaojun's biological mother. Although she was not as respectful to her as before, she was generally tolerable. At least she had never really fought with Yuan's mother.

Of course, even if the food, clothing and other expenses were not as good as when Lin Chunhuan was around, he was never deliberately treated badly.

But today.

Mother Yuan had really touched her bottom line. Looking at the name card that had been completely destroyed on the ground, Jiang Linglong went completely crazy. She walked up to Mother Yuan, grabbed her hair and slapped her twice!

That force was so strong that he didn't hold back at all!

"You damn old woman, give me back my business card!" Jiang Linglong was so angry that her eyes turned red.

That business card was her only hope now, but it was destroyed by this damn old woman. She was unwilling to accept it, she was so unwilling to accept it!

Not satisfied with the slap, he grabbed Yuan's mother's head and slammed it against the table.

Fortunately, Jiang Linglong is a woman and her health is not very good. Otherwise, after her actions, Yuan's mother would be seriously injured even if she didn't die.

Even now, his face was covered in blood and he was babbling, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"You...you shrew, shrew, wait until my son comes home..."

"Oh."

Jiang Linglong sneered, "Your son? He's probably drunk right now, dreaming on some woman's belly. How could you expect him to remember you, his mother?"

"Come here, lock this damn old woman up in the woodshed. Don't give her any food or water. Starve her for three days and three nights!"

The butler standing by was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Whether it was when Mother Yuan tore up her business card or when Jiang Linglong beat her, he didn't dare to say a word. Now, when he heard Jiang Linglong's order, he shuddered suddenly, "Young Madam, this... isn't good, is it?"

"This is the old lady. If the young master knew..."

"Isn't it good?" Jiang Linglong sneered and walked up to the housekeeper. "Don't forget who pays your wages and who holds your indentures. Those soldiers will stay in the general's mansion in the future."

"But you all have to go to Lizhou with us."

"Your life and property are in my hands. Now tell me whether it's good or bad."

The butler shuddered when he heard this.

It's funny to say that after marrying Jiang Linglong, Yuan Shaojun seemed to be making compensation by not only handing over the power of the housekeeper to her, but even putting the few properties he had in his hands into her hands.

Apart from the money he earned from selling alcohol every day, he didn't have a penny left.

As for the fact that the emperor had become cold towards the Yuan family, although many people knew about it, not everyone knew it. There were always some people who were unaware of the situation and came to offer bribes.

He tried to get his message to the emperor through the Yuan family's connections.

In the past, when Lin Chunhuan was managing the household, he would never accept any money that he shouldn't have, for fear of giving the Yuan family a handle. But now Jiang Linglong doesn't care about that at all.

He doesn't care about meat or vegetables, he dares to take whatever he wants.

Jiang Linglong was good at calculating, and with the help of these ill-gotten gains, she was able to barely maintain the dignity of the Yuan family, and she also firmly grasped all the power in her own hands!

The housekeeper responded respectfully and immediately had Yuan's mother lifted up from the ground and thrown into the woodshed.

On the second day, Lin Chunhuan got the news that Jiang Linglong was looking for business cards everywhere.

"Hasn't she already sent a visiting card to the Yuan family? Why is she still asking for one everywhere? Could it be that Old Madam Yuan snatched it away?"

Lin Chunhuan asked Ke'er with a smile.

Originally, she had only sent a name card to the Yuan family, hoping to see the two women fight over it. The current situation was within her expectations, but Ke'er shook her head and said, "According to the Prime Minister, the name card seems to have been destroyed."