Madam Zhu seemed to have heard a huge joke. She covered her mouth and laughed exaggeratedly, making the head of the Zhu family, Chu Xixuan and others laugh in amazement.

After a moment, Madam Zhu stopped laughing and looked at Zhu Ning and said, "As expected, you are the dumbest person in the entire Zhu family! Just as dumb as your parents!"

Zhu Ning looked at Madam Zhu with a puzzled look on his face. Madam Zhu said disdainfully, "Think carefully, when you were little, were you and Zhu Fei as close as you were?"

Zhu Ning's eyes were full of confusion, and he didn't know what the eldest lady meant by this.

"No! Not only did she not treat you well, but she also looked down on you and excluded you like other sisters, right? Then think about it again, when did Zhu Fei start treating you as a sister?" Madam Zhu said again.

Zhu Ning was still puzzled.

"That's because you've won the favor of this..." Madam Zhu pointed at Lan Ziye and said, "Miss Lan, Mr. Chu's fiancée. You've climbed the ladder, so naturally she wants a piece of the pie. Only a fool like you would think she's sincerely good to you! I tell you, you're just a stepping stone for her, just like I was just a stepping stone for her mother, and then I became her stepping stone!"

At this point, Madam Zhu laughed at herself again. She looked at the head of the Zhu family and said, "However, even the head of the family could be fooled by that girl. He dotes on her more than he does on you legitimate daughters. How could you, a fool, possibly be her rival?"

Zhu Ning felt a little uneasy. She was speechless looking at Madam Zhu's fiery words.

Thinking about it, Zhu Fei had indeed ignored her since she was a child, until Lan Ziye became her friend...

Zhu Fei turned around and looked at Lan Ziye helplessly. Was she really such a fool? She couldn't even tell if someone was sincere or not?

Lan Ziye didn't know how to comfort Zhu Ning. He just sighed in his heart, turned to look at Chu Xixuan, and signaled Chu Xixuan to make a quick decision and end this matter as soon as possible.

Chu Xixuan immediately understood and said in a deep voice, "Killing someone means paying with one's life. Master Zhu, how should this matter be handled?"

His wife wanted Madam Zhu to die, so Madam Zhu had to die!

The Zhu family's head was suddenly startled. He turned to look at Chu Xixuan in disbelief and asked, "Young Master, what do you mean by this? Are you asking the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhu family to die for an illegitimate daughter? Isn't this too much?"

Chu Xixuan had a cold face, pursed his lips, and said nothing, as if he had made up his mind and there was no room for negotiation.

Madam Zhu burst into laughter. She looked at Lan Ziye and said, "Do you think I'm afraid of death? Do you think I'll beg you to let me go? Hahahaha!" After laughing, she turned to look at the head of the Zhu family and said, "Head, do you remember what you promised my father? No matter what happens, you will definitely stand by me and protect me. Are you going to break your promise?"

The Zhu family head was helpless. He said with a look of dismay, "My love for Zhu Fei is not only because she is well-behaved and smart, but also mostly because of you. You don't like Zhu Fei, so tell me! I sent her far away, out of Lanxuan City. I can also make sure she never returns to Lanxuan City and never appears in front of you. Why did you kill her?"

"Because Young Master Chu and Miss Lan are here, you can't protect me anymore, right? Just like back then, you kept saying that you would fulfill my wish and let me marry my fifth brother, but in the end, the wife of the head of the family looked down on me and forced me to marry my eldest brother?" The eldest lady said sadly.