Wanruo smiled and said, "Madam Wang, you are too polite. The Xie family is a century-old noble family. Not just any messed-up person can be squeezed into the Xie family. Even if I wanted to take a concubine for my husband, I would never dare to take a daughter of the Wang family."
Madam Wang's expression suddenly changed. She probably didn't expect a junior like her to be so arrogant. "What did you say?!"
"After all, the Wang family once supported the former King Xuan and other traitors. How could the Xie family dare to be involved?"
"you!"
Mrs. Wang's face looked extremely ugly. The failure in the fight for the throne had put the Wang family in an extremely embarrassing situation. The Wang family had been quiet in the past few years, trying their best to cut ties with the former King Xuan and draw a clear line between them, for fear of being implicated.
Now she had exposed it in public! How could the Wang family cope with this?
Wanruo was fearless. Mrs. Wang dared to embarrass her in front of everyone, so why should she care about the reputation of her Wang family?
Madam Wang was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Wanruo's nose and cursed, "How rude of you! The Xie family has been brought down by marrying a lowly merchant girl like you. This is shameful!"
"You're so arrogant."
Suddenly, a loud shout was heard, and everyone hurriedly made way for him. Then, Xie Xianyu strode out with a gloomy face.
Madam Wang's expression changed, but she still managed to stand tall and straight. "Thank you, Master, for your presence. This Xu is so unruly. If she's not disciplined, she's sure to cause some scandal in the future."
Xie Xianyu's eyes were calm, but his voice was icy cold. "It's not the business of outsiders to meddle in the affairs of our Xie family. The Wang family even allowed a gossipy woman to be the mistress of the household, which shows how little upbringing they have."
Mrs. Wang's face turned green: "You, what did you say!"
But even though he was angry, he didn't dare to confront Xie Xianyu. Who in the court and the country didn't know how powerful Xie Xianyu was?
She just wanted to show off today, to take advantage of a weak opponent and show off her power. But she never expected Xu Wanruo to be so arrogant, and Xie Xianyu actually embarrassed her in public for a woman!
Not to mention that she is the elder after all, and why should a man interfere in the affairs of the inner house?
"Madam Wang, are you here today to pay respect to my mother, or to show off your power?"
Meng Huaichuan was dressed in mourning clothes with a linen band on his forehead. His eyes, which had always been cynical, were now red from staying up all night, without a trace of mischief in them. He stared at Mrs. Wang intently.
Madam Wang adjusted her sleeves, calmed herself, and sighed again, "What are you talking about, young marquis? The Meng and Wang families are old friends after all. Now that the old marquis has passed away, how can we, the Wang family, not come to pay our respects?"
Meng Huaichuan curled the corners of his lips and walked forward step by step.
Mrs. Wang was so frightened by his appearance that she took a few steps back, looked around, and asked the servants to protect her.
But Meng Huaichuan just walked up to her, staring at her with a pair of gloomy eyes: "I know what you want, you don't have to be anxious. As long as the Meng family army is there, the Wang family will never have a chance to rise."
Mrs. Wang's face froze and she secretly clenched her back teeth.
Meng Huaichuan took a step back and said in a cold voice, "My father-in-law was loyal to his country and hated colluding with traitors. Even if the Wang family had cut ties, my father-in-law would not have taken it seriously. Let's forget about the worship. Come on, show them away!"
The guards from the Marquis' Mansion rushed in and surrounded Madam Wang.
Mrs. Wang gnashed her teeth in hatred and glared at Meng Huaichuan fiercely, but she didn't dare to attack immediately. She could only turn around and leave in anger.
"Madam, please don't get angry and get yourself sick. It's not necessary to do that over such a small matter." A maid hurriedly chased after her to comfort her.
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