Marquis Wenning's Mansion.
Ever since Jiang Jinzhen was taken away by the imperial guards, the entire mansion has been in a state of depression.
In the past few days, Mrs. Lu has been crying and crying to everyone she meets.
This morning when she was paying her respects, Old Madam Qin finally became annoyed by her crying and scolded her:
"Why are you crying? You've ruined the Jiang family's luck!"
Mrs. Lu was stunned by her scolding. She looked at Mrs. Qin in disbelief and said hatefully:
"Jin Zhen is your grandson too. He was taken to Lingyin Temple and his fate remains unknown. As a mother, I couldn't help but shed a few tears. But instead of trying to find a way to bring him home, you blame me for crying out the Jiang family's luck. Aren't you trying to kill me and drive me to death?"
Madam Qin frowned and said coldly:
"Is it because I don't want to redeem him? Or is it because the Marquis hasn't found a solution outside? Who in the family hasn't been feeling aggrieved these past few days? As the mistress, you don't set an example and calm people down, but instead you cry and whine. Isn't this just bringing bad luck to everyone?"
Lu wouldn't listen to that.
She has been married into the Jiang family for so many years, taking care of the household affairs day and night. Even if she has no merits, she has worked hard, right?
But her husband and mother-in-law never said a good word about her.
Whenever something good happens in the family, people say that it is earned by the man for the family.
Whenever something bad happened, they blamed her as a woman in the inner house, saying that she was not virtuous and unlucky enough and that she brought bad luck to her man.
She had been enduring all this time and had never had a direct argument with her husband or mother-in-law, thinking that as long as she could raise both her sons, she would eventually become a mother-in-law after many years of being a daughter-in-law.
By the time she becomes the old lady of the Wen Ning Marquis's Mansion, won't all the glory that the Qin family has today become hers?
But now her eldest son was dismissed from office and stayed at home, and her youngest son was arrested and imprisoned in Lingyin Temple. Her husband and mother-in-law were so capable in normal times, but now they were unable to keep her sons safe, and instead put all the blame on her.
They said that she was worried about her son and that she was unlucky and that she didn't act like a mistress.
Mrs. Lu could no longer endure it. The resentment that had been pent up in her heart for many years burst out at this moment. She sneered at Mrs. Qin without caring about anything:
"Mother knows exactly who has put your grandson in this predicament, but because she can't do anything about that person, she blames me, her daughter-in-law, for everything. My husband is even more formidable. He's tired of me constantly asking him about Jin Zhen, so he's not even coming home. I don't know which confidante he's sleeping with out there, but he's calling it advocating for his son's well-being!"
After that, she turned around and said:
"Since there's no one reasonable in this family, then there's no point in me living! Someone, bring me a rope. I'm going to hang myself in front of the old lady, or I'll be accused of ruining my husband's family's luck while I'm still alive!"
The maids and old women serving in the hall all lowered their heads, too frightened to say a word.
Old Madam Qin stood up and pointed at her and scolded:
"This is the Marquis's Mansion, not the place for you to act like a tantrum! You are, after all, a daughter of an official family, and you dare to act like a common shrew in front of your mother-in-law!"
Lu sneered:
"Aren't you also a young lady from an official family? You've been a domineering old lady in the Marquis's mansion for so many years, but you still act like an unreasonable and savage mother-in-law. You can't handle any outsiders, and you only know how to take your anger out on your own daughter-in-law?"
“You, you!”
Old Madam Qin never expected that the usually obedient Lu would dare to confront her like this. She was so angry that her chest ached.
She groaned and covered her chest. "This unfilial daughter-in-law has me so angry that I'm almost having a heart attack! Come, quickly ask the Marquis to come. The wife he married doesn't respect his mother. I want him to make the decision!"
When Lu heard this, she cursed in her heart:
This old guy actually pretended to be sick first!
But she was determined to do it today. She would never let Qin bully her again!
Mrs. Lu gritted her teeth, a fierce look in her eyes, lifted her skirt, ran a few steps, and then ran towards the wall.
She was driven crazy and didn't hold back at all.
There was a loud bang, and under the astonished gaze of everyone, the skin on her forehead was broken and her head was covered with blood.
Lu was dizzy from the collision, but she still gritted her teeth and continued to hit.
Madam Qin finally came to her senses and angrily scolded the maids and servants around her:
"What are you all standing there for? Stop your mistress!"
The Jiang family has had enough troubles recently. If there is another scandal about the marquis' wife dying in the marquis' mansion, it will really be out of control!
The maids and servants finally managed to stop Lu. At this time, Marquis Wen Ning, who had received the news, hurried into the inner hall.
He saw blood dripping from Lu's forehead and his face looked grim.
"The Marquis's wife is having a hysterical episode. Why don't you help her down and take good care of her so she doesn't hurt herself again?"
What hysteria? She's not sick!
Mrs. Lu wanted to curse Marquis Wen Ning for being heartless, but she didn't have the strength to say anything and was quickly dragged out by the maids and servants.
Old Madam Qin looked at Marquis Wen Ning, tears streaming down her face. "I just said a few words to her, and she's trying to commit suicide. She wants me to bear the blame for forcing my daughter-in-law to death. This will ruin my reputation!"
Marquis Wen Ning did not respond. He glanced at the female relatives still in the inner hall and said in a deep voice:
"All of you get out!"
When the women saw that he looked unhappy, they all retreated immediately.
When only the mother and son were left in the hall, Marquis Wen Ning whispered:
"Mother, there's news from the Queen that that woman has appeared in the capital!"
"What?!" Madam Qin's expression changed drastically. She no longer cared about pretending to be weak and suddenly stood up and said, "Where is she? Quickly find someone to kill her and silence her!"
Marquis Wen Ning said with difficulty:
"We can't kill her now because she's in the Ninth Prince's mansion."
Madam Qin's expression also turned extremely ugly, and she murmured:
"If that girl really possessed the Ninth Prince, and Shu Linyue happened to be in her hands, could it be that she already knew what happened back then?"
…
On the other side, Lu was taken back to the bedroom.
She lay in bed crying, feeling that her life was a joke.
At this moment, her personal maid Jinhua came to her bedside and said in a low voice:
"Madam, the guards around His Royal Highness Prince Zhan want to see you."
"Who?!" Mrs. Lu was shocked at first, then her face was filled with anger. "They hurt my son like this, why do they still want to see me?"
Jinhua signaled her to speak softly, then said:
"The guard said that his master wants to make a deal with you, Madam. As long as you agree, he can restore the eldest son to his position and allow the younger son to return home safely."
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