Chapter 286 Disdain
"Madam, please calm down. It was my fault. I had nowhere else to go, so I seduced you, Master! I deserve to die. Please don't get so angry that you'll harm your health and cause a rift between you and Master!"
Upon seeing this bitch, Ke Xinrui's anger reached its peak, and she slapped Li Tao across the face.
"You bitch! How dare you show your face in front of me!"
She had wanted to fight him before, but David Tao protected him too much, and now he actually dared to come up to her.
David Tao also looked furious, "Who let you in? Get out!"
idiot!
Li Tao covered her face, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Master and Madam, all I want is for you to reconcile. I would die willingly for that!"
Ke Xinrui laughed in anger, "Then go die right now!"
Li Tao knelt down but refused to kowtow.
Ke Xinrui slammed the door shut in anger, tears still streaming down her face as she pulled her daughter back to her side.
Afraid of frightening her daughter, she whispered, "Zhu'er, let's go now and find your maternal grandfather. The capital is much better than this place."
Her father was a renowned Confucian scholar, a guiding light for scholars across the land. As long as they returned to the capital, the mother and daughter could still live a good life.
It will be good for her daughter's marriage later. She doesn't want to stay in this sad place anymore.
Her parents only had her as their daughter, and they loved her so much, so why was she still staying in the Tao family?
Across from Ke Xinrui is Tao Mingzhu, who is in her early teens. She is petite and delicate, not a stunning beauty, but a girl from a modest family, with the gentle grace of a woman from Jiangnan.
Tao Mingzhu handed the handkerchief to Ke Xinrui, "Mother, why don't you forgive Father this time? He was under too much pressure back then! After all, the family was pressuring him."
"As for the concubine's child, just keep him."
"What did you say?"
Ke Xinrui was stunned for a moment, then forcefully shook off her daughter's hand.
"Are you out of your mind? You actually want him to be your brother? Are you going to stand by that bitch's side and help them bully me? Don't forget you're my daughter!"
She never expected that her beloved daughter, whom she cherished so much, would not speak up for her.
Tao Mingzhu spoke softly, "Mother, of course I'm your daughter. It's precisely because I'm your daughter that I'm thinking of you. How about we..."
"Remove the mother...leave the child."
"Mom, think about it. You only have one daughter, and Dad definitely wants a son. Rather than solving this one and then having another, why not just have this one? We know each other well, so it's easier to handle."
"In the end, our family needs a son to uphold its reputation; that's the simplest and most effective way."
If you talk inside the room, no one outside can hear you; otherwise, Tao Mingzhu would never have said it.
She actually knew from a young age that her father, David Tao, was keeping someone else on the side. She even saw it with her own eyes once, but he didn't tell Ke Xinrui about it.
Telling Ke Xinrui that she would only make a scene and might lose her position as the matriarch would not bring her any benefit.
But things are different now; the entire Tao family might have to rely on Ke Xinrui's influence.
"Mother, you should think about it more."
Tao Mingzhu held her mother's hand, urging her to think it through.
She felt a little contemptuous of her mother, thinking that her mother was stupid and only knew about love and romance! She was just lucky to be born as the daughter of a great scholar.
Ke Xinrui was startled. She looked at her daughter for a while and finally acquiesced to this method.
Yes, she won't let that bitch get away with it.
Tao Zhe, standing outside the door, was secretly groaning in his heart.
I should have kept pretending; he turned on me a little too soon.
Who knew that old codger would actually be able to make a comeback?
However, David Tao is confident that he can appease Ke Xinrui. After all, they have been husband and wife for so many years, and they have a daughter together. It's not something that can be easily severed.
After a while, while David Tao was still hesitating about whether to continue kneeling, the door finally opened.
"Get up, I've thought it through."
Ke Xinrui changed her clothes and restored her exquisite makeup. She looked at Li Tao expressionlessly.
Tao Zhe's heart skipped a beat when he saw her face. "Xinrui, what's wrong with you...?"
Ke Xinrui looked at Li Tao and said coldly, "I can pretend that what happened before never happened, and I can raise the child as my own son, but the eyesore must be dealt with."
"Madam?" Li Tao was startled.
She performed this play today to gain the master's sympathy and secure more benefits for herself. Could it have backfired?
Impossible. Ke Xinrui is a complete idiot who's been fooled by her. How could she suddenly grow a brain?
Li Tao immediately burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably, "Madam, I beg you, I'm willing to be your servant, I'll follow your every command. You can treat me like a cat or a dog to amuse yourself when you're bored, please, please keep me..."
Looking at her like this, Ke Xinrui remembered what her daughter had said and suddenly smiled.
"You think noble ladies are all gentle and soft as dough, so you, a lowly person, can just squeeze them whenever you want?"
"Why don't you ask your master? If he's willing to let you stay, then you should."
David Tao looked at Ke Xinrui.
After so many years of marriage, has this woman actually developed a brain?
In just a moment, Tao Zhe made his choice: "Someone, take Aunt Tao away. From now on, there will be no more Aunt Tao in this house."
Li Tao was struck dumb. "Master, I am Xian'er's own mother! If you kill me like this, what will Xian'er think when he finds out..."
Tao Zhe's face darkened. "The child is young; whoever raises him will be the one he recognizes as his mother."
"Master, I've served you for so many years, we..."
David Tao was already impatient with what he was hearing. "Let's just drag this out. There's no need for any more nonsense."
It's all because this woman is too stupid; she actually came to provoke Ke Xinrui at this time.
There are plenty of women who are agreeable and obedient; we can just find another one.
Tao Zhe looked at Ke Xinrui with tender eyes, "Xinrui, are you satisfied now? From beginning to end, you have only been the one in my heart."
Looking at David Tao like this, Ke Xinrui felt as if she were seeing David Tao from back then.
"I'm going to deliver a letter to my father."
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"Mother, a letter has arrived."
Da Ya delivered Chu Xiujie's letter, which stated that Lin Anyuan had already settled down in Suzhou.
"Mother, I want to go to Suzhou to take a look."
Da Ya suddenly spoke up.
"You want to go take a look?" Ye Wan asked in surprise.
How did this idea suddenly come to me?
Daya smiled and said, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. I've been staying at home for a while and it's quite boring. I've read too many books and my head feels a bit dizzy. So I thought I'd go out and travel to find my own path."
She wanted to see the misty rain of Jiangnan described in the letter.
Ye Wan was only surprised for a moment before laughing, "Since my daughter has said so, then go ahead and just keep going."
"shadow."
The shadow guards appeared at the door.
"From today onwards, stay by the young lady's side and make sure she is safe."
"Thank you, Mother."
Daya didn't refuse; the journey might not be safe, and she didn't want her mother to worry.
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Two carriages left the city gate.
A middle-aged couple watched furtively for a while.
The man had a sour look on his face. "It's all your fault for messing things up last time. I still haven't come up with a perfect solution."
The woman lowered her voice, "Why are you in such a hurry? There's news that the Emperor is going to abdicate and pass the throne to Prince Jing. When that happens, the Lin family's status will rise significantly. It'll be safer for us to go and acknowledge our kinship then."
"I've discovered that you, this foolish woman, do have a few clever tricks up your sleeve sometimes."
"Of course, just wait and see."
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