Chapter 316: Borrowing a Knife to Kill
The Yan family, the woman brought back from the brothel is unparalleled in beauty, extremely talented, and has an extremely high emotional intelligence - after all, she is the top prostitute, so naturally she has some abilities!
So, Mr. Yan San, who was a little resistant at the beginning, really fell in love with it.
Madam Yan Sanshao was almost pissed to death!
She had no way to vent her anger, so she planned to hold a banquet at home and invite Zhao Liya to attend. She wanted to take revenge and ruin Zhao Liya's reputation.
Her mother-in-law, Madam Yan, angrily scolded her for being ignorant. "Our family has been in so much trouble recently. Your eldest brother was just dismissed from his official position and is studying at home. And you, on the other hand, are you still holding a banquet? If something really happened to the eldest daughter of the Zhao family at home, as the host, don't we have to explain it to others? Anyone with eyes will know that it was our family who did it. Do you think Zhao Xiang and Duke Liguo would just swallow their anger after suffering a loss? Dream on! There will inevitably be another storm! Do you think there are not enough problems at home?"
"Give up this idea!"
The wife of the Third Young Master Yan became even more angry, but she also calmed down a bit. She knew that her mother-in-law was right. If the Yan family deliberately targeted the Zhao family at this time, it would lose face for the emperor.
However, it would be unacceptable to let her swallow this anger in vain.
If your husband's family can't do something, your own family can't do it either, or it will bring disaster to your family. But there are other families.
There are many people who are eager to do favors for the Yan family and are eager to please the Yan family.
Madam Yan Sanshao hinted at her dislike for Zhao Liya and her intention to teach her a lesson, but soon someone came forward to show goodwill.
Mrs. Lin Da Shao, the eldest daughter-in-law of Mr. Lin Menghai, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has always had a good relationship with Mrs. Yan San Shao. In addition, Lin Menghai originally thought that he would be promoted after the Left Vice Minister retired.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiang came back at this time. The emperor appointed him and directly parachuted him into the position of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, completely shattering Lin Menghai's dream.
Not to mention that the Lin family is closer to the Yan family and the second prince, this incident alone is enough to make the Lin family angry with the Zhao family.
Now that this ready-made opportunity has come to them, they can vent their anger and please the Yan family and the second prince at the same time. For the Lin family, it is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone. Why not do it?
Madam Yan Sanshao naturally would not remind the Lin family that such a thing should not be done like her mother-in-law warned and admonished her. She would rather do that.
She was also smart. All her words were hints. She didn't say anything openly that could give others a handle.
Even if something really happens in the future, it will be the Lin family's own idea and has nothing to do with her.
The Lin family's invitation soon reached Deng's hands.
Three days later, a flower-viewing banquet was held in the mansion, and Deng and Zhao Liya were invited to attend. Madam Qu, also known as the Widow Qu, was also invited.
Everyone in the circle knew that Deng had adopted a godsister, so it was normal to invite Widow Qu.
Widow Qu was shocked. When she heard about this, she quickly shook her head and waved her hands to refuse: "No, no, this is not possible! I won't go. I don't know anything. If I do something wrong and make a fool of myself, won't it be a disgrace to you? Sister, just say, just say I'm sick and I won't go."
Mrs. Deng was at a loss for words and said with a smile, "Why bother? We'll be together then, so there won't be any problems. Who would dare to laugh at you? Besides, I don't think you've done anything wrong, so you definitely won't make a fool of yourself!"
Widow Qu was not so confident and still felt uneasy: "No, no, no, forget it."
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "Aunt, you must go."
Widow Qu was stunned: "Huh?"
Zhao Liya waved the invitation in her hand: "Look, Madam Lin thinks highly of you and specially sent you an invitation. If you don't go, they will still say what they have to say, behind your back, and I'm afraid it will be even more unpleasant!"
The Lin family sent two invitations. One was to Mrs. Deng, which mentioned Zhao Liya in passing and asked her to bring Zhao Liya to play with the girls. The other was to Mrs. Qu, saying that she was Mrs. Zhao's sister and had never met her before, so she specially asked to see her.
The Lin family was very courteous and showed that they valued both the Zhao family and Widow Qu, but it was obvious that they had no good intentions.
He specially sent a message to Widow Qu, wasn't he just afraid that she wouldn't go?
If we don't go, it would be a disrespect to the Lin family.
After all, even if you say you are sick, it is not such a coincidence, and people will still gossip about you.
They would mock the Zhao family for their poor upbringing. Madam Zhao, ostensibly acknowledging a so-called "sister," only to be forced to do so for some unspeakable reason back in Lingnan. Otherwise, why would they bring her to the capital and forbid her from socializing? Or perhaps, the Zhao family simply despised Widow Qu and her daughter, and their prohibition of their departure was fearful of their embarrassment and the negative impact it would have on the Zhao family's reputation?
The Lin family would do this kind of thing, and the Yan family and some other families would add fuel to the fire.
When Zhao Liya said this, Widow Qu was stunned. "This, this - this is impossible? I don't want to go, right? Can I blame you for this? This is too unreasonable!"
Mrs. Deng sighed and smiled bitterly, "If Ya'er hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have thought about it that way. But now that I think about it, they would definitely do that."
Zhao Xiang is no longer the Zhao Xiang of the past, and Deng is naturally no longer the Deng of the past.
In the past, Deng was kind and tolerant, rarely assuming ill will towards others, and few people would show any ill will towards her. But now, she obviously thinks much more.
Zhao Liya smiled again and said, "Aunt, since they are determined to invite you, even if you don't go this time, someone else will invite you next time. It's impossible for me to be sick every time, right?"
Widow Qu: "So it's like if you stick your head out, you'll get a knife, and if you hide your head, you'll get a knife too?"
Zhao Liya and Deng were both at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Zhao Liya couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, "Aunt, it's not that scary!"
Widow Qu cried out, "Ah!" and said boldly, "If that's the case, then I'll go. I want to see who goes too far. If I, I—can I curse at anyone?"
Widow Qu looked at Deng and Zhao Liya.
Zhao Liya nodded: "Of course! If anyone goes too far, just scold them. We will take care of everything."
"Really?"
"Well, sure!" Zhao Liya smiled and said, "In their eyes, your aunt is from a remote and barbaric countryside, so it's normal for you to speak bluntly. They are all noble people, so they won't bother with your aunt. Otherwise, they will feel it's beneath their status."
It's okay to be flowery and sarcastic, but it's not okay to be blunt and insulting? That doesn't make sense.
Widow Qu instantly understood what Zhao Liya said and laughed, "Oh, I get it! Okay, then I'm not afraid anymore!"
(End of this chapter)
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