Chapter 250 Abandoning the Sun Family
Upon hearing this, everyone was in an uproar, deeply shocked, and all turned their gazes toward Old Madam Meng.
You really can't judge a book by its cover. Madam Meng, who seemed like a kind and gentle elder, turned out to be this kind of person.
No matter how much he liked his daughter-in-law Sun, he couldn't just pin the murder on his own granddaughter to cover it up. Although Sun was his daughter-in-law, how could she compare to his own granddaughter?
The former daughter-in-law was killed by Sun, yet the son was still allowed to marry such a vicious woman. After she was married, she killed his eldest grandson. Even so, this vicious woman was still kept alive without any punishment. People who didn't know better would think they were mother and daughter rather than mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Looking at Madam Sun's listless appearance, which made her look at least ten years older than her peers, everything became clear. The Yongchang Marquis's mansion had been haunted before, and they even invited a master back to perform rituals. Although they claimed that the ghost had been taken away by the master, they certainly hadn't actually taken it away.
Having committed such a heinous act, Sun was naturally afraid that the ghost would return to seek revenge. After being tormented by the ghost for a long time, her mental state naturally deteriorated. In addition, she was constantly haunted by the ghost, which drained her yang energy, which is why she has become like this. Judging from her appearance, she probably doesn't have much time left.
Now, because Madam Gu looks very much like Madam Zhou, Madam Sun, in her delirium, mistook Madam Gu for Madam Zhou. She felt extremely guilty and panicked, thinking that Madam Zhou had returned to take her life, so she immediately went mad when she saw Madam Gu.
Hey, I came here to attend a birthday banquet. Usually, there are opera troupes performing at birthday banquets. I didn't expect that before the actors even opened their mouths, Mrs. Sun started singing first. What a wonderful performance!
When Old Madam Meng saw her daughter-in-law suddenly go crazy and heard her daughter-in-law's words, she was still in shock and couldn't quite react. Now, after being suddenly accused by her granddaughter, she finally came to her senses. Facing the mixed gazes of the guests, she didn't have time to be angry with Madam Sun or question her about whether it was true. She had to deal with her granddaughter first.
However, Meng Jinyao didn't give Old Madam Meng a chance to speak, bursting into tears: "Grandmother, how could you do this? You want to protect Sun Shi after my mother's death, saying that I killed my mother. After all, my mother wasn't your daughter, so you don't care about her death. But Chengyu is your own grandson! How can you not even care about your grandson? Is it because he is born out of wedlock, while Sun Shi gave you a legitimate grandson? Legitimate grandsons are precious, and a mother's status depends on her son, so you're protecting Sun Shi?"
At this moment, a guest of similar age to Madam Meng saw Meng Jinyao crying pitifully and felt sorry for her. He couldn't help but speak up and said, "Elder sister, I shouldn't interfere in your family affairs, but I have to say something. You like this daughter-in-law, Sun, but you can't be so unreasonable. When elders don't understand things, the younger generation suffers. Your eldest son has been harmed by Sun."
The others nodded in agreement. They had seen children favor one child or one daughter-in-law, but they had never seen a grandchild or daughter-in-law choose to favor the daughter-in-law who had made a mistake. Grandchildren were their blood relatives, while daughters-in-law were not. At worst, they could just find another daughter-in-law.
Seeing this, Old Madam Meng was immediately furious, but she couldn't vent her anger on the guests, otherwise they would really become enemies. She was over fifty years old and had never been wronged before. Such a huge accusation was pinned on her head. If she knew that it was Sun who was behind it, would she curse that wretched child for bringing misfortune to her family? For a moment, her blood surged and she almost fainted. She was only able to stay upright because of her will to clean up the mess.
After a moment, Madam Meng took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart. Regardless of whether Madam Sun had done those things or not, she had no choice but to push Madam Sun away and clear herself of any wrongdoing. She hurriedly said to the guest who had just spoken, "Old sister, this, this is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
As she spoke, she looked at Meng Jinyao again, her voice choked with emotion, and said, "Ayao, Grandmother didn't know. If Grandmother had known about this, how could she have wronged you? You are my first granddaughter."
Seeing that Meng Jinyao could only cry and ignored her words, she felt annoyed. Her expression hardened, and she looked at Sun Shi with a deep gaze. She continued, "Ayao, if Sun Shi really did such a thing, Grandmother will definitely stand up for you and seek justice for your mother and Chengyu. But you should wait for Grandmother to find out the truth first."
Meng Jinyao knew her grandmother well; now that she was going to abandon the Sun family, regardless of whether the Sun family had done such a thing or not, she would abandon the Sun family in order to save the family's reputation. She just didn't know how they would handle it. Would they say that the Sun family had lost their minds and was talking nonsense, or would they confirm the Sun family's crime?
Although she knew perfectly well what was going on, she still had to choose to believe it on the surface. With teary eyes, she looked at Old Madam Meng and choked out, "Grandmother, it doesn't matter that I've been wronged for sixteen years, after all, I'm still alive. You said many times that you would throw me away, but in the end you didn't, and I'm still alive and well. But my mother died so unjustly. She didn't even have time to see me before she died. Chengyu also died unjustly. He was only two years old when he died. Grandmother, you must get justice for them!"
Guests: ? ? ?
What?
What did they hear? Old Madam Meng actually wanted to throw away her own granddaughter for Sun's sake? What a vicious heart! She really is the kind of person who would protect a murderer; she's in cahoots with that wicked woman, Sun!
For a moment, an unnamed anger rose in the hearts of the guests watching the play, and their gazes toward Old Madam Meng became increasingly subtle.
Madam Meng's brow twitched. She hadn't expected this wretched child to say such things. What would others think of her? Seeing the guests' strange looks at her, she felt embarrassed and quickly tried to salvage the situation: "Grandmother was just angry at the time. It was just something she said in anger. You silly child, how can you believe what someone said in anger?"
Gu Jingxi only learned about his wife's plan after watching the performance. Seeing his wife's tears falling down her cheeks, his heart ached. Although it was acting, he could tell that she was genuinely crying out of grievance. He quickly stepped forward and hugged her, while also putting pressure on Madam Meng: "Grandmother, my mother-in-law died unjustly, murdered by a villain. Please do not protect the villain and thoroughly investigate this matter, otherwise the Dali Temple will intervene in the investigation."
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Meng's heart tightened. If the matter were to be taken to the authorities for investigation, the Meng family would lose all face. How could she allow the authorities to investigate? Even if Sun did not do it, she had to "investigate" to find out that Sun did indeed do it. For now, the only option was to use this crazy old woman, Sun, to silence the rumors that were detrimental to the Meng family. After all, Sun had gone mad for no reason.
She nodded and said, "Of course, the Meng family will not let any evildoer go unpunished, nor will it wrong any innocent person." Then she said to the guests, "Gentlemen, please forgive us for the lack of hospitality today. We have some family matters to attend to, so please go back now."
Having enjoyed a great show, the guests no longer cared about the banquet, so even though they didn't get to eat, they all took their leave without a second thought.
Madam Meng also instructed her maid to see the guests off.
The Luo family never expected to witness such an unbelievable farce.
Although Lord Luo was Madam Meng's son-in-law, he had now remarried, and their relationship had become quite distant. It was only because of Luo Yong'an's presence that the two families were brought closer. However, it was not appropriate for the Luo family to stay at this moment, since Madam Meng's family had all returned home. So they bid farewell to Madam Meng and did not linger any longer.
As the guests departed one by one, Madam Meng seemed to age several years in an instant. What had just happened was like a nightmare, occurring without warning and causing the Meng family to lose face. She wondered what kind of rumors would circulate tomorrow.
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