After Consort Lin and Prime Minister Lin fell from grace, the entire Lin family collapsed, with only Lady Lin remaining unscathed due to her status as the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo.
However, her life was not easy either, far worse than before. She used to be the main character at banquets in various households, but now she couldn't even get an invitation. In the Duke's mansion, the second and third wives spoke ill of her and disrespected her, and her two children were also bullied as a result.
Lu Zheng, whom she thought had been burned to death, is now alive and well, and has even made a name for himself with the Emperor. He has risen through the ranks from an unknown nobody. Lu Xue, the daughter of Lu Zheng's first wife, whom she thought had no future and married a lowly scholar with no connections, is now the wife of the Vice Minister of the Imperial Academy.
Lin felt that everyone was against her, but unfortunately, she couldn't find anyone to vent her anger on, and had to humbly beg for peace.
That damned bastard Lu Zheng is coming back too. If she doesn't beg Lu Xue, she and her two children won't have an easy time.
In the past, Lu Xue would never have bothered to come to this alley where she lived, but now she had no choice but to come.
Hearing that the voices inside the carriage weren't those of that old bastard surnamed Xiao, Lin felt reassured.
I dare not approach princes and nobles, but you, a commoner, dare not approach me?
You dare block my way? Do you really think anyone can step on my foot?
In Lin's mind, only Lu Xue's family had a slightly higher official position in this alley; the others were either minor officials in unimportant positions or businessmen. She was not afraid of them.
She wasn't unaware that the Gu family still lived here; however, the Gu family members were all in Kunzhou, and currently, apart from Lu Xue, Gu Sangu, and people from the palace, no one knew that the two elders of the Gu family had returned.
Therefore, the Lin family never even considered them as potential targets.
Lin didn't speak herself; she simply had the old woman beside her speak.
"My lady is the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. All irrelevant people, leave immediately!" The old woman leaned out and, upon seeing Grandma Gu, her expression became even more arrogant. It was good that it wasn't the old lady of the Xiao family.
"Ha! I won't allow it today! Did your wife build this alley? Is this part of your Zhenguo Duke's mansion's territory?" Granny Gu sneered.
"Where did this shrew come from? We've already said it's the carriage of the Duke of Zhenguo's wife. What right do you, a commoner, have to block our way? If you don't leave now, we'll have yourselves dragged away!" the old woman scolded fiercely.
"Come on!" Grandma Gu looked at the old woman coldly, not intimidated at all.
Grandma Xiao, with her malicious intentions, doesn't show up. You vicious woman, keep offending people, I'll see you get slowly dealt with by the Gu family's kids. You dare to call their grandmother a shrew, you really don't know your place!
The old woman returned to the carriage, received permission, got off, and called the driver to help her walk towards Grandma Gu's carriage.
Grandma Xiao was riding in the Gu family's carriage this time, driven by Old Zhang, a retired soldier from Peng Family Army. When faced with an ordinary coachman, he simply picked him up with one hand and threw him against the wall next to him.
The old woman's hand had barely touched Grandma Gu when Grandma Gu grabbed her wrist and threw her aside, just like the coachman from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, as she crashed against the wall and bounced to the ground.
Grandma Gu said arrogantly, "If I count to ten and this road is still blocked, then I'll just have to throw the people in the car against the wall, steal your car, and go run my errands! One,..."
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