Chapter 160: Vicious Female Supporting Character vs. Childless Emperor 4
Shangguan Ruoxue knelt on the ground and sobbed, "I won't make things difficult for the old lady. I will leave early tomorrow morning. The old lady, please don't damage the harmony between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law because of me. It's all Xueer's fault, wuwuwu..."
The old lady helped Shangguan Ruoxue up and said, "It's none of your business. I'm old and can't control the evil spirits in this mansion. It's such a big mansion, but I treated an orphan girl so harshly. If it gets out, I'll lose face."
"Is the master back yet? Go and ask him to come over! I want to ask him if he still has me as his mother in his eyes? Will he wait until I am pissed off to death by my daughter-in-law before he can fulfill his wish?"
As soon as Prime Minister Ji returned home, he received the news that there was a commotion in Linlang Garden again. He rushed over in a hurry without even having time to change his clothes.
Seeing that his wife was safe and sound, Prime Minister Ji felt relieved. He smiled at his wife, but she turned her head away and ignored him.
Prime Minister Ji stroked his beard awkwardly. The old lady kept yelling at him to divorce his wife, and she said this every now and then. He was very annoyed, but filial piety was the most important thing, so he could only persuade the old lady with kind words.
"Mother, you are joking. If I divorce my wife, what kind of person would I be if it got out? If the censor reported me again, my position as prime minister would be over. Wei'er is just outspoken. She still respects mother in her heart. Every table, chair, grass and tree in mother's yard were carefully arranged by Wei'er, which shows her filial piety."
"Wei'er, come here and apologize to your mother. She will calm down and go back to rest early."
Prime Minister Ji tried his best to wink at Zhuo Wei. In the past, when the old lady was making trouble, they always fooled her in this way. He would compensate Wei'er later.
But this time, Wei'er seemed not to notice his hint and just stood at the door without moving.
Zhuo Wei had a sullen face. All the resentment and grievances accumulated over the years burst out at this moment. The more turbulent her heart was, the calmer her face became, even with a hint of sarcasm.
"What's wrong with me protecting my own daughter? Huan'er is seriously ill and unconscious, shouldn't I call a doctor for her? Or, should I watch the old lady beat her to death, would I be considered filial?"
"Ji! If anything happens to Huan'er, I will never forgive you! When Huan'er recovers, I will take her back to Suzhou. You all don't like her, so you should take care of your own daughter!"
Prime Minister Ji was surprised and asked, "Huan'er is sick? Why didn't anyone tell me?"
The one who went to report the news was the nanny beside the old lady. Naturally, she only said things that were favorable to the old lady, saying that Miss Ji had made a mistake and refused to admit her punishment, and that the lady had disobeyed the old lady, so there was a fuss.
The old lady said confidently, "Who knows if she is really ill or just pretending? This is just a small matter. The most important thing right now is that Zhuo has violated the seven grounds for divorce and is disobeying her parents. The serious matter is to divorce her immediately."
Prime Minister Ji immediately understood the whole story. In his heart, he loved his daughter, but she was so naughty that he had to act like a strict father.
Now that his only precious daughter was sick, he was extremely anxious and even more dissatisfied with the old lady, and his words were filled with anger.
"Mother, don't say anything more. I will not divorce my wife. Someone, send the old lady back!"
Prime Minister Ji had been an official for many years and was intimidating without even getting angry. The old lady was frightened. The servant brought the sedan chair in and the two maids helped the old lady into the sedan chair without saying anything. The old lady finally reacted and grabbed the sedan door and roared:
"You are an unfilial son! I am your mother. How dare you force my mother? It is simply treason! I won't leave. Let me go!"
Prime Minister Ji said coldly: "My son has always been filial to his mother, but Linlang Garden is too noisy and it is really not suitable for mother to recuperate. You all listen carefully, whoever dares to bring the old lady to Linlang Garden in the future will be beaten to death!"
"Mother, you should go back and rest early. Wei'er will take care of the affairs in the mansion. If you tire yourself out, it will be your son's fault."
The maids and nannies around the old lady held their breath and dared not breathe. The master would not do anything to the old lady, and it would be easy to beat and kill them.
"Pick up the sedan chair and send me back!"
At Prime Minister Ji's order, no one paid attention to the old lady's abuse. The sedan chair went farther and farther away, and Linlang Garden finally became quiet.
Shangguan Ruoxue was still kneeling in the corridor, feeling miserable. She didn't understand how things had turned out like this? Why did the master go against his usual behavior and force the old lady to leave without caring about filial piety?
Now that the old lady is gone, the lady and cousin will definitely not let her go. She is an orphan, and no one will know even if she dies in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Ruoxue cried even more pitifully, "Xue'er didn't know that my cousin was sick. If she knew, she would definitely dissuade the old lady. Xue'er will definitely pray for my cousin. Please ask the lady to forgive Xue'er. Xue'er knows she was wrong, wuwuwu..."
Prime Minister Ji was coaxing his wife, begging her to open the door so that he could go in to see their sick daughter, when he suddenly saw a woman in white clothes crawling towards him crying. She grabbed his wife's skirt, which scared him greatly.
Zhuo Wei resisted the urge to kick him away and said impatiently, "Why don't you take Miss Cousin away? It's so embarrassing to keep crying!"
The maids in Linlang Garden had long been eager to throw Shangguan Ruoxue out. Upon hearing the lady's order, two maids immediately came forward, one on the left and one on the right, and lifted Shangguan Ruoxue up and dragged her out.
Shangguan Ruoxue raised her pale little face and cried, "No! I won't leave! Madam, please don't kill me... Master! Please save Xue'er. Xue'er is still young. Xue'er is willing to do anything. Xue'er doesn't want to die..."
Prime Minister Ji knew his first wife, Wei'er, and she was actually the most soft-hearted person, otherwise he would not have kept an unrelated cousin in his house.
The white dress on Shangguan Ruoxue looked plain, but it was actually made of expensive brocade, which glowed silvery in the night. However, Shangguan Ruoxue was too petty and could not wear it in a classy way.
Obviously, all food, clothing and other expenses are allocated according to the share of the legitimate daughter, but Shangguan Ruoxue always looks like a punching bag, and no one knows what she is feeling wronged about.
In the past, Prime Minister Ji only thought that she was an orphan living under someone else's roof and was just feeling sorry for herself. But today, he sensed something strange. Sometimes, weakness can be a weapon.
"Stop it, I want to ask her something."
As soon as the two maids let go, Shangguan Ruoxue immediately ran to Prime Minister Ji and knelt down with a plop. "Xue'er thanks you so much, Master. I am so grateful for saving my life. I will definitely repay you in my next life."
Prime Minister Ji stroked his beard and said, "There's no need for the next life. Just now you said you were willing to do anything. Are you serious?"
A hint of humiliation flashed across Shangguan Ruoxue's eyes. She knew that no matter how careful she was or how simply she dressed, the master would discover her beauty one day.
She lived under someone else's roof, had no one to rely on, and could only submit to the tyranny of her master.
Shangguan Ruoxue bit her lip and choked up, "Yes, as long as I can survive, Xue'er is willing to do anything."
Prime Minister Ji didn't know what Shangguan Ruoxue was thinking. Shangguan Ruoxue was always crying, and he was too lazy to find out.
"You just said you wanted to pray for Huan'er. Since you have this intention, I can't stop you. From now on, you will live in the family temple. As long as you sincerely want to do good for Huan'er, the Ji family will never treat you unfairly."
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