Meng Yuanxue closed her eyes and said, "That bastard Ou Jingyao kept a woman outside. I went to catch him in the act, and that woman actually dared to kill Xiaocai. Mother, you must help me decide. Our Meng family can't afford to lose this person!"
"That kind of thing!" The second sister-in-law sighed. "Actually, for families like ours... a man keeping a mistress outside is just for fun. Once the novelty wears off, it's fine. Yuanxue, you really shouldn't have taken it so seriously. You've just given Xiaocai a life for nothing!"
"Second sister-in-law, what did you say?" Meng Yuanxue was furious and glared at Second Sister-in-law Meng. However, she remained elegant and said aggrievedly, "Mother, I am the legitimate daughter of the Meng family. Marrying into the Ou family is marrying down. Do I, a daughter marrying down, have to endure this humiliation? Ou Jingyao doesn't even take our Meng family seriously."
The head of the family's wife was focused on another aspect. She said with a serious expression, "What did you just say? Was it that mistress who killed Xiaocai?" Although Xiaocai was a maid, she had also practiced martial arts and had a certain level of combat power. Ordinary people could not be Xiaocai's opponents, unless that mistress was also a martial artist.
Meng Yuanxue seemed to have thought of this as well. She nodded heavily and said, "My daughter saw it with her own eyes!" After a pause, she continued, "Actually, I've met that woman twice before. Lan Ziye was planning to introduce her to Lan Yanfeng..." At this point, Meng Yuanxue's eyes were filled with disdain. "However, her status was too low, and Lan Yanfeng simply looked down on her. So, she turned to Ou Jingyao and became his mistress."
The wife of the Meng family's headmaster heard another important point and asked, "Are you saying that she and Lan Ziye are friends?"
"What's so strange about this, mother? Don't forget that Lan Ziye is the king of Nanwang Street. How can good people come from a place where such ruffians hang out? That woman should be the woman Lan Ziye met on Nanwang Street. She is of questionable character and extremely lowly!" Meng Yuanxue sneered.
"That's strange. If it's true as Yuanxue said, that the mistress is not a presentable woman, why would Lan Ziye introduce her to Lan Yanfeng! Everyone knows that Lan Yanfeng will be the future head of the Lan family, and not every woman can marry Lan Yanfeng!" The second sister-in-law said sarcastically.
"Unless that woman is as powerful as Lan Ziye!" the head of the family's wife said solemnly, "All status and position will bow before absolute strength!"
Meng Yuanxue was stunned for a moment. She remembered Xiaobai lying on the bed. He was obviously so sick that he couldn't move, and his face was as pale as a dead person. Yet he could still twist Xiaocai's neck in one move. She actually believed that he was as powerful as Lan Ziye.
The head of the household sighed and said, "Xiao Cai is just a maid. I'll have someone give her family more compensation later! Just pretend this never happened and stop making a fuss!"
Meng Yuanxue's eyes widened instantly. Was this what her mother said? She was being told to swallow her anger. Why? She was the eldest daughter of the Meng family.
The eldest sister-in-law received the Taoist master's wife's gaze and also advised: "Yes! Xiaocai is just a maid. There is no need to cause family discord over a maid! This man has a mistress outside, most likely to take her out for social events. We should just turn a blind eye. Even if the mistress has great ability, she can't be promoted to the main wife and take your position, right?"
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