Chapter 291 The Madwoman
Seeing her so erratic, Du Shiyin didn't want to get entangled with her at this moment.
"Lock her up. I'll deal with her after I've met with the King of the Northern Frontier."
Even after being stopped by the servants, Aunt Lu still wore a sinister smile.
"If you want to find Meng Qingyu, the person you should look for is me, not the King of the Northern Frontier."
"What do you mean? What did you do to Qingyu?" Du Shiyin was surprised and angry. "Meng Huanyan brought this upon herself. What does it have to do with me? I've treated you and your daughter well, and you repay kindness with enmity?"
Aunt Lu forcefully shoved the servant away, hysterically shouting, "Having treated me well? After giving birth to Huanyan, I became pregnant twice more, but both times I miscarried. Do you dare say you weren't the one who did it? And Aunt Xu, she also gave birth to Meng Xiyao but had no more children. You forced her to see through the world and burn incense and pray to Buddha every day. I know you have methods, so I dare not fight with you. I am cautious and careful, and I even told Huanyan not to compete with the eldest young lady in anything. But I didn't expect that the more I did this, the more resentful Huanyan became, and the more she wanted to compete with the eldest young lady in everything."
Her eyes were red-rimmed, and she became more and more agitated as she spoke.
"She only stole the young lady's husband on her wedding day, and Huan Yan was even willing to become a concubine, so why does the young lady insist on annuling the engagement? I can share a husband with you, so why can't the young lady tolerate it? It was because of her annulment that Huan Yan was blamed by Guan Yi'an's family and was eventually tortured to death. Although she wasn't killed by the young lady, she was greatly involved. Now that the young lady is hiding and I can't find her, what's wrong with me taking revenge on you and the young master?"
Du Shiyin was very annoyed by her fallacies.
Aunt Lu was clearly overwhelmed with grief from the loss of her daughter, and her mind was in a daze.
Back then, it was clearly Aunt Lu who gave birth to her daughter, but due to poor health, she suffered repeated miscarriages. Now, they're blaming her for all of this.
Furthermore, blaming Ling Ge for Meng Huanyan's death is utterly absurd and nonsensical.
The key point is that Aunt Lu didn't seem to be acting strangely at all, which made her careless and gave her the opportunity to harm Qingyu.
There's no point in reasoning with this madman; the key now is to find Qingyu as soon as possible.
Du Shiyin tried her best to calm herself down and discussed the matter with her in a gentle and kind manner.
"Qingyu is just a child. Tell me, where did he go? As long as you find my son, you can do whatever you want to me."
"I want you to suffer the same pain as me, the pain of losing your children, the pain of being helpless and alone." Aunt Lu's eyes were filled with sorrow and her face with hatred.
“I don’t even want you to go to the Northern Frontier King to die. I want you to live like me, alone and desperate, until you die.”
Du Shiyin clenched her fists, her chest heaving violently.
Just as he was about to lose his temper, he heard a deep voice.
"Unfortunately, you won't get your wish. My mother-in-law has both a son and a daughter, and I, her son-in-law, am a dutiful son-in-law. She'll be a grandmother in a few months. She's definitely not comparable to a madwoman like you."
The door opened with a click, and a tall figure appeared in the doorway. After glancing at everyone in the room, he walked straight toward Du Shiyin.
"I am late, and I have frightened my mother-in-law."
Du Shiyin looked at Wen Zhiming and saw that his face was more rugged, his eyes were shining, and his whole body had a murderous aura but was not without righteousness. She couldn't help but be moved to tears.
"Good child, you've come at just the right time."
The servants noticed that Wen Zhiming treated Du Shiyin with great respect, even calling her "mother-in-law."
While puzzled, he was also overjoyed. With the King of the Northern Frontier as his backer, the Meng family could regain its former glory.
The only one who was unhappy was Aunt Lu.
She had been hoping that Du Shiyin would be like her, but Du Shiyin's miserable days had only just begun when this formidable son-in-law arrived.
Aunt Lu looked at Wen Zhiming with resentment.
"What mother-in-law? You and Miss Meng are already divorced. After your parents-in-law were punished by the Emperor at the Prince of Anshun's residence, they immediately severed ties with you. Now that you have returned in triumph, besides seeking revenge on the Emperor, the family you should take revenge on the most is the Meng family. The mother-in-law you speak of is your enemy. Have you forgotten your memories of when you were a fool?"
Wen Zhiming turned and walked towards her, his eyes deep and sharp, noble and indifferent, his blood-stained clothes adding to his chilling aura.
He looked coldly at Aunt Lu.
"Enough nonsense. Tell me where you put Qingyu. If you don't tell me, I'll throw you to General Liu under my command. No spy can survive three rounds of his work. You won't even have a chance to speak then."
"I've long since given up on living." Aunt Lu laughed instead of being afraid. "My Huanyan is dead. My life is meaningless. My only purpose in living is to see Du Shiyin suffer the same pain as me, to let her taste the bitterness of losing her children. Even if you have someone kill me, you will never find out where Meng Qingyu is."
"Is that so?" Wen Zhiming sneered, "I want to find Qingyu's whereabouts. Even if you don't tell me, I can still find her, it will just take a little more time. But if you are stubborn, I will dig up Meng Huanyan's body, grind her bones to dust, and let your daughter see how you, as her mother, love her."
"No!" Aunt Lu shook her head in horror upon hearing this.
"Don't touch my daughter, she's already had a miserable life... I'll tell you everything, I only gave Meng Qingyu a map, a map to Guandu Prefecture. He said he wanted to find his father's body, I was just helping him out."
After she finished speaking, she cried and laughed at the same time, acting like a madwoman.
“Even in death, Meng Xingyuan has a son who cares about collecting his body, but I’m alive and no daughter is there to fulfill my filial duty. Why? This is unfair, so unfair…”
Having gotten the answer he wanted, Wen Zhiming ignored Aunt Lu's muttering and looked at Du Shiyin.
“Mother-in-law, Father-in-law is not dead. He is safe now. He will come back to reunite with you once I have finished my business. I will send someone to find Qingyu. You can wait at home for Father-in-law and Qingyu to return home.”
"That's great. I knew that old man wouldn't die so easily. Good boy, thanks to you. Where's Lingge? Why isn't she with you..."
Du Shiyin was overjoyed.
The more he looked at his son-in-law, the more satisfied he became.
“Lingge is fine, but she is pregnant, and the capital is not safe for the time being. I don’t want her to be in danger,” Wen Zhiming said gently.
"You're so thoughtful." Du Shiyin wiped away her tears. "Where have you arranged your people? Do they have places to eat and stay? Although the Meng family is in decline now, the place is still spacious. I still have some savings. If you don't mind, you can arrange for some of them to stay here."
Now she is relying entirely on her son-in-law; she can't just take the benefits without contributing anything.
Now that she has given her full support, Wen Zhiming has benefited and will naturally pay more attention to the Meng family and value Lingge even more.
Wen Zhiming nodded upon hearing this and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking too. I brought over ten thousand people with me, so I'll trouble my mother-in-law to entertain them."
He brought so many people to the Meng residence for two reasons: first, to protect them, and second, to show everyone how much he valued the Meng family and to ensure that no one could underestimate Meng Lingge's family.
The money given by Du Yuanhua could last for some time, and originally there would have been no need for the Meng family's support, but Wen Zhiming knew that only by accepting it could his mother-in-law feel more at ease.
The two were having a pleasant conversation when a desperate Aunt Lu suddenly rushed over, pulled out a sharp knife from her bosom, and stabbed Wen Zhiming.
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