Because of Lan Yangyang's death, Duke Shen felt somewhat guilty towards the Lan family and often instructed people to send good things to the Lan residence.
Although the Lan family members do not hold any official positions or have any talent in business, they are still considered wealthy in Sifang Town, or even in the entire Ningzhou.
As soon as Lan Bai and his wife entered the Jiang residence, they were surrounded by the Jiang family guards and beaten with boards.
"You've gone too far! You've gone too far, you dog slaves! Open your dog eyes and see who I am! How dare you hit me? Be careful, or I'll make your master..."
Fu Liu sneered from the side: "Of course we know who Uncle is. The master ordered us to beat up Uncle."
As Lan Bai ran away with his head in his hands, he cursed, "You dog slave, you must have given false orders! You'er, You'er, quickly tie this dog slave up, beat him half to death, and then sell him off!"
Jiang Shuyou stood there, coldly watching him, without saying a word.
Fu Liu also went to Shangqing Village with Jiang Shuyou that day and learned about Shen Danru's background.
Seeing that his master had given instructions, and since he was also thinking of helping Miss Shen vent her anger, he took this opportunity to tell the guards to beat her hard and not to show any mercy.
The guards had long been disgusted by the Lan family's oppression of the people and their constant abuse of power by relying on the Jiang family. Even without Fu Liu's explanation, they showed no mercy and used all their strength.
Seeing that the two were still cursing, he used even more force.
The two screamed repeatedly until they lay motionless on the ground, bleeding profusely from their mouths, unable to utter another sound. Only then did the guards stop.
Jiang Shuyou said, "Take the two of them to see the old lady."
When Lan Bai saw Old Madam Jiang, he immediately became imposing: "Elder sister, these scoundrels beat me up behind your back. I'm so sorry."
As Lan Bai spoke, he wiped away tears in grievance before Old Madam Jiang.
"It was my order that I gave you this order. I'd rather kill you than submit to me today."
Lan Bai was startled; what did his elder sister mean by this?
"Elder sister, if I did something wrong, you should tell my brother directly. But you don't say anything. Why did you start hitting me for no reason?"
Lambeau gritted his teeth in anger.
Old Madam Jiang raised her cold eyes to look at him, and questioned him word by word: "Back then, Yang'er's personal maid brought an infant to the Lan residence, why did you drive them out?"
Lan Bai was shocked. How did his elder sister know about this?
He kept it a secret in his heart for thirty-nine years. He sold off most of his former servants, but he couldn't bear to sell off the few capable ones, and he instructed them to keep quiet. Now, most of those servants are dead. How did his elder sister find out after all these years?
"Elder sister, who told you this nonsense? Rumors are not to be believed. Your brother would never do such a beastly thing."
At that moment, Old Madam Jiang was holding a bowl of medicine. Upon hearing this, she threw the bowl and the medicine away. The bowl hit Lan Bai squarely in the face, and the medicine was all spilled on his face. It looked painful.
"You still won't tell the truth."
Granny Zhao hurriedly stepped forward to soothe Old Madam Jiang's breathing.
“Uncle, please explain this clearly, considering the old lady’s help to the Lan family over the decades.”
When Lan Bai heard Zhao Mama say this, he immediately retorted, "As the saying goes, an elder sister is like a mother. Isn't it her duty to help the Lan family? Don't forget that her life was given to her by the Lan family."
Old Madam Jiang nearly choked on her breath. She never expected her own brother to say such a thing. It seemed that all her efforts over the years had been wasted on a dog.
A bunch of heartless bastards.
She pointed at Lan Bai and said, "The Lan family raised me for fifteen years, and I raised the Lan family for fifty years. I'm afraid that's enough. From now on, don't even think about making me repay the Lan family a little more."
Seeing that his elder sister was really angry, Lan Bai felt a little scared. After all, his elder sister had found out about that matter. What if she told the Duke of Shen and they cut off all supplies to the Lan family? What would happen to the Lan family then?
Lan Bai's wife, Madam Zhang, was also afraid that her sister-in-law might really refuse to support the Lan family out of spite, and then the Lan family might not even be able to afford food in the future.
"Elder sister, don't listen to his nonsense. He just said it in a fit of anger. We really never saw Yang'er's maid back then, let alone an infant. Don't you know my sister-in-law's character? I never lie."
As she spoke, she pinched the old man.
Lan Bai then realized what had happened and hurriedly said, "Elder sister, please calm down. It was just that I was being foolish and talking nonsense."
Seeing that the two were stubborn and refused to admit their wrongdoing, Madam Jiang said, "You'er, call the witnesses over."
When the witness entered the house, Lambeth realized that everything was over.
Five people over fifty years old, including the three he had sold, and two others in their thirties or forties, all knelt down to pay their respects to Old Madam Jiang.
“Tell me the truth about what happened back then.”
They all knew what Old Madam Jiang was referring to back then; Young Master Jiang had already asked them about it once when he summoned them.
"Madam, I was only twelve years old back then, but I remember it clearly. It was Master Lan who ordered people to throw that older sister out."
“Madam, I was one of the people who drove them away back then. I was young and did something wrong, but I also got my comeuppance. I am now plagued by serious illnesses in my old age. I am sorry to you, Miss.”
When Madam Jiang looked up, she saw a familiar face and remembered that this servant was the one she had bought and assigned to the Lan family years ago.
No wonder this person called her "Miss," a title no one had used for her in years.
“Madam, although I wasn’t born yet, my father told me about that matter many times. He felt guilty for half his life. Now that he’s gone, he’s entrusted this matter to me. I will definitely tell you when I have the chance.”
...
The group exposed Lamb's true colors.
"What else do you two have to say?"
Lan Bai did not answer at this moment, but cursed at the servants: "You dog slaves, how dare you deceive your master! When we get back, I'll skin you alive!"
The group immediately lowered their heads in fright at Lan Bai.
"You still dare to be arrogant in the Jiang residence? It seems I've spoiled you rotten. You're not qualified to expose them. Every one of these people was bought and placed in the Lan residence by me. Their indentures are still in my hands. They have the right to choose whether to stay in the Jiang residence or the Lan residence."
"Forget it, You'er, I'm tired. Let's call them out and inform all the powerful families in Sifang Town that if the Lan family dares to act recklessly outside again and offends any family, they should stop caring about the Jiang family's reputation."
In no time, the news that Lan Bai and his wife had been thrown out of the Jiang family mansion and beaten with a board spread throughout Sifang Town.
But no one dared to kick someone when they were down, and the families that had been bullied so badly by the Lan family before did not dare to take any action.
This is Old Madam Jiang's own brother. Who knows if the old lady might regret it and settle scores with them later?
Later, rumors spread that Madam Jiang had found her relatives. Everyone speculated about who these relatives were, wondering if it would be equivalent to gaining access to the Jiang family if they could indeed establish a connection with Madam Jiang.
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