"What is Your Excellency doing? Aunt Zhou is going to serve tea, and you're accompanying her? Are you afraid I'll make things difficult for her? Don't worry, if you really like Aunt Zhou, just make her a concubine!" Madam Cen turned around impatiently and questioned her coldly.
"Madam, please don't be angry. What Aunt Zhou? There's no need to give her a title. I'll have someone send her away right away!" Upon hearing this, Marquis Zhongyi quickly expressed his determination.
In fact, he feels his heart pound and his neck hurts terribly whenever he hears the name "Aunt Zhou".
Aunt Zhou was startled. She originally thought that Marquis Zhongyi was just saying it to please his wife, but when Marquis Zhongyi made a gesture, two guards in black quickly rushed out and dragged her away.
"My lord, I have served you with all my heart, and my feelings for you are sincere—"
She squeezed out a few tears in an instant, putting on a pitiful, tearful appearance, so much so that even women couldn't bear to see her cry.
Without hesitation, Marquis Zhongyi waved his hand, and instantly the guards knocked Aunt Zhou unconscious, leaving her completely silent.
"The Marquis is so cruel. He was someone's groom last night, and today he's going to kill her." Madam Cen stood aside and watched coldly, not forgetting to make sarcastic remarks.
“What are you saying, Madam? She’s going to kill me anyway, so I can’t leave her a way out.”
Although the system did not directly state that it was Aunt Zhou who stabbed him in the neck, it was impossible for Marquis Zhongyi to leave a potential threat by his side.
Since we know she's involved, the best way is to make her disappear and eliminate any future troubles.
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Jiang Chengzong quickly stepped forward and said softly, "Father, Mother, there might be a misunderstanding—"
Unfortunately, nobody paid any attention to him.
Cen sneered and spoke without any expression, dropping a bombshell right from the start.
"My lord, you don't need to explain to me. I have already settled all the accounts of the Marquis's mansion. I will hand them all over to you tomorrow. The children have all grown up. The two younger ones are engaged, although they are not married yet. After they sign the divorce papers, I will bring my dowry and vacate the position of the Marquis's wife."
"My lord, do you intend to support one of your concubines to rise in rank, or perhaps marry another woman?"
"Mother, Mother, you can't just say 'divorce' so casually! How can we get a divorce?" Jiang Chengzong's scalp tingled, and he spoke urgently again.
However, his voice was completely drowned out by the Marquis of Loyalty's roar.
"You want a divorce? You dare to divorce me? You're an unfaithful woman, flirting with other men before marriage. I haven't even settled accounts with you, and you're already getting cocky! Of all people to choose, you had to pair up with my mortal enemy..."
“I wasn’t engaged to you back then, so I could talk to whoever I wanted. Unlike you, who were already engaged, you still wanted to bring my half-sister into the household. You are utterly shameless and unworthy of being human!” Madam Cen retorted without backing down.
The two started fighting right in front of their children and grandchildren.
Li Chunlan and the chubby boy huddled together. The mother and son were always afraid of Cen Shi, and Cen Shi was the only one in the family who would give them a cold shoulder.
Even when she was angry, Cen Shi had never roared like this before. She always maintained the demeanor of a well-bred lady. But now that she was shouting like this, it was clear that Cen Shi's anger was boundless.
"I'm not worthy of being a human being? I think you're the one who's unworthy of being a woman!"
"Father, Father, stop arguing! Come on, let's go to the study. I have something to tell you!" Jiang Chengzong had no choice but to step forward and pull the Marquis of Zhongyi out.
Before leaving, he kept giving Li Chunlan meaningful glances, asking his wife to persuade Cen Shi.
Li Chunlan understood, but she froze, feeling extremely nervous.
Although she used her dowry to solve the difficulties of the Marquis's family, only her husband was lenient with her. Her mother-in-law did not indulge her. On the contrary, if she did not do well, she would not show any mercy.
In addition, Cen came from a high-ranking family and had an imposing presence, while Li Chunlan was a merchant's daughter. When she saw Cen, she was like a mouse seeing a cat. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was tense, so how could they possibly have any intimate conversations?
"Mother, although your half-sister has big breasts and a perky bottom, which is what Father-in-law likes, but—"
Li Chunlan opened her mouth to offer advice, but just as she began, Cen Shi looked over. When their eyes met, her mind went completely blank, and she was speechless.
Originally, Madam Cen intended to give a few words of advice and then leave, but upon seeing her clumsy eldest daughter-in-law insisting on trying to persuade her, she stopped and watched her with amusement, wanting to know what kind of nonsense she could come up with.
Li Chunlan hesitated for a long time but couldn't get the words out, which made the chubby boy next to her very anxious, scratching his head and cheeks.
“But she’s definitely not as smart as you. Only Grandmother can win Grandfather’s heart!” He had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
He often heard Li Chunlan scolding which concubine had captured a man's heart, and he remembered that phrase. Now it was just the right time to put it to use.
“Yes, my father-in-law was young back then and only cared about a woman's appearance; he didn't know how to appreciate inner qualities. Now, in his heart, you are number one. Your half-sister can't even compare to a finger!”
Li Chunlan finally managed to say something and hurriedly comforted him.
After she finished speaking, she felt that what she said was very appropriate, and she felt very pleased with herself, suddenly feeling that she had improved a lot compared to before.
Madam Cen looked at him with a half-smile and said softly, "But the Marquis still prefers women with big breasts and perky buttocks. You saw Concubine Zhou today; the Marquis even brought her here to embarrass me!"
Li Chunlan was indeed speechless again. However, she was not good at persuasion, but she was good at cursing, and immediately started scolding Aunt Zhou.
"It's not my father-in-law's fault; it's that Aunt Zhou, that little slut, is too good at seducing men. She can even seduce women, let alone men—"
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