Chapter 114 The Old Lady Throws a Tantrum
As he spoke, he glanced out the window and saw that the servants and maids in the front yard had all arrived. They were standing in a neat row in the yard, listening with their ears pricked up.
She knew how to poke Bai Changhao's weak spot.
Aren’t you the one who cares most about reputation?
When the news of his neglect of internal affairs spread, his official position came to an end.
The old lady also saw so many maids and servants and snorted coldly:
"Lu Wanning, you called so many people here, what do you want to do?"
"Humph, let everyone see that you drink the best tea, but let me, your mother-in-law, drink the tea foam. How harsh you are to me."
"I treat you harshly? You're not my housekeeper now."
"This tea was sent by my mother's family. This is the last cup. Would you like to drink it, Madam? Madam Liu, bring it to the old lady."
The old lady saw that there was only half a cup of tea left in the teacup and was about to knock it over.
"Who cares what you drank?"
Fortunately, Nanny Liu reacted quickly and retracted her hand quickly, thus saving the teacup.
"Madam, please slow down. This tea set is the last and most valuable one that Madam has."
Carefully place the teacup as far away from the old lady as possible.
Lu Wanning wanted to laugh, but she held it back:
"Forget about not drinking. The mansion has been in a tight spot these days. Qing Huan Mo Xuan and I didn't use the money from the Duke of Zhong for our expenses. Instead, we relied on the help from my mother's family. I didn't expect that even though I saved money for the mansion, the old lady was still not satisfied."
"Ah! Where's your money? If you don't give me the money, how can Zheng Jiao manage the household?"
Lu Wanning didn’t know what to say. She kept saying that she was a noble old lady, like a shrew.
"What a joke! She is in charge of the Prime Minister's Mansion, not my own home. If she needs money, she should ask the Prime Minister. Why would she ask a woman like me?"
"You... you have so much dowry. Once you marry into the Bai family, you belong to the Bai family. Don't even think about taking it for yourself."
"Heh~ According to the law, dowry is a woman's private property."
"What private property? Once you enter the Bai family, you must abide by the Bai family's rules."
No matter how calm Lu Wan Ning was, she was still infuriated by her shameless words.
"Over the years, I have paid for all the expenses of the mansion."
"I help the Prime Minister to raise concubines, illegitimate children, and provide countless supplements for the old lady. Isn't what I have done enough?"
"Even now, my dowry has been spent, and you still won't let me go?"
"Is there any of my dowry left? Didn't the Prime Minister and Zheng personally check it?"
Bai Changhao's face was stiff, as if someone had peeled off his face.
He is the prime minister, but he still worries about a few taels of silver every day.
And outside, Lu Wanning actually dared to call so many people over. They all heard what Lu Wanning said.
If word gets out that he spent his wife's dowry, he will definitely be ridiculed.
Furthermore, if people knew that there was a conflict between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, his reputation would definitely be damaged.
He wanted to smooth things over and ask Lu Wanning to take out some money to settle the matter peacefully.
But he had also witnessed Lu Wanning's toughness these days.
It's not easy to get money from her.
"Wan Ning, you and I are husband and wife, why do you care so much?"
"I spent the money willingly and didn't say anything. But you also heard what the old lady said, sir."
"You said I treated her harshly? That's a big joke."
Just think of the money I spent before as feeding the dog!
It's better to feed the dog. Dogs know how to wag their tails to please their owners.
They are a group of vampires, ungrateful wolves!
Bai Changhao was also afraid of a falling out, so he began to persuade the old lady:
"Mother, Wan Ning's dowry is indeed gone. My son has really checked the storehouse."
"What do you mean by no money? If she doesn't have it, doesn't her family have it? If they don't have money, go and ask for it."
Lu Wanning didn't expect that she would dare to set her sights on her mother's family.
"Does the old lady know under what circumstances a married woman would ask her parents for money?"
The old lady was confused: "What?"
"Either the woman is getting married for the second time, or her husband is incompetent, so she asks her parents for money."
"Prime Minister, what excuse do you think I should use to go to the An Ning Marquis's Mansion to ask for money?"
Bai Changhao was completely out of his mind. He couldn't afford to lose face by going to Marquis An Ning's Mansion to ask for money.
He was also thinking about Bai Qinghuan entering the palace, and he didn't want to make things too awkward with Lu Wanning.
"I can get the money myself, there is no need to borrow it."
The old lady was dissatisfied: "Changhao?"
Her son didn't even stand on her side?
The old lady was very sad and felt betrayed.
"Mom, what happened today was a misunderstanding."
After all, Lu Wanning is a lady from a wealthy family, so I don't think she would say anything bad just now.
Looking at Nanny Cheng's evasive eyes, I knew that it was this old villain who was trying to sow discord between the lady and my mother.
The scapegoat was found in an instant.
"Come here, sell this old gossiper."
The old lady looked at her son in disbelief: "How dare you!"
Nanny Cheng was the old nanny who had been with her for many years and they had a deep relationship. She sold her out in front of her, did she treat her as if she were dead?
"Bai Changhao, I am your mother. If you dare to punish Cheng Mama, you will kill me."
Bai Changhao hesitated, he couldn't just ignore his mother's life or death.
"If you still don't agree, I'll die in front of you."
Sitting on the ground, kicking and scratching the ground:
"Someone come, this is killing me!"
"He really forgot his mother after marrying a wife!"
"I raised you with all my heart, and this is how you treat me."
"Everyone come and see, Lu Wanning is going to drive her mother-in-law to death!"
Bai Changhao was dumbfounded. How many years had it been since he saw his mother trying to commit suicide?
But they were also quite helpless. When her mother started to throw a tantrum, everyone in Baijia Village was afraid of her.
The servants in the yard were whispering, saying that this old lady had really lost all her dignity.
He sucked the lady's blood for so many years and now he's turning the tables on her.
The lady is a very kind person and always pays the monthly salary in full and on time.
Recently, Aunt Zheng has been in charge of the household, but she has been slow in paying them monthly wages, and has even reduced their wages by a lot.
Because we couldn't afford to support so many, we sold a lot of them.
They dreamed of working in the lady's yard.
I also want my wife to be the head of the family again.
I look down upon the old lady's behavior even more.
Bai Changhao's forehead was throbbing and he felt like fainting on the spot.
"mother!"
As soon as he spoke loudly, the old lady's voice stopped abruptly.
When he was grinning and about to cry, Bai Changhao said viciously: "Are you going to ruin your son?"
"If this gets out, will my son still have face? Without a good reputation, how can he be an official?"
Seeing her son's threatening look, she became a little scared.
As her son's future was at stake, she didn't even dare to kick her legs because her son was her life.
She hummed miserably, "But you have to make the decision for me."
"Don't worry, mother. I have my son to feed you. You won't go hungry."
"Where's Aunt Cheng?"
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