By sheer coincidence, He Jiuniang saw this look and immediately stood in Yao's direction, blocking all of Zhu's resentment.
She said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Madam Hu, stop trying to scare people with those looks. You should think about whether Lord Hu would still want to help you if he knew you deliberately ruined the imperial gift."
That's right, that's He Jiu Niang's real purpose.
Using Zhu as leverage to threaten Hu Sheng into making a choice.
Although it was a bit cumbersome, it was necessary for Yao and Susu, since the mother and daughter had no background and if they didn't follow the procedures properly, it would be easy for people to gossip about them.
No matter when, comments can be deadly, especially for vulnerable groups like the Yao family.
Since we've chosen to help her, we should see it through to the end; giving up halfway isn't in her nature.
Zhu was somewhat puzzled by what she said, not understanding what she was trying to do now.
Even Madam Yao was somewhat confused, but she subconsciously knew that the lady of the house was definitely going to stand up for her.
He Jiuniang did not speak directly, but instructed Hui'er: "Send someone to the Hu family to deliver a message, saying that Madam Hu deliberately damaged the imperial gift and was detained by me. If Lord Hu wants to save her, he has only one choice, which is to write a letter of severance to Sister Yao and send it to the General's Mansion. Otherwise, I will send Madam Hu to the Heavenly Prison."
Well, there's already one Zhuo Jiayu in the prison, so we don't mind adding another Zhu.
Zhu was shocked. Just because of such a small pendant, she was going to be sent to the imperial prison.
What happens to those sent to the imperial prison? Are they executed after the autumn harvest?
Oh my god!
Startled by this thought, Zhu fainted again, unable to catch her breath.
This time, He Jiuniang decided to be a decent human being. Instead of waking her up directly, she dragged her to the woodshed and locked her up, waiting for Hu Sheng to come and ransom her.
Hu Sheng was still basking in his own glory at home, thinking about the good news that he was about to be promoted and make a fortune, when he received news from the Lu family. It was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Hu Sheng completely stunned.
Didn't the lady say before that she would take care of everything? How did she get herself into trouble so quickly?
Could it be that even Madam He is no match for her?
The thought of that vicious woman, He Shi, made Hu Sheng's heart tremble.
"Master, what should we do now? Madam has been detained, what are we going to do!"
The servants around them were getting anxious. If the mistress of the house damaged the imperial gift and things got out of hand, the entire Hu family might be implicated.
"Ask, ask, all you do is ask! Aren't you trying to find a solution?"
Hu Sheng paced back and forth with his hands on his hips, extremely agitated. He Jiu Niang was deliberately making things difficult for him.
If he writes the decision, he will have no further connection with the Yao family, and naturally he will not be able to gain any benefits from Susu's relationship with the Lu family. But if he doesn't write it, his wife will be sent to the authorities, and if things get out of hand, it might even implicate him.
He has worked hard for most of his life to get to where he is today, and he can't let a woman ruin it.
But his wife has helped him a lot over the years. It can be said that without his wife's planning, he would not be where he is today. He really doesn't know what to do now that his wife has been schemed against by He Jiu Niang.
However, the fact that his wife was plotted against could not be kept secret, and even if he chose his wife, his future career would certainly be affected.
But if he chooses Yao, it will be different. If he gives up his wife, he can make Yao his official wife and let Susu become a young lady of the Hu family, which can be considered as giving her a good identity in public.
Of course, most importantly, that way he could legitimately curry favor with the Lu family.
With that thought in mind, he made his choice instantly.
Faced with a choice between emotion and self-interest, he would not hesitate to choose self-interest.
Years of marital affection mean nothing, nor does Yao's past or Susu's identity; what he cares about is his future!
He felt that this was the result He Jiuniang truly wanted to see.
To put it bluntly, He Jiuniang just wanted to help Yao Shi get a proper title, which is why she made things difficult for Madam Zhu.
After thinking it through, he immediately instructed the servants around him, saying, "Go tell Madam Lu that even a prince is subject to the same laws as a commoner. If you do something wrong, you should naturally bear the consequences. I can write a letter of divorce and immediately sever all ties with Madam Zhu!"
Now they don't call her "Madam" anymore, they just call her Madam Zhu.
The servants around him were startled by his heartless expression. That was his wife, who had endured hardship with him all along. How could he be so cruel?
He could have solved the problem by simply divorcing one of his concubines, but instead he chose to divorce his wife directly.
The servants were stunned, a chill rising from their feet. If he could be so cold-hearted towards his wife, what about them, the servants? They didn't know when they might be killed.
"What are you waiting for? Get to it now!"
He kicked the nearest servant while cursing, and the servant was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and ran away without looking back.
Hu Sheng, on the other hand, was in a good mood, thinking that as long as he could officially make Yao his wife, he could legitimately cling to her coattails. He hummed a little tune as he went to write a letter of divorce.
When the news reached the General's Mansion, He Jiuniang was stunned. She hadn't expected Hu Sheng to be even more shameless than she had imagined.
Yao's face turned deathly pale; she had absolutely no idea what to do.
"Don't panic. Luckily, I had the foresight to send someone to inform the Zhu family. With the Zhu family's presence as a deterrent, Hu Sheng wouldn't dare to act recklessly."
He Jiuniang patted her hand reassuringly, her smile remaining largely unchanged. She had guessed about Hu Sheng's choice, but she hadn't expected her guess to be so accurate.
However, upon closer reflection, it's understandable. After all, Hu Sheng saw how much she valued Yao Shi and Su Su, and wanting to take the opportunity to curry favor with her was actually a clever move.
However, she's always the one taking advantage of others, but no one else gets to take advantage of her.
Just wait and see, she won't let Hu Sheng down with his reckless behavior.
Yao relaxed a little, and He Jiuniang said to Hui'er, "Take the Hu family to see Zhu and have him repeat Hu Sheng's original words to Zhu."
Since they were both women, how could she not help Zhu Shi out of the goodness of her heart?
Hui'er responded and turned to do her errand. He Jiu Niang felt a little hungry and asked someone to prepare dinner. She couldn't let the Hu couple delay her meal.
Hui'er led the Hu family's servant to the woodshed and saw Zhu's miserable state. She was barely clinging to life and her legs trembled with fear.
"Madam..."
Hui'er stepped forward and woke Zhu Shi up. Zhu Shi, who was still drowsy, became excited when she saw her servant: "Has Master come to save me?"
She held on to her last breath, looking at the servant with hopeful eyes.
The servant was in a difficult position. He took two steps back and repeated Hu Sheng's original words.
"What did you say?"
Zhu lay on the ground, staring blankly at the servant, her face full of disbelief.
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