Chapter 469 Harming yourself
There was a quiet gasp from the crowd.
"I heard it, too."
"Me too, I was puzzled at the time."
"Yeah, what's wrong? It's me. What does that mean? It's so weird."
Many people were talking in low voices.
Those who didn't say anything didn't need to say anything at all. They just exchanged glances with the people around them and they knew what was going on.
The concubine's daughter of the Marquis of Leshan, now Madam Meng, has evil intentions.
He wanted to harm someone, but unfortunately he didn't have enough means, and instead of harming others, he ended up hurting himself.
Wasn't it simply that Marquis Wuxuan was unwilling to divorce his poor wife and agreed to their matchmaking to marry someone else? Why was he so angry about Marquis Wuxuan's wife?
Too cruel.
It's a sin.
Madam Meng had lost more than she gained. Not only had she fallen into the water, humiliated and frightened, but she was also held tightly in the arms of a servant in public, destined to become the laughing stock of the community. Her husband would not forgive her when she returned home; no man could endure such a thing. And then there was the matter of how her stepmother would react to her.
What was even more unacceptable to her was that so many people had seen her in such an ugly state. Who would invite her to a banquet in the future? Who would want to date her?
For at least one or two years, she can forget about having any social connections worth showing off.
Mrs. Meng's mind was burning with anger and shame. Xu Zhichun's words were like adding fuel to the fire. She looked up at Xu Zhichun with resentment, "How dare you say that! It was your adopted sister who kicked me down! You're the one who ruined me!"
Xu Zhichun: "My sister saw me about to fall into the water and was so scared that she quickly reached out to grab me. She kicked you because she reacted too quickly and too subconsciously. She was wrong. I apologize to you on her behalf. There are servants in the mansion who are good at swimming. Even if they fell into the water, they would be rescued in time. Why did that servant react so quickly and jump into the water to "save her"? This has nothing to do with me. This is the Leshan Marquis's mansion!"
Mrs. Meng was choked and sobbed.
Xu Zhichun: "Madam Meng hasn't answered me yet. What exactly does that mean? What's wrong with 'wrong'? Did the servant recognize the wrong person? Who does Madam Meng think is right?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't say that, no!"
Xu Zhichun sneered and did not argue with her.
I wasn't the only one who heard her say this; her denial was tantamount to admitting that she had done something fishy.
The wife of the Marquis of Leshan turned pale. She ordered the concubine to be taken away to change her clothes. She had to put on a smile and exchange a few polite words with everyone. She also smiled at Xu Zhichun in particular: "Madam Liang almost fell into the water today. It was our fault for not entertaining her well. Fortunately, Madam Liang escaped unharmed. Otherwise, we would have been even more guilty. I beg for your forgiveness. I will come to apologize to you in person another day."
If Xu Zhichun had just narrowly escaped death by falling into the water, it would certainly not be worth it for Lady Leshan Hou to come in person to apologize.
However, everyone knew all the dirty things that Mrs. Meng had done, but they just gave her face and didn't expose the truth.
Everyone gave her face, but Lady Leshan was not so shameless as to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Otherwise, who knows what kind of rumors will be spread about their family reputation.
It is necessary to go to the person's home and apologize.
There's a high probability that Mrs. Meng will be taken along.
Xu Zhichun smiled and declined, "No, no, Madam Zhou, you're too polite! I'm fine, nothing happened, there's no need to be so polite."
"I want it, I want it. Otherwise, how can I live with myself?"
"Oh, Mrs. Zhou, you are so polite."
“I dare not, I dare not, haha.”
It was a false alarm and everything was calm. Lady Leshan continued to entertain the guests with great enthusiasm. The guests had eaten their fill of melons and were in high spirits. No one asked to leave.
Everyone had enough fun at the Leshan Marquis Mansion, and didn't say goodbye until the afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Meng was naturally kept by her stepmother, the wife of Marquis Leshan.
She wanted to argue, but before she could open her mouth, she was slapped in the face by the wife of Marquis Leshan.
She exclaimed, covering her face.
Lady Leshan was not satisfied and slapped her on the other cheek.
"You unpresentable little bitch! I thought you'd improved after getting married, but you're still just like your clueless mother, acting without thinking."
"Who do you think you are? Marquis Wuxuan is the emperor's favorite, holding real power, and with General Xie backing him up. Everyone in the capital knows how much he values his wife. How dare you keep stirring up trouble?"
"You were deliberately provoking Madam Bai earlier, and I didn't say anything to you, so you felt proud of it, didn't you? How dare you resort to such a despicable and shady trick! Do you really think everyone else is stupid?"
"The Marquis's family was nearly killed by you!"
"Why are you crying? Get down on your knees!"
"You've really achieved something!"
Mrs. Meng was so embarrassed that she knelt on the ground and sobbed with her head down.
How could she have known that Mrs. Xu was so cunning? How could she have known that her adopted sister would dare to plot against her so blatantly? If she had known, she would have been more careful when she took action.
As long as Xu was embraced by the servant and her innocence was ruined, how could she still have the nerve to occupy the position of Marquis Wuxuan's wife? She was no longer worthy of Marquis Wuxuan!
Besides, if that really happened, how could Marquis Wuxuan still want her? How could he not despise her?
She didn't believe that Marquis Wuxuan didn't want to marry a noble lady from the capital, but instead gave her the opportunity to be the marquis's wife. It was just that Marquis Wuxuan cared more about his reputation than others and didn't want people to say that he had abandoned his poor wife.
If he had an excuse to get rid of her openly, it would be strange if he wasn't tempted.
Maybe he will thank himself then.
She was just unlucky, she did nothing wrong.
The wife of Marquis Leshan sneered, "You still have the nerve to cry? Kneel here and reflect on your actions. Come with me to the Marquis Wuxuan's mansion tomorrow to apologize!"
"Mother!"
"Shut up! If Marquis Wuxuan and his wife refuse to forgive you, don't come back from now on. The Marquis' Mansion will just pretend you don't exist."
Mrs. Meng collapsed to the ground in horror.
Although Lady Leshan had explicitly and implicitly asked everyone not to tell anyone about the cause and effect of Madam Meng falling into the water, everyone was polite to each other at the time. However, how many people could bear not to tell anyone about such a thing when they returned?
It spread quickly.
Even General Meng heard what the butler said.
General Meng was so angry that his face turned green.
Although Zhou was a concubine's daughter, she was also born into a marquis's family. He was actually quite proud to be able to marry such a wife.
As for abandoning his wife? How could that be possible? It was clearly his wife who had been unfilial and abusive while he was away in the army, mistreating his parents, siblings, and he was generous enough to take her as a concubine and still provide her with good food and drink. It was she who insisted on getting a divorce and leaving.
But Zhou actually fell into the water in public and was picked up by a servant.
In early summer, her clothes were thin, and after getting wet, she looked even more embarrassed. She was held by the servant like this.
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