Jiang Mingwei rolled her eyes.
If Lu Yun hadn't said anything, she would have almost forgotten that this green tea was even there!
"Now that Miss Lu is no longer a concubine, she is no longer a member of the Wei family. As an outsider, she should not speak ill of matters within the household. What is your intention in being so eager to show off?"
Her question left Lu Yun pale and speechless for a long time.
Zhou was so angry that her chest heaved. She glared coldly at Jiang Mingwei, not understanding how she had suddenly become so sharp-tongued and increasingly uncontrollable!
"You wretch, will you kneel today or not?"
"I'll kneel if you want, but I'll trouble you, Mother, to come with me to the yamen first. We have a lot to discuss!"
Mentioning the government office, Zhou's expression calmed down a bit. "What do you mean?"
"You didn't make a scene in front of the government office today, did you? Now you want to go to the yamen? I ask you, did you even ask Master Wang to agree to be Heng'er's first teacher?"
Jiang Mingwei smiled but remained silent, her gaze drifting towards Lu Yun.
Her smile was cunning, and Lu Yun trembled inwardly. In order to maintain her image, she pretended to be weak and vulnerable.
Jiang Mingwei pretended not to see it and snatched the jade bracelet from her hand.
"Give it to me!"
Lu Yun's eyes widened, and she reached out to grab it, but she was afraid of losing face, so she could only anxiously grip the armrest of the chair.
Such a fine bracelet, worth a thousand taels, how could it have been taken by Jiang Mingwei like that?
"You wretch, that was a reward for Lu girl, what are you doing!"
Zhou was so angry that her face turned ashen. She raised her cane to hit someone, but Jiang Mingwei grabbed it and, ignoring Zhou's struggles, slowly examined the jade bracelet.
"Mother, this jade looks so familiar. Why does it resemble the jade produced in my jade shop?"
A flicker of panic crossed Zhou's eyes.
"Well... there's not much difference between jade stones in the world, so don't make baseless accusations!"
"But there are shop markings here, called... Rongjin Jade Shop. It is indeed my daughter-in-law's jade shop, but now... shouldn't it be called my mother's shop?"
Zhou's heart tightened suddenly, she gripped her cane tightly, and her pupils constricted.
After a long while, he squinted at Jiang Mingwei, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes, which he no longer concealed.
"Well, you shameless woman, you actually went to check the shop? How dare you deceive your mother-in-law! Guards, seize her and give her fifty lashes!"
In those days, if a servant or maid made a mistake, even if they were to be beaten to death, they would only be given thirty or forty strokes of the cane.
Fifty strokes of the cane?
The Zhou family had no intention of letting her live!
"Let's see who dares."
Jiang Mingwei pulled out an account book from her bosom, which clearly stated Rongjin Jade Shop.
"My mother has committed such a heinous crime, and now that it has been exposed, she wants to kill me to cover it up. Isn't that a bit too hasty? If anything happens to me today, I guarantee that the news of my mother's theft will spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital!"
"At that time, everyone will know just how many despicable things the mother did to take away her daughter-in-law's dowry!"
"Now that you have the ledger, as long as we don't let this wretched woman leave the courtyard, who else will know? Stop her now!"
A murderous glint flashed in Zhou's eyes; he had finally reached his limit.
Actually, she had already guessed that Jiang Mingwei had gone out to investigate the shop, but she didn't expect her to find out so much!
I had planned to devour her dowry and then find a way to kill her. Now that it has been discovered, and given that she is becoming increasingly unruly, it's better to let her die sooner rather than later, to avoid further trouble!
Upon receiving the order, the guards immediately moved closer to Jiang Mingwei.
Zhou Yun was restless and wished she could disappear into the ground.
She never dreamed that a perfectly good meeting would suddenly turn into a fight, and she couldn't understand what the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking about.
In the midst of panic and helplessness, a cold male voice rang out from outside the house.
"Mother, please don't go too far. Who dares to touch my sister-in-law today?"
Wei Jing stormed into the room, his robes billowing in anger.
His menacing aura sent chills down one's spine.
One problem hadn't been dealt with yet, and now another one had arisen. Zhou was so angry that her chest ached, and she stomped her feet hard.
"Get lost, this is none of your business!"
"Is Mother senile? I am now the head of the family, and I naturally have the right to speak! What Mother has done is extremely shameful, and her behavior is no different from theft. She should be sentenced."
"If we were to kill someone else, wouldn't that make our crime even more serious!"
"you!"
Zhou raised her hand and pointed at the two of them, but after opening her mouth for a long time, she couldn't utter a single word of rebuttal.
How could she not know? That's why she was so eager to get rid of Jiang Mingwei!
Once Jiang Mingwei is dead, and she seizes the account book, no one will know what she did. At that time, if she shamelessly leaves Jiang Mingwei's dowry in the Wei family and refuses to return it to the Jiang family, no one can do anything about it.
Unexpectedly, a Cheng Yaojin appeared out of nowhere!
Jiang Mingwei looked at Wei Jing, who was standing in front of her, with surprise and shock.
It seems the plot is indeed being rewritten; Wei Jing actually doesn't want to kill her and is instead helping her?
Wei Jing has military merits and has now been promoted to second-class general. His new residence is under renovation and he will move in soon.
Even if Zhou hated him to the core, now that her eldest son was dead, she had to give him some face for the sake of her grandson's future career; otherwise, the Wei family would surely perish.
With him protecting her, the Zhou family naturally dared not touch Jiang Mingwei again.
She simply snorted coldly, raised her chin, and said, "I hit her only because she was insubordinate and deserved it! Besides, I am an upright woman with a clear conscience! Now that the dowry has been returned to you, why should you care about the previous expenses?"
"It's all to keep the mansion running smoothly. It's not like you're not eating or drinking!"
Jiang Mingwei scoffed dismissively, thinking, "She really knows how to pat herself on the back."
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