nucmednet Chapter 366 Madam Chu
Chapter 366 Madam Chu
She didn't dare to look up, but her young face showed her resentment.
The Duke's wife sneered and said, "Your father did something wrong? Humph, he is not that powerful enough to affect the Duke's Mansion. But, he shouldn't have plotted against our Duke's Mansion..."
The Duke's wife's tone suddenly became harsh, and her voice was like ice, hitting Cui's heart. "When my son rescued you, many people were watching. They can prove that he did not go into the water to hold you, nor did he have any physical contact with you."
"Your father ordered his confidants to spread rumors, saying my son carried you ashore. Someone who saw it testified that my son stepped on the ice and fished you out with the barrel of a gun, without touching you. But your father deliberately let people see my son wrapping you in his cloak, and then sent people out to spread the word that your family, knowing their status was too low to marry someone of higher status, would have you become a nun."
Cui's face was burning with pain, but she knew she couldn't admit it anyway. She pretended to be wronged and said, "Mother-in-law, you said that. I feel ashamed. It's because outsiders are jealous of me, so they come to mother-in-law to sow discord among us..."
"Shut up," the Duke's wife was not at all disturbed by her tears. She snorted coldly and said in a resounding voice, "No one instigated this. I ordered people to investigate this myself."
Cui looked up and looked at her in surprise.
The Duke's wife was dignified, her neck held high as she glared at her coldly. "You gave yourself away, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of asking someone to investigate this matter. Cui, on the day of the return banquet, you drank a few too many glasses at your parents' house. Then, feeling elated, you told your nanny that it was a blessing that the prince had chosen you. Otherwise, with so many noble ladies in the capital, you would never have been able to become the prince's wife."
"Your wet nurse was also very proud, saying that it was fortunate that the master was smart and acted in time to make such a good marriage possible. Now you tell me that someone was instigating it. Humph, you are really good at speaking. Let me tell you, I had the confidant who helped your father spread the rumors arrested and questioned him about the whole thing. Could it be that the confidant was instigating it?"
Cui was so frightened that she sat down on the ground, her heart pounding as if it was about to jump out of her chest.
"After learning the truth, I already thought your father was a deceitful and despicable man. I was already scheming against you, debating whether to kill you or just divorce you and have your entire family thrown into jail," the Duke's wife said. "I didn't expect you to become so arrogant before I could do anything. As soon as I found out you were pregnant, you started acting like a tyrant in the mansion. You were either beating and scolding the servants, or you were going out and squandering money, and you were even using the guise of the Duke's Mansion to seek personal gain for your family. That's not all, you even dared to suppress my people today. I haven't even settled accounts with your father yet, and you dared to copy his shameful ways and use them in the Duke's Mansion. Who gave you the courage? Who? The Crown Prince? Or the child in your belly?"
The Duke's wife's voice grew increasingly cold, even filled with murderous intent. "Ms. Cui, since we've had this happen today, I'm going to tell you straight. Ever since I learned your father was plotting my son's marriage, I've been planning to get rid of you. You're lucky, my son's on the battlefield, and I can spare your life for the sake of the child you're carrying. If you still don't learn to keep your tail between your legs and behave yourself, I don't mind leaving you with two dead, and I certainly don't mind having your family buried with your unborn child."
"How dare you scheme your way into my house without even asking who I am? I've always disdained to argue with you. Even if your family isn't particularly well-connected, as long as you maintain a clean background and behave honestly and openly, I'll accept you as my daughter-in-law and will be willing to protect your dignity in public. But if you think your family's deeds are unknown, if you think you can act arrogantly just because you're pregnant, and dare to act like a tyrant in this mansion, I'm not afraid to tell you that killing you would be easier for me than crushing an ant."
Cui's face was pale, and she looked at her mother-in-law sitting above in horror, her body trembling uncontrollably.
She moved her lips for a long time, and you could hear the sound of her teeth knocking against each other, but she didn't say a word.
After a while, the Duke's wife slowly asked, "Are you going back to your parents' home tomorrow?"
Cui shook her head subconsciously.
"Hmm?" The Duke's wife frowned, "You don't want your father to resign?"
Cui shuddered and quickly shook her head, saying, "I dare not. I will go back tomorrow and tell Dad to resign. I will definitely make him resign."
She was trembling all over, her mouth half open, and her mind was blank.
I only know that if my father doesn't resign, my mother-in-law will have countless ways to pull him down, and if he's not careful, he might even lose his life.
My mother-in-law is clearly a devil with a pleasant face!
She finally couldn't hold back her fear, tears welled up in her eyes, and after sobbing for a while, she rolled her eyes and fainted.
The next day she returned to her parents' home. It was not until she met her father that she realized that her parents knew what kind of person her mother-in-law was. They also knew that her mother-in-law was the eldest daughter of the Wang family of Langya, and that not everyone dared to compete with her.
My father resigned from his official position with great pleasure and returned to his hometown with even greater pleasure.
Before leaving, my father specifically asked to see my mother-in-law and pulled her to kneel down in front of her to beg for mercy.
The mother-in-law remained indifferent. Finally, for the sake of the child in her belly, she said to her father, "Since you still know right from wrong, I can spare her life. As for whether she will have good fortune in the future, that is her own business."
Her father kowtowed immediately and told her in front of her mother-in-law, "From now on, the Duke's Mansion is your only home. If you dare to displease me again and displease me, my family will never accept you or tolerate you. You can just find a place to commit suicide."
From then on, she never dared to speak loudly in front of her mother-in-law.
As her mother-in-law said, she was too lazy to argue with her.
Later, she gave birth to two sons for the Marquis's family. Her mother-in-law bluntly rebuked her for her limited knowledge and feared she wouldn't be able to properly raise them. She sent both grandchildren back to the Wang Clan of Langya for upbringing. When they were old enough to handle weapons, they were sent to the border to train with the old Duke and Chu Hengsheng in the military camp.
Fortunately, the third child was a girl, Chu Qianxue. She begged her mother-in-law to allow her to take care of her daughter by herself. Seeing that she had indeed improved over the years, her mother-in-law agreed to her request.
Therefore, she doted on her daughter like a treasure and wished she could pick the moon from the sky for her daughter.
Now that she saw her daughter being bullied by Shen Li as soon as she returned to Beijing, the anger in her heart could no longer be suppressed.