CHAPTER 1323: CHAPTER 675: LESSON (PART 2)

"If she won’t go, one of you has to go. She’s my daughter-in-law, and I’m calling her, yet she won’t come. One of you go, and make sure to bring her to me," Lady Zhou pointed at the others sitting in the room.

Lady Chiang cast a glance over, and both Lian Shouren and Lian Jizu lowered their heads silently, as if they hadn’t heard Lady Zhou speaking.

Lian Shouyi, Lady He, Si Lang, and Liulang were also in the room; Lian Shouyi and Lady He were sitting, while Si Lang and Liulang stood at the side. Upon hearing Lady Zhou’s words, Liulang seemed somewhat confused, but Lian Shouyi, Lady He, and Si Lang clearly wore expressions of eager anticipation on their faces.

"Mother has spoken, how about we make a trip?" Lian Shouyi feigned discussion with Lady He.

"Should we go?" Lady He replied.

"Let’s go," Si Lang couldn’t wait.

They all knew that Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang had left, taking the useful people with them. Now the other side of the courtyard only had Lady Zhang and the women there. With Lady Zhou’s command, it was as if the opportunity was heaven-sent. The trip over would undoubtedly net considerable benefits amidst the chaos.

The three of them stood up and prepared to leave.

Lady Chiang lowered her eyelids, a cold smile playing at her lips, and did not speak to stop them. She could guess Lian Shouyi’s intentions without looking. Planning to bully their way in when the men of the household weren’t present? Truly wishful thinking. She had just been over there, and she knew how strictly guarded it was. Even without Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang, what did it matter if they took people with them?

In Lian Manman’s family, there were two large guard dogs, not to mention the gatekeepers and those working in the courtyard; if Lian Shouyi and the others really went, they’d only end up beaten into a pulp. If beaten, Lian Shouyi would bear the infamous name. Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang weren’t there, so Lian Shouyi, as the elder brother, barging in with aggression, what was he after?

No doubt Lian Manman’s side has already been arranged; if Lian Shouyi went, he wouldn’t leave empty-handed from being beaten, and even being beaten was in vain.

Letting Lian Shouyi and the others go and get a beating was definitely not a bad thing. Lady Chiang pressed her lips tight and said nothing.

"You scoundrel!" Old Master Lian cursed angrily, and he furiously hurled a nearby teacup at Lian Shouyi. The throw was both accurate and fierce, and blood appeared on Lian Shouyi’s temple immediately.

"Dad, why did you hit me!" Lian Shouyi yelled, trembling with pain.

"I hit you, you scoundrel! You bastard, time and again, why did I exhaust myself saving you? Letting you die in jail would have saved me the trouble. Or sending you to the far north, at least you wouldn’t be embarrassing yourself now," Old Master Lian said, his face flushed with anger.

When Lady Zhou was speaking, Old Master Lian had remained silent. Nowadays, he yielded to Lady Zhou in many matters. He let all her excessive words wash over him like wind past his ears. But Lian Shouyi actually listened and intended to go to Shouxin Family; Old Master Lian couldn’t help but erupt in fury.

Old Master Lian hadn’t been physically aggressive in a long time, but this time he lashed out harshly; his glare at Lian Shouyi seemed to want to beat this son to death.

Lian Shouyi was terrified, and Lady He and Si Lang shriveled alongside him.

"You thoughtless, reckless money-wasting woman, you’re a root of trouble, truly a root of trouble! How come I’m only now seeing it?" Old Master Lian turned to point at Lady Zhou and cursed twice before sorrowfully covering his face.

"I’m just trying to quickly find a way to save Jin Suo and his father, but you’re not worried, and now you’re scolding me? You useless old bastard," Lady Zhou retorted, pointing back and cussing Old Master Lian without backing down.

Old Master Lian’s spirit was becoming increasingly weak, and seeing Lady Zhou put so much effort into making clothes for him, he conceded a few steps to her. Lady Zhou wasn’t the type to reciprocate kindness; instead, she used it to inflate her arrogance even more.

Lady Zhou could simultaneously painstakingly make clothes for Old Master Lian, worry about his health, carefully cook his favorite foods, and then turn around and give him a sound verbal lashing.

Just as Old Master Lian pointed at Lady Zhou’s nose while scolding her, Lady Zhou clapped her hands and cursed back, even pushing her face closer to his hand.

"Hit me, go on, hit me! I know your designs all too well. You’re just dissatisfied with me now, at your age, wanting a mistress! You can’t divorce me, but if you kill me, then you can marry one. You wicked old bastard, you’re utterly depraved, not afraid of heavenly retribution..." Lady Zhou spat out, saliva flying.

This was one of Lady Zhou’s tactics to manipulate people, deliberately attacking their vulnerabilities.

Ever since Zhao Xiue exposed Old Master Lian, leading to exoneration from the Aunt Ping incident, mistresses and young widows became Lady Zhou’s ultimate weapon in quarrels with Old Master Lian. Whenever she deployed it, Old Master Lian would retreat, hanging the ’No Fighting’ flag high.

Before the exoneration, Lady Zhou wisely knew it was an untouchable sore point and really feared Old Master Lian might have such intentions. After the acquittal, Lady Zhou no longer feared and instead used it to better grasp Old Master Lian’s pulse.

Old Master Lian was nearly sent into a seizure by Lady Zhou’s provocations; he gasped for air, looking at Lady Zhou’s resilient posture and her progressively proximate face, suddenly filled with malice.

A crisp slap echoed, plunging the room into absolute silence.

Lady Zhou shakily raised her hand and touched her reddened face, where Old Master Lian’s handprint had just been seared.

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