Chapter 606 - Chapter 606: Chapter 612 (1/2)
Chapter 606: Chapter 612
Su Wenyue was not someone to be trifled with. Everyone was watching her reaction. If she let Mrs. Shao off the hook easily and showed signs of weakness, then wouldn’t everyone feel emboldened to bully her in the future? Even if she wasn’t afraid, she would be annoyed to death.
The incident with Zhou Yao was the same, flagrantly causing her trouble. If she let such matters slide and fade away, others would surely start thinking she was an easy target. Those who couldn’t find any faults with Han Yu would also start targeting her.
Furthermore, with Zhou Yao’s matter, the City Lord had already agreed to deal with Zhou Yao, yet it ended unresolved. There must have been some unavoidable reasons, which were difficult to justify to Han Yu. Therefore, Su Wenyue decided that using Mrs. Shao as a ‘scapegoat’ was the right decision. Mrs. Shao was the Second Young Lady of the City Lord Mansion. Given her attitude after the last incident, the City Lord would likely concede a bit, especially since Mrs. Shao had instigated the situation.
Just when everyone thought the incident was over, Su Wenyue’s face revealed an ironic smile, and she looked coldly at Mrs. Shao: “Speaking of which, I truly admire the Second Young Lady. The Second Young Master has numerous concubines, all well-managed by you, and you even let your servant girl become facially intimate with the Second Young Master, bearing him an eldest son. That’s the epitome of virtuous character. It’s no wonder you look down on someone like me.”
As Su Wenyue spoke, she even chuckled behind her hand. While it seemed like she was commending Mrs. Shao, everyone understood the sarcasm in her words. Out of fear of Mrs. Shao’s status and her notoriously domineering behavior, most of those present dared not express their thoughts openly, but they took great delight in her misfortune and laughed at Mrs. Shao behind her back, enjoying her humiliation.
Mrs. Shao’s overbearing behavior in normal times meant that, although these Madams and Madams outwardly flattered her, few were sincere. They harbored resentment and were eager to see Mrs. Shao suffer a loss at Su Wenyue’s hands. They somewhat agreed with Su Wenyue’s earlier words and now admired her for doing what they themselves desired but dared not do, openly slapping Mrs. Shao’s face.
Mrs. Shao’s face turned ugly indeed, as mentioning her heirs was her biggest taboo, her greatest sore spot. She had the status, the position, brothers in her mother’s family who adored her, a husband who was tenderly affectionate to her, and even her nominal mother-in-law had to show her respect. Her life should have been the most enviable among these ladies, but perfect things simply didn’t exist in the world.
Having married into the City Lord Mansion for so many years with no news from her stomach, to this day she failed to bear children for her husband. For this, she had suffered a lot, visited countless famous doctors and consumed numerous special remedies, but nothing had had any effect, and her stomach remained silent. As a result, her father-in-law was disappointed in her, her mother-in-law used this as an excuse to exploit her, and she could only swallow her grievances silently, mutely watching others pushing women toward her husband, even letting her own main servant girl become intimate with him, ultimately witnessing other women bear children for her husband.
Remembering all this, Mrs. Shao felt a sharp pain in her heart. People knew this was her taboo and generally would not mention it lightly, yet Su Wenyue used it to ridicule and mock her in front of everyone. Mrs. Shao originally targeted Su Wenyue with some ulterior motive, but at this moment, she truly hated this woman.
“Mrs. Su, what do you mean by that? Are you ridiculing me?!” Mrs. Shao’s voice was sharp, filled with aggressive accusation, as if one wrong answer from Su Wenyue might lead her to attack desperately.