Chapter 120 - Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Fury in the Heart (2/2)
Han Yu was not one for many words; all this explanation was meant to let his family see just how despicable and unforgivable Jiang Chunlan was. It was to leave Mrs. Yang with no grounds to protect Jiang Chunlan as he was determined to make Jiang Chunlan pay for her actions.
“What does that mean?” Mrs. Yang, although disappointed in Jiang Chunlan, did not believe her niece could be that terrible. Even if Jiang Chunlan had some behaviors that were quite inappropriate, Mrs. Yang believed those were just her personality flaws combined with an obsession over her son, which is why she targeted Su Wenyue everywhere. Mrs. Yang had been somewhat overly lenient with Jiang Chunlan. The implication of Han Yu’s words was that the ambush by the bandits had been Jiang Chunlan’s doing, something she subconsciously didn’t want to believe, thinking it impossible.
Mrs. Liu became anxious at Mrs. Yang’s reaction and couldn’t wait to speak out, “Mother, how can you still not understand? Isn’t Fourth child’s meaning clear enough? Jiang Chunlan, that shameless woman, disgraced herself by colluding with outsiders to harm Fourth child’s wife. She’s just too vicious! If Fourth child’s wife hadn’t been capable, her reputation would have been destroyed by now, not to mention who knows what else would have happened to her! A woman like that deserves to be drowned in a pig cage…”
Mrs. Liu caught herself as she noticed her mother-in-law’s increasingly displeased expression, realizing she had spoken too harshly and fell silent, remembering that Jiang Chunlan was, after all, her mother-in-law’s own niece.
“Fourth child, is what Eldest Daughter-in-law has said true?” Mrs. Yang still clung to a sliver of hope. She had always thought highly of Chunlan as a good girl, although her personality had become a bit obsessive because of Fourth child’s issues. But how had she turned out like this?
“Mother, do you know how I caught Zhang Qing? It was all thanks to your darling niece who so eagerly ran to the mountains to bring food to him, which led me to find out. Do I need to say anything else?” Han Yu said, his face etched with a cold sneer, looking at Jiang Chunlan as if she were some vile thing.
“Chunlan, how could you be so foolish? You’re a young unmarried woman; how could you have such unclear relations with those men, ruining your good reputation?! And then there’s Lady Yue, she is your sister-in-law after all. How could you do something like this?!” Mrs. Yang was both angry and worried; seeing her son’s attitude made it clear he didn’t plan to let her niece off easy. But if something happened to her niece, how would she explain it to her sister?
While her niece’s actions had also angered her, since her daughter-in-law had been lucky and not seriously harmed, Mrs. Yang’s thoughts differed.
Su Wenyue, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by Xiao Xi. Xiao Xi originally did not wish to do so, but the visitor was her mistress’s mother-in-law. Although Mrs. Yang said she would wait for Su Wenyue to wake up, Xiao Xi was not foolish enough not to know any better. How could she possibly let Mrs. Yang wait outside for her daughter-in-law to wake up? Even if Mrs. Yang didn’t mind, Xiao Xi couldn’t bear to let her mistress carry the reputation of being arrogant.
“Miss, wake up quickly!”
“What’s wrong? Why wake me up when I’m sleeping so well?” Su Wenyue was still a bit confused upon waking and looked questioningly at Xiao Xi. She then heard her mother-in-law’s slightly urgent voice.
“Lady Yue, Mother didn’t want to disturb your sleep as it was all Chunlan’s fault to begin with, and I have no face to plead for her. But Fourth child wants to send Chunlan to the government. This—how can this be good? Chunlan is a young girl; if she really is taken to the government, her life will be ruined.”