Chapter 252 - : Conflict (1/2)
Then how should she say it? Sang Wan got angry. Just like what Wang Shi had said, no matter what fault her Second Uncle had, it was not up to her to judge since he and his wife were her elders! Furthermore, it was something difficult to say in front of her mother-in-law!
Wang Shi seemed to be aware of how she felt. She knew that it was meaningless to carry on pretending, so she said with a sneer, “How clever of you! You’ve kept me unaware and only decided to tell me everything now that I asked you. I’m sure you must’ve guessed that I might know something. Sang Wan, has anybody told you how cunning you are?”
“Mother!” Sang Wan’s expression changed greatly upon hearing that. She suddenly got up with her head lowered. “Mother, I don’t know what you are talking about! Please enlighten me!”
“You don’t know what I’m talking about?” Wang Shi said with a sneer, “You ask me to enlighten you? Even I’m embarrassed to be doing that! Nanny Jiang, you tell her!”
“Yes,” Nanny Jiang responded. She glanced at Sang Wan with a pitiful look and explained to her in full detail about what had happened just then.
Before she finished, Sang Wan’s expression had changed greatly and she was stupefied from the news.
Her Second Uncle and Second Aunt left the village without anyone knowing the reason. It turned out that they had come to Qingzhou and were recruited into the Shi family’s business. Not only that, they even did such a thing and came to her mother-in-law to plead for leniency! It was no wonder that just now, her mother-in-law…
Just now?
Sang Wan felt so humiliated, resentful, and cold. Wang Shi had clearly seen Sang Pingliang, and yet, she pretended as if nothing had happened and sounded her out. What kind of person did Wang Shi regard her as? What was she to her?
For a moment, Sang Wan suddenly felt downhearted.
“What do you have to say?” Upon seeing her sad and in a daze without uttering a word, Wang Shi asked faintly.
Sang Wan no longer had the mood and heart to deal with it? As such, she smiled bitterly and said, “I have nothing to say. Just do as you see fit!”
You’ve probably made up your mind already, so why ask for my opinion? Even if you aren’t tired, I am!
Wang Shi hadn’t expected Sang Wan to give such a response. She choked and looked at Sang Wan before saying, “Do as I see fit? Aren’t you going to plead leniency for him?”
Sang Wan shook her head. “I am too ashamed to plead for leniency for him. Everything will be decided by Mother!”
Plead for leniency? That would probably be inviting disgrace unto herself! Moreover, even if she did not plead for leniency or was not disgraced today, she had already suffered enough insults. Thus, why should she say anything more?
This time, even Nanny Jiang could see that something was amiss with Sang Wan, so she couldn’t help but give her a worried look.
Startled, Wang Shi could not restrain her anger and laughed before saying, “Good, good! You’re the daughter-in-law of the Shi Family after all. You place righteousness before your family and allow me to decide on this! In that case, I’ll do as you say. When that happens, I hope you won’t change your mind!”
“I have nothing more to say,” Sang Wan answered faintly.
“You!” Wang Shi seethed with anger at Sang Wan’s submissive and uncooperative attitude, and Sang Pingliang’s matter. At this moment, she flared up and ordered angrily, “Nanny Jiang! Tie Sang Pingliang up and send him to the authorities!”
“Old Mistress!” Nanny Jiang was shocked and anxiously said to Sang Wan, “Young Mistress, hurry up and plead leniency. You’ve to put in some good words in front of Old Mistress! This matter mustn’t be handled like this!”
Sang Wan shot a grateful look to Nanny Jiang before looking down without uttering a word.
“Nanny Jiang, what are you waiting for!” Wang Shi said coldly, “Inform those supervisors to send a representative to report the case and let the authorities handle the rest! It is reasonable and fair for me to do so. What are you waiting for!”
“Old Mistress, you mustn’t do it!” Nanny Jiang kneeled and pleaded, “Old Mistress, in my opinion, it’s better to wait until Young Master returns and let him handle this!”
“Get up!” Wang Shi said angrily, “Why are you being so kind to her? Hmph, she thinks that it’s appropriate and fine anyway, so why are you still saying more!”
Gu Fangzi, who was in Wang Shi’s warm room, was also secretly anxious. She couldn’t help but scold Nanny Jiang for being meddlesome! If this matter really got to the authorities, Sang Wan wouldn’t be able to cover it up when things got outside the household, let alone inside it. It would definitely become major news in Qingzhou. Wang Shi was acting on emotions and would surely regret her actions afterwards. When that happened, she would naturally vent that anger onto Sang Wan, and hence implicate the reputation of the Shi Family! The crevice in her heart would surely be difficult to remove then!
After that, Sang Wan would be dealing with Wang Shi while feeling under pressure. Would she still have the mood and energy to cause trouble for her?
Sang Wan, who had not uttered a word, lifted her head and said, “Mother, you’re a decisive person, so I’ll leave everything to you. After all, my words do not carry much weight, so I do not dare to say much!”
If she had wished to deal with this appropriately, she would have discussed with her first instead of sounding her out. Since she had already done the latter, Sang Wan could tell what her intentions were! Sang Wan felt dispirited and did not have the mood to plead for leniency as she knew that even if she did, it would only invite humiliation.