Chapter 255 - Sang Wan’s Retort (2/2)

“I will accept whatever punishment given!” Sang Wan replied lightly.

Wang Shi said with a snort, “Stop giving me that look! As the one who manages the household, you can’t tolerate others. Apart from that, you’ve used such unethical means. The Shi Family cannot tolerate a daughter-in-law like this! Sang Wan, reflect on yourself!”

Sang Wan’s face turned as pale as a wax paper and did not utter a word. She knew that her mother-in-law had already been polite by saying that. If she did not have an elder brother, who came in third in the examinations, her mother-in-law’s punishment might have been harsher! The least she would receive would have been house arrest.

Gu Fangzi, who had the same thoughts as Sang Wan, felt upset. Reflect on herself? That was letting her off lightly! After taking away her only trusted servant without a sound, only Heaven knew what she was going to do after. Her aunt was angry and said that she would stand up for her. However, she was not harsh with her punishment and only told Sang Wan to reflect on herself!

It was unfair!

“Aunt Wang, you mustn’t blame Sister Sang Wan. I was the one at fault for causing the matter with Second Old Master Sang! I shouldn’t have been softhearted and let him enter the Shi Family’s business. I deserve to be blamed by her! I shouldn’t have been so meddlesome! In any case, I’m willing to bear the consequences! However, Lan Xiang is innocent! As long as Lan Xiang can return to my side, I’ll let this matter pass!” Gu Fangzi said with tears.

Sang Wan was dizzy from the anger and stared coldly at Gu Fangzi before saying, “I know what my second uncle is like. No matter how muddled I am, I would not blame you! However, you claim that I do, which is odd! How would you know that? Regarding Lan Xiang, Servant Li would naturally explain to you after she comes back. Please don’t be anxious!”

Furious, Gu Fangzi said with tears, “If you don’t blame me, then why make a move on Lan Xiang? You clearly knew that she’s my most trusted servant. Without her, it’s akin to having one of my arms broken.”

Sang Wan faintly replied, “I’ve told you, and I’ll tell you again. You’ll know once Servant Li returns! Instead of asking me, why don’t you save your energy and ask Servant Li and Lan Xiang instead?”

Gu Fangzi was at a loss for words and was slightly startled. Then, she looked at Wang Shi as if feeling wronged.

Wang Shi had not expected Sang Wan to be so daring as to treat Gu Fangzi badly in front of her which made her angry and she said coldly, “That’s enough! Stop arguing! once Servant Li and Lan Xiang return, we’ll ask them!” While Wang Shi said that, she sneered slightly at Sang Wan, “Sang Wan, you’re behaving more and more like how the head of the household should be!”

Sang Wan looked straight at Wang Shi and calmly said without fear, “Thank you, Mother, for the compliment, but I think that I’m not doing well enough! Regardless of whether I am the one who caused Lan Xiang’s disappearance, is it a big matter for me to deal with a concubine’s servant? Why, even Mother is pulled into this!”

“What… What did you say!” Wang Shi had a great change in her expression while Gu Fangzi widened her eyes in shock as if she had been poked ruthlessly in the heart. Concubine… Concubine… She was simply just a concubine to her!

Sang Wan continued faintly, “A wife punishing a concubine is an insignificant matter, let alone her servant. Mother, isn’t that so?”

Wang Shi stared at Sang Wan as if she was a stranger. Her lips moved but she had no words to retort. If she spoke, she would seem unreasonable.

Gu Fangzi was just a concubine. A wife ordering the concubines around was an ordinary thing. As long as she was happy, she could even ask the concubines to make their beds on the floor and serve her throughout the night in her own room. If she were jealous and harsh, she would not need any servants to serve them. Instead, the concubines would be the ones doing so and even her husband could not say that there was anything wrong with that.

“Cousin Fangzi.” Sang Wan’s expression was sullen as she said each word coldly, “How do I normally treat you? Have I mistreated you? You’re even excused from paying respects to me. What more are you unsatisfied with? You ran to Mother whenever you wished and pleaded to her in tears for her to stand up for you. For overstepping your boundaries, say, how should you be punished?”

After Sang Wan dropped that question, there was only absolute silence. Nanny Li and Zhide felt relieved while Wang Shi and Gu Fangzi froze.

Wang Shi felt humiliated and was angry. What had she done? As a mother-in-law, she had rushed over to her daughter-in-law, got angry with her, and humiliated her for the sake for her son’s concubine. No matter how it sounded, it was unreasonable, but…

Gu Fangzi was shocked and furious. She looked down and clenched her teeth and fists tightly! Sang Wan clearly knew that this was her weakness, yet she jabbed her ruthlessly. She was utterly vicious!

“Fang’er isn’t any other concubine! She is…”

Before Wang Shi could finish her sentence, she instinctively closed her mouth.

Nothing could change the fact that Gu Fangzi was a concubine. So what if she was her sister’s daughter? When she had married into the Shi Family, she was her son’s concubine and should be serving her son’s wife. This was a tradition throughout history! If this tradition was broken, the household wouldn’t be far from chaos!

This was not what Wang Shi wanted to see and was something she wouldn’t allow to happen.