Chapter Seventy: Flustered and Bewildered

  Chapter 12

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  Mr. Lian's loud shout immediately silenced the voices in the east wing. He Shi and Lian Hua were both frightened, they had been so absorbed in their conversation that they hadn't noticed anyone outside.

  "What can be done?" Lianhua bit her lip, her two hands almost tearing the handkerchief to shreds.

  He was a little afraid, but he had always been a careless character and felt that even if the words just now were heard by Lian Laoyezi, they had nothing to do with her.

  "Get out now!" The old man yelled again, seeing no one came out, he yelled once more.

  He was furious, with the veins on his forehead throbbing violently. What had he just heard? It turned out that behind Zhang's miscarriage, there was such a sinister plot. It was Lian Hua who had instigated Lian Xiu, almost causing a fatal outcome. And He Shi had known about it all along, even using this to blackmail Lian Hua. But Lian Hua thought she had planned everything perfectly, and if anything went wrong, Lian Xiu would take the blame, so she wouldn't be held accountable.

  This is his eldest granddaughter and second daughter-in-law. Having been the head of the household for so many years, he has a deep understanding of the phrase "not deaf, not blind, and not being the head of the household". He doesn't bother with trivial matters, but that doesn't mean he will tolerate family members hurting each other.

  Lian Wan'er was outside the house, watching Lao Ye's expression, but at this time, she couldn't go forward to persuade him. Just then, she heard a rustling sound coming from inside the house, it was He Shi and Lian Hua about to come out.

  Lian Man'er gave a signal to Xiao Qi, and the two of them quickly slipped back into the west wing while Lian Lao Ye was not paying attention. Lian Man'er didn't want He Shi or Lian Hua to know that Lian Lao Ye hadn't appeared outside the east wing by chance, but had been deliberately lured there by them. And she also believed that Lian Lao Ye wouldn't talk too much and reveal their secret.

  Doing so, it's not that they're afraid of He Shi or Lian Hua. It's just that these two people are biting each other, there's no need to go out of their way to cause trouble, right? Lian Miao narrowed her eyes and secretly smiled to herself.

  Lian Wan'er and Xiao Qi crouched at the door of the west wing, seeing He Shi and Lian Hua'er walking out of the east wing with their heads down. Lian Lao Yezi was furious, but still considered his dignity, not wanting to scold his daughter-in-law and granddaughter in the courtyard, so he turned around and went straight into the upper house. He Shi and Lian Hua'er followed behind Lian Lao Yezi with their heads down.

  I don't know how Lao Ye will deal with this matter, but Lian Man'er pulled Xiao Qi and headed to the upper house, followed by Lian Zhi'er and Wu Lang.

  Lao Lao's two loud shouts had already awakened everyone who was taking a nap in the upstairs house. When Man Er arrived at the upstairs house, she saw that Lao Lao was already sitting on the kang, frowning and puffing on his water pipe. Zhou Shi sat down beside Lao Lao, while Xiu Er sat tightly against Zhou Shi on the kang.

  He and Lian Hua'er both stood with their heads bowed in the middle of the ground, Gu, Lian Duo'er, Jiang's family holding Niu Niu also standing beside.

  "Xiu'er, Hua'er went to the county town, what did they tell you? You're so angry with your fourth aunt?" Even Lao Yezi didn't ask He Shi and Lian Hua'er, but first asked Lian Xiu'er.

  Lian Xiuer was at a loss for words and subconsciously looked at Lian Hua'er.

  Lian Hua'er was about to give Lian Xiuer a signal, telling her not to reveal herself. Just as Lian Hua'er turned her head, Old Master Lian let out a loud cough and heavily knocked his tobacco pouch on the edge of the kang.

  "Xiu'er, you don't have a brain of your own. I ask you something and you look at the flowers instead. Quickly, what did the flowers tell you?" Lao Yezi scolded angrily.

  Lian Xiuer sat there, still unable to make up her mind. At first, Lian Hua told her those words and warned her not to say them out loud. They were aunt and niece, and they got along so well. Lian Laoyezi was in a fit of rage at the moment, she couldn't betray Lian Hua.

  "Not to mention, she'll sell you out later." Seeing Lian Xiuer's behavior, even Old Master Lian wanted to defend Lian Hua'er, and his anger grew.

  "Xiu'er, just say it. Father already knows, and Hua'er has admitted it." He Shi hurriedly interjected beside them. She said this to try to curry favor with Lian Laoye, so that he would scold her a little less later on.

  Lian Hua'er was under Lian Laoye's eyes, unable to take action, and could only feel anxious in her heart.

  Lian Xiuer took He's words as true. She thought that since Lian Hua had said so, it should be fine for her to say something too.

  “…Fourth Aunt doesn't care about Father and Mother, she spends money to buy things for her children, but didn't keep her promise to Mother to buy shoes and the things I wanted. Fourth Aunt has spoiled her children. I was so angry, it had nothing to do with Hua Er, who even tried to persuade me to be patient. But I'm not that kind of person, I couldn't bear it.” Lian Xiu Er slowly explained the whole thing, “Father, Fourth Aunt is unfilial and treats me badly, I didn't intentionally push her, she already has four children, I didn't expect...”

  "Shut up." Even Old Master was coughing with rage.

  Zhou's face flashed a shadow, and Lian Xiuer was confused, but she had seen everything at her age. Therefore, her gaze towards Lian Huaer was somewhat unfriendly. She knew that Lian Xiuer and Lian Huaer were close, and even Lian Xiuer listened to Lian Huaer. She hadn't said anything about it, but all of this had a premise: Lian Huaer genuinely cared for Lian Xiuer. If Lian Huaer used her intelligence to take advantage of Lian Xiuer's trust in her and manipulated Lian Xiuer like a puppet, how could she be happy?

  "Hua'er, you know your aunt's temper, what are you trying to do?" Zhou Shi pointed at Lianhua and asked.

  "Hua'er she..." Gu Shi thought of helping Lian Hua'er to continue, but for a moment, he couldn't think of anything good to say. He couldn't just say that Lian Hua'er had never said such things and it was all made up by Lian Xiu'er.

  "Grandpa, grandma." Lian Hua'er lifted her head, tears streaming down her face. "I, I didn't mean to."

  Lian Hua'er burst into tears.

  "My parents, no matter what, are still my own flesh and blood. My mother had a tooth knocked out and my father was also injured. I know I shouldn't do anything, it's right for Grandfather to punish me. But I couldn't help myself, I'm close with Old Sister, so I just casually mentioned it to her in private, to make myself feel better. Old Sister also said that I advised her not to get angry, and to pretend like I never said anything." Lian Hua'er cried tears of sorrow, if you didn't know what was going on, you would think she had suffered some great injustice.

  "Dad, mom." Gu Shi wiped the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief and immediately picked up where Lian Hua had left off. "Hua is only 16 years old, still just a child. She was just casually talking nonsense about family matters, who could have thought that something like this would happen afterwards? It's all unexpected! Even if Xiu Er accidentally pushed the fourth wife, she didn't think there would be such consequences, right?"

  Lian Xiuer nodded, and in her heart she was even more certain that Gu Shi and Lian Hua were good people, especially since they treated her well.

  Lian Wan'er listened quietly beside, secretly sneering. Gu Shi and Lian Hua'er were indeed well-coordinated. Had they thought ahead of time what kind of excuse to use in case things were exposed? This Lian Hua'er had long been plotting, when she was urging Lian Xiu'er, she had already left a way out for herself.

  Lian Xiuer seems unable to see these things, can't even Lao Yezi and Zhou Shi see them? She doesn't believe it.

  "You've spoiled your daughter well." Zhou obviously saw through it, pointing at Gu angrily, "Even our family doesn't have such a wicked heart, and now you're using her as a shield, do you think I and your father are dead?"

  Gu's face turned red in an instant.

  "We don't have such a person in our family, it's all you, with a smooth mouth and a vicious heart. You think I can't see through it? For the sake of my eldest son's face, I won't argue with you. But you're still so arrogant."

  "Daughter, listen to me." Gu thought of making an excuse.

  "Ptoo!" Zhou spat a wad of thick phlegm onto Gu's face.

  Lian Man'er saw that Zhou Shi had given birth to a true heir, compared to the eldest wife who wanted to sell her as a "child bride", Zhang Shi lost her child and almost lost her life, but for Zhou Shi, it was nothing compared to the old daughter being used like a fool, which touched Zhou Shi's heart even more.

  "You're a rotten egg," Zhou Shi angrily cursed Gu Shi for the first time using the most profane language of village women.

  Gu's family was proud of being a xiucai's daughter, a renowned lady from a prestigious family, and she always had the most face at home. She couldn't bear such words, feeling both ashamed and angry, so she suddenly covered her face and burst into tears.

  "You still have the face to cry," Zhou shouted viciously at Gu, "My good eldest son had such a promising future, but since he married you, his exams didn't go well and he can't even make money teaching. You're a family-ruining woman, a jinx."

  Zhou attributed all of Lian Shouren's failures over the years to Gu.

  "Girl, your words, I'm afraid I don't deserve them, all these years, I..."

  "Ptui!" Mr. Zhou spat again. This time, Gu's head was lowered, and the phlegm landed on her hair.

  "And my poor grandson, such a good seedling, his mother died young. His father is also being led astray by you, this sly fox, listening to everything you say, and ruining my good grandson. After all these years of studying, he still can't pass the exams. You pretend to be virtuous on the surface but secretly cause trouble. My eldest son's family has been ruined by you." Madam Zhou's voice was stern and severe.

  Jiang held Niu Niu in her arms, and was thinking about whether or not to plead with Gu and Lianhua on their behalf. But when she heard Zhou say this, she immediately swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth. She was a clever person, and knew that if she stepped forward now, it would only divert Zhou's anger onto herself, without any benefit.

  Gu Shi was Lian Shouren's concubine, and the stepmother of Lian Jizong. In this society with strict social norms, Zhou Shi's words were a serious accusation. Lian Man'er was also surprised, but instead of responding to Lian Hua'er, Zhou Shi launched a fierce attack on Gu Shi, bringing up these old grievances.

  "Oh no, I'm done for!" Gu Shi cried out as he scrambled to his feet and charged towards the pillar in the middle of the room.

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