Once Madam Wang left, Old Madam Wu gradually cald down. She drank two more sips of water, her weary face leaning against the bright red welcoming pillow emblazoned with the Ten Thousand Character Blessing, and released a long sigh, glancing at her distraught eldest son.
"What are you thinking?"
Wu Lihong sat beside his mother and said, "Mother, does it have to be this way? I really don’t want to!"
"Do you think I’m willing? Do you think Madam Wang is willing?" Old Madam Wu patted the edge of the kang and said, "You wish Madam Zhou and the others would change their minds, but look at the reality. What did she say today, didn’t you see?"
Wu Lihong hung his head, his face full of resentnt.
"Eldest, don’t think about it anymore. They are determined to sever all ties with you and the Wu Family. Thinking further is futile." Old Madam Wu said wearily, "Let’s resolve it soon. If they really take the case up, your official title will be truly gone, and you’ll be left with nothing! Don’t mistakenly think she’s bluffing. What can’t that girl do?"
Wu Lihong shuddered.
"Madam Wang’s family has already fallen, and among our Wu Family’s network, there are few who are truly useful. Even the best can’t stand up to the Crown Prince?" Old Madam Wu sighed.
"I just feel unsatisfied in my heart!"
"I know you’re not satisfied. I’ve thought about it too, but... forget it. No matter how much they control, it can’t be used for us. Thinking about it is also a waste! But as for Madam Wang, what do you think?" Old Madam Wu asked with a frown.
ntioning Madam Wang made Wu Lihong’s face darken: "That venomous woman, why does Mother bring her up? If it weren’t for her doing such a thing, iniang and Wufu wouldn’t have been estranged from !"
All the mistakes were Madam Wang’s fault. It was her reckless actions that made iniang and Wufu misunderstand him.
"Lower your voice, do you want your children to hear? After all, she is their birth mother!" Old Madam Wu lightly reprimanded.
Wu Lihong said, "Mother, I really want to divorce her!"
"Are you crazy!" Old Madam Wu’s eyes widened.
"She only drags down. The Wang Family’s issues were like this, and it’s the sa with iniang and the others. What use do I have for her?" Wu Lihong said indignantly, "This past half year, have I had any peace? No good things have co out of our family, all because of that woman!"
Old Madam Wu, infuriated, hit him twice and said, "No matter how bad it is, she has borne several children for you and managed the household for over a decade. How can you bla her entirely? If not for the sins of your youth and recklessness, we wouldn’t be here today! A person can’t be so heartless!"
Wu Lihong cried out in pain, "Mother, whose side are you on exactly!"
"I am angry with her, but the won of the inner courtyard, who doesn’t have a few unsavory deeds! You can’t be heartless!" Old Madam Wu said coldly, "Madam Wang’s affairs can be discussed later. What needs resolving now is the matter with Madam Zhou and the others."
"It’s truly a streak of bad luck!" Wu Lihong was extrely irritable, "If we go along with that dead girl’s decision, I will have neither substance nor reputation!"
"Even without, it must be resolved!" Old Madam Wu said, squinting her eyes, "I’ve thought it through carefully. Even if we proceed as she wishes, it’s not entirely without advantages. Once it’s publicized, the fact that you are her biological father cannot be erased, right?"
"This..."
"Once spread, the fact that you are her biological father will be known, and everyone will learn of it." Old Madam Wu said aningfully.
Wu Lihong stroked the beard on his chin, carefully considering his mother’s words. It seed to make sense.
No matter how she denies it, the fact that he is her biological father can’t be erased, can it? No!
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