"Mother, please don’t get angry first. I don’t know what Xiuxiu told you. It was Xiuxiu, for so reason, Zhizhi just sat here quietly, and Xiuxiu poured a basin of water all over Zhizhi. Look, Mother, Zhizhi’s entire back is wet," Lady Zhang showed Lady Zhou the wet back of Lian Zhizhi while hurriedly explaining.
Lady Zhou glanced at Lian Zhizhi’s back, which was almost completely wet, with one or two chive leaves hanging on it and dirty water dripping down from her clothes.
Lady Zhou knew very well the truth of what had happened just now with the dirty water Lian Xiuxiu had splashed while washing the chives; and looking at the puddles on the ground, it was not hard to discern what had really happened. She understood that Lian Xiuxiu was unhappy. Earlier, while picking chives in the backyard, Lady He and Zhao Xiue had sohow started talking about the Old Jin Family wanting to help Lian Shouxin farm the land, but in reality, they were interested in Lian Zhizhi, intending to have her as a daughter-in-law. They went on about how well the Old Jin Family lived and how handso Old Jin’s eldest son was.
The mont Lian Xiuxiu heard this, her face turned sour, and she stood up with a basin, saying she was going to splash the water. Lady Zhou hadn’t stopped her, thinking that Lian Xiuxiu, feeling upset, would feel better after walking away for a while.
But in no ti, Lian Xiuxiu ca back, drenched, with a gloomy face, saying that Lian Manman had bullied her and intentionally splashed water all over her.
Lady Zhou was already distressed by Lian Xiuxiu’s unhappiness, and seeing Lian Xiuxiu drenched like a drowned rat, she felt incredibly sorry for her and imdiately ca over to settle accounts with Lian Manman.
Even if Lian Xiuxiu did splash Lian Zhizhi, so what? Lian Xiuxiu was feeling unhappy then. Didn’t Lady Zhang always say how much she pitied Lian Xiuxiu? So why would she watch Lian Manman splash water on Lian Xiuxiu? Lian Manman deliberately used water to splash Lian Xiuxiu, with Lady Zhang and Lian Zhizhi both present. This was three of them ganging up against Lian Xiuxiu alone.
Bullying Lian Xiuxiu was like bullying her, a slap in her face.
"Pah, Old Fourth’s wife, stop putting on this show and playing the saint in front of . The three of you against just Xiuxiu, if it wasn’t for your bullying, would she dare to confront you alone? You think I didn’t see your mistreatnt, you get to dictate the truth. I want to ask you, isn’t it Manman who splashed the water on Xiuxiu? Did Manman do it on purpose?" Lady Zhou glared at Lady Zhang, demanding harshly.
"Mother, didn’t I tell you? It was Xiuxiu who first splashed Zhizhi," Lady Zhang replied.
"So, you admit that Manman deliberately splashed Xiuxiu?" Lady Zhou imdiately said, "You just stood by and watched? What has Xiuxiu, an unmarried girl, ever done to you? You bully her every other day. You heartless and inhuman thing! Old Fourth’s wife, I know you. You think you can manage the household and earn so money, so you see no one else. You reckon I’m old and useless and want to defy .
"You always say you watched Xiuxiu grow up, constantly speaking about how much you love her, but you have a glib tongue and a hardened heart. You indulge your servant girl to bully her elder cousin, disrespectful, without humanity, and lacking a conscience. Today you dare to splash her elder cousin, and tomorrow, you might target . If you have the guts, don’t take it out on Xiuxiu; just strangle to death, and that would fulfill all your family’s desires..."
"You’re vile and corrupt; the heavens are watching. If you don’t get your retribution now, you’ll get it sooner or later..."
Lady Zhou gestured dramatically, spouting a jumbled tirade, eventually resorting to viciously cursing Lady Zhang and her daughters. Lady Zhang, standing before her, was sprayed with spit.
Lian Manman held her forehead; she had been wrong.
If it had been about reasoning, perhaps Lady Zhang was no less capable than anyone else. But against Lady Zhou, who would never reason with you? When it ca to speaking nonsense and insulting, ten Lady Zhangs weren’t a match for Lady Zhou. After all, as long as Lady Zhang cared for reason and reputation, she would never beat Lady Zhou.
"Mother, let’s go ho," Lian Zhizhi pulled at Lady Zhang’s clothes.
If they couldn’t confront her, they could at least avoid her, right?
"So you think you can just walk away like that?" Lady Zhou glared, "You splashed your elder cousin with water and think you can just get away with it? Is there no king’s law left?"
"Child’s grandmother, I have told you everything clearly. Xiuxiu was clearly in the wrong, yet you don’t address Xiuxiu and unjustly berate us instead. We find it beneath us to argue back, we move aside, and yet you don’t allow it. What exactly do you want? No matter what, things can’t just go beyond reason, right?" Lady Zhang was also getting anxious, for it was one thing for Lady Zhou to curse her, but when those vile words cursed Lian Zhizhi and Lian Manman, she couldn’t bear to listen.
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