After Becoming the Villain Mother-in-Law, I Launch My Redemption Arc Chapter 149: Beheading and Execution of the Nine Generations

"Madam Li, are you implying that if I drive you away, my son’s future will be affected?" ng Yao asked calmly.

Madam Li assud she had been intimidated by her words and nodded with smug satisfaction.

Her expression was arrogant, mixed with a touch of disdain as if saying ’good that you understand’.

ng Yao laughed, "I only know that the imperial examinations are held by His Majesty to select talents for the Court, and how one’s future turns out is in His Majesty’s hands. I was unaware that Madam Li held control over one’s future. As a commoner, I am terrified that Madam Li surpasses His Majesty."

Madam Li’s complexion changed instantly, but ng Yao had no intention of letting her off the hook so easily and continued, "Sister Qian, and all the ladies present, you must not go against Madam Li in the future. She even surpasses His Majesty; if we anger her, we won’t even know how we die."

"I did not an that! That’s not what I ant!" Madam Li hastily explained, fearing that such words could be exploited, putting her Li Family under suspicion of rebellion, leading to execution and extermination.

These ladies present have often been lenient with Madam Li, but it doesn’t an they have accepted her willingly.

Today everyone ca together, and equality was expected.

Yet Madam Li arrived with an air of superiority, pressing down on them.

This caused resentnt among them.

So although they knew ng Yao deliberately twisted Madam Li’s words, none of them spoke up in her defense.

"ng, you venomous woman!" Madam Li glared with anger.

The commotion naturally drew the attention of the village chief and Zhao Dahe nearby.

Zhao Dahe bowed respectfully, "Excuse for a mont."

ng Yao was among these won’s social circles; the village chief worried she hadn’t experienced such an occasion before and might cause unpleasantness, so he followed along.

The others who brought their ladies hurriedly followed behind as well.

No need for ng Yao to explain; the ladies present retold the sequence of events one after another.

Families originally intending to ally with mber Li discreetly distanced themselves.

mber Li angrily glared at his wife, then hurriedly apologized with a forced smile to ng Yao, "Madam Zhao, please be forgiving and don’t take it out on my wife. She is accustod to exerting authority in the inner quarters, so threats co easily. Rest assured, I will teach her proper manners once we return."

"mber Li, I’m afraid this isn’t sothing that can be brushed off by teaching manners. Madam Li’s words were heard by all the ladies present," Zhao Dahe spoke calmly, "How could an inner quarters wife make threats about my son’s future?"

The implication is that Madam Li has backing.

Moreover, the underlying ssage is that this backing indeed has the power to affect others’ futures.

The backing of the Li Family isn’t a secret.

Hence, Madam Li’s words indirectly implicated the Magistrate of Qingzhou.

mber Li broke in cold sweat; although he paid respects generously to his cousin, his cousin wouldn’t protect them in such public matters for his own reputation.

If soone exploits this situation, his cousin’s official rank might not be affected, but their family will undoubtedly pay a price.

"You foolish woman." mber Li lifted his hand and slapped Madam Li hard, making her head tilt to one side, causing several hairpins to fly off.

Madam Li had never been treated like this in all her years of marriage to mber Li.

Fury and grievance surged simultaneously, "Li Wanshan, you hit , how dare you!"

Things got a bit chaotic at this point.

Madam Li usually appeared gentle and weak, but no one expected her explosive strength.

mber Li looked stout, but his fighting ability was weak.

In her anger, Madam Li was quite ferocious; when everyone finally separated them, mber Li’s face was scratched up.

The Li Family’s servants nervously supported their two masters in leaving, their faces covered in dirt.

At this point, no one held Madam Li’s words against her any longer.

The village chief quickly gathered everyone, and the crowd resud mingling as if nothing had happened.

This little episode seed to ring an alarm bell for everyone, prompting each person to speak more courteously, focusing firstly on avoiding enmity. As the young Zhao son had a bright future, ti was on their side.

ng Zhu and Li Baixia arrived late.

As soon as Li Baixia arrived, he was called by Li Chang’an to help deal with those people.

Li Baixia had traveled extensively over the years and was unfazed by such occasions; moreover, knowing so people there, he managed to create an excellent atmosphere among the male guests.

ng Zhu’s situation was even better. Upon learning she was Zhao Dahe’s aunt, the ladies courteous towards her engaged in friendly chatter.

For won of this age group, topics like costics no longer held much interest. Therefore, they discussed their children and husbands the most.

How successful their husbands were, how accomplished their children.

ng Yao chid in just the right amount, allowing these ladies to rekindle the illusion that she was easy-going.

"Madam, madam, I’m here," a clear voice erged distinctly from the clamor, piercing ng Yao’s ear.

ng Yao glanced outside, seeing Wen Nuan squeeze through the crowd and enter the courtyard.

The young girl carried a bundle in her arms, her forehead slightly sweaty and her nose red, dressed differently than back in the county, now in young lady’s attire.

Their agreent was that Wen Shu’s na appeared on the scholar roll, and she would serve as ng Yao’s maid for a few years.

Seeing her standing here ant Wen Shu’s na was indeed on the list.

"Wen Nuan, how did you get here?" ng Yao rose, personally holding her hand and leading her inside.

"Soone in the village ca to Fengyang Town, so I got a ride. After reaching Fengyang Town, I asked for directions to Shanghua Village and ran here," Wen Nuan replied cheerfully. "I brought so sauce beans and sauce cubes made by my mother for you. I heard from the governnt officer, young master is the top scorer, and my brother asked to congratulate you and the young master from him; he ranked eleventh."

Eleventh place isn’t bad at all.

Considering the environnt Wen Shu faced in the exam hall...

"I also congratulate you," ng Yao said. "You traveled a long way here, you must be exhausted. I’ll have Xiaohua take you to rest for a while."

"I’m not tired," Wen Nuan insisted.

"Be good and take a proper rest," ng Yao said softly.

"Alright," Wen Nuan agreed obediently, willing to follow whatever the Madam instructed.

Zhao Xiaohua ca over to take Wen Nuan away.

These ladies were full of curiosity from ng Yao and Wen Nuan’s conversation; they easily deduced Wen Nuan’s brother must also be a scholar, performing quite well.

Eleventh place, assuming normal performance in provincial and national exams, should be promising.

Thus, soone imdiately began inquiring about Wen Shu indirectly.

ng Yao didn’t hold back information, as associating with them wouldn’t be detrintal for Wen Shu.