The evidence is laid out before her, and Madam Wang cannot deny it. She leans sideways with her head bowed, listening to the Old Madam’s questioning, and suddenly bursts into mad laughter.
Everyone is stunned. Could she have gone mad?
"Wretch, what are you laughing at!" Wu Lihong, unable to hold back his anger, kicks her again.
Blood trickles from the corner of Madam Wang’s mouth. She lifts her head, looks coldly at Old Madam Wu, and mocks, "You ask what I’ve done to you, yet you have the nerve to ask?"
Old Madam Wu purses her lips, so angry that her heart aches. Heavens, how could she have such a disobedient and unfilial daughter-in-law? Take her away, please.
Madam Wang wipes the blood from her mouth, stands up from the ground, tidies her clothes, and says, "You ask why? If you hadn’t hinted at wanting to dispose of , would I have acted against you?"
"Wretch, what are you saying!" Wu Lihong yells sternly.
"You all know exactly what I’m saying." Madam Wang replies coldly, "Back when Madam Zhou was still around, how many tis did you two not attempt to bring her and her children back? Did you think I didn’t know about your sches? Especially later, when Zhou Wufu, that dead girl, started gaining influence, didn’t you want to make room for them because you thought of as an obstacle?"
Wu Lihong and Old Madam Wu exchange a glance, both feeling sowhat uncomfortable and awkward.
Madam Wang sneers, "It’s true that the Wu Family originated from humble beginnings, and in your bones, you’re just sycophants, no matter how much wealth you gain. Now that my family has fallen and can’t offer you support, you find useless, an eyesore, and think it’s ti to make way for those who can bring you more advantage. Bah! Have you forgotten the faces you showed when you groveled to my family?"
"I was carried into the Wu Family in a grand sedan chair. I married down back then, and over the years, I’ve managed the household, served my in-laws, and kept the household finances. Which of these have I not done well? Not only do you not appreciate it, you see that I’m of no use now and want to cast aside—for what? The household finances were supplented with my dowry, yet you’re even less loyal than a white-eyed wolf, ungrateful and heartless."
"Madam Wang, how dare you speak so boldly? You educated your children, but you taught your daughter to engage in unsanctioned liaisons?" Old Madam Wu, unable to contain her anger, shouts, "And Yuyu, you didn’t take care of him either, allowing him to beco a cripple. And you say you’ve raised the children well? The Wu Family must have been blind to have ended up with a venomous woman like you."
"It’s all because of your wonderful son, who couldn’t control himself, that these troubles arose. If it weren’t for him, how would such vexing matters happen?" Madam Wang defends herself, saying, "The chaos in the Wu Family is entirely because of him. He caused it all."
"Beyond redemption, you truly are a venomous woman, unrepentant." Old Madam Wu, her heart aching with anger, exclaims, "Lihong, divorce her, divorce this venomous woman. We can’t keep such a woman in the Wu Family."
Madam Wang bursts into laughter, "Divorce , go ahead, issue the divorce letter right away. Let’s see what outsiders will say about the Wu Family."
She laughs maniacally, appearing reckless and slightly hysterical, "Divorce , and it will be like telling the world that I indeed poisoned my mother-in-law. Let’s see what reputation the Wu Family has left, and how the daughters will marry or face others! Anyway, my Ningning is ruined, Yuyu is crippled, and Linlin can bla her bad luck. Go ahead, tell the world!"
At this point, she fears nothing. After all, what she cares about is already destroyed; why not bring the entire Wu Family down with her? It would be her gain!
Reviews
All reviews (0)