Chapter 223 The Righteous Way (12)
Chapter 223 The Righteous Way (12)
Du Hezhi was speechless after hearing this, and sneered at Lu Changqing's remarks in his heart. Instead of being a good person, he had to compare himself to an object. Isn't this self-degrading?
"Put away your perverse theories and stop talking nonsense in front of your third sister." After saying that, Du Hezhi cursed in a low voice with disdain: "This little bitch is really not worthy of being on the stage."
Lu Changqing had sharp ears and sharp eyes, so he naturally heard the cursing words from behind Du He.
"Even if I was raised by my mother, I am still my father's daughter and a girl from the Bai Mansion. Madam, if you scold me like this, aren't you afraid that outsiders will say you are mean and affect the marriages of my sisters at home?"
Seeing that Lu Changqing dared to talk back, Du Hezhi angrily said, "You dare to threaten me?"
Lu Changqing said confidently: "I am just telling the truth. If the mistress feels that her daughter is wrong, she can wait for Daddy to come back and let him judge the case."
"You!" Du Hezhi pointed at Lu Changqing angrily, "Okay, I think you are rebelling. Do you believe that I will punish you by making you kneel in the ancestral hall for disrespecting the mistress?"
"I consciously abide by etiquette, calling you Madam and greeting you every day. I really don't know where this sin of disrespect comes from."
"You talked back to me!"
Lu Changqing said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Madam, what you said is wrong. I am reminding you that words can cause trouble. Our family values the reputation of women the most. Madam, you should set an example yourself."
Du Hezhi was so angry. Why didn't he notice Bai Fuying's many twisted ideas before?
"Mother." Bai Xingke walked to Du Hezhi's side to help her calm down, "Fourth sister is still young and ignorant, you should not be angry with her."
As he spoke, he called out to Lu Changqing, "Fourth sister, come here and admit your mistake to mother."
A cement worker who doesn't want to be a chef is not a good protagonist. His ability to smooth things over and pass the buck is amazing.
Lu Changqing stood there motionless, not apologizing at all. If she had the guts, she could spread the news that she was disrespectful to the mistress. If Du Hezhi dared, she would expose the other party's ridicule of her being a woman who was not worthy of being in public the next day. Then they would see who would be more embarrassed.
The atmosphere was tense, and Bai Wan and her daughter felt very uncomfortable. They never expected that Du Hezhi and Lu Changqing, mother and daughter, would be unhappy because of their family affairs.
"Madam, don't be angry. It's not worth it to get yourself upset. It's all my Awan's fault. If you had opened your eyes and seen Sun Yong's true face when discussing the marriage, this wouldn't have happened today."
When Lu Changqing heard what his aunt said, a big question mark popped up in his mind. "It's funny what you said, aunt. Since ancient times, children's marriages are mostly arranged by their parents and matchmakers. It was obviously you and your uncle who were blind to choose Sun Yong and delayed Sister Awan. How come you said it was Sister Awan's fault?"
Bai Wan and Bai Xingke were both stunned, especially Bai Wan. After she came to her senses, she stared at Lu Changqing blankly.
Ever since she asked for a divorce from her parents, although her family was heartbroken about her situation, they still blamed her for not being careful enough and marrying the wrong person. Her father, in particular, initially thought that it was because she had not fulfilled her duties as a daughter-in-law that she was rejected by Sun Yong.
After Lu Changqing's reminder, Bai Wan realized that she was not wrong, but her mother, father and Sun family were wrong.
The aunt was speechless after being asked this question. After a while, she stammered and said, "This... this... if your sister Awan doesn't agree, we can't marry her off."
"Isn't it your fault that you didn't inquire about the Sun family's situation carefully? You thought he was a scholar and was very happy about this marriage. If you had inquired more carefully, you would have known Sun Yong's evil and mean nature. Would Sister Wan agree?"
"That's enough!" Du Hezhi couldn't stand it anymore and started to drive Lu Changqing away, "Go back, we don't need you here."
If you don’t want to listen, forget it. She doesn’t want to talk about it anymore.
But before leaving, Lu Changqing walked up to his aunt and said, "Don't you always say 'Parents who love their children will plan for them'? For a bad reputation that outsiders don't care about, you let Sister Wan lose half of her own property. From this point of view, I don't see how much you love your children."
After Lu Changqing left, Du Hezhi said to Bai Wan and her daughter, "Don't listen to Bai Fuying's nonsense. She thinks reputation is unimportant because she has a mother who willingly lowered herself to be someone's concubine. The upper beam is not straight, and the lower beam is crooked, which is why she has become what she is now."
"You're still talking about being a queen in the palace. Can we compare with the royal family?" Du Hezhi said, looking at Bai Wan who was silent, "Awan, just listen to your third sister and take out half of the dowry to divorce Sun Yong. There's no need for us to argue too much with that kind of scumbag and lose our status for nothing."
Just like the plot, Bai Wan still paid out half of her dowry and got the divorce certificate. The Bai family preserved its so-called reputation, and Sun Yong got a lot of property for free. Anyone who saw it would curse the Bai family as idiots.
When the news of Bai Wan's financial loss came, Bai Mingzhou finally exploded.
The incident happened on a dark and windy night. Bai Mingzhou, who had rested for several days, wanted to regain his strength. He called Wu Xiang over and fiddled with him for a long time, but the safety pin could not be put on. Now he didn't even have a chance to cause the gun to explode.
Bai Mingzhou was so angry that he punched and kicked Wu Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling. The servants guarding outside were afraid that something might happen, so they ran to Lin Wenqing's room and called Bai Shiyuan.
There was a lot of noise in the mansion. When Lu Changqing heard what was happening outside, he threw on his clothes and ran towards the brightest light in the mansion.
The door was wide open. When Lu Changqing entered the room, he saw the furious Bai Shiyuan, Bai Mingzhou who was kneeling on the ground with an indignant look on his face, and Wu Xiang who was lying on the ground dying.
Bai Shiyuan angrily cursed: "You bastard, are you going to kill someone in front of so many people?"
Bai Mingzhou knelt on the ground in humiliation. He had no way of speaking out his grievances. Was he supposed to say such inhumane things in front of so many people?
Du Hezhi rushed in and saw his beloved son kneeling on the ground. He ran over to help him up and said to Bai Shiyuan in a somewhat complaining tone, "Isn't she just a girl? Beat her if you want. Why did you get so angry at Mingzhou?"
Bai Shiyuan looked at the servants standing in the yard and shouted at Du Hezhi, "You ignorant, stupid woman! I am under the watchful eyes of many people. If I allow this unfilial son to beat and kill a servant and the news gets out to interested people, the officials in the Censorate will scold me to death!"
Du Hezi glared at Wu Xiang, who was lying on the ground, and said, "Isn't he still alive?"
Bai Shiyuan said angrily: "It will be too late if you wait until you die!"
After saying that, Bai Shiyuan looked up and found that Lu Changqing, Bai Xingke and others were standing in a row and looking at him.
Bai Shiyuan, who had nowhere to vent his anger, found a vent and shouted, "Who let you in? Get out now!"
Lu Changqing pointed at Wu Xiang lying on the ground and said, "Dad, let's ask a doctor to treat him. So many people in the mansion saw what happened tonight. If someone spreads it and accuses us of beating and killing servants at will, it will be bad for our reputation."
Before Bai Shiyuan could say anything, Du Hezhi threatened him, "Let's see who dares! If anyone dares to say anything, I'll pull out her tongue!"
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