Chapter 406: Who Would Dare to Get Involved with Lady Wang

Chapter 406: Who Would Dare to Get Involved with Lady Wang

Madam Liu, Tong Yunpeng's mother, initially held a grudge against Lady Wang. However, upon seeing Chu Siying injured and Lady Wang weeping so pitifully, Madam Liu couldn't help but feel a twinge of sympathy. She reassured her, "The temple monks skilled in medicine have already checked her and said it’s nothing serious. With proper care, she’ll recover just fine... I have some excellent scar-removing ointment at home. It was bought by her brother from a renowned doctor when Miss Peng injured her face. There's still some left, and I'll have it sent to Miss Ying later."

By all standards, Madam Liu’s gesture was very thoughtful. But Lady Wang grew even more frantic, her eyes red as she lashed out at Tong Yunpeng, "...Miss Ying’s always been this way, couldn’t you just give her some slack? Now she’s suffered this mishap, and her body’s been exposed to others..."

"Hold on a second!" Madam Liu, seeing Lady Wang pull her usual stunt, was about to blow her top. But when Lady Wang started talking about her body being seen, Madam Liu thought it was completely ridiculous!

"Wait, what are you talking about? What do you mean her body was seen?"

Lady Wang, shaking, pointed to the ripped parts of Chu Siying’s clothes, "There, and there—my poor Miss Ying!"

Lady Wang burst into loud sobs.

Madam Liu couldn’t take it anymore and snapped, "Wang Guiyuan, have you lost your mind?! Chu Siying is your own daughter, isn't she?! She’s just eleven! She only got a few scratches from the injury, what's all this nonsense about her body being seen? If there’s something wrong with your head, get it checked out!"

She’d never seen anyone so hell-bent on ruining their own daughter!

Lady Wang, as if hit by a gut-punch, shook all over, clutching her chest, "How can you say that! It's my daughter who's suffering, and you're still scolding me, I, I—"

With that, Lady Wang cried so hard she could barely breathe.

Madam Liu was about to lose it.

She had never encountered such a situation before, so she hadn't realized that Wang Guiyuan was so irrational.

She took a deep breath, deciding she was done with this nonsense.

But Madam Liu was truly concerned that Miss Ying might be wrecked by her mother.

After all, Miss Ying might be a bit spoiled and throw tantrums, but it’s not a big deal! Why should she be completely ruined by her clueless mother!

The other ladies, seeing Lady Wang in this state, were appalled and quickly tried to calm her down, "Okay, okay, take it easy. It’s nothing, Miss Ying just tripped into a trap, it's not like her body was really seen. It doesn’t count."

"Yes, and besides, it was the White Horse Temple monks who rescued her, which shows that Miss Ying is indeed blessed by Buddha, that's why she escaped danger."

"Exactly, once Miss Ying gets past this, she’ll be on a clear path, free from any more trouble."

Only then did Lady Wang gradually stop crying, her swollen eyes looking at everyone, "Really?"

The other ladies quickly nodded.

Lady Wang's mood improved slightly.

Madam Liu, though, let out a cold snort.

She could tell Lady Wang just wanted to be babied!

If it weren't for Miss Ying, who would bother!

But then Lady Wang suddenly turned to Madam Liu with a stubborn question, "...Do you think so too?"

Madam Liu was about to retort angrily when Tong Yunpeng quickly tugged at her mother's sleeve.

Madam Liu took a deep breath, silently reminding herself that it was all for Miss Ying, all for Miss Ying.

After steeling herself, Madam Liu forced a smile and said, "Yes, that’s right. Miss Ying’s future will be smooth and safe."

Lady Wang finally managed a slight smile, clutching her handkerchief: "If that's the case... Speaking of which, my Yingjie'er went through this ordeal because of Miss Peng and her friends. Since you also think Yingjie'er is fine, and Miss Peng's second brother is still unmarried, why don't we just arrange this marriage? When Yingjie'er is a bit older, she can marry into your family..."

"???" Madam Liu was completely confused, "What are you talking about?"

What marriage?

Lady Wang looked at Madam Liu: "I mean, the marriage between Yingjie'er and your second son..."

This time, Tong Yunpeng couldn't restrain her, and Madam Liu lost her temper: "No, Wang Guiyuan, you're really pushing it!"

Lady Wang was about to cry again: "I knew it! You say it's nothing, but secretly, you're still disgusted that other men saw my Yingjie'er's body. As mothers, if this had happened to your Miss Peng, how would you feel?"

Madam Liu roared: "My Miss Peng is well-educated and would never wander off to the back hills and get into such trouble! And don't distort my words—I think Yingjie'er's situation is not a big deal, but that doesn't mean I have to marry her to my second son!"

When choosing a wife, one should seek virtue. With Yingjie'er's temperament, what would we gain from marrying her? A troublemaker?!

Madam Liu was furious and left in a huff.

Let whoever wants to deal with this take care of it! She was done!

Tong Yunpeng lowered her head and followed Madam Liu out.

Bai Xiaofeng looked around, quickly grabbed Xingxing, and hurriedly said her goodbyes before leaving.

Lady Wang turned to the other ladies, but they were too scared to get involved and quickly made excuses about the late hour and the need to return home.

One by one, they all left in a hurry.

Lady Wang sat there, clutching her handkerchief, feeling increasingly wronged.

These people, their daughters didn't look after her Yingjie'er, and as mothers, they lacked loyalty, leaving her and Yingjie'er here. They were all so inconsiderate!

After this incident, Bai Xiaofeng and Xingxing returned to the Yu residence by carriage, and it was already quite late.

Bai Xiaofeng sighed, rubbing her arm thoughtfully: "...That Madam Wang is truly out of her mind."

Given what had happened, Xingxing didn't mention seeing an 'old acquaintance' at White Horse Temple to Bai Xiaofeng.

Fortunately, although the sun had set, they made it back to the Yu residence safely with their maid.

Wei Pozi had been worried that their late return might mean something had happened, but seeing Xingxing and Bai Xiaofeng return safely, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With bandits outside the city, it was always a bit nerve-wracking.

That evening, the whole family gathered for dinner, and Xingxing specifically sought out Yu Sanbao.

"Third Uncle, come here. There's something I need to tell you."

Yu Sanbao followed Xingxing to the side hall, amused: "What's with the secrecy, little girl?"

Xingxing scratched her head: "It's nothing much, but today at White Horse Temple, I suddenly saw someone. It's not a big deal, but I thought it might be better to tell you about it?"

"Who was it?" Yu Sanbao was curious.

Xingxing said, "Third Uncle, do you remember? A few winters ago, when we were returning from the city to Nantuo Village, we rescued a girl who had escaped from a bandit camp, named Yang Xiangdie?"