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Chapter 72 The Favoritistic Grandmother

The Duke's Mansion.

Master Liang welcomed Madam Liang and Liang Jiang into the mansion and took the mother and daughter directly to the courtyard of Old Madam Liang, Madam Wen.

Lady Liangwen was playing with a cat on the tatami mat. A tabby cat lay lazily on her lap, its aloof eyes filled with arrogance.

Qiao Niang, Liang Er Ye's concubine, was massaging Liang Wen Shi's legs. When she saw Madam Liang, she couldn't hide her excitement, but she dared not show it.

She was probably the only person in the second wife's household who welcomed her and her mother back to the mansion.

After paying their respects, Lady Liangwen, with a sullen face and some displeasure, told the mother and daughter to get up.

The first thing he said was, "Since you left, you shouldn't have come back. Especially at this crucial juncture, what if something unexpected happens?"

She was referring to the matter of inheriting the title, and was worried that the emperor would rescind his order, thus ruining the second wife's plans.

Madam Liang explained, "I never expected something like this to happen, to cause such a commotion."

Liang Wen asked, "I've heard about what happened yesterday. What are your plans to do?"

Lady Liang glanced at Liang Jiang and said, "Let's handle this according to the law. We have no demands."

"It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. Besides, the other party has ties to the General's Mansion. You should at least give General Tong some face, right? I heard that General Tong initially said he wouldn't pursue the matter without saying a word."

Lady Liang lowered her head, and Liang Jiang coughed lightly and said, "If my mother had confessed yesterday, the Fang family would have been relentless, and it wouldn't have been something that could be resolved with just a beating."

"Now that it's the Fang family's turn, are we just going to let bygones be bygones? If we repay evil with kindness, how will we repay kindness?"

Old Madam Fang glared at her: "You still have the nerve to talk back. A daughter, married into her husband's family for only a year and then divorced and turned against her husband's family. I don't know how your mother raised you. I always said we couldn't let you stay in that mountain. You've become wild and unruly!"

Liang Jiang scoffed: "This matter is due to the Fang family's attempt to climb the social ladder and their ingratitude. If I don't pin a crime on myself, wouldn't I be letting the Fang family down?"

"Outrageous!" Liangwen shouted angrily, "Can't I, as your grandmother, even be reprimanded? The whole capital is talking about this now, and you've completely disgraced the Duke's Mansion! If I were you, I'd rather hang myself from the rafters than parade around in public with such shame!"

Liang Jiang knew that her grandmother would definitely not give her a kind look, and she shouldn't have kowtowed to her just now.

Lady Liang tugged hard at Liang Jiang's sleeve, preventing her from continuing to argue.

Liang Su stepped forward and gently patted Liang Wen's back to help her catch her breath.

“Grandmother, you know that my cousin has always been wild and unruly. Why make yourself angry? If you hurt yourself, I can take care of you, but I can't take away your pain.”

Madam Liang patted Liang Su's hand gently: "My Su Su is still the best. Grandmother has not spoiled you for nothing. I'm counting on you in the future to find me a good in-law."

Master Liang interjected, "You probably don't know yet, but today Prince Pingxi specially sent a visiting card to Su Su, asking her to help prepare a birthday gift for the Empress Dowager."

Madam Liang's face lit up with joy: "I have met this Princess Pingxi before. When your uncle was still alive, she often came to ask him for advice on kung fu and military strategy. She was truly a dragon among men."

Now he has his own fiefdom, a powerful ruler in his own right, and he's still unmarried. He actually sought your help; could it be that his true intentions are elsewhere?

Liang Su said coyly, "Grandmother, you're just teasing me. I just wanted to ask for a piece of embroidery."

“This Prince Pingxi has a good eye; he knows my son is skilled in needlework and his embroidery is excellent. If your embroidery can be presented to the Empress Dowager, the matter will be almost certain.”

I've said it before: a girl should stay home and learn needlework, embroidery, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. What kind of behavior is this, practicing martial arts?

Liang Su blushed with smug satisfaction, but she didn't mention anything about Madam Liu, though she didn't forget to stir up trouble.

“Being good at martial arts is certainly an advantage. If I had put in more effort, I wouldn’t have been powerless against my sister today.”

"What? She hit you?" Liang Wenshi asked angrily.

Liang Su patted her chest: "It's my fault for being so tactless and angering my sister. Grandmother, please don't blame her."

Liang Jiang chuckled and said, "My sister knows she misspoke. If you admit your mistake and correct it, I won't hold it against you."

Before Liang Wenshi could make a move, Madam Liang stood up and pulled Liang Jiang, saying, "We are relieved that Mother is in good health and living a good life. Please take care of yourself. We'll take our leave now."

"You may leave," Liang Wenshi coldly ordered, "but before you leave, write a letter of understanding, and let the matter with the Fang family be dropped." Madam Liang tightened her grip on Liang Jiang's hand: "The Fang family has gone too far in bullying my son; they certainly deserve to be taught a lesson."

“If you just pack up and leave, what if the General’s Mansion targets the Duke’s Mansion in the future? You can’t act rashly and put your second uncle in a difficult position.”

Liang Jiang chuckled: "Just how much did the General's Mansion give Grandmother to make you protect her so wholeheartedly? Aren't the grievances I suffered grievances? Aren't I your granddaughter?"

"If you disobey me today, then you are not my granddaughter! The Duke's mansion has no such disobedient descendant! You shall never set foot in the Duke's mansion again!"

“I may not be your granddaughter, but the Duke of Liang will always be my father, and the Duke's mansion is my home. Whether I return or not is up to me!”

Madam Liang slammed her hand on the table, pointed at Madam Liang's nose, and scolded, "This is your good daughter! You just stand there and don't say a word, is that it?"

Madam Liang clenched her teeth: "You can let us leave the Duke's mansion, but in the Fang family matter, the one who suffered the most was Liang Jiang. As her mother, I cannot be so magnanimous as to repay evil with kindness. Mother, I'm sorry."

He took Liang Jiang and left the Duke's mansion directly.

Enraged, Liang Wen cursed loudly from behind.

After leaving the Duke's mansion, the mother and daughter boarded a carriage and drove away.

Madam Liang turned her back, pretending to look out of the carriage, but secretly she was wiping away tears, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

Liang Jiang didn't say much. Since she had chosen to endure it all, she had to bear it.

In the afternoon, Liang Jiang prepared offerings and accompanied Lady Liang to pay respects to Duke Liang.

Lady Liang sat in front of the Liangguo Cemetery, pressed her face against the tombstone, and spoke for a long time.

Uncle Chen, who was guarding the tomb, was so moved that his eyes reddened.

Only Black Tiger, oblivious to human joys and sorrows, ran wildly through the cemetery, wagging its tail at Liang Jiang.

The tombstone bears the names of Duke Liang and Lady Liang.

Lady Liang stroked the names of the two people and wept silently.

Liang Jiang finally spoke, breaking the silence: "My father is buried in the cemetery alone."

Lady Liang was taken aback: "Weren't they buried together?"

She was referring to the innocent woman who was murdered in her place. According to custom, the husband and wife should naturally be buried together.

Liang Jiang shook her head: "Two years ago, I heard rumors and begged Lu Xingzhan for help to secretly move the woman's body away and bury her before the burial. I didn't want my father to be buried with someone of unknown origin."

The knot in Madam Liang's heart that had been tied up for the past two years was suddenly untied: "You never told me about this before."

"You won't let me return to the capital, let alone the Duke's mansion. I'm afraid you'll be angry."

Lady Liang said with relief, "My Jiang'er is really amazing. Your mother still treats you like her own child."

Liangjiang finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Mother, when you left the Duke's mansion, were you forced by Grandmother and Second Uncle?"

Madam Liang froze, then said in a hoarse voice, "How could that be?"

"You must have some unavoidable reason, right?"

Madam Liang wiped away her tears: "You're overthinking it."

Liang Jiang gazed at the tomb of the Duke of Liang: "Just now, at the Duke's mansion, a question suddenly came to mind."

"what is the problem?"

“Mother, you followed Father in countless battles in the south and dealt with the people of Xiliang all year round. If someone were to impersonate a person from Xiliang, you would probably recognize them, right?”

(End of this chapter)