Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 215 She said your son is impotent

Jiang's face turned ashen. Not only did that brat come over, but she also said she came to "seek justice"?
What injustice has she suffered?

What grievance could she possibly have that required her to plead her case in front of the Yan family?

She wasn't too afraid when she saw Yan Shu break into Wei Shi and Yan Song earlier. She wasn't even afraid when the old lady Yan and her daughter-in-law arrived. But now that Lu Jia has arrived, she can't help but feel a chill in her heart!
If the previous incident with Granny Du was due to my lack of precautions and insufficient understanding of Lu Jia, then what about this time?

The maids said that Lu Jia went out to meet a man in the middle of the night, but she didn't believe it completely until she saw it with her own eyes. Only then did she drag Lu Jie along to chase after them. But in the end, she was still tricked. She didn't catch her stepdaughter cheating. Instead, she witnessed her mother and biological father being caught in adultery by wave after wave of people. Lu Jia actually managed to make her jump into such a deep pit, and she's now stuck in it and can't get out. Isn't such a girl frightening enough?

"Father!"

Before Lu Jiaren even entered the room, the sound of crying preceded her.

This tone was exactly the same as when she barged into Lu Jie's study to complain about Granny Du that day, but it was completely different from her domineering manner that day. Jiang Shi's scalp tingled.

"Father, your daughter has been wronged and I beg you to give me justice!"

As soon as Lu Jia entered, she knelt down before Lu Jie. Even though she was crying and covered her face with her sleeve, she still stepped through the door like a gentle evening breeze, her demeanor incredibly graceful. Therefore, even though she was kneeling with her back to the Yan family, she still attracted the attention of the entire Yan family.

Lu Jie paused for a moment, then said, "What grievance do you have that compels you to come here to seek justice?"

She certainly didn't do it without reason, but now that she's found him, Lu Jie should at least offer her a way out, right?
"Father, don't you know?" Lu Jia raised her head and looked at Jiang Shi beside her, sobbing. "The reason why Father and Mother are here tonight is because Mother dragged Father here under the pretext of catching me in adultery, isn't it?"
"If it weren't for my mother's actions, how would I, even living in the inner quarters, have known that my maternal grandmother actually owned a house here?"

Her words essentially exposed Wei Shiyan Song's adultery.

Even the young ladies in the Lu family's inner chambers know about this shameful affair!

Madam Yan glared sharply at Madam Jiang: "So you deliberately brought Lan Chu here? What exactly are you plotting?!"

Jiang's face turned pale as she said, "You're listening to her nonsense? I clearly saw her sneaking here with a man! Who knew we'd fallen for her scheme! That girl is cunning and treacherous; tonight's events were all her doing! The Yan family's disgrace is all her doing!"

The Yan family all looked at Lu Jia with surprise and suspicion.

Lu Jie stood with his hands behind his back, looking at her quietly and deeply.

“I never knew my mother saw me like that,” Lu Jia said with a bitter laugh, raising her wet face. “I lost my mother when I was young. The day my father brought her back, I just thought that someone would love me again, and I felt an indescribable desire to be close to her and to be grateful.”

"Ten years ago, my mother lost me. I didn't blame you. After I came back, I still respected and honored you. But I never expected that in my mother's eyes, I would be such a despicable person! As a woman, even if I wasn't a young lady of the Lu family, I would still know shame. Yet you accused me of having an affair with a man without any evidence!"
"Why does my mother have to bully me like this? Why doesn't she just kill me?"

As she sobbed and gasped for breath, she lifted her face, revealing a meticulously sculpted face under the light.

Madam Yan trembled slightly, looked at Old Madam Yan, and then glanced at her husband.

Yan Shu's eyes also flickered at this moment!
The girl I remember from my childhood, Lu Jia, with her delicate and pretty face, has grown even more beautiful over the years!

Is this the boorish, rude, cunning, and treacherous young lady that Jiang mentioned?
Does Jiang Mingyi think the Yan family are all fools?!
This girl is exceptionally beautiful, with a dignified bearing and an air of nobility. At first glance, she is no less beautiful than her own Ying'er. How dare she call her boorish and ignorant? And say that she is incapable of completing the mission to the Shen family?!
The Yan family's anger and resentment deepened, while Lu Jie's voice hardened: "Madam Jiang, you previously claimed that Jia'er was meeting with a man at night, and even said she should hang herself. Now, give me an explanation!" Madam Jiang's face turned pale with anger. She never expected that the usually aggressive Lu Jia would have such a face! She gritted her teeth and glared at him: "You're quite the actor. If you didn't go out without permission, why are you here?"

Lu Jia straightened her back and faced only Lu Jie: "Father, please understand. I came out of the mansion to seek justice after I heard a servant report to my sister's room two quarters of an hour ago that my mother had falsely accused me of misconduct. Before that, I had been staying in the inner quarters. I don't know why my mother wanted to smear me."
"If I were to meet with another man in secret, it would be unless my sister accompanied me!"

Jiang's facial muscles twitched: "In Ying'er's room?"

“Exactly! I’ve been with my sister all night. You don’t believe me, but she’s your own daughter. You can believe her, right?” Lu Jia said with a blank face. “If you still think I’m talking nonsense, you can go and bring your sister here right now to confront her!”

Everyone in the room turned their attention back to the Jiang family.

Jiang suddenly felt her hands and feet go weak.

Lu Jia's unequivocal use of Lu Ying as a witness suggests that this is definitely not a lie.

So what exactly happened?

Wasn't it her who left the manor earlier?
Am I seeing things?!

Do not!
She couldn't possibly be mistaken; the woman from before must not have been Lu Jia at all!
Yes, that was her disguise; she was pretending to lure me into this mess!
"You're so cunning!" Her lips trembled, her clenched teeth feeling like they were Lu Jia's flesh! "How can a mere weaned girl like you have such a scheming mind?!"

Jiang found her terrifying; she had actually calculated every single step!
“Scheming?” Lu Jia raised her lips. “When it comes to scheming, how can I compare to my mother’s scheming? You were not satisfied with Ying’er’s marriage to the Yan family. You didn’t publicly object, but you secretly asked me to find a way to ruin it. You even promised me that if it worked out, you would use the Yan family’s power to marry me into the Shen family.”

"Who can compare to your cunning and resourcefulness in achieving three goals at once?"
"And when I refused, you came up with this scheme to deal with me, turning the tables on me and saying I'm cunning!"

As soon as Lu Jia finished speaking, the stool that Yan Shu was sitting on was overturned because he suddenly stood up!

Yan Song, who had remained silent until now, also looked at Jiang with sharp eyes.

Jiang was completely furious: "When did I ever say I said any of this to you?!"

“But if you hadn’t told me, how would I have known?” Lu Jia said calmly. “If you hadn’t told me, I would have been even less aware that Young Master Yan, before he was even married, was already keeping several mistresses outside. I’m just a young lady who has just returned to the manor. Young Master Yan has nothing to do with me except that he is my future brother-in-law. I wouldn’t go out of my way to find out about him, would I?”

Jiang's face turned deathly pale!

Madam Yan rushed over: "Did she say all of this? Girl, if you're talking nonsense, I won't let you get away with it!"

Lu Jia lowered her head and wiped away her tears: "I don't know if it's true or not, but my mother also said some indecent things, which may serve as further evidence."

How could Madam Yan let her remain silent now? She glared at Madam Jiang: "Speak! I'll hold the sky up for you if it falls!"

Lu Jia looked at everyone in front of her, and finally turned to Madam Jiang, saying slowly, "She said that Young Master Yan is impotent—but I don't know what impotence means. However, when my mother told me this, her expression was very ambiguous, so it must not be a good thing. I hope Madam will understand."