The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 407 She was furious, but dared not fight back.
Downstairs, many people were crowded together, all wishing they could go to the teahouse to watch the play.

But someone was stopping them.

At first, it was the Yang family's servants who blocked the door, but then the waiters and manager of the teahouse were all driven out to clear the place.

After Ning Suchan arrived, she didn't give them a chance to inform the others. The Wei family soldiers behind her seized the Yang family servants.

It turned into Wei's army blocking the door.

After Jia Shan arrived, Wei's army allowed him to enter. The guards brought by the Gu family stayed behind.

People: ...

Someone whispered, "Why are the Gu family guards standing on the left and the Wei family army on the right, clearly separated? They don't look familiar at all."

"We weren't familiar with each other to begin with, and the general's wife hasn't even gone back to her parents' home yet."

"Pfft, did you see that? The Gu family's guard captain has tried to talk to the Wei family's army for the third time and failed."

The crowd was mostly talking about it.

The old woman carrying a basket said, "I wonder what's going on inside. I saw Princess Jiashan and the Duchess of Shunguo coming in with great force. Madam Yang was so arrogant before, she kicked all the teahouse customers out without saying a word, just because of her status. Let's see how arrogant she is now."

"The Gu and Wei families have sent people. Madam Yang is arrogant in front of us, but do you think she can be arrogant in front of those two?"

Some people spoke up for the Yang family.

"Don't say that. The Yang family is quite honest. At least they paid for the tea for those guests."

The old woman spat out, "Your words are ridiculous. Are people who can afford to go to teahouses so poor that they can't even afford tea?"

"I remember that the Yang family distributed porridge for half the year! That shows how kind they are."

"That's even more ridiculous. Have you ever been to the Yang family's porridge stand? The Yang family loves to use their reputation for charity to distribute porridge the most frequently, but they're reluctant to spend the money. Other families distribute porridge for a month or two at most, but it's thick and sticky, enough to fill the poor people's stomachs. One bowl a day is enough for each person to survive. But how many grains of rice are in a spoonful from the Yang family? It's so watery. It's better not to distribute it at all."

Besides sounding good to others, is it even useful?
If you really care, you might as well give aid for a few months and give those poor people hope for survival.

As soon as he said this, someone nodded in agreement.

"That's it."

“Three years ago, my father died, my mother fell ill, and I had two younger sisters who were still nursing. The cost of medicine and medical treatment was high, and we had exhausted all our savings. Life was really tough. I heard about the Yang family's porridge distribution from someone else, so I rushed out and walked for almost half an hour in the cold wind, only to receive a bowl of rice porridge.”

“I knelt on the ground and begged the Yang family servants for more, but they said I was causing trouble and kicked me out. The rice soup was all spilled.”

"Their porridge was so thin, yet many people came with empty bowls and left with empty bowls."

“A few days later, as dusk was approaching, I heard that the Duke of Shun's mansion was also distributing porridge, but by the time I arrived, they had already closed up shop. Guess what? After the steward of the Duke of Shun's mansion learned about my situation, he immediately scooped a full bowl of rice for me to take home and cook for my mother and sister. He even called a doctor to treat my mother. From then on, whenever the Wei family distributed porridge, they would always give me several bowls, enough for my whole family to eat.”

What is saving lives? This is what saving lives truly means.

As they were talking, no one noticed that a simple Lu family carriage had appeared on the other side of the street.

The people inside the carriage never got off.

A servant advised, "Madam, our young lady is very timid. She's probably quite frightened. Shouldn't we go and check on her?"

Lu Shiying was inside and was also a party involved, so naturally, Madam Lu would not be stopped outside by the Gu and Wei families.

Madam Lu shook her head.

"Just wait here."

She sighed, "With the Lu family in such a state, how can I possibly have the confidence to support them?"

"The Yang family wanted to take Ying'er as a concubine but were refused. They repeatedly made things difficult for her and accused the Lu family of not knowing how to be virtuous. No matter how angry my father and I were, we could only swallow our anger."

Madam Lu: "However, today, the Yang family has truly met their match."

Thinking of Madam Yang's character, Madam Lu said sarcastically, "She's ridiculous. If it were me, I would have apologized a thousand or ten thousand times over. A smart person would have made their stance clear in public. But she's the one who invited people to a restaurant to talk."

"Is there anything she can't say to outsiders? Is she afraid of losing face? Or does she have ulterior motives? Judging from her past behavior, she might be pretending to be clever and relying on her age and experience, planting traps in every word, so that the young mistress of the Wei family won't be ungrateful."

How could Ning Suchan and Jiashan not have thought of what she could think of?

Madam Lu lifted the carriage curtain to look outside: "In terms of status, Young Madam Wei is superior to her. She looks approachable, but she didn't even greet Young Madam Wei. She's clearly using her seniority to bully the younger one."

“My Ying’er has probably turned misfortune into blessing.”

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Second floor. Madam Yang boasted of having seen countless people.

A girl from a small town, through luck and her looks, managed to become the wife of General Wei Zhao, and her status rose accordingly while she was also recognized by the Gu family.

Everyone has a tendency to become arrogant.

They thought they could walk around Beijing with impunity.

Therefore, they seized on the Yang family's weaknesses and acted arrogantly in the street, ruining their reputation.

Can……

She comes from a small place, and I heard that her adoptive parents died long ago. She has been living under someone else's roof until now. What skills could she possibly have?
Saying a few harsh words would probably scare her quite a bit.

Therefore, she was very polite and invited Yu Tingwan to have tea, greeting her with a smile and saying that everything she said was for Yu Tingwan's benefit.

Madam Yang believed that victory was assured.

Unexpectedly...

The change happened too fast.

She never expected Yu Tingwan to lie through her teeth.

Jiashan burst in, walking faster and faster, yet her accessories swayed only slightly. She didn't utter a word, but her imposing presence shone through, perfectly embodying the aura of a matriarch from a prominent family.

"Do not."

"not like this."

Oh no! Madam Yang hurriedly got up.

She had considered everything very carefully. When the Wei and Gu families arrived, she had arranged everything properly.

As long as Yu Tingwan doesn't hold it against them, and the Yang family suffers some losses but agrees to turn hostility into friendship, there's no need to bring it up again. The families might even be able to become friends again.

But she miscalculated.

She hadn't expected Yu Tingwan to deliberately feign weakness, and she almost rolled her eyes.

"Madam General, you shouldn't say things like that so casually."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Jiashan raised his hand and slapped Madam Yang hard across the face.

Crisp and neat.

The sound is crisp and clear.

It sounds painful.

As expected, Madam Yang was forced to take a step back after being hit, and only then did she manage to regain her balance.

"mother!"

Yang Jingshu was incredulous.

She never expected Yu Tingwan to be so shameless! Where was the way she had berated her on the street just now? Now that someone from her family is here, she acts like this. Anyone who didn't know better would think the Yang family had coerced, manipulated, and tortured her!
She didn't expect Jiashan to take action without asking any questions.

Madam Yang covered her swollen face: "Madam of the Grand Tutor, what are you doing?"

She was furious, but would she dare to fight back?

“Those rumors outside are all nonsense. Our Yang family is a respectable family, after all. From the moment we entered the teahouse, I have treated her with the utmost courtesy, for fear of mistreating the General’s wife.”

She then helped up Yang Jingshu, who was disheveled and hadn't changed her clothes or washed up.

"In fact, Jing Shu also suffered because of this."

"What issues can't we discuss calmly and rationally among ourselves?"

Then look at Yu Tingwan, and Lu Shiying, they're all fine.

Jia Shan's face darkened with anger, and his words were sharp: "Nonsense? I'm afraid there's no smoke without fire."

"You should be thankful that Yaoyao didn't lose a single hair. As for your daughter falling and getting injured, even if she's crippled, who cares in the slightest?"

She looked at Ning Suchan.

"You care?"