The abstinent and powerful minister is cold and aloof during the day, but he adores her in his dream

Chapter 179 Zhiwan is really suffering this time.

Upon hearing this, Madam Lu's face instantly darkened. She withdrew her hand and said unhappily, "Wei, I thought you were a reasonable and generous person, but now it seems you are nothing more than a narrow-minded and jealous woman!"

Madam Wei glanced at her indifferently, and said with a smirk, "If Mother thinks I'm not presentable, she can simply divorce me, so I won't be an eyesore to you!"

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Lu's expression changed. "You...you...do you really think I wouldn't dare to divorce you?"

"I wouldn't dare. After all, with the old lady being so powerful, there's nothing you wouldn't dare to do," Madam Wei chuckled, speaking slowly and deliberately.

Old Madam Lu was furious with her. Pointing at her, she said sternly, "You, Wei Shi, when Zhenbei comes back, I'll make sure he teaches you a lesson!"

“Then I’ll be waiting.” Madam Wei was not afraid at all.

Madam Lu clutched her chest, too angry to speak.

But she couldn't really do anything to Wei Shi.

After all, among the grandchildren of the Lu family, only Lu Zhan was the most promising and decisive, and he always respected his mother, Madam Wei.

In addition, her son, Lu Zhenbei, also sided with this woman.

The reason why Wei dared to talk back to him like that was because she had the support of the two of them.

The more Madam Lu thought about it, the angrier she became, and her face turned ashen.

“Madam, how can you speak to the old lady like that? You’ve upset her.” Aunt Wang disagreed, and considerately stepped forward to pat the old lady’s back.

"How dare you, a concubine, interrupt us? Fang Mama, slap her!" Madam Wei said with a stern face.

Upon hearing this, Granny Fang immediately led several maids forward.

Aunt Wang's expression changed drastically. "You...you dare?"

Granny Fang had long disliked her and wanted to avenge the mistress.

Now that we've received the lady's orders, how can we let her go?
Granny Fang grabbed Aunt Wang by the hair and pulled her over.

The maidservants below were also quick-witted; they immediately twisted Aunt Wang's arm behind her back, preventing her from struggling.

Granny Fang swung her arm and slapped Aunt Wang hard across the face.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

The sound of slaps was incessant.

"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!" Old Madam Lu was furious, "Stop it right now!"

But Granny Fang and her companions ignored them and fought even harder.

"Auntie—" Lu Xuan cried out, forcefully shoving at the group, "Let go of my auntie!"

"You little brat, you're asking for it!" Caught off guard, Granny Fang stumbled from his collision and shoved him to the ground.

"Granny Fang, how dare you!" Old Madam Lu nearly fainted from anger, pointing at Wei Shi and yelling, "Wei Minghui, why aren't you telling them to stop?"

Just as Wei was about to speak, she was suddenly pushed to the ground by a force.

Before she could react, she saw Lu Xuan rush up to her, holding a dagger in his hand, and say fiercely, "Old woman, you dare to have someone hit my mother, I'll kill you!" With that, he swung the dagger and stabbed at Wei Shi.

Zhiwan's expression changed, and she rushed forward, grabbed his collar, swiftly knocked the dagger from his hand, and slapped him across the face. "How dare you disrespect my aunt! You have some nerve!"

Lu Xuan turned his head, glaring fiercely at her, and then, taking advantage of her unpreparedness, grabbed her arm and bit down hard.

"what--"

The excruciating pain made Zhiwan cry out.

"Miss—" Shuang'er's expression changed drastically. She rushed forward, trying to pull Lu Xuan away, but he held on tightly and refused to let go.

"Let her go!" Wei was also quite frightened. Ignoring her sore buttocks, she scrambled to her feet and desperately pinched Lu Xuan's cheeks. But Lu Xuan continued to bite Zhi Wan fiercely, as if he wanted to tear a piece of flesh from her arm.

Chen Jiu, who had just driven the carriage into the mansion, came out and saw this scene, which terrified him.

He rushed forward and, with a swift chop, knocked Lu Xuan unconscious.

Zhiwan's hand was finally freed, but she was in so much pain that she almost fainted, and her face turned deathly pale.

Wei was heartbroken, especially when she saw the blood seeping from Lu Xuan's arm; she felt like killing Lu Xuan.

She held Zhiwan tightly in her arms and said to Chen Jiu, "Go quickly and fetch a doctor."

Chen Jiu ran off immediately, with only one thought in his mind: It's over. He failed to protect him properly. When the young master returns, he'll probably skin him alive!

"Lock this beast in the manor jail. Do not release him without my order!" Madam Wei pointed at Lu Xuan on the ground and gave the order with a gloomy face.

Immediately, servants came over, intending to take Lu Xuan away.

"Don't let anyone touch him!" Aunt Wang rushed over like a madwoman, protecting Lu Xuan, and then knelt at Madam Wei's feet, pleading, "Madam, Xuan-ge'er is still young and doesn't understand. He was worried about me, which is why he did such an irrational thing. Please be lenient and don't take it to heart!"

"He almost bit Wan'er's flesh off, is he being unreasonable? Nothing you say will matter today, he must be locked up in the manor jail!" Madam Wei kicked her away, her face full of disgust.

"Wei Minghui, even if you don't care about the monk, you should at least care about the Buddha. Xuan'er is Zhenbei's son after all. How can you punish Xuan'er for the sake of an outsider? How will you explain this to Zhenbei?" Old Madam Lu scolded angrily.

"In my eyes, Lu Xuan is an outsider, and Wan'er is my precious darling. Lu Xuan dared to hurt her, and I was already merciful by not killing him. If you dare to cause trouble again, I will send Lu Xuan to the authorities. After all, he was holding a dagger just now and wanted to kill me!" Madam Wei was furious.

Both Madam Lu and Aunt Wang were frightened and dared not say another word.

"Take him away!" Wei ordered in a deep voice.

Aunt Wang came to her senses and hurriedly tried to stop the servants from taking her son away.

"Madam, you can't be so cruel! Xuan'er is still so young. He won't be able to bear being locked up in the dungeon. If you're angry, take it out on me..." Aunt Wang cried and wiped away her tears.

Impatient, Madam Wei ordered her attendants, "If Aunt Wang is so concerned about her son, then lock her up in the dungeon as well, so that the mother and son can be reunited."

"You can't treat us like this! I want to see the Duke!" Aunt Wang became hysterical.

Wei ignored her, gave Fang Mama a look, and then took Zhiwan into the mansion.

While still wailing, Aunt Wang was slapped across the face by Granny Fang, instantly silencing her.

"Drag away!"

Soon, the mother and son were dragged away.

With a livid face, Old Madam Lu ordered her servants, "Quickly go and invite the Duke back!"

Yaoguang Pavilion.

When Wei saw the wound under Zhiwan's sleeve, she was both shocked and furious. "That bastard dared to hurt you! I will make sure he gets what he deserves!"

Shuang'er's eyes reddened with heartache. She knelt beside Zhiwan, blowing on her wounds, her voice choked with sobs as she said, "Miss..."

Zhiwan was in so much pain that tears welled up in her eyes. Seeing the two of them like this, she endured the excruciating pain and comforted them, saying, "It's alright, it just looks scary."

Chen Jiu quickly brought the doctor over.

Unable to go inside, he could only pace anxiously outside the courtyard.

When he finally saw Shuang'er escorting the doctor out, he rushed forward and asked anxiously, "How is she? Is Miss Shuang'er alright?"

The doctor stroked his beard and sighed, "Although it was a bite, the person who bit her was really vicious. She almost tore off her skin and flesh. I had to stitch her up. The young lady has such delicate skin, she really suffered this time."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiu felt as if the sky was about to fall.

(End of this chapter)