My husband faked his death so I could remarry, but I got involved with my crazy brother and can'

These words were laced with sarcasm. Aunt Tian tried her best to maintain her composure, forcing a smile: "Your Highness, you flatter me. Aunt Feng's confinement was not my arrangement, but the Marquis's. If Your Highness has any complaints, you may speak to the Marquis."

"I am but a lowly concubine in this household. My entire life's honor, disgrace, rise and fall depend on the Marquis. I beg the Princess Consort not to make things difficult for me..."

"How dare you!"

Su Zhirou slammed her hand on the table, and Aunt Tian had no choice but to kneel down.

Who told her to be of such lowly status?

In front of the two young ladies in the mansion, she was nothing more than a servant.

Even now, he still has no choice but to kneel before Su Zhirou.

"Are you trying to talk back to me?" Su Zhirou retorted.

"I wouldn't dare. I was just speaking the truth. If the Princess Consort is truly dissatisfied, she can go and reason with the Marquis. I'm sure the Marquis will let my sister off out of consideration for the Princess Consort..."

As soon as Aunt Tian finished speaking, Aunt Feng slapped her across the face.

With a sharp "smack," everyone present fell silent.

Granny Tian hurriedly spoke up: "She's a concubine just like you, how could you hit her?!"

Now that things have come to this, she has no choice but to say a few words of justice for her master.

If Aunt Feng were a madam, that would be one thing, but she is just a concubine. How can she be so lawless?

He even started slapping his wife.

They really don't know what's good for them.

"So what if I hit her? How could someone as lowly as her compare to me?"

Aunt Feng's face was full of arrogance: "My daughter is the Crown Prince's consort, while she hasn't even laid an egg yet. How can she be compared to me?"

These words struck a chord with Aunt Tian once again.

She originally had children, but this bitch in front of her killed them.

Now look what's happened, she actually has the nerve to call herself a hen that doesn't place orders.

How utterly hateful!

"As for the rights and wrongs of what happened back then, I'm sure Aunt Feng knows better than I do! Why be so aggressive?"

Before having conclusive evidence, Aunt Tian still dared not reveal such matters in front of outsiders.

If Aunt Feng were to use me and say that I had lost my mind, what would I have to say in response?

She must live well and avenge her child.

"Aggressive? If you hadn't deliberately bullied me, why would I have suffered such injustice? Even if this matter were taken to the Marquis, I would still be in the right!"

Anyway, the events of that year are now lost to history, and there's no way to verify them now that the dead are alive.

All those involved were dealt with by her.

No matter how much Aunt Tian dared not, that matter was unlikely to cause any trouble.

She wasn't afraid at all.

Aunt Tian looked at Aunt Feng's smug face, her nails digging deep into her palms, her eyes filled with hatred.

Aunt Feng thoroughly enjoyed seeing Aunt Tian hate her so much, yet be unable to get rid of her.

His face was full of smug smiles.

Su Zhirou glanced at Dongxue beside her and said, "Slap her."

Dongxue hesitated slightly: "Madam, this is Concubine Tian. Won't the Marquis be unhappy if we hit her?"

Ultimately, Su Zhirou was also a married daughter.

Such actions are going too far.

Moreover, Aunt Tian is now the head concubine of the household, in charge of the family's finances.

He is equivalent to half a master in this mansion.

If he were to slap someone in front of everyone, it would be no different from slapping the face of the Marquis of Shunyang.

Su Zhirou's face darkened: "Who exactly is your master?"

Dongxue obeyed the order, knowing that Su Zhirou was angry, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward to give Aunt Tian a hard slap.

Aunt Tian's lips tingled with the metallic taste of blood.

Su Zhirou continued, "Push harder, haven't you eaten?"

These words were laced with deep displeasure, so Dongxue could only grit her teeth and slap him again and again.

Aunt Tian gritted her teeth and remained silent.

Su Zhirou's face was full of smugness: "Pass it down, this is the fate of anyone who offends my mother."

Everyone fell silent, trembling with fear, and hurriedly knelt down.

Aunt Tian was extremely arrogant.

Upon learning of this, Madam Qian arrived late and saw Aunt Tian being slapped. She immediately exclaimed, "Stop!"

Dongxue stopped in her tracks, and Qian Shi quickly stepped forward to check on the injuries on Aunt Tian's face.

His face instantly darkened.

Su Zhirou was surprised that Madam Qian, who usually didn't like to meddle in such matters, would come over. She nodded perfunctorily at her and said, "Mother's here?"

"Aunt Tian doesn't know any manners, and I'm currently disciplining her. As for this person, Mother doesn't know how to discipline her and has insulted my mother, so I'll have to teach her a lesson myself. Mother is kind-hearted, so surely she won't be angry over such a trivial matter?"

Granny Wei and Granny Feng hurriedly helped Aunt Tian up. Upon hearing this, Madam Qian sneered:

"A small matter?"

"This is the first time I've ever seen a married daughter come back to meddle in her parents' family affairs. As for Aunt Tian, ​​it's my job as the head of the household to discipline her. What does it have to do with you?"

"Second Miss, you're overstepping your bounds. Is this the manners your stepmother taught you?"

"Such disrespectful behavior! What will the Duke's Mansion think of our Marquis's Mansion if word gets out?"

A resolute air emanated from Qian, and her gaze toward Su Zhirou was filled with displeasure.

This was the first time Su Zhirou had ever seen Qian Shi with such an imposing presence.

Previously, Qian had always been weak and submissive, appearing as if she could be easily bullied.

Now, it seems like it has undergone a complete transformation.

That's impossible.

It shouldn't be like that...

Aunt Feng spoke up: "Madam's attitude is biased."

"Aunt Tian has been bullying me for many days. Zhi Rou only stood up for me because she couldn't stand it anymore. She didn't do it on purpose. I beg you, Madam, to see the truth and not listen to the slander of such a villain."

Regardless, now that Madam Qian is favored, I still have to give her some face.

It doesn't matter if the mistress of the house loses face, the key question is how the Marquis will view her.

If the Marquis were to have any complaints about me because of this, how could I possibly remain in his favor?

Aunt Feng was perfectly aware of the situation, and naturally, she no longer treated Madam Qian with the same harshness as before.

He did appear somewhat humble.

"Mother, you don't need to be afraid of her."

Su Zhirou had never seen Aunt Feng treat Madam Qian with such deference before, and immediately spoke up to stop her.

In her memory, it was always the mother and daughter who worked together to keep Qian from saying anything. What's going on now?

Why did she notice that Aunt Feng was being somewhat ingratiating towards Madam Qian?

How can this be?

"It seems that the second young lady's manners are not very good; no wonder the young master does not favor her."

A faint smile curved her lips: "I wonder if the Second Miss will have any good days ahead. It's alright for a woman to not have a husband's love, but if she doesn't even have money and is penniless, I'm afraid her future will become increasingly difficult."

Upon hearing this, both the mother and daughter's expressions changed.

Given Qian's current state, could it be that she has discovered something?

If not, how could it be so yin and yang?

It was common knowledge that the mother and daughter didn't have much money.

Later, he also stole things from the Qian family and pawned them to make ends meet.

But how could the Qian family, with so much gold and silver, possibly know about this?

This must be a coincidence.

Correct.

It was just a coincidence.