Chapter 262: Severing Ties
Chapter 262: Severing Ties
Meng Qianqian responded without holding back, "Marquis An Yuan, are you giving me orders? Just because I called you 'Father,' you think you're my real father? I'm telling you, you're not qualified to call me by my name!"
Marquis An Yuan's face turned red from her retort.
The injustice had a clear source; Yu Shi had willingly married him, and the one who had wronged Meng Qianqian the most was Yu Shi, the root of all this.
As long as Marquis An Yuan didn't provoke her, she wouldn't take the initiative to cause him trouble.
But if he dared to act like a senior in front of her, she wouldn't show him any mercy.
The Xie family found themselves in an eerie and awkward situation. The guests adhered to etiquette and refrained from asking loudly, but their hearts were already in turmoil.
Everyone looked at each other, wondering what was going on.
What's happening?
You ask me, and I ask who!
They wanted to ask the Xie family relatives, but they were just as clueless. This was a first for everyone.
Just as some of Xie's relatives and female family members were about to speak up in defense, Meng Qianqian's cold voice cut through the air, "I advise you to think clearly before distorting right and wrong. You all know who I am, and your Elder Madam and Marquis are well aware. If you dare to slander me, there will be no more Xie family in the capital tomorrow!"
The Xie family was stunned.
Meng Qianqian turned to Yu Shi, "For so many years, I thought you were dead, but it turns out you married into the Marquis Manor to enjoy a good life. It's understandable; our Meng family is just a merchant family, and we can't compare to the noble status of the Marquis Manor. But you shouldn't have abandoned me and my brother."
"Giving birth but not raising a child, how can you be called a mother!"
"This is the first and last time I'm coming to see you. From now on, we'll go our separate ways. You're no longer my mother, and I'm no longer your daughter."
The crowd was already shocked beyond words.
Yu Shi's image in everyone's mind was too gentle and kind. Now, with the sudden appearance of a daughter, they couldn't help but wonder if she had been forced into her situation.
But from the little maid's words, it was clear that Yu Shi had willingly abandoned her own child.
The little maid had done well; such a mother didn't deserve to be acknowledged!
Madam Wang, who had always been close to Yu Shi, spoke up coldly, "Yu Shi, so you're the type to fawn over the powerful! I misjudged you!"
"We all took pride in you, always fearing you'd be wronged in the Marquis Manor. We did our best to help you, but now I realize that people's hearts are hard to fathom. Who could have guessed that you'd even abandon your own children!"
"Being praised as a paragon of feminine virtue and maternal glory, don't you feel ashamed? Don't you feel guilty?"
"Being kind to stepchildren, who knows if it's not an act? I can't associate with someone so two-faced!"
Several of Yu Shi's close friends stepped forward to sever ties with her.
Remarrying after a spouse's death or marrying again after a husband's death was not something to be criticized, but abandoning one's own flesh and blood was truly heartless.
The more they had praised Yu Shi in the past, the more disappointed they felt now.
Moreover, Yu Shi had treated everyone like fools, keeping them in the dark. Thinking about how they had been deceived by such a vain and selfish woman all these years, they felt a simmering anger.
Bai Yuwei spoke up in annoyance, "You people from the Central Plains, you only dare to scold a woman. Don't you dare scold the Marquis Manor? Didn't the Marquis Manor also try to deceive you with the twins? I remember a saying from the Central Plains, 'Birds of a feather flock together.' The Marquis Manor deserves a daughter-in-law like her. Who asked you to be no better yourselves!"
She wasn't speaking up for Meng Qianqian; she simply couldn't stand the hypocrisy of these Central Plains people.
With these words, she not only criticized the Marquis Manor but also the guests.
The guests' faces turned red with anger.
Third Duchess Xie asked coldly, "Who are you? Who taught you to speak like that?"
Bai Yuwei replied arrogantly, "I am the daughter of the Miaojiang King's daughter! The Miao King taught me to speak like this!"
Third Duchess Xie was stunned, "You... you say you are, is that true?"
Do you have any evidence? You're in cahoots with this little maid... Arf!"
Third Duchess Xie suddenly let out a strange cry and quickly covered her mouth.
"You... Arf!"
She cried out again.
The guests were now confused. Did Third Duchess Xie just burp? But why did the burp sound so much like a dog's bark?
"Arf! Arf! Arf!"
Third Duchess Xie tightly covered her mouth, her face turning liver-colored as she fled in front of everyone's stunned gaze.
Bai Yuwei snapped her fingers, "Who else wants to try our Miaojiang poison darts?"
...
With such a major incident, the banquet could no longer continue.
But this wasn't something Meng Qianqian should concern herself with.
If it weren't for the Xie family taking advantage of her first, how could she have turned the tables on them?
In the end, it was the Xie family's insatiable greed, looking down on her merchant background while wanting to benefit from her current status.
More importantly, the An Yuan Marquis Manor didn't want any blemishes, and she was that blemish.
Only by turning her into Xie Ling'er's twin sister could the Marquis Manor take over the Governor's Mansion without losing any face.
"It's a good thing you're shameless, or I wouldn't have held back."
After this incident, Yu Shi's days in the Xie family would become difficult, and the Xie family's days in the capital would also be troubled.
If Elder Madam Xie hadn't fabricated a background for Meng Qianqian, she could have pretended to be unaware and shifted all the blame onto Yu Shi.
But now, it was too late for anything.
Elder Madam Xie fainted from anger, and the Xie family was in complete disarray.
Meng Qianqian calmly watched the chaos in the Marquis Manor and left gracefully with the Governor's Mansion entourage.
"Is that... it?"
Li Mama held Bao Shu, who was sweating profusely, and asked in disbelief.
Just now, she and Ban Xia had been in the garden with Bao Shu and had no idea what had happened.
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Meng Qianqian said indifferently, "It's just the An Yuan Marquis Manor."
She didn't want to deal with them, not out of fear, but because she was too lazy to take action.
But ever since she met Yu Shi at the gold shop, the little maid's obsession had caused her heart to ache incessantly.
So, she could only go there herself and settle the past for this maid.
"Rip! Rip! Rip!"
Bao Shu's chubby little hands held the torn paper and excitedly cried out in the carriage.
The little one liked tearing paper at home, and she didn't tear plain paper; she insisted on tearing paper with writing on it. Even Yu Li's homework had been torn by her.
"Zhao Zhao."
Meng Qianqian looked at her seriously.
The little one raised her head, her eyes full of innocence.
Meng Qianqian sighed, "How many times have I told you not to tear paper? Do you understand?"
The little one nodded earnestly, "Ji Dao!"
Meng Qianqian: "Will you tear it again next time?"
Little one: "Tear."
Meng Qianqian: "..."
---
Although they didn't get to finish the meal, their gains were not small.
Meng Qianqian had resolved the little maid's obsession, and from then on, nothing could disturb her peace of mind.
As for Bai Yuwei, after being confined in the Governor's Mansion for some time, she had finally vented her frustration today, and her mood unexpectedly became much more cheerful.
In the afternoon, a rain shower fell in the capital, lasting until night.
Bao Shu stubbornly sat on the bed, tearing paper.
Suddenly, a servant from Wang Yushi's house arrived.
"Lu Shao Fu, my lady fell in the courtyard and had a miscarriage. She wants to invite you over!"
Meng Qianqian looked at the pouring rain outside the door and replied to the servant, "Okay."
Five days off, and she hadn't gone out...
(End of Chapter)
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