Chapter 1262 - 1268: Exposure (3)
Hearing this, Madam Wu gradually stopped her sobbing and said to Xiang Yun, "Listen to me, this time, mother cannot let you carry on with your nonsense. You must go back to your mother-in-law’s house. If you won’t go back, then mother will move in and live with you. If those bandits or robbers come again, in the worst case, mother will die with you."
Mother Liu said, "Madam, listen to what you’re saying. The Central Distributions in the mansion still need you to oversee them. If you stay here, who’s going to manage all that business back at the mansion?"
Madam Wu replied, "How can I manage that much anymore? I can’t just leave this wronged soul here for that group of damnable bandits to target!"
Xiang Yun had nearly been insulted by Mo Ziqi; how could she dare go back? Hearing what her mother said, she had no choice but to plead, "Mother, I am still in mourning for Nanny Xie, how can I observe it if I return to Duke Li Guo’s mansion? Besides, even if Grandmother and Mother-in-law allow me to wear mourning clothes, it still wouldn’t be proper, would it?"
Lady Wu said angrily, "You, as a mistress, have mourned for a servant for so long, you’ve already done more than enough. Do you really intend to mourn for her like a paragon of filial piety until the end of the three-seven period?"
Hearing this, Xiang Yun, with tears falling, said, "Nanny Xie died a wrongful death because she was implicated by me. I must mourn her until the end of the five-seven period to find peace. Mother, please don’t force me, even if you do, I won’t comply."
As mother and daughter argued back and forth, neither willing to give in, Lady Bai suddenly walked in, clapping her hands as she entered the courtyard, "It truly makes me Angry to Death. The incident with Yun’er was actually orchestrated by that seductive fox of the Du family. Had I known this earlier, I would have beaten her to death with a chaotic stick, not letting her cause trouble!"
Madam Wu, surprised, said, "She’s a woman of the inner house, how could she know bandits? Mother-in-law, could you have made a mistake?"
