Chapter 610 - 247 In-depth Discussion (Part 1)
The Ma Family was now under the control of Madam Tang, and Lady Cheng was unable to wrestle power away from Madam Tang, nor could she do anything about Zhuang Ruolan, which left her feeling extremely suffocated.
Lately, Lady Cheng had come up with a new scheme, expressing her desire to take her grandson and raise him by her side. She had brought this request to Madam Tang.
Madam Tang’s face changed color. Considering how the Old Madam raised her own daughter, she was certain that if her son was placed in her care, he too would be utterly spoiled. Without the same confidence as Zhuang Ruolan, she didn’t dare to outright oppose Lady Cheng. Zhuang Ruolan had the confidence; after bringing up the issue of the respectable concubine, once Old Master Zhuang paid Ma’s Mansion a visit, the matter was dropped. Following this incident, it became clear to everyone at the Ma’s Mansion that even though Madam Zhuang was not in charge at the moment and had not yet borne a son, her position in the family was rock solid. The servants, who once treated others with little respect, didn’t dare show any disrespect to Zhuang Ruolan anymore.
Upon returning to the bedroom, Su Zhu said anxiously, "Madam, what shall we do? Are we really going to send the young master to be raised by the Old Madam?"
Madam Tang gritted her teeth and said, "She’s dreaming." Her son was her lifeblood; how could she let Lady Cheng raise him and turn him into a useless person? If that happened, she would be the one in tears later on.
Su Zhu cautiously suggested, "Why don’t we tell the Second Master about this?" In the past, it was always the Second Master who helped resolve grievances suffered by their daughter.
Madam Tang shook her head, "It won’t do. If the Second Master rejects it, there will just be another time after the first. I must make her give up this notion for good." The only one who could make the Old Madam give up this idea was her husband, the Old Master.
Upon receiving this news, Ma Chengteng turned pale with anger. Thinking of Ma Linlin, if his grandson were really raised by Lady Cheng, he might just end up with another Ma Linlin. While his daughter would eventually marry into another family, his grandson was meant to uphold the family line.
With a few veiled comments, Ma Yuan reminded Ma Chengteng of the matter of taking a respectable concubine for Ma Peng. Ma Chengteng hadn’t given it much thought at the time but did not expect it to cause him such immense embarrassment.