She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Qi Yourong swallowed a large bite of egg-wrapped meat and nodded, "That’s true. But brother, why on earth won’t Ye Zi agree to borrow the silver from Sixth Master Rong? From what you’ve said, Sixth Master Rong is willing to lend the silver for our second brother’s family to build their house. Even if the Second Branch family doesn’t pay it back, I imagine he won’t go after them for it."

While dining and listening to the gossip, Lady Zhang chuckled with a "puh" laugh, covering her mouth as she said, "Why on earth would anyone willingly lend their real gold and silver to an abandoned wife? Isn’t that obvious? Ye Zi refuses to borrow, but it’s just for show; in the end, she’ll still take their money, the kind you don’t have to pay back."

With a "smack", Lady Wang slammed her chopsticks down on the table, angrily saying, "Younger sister-in-law, you might as well take your daughters-in-law home. Your granddaughter is still young and doesn’t understand the filthy talk of Dongzi’s wife, but I have Meizi at home, a girl ready to be married off. Do you mean to say that, in your eyes, it’s alright to welcome this sort of harm just because she’s not your own flesh and blood?"

The faces of Madam Song and Madam Pang and her mother-in-law turned sour immediately, with Madam Pang’s face drooping so much that she even forgot to serve her son.

The faces of Qi Yougui and his family members also looked displeased, and Meizi’s face turned bright red with embarrassment.

Lady Wang turned to Qi Yougui and said, "Old man, our family doesn’t have the backbone of your younger brother’s family. We still want to cling to the Second Branch family to seek a good future for ourselves and for our children. Lady Zhang says such things in our presence, but we cannot bear this responsibility. As the old woman sees it, our family should also reduce contact with your younger brother’s family, lest we get dragged down by them and fail to gain the favour of the Second Branch family."

Qi Yougui’s face was grim as he looked at Qi Yourong and Madam Song. After a long while, he sent Meizi out to boil water and then spoke, "Younger brother, my wife might be speaking out of anger, but since your daughter-in-law dares to say such things in front of you and your wife, it seems you must agree with this perspective."

"As the saying goes, ’catch a couple in adultery, catch a thief with the goods,’" Qi Yougui stared at Lady Zhang and asked, "Did you see Ye Zi behaving improperly? Where? When?"