Chapter 240 - The Old Madam Takes Action

Chapter 240 The Old Madam Takes Action

Tang Xia looked at Zhong Ze with slight disgust. “How dare he look down on me? I should be the one looking down on him!”

“I don’t want your stinking money. I also have my principles, ok?”

The expression in Zhong Ze’s eyes suddenly changed, as he looked at her and raised his eyebrows. “What principles could you possibly have? If you had principles, would you have done such a shameless a thing as to sleep with this man?”

Tang Xia was fed up and she clenched their fists tightly. What did he mean by a shameless thing like sleeping with a man? She had not done such a thing at all! She did not even know that she was being cuckolded!

She took a deep breath. Right now, she did not want to argue about this matter at all. Anyway, as long as there was no evidence, Zhong Ze would not believe that she had beaten him to death. “I don’t want to discuss such a useless problem. I just need one word from you. Would you agree to a mutual divorce in exchange for the jade pendant?”

Zhong Ze suddenly became angry, rushed directly to Tang Xia and grabbed her throat. “Tang Ning! I already stretched my tolerance to the maximum, when I allowed you to assume the position of the First Lady.”

“Yet now, you repeatedly tried to take away the only thing that she left behind for me to remember her by!”

Tang Xia was stunned, and stood rooted to the spot, and she could only feel that her throat becoming slightly constricted. “What…the heck…” Why could she not understand a single bit at all?

Just as Tang Xia was about to pass out, Zhong Ze released her.

Tang Xia immediately began to take in deep breaths of air. She heard the voice of Zhong Ze by her ear, “Let me warn you one last time. You better behave yourself and depart from here. Otherwise, I will not go easy on you.”

After Zhong Ze said this, he turned around to pick up the divorce letter and threw it in front of her, before he left without looking back.

Bi Luo, who was standing by the side, was shocked. She had never seen the master in such a scary mood before, and this instantly overturned her opinion of the master by one level.

“Madam! Are you alright!” Bi Luo was so scared that tears flowed from her eyes, and she cried as she checked Tang Xia’s body.

However, Tang Xia gradually spaced out as she watched his back view. She lifted her hands to brush off Bi Luo’s hands, which were randomly checking her body. “I’m fine. This is nothing compared to that sicko Chu Tianjiao, who only knows how to torture others every day.”

Bi Luo became even more lost. “Who was Chu Tianjiao? What is a sicko?” But Tang Xia did not expect her to understand this.

She walked straight up to the fair-faced man and gave him a kick. “Speak! Why did you frame me? Was this on the instructions of Ling Er?”

Her kick caused the man to stagger forward and fall to the ground, but he did not say a word and merely trembled as he knelt there.

“Haha, you have quite a strong character! Are you going to speak up or not?” As Tang Xia spoke, she turned to look for a weapon and mindlessly lifted up a flower vase.

“If you don’t speak up, I will let you know what it feels like to have your head cracked open today!”

The man was instantly stunned and his face, which was already fair, immediately became paler. However, at that moment, an older maid walked over, and caught sight of this scene, as soon as she came in.

Bi Luo, who was standing by the side, actually felt a little embarrassed and Tang Xia placed the vase down.

“First Madam, the Old Madam would like to invite you over.” As the maid spoke, she even bowed. Bi Luo, who was standing by the side, quickly returned her bow. “Thank you for passing on the message, Aunt Su Zi.” It immediately dawned on Tang Xia that she was the Old Madam’s aunt and her name was Su Zi.

“Please tell the Old Madam that I will head over, after I’ve changed my clothes.” Tang Xia replied politely.

The man, who was kneeling beside her, was so relieved to have been saved. However, when he lifted his head, he saw Su Zi giving him an indifferent look, before she turned and left.

Tang Xia looked at him. She no longer had the mood to bother about him and straightaway went to tidy herself up. “Bi Luo, there isn’t anything inappropriate about me, is there?” Bi Luo sized Tang Xia up carefully, and nodded her head.

She had just changed her clothes and did not want to change again. It would be too tiring and she merely said that to buy some time.

“Let’s go, Bi Luo. Let’s go and meet the Old Madam.” Bi Luo then pointed to the man next to them. “But Madam, what about this man?”

However, Tang Xia did not even look at him. “Lock all the doors and windows. I would like to see if he can escape! I will deal with you when I’m back!” Tang Xia gritted her teeth as she said this. She then turned directly, pulled Bi Luo along and left.

Even with Bi Luo leading the way, Tang Xia reached the Old Madam’s residence with much difficulty. The maids, who stood at the entrance, bowed to her. “Greetings, Madam. The Old Madam has been waiting for you for a long time.” As she spoke, she made way and the two of them entered.

When the two of them walked in, they heard the Old Madam’s giggles and they saw her come forward to receive Tang Xia personally. Tang Xia was instantly overwhelmed by this and said, “Greetings to the Old Madam.”

“Oh! You are finally here! Come quickly and take a look at the sugar pear cake that Su Zi made for me today. I’ve already tried it, and it is really delicious.”

As she spoke, she stuffed a piece into Tang Xia’s hands. The two of them sat down on the chairs and Tang Xia appeared to be slightly helpless. “Did the Old Madam treat Tang Ning so well too?”

Under the watchful eyes of the Old Madam, Tang Xia could only take a bite. But before she could swallow it, she heard the Old Madam ask in a soft voice, “Have you been wronged? Why are your eyes so red?”

Tang Xia was instantly stunned. Her eyes were red? She immediately understood when she recalled that she had been nearly strangled, earlier on. Thinking that the Old Madam should be able to help her to get even, she placed the cake aside, and suddenly began to act lonesome and pitiful like Ling Er.

“Old Madam, I caught Ling Er’s adulterer, but that adulterer accused me of being his lover!” As Tang Xia said this, she even managed to force out a few drops of tears.

When the Old Madam heard that, she instantly fumed with anger and slammed the table. “Blasphemy! Blasphemy” Tang Xia was shocked and Su Zi, who was standing by the side, hurried forward to support the Old Madam and rub her back to help her breathe better.

“Old Madam, do not be angry. Do not be angry” Su Zi comforted her over and over again.

The Old Madam gradually returned to her senses and looked at Tang Xia. She pulled her hand over gently and caressed it over and over again. “I should have tried my best to oppose, back then when Zhong Ze wanted to buy her from the brothel!”

Tang Xia was instantly stunned. Ling Er had actually been paid off from the brothel?

The Old Madam suddenly appeared as if she could not bear to bring it up. “But that woman resembled Cheng Lingsu, who had passed away… I could not help it either. To think that I should have given birth to such a foolish son.”

Cheng Lingsu? Zhong Ze also seemed to repeat this name earlier on. After Tang Xia thought about it for some time, she thought that it must be the legendary First Madam Cheng Lingsu, who had passed away.

Tang Xia instantly understood what the dispute was about. So… Ling Er was only favored because of her face…

As Tang Xia thought about it, she lowered her head and pretended to sob tactfully, “But Old Madam, the Master… he wants to divorce me because of that man’s accusations!”

Why should she not pretend to be pitiful during times like this, so that she could stay and retrieve the jade pendant?

However, the Old Madam did not show much reaction. It seemed as if she already knew about this long ago. No wonder she called her over.

The Old Madam patted her hand gently. “Don’t worry about this. As long as I’m here, Zhong Ze will not dare to divorce you.” Tang Xia was instantly stunned. What kind of feeling was this? Why did it feel so awesome when her mother-in-law sided with her?

Tang Xia was instantly so moved that she did not know what to say, so she nodded her head continuously. The Old Madam took two more sugar pear cakes and told Su Zi to pack it up.

“Ning Er, bring these two sugar pear cakes back and have a good rest.” Tang Xia took the food container and expressed her gratitude, before she handed it over to Bi Luo. The mistress and maid then took their leave.

However, when Tang Xia looked at the sky, it was still early and she did not want to go back yet. She suddenly wanted to see the face that closely resembled the First Lady during her lifetime.

“Bi Luo, let’s go and see that extra-marital affair pro!” Bi Luo was stunned and while she did not understand what that meant, she still followed after Tang Xia.

Tang Xia opened the door to Ling Er’s room and even brought along Bi Luo, who was holding onto the food container.

Ling Er was in the midst of dressing and when she saw Tang Xia, a look of mockery suddenly flashed in her eyes. “Don’t you have a place to stay? Why do you like to come here all the time?”

Tang Xia raised her eyebrows. “Why? Can’t the main wife come over to show some concern for the mistress?”

The corners of Ling Er’s lips instantly twitched and she glared at Tang Xia with even greater fury. She then slammed the comb in her hand down on the table. “What’s there for you to be proud of? You’re merely a used piece of rag!”

“Stop trying to use your position to oppress me! I’ve already heard that Zhong Ze wants to divorce you!” “She is so well-informed?” Tang Xia could not resist mocking her in her heart. So what about it?

“At least I am not a substitute for someone else. Unlike you, I have my own backing, my own family. You’re nothing but a maid from a brothel.”

Ling Er’s expression instantly became slightly twisted. What Tang Xia said was the last thing that she wanted to hear. If Zhong Ze had not used her as a substitute, she would not have…

“Oh, isn’t it just the Old Madam who is supporting you? If you have the capability, then get the Old Madam to be your backing for this lifetime!” Tang Xia sneered as she watched Ling Er’s slightly trembling hands.

“At least for now, you don’t have the ability to defeat me.” Moreover, she was not the real Tang Ning, and she did not want to stay here forever.

“You! You’re really a bitch!” Tang Xia raised her eyebrows. “She’s going to curse since she can’t win a verbal argument? Ha, she merely has the appearance, but not the substance.”

Tang Xia suddenly stopped speaking and stared directly at Ling Er’s face, her fine, willow-like eyebrows and her lips which looked like cherry blossoms. She looked beautiful when she smiled, and it left behind a lingering feeling.

She was indeed a beauty, and it was just that her current expression was a little ugly. If Cheng Lingsu had such an appearance, she should be a beauty that caused the downfall of cities and countries.

Ling Er felt her heart crawl under the watchful eyes of Tang Xia, and eventually, she could not help but say, “Tang Ning! If you have no business, then scram and stop being such an eyesore!” Tang Xia suddenly muttered mockingly,

“Say, if your appearance is ruined, will Zhong Ze still like you?”