Chapter 241: 142 Revealing the Truth (First Update)

Anybody who has had even the slightest interaction with the Yao family would not believe that they could do something so crude.

The woman of the Yao family suffers from serious hysteria and depression, and when she’s out of her mind, she might lose her consciousness. That would be another story.

But at the moment, she from the Yao family was very clear headed, her emotions also very calm, the slap she delivered to Lady Ling was a solid slap with clear intent.

Yao family woman looked straight ahead and said: “This slap is for you, for making my daughter worry.”

As a mother, the most reluctant thing to do is not to be hurt herself, but to be humiliated and hurt in front of her children.

She wants to protect her children, not wanting them to be physically or emotionally hurt.

Blood was visible at the corner of Lady Ling’s mouth, showing how hard the slap from the Yao family woman was.

Lady Ling wiped her mouth with her finger, and then looked at the bloodstain on her finger, she laughed sarcastically, “Madam, what are you talking about? I don’t understand.”

The woman from the Yao Family replied coldly: “Do you even have the qualification to address me directly?”

Lady Ling’s eyes turned cold, seemingly tired of pretending, she sneered: “Has Madam lost her sanity? Just because you served old Madam in the morning, you think you are the mistress of the house?”

The woman from the Yao Family responded seriously: “Regardless of what I think, I am the legitimate wife who was carried into the Marquis Residence in a grand palanquin. It’s you who are overestimating yourself, but in the end, you’re just a concubine. When I slapped you, I was setting the rules. I dare you to complain!”

Lady Ling sneered: “Do you think I don’t dare?”

The woman from the Yao Family stared at her intently: “I dare as much as you do. You know exactly what you’ve done to me.”

For the first time, Lady Ling couldn’t meet her gaze, turning her face away: “I really don’t understand what you’re saying.”

The woman from the Yao Family stared at her: “It doesn’t matter if you play dumb. You will see over time, me not fighting with you, is not because I can’t beat you, but because I don’t bother to!”

Lady Ling suddenly laughed: “Oh, didn’t you always say you don’t care about these things? What status, what reputation – all are worldly desires. This is what you yourself said.”

The woman from the Yao Family took a step forward, looking at Lady Ling: “Yes, I don’t care. But since you do, I’ll make sure you don’t get it!”

“You…”

Lady Ling was choked.

No question, that last line from Yao Family’s woman hit Lady Ling where it hurt most.

The position of Madam of the house that Yao Family’s woman cared nothing about was what she had always coveted; the affection from Marquis Guo that Yao Family’s woman seemed indifferent to was what she dreamed of holding in her hand, even the appearance of the woman from Yao family, her peaceful demeanor, were beyond her reach.

Lady Ling clenched her fist and started to steer the conversation away: “Where does that put you above me? Back in the day, my sister didn’t look down on your inferior family or your young age, yet you went on to snatch her husband.”

Yao Family’s woman didn’t believe Lady Ling didn’t understand the truth behind the events; she was just trying to anger her.

Yao Family’s woman would no longer allow herself to be led by the nose by her, as she used to do. She laughed lightly, “At least I managed to clinch him, what about you? I was away from the residence for ten years, an entire decade, yet you were not able to win him over – that’s all you’re capable of.”

Every single word from Yao Family’s woman pierced Lady Ling’s heart, she was fuming with anger.

She had never been so humiliated in Yao Family woman’s presence before.

Compared to these deeply hurtful words, that slap was nothing at all.

Yao Family’s woman saw that Lady Ling’s fighting spirit was completely drained this round, she cast her a cold glance and walked off proudly.

It wasn’t until she was gone that Lady Ling’s maid dared to step forward, “Are you alright, ma’am? It’s too much for her to hit you. We should tell the old lady and let her punish her!”

Lady Ling stroked her swollen cheek, spoke coldly, “Just for that slap? Good iron should be used on the blade.”

By the time the woman from the Yao Family returned to her courtyard and went straight to her own bedroom without allowing any maid to accompany her.

As soon as she entered, she closed the door and her whole body seemed to have lost its strength as she collapsed on the ground.

Mama Fang felt that something was wrong with her mistress halfway through, so she followed Yao Family’s woman in after she had entered the room.

She then saw the woman from the Yao Family sitting on the ground in disarray.

So it wasn’t that she wasn’t afraid…

She just held it in.

Mama Fang was ten years older and had been accompanying the woman from the Yao Family since the time at Yao Residence. She had watched her every step of the way until today.