Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1158 - 590: Strike_2
"Think again, is there really no other way?" Lian Shouren asked Lady Gu.
"You’re an official, and even you can’t think of a solution. How could I, a mere woman, have any ideas?" Lady Gu replied. Perhaps due to Lian Shouren marrying Yingzi, Lady Gu seemed less proactive today in offering strategies for him.
"No wonder the Old Master keeps a tight rein on you. The Old Master has lived his whole life with integrity, without a single flaw. The Old Master stands tall and speaks firmly. Compared to him, everyone else’s faults are glaring." After a while, Lady Gu spoke again, praising Old Master Lian’s upright character in every sentence.
The couple had been together for years and knew each other’s habits well.
"You’re right. Oh, if only the Old Master had a flaw... Cough, cough, if only the Old Master’s words weren’t so forceful. He wouldn’t speak so righteously to me then, and he’d hesitate to criticize me." Lian Shouren shook his head and sighed. "The Old Master cares especially about face and reputation. At his age, he doesn’t fuss over food or clothing, and has little interest in other things. It’s impossible for the Old Master to have a flaw..."
"Sir, if you show filial piety towards the Old Master, perhaps he will ease up on you... The old lady is getting on in years; her temper, I shouldn’t criticize as a daughter-in-law, but as children, we should endure it. It’s a pity the Old Master has suffered through it all his life. And now, the old lady focuses all her attention on Xiuxiu, leaving gaps in the care for the Old Master. If someone were to care for him utterly, everything would be different..." Lady Gu spoke softly.
"Are you suggesting we find someone for the Old Master?" Lian Shouren’s eyes lit up.
"If we really do find someone, the old lady probably won’t agree..." Lady Gu said.
"If we really find someone and the Old Master ends up having another young sibling at his age, it’d be troublesome..." Lian Shouren remarked.
"The Lord’s intention is there, then..."
"Well, the intention is there... we must find the right person..."
"No need to look far; there’s already someone nearby. As long as you’re willing to spend some money..."
Zhao Xiue vividly narrated the entire conversation between Lian Shouren and Lady Gu to the crowd, causing Lian Shouren and Lady Gu’s faces to alternately flush and pale, while the others present listened with changing expressions.
Especially the Old Master, who stood there trembling, pointing at Lian Shouren, speechless for a long time.
Zhao Xiue’s ability to recount the situation in such detail, coupled with Lian Shouren and Lady Gu’s demeanor, clearly ruled out any possibility that Zhao Xiue had fabricated the story.
So, the truth about Aunt Ping was like this!
The Old Master is truly wronged. But those who wronged him weren’t Lady Zhou or Aunt Ping; it was all orchestrated and directed by Lian Shouren and Lady Gu! And their reason was astoundingly simple: to tarnish Old Master’s reputation, making him less confident in controlling Lian Shouren!
Lian Shouren succeeded. After that, the Old Master did become less upright, and he didn’t manage Lian Shouren’s affairs as thoroughly as before.
Of course, Lady Gu also took this opportunity to retaliate against Lady Zhou and even managed to temporarily send her "back" to Thirty Mile Camp.
The yard was silent; no one expected to hear such a revelation, and for a moment, none knew what to do. Lian Shouren and Lady Gu couldn’t leave, nor could they hide; they stood there, at a loss, babbling nonsense.
"You, you, eldest, you, you’re something..." The Old Master pointed at Lian Shouren, finally speaking. The Old Master opened his mouth but couldn’t close it again; everyone saw his mouth agape, his face growing increasingly ugly, and saliva uncontrollably dripped from the corner of his mouth as his body seemed to stiffen.
Seeing the Old Master lean back, about to fall, everyone woke up and several people rushed forward to support him.
"The Old Master looks like he’s had a stroke!" someone shouted.
This caused the courtyard to become chaotic once again; Lady Zhou, who had remained silent, started crying. People carried the Old Master into the house and sent for a doctor. Lian Shouren held the Old Master, calling "father, father" repeatedly, while Lady Gu hurriedly followed him into the room.
Amidst the commotion, Lian Shouxin became the key figure and followed them into the Upper Room.
Lady Zhang, Wu Lang, Lian Manman, and Xiao Qi stayed outside. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Wu Lang, Second Master tells you, we can’t let that Zhao woman get away with it. We are a family, and your coming here shows you understand the old customs. We are a family, and we talk behind closed doors. That Zhao woman is rotten through and through; Wu Lang, you must teach her a lesson and give Old Lian Family some justice..." Lian Shouyi said, walking towards the house but turning back midway, speaking earnestly to Wu Lang.
Wu Lang kept a stern face, saying nothing.
"Second Master, how can you still have the face to point and direct us? Your face, where is it?" Lady Zhang pointed at Lian Shouyi angrily.
Wu Lang, Lian Manman, and Xiao Qi glared at Lian Shouyi.
Lian Shouyi initially thought the major fault lay with Lian Shouren, having nothing to do with himself, ready to show himself off. Unexpectedly, he was met with a hard rebuff and turned tail, gray-faced, hurriedly ducking into the house.
"Conscience, where is your conscience!" Lady Zhang burst into tears.
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