Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1177 - 600: Wives and Concubines at War

First update, requesting pink comments.

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Hearing Lady He shouting outside and the continuous sounds of brawling and cursing, Lian Manman and the others were momentarily confused about what was happening, so they all came out from the Upper Room to take a look.

Near the stone mill in the courtyard, chaos reigned: the Chinese basket and basins were overturned on the ground, with unground sorghum and already ground flour scattered everywhere. Lady He was running around like a mother hen, waving her hands wildly, while Lady Gu and another woman were rolling on the ground, entangled in a fierce fight.

It seemed the woman hated Lady Gu deeply, as she both struck hard and spat the most venomous curses at Lady Gu. Lady Gu didn’t show any weakness either, discarding the little dignity and poise she maintained even in the worst circumstances, she retaliated and cursed back like a common farmstead woman.

The two women were evenly matched in stature, making it hard to discern a winner between them. Lady He was making a lot of noise on the side, but for some reason, she did not intervene to pull the two apart or help Lady Gu.

Because that woman’s hair was messy and she was tangled with Lady Gu, her face was unrecognizable. Lian Manman found it strange; the woman was dressed in rags, resembling a beggar. But looking at her, she didn’t have the typical beggar’s satchel or other items, which made her unlike a beggar.

Moreover, regular beggars would always be submissive upon seeing people, who would come in and start fighting with the host family? Clearly, this woman knew Lady Gu and had some deep-seated hatred with her.

At this time, Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi supported Old Master Lian, and Lady Zhou came out from the Upper Room as well. At the same time, Lady Chiang and Lian Duoduo rushed over to separate Lady Gu and the woman. Naturally, they sided with Lady Gu, putting the other woman at a disadvantage.

Lian Manman and the others didn’t recognize the woman, but as Lian Shouren came out of the Upper Room and saw the two fighting, his expression changed immediately.

"Yingzi!" Lian Shouren blurted out.

Having once been a couple, Lian Shouren was the first to recognize the woman in front of him.

The two fighting were finally separated. The woman stood up, raised her hand to brush away the hair covering her face, revealing a dirty face.

Lian Manman looked carefully and finally recognized that the woman standing in front was Yingzi, who had been missing for many days.

"Oh my, it’s really Yingzi!" Lady He, quick with her words, couldn’t help but exclaim after recognizing Yingzi, "Where did you come from, and how did you end up like this? Oh my, we thought you’d been sold off somewhere, or worse yet, killed."

Lady He’s words were like adding fuel to the fire. Yingzi yelled and lunged at Lady Gu, her hands reaching out to claw at Lady Gu’s face, targeting her eyes with clear intent.

In women’s fights, they often scratch. Only those with deep-seated grievances will go for the face, hoping to disfigure the opponent. Aiming for the eyes signifies a life-or-death feud.

With so many people present already knowing that the opponent was Yingzi, of course, they couldn’t let her and Lady Gu fight again.

Unable to reach Lady Gu, Yingzi shifted direction and threw herself at Lian Shouren, crying and beating him with her hands.

"...You’re like a dead man, I followed you at such a young age, never enjoyed a single day of happiness. Constantly schemed against by your viper of a wife... She wished to end me... Sold me to passing traffickers... Barely escaped with my life..."

The commotion in the Lian Family Old Mansion yard was so loud that young kids started peering in through the main gate.

Old Master Lian made an "ah ah" sound and gave Lady Zhou a look.

"Stop making a scene here; if you have something to say, come inside." Lady Zhou spoke sternly with a straight face.

"I’m not afraid of making a scene." Yingzi replied fiercely, "This viper of a wife nearly killed me, and I want her to pay with her life."

"Are you a ghost standing here?" Lady Zhou gave Yingzi a look, always confident and imposing in front of her daughters-in-law, "If you won’t listen and come inside to talk, get back to your own home. Your old father is constantly looking for you."

"Mother, please help me out," Yingzi whimpered, wiping her tears and begged Lady Zhou. At this moment, she surely remembered that Lady Zhou didn’t like Lady Gu, and it was due to Lady Zhou’s decision that she was able to become Lian Shouren’s second wife. To continue living in this family, she couldn’t afford to offend Lady Zhou. To defy Lady Zhou now would be particularly foolish.