Chapter 1242: Chapter 1240: Grumbling and Bristling
Wufu watched Madam Zhou drink the fetus-preserving medicine and fall asleep, then returned to her own room with a cold face. Her chilling aura made Hongyu too afraid to approach, timidly standing by the door.
How terrifying the young lady is with a cold face!
Purple Jade dismissed the young maid and personally made tea to bring in, handed it to Wufu, and advised, "Is the young lady angry?"
Wufu took a sip of tea and said, "How can I not be angry? Iāve never seen such stupidity!"
Purple Jade sighed softly, sat down, and said, "Youāre not unaware of Madamās temperament. Whatever it is, just talk it over slowly. If you spill everything at once, she canāt handle it, and I fear it may impact the child in her belly."
"Purple Jade, Iām exhausted and impatient!" Wufu sneered, "Iām tired of beating around the bush with her, and Iām tired of getting entangled in this mess, so I laid my cards on the table. Iām annoyed!"
"You always say to take steps one at a time. You canāt become a fat person with one bite!" Purple Jade retorted, "No matter how annoyed you are, youāve come this far. Can you still not hold back?"
"I just canāt help it. She is utterly oblivious. I really canāt stand watching her like that! If I donāt give her a jolt, sheāll continue living her unrealistic dream. Just take the previous incident as an example: they were already upon us and she was still oblivious. If I hadnāt placed someone in advance, I might have been left in the dark, not knowing how sheād end up dead!" Wufu said coldly.
Purple Jadeās expression also turned slightly cold: "I didnāt expect that Madam Wang would be so intolerant and ruthless, unable to wait for even a moment. In large households, itās not uncommon for the Matriarch to make things difficult for the concubines, but that usually happens within the deep chambers. And yet, she was eager to strike before even arriving!"
"Iām actually grateful for her rashness. Otherwise, if we really entered that man-eating deep house, how many times could we fend off attacks, both open and hidden? I made things clear to Madam, but she still didnāt seem to believe me, still thinking about that man. I just donāt understand; what kind of spell did Wu Lihong cast on her?"
Purple Jade was silent for a while, then sighed, "This is perhaps Madamās obsession. After all, he is the one she loves."
"The one she loves?" Wufu smirked sarcastically, "In my view, itās a misguided love, loving the wrong person. Even though she knows that person is trash, she still doesnāt wake up, stubbornly clinging on. Is she foolish? What can Wu Lihong give her? Nothing. Can he give her love? That so-called affection is just a fleeting moment. Why doesnāt she understand? Is she merely craving his company in bed?"
"Young lady!" Purple Jade scolded, "Can you be even bolder? A daughter criticizing her parentsā bedroom matters!"
Wufu, somewhat sheepishly, said, "Iām not wrong. If she... couldnāt she easily remarry?"
"Young lady!" Purple Jade chided, "That would surely be different. Madam has affection for Lord Wu, and once a woman has her heart set on someone, it isnāt easy to let go. Women are far more sentimental than men, and you havenāt seen how charming that Lord Wu is, heās very good at sweet-talking."
"Which is why she got fooled. Sheās so stupid, she doesnāt think. Can he keep fooling her forever? Sheās not a legitimate wife, and once she loses his favor, can her days still be good?" Wufu scoffed softly, "In this world, the least reliable thing is a manās favor!"
Purple Jade muttered, "You do see things clearly."
Wufu grew increasingly irritated the more she thought about it, "I simply donāt understand her thinking. What do women desire? If itās wealth and status, I can provide that for her. What does she desire?"