Chapter 1320 - 1318: Heart Hard as Iron

Chapter 1320: Chapter 1318: Heart Hard as Iron

In the side room, Wufu listened to Madam Zhou’s words with some surprise, pursing his lips, and a hint of warmth returned to his eyes.

Meanwhile, in the Floral Hall, Wu Lihong widened his eyes as he looked at Madam Zhou, feeling as if there was a veil between them that he couldn’t see through.

"Do you know what you’re saying?" He suppressed his anger and panic, saying, "Didn’t you say you loved me and didn’t care about social status? Can’t you consider my situation? If the Imperial Censor finds out, do you know how they will impeach me!"

"That’s your problem!" Madam Zhou said indifferently.

"You!" Wu Lihong was utterly furious. How did things change all of a sudden?

"What happened? Did that girl say something to you? She’s young and naive, with such a defiant character, are you really going to listen to her?" Wu Lihong glanced at her stomach: "Are you ignoring our unborn child?"

"She’s just a girl, already reaching the age of marriage, marry her off quietly, what more can she want!" Wu Lihong shouted somewhat irritably.

"Clearly, you don’t care unless she’s born from Madam Wang!" Madam Zhou sneered. "Why don’t you mention your other children? For the reputation of your family’s children, you want to sacrifice my daughter?"

"Meiniang, you’ve changed!" Wu Lihong staggered a few steps.

"I’ve changed? I, Zhou Meiniang, have no abilities, I’m weak and useless, can’t offer her anything, but I never thought of degrading her like this!" Madam Zhou looked at him, saying firmly in each sentence, "I’ve learned all about your kindness, it’s tough for you to come up with such an idea. So this is what you consider prestigious families, haha!"

As she spoke, she cried, saying, "Wu Lihong, if that’s the case, it’s fine if she doesn’t recognize her ancestors, at least she won’t suffer from your torment, endure this grievance!"

Wu Lihong’s face was so dark, it seemed like water might drip from it.

"I was being too hopeful, too naive," Madam Zhou said with a self-deprecating smile, "You should leave, just pretend this never happened, don’t come back in the future!"

Wu Lihong was stunned: "What are you saying?"

"The child doesn’t want to join the Wu family clan, and I don’t want her to be treated like this. Leave!"

"Her surname is Wu, she carries my name! Are you crazy!" Wu Lihong felt like he was being played like a monkey.

"I can change my surname to Zhou." Wufu stood at the door of the side room, saying calmly, "It’s just a surname after all."

Wu Lihong was speechless.

"Purple Jade, escort Lord Wu out!" Wufu instructed Purple Jade.

Purple Jade walked over and said, "Lord Wu, please."

Wu Lihong felt utterly humiliated, looking coldly at Madam Zhou: "Meiniang, don’t be foolish."

"Lord Wu!" Purple Jade said coldly, "Don’t make it too ugly, it would be a real loss of your dignity and face if you were thrown out."

This veiled threat turned Wu Lihong’s face red in anger.

Looking at Madam Zhou with her head bowed and remaining silent, he swung his sleeve dramatically and said, "Fine, very fine, don’t regret this!"

He turned and left, and Purple Jade escorted him out.

Only then did Madam Zhou raise her head, tears flowing like broken beads.

Wufu sighed, thought for a moment, and walked over, gently patting her shoulder, silently comforting her.

Madam Zhou leaned against her waist and abdomen, crying out loud, saying, "Mother was wrong, it’s my fault."

Wrong to mistake a heart as iron for soft tofu, a big, big mistake.