Chapter 1460: Chapter 1398: Heartless
Once Madam Wang left, Old Madam Wu gradually calmed down. She drank two more sips of water, her weary face leaning against the bright red welcoming pillow emblazoned with the Ten Thousand Character Blessing, and released a long sigh, glancing at her distraught eldest son.
"What are you thinking?"
Wu Lihong sat beside his mother and said, "Mother, does it have to be this way? I really donât want to!"
"Do you think Iâm willing? Do you think Madam Wang is willing?" Old Madam Wu patted the edge of the kang and said, "You wish Madam Zhou and the others would change their minds, but look at the reality. What did she say today, didnât you see?"
Wu Lihong hung his head, his face full of resentment.
"Eldest, donât think about it anymore. They are determined to sever all ties with you and the Wu Family. Thinking further is futile." Old Madam Wu said wearily, "Letâs resolve it soon. If they really take the case up, your official title will be truly gone, and youâll be left with nothing! Donât mistakenly think sheâs bluffing. What canât that girl do?"
Wu Lihong shuddered.
"Madam Wangâs family has already fallen, and among our Wu Familyâs network, there are few who are truly useful. Even the best canât stand up to the Crown Prince?" Old Madam Wu sighed.
"I just feel unsatisfied in my heart!"
"I know youâre not satisfied. Iâve thought about it too, but... forget it. No matter how much they control, it canât be used for us. Thinking about it is also a waste! But as for Madam Wang, what do you think?" Old Madam Wu asked with a frown.
Mentioning Madam Wang made Wu Lihongâs face darken: "That venomous woman, why does Mother bring her up? If it werenât for her doing such a thing, Meiniang and Wufu wouldnât have been estranged from me!"
All the mistakes were Madam Wangâs fault. It was her reckless actions that made Meiniang and Wufu misunderstand him.
"Lower your voice, do you want your children to hear? After all, she is their birth mother!" Old Madam Wu lightly reprimanded.
Wu Lihong said, "Mother, I really want to divorce her!"
"Are you crazy!" Old Madam Wuâs eyes widened.
"She only drags me down. The Wang Familyâs issues were like this, and itâs the same with Meiniang and the others. What use do I have for her?" Wu Lihong said indignantly, "This past half year, have I had any peace? No good things have come out of our family, all because of that woman!"
Old Madam Wu, infuriated, hit him twice and said, "No matter how bad it is, she has borne several children for you and managed the household for over a decade. How can you blame her entirely? If not for the sins of your youth and recklessness, we wouldnât be here today! A person canât be so heartless!"
Wu Lihong cried out in pain, "Mother, whose side are you on exactly!"
"I am angry with her, but the women of the inner courtyard, who doesnât have a few unsavory deeds! You canât be heartless!" Old Madam Wu said coldly, "Madam Wangâs affairs can be discussed later. What needs resolving now is the matter with Madam Zhou and the others."
"Itâs truly a streak of bad luck!" Wu Lihong was extremely irritable, "If we go along with that dead girlâs decision, I will have neither substance nor reputation!"
"Even without, it must be resolved!" Old Madam Wu said, squinting her eyes, "Iâve thought it through carefully. Even if we proceed as she wishes, itâs not entirely without advantages. Once itâs publicized, the fact that you are her biological father cannot be erased, right?"
"This..."
"Once spread, the fact that you are her biological father will be known, and everyone will learn of it." Old Madam Wu said meaningfully.
Wu Lihong stroked the beard on his chin, carefully considering his motherâs words. It seemed to make sense.
No matter how she denies it, the fact that he is her biological father canât be erased, can it? No!