Chapter 1478: Chapter 1416: One After Another
Wufuâs sudden action left everyone stunned. Wu Lihong felt something warm splash on his face, touched it, and saw his fingers stained red. The scent of blood pierced his nostrils, making his throat cluck involuntarily.
"Wufu, are you insane?" Madam Zhou screamed, her body went limp as she trembled and tried to wrap her hand with a handkerchief.
This child is foolish; thereâs no need for this, sheâs foolish.
Wufu patted her hand and stared at Wu Lihong, saying, "Is this enough?" She then turned to those gossiping bystanders and said, "You all saw it, I, Wufu, sever my ties with this so-called father. From now on, weâre irrelevant to each other!"
"You, you..."
The surroundings were filled with hisses. Wu Lihong pointed at Wufu, facing everyoneâs accusing fingers, he eventually lost face and huffed heavily, "You disrespectful daughter, youâre so good at this!"
Leaving these words behind, he used his sleeve to cover his face and quickly walked away.
Wufu watched him vanish, then returned her gaze to Madam Zhou, saying, "Mother, letâs leave too. From today, it truly will be just the few of us depending on each other."
Madam Zhouâs eyes were blurred with tears.
Depending on each other, they have always been.
But Wufu felt cheerful, finally, the messy situation was resolved. From now on, she truly would be irrelevant to the Wu Family.
The group boarded the carriage and left, and the gossiping bystanders at the Yamen gate dispersed. Soon, the city was abuzz with even more rumors about Lord Wuâs divorce, including the severed ties incident, and even rumors about his wife hiring assassins. Thatâs why she no longer acknowledged him and went for a divorce.
Madam Wang fainted upon hearing these rumors, then shattered several porcelain pieces when she woke up.
"Wretched woman, malicious slanderer, stepping on me while Iâm down," Madam Wang fumed.
Nanny Wei stood aside with hands clasped, afraid to make a sound, fearing sheâd become the innocent scapegoat.
Madam Wang cursed for a while, then burst into a manic laugh, "Haha, severed ties, he deserves it! Whatever trouble he brings on himself, he deserves to bear it!"
"Madam, madam."
Qing Lian quickly came in, reporting urgently, "Madam, Old Madam fainted from anger after hearing the gossip."
Madam Wang raised an eyebrow, leisurely picking up her tea, "Has a doctor been called?"
"Someone has been sent to call him. Madam should go to see her swiftly," Qing Lian replied.
"Iâm also sick with rage," Madam Wang said expressionlessly. "Just say I canât get out of bed, ask Second Lady and Third Madam to go take care of her."
Qing Lian hesitated slightly, looking at Nanny Wei.
"Go quickly!" Madam Wangâs face darkened.
Qing Lian quickly bowed her head, dropped her hands at her sides, and retreated.
Madam Wang snorted lightly, then stood up and said to Nanny Wei, "Fetch my bandana and put it on."
"Yes, Madam." Nanny Wei went inside to find a bandana and placed it on her head, then asked, "Madam, about the rumor outside?"
"The innocent are innocent. She accuses me of hiring assassins; does she have evidence? Explaining it would make us seem anxious, itâs better not to act at all. Eventually, the truth will reveal itself, letâs see what they do," Madam Wang sneered coldly, though her words lacked conviction.
Nanny Wei was about to reply when someone rushed inside, shouting. She glanced at Madam Wangâs expression and sensed trouble. She quickly walked to the door and slapped the newcomerâs palm, "You wretched girl, who did you say was bad? Is a ghost chasing you?"
The young maid yelped in pain, knelt on the ground, and crawled a few steps forward, "Madam, itâs bad, Princess Ping Xi has brought people to smash our Rongxiu Pavilion!"
"What!" Madam Wangâs face changed drastically, smashing her shop?
Nanny Wei felt a headache. Incident after incident, how should they handle this?