The abandoned wife of the noble family, she is Black Heart Lotus

Chapter 18: Revealing old scores

As soon as he heard his mother's words, Xu Ningyu became irritable.

"Mom, after eldest brother passes away, the position of the heir apparent can only belong to the son."

It was impossible for him to hand over the title he had obtained to others.

Xu's expression softened slightly, but her son's next words made her blood boil again.

"But my son and Ruohe really love each other. I beg my mother not to break us up. Ruohe is willing to hide behind the scenes. She will not become an obstacle to my son..."

"shut up!"

Xu Ningyu still cocked his neck and looked at his mother.

"Everything has been exposed, and you still don't know how to repent?"

Xu's hands were shaking, and even her lips were trembling with anger.

When Xu Ningyu saw his mother like this, instead of feeling distressed, he gritted his teeth and responded.

"Mom, I also admired Ruohe back then and expressed to you that I wanted to marry her, but you preferred your elder brother."

When he mentioned what happened back then, he clenched his fists and his eyes turned red with hatred.

"You let the elder brother get his wish, and then gave me a merchant girl. Mother, he is also your son, how can you treat him so differently?"

It's been so many years since the incident happened. Didn't Xu expect that her son would still settle old scores?
Besides, it was Liu Ruohe who chose to marry her eldest son back then.

She is also a woman, and she knows why Liu Ruohe chose the eldest son instead of the second son, because the eldest son is a prince.

But this stupid son just couldn't understand the calculation behind it.

"Your eldest brother has passed away, and you still hate him so much. Are you still a human being?"

Being accused like this by his mother, Xu Ningyu simply stopped kneeling. He stood up directly and walked toward his mother oppressively.

"Growing up, just because he is the eldest brother, I have to give way to him in everything, otherwise I am ignorant and rude."

At this time, he spoke with hatred.

"Even my beloved girl has to be given up to him. Why? Just because he was born before me?"

"Back then he said he wanted to join the army and strive for military success. How motivated do you think he was?"

"Hmph, let me tell you, he took care of everything a long time ago. All he had to do was put on a good show and get a promotion when he came back. Unexpectedly, he was not lucky. He was attacked by a sneak attack and died on the battlefield."

"This is your big boy."

Xu never thought that Xu Ningyu thought so.

"You beast, he is your eldest brother, everyone else is gone, and you still want to slander his reputation? I'll beat you to death for this evil deed—"

Standing up, she clenched her fist and hit her son.

Unexpectedly, Xu Ningyu clenched her fist and looked coldly at the mother who gave birth to him and raised him but never treated him well.

"To this day, you still favor him, mother, can't you see your son?"

Mrs. Xu's hand hurt when her son held it, but it couldn't compare to the pain she felt now.

"I think I treat you brothers like a bowl of water..."

Xu Ningyu smiled sadly, so he shouldn't expect his mother to turn to him one day.

After a while, he put away his hope.

"Mom, I will never separate from Ruohe. In my heart, she is my wife."

Mrs. Xu said bitterly, "You evildoer, you never thought that if there was a scandal..."

"There will be no scandal, as long as you don't tell."

Xu didn't expect that her son would be so stupid.

"Where do you think I got this news?"

Xu Ningyu frowned, but despite this, he was still very confident.

"No matter who told you, since she chose to tell you, she wouldn't tell others casually. Otherwise, why would she tell you?"

Xu was startled.

This news was heard from Mrs. Xu. Would she be so kind as not to tell others?
Seeing that his mother had calmed down, Xu Ningyu let go of his mother's wrist and helped her sit down.

"Mom, please trust your son, he knows what he is doing."

No one understands his obsession with Liu Ruohe.

After a pause, he began to talk. “Mom, can you tell me who is so talkative?”

Mrs. Xu never thought of hiding her son, but she said tiredly, "It's your step-grandmother."

Xu Ningyu was not surprised by this answer. It seemed that Mrs. Xu was completely deceived by that bitch Gu Deyin.

"Mom, don't be impatient. My son has his own sense of discretion in this matter."

Xu looked at his son suspiciously. What idea could he have?
Xu Ningyu snorted coldly, no matter what happened to Gu Deyin, she was still his wife, so he could be her master.

Seeing her son walking all the way to the dark side, Xu's heart sank to the bottom of her heart.

Since she couldn't persuade her son, she went to find another client.

Liu Ruohe, who was being stared at and forced to kneel in the ancestral hall, suddenly felt a cold wind blowing behind her, and she felt resentful. She turned her head and shouted with an ugly face.

"Why don't you close the door? I'm still the grandma in the house, how dare you neglect me like this? When I get out of here, be careful with the skin on your body..."

But before she finished speaking, she saw her mother-in-law, Mrs. Xu, walking slowly, supported by servants.

The dim yellow light reflected Xu's slightly old face, which made people feel scared when they looked at it in the night.

"Mother-in-law, why are you here?"

She hurriedly thought about getting up to greet him, but she couldn't help but feel happy. It seemed that Xu Ningyu had gone to bring her reinforcements.

The nanny sent by Mrs. Xu coughed heavily.

She glanced at him in fear, then slowly knelt back, and then looked at Xu with a hopeful look on her face.

Mrs. Xu did not look at Liu Ruohe, but said to the nanny sent by Mrs. Xu, "Mrs. Zhong, please do me a favor. I have something to ask Mrs. Liu."

Aunt Zhong weighed the pros and cons, then bent down and said, "Madam, please do."

Then, she quickly retreated, not wanting to go against the mistress of the house.

Without Aunt Zhong around, Liu Ruohe looked much better, and she was about to get up to please Mrs. Xu.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Xu suddenly changed her expression and ordered two powerful women to grab her and push her to the ground.

"Mother-in-law, what do you mean by this? My daughter-in-law didn't tell the old lady a word about what happened today..."

It's okay not to mention this, but as soon as it was mentioned, Mrs. Xu's face twisted with anger.

She pushed away the maid who was supporting her, stepped forward, and asked someone to lift Liu Ruohe's face to face her. She saw her speaking through gritted teeth.

"Ms. Liu, you killed my eldest son, and now you have hooked up with my second son. It seems that you are unwilling to be lonely."

When this was mentioned, Liu Ruohe's pupils shrank and she instinctively denied it.

"There is no such thing, mother-in-law. This is someone deliberately slandering and framing me. I dare to swear by the light that Ning Yu and I are innocent. The sun and the moon can tell..."

With a "pop" sound, Mrs. Xu slapped Liu Ruohe directly in the face.

Seeing Liu Ruohe's face turned to one side, she still couldn't understand her hatred.

She sneered after taking the handkerchief handed by the maid and wiping her hands.

"Since you can't keep this body, then I will help you keep it."

Liu Ruohe instantly felt fear rushing through his body. What was Xu going to do?
Following Xu's two "pops", a woman came in holding a cat in one hand and a big bag in the other.

Seeing the cat, Liu Ruohe's eyes suddenly opened wide and he struggled in fear.

"Mother-in-law, please don't do this. Please listen to my explanation. I..."

As soon as Xu saw her look, he knew that she understood her intention.

"It seems like you've seen it before, so that's even better."

This is a method used by brothel madams to deal with disobedient prostitutes. Of course, many women in the back house will also use it.

Liu Ruohe's scalp was numb and she wanted to step back, but she was held down by two strong women and she couldn't move.

"Do not--"

The sound of pain echoed over the ancestral hall.

The next day, Gu Deyin woke up and was washing up when he saw Hua Chao hurried in.

"What happened?"

Hua Chao's face turned pale, and he leaned forward and whispered to Gu Deyin.

"Cat torture?"