His actions were very abrupt and rude, waking up his sleeping son. His son was so frightened that he started crying.
Mr. Green Hat was extremely impatient, and his eyebrows were full of displeasure.
The lady was shocked. "What's wrong, Langjun? Why can't we talk things out? Why scare the child? "
"All of you, get out. I have something to say to Madam." Mr. Green Hat suppressed his anger and waved the servants away.
After all the servants had left, he asked his wife directly whose son she had given birth to.
The lady was a little guilty and confused. She said vaguely, "Why are you suddenly asking this? Could it be that someone is making irresponsible remarks in front of you? Langjun knows best who my son is. Why do you have to accuse me of being innocent? "
Mr. Green Hair asked, "Before you got pregnant, did you have an ambiguous relationship with that animal from Madam Nie? Did you use the gathering as an excuse to have sex?"
The noblewoman's expression changed drastically, and her exquisite makeup was almost ruined by the shock.
"Langjun, where did you hear such slanderous words about me? It's fine if you don't believe me, but how can you doubt your beloved legitimate son just because of an outsider's words? "
Mr. Green Hair sneered. "It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. You know best whether you did it or not. Maybe you don't even know whose son the child is? I didn't ask you who you had sex with before marriage, but you're still so restless after marrying into Madam An. How can you face me? "
The more she spoke, the more ashamed she became. Whenever she thought of her legitimate wife being cheated on, the humiliation followed her like a shadow.
Before the Four Self-accomplishment Classics for Women was popular in Zhongzhao, relationships between men and women were not conservative. The higher one's status and power, the more so.
It was normal for widows with power to keep gigolos. It was normal for unmarried daughters to have one or two male confidantes. The circle of the gentry was more open.
However, after marriage, she would have to consider her husband's and her family's reputation and focus on taking care of her husband and children.
This was the tacit understanding of the circle many years ago.
Of course, after the Four Self-accomplishment Classics for Women came out, the men of Zhongzhao suddenly became more demanding of women. The unspoken rules that had been considered normal became intolerable. It was like this before marriage, let alone after marriage.
Because of this, the husband and wife quarreled. They weren't hysterical, but other than not fighting, they basically didn't leave any face for each other.
"Since you have so many complaints against me, why did you pretend to be deaf and mute before?" Mr. Cuckold pressed her further, and the lady was irritated. Instead of being angry, she laughed sarcastically. "You know very well why you are making a scene in my house. If the Nie family is still as dignified as before, even if I have a child with that person from the Nie family, and it's still unclear after marriage, would you dare to fart? You can't even fart! He was afraid that he would tacitly agree that his wife had served him well so that he could seize the opportunity to gain benefits. I'll be frank with you. Even the pimps in the brothel have more guts than you. Ask yourself honestly, do you really not know the relationship between me and that person? Not even a whisper? What a joke! You probably know something, but you don't dare to delve into it in order to avoid it, right? Why are you pretending to be a man to settle the score with me? If you have the ability, why don't you bring people to kill that person? Let's go now! What kind of hero was he if he didn't have any ability and only knew how to yell at inner house girls? Do you think I'm willing? If I tell you, would you dare to stand up for me because of your power? Coward! "
Mr. Cuckold's face turned ashen.
"Why wouldn't I dare?"
The lady said bitterly, "Of course you dare now! Is the Nie family still the Nie family of the past? If it was in the past, would you dare to speak up? Your whole family, old and young, are just the dogs of the Nie family! Today's Nie family is just an old worm with all its teeth pulled out, yet it still occupies the mountain and claims to be the king. You have long been unconvinced and have long planned to rebel and stand on your own. But because of your face, you are unwilling to bear the reputation of betraying the old master and being ruthless. Now that you're questioning me, you just want to use me as a raft to launch an attack on the Nie family! "
"Say one more word?"
Mr. Cuckold's most secretive ambition was mercilessly exposed by his wife, and he became angry out of shame.
"Hmph, even if you say ten or twenty more words, I dare." The lady sneered and said fearlessly, "With just you alone, even if you rebel against the Nie family, it's no different from hitting a stone with an egg. If you use this matter to get my father's help and use his guilt, your chances of success will be greater. As long as you still need my father, even if I say it for ten days and ten nights, don't say one more word, do you dare to kill me to silence me? I'm asking if you dare! "
Mr. Cuckold choked on his wife's words. His red eyes surged with complex and vicious emotions.
After a while —
"You don't dare!"
The lady sneered and raised her hand to straighten her clothes. She walked past him with her head held high and chest puffed out, leaving two words behind.
"Coward!"
The lady was right. Mr. Cuckold indeed needed his father-in-law's help. Now was not the time to fall out with the Yue family. When he succeeded, he wouldn't have to continue enduring that shrew's humiliation.
Madam An and Madam Zhou quickly reached a tacit understanding. While Nie Qing was forcing Zheng Hao to jump up and down, they quickly acted and interrupted the rhythm of the internal fight.
Madam An and Madam Zhou were originally attached to the Nie family. The Nie family didn't have their guards up against them, and even gave them a certain amount of trust. No one expected that the former dogs would suddenly bite back.
Zheng Hao was the most surprised that Madam An and Madam Zhou joined the civil war. Even though he had acted first and tricked Nie Qing into taking two cities, Nie Qing had reacted and taken an effective counterattack.
Zheng Hao's foundation was still weak. Even with Qiguan Rang and the others secretly supporting him, he couldn't compete with Nie Qing. He was almost beaten to a pulp.
Madam An and Madam Zhou joined the internal fight. Nie Qing's backyard was on fire. Zheng Hao's pressure on the frontlines decreased. Not only did he catch his breath, but he also forced Nie Qing, who was at his peak, into a difficult situation.
Qiguan Rang and the others surrounded the fire to watch the show. They were in a particularly good mood. They planned to add bricks and tiles to the fire that had been ignited with great difficulty.
Nie Qing and the others keenly sensed that something was wrong. They didn't want to be dragged into the swamp of the internal fight. However, Zheng Hao's greed and Madam An and Madam Zhou's ambitions wouldn't give up so easily. The more Nie Qing considered the bigger picture, the more fearless they became. In the end, they really fought.
Nie Qing understood that according to this rhythm, they would either die from the internal fight between the three families or Jiang Pengji would take advantage of them.
After thinking about it, Nie Qing chose the latter.
Jiang Pengji was an external threat. Zheng Hao, Madam Zhou, and Madam An were internal threats.
Nie Qing didn't think he had done anything wrong to them. However, they betrayed the Nie family at their most difficult time and made a counterattack. If he didn't kill these ungrateful people, was he supposed to keep them alive for the New Year?
Nie Qing didn't want to see his father in the underworld one day and be reprimanded by him for not being able to control his henchmen.
Nie Qing was serious. The internal fight became even more intense. Apart from a truce on New Year's Day, there was no end to the fighting. At first, only a few families participated in the war. Later, other forces were involved. The situation was chaotic.
Looking at Zhongzhao, Nansheng, and Dongqing, only Jiang Pengji and An Cui were celebrating.
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