Capítulo 720: Chapter 720: Send the Old Lady to the Asylum?
“I understand, Grandma, don’t worry—I’ll definitely be a good mother and won’t let Xiao Kai suffer,” Du Shiniang said with an obedient and filial appearance, “Grandma, do you have any other instructions or needs?”
“I’m just an old woman now, destined to live a quiet life, what else could I need? However, Old Chen’s death weighs heavy on my heart. Can you go to Wande Temple for me and ask the abbot to perform the best ritual for Old Chen? It would be a proper way to honor our decades of service together.”
“Yes, Grandma, I understand. I’ll go right away,” Du Shiniang said. Then, she lowered her head and exited the Old Lady’s bedroom.
Just then, she ran into Bai Yueru, who was hurrying over.
After receiving a call from Guan Jiu, Bai Yueru knew that something was amiss at the Old Mansion, so she rushed back. Seeing Du Shiniang coming out of the Old Lady’s room, she asked, “Shi Niang, where are you rushing to?”
“Mom, I’m going to Wande Temple for Grandma. We can talk when I get back,” Du Shiniang replied without turning her head and left.
Bai Yueru hadn’t even entered when she heard the Old Lady’s voice from inside, “Daughter-in-law, why did you even come back? You might as well wait until I’m dead to visit me; I won’t live much longer anyway.”
Bai Yueru hastily entered and saw the Old Lady sitting up in bed, waiting for her.
Although the entire Sheng Mansion had recently undergone a drastic change, Bai Yueru, accustomed to submission, couldn’t help but lower her head under the force of the Old Lady’s powerful gaze, “Mom, are you alright?”
“Hmph, you’ve got some nerve, don’t you? Do you even regard me as your mother anymore? Ah!?” As she spoke, the Old Lady furiously threw a cup at Bai Yueru’s feet.
The scalding hot tea from the cup burned Bai Yueru’s feet, causing her to instinctively step back.
“Mom, what do you mean by this?” Bai Yueru slowly looked up and said, “I’ve respected you for decades, always treated you like my own mother, but have you ever, even for a second, treated me like your daughter-in-law?”
“Oh, now you dare to argue back? Bai Yueru, don’t think that just because you’ve replaced all my people, you can do whatever you want in this old house. You’re still too naive—kneel down!”
The Old Lady suddenly issued the command, startling both Bai Yueru and the servants!
“Mom, don’t get agitated. Let’s talk this out calmly,” Bai Yueru said as she obediently knelt before the Old Lady.
She had no choice but to kneel, as the Old Lady had already pointed scissors at her own neck.
Seeing Bai Yueru obediently kneeling, the Old Lady then threw the scissors to the floor, sneering, “I thought you were more capable. In the end, you still have to listen to me, don’t you?”
Bai Yueru seized the opportunity to hand the scissors to a servant and slowly stood up.
“Did I tell you to stand up?” the Old Lady shouted angrily.
Bai Yueru responded, “Mom, all these years, I’ve been too obedient to you, kneeling when you say kneel, standing when you say stand, to the point where even a servant dares to boss me around, a daughter-in-law of the Sheng Family…”
“What, you dare to complain now?” The chill in the Old Lady’s eyes burst forth as usual, attempting to suppress Bai Yueru’s not-so-strong spirit.
However, this time, Bai Yueru was not frightened, “Mom, I wouldn’t dare criticize you, but I just think, if you really feel like the changes I’ve made and the monotony of the Old Mansion is too much to bear, I might consider sending you somewhere livelier—like Qingshan Mental Hospital.”