Chapter 352
~ THE ELDEST MADAM’S DETERMINATION ~
The Eldest Madam rushed over and heard Mu Yunyao’s words. Her face instantly darkened, “What are you doing here?”
Mu Yunyao stood up and bowed respectfully to the Eldest Madam as usual, “Greetings, Eldest Aunt. I heard that Elder Sister Yuyi was in a bad mood these few days, so I specifically came to visit and also sent some porcelain ornaments over. They weren’t even worth a few taels of silver, so It’s also good for Elder Sister Yuyi smashed them to pieces.”
The Eldest Madam was so angry that her heart trembled. She took a few deep breaths before suppressing the anger in his chest. “Then I’ll take Yuyi’s place to thank you for your good intentions.”
“We’re all family. There’s no need for thank you. I heard that in order to raise eighty thousand silver taels, Eldest Aunt had to pay off two of her dowry. I wonder how much the silver has been raised?”
“Don’t worry, it’s only 80,000 tales of silver, right? I will give it to you. You may feel at ease if you spend the silver with a black heart?”
Mu Yunyao strangely blinked her eyes and said as if it was natural, “This silver is mine to begin with. What’s there to be worried about and unjustified about if I’m spending it?”
The Eldest Madam was livid. She gritted her teeth and said, “You’ve finished giving the items, and we’ve finished speaking. Shouldn’t you leave now?” Seeing Mu Yunyao made her heart burning with anger.
Mu Yunyao smiled as she nodded and said, “Indeed, it’s time to say goodbye. We have to head out to the Auntum Hunt in two days, and we still have some luggage to pack. Elder Sister Yuyi should stay at home and recuperate. Oh right, if Eldest Aunt has collected all the silver, send someone to deliver it to me at Jiyue Pavilion. It’s best if you could send it before I head to the Auntum Hunt. It shouldn’t be a problem for Eldest Aunt, right?”
The Eldest Madam almost shattered her silver teeth. But at this time, she could not clash with Mu Yunyao again. “Alright … Rest assured, I’ll deliver it to you tomorrow.”
“That’s great. It’s not early, I should go too. Eldest Aunt doesn’t need to sent me away.”
As Mu Yunyao stepped out of the East Courtyard, Su Yuyi, who was mad, smashed the things she had brought straight to pieces. Then Su Yuyi collapsed to the ground. When she fell, she moved too much and accidentally involved her broken arm. The pain makes her more hysterical. “Mother, that little bitch Mu Yunyao directly bullied me. Won’t you help me vent my anger? ”
The Eldest Madam’s chest heaved as she shouted at Su Yuyi, “If it wasn’t for helping you vent your anger, I would not have been robbed of my authority to manage the household and confined here!”
Seeing that the Eldest Madam was truly angered, Su Yuyi bit her lips, leaned on the table, and started to cry: “I am the legitimate descendant of the Su family, but was stepped on by a country girl. She gave me worthless bottles and jars to insult me. I would rather rather die straight away!”
“What nonsense are you talking about!” The Eldest Madam stepped forward and pulled Su Yuyi up, “Mother has painstakingly nurtured you for so many years. Is this how you give up on yourself?”
“But if I don’t give up, what can I do? The doctor that if my arm was broken twice, even if it grew better, it would affect my movements. My future had already been ruined by Mu Yunyao. Could it be that I will be stepped on by her in the future and need to rely on her for a living?
“In the past, the Emperor was the unfavoured son of the late Emperor, and also the one with the lowest status. He was able to bear the humiliation, ascend to the throne and ruled the Dali Dynasty for many years. How do you know that you didn’t take advantage of the wind to break the clouds one day?”
“With my current appearance, even if the wind were to blow on me, my wings would be broken. How could I possibly fly?”
The Eldest Madam raised her arms and slapped Su Yuyi fiercely, “I used to protect you too much in the past and caused you to not experience any hardships. When you encounter some setbacks, you will never recover. If you are like this all the time, I’m afraid you can only be trampled by Mu Yunyao!”
Su Yuyi turned her head to the side after being slapped by the Eldest Madam. The stinging pain on her face made her unable to stop herself from crying. “Mother....” The Eldest Madam pinched her chin, making her looked up. “You just broke an arm, not a face,” she said. “With a face like yours, even if you beaten to the depths, there would still be people who would want to save you! Mother was careless in the past. She only wanted to make you noble and beautiful, yet I forgot to let you see the darkness of the backyard. From today onwards, I will teach you a good lesson.”
“Mother... Is there still time now?”
“How could it be too late? Don’t worry, as long as you’re willing, you’ll be able to do it anytime.” The Eldest Madam helped Su Yuyi straighten her hair, “The wind has been blowing too hard these days. It’s fine if we don’t go for the Autumn Hunt in September, but let the young ladies of the official family fight. you should avoid the limelight for a while.”
“I… I still feel that I have no confident in my heart....”
The Eldest Madam frowned and held Su Yuyi’s hand tightly, “Yuyi, this is just a small failure. There’s still a long road ahead of us. You don’t stop eating just because of choking. In the future, Mother will point to you to support me!”
Su Yuyi cried out, “Mother, I don’t want to lose to that bitch Mu Yunyao just like that. I don’t want to keep on looking at others’ faces all the time from now on. You have to help me!”
She wanted to ascend to the high position and wanted to return the humiliation she suffered today to Mu Yunyao a thousand times over!
The Eldest Madam slowly stroked Su Yuyi’s hair. Her eyes were gloomy, as though venom was flowing: “You are my only daughter. Mother has pinned most of her hope on you. Who could help you if not me? Mu Yunyao can be proud for a while, but it was absolutely impossible for her to be complacent for her entire life. Did she really think that with the Old Madam’s help right now, she could do whatever she wanted in the Su family? Don’t you think that Old Wang Mama and Old Liu Mama’s deaths are so strange!”
Su Yuyi raised her head and said, “Mother, could it be that the reason why Old Wang Mama and Old Liu Mama plotted against Mu Yunyao is that… Grandmother?”
“Who else could it be other than her?” The Eldest Madam sneered, and her eyes were full of hatred. “After today’s incident, I now understand what mother in law, what husband and wife… It’s all a joke. At the most critical moment, didn’t your grandmother and father push me out simply and neatly? Over the years, I have been planning for the Su family wholeheartedly. In order to help your father support Jin Wang, I even took out half of my assets and dowry, but what did I get in exchange? He was merely forced me to retreat to block the spear!”
Su Yuyi bit her lips. “Mother, Daughter will never betray you.”
The Eldest Madam looked down and saw Su Yuyi. Her heart was filled with comfort, “The thing that Mother is most proud of is that I gave birth Qingwu and you. As long as you two are here, no matter how bitter it is, Mother will be happy. As long as the two of you are here, there will still be hope for Mother’s future.Yuyi, if you want to become a real phoenix, you must be able to rebirth within the raging flames. Today is the test, and you need to be strong enough to endure it in order obtain what you really want.”
Su Yuyi nodded. “Mother, don’t worry. Your daughter will definitely work hard.”
“It’s not hard work, but it’s a must!” The Eldest Madam’s eyes were firm. “I will send a letter to the Meng family and ask your grandmother to seek justice for us. Mu Yunyao thought that her wings had hardened, but what she didn’t know was that in the face of a real sharp blade, she was so weak that she couldn’t even withstand a single blow.”