Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

Chapter 967: Chapter 967: Coughing Up Blood

"What are you staring at? Hurry up and eat so we can get going."

Granny Gu was paralyzed, and the prison guard had to grind the food into small pieces with a stone mortar to feed her.

Granny Gu refused to eat, continuously crying out, "Zhi, Lang... see, Zhi, Lang!"

She cried out for at least a quarter of an hour, her eyes fixed on the feeding prison guard with a gaze as if laced with poison, making the guard shiver all over, cursing, "What are you looking at? Eat up and get going!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Bah!" Granny Gu was a wicked woman, now facing death, with nothing to fear, she was ready to go all out, cursing the guard, "Your, family... won’t, die, well!"

Seeing Granny Gu curse his family, the guard was so angry that he kicked her, cursing, "Old Devout Woman, don’t refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit; this is the government Death Prison, you’re a Death Row Prisoner, how dare you curse my family!"

Hurting the innocent like this, do you still have a conscience?

But Granny Gu was not afraid at all, letting the guard kick her, her withered old face grinning grimly as she continued cursing the guard’s family.

The guard couldn’t bear it anymore, like he’d seen a ghost, he ran off to find the prison chief, telling him Granny Gu’s demands.

The prison chief scolded, "Is that all you’re good for? She’s just a condemned prisoner about to be executed, and you’re afraid of a few words from her?"

The guard, with a mournful face, said, "Boss, that Old Devout Woman isn’t someone to mess with, I’m afraid when she becomes a ghost she’ll really go to my house and cause trouble."

The Great Chu people believed in this, and Granny Gu was troublesome, the guard was truly scared.

The prison chief knew the guard’s difficulty, thinking Granny Gu had been calling to see Lai Zhi ever since she was locked up, he simply said, "Alright, I’ll indulge her, let her go and pester Lai Zhi, just stop torturing us."

They were truly afraid, they’d never seen such a troublesome old lady.

The prison chief had two prison guards carry Granny Gu to Lord Lai’s cell.

Lord Lai’s cell was relatively clean, Magistrate Gu didn’t let him sleep on straw, he gave him a mat and a blanket, allowing him to maintain some dignity in the prison.

Lai Zhi was sitting there with red eyes, drinking, regretting his past decision, when he heard a call, "Zhi, Lang!"

With a clatter, Lord Lai got so frightened that he dropped his wine jug, he looked up to see Granny Gu being carried in by the guards, giving him a "sweet smile," and he let out a shriek, retreating quickly to the back of the cell.

Granny Gu saw Lord Lai frightened, her heart ached, knowing she didn’t look good in prison, she softened her voice and continued with a "sweet smile" to Lord Lai, "Zhi, Lang... don’t, be, afraid... it’s, Liu’er~"

When at the Lai Family, Master Zhi disliked the name Liu Shiliu, so he called her Liu’er, saying it sounded gentle, like a fragile young lady of a noble family, suitable for romantic evenings.

Later on, when casting her out, for the sake of giving her a status, he named her Pan Shuangniang.

Lai Zhi should have liked the name Lady Shuang the most, as it sounded even more delicate, but Granny Gu preferred it when Lord Lai called her Liu’er.

Those years she was known as Liu’er were her best times in life... back then, she and Master Zhi lived like a couple, having romantic nights, she trampled on the other maids underfoot.

Then, when Master Zhi got engaged, her days turned difficult, the young master’s mother started targeting her, and after holding on for some time, she was eventually kicked out of the Lai Family.

Seeing Granny Gu’s smile, Lord Lai showed no delight but rather a feeling of disgust, pointing at her and shouting to the prison chief, "Get this ugly woman out of here, I don’t want to see her!"

Saying that, he spat on the ground beside him, showing extreme aversion.

Granny Gu was dumbfounded, she’d pleaded for so long, finally moved the prison chief to carry her here to meet him, and this was the attitude she received?

Was he disgusted by her?

How dared he be disgusted by her?

She’d given him two sons and two daughters, she was the great benefactor of the Lai family!

Granny Gu couldn’t believe Lord Lai would detest her, still smiling at him, "Zhi..."

"Bah, Zhi what Zhi, get the hell out of here!" Lord Lai couldn’t take it anymore, knowing that unless he made it clear, Granny Gu wouldn’t give up, he bluntly scolded her, "Liu Shiliu, don’t you understand? I never liked you! You were just one of my many maids, it was only because you got lucky and gave birth to sons that I paid you any attention."

"Look at you now, your appearance makes one sick, acting gentle in front of me... you shameless old hag, have you no shame? Are you a prostitute from a brothel? Even prostitutes your age would have reformed long ago!"

Granny Gu was stunned, staring at Lord Lai in disbelief, "Zhi, Lang... when we were young... we loved each other!"

"Loved you back then?" Lord Lai laughed, "You were just a tool I used to negotiate with my family, did you really think I’d love you? Know your place, do you think you are worthy?!"

Lai Zhi spoke mercilessly, reducing Granny Gu to tears, her heart shattered, she looked as if she were about to die.

The prison chief felt like poking his own eyes out and slapping himself: damn, meddling and carrying Granny Gu here to meet Lord Lai, now what? This old love affair was like an ironing iron in the Punishment Room, able to scorch and blind you!

The guards who carried Granny Gu couldn’t take it anymore either, her love was too intense, they couldn’t stand it, to avoid getting disgusted to death, they quickly said to Granny Gu, "You’ve seen Lord Lai, your wish is fulfilled, let’s go back."

"No!" Granny Gu shouted, staring at Lai Zhi, "Zhi, Lang... do you really..."

"Shut up! Don’t say anymore, get out of here, seeing you for one more moment sickens me!" Lord Lai was pushed to the limit by Granny Gu, rushing to the cell door, grabbing the bars and shouting, "Liu Shiliu, listen up, I, Lai Zhi, do not like you, you’re nothing but a disgusting little bitch to me. Your children are no better than pigs and dogs, each one worse than a beast!"

"Look at Gu Dushan’s son, he’s now top of the county. First, he was the county top scorer, then the top of the county, he’s won two yuan in a row, if he passes the college examination, he’ll achieve the small three yuan, he’ll be recorded in the He’an Prefecture Annals."

"And then look at Gu Chengxian, who not only lacks scholarship but also has a taste for colors, contracting a venereal disease..." Lord Lai imitated vomiting when mentioning the disease, then continued scolding, "You have such disgraceful offspring, and you’re still proud, you’re a madman! And you think I’d like a wicked woman like you? I, Lai Zhi, would have to be crazy to like you!"

"Get out, get out of here now, if you don’t, I’ll blood curse you, I’ll curse you never to be reborn in eternity!"

Lord Lai was furious, continuously cursing Granny Gu.

Upon hearing this, Granny Gu felt dizzy... Master Zhi, whom she loved most, despised her this much?

She was willing to do anything for him, yet he...

Puh!

Granny Gu couldn’t stand Lord Lai’s accusations, she was so furious she spewed blood.