bookrebus Chapter 311: Only the First Strike Is Stronger
Chapter 311: Only the First Strike Is Stronger
Wu Xiangluan gave the old lady a lot of advice.
Most of them were taught to him by Qiao Yu, and some were figured out by him based on those ideas.
The old lady was a little hesitant after hearing this, "Family disgrace should not be made public. If we do this, our Bo Mansion's reputation will be ruined."
Wu Xiangluan sighed, “Even if it weren’t for this, the Bo Mansion would not have a good reputation in the future.”
"That woman's affairs will surely become known to everyone within a year or two."
"Since their reputations are going to be ruined, why not let my father and that woman bear all the responsibilities?"
"Besides, it was their own fault in the first place, so it is only right that they suffer the backlash."
"Grandma, if we don't take action, my father and that woman will attack us."
"There are two beautiful low-class girls in my yard recently. They often take the initiative to approach and seduce me."
"It's most likely that woman who is trying to use her beauty to trap me. My father is also an accomplice."
"And your sister's marriage, it's no use dragging it on."
"I'm just afraid they'll plot against my sister again."
He narrowed his eyes and said, "As long as I am the prince of the Bo Mansion, I will be a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh."
"Their reputation is ruined, and I might even be able to inherit the Earl's Mansion ahead of time."
Jiang Yilin and Qiao Yu had hinted to him before that truth would come out sooner or later.
Just give him some time now to prepare and respond.
So it would be a shame if they didn't use this handle to cause trouble now.
The old lady was still a little hesitant, "Let me think about it."
Wu Xiangluan was prepared to convince his grandmother no matter what today.
So all the people in the room were sent out.
He leaned close to the old lady's ear and whispered, "Grandma, I heard that my father has completely surrendered to the Fifth Prince."
"Your Majesty values the Crown Prince and loves the Seventh Prince the most. The ministers also support the legitimate heir."
"I don't think the fifth prince's hope of ascending to the throne is very great."
"But my father insisted on having his own way and took the initiative to get involved."
"This involves the battle for the throne. If we fail, our Bo Mansion will be finished."
"So I think this incident is actually an opportunity for us to distance ourselves from them."
"I am more optimistic about the Crown Prince. In order to avoid being purged in the future, I will take the initiative to contact the Seventh Prince and interact more often."
He didn't want his whole family to be led to a dead end by his father before he even inherited the Earl's Mansion.
According to what Jiang Yilin revealed to him, his father was completely trapped in the Fifth Prince's trap and couldn't get out.
Hearing this, the old lady's face changed.
She had witnessed the last transition of imperial power and seen the fate of those families that failed in the fight for succession.
In serious cases, the whole family would be executed or exiled, while in minor cases, the family would be demoted to a commoner and forced to return to their hometown to farm.
She couldn't help but scold, "Your father is so short-sighted. How could he get involved in such a matter?"
"Does he want to send his entire family to the guillotine?"
She immediately made up her mind, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
"It would be better if he failed and all of us were killed by him."
"It would be better for you to inherit the Earl's Mansion as soon as possible."
There was a rare fierceness in her eyes, "We can only strike first."
It is better to have your reputation ruined than to have your whole family die or be exiled.
What's more, if it is done well, it will only be the reputation of Wu Zhiheng and his wife that will be ruined.
She still had to try her best to preserve her grandson's reputation and ensure that he could inherit the title smoothly.
"Then you should interact more with the Seventh Prince."
Now her bold and shallow bastard has completely taken the place of the Fifth Prince.
They have no choice but to take sides.
Otherwise, when the prince ascends to the throne in the future, the Bo Mansion will become the target of punishment.
Although there would be considerable risks if the grandson chose the crown prince now, it was the only way to avoid being implicated.
The grandparents and grandchildren discussed it again.
In the afternoon, the old lady had some snacks and said she felt uncomfortable, holding her stomach.
Then he asked the maid to find Wen Xianglian to come and take care of him.
Wen Xianglian was already upset, and became even more annoyed after hearing the maid's instructions.
But I have to deal with it.
So he gave the wet nurse a look and went to the old lady's yard.
The old lady did not reveal her cards at first, but just asked Wen Xianglian to serve her.
She asked Wen Xianglian to serve her tea, and she complained that the tea was too hot, then too cold.
During dinner, Wen Xianglian was asked to stand by and serve the meal.
There are many demands and various dissatisfactions.
Wen Xianglian wanted to throw all the food on the table onto the old lady's face.
Although the old lady would ask her to come and serve her in the past, she was never as demanding as she is today.
She just hoped that her husband would come and rescue her soon.
After a while, she saw a maid who was cleaning the table. She glanced at her and nodded implicitly.
Wen Xianglian pretended to help the old lady get some water to rinse her mouth, but suddenly fainted on the chair.
The nanny beside the old lady, following Wu Xiangluan's instructions, kept her eyes on Wen Xianglian.
Naturally, he noticed the eye contact between her and the maid.
The nanny took note of the maid and told her that such a disloyal person could no longer stay in the courtyard.
Just as Wen Xianglian fainted, Wu Zhiheng walked in.
Then he showed some concern, although he did not blame the old lady openly.
But he implied that she was too troublesome and had tortured his wife to the point of fainting.
The old lady was heartbroken, this was the illegitimate son whom she had raised for more than ten years and later put a lot of effort into pushing him to the title of noble.
During those years, she protected him and prevented him from being killed by the old uncle's other concubines.
It was not her arrangement that Wu Zhiheng had an affair with the maid during the period of mourning.
Although she felt ashamed at the time and said some bad things about Wu Zhiheng to the old man.
What he did was wrong in the first place, and she was not wrong, nor did she offer to send him out of the house.
It was entirely the old man's own idea to send Wu Zhiheng away.
Now she is hated by this ungrateful man.
After listening to Wu Zhiheng's words, she asked coldly, "Why, are you going to call the court doctor over again to help your wife act and frame me?"
Wu Zhiheng was stunned, obviously not expecting the old lady to say that.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, I am also worried about Xianglian's health. How could I possibly frame you?"
He was indeed planning to send someone to call the court doctor and then turn the tables.
The old lady snorted coldly, "You use this trick every time. Even if you are not tired of it, I am tired of it."
Then he threw the information on the table directly onto the ground in front of Wu Zhiheng.
"See for yourselves what you have done."
"As for your Xianglian, you don't have to pretend to be sick anymore."
"If she doesn't wake up, I'll ask Mammy to ask the imperial physician to come and take a good look at her."
"Let the imperial physician help see if a village woman who used to work in the village is really so delicate."
These words made Wu Zhiheng's face change drastically.
Wen Xianglian, who had fainted on the chair, had her eyelids trembling.
Both of them felt a pang in their hearts. How did this damn old woman know that?
Wu Zhiheng reached out and picked up the paper on the ground, opened it and took a look.
After reading it, his expression changed again.
He asked, "Mom, where did you get these things?"
There is absolutely no way that the old lady could have found this thing.
The old lady said coldly: "You don't need to ask where I got this thing from. Anyway, it's all right as long as the above situation is true."
"I never thought you were so bold that you could do so many audacious, immoral and vicious things."
"If you don't want this matter to become known to everyone, just be quiet recently."
She glanced at Wen Xianglian and said, "Your wife should stay in my yard and take good care of me."
"You guys are also trying to postpone Yuan'er's marriage."
"Otherwise, don't blame me for risking everything and letting people know all your stories."