The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

Chapter 694: Chapter 281 My Mother-in-law is a Loyal Servant (Part 25)

”Thank you, Marquis, but although I am a humble woman with little ability, I have no unfulfilled wishes!”

He Tiantian met Marquis Pingnan’s gaze and said lightly, ”I feel indignant, why should they have the right to control someone else’s life?”

”To bully me, to deceive me, that’s one thing, but why treat a child this way?”

”Marquis, you are a man, perhaps you seldom care about the matters of the inner court, but over these years, I have seen everything!”

”The Marchioness has truly mistreated Yuanniang. At first, I even suspected and went so far as to accuse her of being even more vicious than a stepmother!”

”Now it seems, where is the Marchioness malicious? It is only human nature, after all—” she knew she wasn’t her biological child and naturally wouldn’t treat her well!

Marquis Pingnan’s eyes suddenly turned very cold, like arrows swiftly striking at He Tiantian.

”Lady Feng, this Marquis has said that our Marquis Mansion will take care of you and Yuanniang. She will also receive the best arrangements!”

Marquis Pingnan had not expected ”Gu Xiuniang” to be so ungrateful.

They from the Marquis Mansion had already conceded, merely hoping to put an end to this matter, but ”Gu Xiuniang” was relentless.

Still indignant?

Humph, the world is inherently unfair.

Marquis Pingnan had just been polite in discussing with ”Gu Xiuniang” rather than directly using his power, which had already given ”Gu Xiuniang” face.

Unexpectedly, this person insists on being defiant.

She truly thinks she is someone significant, capable of contending with the Marquis Mansion?!

Indeed!

”Gu Xiuniang” relies on her Embroidery Skill and has made connections with some noblewomen in the capital, even taking the opportunity to send Wei Yuanniang to Qingyun Temple.

But, an embroidery woman is just an embroidery woman, do they truly regard her as an equal after a few courteous words?!

Impossible!

The class of nobles and commons is clear, no one can easily cross it.

”Yuanniang is a smart and capable child; she will have the best future, Marquis need not worry!”

He Tiantian smiled lightly, displaying a proud smile: ”Speaking of which, I should also thank the noble Marchioness, if not for her deliberately neglecting Yuanniang!”

”And I, for the sake of my mother-in-law and husband, had to repay the kindness to the Marquis Mansion, voluntarily took over the heavy responsibility of Yuanniang’s upbringing, and that’s why she is well-educated.”

”If Yuanniang continued to stay by the noble Marchioness’s side, tsk tsk, a good child would have been ruined!”

This is a confrontation to the bitter end.

There were no outsiders around, even Mrs. Zhang herself had been sent back to the Marquis Mansion by Marquis Pingnan.

He Tiantian was alone facing Marquis Pingnan; she no longer needed to pretend.

She curled her lips, showing profound disdain; He Tiantian did not at all hide her contempt and mockery for Mrs. Zhang!

”Mrs. Gu, you are being reckless!” Marquis Pingnan was truly a bit angry now.

His own wife was indeed not too clever, otherwise she wouldn’t have foolishly committed the ”swap” stunt years ago.

It had put the entire Marquis Pingnan’s Mansion in an awkward position.

Marquis Pingnan found it difficult to scold her, and had to cover for her, trying to clean up the mess.

But no matter how foolish, she is still Marquis Pingnan’s wife, and he couldn’t tolerate ”Gu Xiuniang,” a common woman from a modest background, insulting her!

”Am I being reckless? Or is someone being excessively bullying?”

He Tiantian was not frightened by the killing intent deliberately released by Marquis Pingnan.

Of course, He Tiantian still respected the original character’s setup; she deliberately acted extremely angry, as if the excessive rage made her forget her fear.

”...Very well! Mrs. Gu, you are impressive!”

Marquis Pingnan saw Gu Xiuniang’s clearly frightened body slightly trembling, yet she still stubbornly argued with him.

He knew that this woman was not truly fearless, but was rather driven by anger.

Hmph, once her temper subsided, who knew how frightened or regretful she would be?

Well, there was no rush to quarrel with her verbally for now; in a few days, ”Gu Xiuniang” would know how to choose herself!

With that thought, Marquis Pingnan did not persist any further. He turned and left with a flick of his sleeve.

He Tiantian watched Marquis Pingnan’s retreating figure, not speaking, nor did she immediately turn around.

Hiding in the corner, Feng Zhongliang saw that Marquis Pingnan had left and, after hesitating for a while, finally approached.

”Lady, I—I do not want a divorce.”

”Believe me, I truly did not know about the things my mother did!”

”I, I only found out today that Yanting isn’t our biological child!”

”Wuu wuu, Lady, my heart is in chaos right now, I truly don’t know what to do?”

”Lady, you can’t abandon me, wuu wuu, Mom has been taken away, and Yanting has become the child of another family, I—I only have you now!”

As he spoke, Feng Zhongliang, a grown man, actually started sobbing.

”That’s not true; it’s not just me. You also have Shuang Jiang and three children.”

He Tiantian glanced at him and coolly reminded him.

To be honest, He Tiantian didn’t hate Feng Zhongliang.

All this time, she had never considered this man her husband, much less a family member or a partner.

So whether he ”betrayed” her or was ”heartless,” He Tiantian simply did not care.

She supported the family with embroidery, not only maintaining her mother-in-law and husband but also supporting her husband’s mistresses and concubine sons and daughters.

A normal wife would certainly feel aggrieved.

But He Tiantian was not such a wife.

Moreover, she did these things not for others, but to build her reputation and set the stage for later dramatic developments.

Now, all her initial efforts had a chance to play their part, and it was time for He Tiantian to sever ties with Feng Zhongliang in accordance with the opportunity.

As for the divorce, He Tiantian did not harbor any strong emotions toward Feng Zhongliang.

He was just a stranger—no, a tool man helping her with her tasks.

Hmm, considering Feng Zhongliang did have some usefulness, He Tiantian decided not to demand any compensation.

”...No, Lady, Shuang Jiang is just a maid. It was initially my mother’s order, and you agreed as well!”

Feng Zhongliang felt somewhat wronged; it was not like he deliberately sought affairs, he just hadn’t refused.

”...” He Tiantian inwardly sighed, grateful that this was not her husband, otherwise she would have been infuriated.

Sometimes, an honest man like Feng Zhongliang was more despicable. He was worse than those scoundrels who were openly terrible.

”Shuang Jiang is not just any ordinary maid.”

He Tiantian scoffed internally, but she didn’t want to waste too much breath on Feng Zhongliang.

She discreetly reminded this ”ex-husband,” ”When Marquis Mansion was revitalized, Mrs. Zhang also became a First-rank Decree holder again. Shuang Jiang is her most trusted and favored top-ranking maid—”

She needn’t say more.

Feng Zhongliang was just honest, not stupid.

”Gu Xiuniang” might have some value for supporting the family.

But being a top-ranking maid next to the Marchioness held far more dignity, especially now that his mother was in trouble, and Feng Zhongliang needed to reestablish a connection with Marquis Mansion...