Chapter 361: Resentment
The maidservants left and closed the door behind them.
Seeing that the door was shut, Madam Bai touched Liu Yinniang’s hand and looked at her face. Liu Yinniang had lost a lot of weight. Madam Bai’s heart ached. “Yinniang, tell me the truth. How does Shun treat you?”
Madam Bai looked at Liu Yinniang without blinking. She frowned and said before Liu Yinniang could reply. “What did he do to you? How dare he treat you badly?”
Madam Bai was a quick tempered person. She grabbed Liu Yinniang and did a full body checkup to find out the wounds.
Liu Yinniang was a little anxious. “Mother, calm down. Who told you that?”
Seeing how concerned Madam Bai was about her, Liu Yinniang felt sweet inside.
When Madam Bai touched Liu Yinniang’s back, she flinched. Madam Bai’s face darkened. When Liu Yinniang gently took off her clothes, Madam Bai looked at the crisscrossing whip marks with tears welling up in her eyes. “This bastard, how can he hit you like this?”
Madam Bai was originally concerned, but now she was angry. “Let’s go. Go back with me.”
Liu Yinniang cried with a shake of her head. “Mother, I can’t. Brothers are all relying on him. With one word from him, our family will be ruined.”
Madam Bai said hysterically, “But I can’t let you suffer like this. Your brothers are all able-bodied. It’s not like they can’t make a living doing something else.”
Liu Yinniang bit her lip and said indignantly, “Mother, I know you are concerned about me, but some things are not that simple. If I go back with you now, what I suffered all these days will be in vain.”
Madam Bai wiped her tears. “Let’s go to the government to sue him. I don’t believe that in the capital, someone as lawless as him can’t get punished.”
Liu Yinniang looked at Madam Bai. “Mother, have you seen Sanniang?”
Madam Bai nodded. “Sanniang is a kind person. She knows that you’re not doing well and specially came to tell me about it. I didn’t believe her. Now that I know the truth, I’ll apologize to her when I see her next time.”
Madam Bai was extremely regretful now. Her good daughter had been ruined by Liu Shun. When she recalled how much Madam Wei tried to remind her and talk her out of the marriage, she felt terrible.
If Liu Shun was really good, Madam Wei would not have refused to let Liu Sanniang marry him.
As a mother, who did not want their daughter to have a good marriage?
A trace of hatred flashed across Liu Yinniang’s eyes as she said, “Mother, if Sanniang is really kind-hearted, she would’ve done something to save me.”
Madam Bai was stunned. “What do you mean?”
Liu Yinniang looked at Madam Bai and said with red eyes, “Mother, I’ve already looked for Sanniang. Liu Shun said that as long as she’s willing to work for the Crown Prince, he won’t make things difficult for me. Sanniang is very capable now. If she really wants to save me, she only needs to join hands with the Crown Prince. This is very easy for her, but she refused.”
Madam Bai frowned. “This is a good thing. Why didn’t she agree?”
If she joined hands with the Crown Prince, she would receive endless wealth and power. Her family would also be benefitted. It was definitely a good opportunity. How could she not agree?
Liu Yinniang said with a snort, “That’s why I said that she’s hypocritical. If she really wanted to help me, she would’ve done it already. Do you know what she said? She wants me to leave Liu Shun and the capital and let our family return to Yong County. Mother, isn’t it obvious what she’s scheming? If our family goes back like this, we’ll be mocked by the entire clan and never be able to raise our heads.”
Madam Bai looked at Liu Yinniang with red eyes. She reached out and touched Liu Yinniang’s face. “I’m at odds with her mother. In the end, she just wants to see us make a fool of ourselves. I was wondering why she was being so kind-hearted. It turns out that she just wants to embarrass us.”
The more Madam Bai thought about it, the more indignant she felt. At the thought that her daughter would never be as good as Liu Sanniang, she felt a sense of suffocation.
Liu Yinniang gritted her teeth. “That’s why we can’t do what she wants us to do.”
Madam Bai nodded. “When I get back, I’ll tell your brothers to work harder and make a name for themselves to support you in the future.”
Liu Yinniang nodded. It was naturally best if her brothers could be successful. When her family was powerful, Liu Shun would have to think twice before abusing her.
When Madam Bai thought of Liu Sanniang, she also felt resentful. She could have helped Yinniang easily, but she chose not to. Speaking of which, they were actually relatives. How could she be so heartless?
Thinking back to last year, she even helped Madam Wei. The more Madam Bai thought about it, the more resentful she felt. “Madam Wei is not a good person, and neither is her daughter. When we go back to our hometown in the future, we have to tell everyone about this.”
Liu Yinniang’s expression darkened. “Mother, Sanniang is different now. She’s very capable. I don’t know where she learned evil mystic techniques from, but she’s been causing trouble in the capital. Liu Shun said that Sanniang can’t stay in the capital because she’s using her ability to do evil. If this continues, she’ll harm everyone.”
Madam Bai was stunned. “Is it that serious?”
At the thought that Liu Sanniang would become a scourge, Madam Bai was nervous. “No, we can’t let her continue to harm others. If she does something horrendous, the entire clan will be affected.”
Liu Yinniang looked at Madam Bai. “Mother, you’re her elder. You have to stop her.”
Madam Bai was a little flustered. “How can I stop her?”
Liu Yinniang held Madam Bai’s arm and said in a low voice, “Mother, just cooperate with me.”
Liu Shun had already said that as long as Liu Sanniang took the poison, he would stop abusing her. With Liu Sanniang’s ability, if she did not side with the Crown Prince, she would definitely side with the Third Prince.
The Third Prince was extremely ambitious and determined to fight the Crown Prince for the throne. The Crown Prince was the rightful heir to the throne. Anyone who wanted to seize his seat was evil.
Madam Bai frowned. “Just think of a way to kick her out of the capital. It’s better not to use poison.”
Liu Yinniang cried. “Mother, if Sanniang is really on our side, why doesn’t she help me? If she really sided with the Third Prince and he successfully seized the throne, have you thought about the consequences? Our family is under the Crown Prince’s protection, so we naturally won’t have a good ending. If the Third Prince wants to fight for the throne with the Crown Prince, it will be considered treason. Moreover, this poison won’t kill her. At most, it will make her lose her cultivation. When the time comes, we’ll just send her back to Yong County and give her family enough fortune to live in comfort.”
Madam Bai thought it made sense. Everyone was selfish, and so was she.
Madam Bai nodded, but she still said, “I’ll ask her again. If she wants to side with the Crown Prince, I’ll forget about it. If she doesn’t agree, I won’t be soft-hearted. I won’t let her do evil any longer.”
Liu Yinniang nodded. “If possible, I don’t want to hurt Sanniang either. I treat her as my sister, but she doesn’t treat me likewise.”