They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 299 You're the one who ruined her

With both parties aware of the truth, Zeng Mingzhu's aggrieved accusations instantly turned into a clown's act on stage, her clumsy performance revealing her inner filth.

The mother and daughter were in perfect sync and worked together remarkably well.

Madam Zeng embraced her beloved daughter tightly, tears welling in her eyes, and accused her with grief and indignation: "Master! Mingzhu has suffered such a great injustice, and instead of helping her seek justice, you even scolded her! What kind of father are you? Are you trying to make Mingzhu suffer to death?"

Master Zeng's face was burning with rage, he yelled, "You shut up too!"

Zeng Mingzhu was displeased, tears streaming down her face. "Father, how could you say that about Mother? Mother did all this for me, and for the sake of the Zeng family's reputation. These people are despicable and shameless, fabricating lies, actually coming to our door to frame me. It must be that bitch Zeng Xiaoyan who instigated this. Who does she think she is? What right does she have? What do they take our Zeng family for! Father, are you just going to let them humiliate our Zeng family like this? Doesn't our Zeng family have any dignity?"

Xu Zhichun and the others who came in with Master Zeng: "."

The Zeng family's reputation? Haven't you squandered the Zeng family's reputation?
Aunt Zhu couldn't help but rub her face with both hands and whispered to Xu Zhichun, "How could she have the nerve to say that? I feel embarrassed for her."

Xu Zhichun was both angry and amused. Suppressing her laughter, she whispered, "Maybe she's just more shameless and has a stronger heart than any of us."

Aunt Zhu couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Madam Zeng sneered, "Mingzhu is right! Master, these people are truly despicable. If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll dare to do it again next time. They'll become too arrogant! Even if our Zeng family isn't as powerful as it used to be, we're not people like them who can bully us!"

Zeng Mingzhu shouted sternly, "Don't waste your breath on them! Granny Fang, go and call for help. Throw them out!"

Master Zeng was so angry he was incoherent. "Shut up! You, you mother and daughter... Fine, fine, very fine indeed! Granny Zhu, Cuixiang, get yourselves in here now!"

Granny Zhu and Cuixiang stumbled in, their legs weak, and knelt down with a thud, their bodies swaying as if they had lost their souls.

Madam Zeng and Zeng Mingzhu immediately sensed something was wrong, and their expressions changed slightly.

"master--"

"How many times have I told you to shut up! If you can't learn, get out! You two don't need to keep up the act. These two lackeys have confessed everything, what else is there to say? Zeng Mingzhu, I really didn't expect you to become so vicious. What does Zeng Xiaoyan's pregnancy have to do with you? How has it bothered you? You actually sent someone to harm her, you, you, you have truly disappointed me!"

“I didn’t,” Zeng Mingzhu said, both angry and resentful, refusing to admit it. “Father, do you believe outsiders or me? I don’t know what those two servants said, but I didn’t do it, and that’s all.”

Madam Zeng was actually unaware of this matter; Zeng Mingzhu had kept it a secret from her. But when Liang and the others came to her door and angrily rebuked her, Madam Zeng understood after hearing just a few words.

Her first reaction was to believe it. It seemed like something her daughter would do.

My second reaction was anger—why is it that her daughter hasn't gotten pregnant after so many years of marriage, while that bitch Zeng Xiaoyan is? Why does Zeng Xiaoyan, who doesn't even have Mingzhu, have one? It's understandable that Mingzhu is angry.

She was just angry that Mingzhu had acted rashly without consulting her beforehand, and not only did things not go as planned, but the other party even dared to come to her door and cause trouble.

What a bunch of despicable bastards! This is outrageous!

When Zeng Mingzhu denied it, Madam Zeng naturally sided with her: "Yes, sir, Mingzhu is your daughter. Don't you even trust your own daughter? Why do you trust outsiders instead? Zeng Xiaoyan has always harbored resentment towards our family. What wouldn't she do? If you get angry, sir, aren't you just playing into her hands and getting what she wants?"

Looking at the mother and daughter, who remained defiant and arrogantly angry despite the presence of witnesses, Mr. Zeng was in a daze, almost not knowing where he was or what he was doing.
He got it.

No wonder.
No wonder Mingzhu has turned out like this!

It turns out it's not her fault, it's not her fault. It was all Fang's doing, it was all Fang's doing!

He looked at his wife, his words like knives, each sentence piercing her heart: "What a fine daughter you've raised! Mingzhu has become like this, causing so much trouble, living a laughingstock, all thanks to you, Fang Shi. You ruined her, you destroyed her life." Madam Zeng's heart suddenly ached terribly, "You—"

"You always doted on her the most, but in the end you ruined her, leaving her neither human nor ghost!"

"No! No! It's the Qi family, it's those two bitches, Zeng Xiaoyan and Xu Zhichun—"

"The root of the problem is you!"

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"The root of the problem is you, Fang! Mingzhu could have grown into a true lady of a prominent family, but you raised her to be crooked and led her astray!"

Madam Zeng's face was deathly pale, her lips trembling, barely managing to stay upright. Her heart ached terribly, filled with shame, indignation, resentment, and defiance; her mind was in turmoil. Was she wrong? No, no! Those wretches deserved to die! What were those wretches anyway? What right did they have to resist? They deserved to be manipulated! Who told them to be born so lowly?
Zeng Mingzhu felt extremely humiliated to be accused like this by her father in front of so many people. "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about! Mom loves me the most, she's the best to me, how could she possibly harm me? It's all Zeng Xiaoyan's fault—"

Unable to bear it any longer, Master Zeng stepped forward, grabbed her, and slapped her across the face. "Stubborn to the end!"

"what!"

"What are you doing, sir!"

Mrs. Zeng rushed forward to pull him away.

Master Zeng was filled with extreme disappointment and hatred. He shoved her away and shouted, "Guards! Seize Madam and Miss!"

The maids and servants looked at each other in bewilderment.

Master Zeng sneered, "Are you all deaf? You won't listen to me anymore? Steward, steward, sell all these disobedient maids!"

The maids and servants hurriedly begged for mercy and rushed forward to pull Madam Zeng and Zeng Mingzhu away.

The mother and daughter felt extremely humiliated and struggled to resist.

"Dad! What are you doing!"

"Master, are you out of your mind? You—"

“If they say another word, gag them with something; if they move again, bring me a rope.”

Madam Zeng and Zeng Mingzhu were so frightened that they dared not move.

The mother and daughter were filled with surprise and doubt. They had never seen Master Zeng so angry, nor had they ever seen him with such a cold look in his eyes.

If I were tied up and gagged in front of those bastards and the servants, I wouldn't be able to live.

Master Zeng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice to Liang Lizheng and the others, "This matter is our Zeng family's fault. I will compensate you. Tomorrow I will prepare generous gifts and personally lead Mingzhu to apologize. I guarantee that this will never happen again."

Liang, the village head, sighed and shook his head. "There's no need for compensation or generous gifts, and no need for a personal apology."

After all, it wasn't something I did willingly, so it was meaningless.

“We need an explanation for this matter. We ask Mr. Zeng to write it down in black and white, and we’ll put our fingerprints on it to finalize the case. We’re not afraid of what Mr. Zeng might say, but we just want something to hold in our hands. If nothing else happens in the future, that’s fine. But if anything does, this document will serve as evidence.”