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The Strongest Fox-Demon (97)
Zhuang Liu was left dumbfounded for a long time. All of a sudden, she collapsed to the ground and slapped her thighs, crying, “What kind of evil have we done? How did we blindly drive away the lucky family star and instead marry such a harbinger of ill-fortune! I should have thought about it early on. Bai Yi can earn money and have a family heirloom. She has brought the family to such prosperity. She is a heavenly blessed wife. How did we end up getting rid of her?”
Mrs. Jiang’s face turned blue and then pale. She rose to her feet and grasped her maid’s hand. Next, she scolded her in a chilly voice, “What a pair of wealth and power hungry mother and son. Back then, you were greedy for the power of my family, so you resorted to all sorts of flattery to have me marry your son. At the same time, you abandoned Bai Yi as if she were some worn out shoes. Now that Bai Yi is about to gain power, you’re remorseful and have the guts to curse me here. Do you think the Jiang family is easy to bully? Even if Prince Qi is defeated, my father will at most be demoted to a lower rank, but when I go back to my father, I will see how he will treat you!”
From the potential life of a prime minister to a life hanging by a thread, Zhuang Liu, who would suffer retribution soon, only had fear, remorse, and resentment towards the Jiang family in mind. She could not hate herself and her son, so of course all her hatred was transferred to Mrs. Jiang. That being the case, how could she tolerate her words?
When Zhuang Liu heard Mrs. Jiang pulling the rank on her, she got up in anger, grabbed Mrs. Jiang’s hair and beat her up. Mrs. Jiang screamed. Her maid came forward to pull her back, but the irrational Zhuang Liu rode on top of her and refused to budge. She slapped her a dozen times from side to side while berating her.
“Don’t think I’m ignorant, you bitch! Before my son and Bai Yi broke up, you burrowed  yourself into my son’s arms. What Young Miss? Ptooey! You’re obviously worse than the prostitutes in the brothel! If you hadn’t been such a bitch, could my son have backed out of his marriage with Bai Yi? If Bai Yi were my daughter-in-law, we would be waiting in peace and happiness for his promotion and fortune today, instead of waiting here to die, do you know? You bitch! I’ll tear you alive today!”
Zhuang Liu had worked all her life, so a young missy was no match for her. Mrs. Jiang was unable to move. Her face was scratched and she was screaming as if she was on the verge of death. Zhuang Yulang was not an official, and there were few servants in the small house, so for a while she could do nothing to stop Zhuang Liu.
It so happened that a demon on patrol heard the ruckus. He flew in from the wall, grabbed Zhuang Liu’s collar and threw her aside, separating them.
The demon frowned and asked, “What’s the matter with you? Why are you fighting?”
Miss Jiang’s mind went blank. She felt pain everywhere, especially her face, and the burning twinges made her think she was dead. It was her furious maid who responded, “That old woman has gone mad! She finds our Young Miss an eyesore and is always trying to pull the mother-in-law title on her. Today, she took advantage of the chaos and finally bullied my Young Miss here.”
“A mother-in-law bullying the daughter-in-law?” The demon blinked and nodded knowingly. “I’ve heard a lot of stories like this. It’s funny how you mortals are bullied by your mother-in-law after you get married, and then when you become a mother-in-law, you bully your daughter-in-law in turn. It goes on from generation to generation. I haven’t heard of any woman who hasn’t been abused.”
Just when the maid thought he was going to punish Zhuang Liu, the demon clapped his hands and said with no interest, “Emperor Chu said that we, demons, don’t understand mortals’ relationships and shouldn’t care about family matters. Report to the yamen if you have any problems. Emperor Chu personally ordered the yamen to take care of family matters. I’m leaving now. Go to the yamen tomorrow.”
Because of Bai Yi’s identity, Zhuang Liu was terrified of all demons. She feared that they would find out she had bullied Bai Yi and kill her with a single blow. The moment she ensured that the demon was gone, her vitality that has been holding her up vanished. She crumbled limply to the ground, and due to extreme fright, she peed on the spot.
The maid looked at her with anger and disgust and hurriedly carried Mrs. Jiang back to her room. Although the old lady was hateful, she was her master’s mother-in-law, so the maid did not dare to harm her. All she could do was lock her up in a woodshed temporarily.
Mrs. Jiang lay on the bed. She wanted to cover her face with her hands but she dared not do so due to the pain. She shouted, “Call a doctor! Call a doctor! You idiots, I’m in agony!”
Several maids looked at each other and whispered in embarrassment: “Miss, just now the demon said that the city is under martial law. Not to mention looking for a doctor, we can’t even go out the gate. If we go out now, we may be arrested and labeled rebels.”
“I don’t care! Are you going to let me endure the pain of my wounds? Go out and find one for me! You must find a doctor even if you have to dig three feet underground!” Mrs. Jiang’s heart throbbed in pain, already on the verge of collapse.