Doted By The Regent King
Chapter 317: Splashing the Dirty Water Back

Chapter 317: Chapter 317: Splashing the Dirty Water Back

Madam Lu’s philtrum was pinched until it broke skin by Zhou Dajun before she finally opened her eyes, staring at the cobwebs on the roof beam; it took her half a day to come to her senses.

It wasn’t until a faint cry of "Mother" reached her ears that she shuddered all over, flipping over to sit up with a swoosh, and instantly turned to look towards Zhou Dajun.

Zhou Dajun was frightened by her fierce expression, his heart shivering as he weakly called out, "Mother?"

Only then did Madam Lu remember what he had just said; he said he tore his aunt’s clothes, he meant to dishonor his aunt, that widow?

"Have you lost your mind, you brainless fool, I think you must have eaten feces, why on earth would you mess with your aunt? She’s your aunt, you maniac!" Madam Lu struck him randomly across his head and face without any rhyme or reason.

At the doorway, Zhou Xiuer was ashen-faced, slumped on the ground, dazedly watching her mother hitting her brother.

"Mother, I was wrong, I didn’t mean it, I was just confused by too much drink. Mother, please save me, otherwise I’m definitely done for," Zhou Dajun cried, clasping Madam Lu’s legs.

"You imbecile, what have you done? If this gets out, our whole family won’t be able to face anyone. Your father will be the first to kill you, you bastard," Madam Lu was furious, her hands continuously striking him.

No matter how arrogant, domineering, or aggressive she was, she knew propriety and understood that what Zhou Dajun had done was an act deserving divine punishment.

If this got out, how could she face anyone, how could Zhou Xuennian, the newly ranked scholar, face anyone, how could the Old Zhou family face anyone, and what about their children’s future marriages?

This blockhead, did he even realize the gravity of the matter?

Madam Lu was angry; in the midst of hitting Zhou Dajun, who was crying for his father and mother, she finally stopped, her maternal heart aching, and began to curse Madam Zhou.

"It’s all that bitch’s fault, fiddling around for no good reason, flitting about like a salacious fox, even luring her own nephew, a shameless whore, deserving to be ridden by thousands, that cheap slut, that damned slut," Madam Lu spewed out filth, pinning all the blame on Madam Zhou.

Why bother dressing up so nicely for no reason; who was she trying to seduce? Look, she led her son into wrongdoing, that shameless wretch!

Madam Lu was simply driven by her rage, now slinging mud in return.

"Mother, stop talking, I need to escape, or Wufu will come after me," Zhou Dajun said through tears.

Madam Lu was taken aback.

That’s right, Wufu, the madwoman; when she went mad, nobody could control her, and her son’s life would be at stake.

"Did you really kill your aunt?" Madam Lu asked with a trembling voice.

Zhou Dajun shook his head: "I don’t know, I saw her bleeding a lot, and then I ran."

Madam Lu hit him hard twice more: "You’ve completely lost your mind."

Though she spoke harshly, she dared not hesitate and immediately said, "You must leave at once, hide at your uncle’s place. If Wufu can’t find you, there’ll be no trouble. Hurry."

Zhou Dajun scrambled to his feet.

"Don’t come back home for a while, if there’s any trouble, just run," Madam Lu reminded him again, giving him two taels of silver.

With the silver in hand, Zhou Dajun haphazardly took two pieces of clothing and ran from the house toward his uncle’s home.

Watching him leave, Madam Lu couldn’t help but pound her thigh: "What a sin, how could he dare to, such a sin!"

"Mother, could it be, Wufu’s mother, is she really dead?" Zhou Xiuer, pale-faced, tugged at Madam Lu’s clothes, saying: "Did he actually... do it to his aunt?"

"Shut your mouth!" Madam Lu glared at her, shouting: "You don’t know anything, and you didn’t hear anything, got it?"

"Mother..."

"If you want to see your brother dead, then just keep talking!" Madam Lu snapped at her again.

Zhou Xiuer clamped her mouth shut, thinking to herself, how could Wufu let this go so easily?

"What’s all this noise?" Old Lady Zhou returned from outside, followed by Lady Liang, looking at the mother and daughter.