Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 1000: Hard to Swallow This Insult

Chapter 1000: Chapter 1000: Hard to Swallow This Insult

Hearing this, Old Madam burst out laughing in anger, "It’s absurd! Are we supposed to just give away the General’s Mansion’s estate for nothing and not even seek justice? Looking at your aggrieved expression, someone who doesn’t know any better might think we’re bullying your family!"

Auntie Tang knew that the thing Old Madam cared about the most was the Situ Family’s estate. Knowing that more than a dozen shops had been sold, she must have been very distressed, and surely despised her to the bone.

So, she set her sights on Situ Yongjie.

"Old Master, even if not for the monk’s sake but the Buddha’s, please consider that for over a decade, this servant has toiled like an ox and horse for the General’s Mansion, and has borne you four children. Spare me this once, and this servant will be forever grateful and indebted to you." Auntie Tang climbed up from the ground, rushing towards Situ Yongjie, and threw herself onto his legs, breaking into loud, wailing tears.

When the children were mentioned, Situ Yongjie hesitated for a moment. No matter how much he disliked this woman, the thought of their blood-related offspring made it hard for him to remain completely heartless.

After all, she was the mother of four children.

But to have the inherited family property given away to others for nothing made it very hard for him to swallow his pride.

Old Madam saw the hesitation in Situ Yongjie and, fearing he would be swayed by Auntie Tang, immediately spoke with overpowering anger, "Which woman, once married, does not bear children? What do you have to show off about? Besides, look at other madams; they all bring things from their family to their husband’s family. But you, on the contrary, stole from your husband’s family to prop up your own family and even sold off our Situ Family’s ancestral assets. You have quite some nerve."

The more Old Madam spoke, the angrier she became, almost wishing she could slap this woman to death on the spot.

Back then, she had truly been blind.

She thought that choosing a young lady from a noble family to be her son’s wife was better than someone of humble origins like Lady Li. After all, Auntie Tang was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and had seen more gold and silver treasures than one could count; it never crossed Old Madam’s mind that she would covet the General’s Mansion’s wealth.

Who would have known that it would be Auntie Tang, the one she trusted the most, who personally sold off the General’s Mansion’s ancestral property? It was enough to drive Old Madam mad with rage.

Now that she thought about it, when Lady Li was alive, she seemed to have never taken so much as a needle or thread from the General’s Mansion back to her family.

But Auntie Tang, for the sake of her own family, had nearly drained the General’s Mansion’s finances dry.

"Daughter-in-law had no other choice but to do this. Mother-in-law, please spare me this time considering the many years I’ve worked like an ox and horse for the General’s Mansion," she pleaded.

Auntie Tang never dreamt that she would become the main target of criticism when she had actually come to watch the drama unfold.

"I can spare you, but you must return our property," Old Madam said through gritted teeth, hitting right at the crux of the matter.

"But...!"

Prince Pu’s Mansion had not been doing well lately, of which she was aware. Recently, in the Capital, the rise of the brothel named Qinger Building had stolen all of Prince Pu’s Mansion’s business. Most infuriating of all, this brothel happened to bear the same name as her daughter.

Now, the ladies and misses of the nobility often mocked Situtu Qinger with this matter.

Because of this, Situtu Qinger didn’t know how many times she had cried.

She was eager to destroy the brothel named Qinger Building, and later, upon hearing it was under War Prince’s ownership and out of fear of offending War Prince, reluctantly gave up on the idea.

"Their business is not doing well; perhaps we could delay a bit longer?" Auntie Tang said, her head bowed, speaking in a cautious manner.

"No, if we delay any further, our family’s property will be unclaimable. Even in death, I would have no face to meet our ancestors," Old Madam insisted. That was the wealth her late husband had left behind, and she would not allow it to fall into the hands of others. Even if Situ Yongjie agreed, she would not.