Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 854 - 435: Returning Home_2

Lian Lanlan looked left and right, then quickly stepped forward to cover Lady He’s mouth.

Old Master Lian struggled for a while, said nothing, and then suddenly slumped over, fainting.

Then the room descended into chaos.

"Grandma, Grandpa have both fainted!"

Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi quickly entered the room, ushered Third Old Master Zheng out, and led him from the inner courtyard to the front courtyard for tea.

Third Old Master Zheng was somewhat reluctant to leave, expressing concern for Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou, asking whether to invite the familiar Imperial Physician from his family to treat them.

"Dad and Mom are just overly happy, it’s nothing serious, they’ll be fine shortly." Lian Shouyi said, grinning.

"Oh, we were worried that our in-laws might be too ecstatic. Usually at home, we call them Grandpa and Grandma, but today we changed it to Old Master and Lady, also fearing that it might confuse them with your grandparents here." The servant lady said with a laugh.

Lady Gu and Lady Chiang accompanied the laugh, also ushering out the visitors from the Chiang family.

There were already arrangements for today’s return banquet by Lian Shouren and Lady Gu, complaining about the narrowness of the County Magistrate’s courtyard and thus borrowing the space from Yin Guesthouse to host the banquet for the Zheng Family’s guests.

Everyone from the Zheng family had left, even the servants attending on Lian Xiuxiu were gone.

Meanwhile, the Upper Room East Room was in complete disarray. Lian Lanlan, Lady He, and Lian Xiuxiu were pressing acupressure points and pushing on Lady Zhou’s chest, while Erlang and Sanlang were doing the same to Old Master Lian.

Lady Zhang, pulled along by Lian Manman, had been standing outside the door all this time, but now she could not hold back and stepped inside.

"How... how has a doctor not been called yet?" Lady Zhang said urgently.

The few people in the room looked at her but nobody moved.

"Mom." Lian Manman tugged at Lady Zhang’s sleeve.

If a doctor was called, they would ask why they fainted; what would we say then? Living here these days, haven’t they seen clearly who actually holds sway in this house?

Would the person who actually holds sway allow a doctor to be called at this time?

"Such misfortune." Lady Zhang muttered softly, and hurriedly climbed onto the kang to help.

Moments later, Lady Zhou and Old Master Lian both gradually regained consciousness.

Lady Zhou embraced Lian Xiuxiu and burst into tears.

"Xiuxiu, my Xiuxiu, is this real or fake? How could this be? It’s impossible; it was supposed to be Young Master Zheng..."

"Mom..." Lian Xiuxiu fell into Lady Zhou’s arms, also sobbing softly.

Old Master Lian sat by the window, his face streaked with elderly tears.

"Xiuxiu, tell Mom, you’re just kidding with Mom, right? This isn’t true, is it?" Lady Zhou repeatedly asked Lian Xiuxiu, still unable to believe that Lian Xiuxiu married Third Old Master Zheng, not Young Master Zheng.

"Mom, it’s true. Mom, you married me off to an old man..." Lian Xiuxiu cried.

"Ah..." Lady Zhou wailed, almost fainting again.

Lady Zhou has always had a loud voice, and this time, her wail could probably be heard in the front yard, even in the surrounding courtyards. At this moment, Lian Manman thought, Lian Shouren must have had foresight, arranging the banquet for the Zheng Family so far away.

"It was clearly the young one, how has it become the old one." Lady Zhou cried while murmuring.

"Yes, how did it switch like that. Mother, we can’t let this loss slide, we must properly dispute this with the Old Zheng Family and get the person switched back." Lady He said loudly.

Lian Lanlan gave Lady He a cold look, now there were no outsiders in the entire yard, she couldn’t bother to stop Lady He’s words anymore.

"What’s going on, what’s going on." Lady Zhou was clearly in confusion. In reality, although Lady Zhou appeared formidable, it was only towards her sons and daughters-in-law; when it came to major events, she herself wasn’t capable of handling them, only relying on others.

No one answered Lady Zhou’s words.

"Were we deceived?" After a while, Lady Zhou said, "Old man, why aren’t you saying anything, this is a big issue, you must decide for Xiuxiu."

Lady Zhou finally thought to seek help from Old Master Lian.

"Go, call your father and your uncle here." Old Master Lian wiped his tears and said sternly to Erlang and Sanlang, "Tell them, no matter what, they must come back immediately. If they don’t, they shouldn’t consider me their father anymore."

"Yes." Erlang and Sanlang agreed and hurried out to find Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi.

"Bring me the oldest daughter-in-law." Lady Zhou, sensing something from Old Master Lian’s attitude, glanced around the room and instructed Lady He.

"Yes." Lady He agreed and went out to find someone.

After a while, Lady He returned with Lady Gu.

Lian Manman pulled Lady Zhang back a bit further and observed coldly. At this point, she could not possibly be unaware of the situation.

In the past few days, everything she had heard and seen, all the doubts finally had an answer. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The matter with Lian Xiuxiu was inseparable from Lian Shouren, Lian Shouyi, and Lady Gu.

Now, when the truth was to be confronted, Lady Gu was first pushed forward to face the fury of Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou.

Considering how everything was meticulously planned, they must have already thought of a strategy in response. But with such a monumental lie, how could they cover it up? Or rather, how could they cleanse themselves in front of Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou?

"Kneel down." Lady Zhou pointed at Lady Gu who just walked in, and said sternly.

Lady Gu looked around, pursed her lips, and though extremely reluctant, still knelt down.

"Oldest daughter-in-law, don’t you have anything to say to me? This marriage matter of Xiuxiu, was it your doing?" Lady Zhou stared intensely at Lady Gu and demanded.

"Great Grandfather, Great Grandmother, I am wronged." Lady Gu pulled out a handkerchief, wiped the corner of her eyes, and tears immediately started flowing like rain, "I only just found out about this matter. I can hardly believe it’s true..."

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