The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 318: Harboring Remnants

"Ever since I married into the Gu Family, I’ve taken great care of my mother-in-law, been kind to my little sister and brother-in-law, and shown patience to my sisters-in-law... I’ve fulfilled my duties as a wife in the Gu Family. So just because I haven’t had a son, you bring another boy to disgrace me?"

"Mother, if you have any grievance against me, let the Clan Leader open the ancestral hall and divorce me publicly in front of the clan. You can’t let Da Han bring a child from outside to shame me."

Chen Sufen’s tearful complaint was heartfelt and sincere.

Gu Dahuan said anxiously, "Sufen, Sufen, it’s not like that... Let me explain..."

Gu Dahuan was so anxious that he couldn’t complete his sentence.

The sight in the eyes of the officials further deepened the credibility of the situation.

Chen Sufen shouted angrily, "What is there to explain? This child is already so big, what explanation do you have?"

Then she yelled at Tong Huaqiong, "You all deceived me together, saying you bought a girl to accompany Man Er, but it turns out to be Dahuan’s illegitimate child from outside. I’ve been blind, pitying him for having no mother and treating him so well. If this child hadn’t secretly called Dahuan ’Dad’ and was overheard by Man Er, I would still be in the dark."

Tong Huaqiong feigned a serious face and said to Chen Sufen, "The family’s shame shouldn’t be spread outside. Now there are outsiders here, can you stop making a scene? Are you sincerely trying to make everyone laugh at the Gu Family?"

Just as Tong Huaqiong had finished speaking, Man Er cried out and charged at Xiao Long, pushing him while her angry voice exclaimed, "You’re bad! He’s my dad! You wear my skirt and use my silk flowers, I’ve been so nice to you, yet you want to steal my dad. You and your mom are both bad... wuwuwu..."

"Dad, you are only my dad." Man Er hugged Gu Dahuan’s leg tightly.

"He’s my dad." Xiao Long hugged Gu Dahuan’s leg tightly, not letting go.

Gu Dahuan looked left and then right, sweating anxiously.

In the eyes of the officials, it was a case of being torn between two beloved children, feeling helpless.

"I can’t live anymore."

"Now the whole village is laughing at me."

"Your whole family is conspiring to bully me."

By now, Chen Sufen was clutching a rope, ready to hang herself.

Gu Taohua and Liu Yueer rushed over to snatch the rope away.

Liu Yueer said, "Big sister-in-law, it’s better to live badly than to die well. Even if elder brother brought a child from outside, it won’t affect you. If he wants to enter the door of the Gu Family, he still has to call you ’mother.’ You don’t even need to bear a child, you have a good son right away, how wonderful."

Chen Sufen’s crying intensified. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

One of the older officials frowned, wondering if this young daughter-in-law was comforting or being sarcastic.

Liu Yueer smiled at Gu Dahuan and said, "The villagers all say elder brother is honest, but people aren’t always as they appear. Elder brother can find a woman willing to bear him a son even while carrying sandbags outside; that’s impressive."

Gu Dahuan felt embarrassed upon hearing this.

Gu Taohua, holding a stick, said, "I wondered why elder brother recommended a driver for the family, turns out he’s your cheap little brother-in-law outside. Big sister-in-law has been so good to me, so now I want my big sister-in-law, not elder brother. Your cheap little brother-in-law deserves to be hit by the carriage; I’m going to throw him out today."

With that said, she tried to go inside to throw him out, but Gu Jingzhe stopped her.

Chaos reigned in the Gu Family courtyard.

Tong Huaqiong trembled with anger, shouting sternly, "It’s sheer rebellion!"

"Do you even acknowledge me as the head of the house?"

The officials munched on their snacks for a while and then began their duties.

The official wielding a sword said, "Someone reported your family for harboring traitors, no one move in the courtyard, we are conducting a search."

Chen Sufen bumped into the official and said, "Yes, it’s traitors, this child is a traitor, take everyone away."

The official felt agitated by Chen Sufen’s bump but couldn’t do anything about her.

In their eyes, Chen Sufen was just a poor, crazed woman wronged by a man.

Chen Sufen attempted to hand over the child to the official, while Gu Dahuan, Gu Taohua, and Liu Yueer pulled back.

In the struggle, they disturbed the officials.

The sword-wielding official yelled a few times, but to no effect, and angrily drew his sword.

Chen Sufen shrank back, clearing a path.

The officials avoided the frantic Chen Sufen and began their search.

County Magistrate Liu and Lord Liang, upon hearing the chaos in the Gu Family courtyard, thought the officials were clashing with them, and so walked into the Gu Family.

When Chen Sufen saw County Magistrate Liu, she let out a cry and fell to the ground, begging him to seek justice for her.

County Magistrate Liu coughed a few times, glancing at Tong Huaqiong.

He couldn’t believe Tong Huaqiong couldn’t handle the drama between her son and daughter-in-law.

Unless she was unwilling to handle it.

Tong Huaqiong approached County Magistrate Liu’s presence to plead her case.

"Lord Liu, I’m just an ordinary citizen, how could I know any traitors? Ever since I made some silver in business, some people in the village hold malice and want to see me fail. Now they not only want me to fail, but accuse me of harboring traitors. Lord Liu, please make it right for me."

County Magistrate Liu frowned and said, "Don’t rush to plead, Granny Huang said you brought two people from the county town yesterday."

Officials carried Su Chengmin from Gu Jingzhe’s room to the courtyard.

Tong Huaqiong’s heart raced, and she said, "County Magistrate Liu, you heard it just now, this child is my family Dahuan’s illegitimate son from outside, and this man is the uncle of the illegitimate child."

County Magistrate Liu, with a stern face, said, "From what I understand, Gu Dahuan is extremely honest. How could he suddenly have an illegitimate child?"

Tong Huaqiong glanced at Chen Sufen, gritted her teeth, and said to County Magistrate Liu, "Let me tell you the truth. I am a stepmother, I don’t like my stepson and daughter-in-law, so I want to torment them. Dahuan’s mistress is someone I found for him; he didn’t dare disobey. Because years ago, when big daughter-in-law served me foot-washing, the water was too hot. She did it deliberately, trying to scald me to death, so I must treat her harshly."

County Magistrate Liu’s face grew even darker.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Lord Liu, don’t be quick to label me as an evil mother-in-law. I do want to give my stepson and daughter-in-law trouble, but I’m also doing it for the Gu family’s lineage. Big daughter-in-law has never conceived a son, and I wouldn’t be able to face our ancestors in the afterlife. Now that I am bringing the child home, aren’t I still doing it for the family lineage?"

Lord Liang seemed unfazed by the situation.

Not to mention the attitude of a mother-in-law towards her stepdaughter-in-law, he knew many mothers in the army who would harshly treat their daughters-in-law while their sons were away on military campaigns.

However, Widow Tong’s methods of dealing with her stepson and daughter-in-law seemed too foolish.

The daughter-in-law merely burnt her foot-washing water a bit, and yet she meticulously concocted a mistress and child outside with her stepson.

Still, this child claimed to be a son, but why dressed as a girl?

Lord Liang casually asked Xiao Long, "You say you’re a son, so why are you dressed as a girl?"

Xiao Long, sobbing, paused when Lord Liang asked the question, a puzzled look on his face, shaking his head to indicate he didn’t understand.