Chapter 25: Let’s see if y’all dare to admit it

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Mdm Wang had been beaten up by Shi Qingluo the last time.

She could not help but startled when she saw her cold expression.

Mdm Wu knew that they could not win against Shi Qingluo, so she wouldn’t make things difficult for herself.

Hence, she racked her brain and turned to look at Shi Qingluo. “Our daughter-in-law, what are you saying?

“I am your third aunt, and she is your eldest aunt. How can we be unrelated to you by blood?”

Shi Qingluo raised her eyebrows. “If I remember correctly, not long ago, my husband broke off his family ties with you.

“So what kind of relatives are you? Aren’t you afraid of making yourself a joke here?”

Mdm Wu choked. “Even if you break off your family ties, you are still part of the Xiao family.

“Even if you don’t acknowledge us, you must at least acknowledge your grandparents, right? You can’t lose your conscience and not even acknowledge your elders.”

She said meaningfully, “Xiao Hanzheng still has to take his imperial examinations in the future.”

Shi Qingluo realised that this Mdm Wu was much more difficult to deal with than Mdm Wang.

However, there wasn’t any effect of using moral values to set traps on Shi Qingluo.

She sneered and said, “First of all, we have moved out and stayed at a different residence and have cut our relationship with the Xiao Family. Even our father is no longer our father. Are our grandparents still our grandparents?

“The documents written previously are still there. After we broke off our ties with the Xiao Family, our small family is no longer related to all of you.

“Besides, my husband’s father went to the capital for a luxurious and happy life, he didn’t even care about his parents.”

“My husband is Xiao’s grandson who was chased out to live on his own. If he were to interfere, wouldn’t that be putting his father in an unfilial place? That’s not very good.

“With this unfilial crime, my husband’s disowned father will be summoned to the courtiers. I don’t know if he can still preserve his rank as a senior general.

“After all, the entire Daling dynasty has never heard of a son who still had to help his former father in his filial duties after being kicked out of the house.

“If Senior General Xiao really does this, what’s the difference between him and an animal?

“Have you asked him what he thinks?

“If he thinks that he needs my husband to fulfil his filial duties for him as a son who has no father-son relationship with him, even though it’s neither logical nor legal, we still accept it.”

This was mocking the senior general for chasing his son out of the Xiao Family, but still wanted his son to be filial.

What a shameless fellow.

Mdm Wu was speechless. How could Hanzheng’s wife be so good at talking?

How was she supposed to refute?

They were indeed unreasonable and just wanted to use filial piety to pressure Hanzheng.

Who knew that this wretched girl would immediately implicate her formal father-in-law for being unfilial.

They weren’t pleased with Xiao’s second son either.

After becoming a general, he came back to make offerings to his ancestors, gave that woman a genealogy, left some money behind and returned to the capital again.

They were unhappy about it, but they couldn’t show it on their faces.

After all, they still had to rely on his reputation to survive.

Since he became a general, the villagers had become much more polite to them.

Mdm Wang felt that Hanzheng’s wife was really bold. “How dare you call the great general an animal? He is still your father-in-law.”

Shi Qingluo glanced at her mockingly. “When I married Hanzheng, he already broke off his ties with my husband. I don’t dare to say he is my father-in-law, so please don’t anyhow craft new kinships for us.

“I’m saying that people who are unfilial to their parents are animals. You actually linked it to the senior general. Are you saying that he is really an unfilial animal?

“No wonder after he became successful, he married his mistress, doted on her and destroyed his wife.

“He even demoted his wife to a mistress and eventually divorced his wife. He abandoned his wife and children, but now it seems that he doesn’t even want his parents anymore!”

“Tsk tsk, Senior General Xiao is so mighty. He actually dares to openly go against His Majesty’s policy of ruling the world with filial piety.

“This could wipe out his entire family. We have already broken off our families and won’t be implicated, but you guys can’t escape it.”

The duo should know that they shouldn’t cross the line too much in front of Shi Qingluo.

They were very shocked. Was it really that exaggerated?

However, if what Shi Qingluo said was true, then wouldn’t they be in trouble?

Mdm Wang shouted, “Bullsh*t, second brother is not unfilial. You are spouting nonsense.”

Shi Qingluo sneered, “Since he is so filial, it is impossible for his son to help him fulfil his filial duties.

“Otherwise, he would be shirking his responsibility as a son, which is unfilial.

“He would be disobeying his majesty’s orders.

“Moreover, all of your men are still alive. A son is unfilial, but had to let Xiao’s grandson, who broke off his kinship, be filial. What kind of explanation is that?

“The law does not have such a rule. If you insist that my husband, an outsider, had to fulfil his filial duties, then we can only raise it up to the magistrate and see what he says.”

If they want to play the moral game, then let them do it. Why should they be afraid?

As long as Xiao’s troublemakers still had to rely on this scumbag father, they would not dare to tarnish his reputation.

Those outsiders forming the crowd also found it to be reasonable.

Second Son Xiao had become a general, but he should not let his son, who had broken his kinship with him, to fulfil his filial duties on behalf of him.

After all, after breaking off the kinship, they were considered two distinct families with no familial ties.

Besides, Xiao’s eldest and third daughter-in-laws weren’t dead, they were the next in line for filial piety.

“You!” Mdm Wang choked and suddenly didn’t know what to say.

This wretched lass was too eloquent.

Shi Qingluo sneered, “You guys said that we were still a family after we parted ways from the Xiao Family, so why didn’t you guys help us out a little?

“Instead, after breaking off the kinship, you took advantage of my husband’s coma and came to our house to steal money and food. You even bullied and beat my mother.

“You even have the conscience to sell my little sister to be buried with the young master of the Wu Family in town.

“At that time, why didn’t the so-called grandparents, eldest uncle, and third uncle come out to help?

“My mother went to the old house to beg the so-called grandparents to lend money to treat my husband’s illness. However, they said that they wouldn’t care about my husband and my family’s life since we had broken off our kinship.”

This was what she heard from Xiao Erlang two days ago.

“Now that our family has finally learned how to make tofu, you want to select peaches using your identities as my relatives. Why are you so shameless?”

She snorted coldly. “So this tofu can’t be exchanged. Even if I throw it away, it’s not up to you to take it.

“What’s more without exchanging items or giving money.

“I hereby announce that my family will never sell tofu to the old Xiao family.”

“If anyone buys tofu from my family and sells it to them, my family won’t sell tofu to him in the future.”

The title of a great general far away in the capital was useless.

Seeing Shi Qingluo’s eloquence and incomparable strength, all the villagers present were a little surprised.

They thought that she was a weak woman like Mother Xiao and didn’t expect her to be so tough and domineering.

Those who wanted to persuade Shi Qingluo to let the matter rest also decided otherwise.

They didn’t know if this tofu business was successful.

If it was profitable and they offended Shi Qingluo, they would make a big loss if she decided not to sell to them.

Thus, everyone tacitly agreed with her words.

Furthermore, the members of the old Xiao family had always been unreasonable in the village. Now that Second Son Xiao had become a general, the members of the old Xiao family acted as if they were the fantastic people in the village.

Their eyes had grown out of their heads, and almost everyone in the village was disgusted.

Now that Shi Qingluo had dealt with these two shrews, everyone was happy watching the good show.

Mdm Wang had always been very fierce in her quarrels, but today, she was unable to defend herself and suffered a huge loss.

She could not help but take a few steps forward and raise her hand to point at Shi Qingluo before scolding, “You little slut, don’t go too far.”

Shi Qingluo did not get angry but laughed instead.

Mdm Wang was better. She had volunteered herself to Shi Qingluo again.

Hence, she did not hesitate to wave Mdm Wang’s hand away.

Following that, she flipped her hand and slapped her in the face.