Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 1351 - 1349: Use Leverage Where It Counts

Madam Zhou heard Wufu’s words, her face slightly awkward, more so unsightly.

"Wufu, retaliating like this, will there be any issues?" Madam Zhou was more concerned about her daughter’s safety and said, "Isn’t that madam said to be of eminent background? Offending her, will it..."

They were considered outsiders, and their status was already awkward enough. Offending that person, would they be retaliated against?

"Mother, don’t worry, if I can do it, I naturally have the ability to protect us. Mother forgot, Madam Wang once hired someone to kill us, didn’t I manage to escape that incident?" Wufu said.

She said it lightly, but Madam Zhou’s face turned pale; she had momentarily forgotten about that event.

"Wufu, did she truly want our lives?"

Wufu’s eyes didn’t dodge or hide, she said, "Mother, I have no reason to joke with you about something like this because there’s no need."

Madam Zhou’s face turned even paler, her hands trembled slightly.

Wufu reached out and held her hand, only to find it unusually cold, and said, "Mother, rest assured, I have enough people with me. If she truly dares to attempt such a thing again, I won’t let her off! With me here, everything will be fine!"

Madam Zhou nodded, and said, "Does Lord Wu know about his wife’s actions?" The last time they met, she was so furious she forgot to ask him about it.

"He hadn’t returned to the capital at the time, so naturally he didn’t know. Besides, the filth of the inner chambers, many men won’t even pay attention to it! As the Legitimate Wife, perhaps she can catch his eye a bit more, but if it’s someone like a concubine, even if they die of old age in the back chambers, it would only draw a sigh and perhaps a couple of funeral verses, fulfilling the relation’s due. Turning his head, he might already be joking with the newcomer!" Wufu said with sarcasm.

Madam Zhou instinctively felt these words were meant for her, wanting to say not everyone is like this, but would Wu Lihong be such a man?

If he were truly passionate and devoted, how could his backyard be so lively?

Thinking of this, Madam Zhou lowered her head and gave a self-mocking smile.

"Mother, rest and nurture your pregnancy, leave everything to me!" Wufu smiled and said.

Madam Zhou hummed in agreement, though her eyes carried a hint of bitterness, idly stroking her belly.

The Matriarch and the Legitimate Son, both seemed to see her as an enemy. If she truly went back with Wu Lihong without a care, she might silently die in the back chambers too?

It was said that concubines didn’t have much freedom, unable to leave the residence at will, even if they wanted to go somewhere, they needed the Matriarch’s consent.

As for herself, it was one thing, but what about the child? Would they also be ruthlessly extinguished?

Madam Zhou felt her abdomen tighten, holding her belly, pursing her lips, silently reassuring the child within, "Even in death, mother will protect you."

"Wufu, do you not plan to tell Wu Lihong?" Madam Zhou looked at Wufu and said, "If telling him about this, might it not lead him to restrain that woman?"

Wufu said, "The time has not come. Mother, such leverage must be used effectively, it’s not necessary now. Besides, even if I tell him, I believe he would only cover it up; after all, that’s his Legitimate Wife. If it gets out, where would he put his face? He might even ask you to swallow your anger, considering we’re unharmed."

Madam Zhou felt a chill in her heart, her hand clenching.

"Miss, Madam, Lord Wu has come again!" Qiu Xiang said with a face full of frustration.

Madam Zhou immediately looked at Wufu, could it be he’s here to settle accounts for the sake of his son?

"Have Nanny Cheng send him away," Wufu said calmly.

Just as well, she wanted to see if this Nanny Cheng could hold her ground.