After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

"Mother-in-law, sister-in-law."

Bai Yanlang stood up and prepared to salute, but with a 'slap' sound, the old lady raised her hand and slapped him in the face again.

"If you can't tolerate Jianan and Youyou, just divorce them and let them leave the house. Why use such a despicable method!"

Meeting her cold eyes, Bai Yanlang's heart trembled, "Mother-in-law, I was foolish in this matter, and I am willing to be punished."

As soon as Bai Yanlang knelt on the ground, old Mrs. Qiao came over with her people, followed by Mrs. Lu who looked worried.

"long!"

When Mrs. Lu saw the injuries on her daughter's body, she ran quickly and bumped into the old lady, causing her to stagger.

"Madame Yang!"

Lu's eyes instantly turned red and tears fell down.

She wanted to check Bai Youyou's injuries with trembling hands, but was afraid of hurting her. "What happened?"

"Mom, I'm fine. It's just that Yang Momo was severely burned while trying to save me."

"I'm fine, the injury just looks a little serious, it's nothing serious."

Yang Momo endured the pain and smiled.

"Cough, cough, cough—"

Her throat had inhaled a lot of thick smoke, so her voice was hoarse when she spoke. When she covered her mouth and coughed, her hands that were burned by the flames were exposed. Bai Youyou couldn't help but feel a sore nose.

Mrs. Hu was distressed when she saw this. "I have the white jade cream given by the palace. I'll have someone send it to you later."

"Why is the burn so severe? What happened?"

Last night, Lu was called to Songtao Garden to tend to the sick. The courtyard was full of the old lady's people, who deliberately avoided the news. She only hurriedly followed the old lady here when she heard that her daughter had been in trouble.

It's just that something happened and no one has told her yet.

"My father believed the ridiculous words of a Taoist priest, who said that I had two souls in one body and was infected with evil spirits. He listened to the Taoist priest and wanted to use the Yang Fire to force the evil spirits out of my body."

Bai Youyou stared at Bai Yanlang who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a voice as cold as ice, "If Yang Momo hadn't arrived in time, my daughter would have been burned to death today!"

"Bai Yanlang, you black-hearted person, how dare you harm my daughter!!"

When Mrs. Lu heard this, she was furious. She rushed towards Bai Yanlang with bloodshot eyes, ignoring the old Mrs. Qiao standing beside him, and grabbed him by the collar and slapped him twice.

The old wounds on Bai Yanlang's face had not yet healed, and new wounds had appeared. Half of his face was red and swollen with bruises.

The old lady frowned as she looked at him, "That's enough——"

She wanted to scold them, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Lu: "You old hag, you said you were not feeling well, but you insisted that I serve you personally. It turns out you just wanted to get me out of the way so that they could hurt my daughter!"

"This is the upbringing of your Zhenguo Mansion. As a daughter-in-law, how dare you insult your mother-in-law like this?"

As her daughter-in-law pointed at her nose and cursed at her, Mrs. Qiao's breathing became unstable and her chest heaved violently.

Wang Momo supported her and rubbed her back to help her calm down. "Second Madam, the doctor said that the old lady shouldn't get angry. You should say less."

"What do you mean by not getting angry, or being too sad or too happy?" Lu sneered, "I think she's just pretending! She didn't seem to love Bai Muchen that much on normal days, but now that he's dead, she's saying she's too sad. Who are you trying to fool?"

"What a wicked family! They are so cruel that they can even burn their own daughter. Aren't they afraid of retribution?"

Old Mrs. Qiao covered her chest with her hands, and her lips gradually turned purple.

The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo waited for her daughter to vent her anger before she spoke, "Mother-in-law, let's not talk about other things first, let's talk about their divorce."

This matter should have been raised sixteen years ago, but at that time, for the sake of Lu's belly, they took a step back.

Over the years, Lu never went back to complain, but she also knew what kind of life her daughter was living.

"mother in law!"

Bai Yanlang knelt down in front of her anxiously, pleading, "This is all my son-in-law's fault. I will accept your punishment, but I will never agree to divorce!"

"You have no reason to disagree!"

Lu Zhenguo kicked him over and said, "Not only do you favor your concubine over your wife, but now you dare to burn your own daughter! Even if this matter is brought to the attention of His Majesty, I will force my sister to divorce you!"

"Madam, General Lu, please calm down for a moment."

Bai Qingyu, who had been pretending to be deaf and dumb, saw that things were getting out of hand, so he stepped out to persuade them, "Luochuan is already old enough to get married, and Youyou is about to reach marriage age. Divorce is a big deal, and we have to think about the children."

"What do you need to think about?"

Lu Zhenguo raised his chin slightly, "If they can't be the young masters or young ladies of your Yongning Marquis Mansion, then they can return to my Zhenguo Mansion. We will treat them as the apple of our eye. Who dares to look down on them?!"

It's just a second branch that doesn't inherit the title. In terms of status, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is much higher than the Marquis' Mansion.

"Cough cough..."

Bai Qingyu looked embarrassed, lowered his eyes, covered his mouth and coughed twice.

"You are a bunch of wolves and tigers. He is a fool who believed the ridiculous words of a charlatan, and you can watch a living person being burned by fire!"

Mrs. Hu rarely gets angry, but when she saw the miserable looks of Bai Youyou and Yang Momo, she couldn't help but curse at them.

Li pinched the handkerchief, pulled the corner of her lips forcefully, and smiled awkwardly, "We have tried to dissuade you from doing this, but the second brother insisted on doing it. This is the Second House's business, and we can't interfere too much..."

"Are you unable to manage it or unwilling to manage it?" Mrs. Hu's expression was sarcastic. "Ordinary people would still try to stop such absurd things when they encounter them. Your mansion has not yet been divided. You are the masters and mistresses of this mansion. If you are willing, how can you not manage it?"

I just don't want to care!

"Every family has its own problems, sister-in-law," Li sighed, "your mother-in-law is virtuous, and the power of managing the family is completely in your hands. In my house, not everything is up to me."

These sarcastic words made the already gloomy face of old Mrs. Qiao even darker than before. She looked around, trying to find Zhang Momo.

"Who is Zhang Ma?"

Just at this moment, the housekeeper came in with his men, escorting Zhang Momo and the Taoist Zhang.

As soon as Zhang Momo entered the room, her eyes subconsciously looked at Aunt Qiao who was standing in the corner.

Seeing her fingers stroking her grandson's personal jade pendant, Zhang Momo looked dejected.

The old lady stared at her coldly, "What's wrong with this Taoist priest?!"

I just asked her to invite a Taoist priest to drive out the evil spirits, but why did so many troubles arise?

Zhang Momo knelt on the ground and kowtowed to confess her guilt: "Please spare me, old lady. It was because of my confusion that I allowed Taoist Zhang to use this incident to scare the fourth young lady."

Old Qiao's expression turned cold, "You are so brave!"

The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo didn't look at Zhang Momo, but looked at Taoist Zhang who was trembling beside her, "How much silver did this old servant spend to ask you to perform a ritual?"

"One, one hundred taels."

Taoist Zhang didn't dare to lie and replied tremblingly.

"One hundred taels?"

The old lady repeated the story with a hint of sarcasm, "Zhang Momo, you only get one tael of silver a month. Where did you get the one hundred taels of silver to hire this Taoist priest?"