He was hacked to death! Reborn and married to the Grand Secretary, his family wept with regret.

An Wuyang lowered her eyes, a fleeting hint of mockery crossing her face. The saying "a soft knife kills, each strike fatal" perfectly describes someone like the old lady.

In her past life, whenever An Wuyang had any complaints about Li Huai Ren and Luo Qing Fan, the old lady would comfort her with these words.

As time went on, An Wuyang also felt that she was being too sensitive and suspicious, and that she was not understanding her husband.

An Wuyang slowly raised her eyes, and now, looking at her again, she felt that people with kind faces like the old lady were the most terrifying.

Seeing that An Wuyang's expression was gloomy, unlike before, and that she blushed when Li Huai Ren was mentioned, the old lady's eyes trembled slightly.

Immediately, she showed a kind and pitying expression, tightly grasped An Wuyang's hand, and sighed.

“Our family comes from the capital, a noble family with complex and intertwined relationships. You grew up in this remote place, so naturally you don’t understand the ins and outs.”

The old lady raised her eyes again, as if carefully observing An Wuyang's complexion, and even reached out to gently stroke the gauze on An Wuyang's forehead.

"You only see our family treating Luo Qingfan with great respect, but little do you know that neither Huai Ren nor I are looking at her face, but rather at the face of the person behind her!"

"Na Luo Qingfan's father was the prime minister of the previous dynasty. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, according to the news, Na Luo Qingfan's aunt, the former Consort Luo, has been honored as the Empress Dowager."

"If Huai Ren could get a closer relationship with Luo Qingfan, our family's return to its former glory would be just around the corner!"

At this point, the old lady seemed to sigh again, and there seemed to be a hint of tears in her eyes as she looked at An Wuyang.

"My dear son! Huai Ren, I, and even your mother-in-law are all very satisfied with you!"

"Unfortunately, you can never compare to her!"

"Yang'er, will you promise your grandmother? To forgive her and to be good to Huai Ren from now on!"

The "she" in this context naturally refers to Luo Qingfan.

The old lady shook her head and made a move to pull An Wuyang closer to her.

In the past, An Wuyang would have naturally fallen into the old lady's arms, letting the old lady stroke her back, comforting and coaxing her.

It can also alleviate An Wuyang's grievances to some extent.

Once she returned, she would be able to tolerate it a little more, out of respect for the old lady.

But now... An Wuyang is unwilling!

An Wuyang's body was stiff and rigid, yet it seemed as if she had struggled backward, silently declaring her disapproval.

The old lady's expression seemed gloomy for a moment, but she quickly adjusted, and her face became colder.

"Yang'er, whether you want to hear what I have to say or not, I still have to say it!"

“Look around, which man of any standing doesn’t have three wives and four concubines? You can’t let this cause a rift between you and Huai Ren.”

"The most important thing for a woman is to capture a man's heart!"

"You just need to do your job well and take good care of your family, and then there will be a place for you in the Marquis's mansion!"

The old lady had said all she wanted to say, and she didn't care whether An Wuyang listened or not.

Just as she doesn't know what An Wuyang is thinking now.

Even if they guessed it, they wouldn't care.

After all, in the old lady's eyes, An Wuyang was just a country woman with no background, no power, and no one to rely on. She had been with Li Huai Ren for many years and had even had a child with him; from now on, she could only depend on his family.

Therefore, the old lady thought that her willingness to comfort An Wuyang was already a great favor to her.

I originally thought she was a sensible person.

Now that she was subtly giving her the cold shoulder, the old lady saw no need to continue trying to appease her.

Let's give her the cold shoulder for now. After a while, when she's suffered enough grievances from Li Huai-ren and even Wang Shi, she'll naturally seek her own way out.

The old lady patted Rean a few more times, her face clouded with gloom.

"Go back and think carefully about what I'm saying, and then come back to me in a few days."

After speaking, his expression changed again, becoming more sharp and unyielding.

“Your mother-in-law still has some things to ask you to do, and I was originally thinking of explaining the pros and cons to you so that you could distinguish between what is important and what is urgent!”

"If you won't listen to me now, I won't say anything more. Just think it over carefully. If you can't even do the tasks assigned to you properly, I'm afraid the Marquis's mansion really won't tolerate you anymore!"

The old lady directly revealed her true intentions; she had only intended to appease An Wuyang before using her.

Seeing that An Wuyang wouldn't listen, she then used a combination of threats and accusations to tear off the last veneer of her facade.

An Wuyang did not rush to express her opinion, but her gaze towards the old lady became clearer and clearer, as if something had been extinguished in her heart, and from now on, there would be no more ties.

She gave a cold laugh and said slowly, "Reporting to Madam, Wuyang has already thought it through!"

These words softened the old lady's expression slightly, and she said softly, "It's good that you've thought it through. I said all that for your own good!"

"That won't be necessary!"