Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot
Chapter 280 - 262 Severing Ties

Chapter 280: Chapter 262 Severing Ties

Meng Qianqian retorted bluntly, "Marquis Anyuan, are you trying to give me orders? I call your wife ’Mother,’ and you really think you’re my father? Calling me Qianqian? You’re not qualified!"

The Marquis Anyuan was left red-faced and speechless.

Blame should be placed where it belongs. It was Yu who chose to marry him willingly. The one who most wronged Meng Qianqian was Yu, and the origin of everything was also Yu.

Thus, as long as the Marquis Anyuan didn’t come to her looking for trouble, she wouldn’t make life difficult for him.

But if the Marquis Anyuan dared to act superior in her presence, she wouldn’t hesitate to retaliate without mercy.

The Xie family found themselves in a bizarre and awkward situation. The guests adhered to protocol and refrained from loudly questioning the matter, though inwardly, their minds surged with turmoil.

Everyone glanced at one another.

What’s going on?

You ask me, but whom should I ask?

They wanted to inquire with the Xie family relatives, but unfortunately, the Xie family members were equally baffled, experiencing such an incident for the first time in their lives.

Several of the Xie family’s younger generation and ladies were about to speak up to defend themselves when Meng Qianqian said coldly, "I advise you to think carefully about the consequences before twisting the truth. You all know who I am—the Madame Dowager of your family and the Marquis certainly do. If anyone dares to smear me, tomorrow there will be no more Xie family in the Capital City!"

The Xie family was utterly stunned and terrified.

Meng Qianqian turned her gaze toward Yu, saying, "All these years, I thought you were dead, but it turns out, you married into the Marquis Mansion to enjoy a life of luxury. Well, the Meng Family is but mere merchants, naturally inferior to the Marquis Mansion’s noble lineage. But what you should never have done—ever—was abandon me and my brother."

"To give birth without raising—how can that be called motherhood!"

"This is the first time I’ve come to find you, and it will also be the last. From now on, we go our separate ways. You are no longer my mother, and I am no longer your daughter."

Everyone hearing this was so shocked they didn’t know what to say.

Yu’s image in their minds had always been gentle and virtuous. For a surprise daughter to suddenly appear, many speculated whether Yu had been forced or coerced back then.

But listening to the young girl’s words made it clear that Yu had voluntarily abandoned her own child.

The young girl did well—it’s unnecessary to recognize such a mother!

Madame Wang, who had always been friendly with Yu, spoke coldly, "Yu, so you’re this type of person who curries favor with power! All this while, I misjudged you!"

"We all used to take pride in you, fearing you might suffer in the Marquis Mansion, doing everything we could to assist you. But now that I think about it, people’s hearts are hidden behind ribs! Who could have guessed that you wouldn’t even want your own child!"

"Praised as a model of feminine virtue, as an exemplary woman—when hearing such compliments, don’t you feel embarrassed? Don’t you feel guilty?"

"Kind to stepchildren—is it all just an act? A person so duplicitous inside and out—I wouldn’t dare associate with you anymore!"

Several of Yu’s close friends stepped forward in succession to sever ties with her.

Remarriage after a spouse’s death, marrying again after husband’s death—these are not inherently disgraceful. But abandoning one’s own flesh and blood is truly heartless.

Where once they had praised Yu to the skies, now disappointment clouded their faces.

What’s more, Yu had deceived everyone completely, treating them like idiots. Realizing how they had been duped for years by a woman so vain and selfish made them burn with indignation.

Bai Yuwei said disdainfully, "You people from the Central Plains, all you know is how to insult women—are you too afraid to criticize the Marquis Mansion? Didn’t the Marquis Mansion just try to use twins to dupe you all? It reminds me of a saying from your Central Plains: ’Birds of a feather flock together.’ The Marquis Mansion married such a wife—it’s not a loss. Who told you all not to be good people yourselves!"

She wasn’t speaking up for Meng Qianqian; she simply couldn’t stand the hypocrisy of the Central Plains people.

Not only did her words reproach the Marquis Mansion, but they also didn’t spare the guests.

The guests flushed red with anger.

Madame Xie Third spoke icily, "Who are you? Who taught you to speak like this?"

Bai Yuwei raised her chin arrogantly, "I am the Miss of Miaojiang, granddaughter of the Miao King! It was my grandfather who taught me to speak this way!"

Madame Xie Third was stunned on the spot, "You... You say you are—is that so? What proof do you have? Are you in cahoots with this girl... Ah!"

Madame Xie Third suddenly let out a strange cry and hastily covered her mouth.

"You... Ah!"

She cried out again.

Now the guests were perplexed. Was Madame Xie Third hiccuping? But why did it sound like barking?

"Woof! Woof woof! Woof woof woof!"

Madame Xie Third covered her mouth tightly. Her face turned beet red, and under the bewildered gaze of the crowd, she fled as if escaping.

Bai Yuwei snapped her fingers, "Anyone else wants to test the Miaojiang’s Gu?"

...

With an incident like this, the banquet could no longer proceed.

But this was not Meng Qianqian’s concern.

If the Xie family hadn’t tried to exploit her first, how could they have been countered so decisively later?

At the root of it, it was the Xie family’s insatiable greed. They looked down on her origins as a merchant’s daughter while simultaneously coveting her present status.

More importantly, the Marquis Mansion didn’t want any blemish to its reputation, and she was precisely that blemish.

Only by fabricating a story about her being Xie Lingling’s twin sister could the Marquis Mansion use the Governor Mansion without losing face.

"Thankfully, your shamelessness spared me any hesitation."

After this, Yu’s life in the Xie family would become difficult, and the Xie family’s days in the Capital City would also take a turn for the worse.

If the Madame Dowager had not fabricated a backstory for Meng Qianqian, she might have pretended ignorance and shifted all blame onto Yu.

Now, however, it was far too late for that.

The Madame Dowager fainted from anger, and the Xie family devolved into chaos.

Meng Qianqian, calm and composed, watched the turmoil of the Marquis Mansion, then gracefully left with the Governor Mansion’s entourage.

"That’s... it?"

Nanny Li, holding the sweaty Bao Shu, asked in disbelief.

Moments ago, she and Ban Xia had been accompanying Bao Shu in the garden, entirely unaware of what had transpired.

When Qing Shuang summoned them to return, Nanny Li almost assumed her young mistress had been mistreated.

Meng Qianqian answered indifferently, "It’s just the Marquis Anyuan Mansion."

She didn’t act against them out of fear or hesitation but simply out of disinterest.

However, since seeing Yu at the gold shop, the little girl’s obsessive pain had pierced her heart continuously.

Thus, she had to make this trip to put an end to the little girl’s lingering emotions.

"Snap! Snap! Snap!"

Bao Shu’s chubby little hands tore up a sheet of paper in the carriage, squealing with excitement.

Nanny Li hugged Bao Shu awkwardly, saying, "She accidentally... tore the paper from the Marquis Mansion."

This mischievous little one loved tearing paper at home, and it wasn’t plain paper—it had to be written on. She had even ruined Yu Li’s homework.

"Zhaozhao."

Meng Qianqian looked at her seriously.

The little girl lifted her head, wearing an utterly innocent expression.

Meng Qianqian sighed, "How many times have I told you? No tearing paper, got it?"

The little girl nodded earnestly, "Got it!"

Meng Qianqian asked, "Will you tear again next time?"

The little girl replied confidently, "Tear."

Meng Qianqian: "..."

-

Although they hadn’t managed to enjoy the banquet meal, the gains were great.

Meng Qianqian had resolved the little girl’s obsession; now, nothing could disturb her peace of mind from this day forward.

Meanwhile, Bai Yuwei, who had been temporarily confined to the Governor Mansion for some time, vented all her pent-up grievances today and unexpectedly felt much more relieved.

By afternoon, the Capital City experienced a sudden downpour of rain, lasting into the night.

Bao Shu sat stubbornly on the bed, continuing to tear up papers.

Suddenly, a servant from Imperial Censor Wang’s household arrived.

"Madam Lu, my lady fell in the courtyard and triggered early labor pains. She’d like to invite you to come to the mansion!"

Meng Qianqian glanced at the heavy rain outside the doorway and said to the young servant, "Alright."

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