Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 1443 - 1381: Admitting Defeat and Yielding

When you say you don’t want to think about other things, are you implying that Madam Zhou and her daughter never appeared? You won’t look at them or covet anything they have, pretending these two people never existed!

Wu Lihong looked at his old mother with a face full of astonishment, could she mean what he was thinking?

Old Madam Wu was also somewhat unwilling, but seeing his expression, her face darkened, and she said coldly, "What, you wouldn’t still be hoping that girl would recognize you, would you?"

She understood clearly that this dead girl called Wufu was ruthless and cold-hearted to everyone. At such a young age, she was already so cruel. If she had even a bit of regard for Wu Lihong as her father, she wouldn’t have done this!

Thinking back to the torment her grandson suffered at her hands, to this day, that child is still afraid to see the slightest bit of dirt!

She has no affection for the Wu Family, including the people and events here.

"Mother, as long as Madam Zhou agrees, it would be the girl’s fault!" Wu Lihong was somewhat upset by his mother’s words, and also somewhat unwilling.

Because what he envisioned was such a great situation, now his mother was telling him to let it go, wouldn’t that make all his previous actions and plans a joke?

There’s still his flesh and blood in Madam Zhou’s womb!

Old Madam Wu snorted: "You think that getting Madam Zhou would suppress that girl, but can you even meet that woman? Would she listen to you? If she was any good, she wouldn’t let her child treat you and the Wu Family this way!"

Wu Lihong’s face was burning hot.

"Don’t be unwilling, what else can you do at this point? Go to the Yamen to accuse her of being unfilial?"

"I..." Would it be better if he accused her?

Old Madam Wu sneered: "I advise you not even to think about it. If you accuse her, you won’t gain anything good from it. They might even bite back at you, just as long as her mother says you’re not her real father, you’ll have neither your dignity nor your reputation left!"

"Her face looks just like mine!" Wu Lihong said, his neck reddening.

"There are many people in the world who look alike!" Old Madam Wu snorted, "If you still want peace, follow what I say, pretend you never met this mother and daughter, and don’t covet what they have. Even if she has anything, it won’t be for the Wu Family. If you keep entangling with them, our Wu Family will have no good reputation left."

She remembered the recent letter from her second son, full of complaints, first mentioning that Wu Lihong’s wife’s family was vaguely implicating him, and now there were some voices about Wu Lihong’s household affairs. If his backyard wasn’t managed well, it would make the whole of Changan laugh at the Wu Family.

In the end, the second son even half-threatened and half-explored the idea of splitting the family, to avoid being implicated, saying his career might be over!

The eldest had fallen out of favor with the Emperor because of the Wang Family affair, promotion seemed hopeless, but the second son should not suffer the same fate, as both are her own sons, with legitimate grandsons, Old Madam Wu had to think for them.

Especially concerning splitting the family, as long as she was alive, it must not be divided!

But if they didn’t handle this mess well, no one would have a good time, including the second household, and even the concubine’s son’s third household!

For the sake of this big family, Old Madam Wu had to consider the bigger picture, saying: "Let’s settle it this way. I don’t lack for a grandson or granddaughter like that, and our Wu Family cannot afford such an evil overlord! Let’s not covet what they have; just see what they ask for. Talk it through, part on good terms. Eldest, admitting defeat and conceding a step is better than having an Imperial Censor say you can’t cultivate yourself and manage your family well!"

Wu Lihong’s body stiffened slightly, his eyes full of reluctance, but under his mother’s gaze, he still nodded.