Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 499 - 255: Mrs. Wang’s Rage (Part 2)

Mrs. Wang was stunned, Sang Wan was stunned, Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Li, and everyone else were stunned too; no one expected the situation to take such a sudden turn. Sang Wan was especially shocked because she knew very well that it was Shi Fengju who had someone take Lan Xiang away. Now that he brought her back, what was he trying to do?

Before everyone could recover from their astonishment, something even more startling occurred. Lan Xiang took a couple of steps back, avoiding Gu Fangzi’s outstretched hand to pull her back, and said with her head bowed in difficulty: "Miss..."

Her obviously resistant action and demeanor caused Gu Fangzi’s face to change, "Lan Xiang, what’s wrong!"

"Step aside!" Shi Fengju then said to Lan Xiang.

Lan Xiang quickly responded with a "yes" and stepped aside.

Shi Fengju, without even glancing at Gu Fangzi’s astonished eyes, stepped forward and smiled slightly at Mrs. Wang, saying: "Mother, I was the one who ordered this, shouldn’t I come?"

Everyone was shocked, and Gu Fangzi was incredibly stunned as she stared at Shi Fengju, her expression showing immense hurt!

Since he entered the room, he never even glanced at her. She thought that the incident with Sang Pingliang had passed since he didn’t confront her, but he had clearly never forgotten it in his heart and had never intended to let it go! Taking Lan Xiang away from her was his most direct response.

In fact, it wasn’t that she couldn’t do without Lan Xiang, what chilled her more was his attitude; he clearly couldn’t bother to talk to her anymore.

"What did you say?" Mrs. Wang raised her voice incredulously, "Lan Xiang was taken away by Madam Li under your orders?"

Shi Fengju nonchalantly replied, "Yes, Lan Xiang is also getting older and should marry. Regarding my cousin, I’ll just choose another good servant for her! Lan Xiang herself agreed to this, and Madam Li was in a hurry, so she didn’t have time to bid farewell to my cousin. It’s not a big deal; my cousin will naturally find out later."

"You—" Mrs. Wang felt choked and lost any interest in arguing. Why argue? It’s just about managing a maid; why should she interfere in her son’s affairs? It’d be a joke if a mother and son quarreled over this!

But this made Mrs. Wang extremely frustrated.

"However, Lan Xiang is after all a servant by Fang’er’s side, taking her away without informing us is making a mockery of our dignity!" Mrs. Wang said indignantly.

Shi Fengju then smiled, "Mother, but Lan Xiang is also a servant in our house, can’t I manage this? Besides, this is also what she wanted. If you don’t believe me, you can ask her yourself! Having served my cousin for so many years, I think my cousin would also like to see her have a good future, right?"

Gu Fangzi couldn’t pay attention to anything else, her mind was continuously thinking: Cousin is really ignoring me now, truly ignoring me! Not even a question from him, his heart...how ruthless!

Lan Xiang, facing Mrs. Wang’s angry glare, timidly stepped forward and knelt down, her head bowed and voice low: "Slave, slave—"

"Enough!" Mrs. Wang, annoyed, waved her hand to cut her off, stood up with a grimace, yet her eyes swept coldly over Sang Wan and finally said to Shi Fengju, "I can’t control what you do with this matter. But let me tell you, I have decided, choose a good day and you will marry her as the legitimate wife! What, isn’t a legitimate wife serving obediently and satisfyingly at your side too much to ask for?"

Since Lan Xiang was brought over by her son, whether she liked it or not, she naturally didn’t dare contradict her son’s will; even Mrs. Wang understood this much. She didn’t want to listen to pleasantries. As a mother, she naturally had the right to demand what kind of daughter-in-law she wanted, and her son had to obediently marry her!

Gu Fangzi slightly looked up, her expression tranquil as she glanced at Shi Fengju, lacking her initial full confidence, but her determination was undiminished. His attitude no longer mattered. What’s important is that this has been her desire since she became sensible. After so many years, she must achieve it.

Whether he likes her or not, whether he’s willing or not, it’s irrelevant! What she needs more is the identity of Madam of the Shi family, the mother of the Shi family’s son, that’s enough!

Sang Wan’s face turned pale, and she remained silent.

Shi Fengju also remained silent, only softly saying, "Let me take you back first!"

Mrs. Wang, seeing that her son didn’t outright reject her, felt she regained some face, glanced at Sang Wan with a snort and let him accompany her as she left. Gu Fangzi paused, then also walked out, not giving Lan Xiang on the ground another look.

The house suddenly became quiet, an odd silence enveloping everyone, almost suffocating. Sang Wan blankly stood for a moment, glanced at Lan Xiang, and ordered, "Take her away! Everyone go, I’m a bit tired and want to rest for a while!"

Mrs. Li looked at her worriedly, ordered people to take Lan Xiang away, and helped her into the warm pavilion, "Big Madam, regardless, you are the rightfully wed main wife in the Shi family, she may be raised to legitimate wife but she’s still beneath you! Don’t take it to heart! Maybe, that’s just what the madam said offhand, once her anger subsides, if no one brings this up, the matter will just pass."

"Madam," Sang Wan gratefully smiled yet said, "In fact, mother has always had this idea, you know it too, right? It’s just that previously she gave me some face due to considerations. Now that she is annoyed with me, naturally she doesn’t care! Now that she has openly mentioned this today, how could there be any room for change? Don’t worry, Madam, I can endure it!"

Mrs. Li sighed softly and after a moment, said: "That vixen is good at pleasing and flattering others, you show filial piety from the heart, always arranging everything properly so that Miss can live comfortably without worries, unlike others who only show filial piety in words! Today, you shouldn’t have confronted Miss head-on, Miss can be a bit reckless. If it weren’t for being upset, she wouldn’t have said that!"