Chapter 357: Farce in Zhao’s Manor

“Father, I wish to go to the Meihua Temple and pray for Father and the Zhao family.” Zhao Ru Jun continued. “I only hope that Dad will have a son and make this daughter feel a little better!” By now, Zhao Ru Jun was crying softly.

Master Zhao’s lips moved but he didn’t know what to say. His expression was startled, obviously he hadn’t expected his daughter to say this.

Seeing that she had said so much but her father still didn’t have a good word for her, let alone words of comfort, her heart felt cold. Slowly, her mind gave birth to feelings of despair and grief. She had given so much for her father and this family! But now, the benefits she brought were gone and the love they shared was revealed to be fake! Father, how ruthless you treated me!

She thought for a moment and then said: “Father, the family head will definitely speak for what is best for the Zhao family’s reputation. Thinking about it, they are aiming for our family property! Dad, I will not be here in the future, you must save a little bit more! You daughter thinks that you will have more children, so you must not relent and agree too quickly! Afterwards, you adjust slowly in secret. There are a few suitable businesses that are not yet one year old, but that is all you should give up!”

“I know how to deal with this…” Master Zhao finally murmured stiffly, after a long paused. However, this was not what Zhao Ru Jun wanted to hear.

Heartbroken, her heart filled with hate! All feelings between people were fake and shallow! Only benefits were trustworthy!

She waited a moment and then said in a low voice: “This time, I’m afraid that the family head and the elders in the clan will not be willing to give up easily! However, at this moment, we cannot focus on the family. After all, this is a major event and there are many interests involved! Father, this daughter will pray for Dad and the aunts*. This daughter thinks that, in two or three months, one of them will be pregnant.”

Master Zhao’s eyes brightened but his expression was shocked and doubtful.

Zhao Ru Jun raised her head and stared at him without blinking. “Father, this is the easiest path out! Otherwise, the family head and the elders will not give up!”

Master Zhao was silent for a moment and then slowly nodded.

Indeed!

The concubines in the inner courtyard definitely needed to become pregnant. Only like this would the family head and the elders calm down! This way, there would be time to breath and it was possible to plan more carefully.

Even if his daughter was unbearable and unfilial, Master Zhao was unwilling to give such a big pie to others with his own hands!

He sighed again, filled with emotion: why was his daughter not a son!

Zhao Ru Jun relaxed her heart. As long as the family property was not immediately redivided and occupied by those damn old men, she would still have a chance!

Kowtowing to her father, she choked: “Father, this unfilial daughter will leave now! In the future, you take care!”

Master Zhao did not say anything. He glanced at her and felt sad.

She waited for a moment but did not hear a word from her Father. Heart cold, she gritted her teeth and stood up by herself, walking out slowly.

Early the next morning, the family head of the Zhao family brought the elders to their door to aggressively demand answers.

Zhao Ru Jun was waiting for them. Seeing the mix of people who should and shouldn’t have come, she smiled coldly and instructed a servant to prepare a carriage before going to the outer hall.

Before the elders could ask any questions, she kowtowed to her father and announced loudly in front of the crowd that she would go to the temple to atone for her sins and pray for her father’s concubines to give birth to a younger brother as soon as possible!

The elders were started but Master Zhao accepted her words and sent her out.

“You’re really just letting her go? That woman is so vicious that even the reputations of the Zhao family’s daughters have been damaged! How can we let her go so cheaply!” Some people were unwilling and shouted angrily.

Master Zhao sighed: “Even a tiger doesn’t eat its own children. Knowing that she has sinned, she seeks to improve herself. Since she is going to redeem her sins, let her go! Is it possible that I, her father, will kill my own daughter?”

Everyone was speechless.

This was true. Though Zhao Ru Jun’s actions were disgusting, now that she had said that she was going to the temple for atonement, could they kill her?

Outside, Zhao Ru Jun sneered in her heart. These people, one by one, were so stupid and yet dared to dream about touching her property? Truly stupid!

She lowered her eyes and retired with a respectful salute before entering the waiting carriage and heading towards the temple.

When Madam Zhao received the news, she was even more sad. She even tried to commit suicide again but was rescued by the servant beside her…

In the Zhao manor, the argument continued until noon. By this time, even the most menacing aura of the family head and the elders was almost completely drained.

However, it was impossible for them to leave empty-handed!

Master Zhao naturally refused to give into their demands. He was not yet fifty years old and now that it was revealed that his concubine’s hand and feet had been touched by his wife and daughter to prevent children, who would dare to say that he would have no children in the future?

But where were the Zhao family elders so easy to deal with? Concubine children were not comparable to the legitimate sons of the Zhao family and the actions of Zhao Ru Jun and Madam Zhao had humiliated the Zhao family, even damaging the reputation of the whole clan. Therefore, Master Zhao had to give an explanation!

All in all, it was very troublesome!

The more Master Zhao did not give them a satisfactory answer, the more trouble the family head and elders caused. The handful of people even stayed inside Master Zhao’s manor, refusing to leave!

When it was time to eat and sleep at night, those people did not think of themselves as outsiders at all and even dared to order around the servants of the Zhao manor!

Master Zhao was furious but what could he do if he was helpless to stop them?

As if things weren’t lively enough, all of the nasty things that Zhao Ru Jun had done before had exploded, one by one, including the matter of her buying thugs to burn Lian Fang Zhou’s cotton in the middle of the night. When this was revealed, Zhao Ru Jun wanted to hunt down the people who had exposed it and kill them! People were even talking about how those thugs had been forced to flee to avoid her!

At this time, the Zhao family’s face had almost been completely lose, so how could Master Zhao criticize Lian Fang Zhou for revealing this?

As a result, it was also revealed that the rumor about Young Lady Su and Lian Fang Zhou fighting over a lover was created by Zhao Ru Jun. When everyone learned the truth, this matter was never mentioned again.

As for why Zhao Ru Jun had tried to suppress Miss Lian? This, Su Jing He did not reveal. With Zhao Ru Jun’s now infamous reputation, there were plenty of people willing to make up a reason and soon there were eight or nine versions floating around.

The official story was that Miss Lian had inadvertently offended the narrow-minded Young Lady Zhao and Young Lady Zhao had held a grudge…

Affected by the gossip, all of the Zhao family’s businesses plummeted, panicking the shopkeepers.

Master Zhao was too busy tangling with his family, he had no time to deal with either the rumors, let alone his own businesses!

TN: *Aunts as in concubines.

Seeing just how delusional ZRJ is, it really leaves you in awe! No self-awareness at all!