CH 575

575: Stinky, Superficial Relatives

Madam Hua thought because of Feng Wu’s age, that if she coaxed her a little, Feng Wu would leave Ming Xi on her own accord. It would save them all a lot of time and effort.

Feng Wu blinked. She had watched Madam Hua’s performance expressionlessly without saying a word.

It was hard to tell what she was thinking.

The Moon empress was afraid Feng Wu would be moved by her sister. If Feng Wu seriously considered what her sister said and left, Ming Xi would be mad!

“Xiao Wu, don’t listen to my eldest sister’s nonsense. You are Ming Xi’s chosen person, the girl he likes. No one can deny who you are. Our Ancient Silver Moon kingdom has rules. In the future, the Moon emperor is qualified to choose his own wife, and no one can intervene. Even us parents have no say in the matter, so do not worry. As long as Ming Xi has you in his heart, then you are Ming Xi’s future wife. No one can shake your position.”

The Moon empress hurried to explain the situation as she reached out to hold Feng Wu’s hand in a gesture of reassurance. She was afraid her future daughter-in-law would be told away by her unreliable sister.

“Little sister! What nonsense are you talking about?! How can you let Ming Xi marry such a dirty woman? I absolutely do not agree! If Ming Xi wants to marry a wife, it can only be Hua Jin.

The two of them grew up together and Hua Jin loves Ming Xi so much. They will get everyone’s blessings and be very happy together. Having them marry is the only correct choice.” Madam Hua spoke righteously.

Only you would think that. . . The high priest, who had been ignored the entire time, rolled his eyes. These two women. . . they really did leave him speechless.

The past few years had seen the Hua family become more and more unsightly. Relying on the blood relationship with the Moon empress, they put on airs all day long and thought themselves superior to everyone but the emperor.

They were even dreaming about making Hua Jin empress. But with that girl’s virtues, the high priest knew Prince Ming Xi wouldn’t acknowledge her. . . and he was right. Prince Ming Xi found a girl he liked and she was clearly better than Hua Jin, that duplicitous woman, in every way.

“Elder Sister, stop talking nonsense. Ming Xi doesn’t love Hua Jin. It’s impossible for the two of them to have that kind of future.” It was the first time the empress used such a harsh tone in front of her maiden family.

“Luili, what did you just say? That is your elder sister you are talking to. Don’t you ever dare speak to her like that again!” Old Madame Cuiya was so angry that she called the Moon empress by her given name.

The Moon empress’s given name was Sheng Luili and she was the daughter of the Sheng family in the Ancient Silver Moon kingdom. However, after she married the emperor and ascended the throne to be empress, it was no longer proper to call her by her given name. No one dared call her Sheng Luili anymore.

No, that wasn’t entirely true. The one person who dared was the Moon emperor.

“Mother, must you make it difficult for this daughter?” The empress spoke with difficulty as she tried to hide her sadness. She understood that it wasn’t easy for her mother to raise her and her sister. Because of this, she had tolerated both her mother and sister’s behavior, but now they were behaving as though that tolerance was their natural entitlement. They took it for granted and dared get involved with Ming Xi’s marriage. Sure enough, she had handled her maiden family wrong.

The empress’s eyes filled with pain but Old Madam Cuiya turned a blind eye and didn’t acknowledge her sadness.

“How am I making it difficult for you? How dare you speak to me that way. Do you still think of me as your mother? You forgot who raised you. If I hadn’t worked so hard to bring you up, how could you enjoy the status you have today? You ungrateful child!”

Old Madam Cuiya behaved the same way she always did and immediately brought up old scores as soon as her daughter expressed any kind of dissatisfaction. She wouldn’t stop until the empress was speechless and admitted defeat.

The Moon empress hung her head and shut her mouth. She knew that once her mother started digging up old debts, it wouldn’t end until she apologized. But she didn’t want to apologize today – she hadn’t done anything wrong! She didn’t want to admit fault like she habitually did; it didn’t matter if she was really at fault or not!

The emperor and high priest stayed out of it and didn’t help the empress. The emperor would only be able to properly take care of the scheming mother and sister, who interfered every day, once they pushed the empress too far and she stopped interceding on their behalf.

Until then, he had no choice but to let his wife suffer a little injustice. It was the only way to help her be stronger and come to a firm decision about her maiden family.

“Aren’t you. . . those stinky, superficial relatives Jier mentioned?” Just as Old Madam Cuiya was about to take advantage of her victory and force her daughter to apologize, Feng Wu, who had been silent the entire time, spoke up.

Feng Wu spoke seriously and her big eyes were shiny and bright.

The single sentence nearly choked Old Madam Cuiya and Madam Hua to death.

“You uneducated, unruly girl, what nonsense are you spouting?!” Old Madam Cuiya was so angry that the wrinkles on her face trembled. She reached out and jabbed a bejeweled finger at Feng Wu’s forehead.

A seed of admiration for Feng Wu sprouted in the empress’s heart. At the same time, she hurriedly pulled Feng Wu away, fearing her mother would hurt Feng Wu.

The empress had been afraid of her mother since she was a child. She never dared say a harsh word in her presence. Her mother was an unusual woman who had the knack of making people feel so stifled they wanted to vomit blood. Now the shoe was on the other foot and it was her mother who looked like she wanted to vomit blood.

It was unfilial to think this, but the words stinky, superficial relatives also appeared in her heart.

Moon emperor: I see it too.

High priest: Here, here.

And in that moment, all three were completely in sync.

It was easy to see how unlikeable Old Madam Cuiya was.

“Jier said that every family will have a few stinky, superficial relatives. You are those relatives Jier talked about, right?” Feng Wu had been curious about what they were since learning the word from Jier. He said most people had them, so how come she never saw one? She was really curious about these stinky, superficial relatives.

Jier said that she would know the type when she met one. Sure enough, as soon as the mother and daughter duo rushed in, the words “stinky, superficial relatives” flashed through her mind.

Jier said not to be entangled by them. Otherwise, it would be impossible to get rid of them later on. Staying away from them was the best policy.

She finally got to meet stinky, superficial relatives today! Feng Wu was very happy!