Chapter 2464 - 2438: Brothers-in-Law

Yin Huo feels that his six sisters are already formidable enough, each one being no pushover, yet he didn’t expect the Wang Family’s girls to be even more formidable.

Back at the manor, Bai Shan and the others drank a bowl of mediocre hangover soup and then reclined back, saying to Manbao, "The scholarly sisters-in-law are truly formidable."

Lu San didn’t know about Wang Ruile’s situation before arriving. He and his wife read Madam Tang’s letter, which mentioned that the sisters hadn’t seen each other in years and wanted to gather in Yongzhou.

It happened that Tomb-Sweeping Day had passed, and everyone was free. Three families thought visiting the capital and Yongzhou would be nice to connect emotionally.

Wang Fourth Lady and Wang Fifth Lady married nearby, so Lu San invited Fifth Lady and her husband and Ma Cong to travel from Bingzhou together as a group of five.

Fourth Lady was aware of the situation, but Fifth Lady and Ma Cong knew nothing. When they met last night, everything seemed cheerful, but today, Madam Tang specifically called everyone out, saying Scholar Wang Wulang who was studying abroad had arrived, so they could dine together at Huiyan Pavilion.

Once they reached Huiyan Pavilion, they hadn’t even sat down when Wang Wulang immediately started a fight.

Bai Shan said, "Actually, Wang Wulang arrived two days earlier than them, and he even went to the capital to see Sixth Lady. He specifically hurried here to stand up for his sister. If Madam Tang hadn’t restrained him last night, he would have gone to beat Ma Cong already."

Bai Shan slightly furrowed his brow, asking Manbao, "From what I heard, the marriage between the Wang Family and the Ma Family couldn’t continue. Did that Ma lad hit Sixth Lady?"

Manbao took a sip of tea, avoiding too much detail, simply saying, "That man is scum; Sixth Lady of the Wang Family could surely not continue with him."

Bai Shan smiled faintly, saying, "No wonder then, I heard Patriarch Wang wants to handle this matter personally."

That’s why Lu San and the group were willing to make a move.

But being deceived annoyed Lu San, so when he returned to the courtyard, he turned his head away on seeing his wife, stomping angrily without wanting to speak to her.

Fourth Lady Wang handed the item in her hand to the maids, instructing them to leave, then said, "Are you mad?"

Lu San snorted, ignoring her.

Fourth Lady Wang sat beside him, her face lacking much smile, and said, "If you’re angry, you can hit me later, but on one condition, when Ma Cong heads back to Bingzhou in a few days, you follow Fifth Brother and hit him again."

Lu San couldn’t help but look at her, saying, "Aren’t you afraid we might accidentally cause serious harm?"

Fourth Lady Wang sneered, "A beating is a beating. Let me tell you, Eldest Sister is just too cautious and careful. For such scum, even if beaten severely, the Ma Family wouldn’t dare utter a word."

After a moment of silence, Lu San asked, "What exactly happened? From what I heard from Fifth Brother, this matter has alarmed Uncle?"

Being a clan head, this sort of thing usually doesn’t reach him. If it does alarm him, it’s not just a matter between two households, but an entire family issue.

Fourth Lady Wang then started to cry, covering her face with a handkerchief, saying, "You don’t know what those beasts from Ma Family did to Sixth Lady."

She recounted how Ma Cong attacked Wang Ruile several times, causing her to miscarry and almost lose her life.

But that’s not the most crucial part. The most crucial is how the entire Ma Family humiliated Wang Ruile, daring to imprison her, not allowing her to leave for years, and even letting servants in the household humiliate her.

Fourth Lady Wang’s face turned cold, "This is stomping on our Wang Family, if we let this insult pass, none of us Wang Family ladies or men should bother going out anymore."

Lu San was shocked, not expecting Ma Cong’s audacity to beat people, and so severely.

Lu San looked at his wife, thinking even he never dared to hit when bullied by her.

Suddenly, Fourth Lady Wang turned to him, asking, "Do you think Ma Cong deserves death?"

Startled, Lu San quickly nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, he deserves death."

Wang Wulang also felt Ma Cong deserved death, which made him discontented with Madam Tang for letting him off lightly, and he planned to secretly go and beat him again.

Yet before he could leave the house, he was directly stopped by Madam Tang.

Seeing him full of alcohol fumes and ready to leave with his subordinates aggressively, she said, "If you take off drunk to beat someone, I’m telling you, until your Sixth Sister separates, if you cause any serious harm to that man, she’ll be trapped in Ma Family forever."

"What’s he daring to do?"

Madam Tang sneered, "What wouldn’t they dare to do? You think he didn’t dare to beat her, but hasn’t he done it? You think Ma Family wouldn’t dare bully her, but haven’t they bullied her?"

Wang Wulang’s face turned grim.

Madam Tang said, "Enough, go sober up quickly. The physical pain is temporary, the heartache lingers forever. What Ma Family inflicted on Sixth Lady wasn’t merely about injuries of the flesh."

Wang Wulang asked, "How can we make them heartache?"

Madam Tang turned away, saying, "Make them feel burning regret whenever they recall, wishing to kill themselves due to remorse."

Wang Wulang: Isn’t it too difficult?

Actually, it’s not that hard for Madam Tang.

Bingzhou is not far from Taiyuan, and Taiyuan is the Wang Family’s home ground, where their influence is considerable.

Before Ma Cong got beaten, Ma Family had already suffered a heavy blow from Taiyuan.

Two Ma family members studying in Taiyuan hurriedly returned home, one of whom was Ma Cong’s brother, anxiously asking his parents, "I don’t know why, but negative rumors started coming from Wang’s side. When Fourth Brother and I went to a tavern, none under Wang’s name welcomed us, even at poetry gatherings, Wang’s disciples directly targeted us. I went to inquire but couldn’t even enter the door. Father, wasn’t our relation with Wang Family always good?"

When Ma Father heard this, his expression changed, asking, "Did you inquire further as to why?"

Ma Erlang frowned slightly, saying, "It’s hard to get more details, but if I mention Sister-in-law, Wang Family gets even angrier. Father, did Sister-in-law offend her family?"

Ma Mother’s face darkened, asking, "Is Madam Cui from the second household causing trouble? She never liked Eldest’s wife."

Ma Father felt uneasy, "The second household doesn’t have such capability, besides Wang Family hasn’t been keeping contact with her natal family. How could she offend Ms. Cui? Could it be... could it be that the matter of your eldest brother hitting her reached Wang Family’s ears?"

Ma Erlang also felt anxious, "Impossible, isn’t Sister-in-law receiving medical treatment in the capital? By the way, where’s Eldest Brother?"

"Your eldest brother went to Yongzhou, Madam Wang invited several brothers-in-law for a gathering..." Ma Mother paused at this point, growing more uneasy, couldn’t help exchanging worried looks with Ma Father.