Old Madame Si turned a flushed, mottled red, her chest heaving with short, labored breaths. She was on the verge of fainting, but the thought that Zheng’er would be sent to the Juvenile Correction House the moment she lost consciousness forced her to hold on.
"No! You cannot send him!" Old Madame Si cried, stomping her feet and pounding her chest in a fury, her teeth gritted. "Zheng’er is the legitimate grandson of this Earl's Mansion, your own legitimate son, and the only bloodline Yunhui left behind! If you dare send him to the Juvenile Correction House, you’ll have to step over my dead body!"
Her expression was resolute, her momentum fierce, clearly signaling that if Meng Yihuan truly pushed forward, she was prepared to die on the spot.
Chapter 100