Old Madame He was so enraged by her own son that she nearly keeled over.
However, she had pampered herself far too well. Living a life of luxury and leisure with not a single care in the world, she was in robust health—try as she might, she couldn't actually manage to faint. But she was terrified of her son; she had no leverage against him and had been thoroughly cowed by his threats, so the moment her temper flared, it was immediately snuffed out by fear. It was likely she would remain docile for some time to come.
She was far from reconciled, of course, and wanted to stir up trouble for Jiang Wuyan. Yet, the actions had been taken by her own son. If she questioned them, the answer was simply that it was her husband’s decision—what could a wife possibly do? And what, she wondered, did it have to do with that pitiful daughter-in-law of hers?
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