0p0 Chapter 334 Taking Over the House
Chapter 334 Taking Over the House
Huang Wanwan was also panicking, but she pretended to be calm. As long as she didn't receive a message from the palace and refused to admit that her father had an accident, no one could take away the Huang family's property!
Since Aunt Chun failed to be promoted to the position of legal wife, Huang Youde, as the eldest son of a concubine, had no chance of taking over, so he could only set his sights on the Huang family's businesses.
If he can't even get these things, wouldn't his life be over?
Moreover, after being ridiculed by Princess Luoyue last time, other mansions in the capital refused to propose marriage to him again.
What high branch does a third-rank official's son, who doesn't even have a betrothal gift, think he can climb? These days, even his former cronies have stopped hanging out with him.
Huang Youde even dreamed of tearing Huang Wanwan to pieces!
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You're deliberately trying to hold onto all the family property and secretly take all the money. If something happens to Father, you'll treat us all like dogs and kick us out of the Huang family!"
"No wonder you call yourself a dog, actually hoping for something to happen to your father?" Huang Wanwan looked at the three domineering concubines and many half-siblings in the main hall. "Our family has always been an odd family in the capital, with scandals appearing frequently. We had just calmed down for a while, and now there's this illegitimate son who took the lead in proposing to divide the family."
"I'll leave my words here today: as long as Father doesn't return, this family will never be divided. Don't provoke me, or I'll burn down all of the Huang family's properties, and I won't let you succeed!"
Huang Wanwan was furious. She had never imagined that managing a family would be so difficult.
What about the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, what about etiquette and morality? In the face of interests, all rules are no rules. Rules are only set for good people; bad people will never abide by them.
Aunt Chun cried and wailed all day, and Huang Wanwan wanted to kick them all out, calling her heartless. But she didn't expect the little girl to be so uncooperative, so she had to resort to other methods.
Aunt Chun covered her face with a handkerchief and gave her mother a meaningful look.
The mother hurriedly left and soon ran to the main hall, shouting, "Yan-ge'er is suddenly vomiting uncontrollably! He's quite ill! Is he possessed by some evil spirit? Or did he eat something bad?!"
“Yan-ge’er?” Huang Wanwan could be tough in front of everyone, but Huang Yan was definitely her weakness.
After her father passed away, she settled all the household affairs and brought Huang Yan back from the Liu family, entrusting her to Aunt Zhuang's personal care.
Even Huang Yan's three meals a day were prepared by Madam Zhuang herself. She was worried that outsiders might poison him, since Huang Yan was still young and the only legitimate son of the Huang family.
"What's wrong with Yan Ge'er? He's Huang Fan's only legitimate son!" Even distant cousins were invited by Aunt Chun and Huang Youde to pressure Huang Wanwan into separating the family.
The old man wasn't entirely biased towards Huang Youde, after all, Huang Youde was an illegitimate son, but he did oppose women being in charge of the household, especially when he heard that Huang Yan had gotten into trouble, he immediately roared in anger!
"Grandpa, please don't be angry. You are the backbone of the Huang family now!" Aunt Chun sobbed aggrievedly. "Please don't blame us for being ignorant. After Madam passed away, I was willing to help take care of Yan-ge'er. After all, I have given birth to children and know how to take care of them. It's just that Wanwan won't allow us to get involved and has always been resistant..."
“I originally thought that it would be fine for Madam Zhuang to take care of him, after all, she is the lady’s personal mother and she won’t make any mistakes. But I didn’t expect that Yan’er would fall seriously ill? Where did her mind go? She didn’t trust us before and sent Yan’er to stay at the Liu family’s house for many days. We had our doubts, but we didn’t dare to interfere.”
"I also offered to help, but Miss Wanwan scolded me away," another concubine chimed in.
The old man was immediately furious, his beard bristling and eyes wide with anger. "Go and fetch a doctor! We can't let her control Yan'er anymore! I'll take charge of this matter!"
"Did you hear that? Go and fetch a doctor!" Aunt Chun gave Huang Youde a meaningful look, and Huang Youde immediately put on a helpless and heartbroken expression, his eyes welling up with tears in an instant.
The other concubines went on and on, complaining about how tyrannical and harsh Huang Wanwan was, and how difficult their lives were.
"Could it be that Granny Zhuang deliberately poisoned Yan-ge'er? I overheard her talking to the other old women, saying that the young lady is going to marry into the Liu family in the future, and she can't accompany her because she has to stay in the mansion with Yan-ge'er. She also told Yan-ge'er to always remember her kindness!"
Aunt Chun gave her sisters a wink; they had already agreed to make sure Huang Wanwan was brought down this time.
The only way to ruin her is to break her up with Huang Yan, and the best entry point is Zhuang's mother.
In fact, if Madam Zhuang had left with Huang Wanwan, or even taken Huang Yan with her, Aunt Chun and the others wouldn't have resorted to such despicable tactics.
It's because Aunt Zhuang wants to stay and help Huang Wanwan keep an eye on the Huang family, preventing them from taking the Huang family back...
If that's the case, what's the point of living like this? Aunt Chun and Huang Youde and the others have long been used to living as they please, but now that there's no hope for the future, they have to come up with a plan!
The others immediately chimed in, "Yes, I've heard Zhuang Mama say that too. She even told Yan-ge'er to listen to her and asked him if he was willing to marry Wan-wan, but he wasn't. She was quite unhappy about it."
“I’ve heard it too, it was Zhuang Mama who said it.”
"She would harm Yan Ge'er for this? Don't talk nonsense. She watched Yan Ge'er grow up." Aunt Chun pretended not to believe it, but she was already overjoyed inside.
The crowd began to discuss the matter, and the conflict quickly turned against Zhuang's mother.
Huang Wanwan wanted to leave and go back to the backyard to check on things, but her great-uncle wouldn't allow her to leave. "What are you going to do? You can't cure diseases! A little girl like you insists on managing such a large mansion. It's obvious you're overestimating yourself!"
"Hurry up and hand over the key! Even if we don't separate the family, you can't manage the household affairs on your own! Aunt Chun has been managing the household for several years, let her guide you!" The old man immediately made the decision, looking fierce and menacing. His thin face had a pair of large, copper-bell-shaped eyes, making him look truly frightening.
Huang Wanwan was only concerned about Huang Yan's safety and wouldn't pay any attention to these people.
"Don't talk nonsense! Madam Zhuang would never harm Yan Ge'er! I'm going to see Yan Ge'er right now, and I want to see who dares to stop me!"
She got up to leave, but the old man came up and grabbed her sleeve.
Huang Wanwan didn't expect him to make a move, and immediately started pulling and tugging. With a sudden exertion, she caused the old man to stumble and fall to the ground.
"Oh dear, sir, are you alright?"
"Miss Wanwan, this is still your elder. How could you hit an elder like that!"
"This is outrageous! This is truly outrageous! The Huang family is doomed!" Taking advantage of the situation, the old man fell to the ground and refused to get up. "She thinks I'm meddling and is deliberately trying to kill me!"
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The crying and shouting inside the house was particularly comical.
Meanwhile, Huang Youde had finished his act with the doctor and came in from outside, cursing loudly: "The doctor examined Yan Ge'er and found that he was poisoned! The person who poisoned him is that Zhuang Mama, Huang Wanwan. You even harmed your own brother. You are too cruel!"