Noble Lady

Chapter 462: Fragile and pitiful self-esteem

"Rebellious son, do you still want to kill your mother?!" Old Madam Han's eyes were red, and she was furious.

"I'm not your biological child, how can you say I killed my mother? You don't deserve it!"

Han Hongyue seemed to have found an outlet for the frustration he had been feeling for so many years, and he began to accuse her incessantly.

"You stole someone else's husband and took their own child. You only raised me for a few years, but you want to erase all the merits of my biological mother and even tarnish her reputation after her death. You don't deserve to die!"

"How foolish." Old Madam Han couldn't help but sneer.

"They say like fathers, like sons, like daughters. Back then, your mother was such a traitor. She poisoned me and slept with my husband, giving birth to a bastard like you. I should have known that the blood flowing in your bones wasn't clean either!"

Han Hongyue shouted in disbelief, "Impossible! My mother is clearly your savior!"

Madam Han went on to say, "They advised me that the offspring of that kind of woman is not a good thing either, and told me to drown you as well."

"I spared your life out of kindness, thinking of your innocence. I also raised you and promoted you to the position of Patriarch of the Han Family. I never imagined that you would be just like your mother, an ungrateful person who could never be tamed."

"You're talking nonsense! It was clearly my mother who saved you, and you turned against her by stealing her husband, and you're even blaming her! Don't think that just because someone is dead there's no evidence. I don't believe a word you say!"

"Is it worth your risking your life just for such a thing?" Old Madam Han said, and glanced at Mother Zhou again.

"Madam, you don't understand." Mother Zhou smiled bitterly.

Madam Han sneered, "I don't understand, but I know that to love others you must first love yourself."

"Shut up! Old man, do you still take me seriously?!" Han Hongyue, who was ignored, became angry and embarrassed.

Do you have any value that makes me take you seriously?

Madam Han glanced at him and sneered, "I've already told you the truth. Believe it or not."

Her attitude became more and more leisurely, as if the rope was not around her neck, but around someone else's neck.

There was no fear or terror of being strangled or about to die. Instead, he was calm and composed, as if he was taking a leisurely stroll in the garden.

The next moment, dozens of guards broke down the door and rushed in, pinning down the rebellious servants and Han Hongyue as well.

Han Hongyue was caught off guard, "What are you doing?!"

Seeing this, Mother Zhou expressionlessly loosened her grip, threw away the rope, and knelt down on both knees towards Old Madam Han. "Please forgive me, Madam. It was I who offended you just now."

"Get up. I asked you to do this. Is it offensive?" Old Lady Han pulled her up.

"You, you are actually colluding with each other!" Han Hongyue couldn't believe it. "Zhou Caiyun, I really trusted you wrongly! I didn't expect that even you would betray me!"

"I've even promised you the position of General's wife!"

Madam Han snorted coldly and said to Mother Zhou, "Now you see clearly, he is a short-sighted, foolish idiot! He is not worthy of trust at all."

"Don't worry, old lady. When he abandoned me without hesitation for the position of head of the family, I already saw clearly that he was such a selfish person."

Mother Zhou nodded repeatedly, and her smile became much brighter.

"For so many years, Madam has given birth to children for him and taken care of the family day and night, but in the end, she hasn't even received a single good word from him. Caiyun would rather remain single for the rest of her life than marry a man like him and ruin her life."

By the end of her speech, a hint of coldness had appeared in Mother Zhou's eyes.

When she met Han Hongyue's angry eyes, the frost in her eyes became even colder. "Han Hongyue, I have never been yours, let alone betrayal."

"As for the position of the General's wife you promised me, you should keep it for yourself. I don't believe a single word you said!"

"Nonsense! You are absolutely unreasonable! It was you, old woman, who told me that if I insisted on being with Caiyun, you would kick me out of the house and leave me with nothing."

Mother Zhou scoffed and interrupted him, "The old lady treats you like her own daughter and treats you with all her heart. How could she bear to kick you out? Can't you even see that she's testing you?"

"The old lady asked you to choose between me and power, but you didn't even dare to fight for it. You chose power without hesitation, leaving me behind, and then happily married the noble lady arranged by the old lady."

"You chose it, and I don't blame you. The head of the Han family is in a very high position. Few people in the world can resist such temptation."

"But you insist on enjoying your wife's efforts and the wealth and glory that comes with a high position and generous salary, while pretending to be disdainful of wealth and glory and to be deeply affectionate towards me. It's simply disgusting!"

"Caiyun, it's not like that. I have never forgotten you over the years!"

Han Hongyue was naturally unwilling to accept this, and he was still saying those self-touching words.

"It's all this old woman who's causing all this trouble. She's using her power to keep me from being with you. And you don't blame her but instead blame me? You're being unreasonable."

Mother Zhou laughed in anger, "You keep saying that the old lady is using her power to oppress others. But in recent years, you have become the head of the Han family, the general of Zhenbei, and have control over the military. Don't you have power?"

"Then let me ask you, have you ever mentioned to the old lady that you want to marry me in all these years?"

Han Hongyue choked and retorted, "...When she first became the head of the family, she was still young and the Han family was under her control."

"Now my power is secure, but at your age, even if I marry you, I may not be able to have children. As the head of the Han family, I have to continue the family line, so naturally... I will give priority to those who are young, beautiful and can give birth."

Mother Zhou: Ha!

When he was young, he abandoned her for the sake of power, but said it was oppression from others; now that he has power, he thinks she is too old.

Ultimately, he is just extremely selfish.

She had seen through this person a long time ago.

Seeing this, Madam Han interrupted, "Caiyun, if you've made up your mind about the one I told you about before, please tell me anytime so I can give her a reply. She hasn't married for all these years, just waiting for you."

Two blushes appeared on Mother Zhou's face. "...Madam, I..."

Madam Han interrupted her, "It's up to you whether you want to marry or not. No one can force you here."

Mother Zhou nodded shyly and guiltily.

She is already at this age, and yet she still wants to be a bride. It is indeed a bit embarrassing to say it out loud.

After comforting Mother Zhou, Mrs. Han sat down slowly.

"Han Hongyue, although you are stupid, some of your words are indeed correct. Just because someone is dead doesn't mean there is no evidence to prove anything."

"Although your ungrateful bitch mother is dead, everyone in the Han family knows that she was an orphan I picked up. Without me, she would have frozen to death or starved to death on the streets!"

"The elders in the mansion all know that it was she who gave me a large amount of safflower during my pregnancy, which caused the death of my unborn child and made me unable to have children from now on."

"If you were willing to ask a few experienced elders in the mansion about this matter, you would know the answer and not be deceived by someone with ulterior motives."

"Impossible, I don't believe it. Since it's not your fault, why did you ask them to keep it a secret and not mention it to me?!" Han Hongyue screamed hysterically.

After all, he was a fierce general guarding a place, and two or three martial arts guards could hardly hold him down.

Old Madam Han waved her hand and asked them to tie him up with a hemp rope as thick as a thumb or an arm, so that they wouldn't have to watch him struggle.

"I've kept them quiet all these years, but that's because I'm afraid that knowing you're the son of an ungrateful bitch would hurt your fragile and pitiful self-esteem, and you'd never be able to recover from it."

"What a pity! In order to train you to be a qualified head of the Han family, I personally took care of everything for you and worked hard for decades. In the end, all my hard work and efforts have been wasted."

"If I had known you had completely inherited your mother's ungrateful and despicable blood, I should have listened to them and drowned you in the toilet the moment you were born."

"No, it's impossible..."

"My mother is a good person. She should be my father's original wife. It's you, a woman, who has taken over his place!"

"I am the legitimate eldest son of the Han family. I am the legitimate head of the Han family!"

Huge blows came one after another, and Han Hongyue was on the verge of collapse.

Madam Han waved her hand, had someone gag him, and drag him out.