A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace

Chapter 1304 - 1302: Madness

"The Master also said that he’s already sent someone to inform your family! He told Madam to hurry up and pack her things, lest when people arrive, Madam is still dawdling and wasting time!"The maid’s tone was sarcastic, completely different from her usual respectful demeanor.

"Impossible, I want to see the Master!"

"How dare you, you treacherous maid, lie to me, you wretch!"

Lady Zhu said as she charged forward, intending to hit the maid.

But the maid had anticipated this, and swiftly dodged to one side.

Lady Zhu lunged at nothing, and her entire body ended up half-leaning on the table, knocking over all the teacups and teapots on it.

Tea splashed all over the place, staining the clothes and the floor with yellow tea stains.

"Madam, I’d advise you to use your energy to quickly pack up your things!"

"Otherwise, when the Zhu Family comes, you’ll have nothing to take with you!"

The maid advised while secretly ridiculing with raised eyebrows.

Lady Zhu shot a sharp glance back at her.

"You!"

Her gaze suddenly fell on the divorce paper on the ground, and her arrogance instantly subsided.

"Zhen Zhu, you are my head maid. I’ve treated you well. I beg you to help me find a way to see the Master. I beg you!"

"I’m almost forty. If I’m cast aside now, isn’t it like taking my life?"

"Zhen Zhu, please help me think of a way!"

The maid named Zhen Zhu looked at her with a mocking expression, then coldly laughed.

"Oh! This servant can’t afford to take on Madam’s request!"

"The master of this residence is the Master! As a lowly servant, I naturally have to follow the master’s orders. How dare I make decisions on my own!"

When she said the words ’lowly servant’, her tone noticeably intensified.

Lady Zhu quickly admitted her fault.

"I was wrong just now, I offended the young lady!"

"Please, young lady, be kind and help me this once!"

"I’ve been married into this house for twenty years, and I bore three daughters. Even if I’ve had no achievements, I’ve worked hard. How can I be casually cast aside?"

It sounded like a plea, but also like talking to herself. Her voice turned into sobs like a cuckoo crying blood.

Her eyes were frantic, and her face was pale, with a storm of emotions inside, almost at the brink of collapse.

She couldn’t dare imagine that the Master she had served for so many years could be so heartless.

Divorce, divorce indeed!

Zhen Zhu found it somewhat amusing.

"Madam, you must be confused!"

"This is the Master’s order. What’s the use of asking me?"

Although there was a trace of politeness on the surface, in her heart she held deep disdain.

’Madam, oh Madam, your day has come!’

’If you had treated me slightly better, would I not be helping you now? What a pity!’

That year, her brother outside the residence fell ill, and she asked Madam for an advance on the silver to treat him, but Madam refused her with one sentence.

That winter, she was harassed by a servant boy in the residence, and Madam almost drove her out, even scolding her for being shameless!

That summer, she broke out in a rash from the heat, and not only did Madam not give her medicine, she relegated her to a lower position!

Later, unable to get used to others, she was called back to serve.

Ha ha...

Thinking of all these, she couldn’t help but slightly curve a smile on her lips.

’Retribution, retribution!’

’Heaven has eyes!’

Lady Zhu was still sobbing tearfully.

Zhen Zhu impatiently glared at her, speaking coldly.

"Madam, I, a lowly person, cannot sway the Master’s decision!"

"You might as well go beg the Fourth Young Lady, maybe then..."

Lady Zhu’s eyes lit up at first, as if she saw hope, but soon dimmed again.

"I..."

Kidding herself, how could she possibly help herself, and how could she even open her mouth to ask?

Thinking back over the years, how she had treated her.

And just days ago, she had taken away Xiao Chuan from her, even forbidding the kitchen to send meals.

These life-threatening acts, they were all her own doing.

Now asking her to plead, how could she open her mouth.

Zhen Zhu secretly chuckled, realizing she was actually asking knowing she wouldn’t, deliberately mocking her.

Fourth Young Lady?

Over the years, if the Fourth Young Lady had been a bit weaker, Lady Zhu and her daughters might have left her with nothing.

Others may not know, but she was very clear about this.

On the surface, the Fourth Young Lady appeared quiet and withdrawn, but inside, she wouldn’t necessarily be bullied.

It wasn’t that she didn’t care, but she couldn’t be bothered to care.

If Lady Zhu sought trouble again, the Fourth Young Lady would hardly show mercy.

Zhen Zhu smiled smugly.

"Since Madam is not willing, then wait for the Zhu family to come pick you up!"

"You better pack your things well, this servant... takes her leave now!"

After Zhen Zhu finished speaking, she turned gracefully and left, leaving Lady Zhu sitting there with disheveled hair and tear-streaked face.

She looked around, recalling all she had given over the years, and the sorrow overwhelmed her, causing her to burst into tears.

Not knowing how much time had passed.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the door.

Lady Zhu rubbed her blurry eyes and looked carefully, her pupils dilating instantly.

"Father!"

...

Old Scholar Zhu was an old man in his sixties.

Not very scholarly, he spent his life as a Scholar, taking imperial exams his whole life without ever becoming a Graduate.

He ended up opening a small village school to teach children basic literacy, barely making ends meet.

His family was poor, his wife had passed away early—a typical penniless, pretentious scholar.

With barely any knowledge, he could recite Confucian classics fluently.

His mind had undergone countless washes by traditional teachings.

He firmly believed in the three obediences and four virtues for women, believing in all kinds of traditional female rules and restrictions.

In short.

He was a narrow-minded, stern, inflexible old man.

So, when he found out his daughter was divorced by a merchant family, he was so angry he almost spat blood.

Understanding the situation, he rushed to the Tang Residence with his cane as soon as possible.

Seeing Lady Zhu for the first time, without a word, he raised his cane and started beating his daughter.

For three reasons:

First: Failed to produce a son for the husband’s family!

Second: Mistreated the husband’s other children!

Third: Went against her husband’s wishes, causing problems in his business and official circles.

Lady Zhu cried out in pain from the cane blows.

"Father! Father, please stop!"

Old Scholar Zhu, however, didn’t care at all; her pleading only seemed to excite him more.

"You unfilial, shameless, rude woman, I’ll beat you to death, I’ll beat you to death!"

He had upheld his dignity his entire life, maintained his respectability, built his reputation.

Only for it all to be ruined by this woman; how could he not be furious?

To him, even if a woman like this isn’t drowned in a pig basket, she surely deserved to be divorced!

Lady Zhu, holding her head, shouted.

"My mother never had a son her whole life, why didn’t you say anything then?"

Old Scholar Zhu burst into a cold laugh.

"You dare mention your mother, if she hadn’t died early, I would have divorced her too!"

"A woman not bearing a son and letting the husband’s lineage end deserved to be cast aside!"