Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 1456 - 1394: Seeking Recognition

Regarding Old Madam Wu’s tactic to change the subject, Wufu glanced at her with a half-smile, and that mocking look made Old Madam Wu’s face burn with embarrassment.

Wufu casually glanced at Madam Wang, knowing she would have her day of reckoning, so she was in no hurry to settle accounts now. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"If it weren’t for Lord Wu reappearing in Huayang, my mother and I wouldn’t have known he was still alive and well." Wufu spoke calmly, "Originally, we stayed out of each other’s way, in different parts of the world, not disturbing each other. But now, I’m sure the Old Madam knows, there have been some unfavorable rumors about us recently."

As she spoke, her gaze swept over to where Madam Wang was.

Madam Wang stiffened all over, clutching her hands tightly.

"Everyone’s saying my mother is a concubine, and I am the child from concubinage, but we all know who’s been spreading these rumors!" Wufu exclaimed, "Oh yes, the young master of your esteemed residence specifically came to make trouble for our family, all because he listened to such talk, right!"

At the mention of the unfortunate Wu Guanyu, several people’s faces turned dark.

"Old Madam Wu, I would like to ask, based on this, are my mother and I concubines without legal status?" Wufu again raised the marriage certificate in her hand.

Old Madam Wu replied with a stern face, "My son married without informing us..."

"Spare me that excuse. Even if he married without informing, he still married, maybe he presumed you were dead before making his own decision! He signed this marriage certificate, and it is officially recorded in government archives." Wufu chuckled.

"What!"

The crowd was stunned.

"The marriage certificate was signed and filed, no one can say my mother isn’t legitimate, right? As for Lord Wu, having entered into a marriage contract with one woman but marrying another, tsk tsk, that’s fraud and bigamy on his part!"

Madam Wang’s teeth chattered with anxiety.

"What do you want?" Old Madam Wu asked through gritted teeth.

Wufu shot her a sidelong glance and said, "Who doesn’t care about their reputation? My mom and I, as women, need it too. My demand is simple: we want our name cleared!"

Madam Zhou’s heart trembled, her eyes gradually reddening.

"My mom and I, we aren’t the concubines you think, and I’m not the illegitimate daughter born of concubinage. I ask Lord Wu to cooperate and clear our name, and this marriage certificate will be returned to you, no, nullified!" Wufu cast a sidelong glance at Wu Lihong.

To clear their name!

"What do you mean by this? Clearing your name also means telling the world you belong to the Wu Family!" Old Madam Wu was momentarily bewildered, wasn’t this implicitly acknowledging the family lineage?

"We do not acknowledge the family lineage. Lord Wu should go to the Yamen with my mother for a legal separation, nullifying this marriage certificate. We’re willing to cooperate with Lord Wu’s explanation, claiming you thought we had passed away before marrying another. We seek no fault, merely the quiet life of the past, hence seeking separation from you, resulting in each going their separate ways, having nothing to do with one another." Wufu laid out her demands.

Once Wu Lihong goes to the Yamen to legally separate from Madam Zhou, everyone would know he married Madam Zhou first, then Madam Wang. The rightful legitimacy would be clear.

And the underlying point, was implicit: see how magnanimous we are, not holding anything over you, but wanting nothing to do with you, hence the separation. Some might say that Wufu and her mother are being arrogant and assertive, but Wufu doesn’t care. She only cares about breaking free from the Wu Family, with no relation at all.

"No! I won’t agree to this!" Madam Wang stood up.

If it goes this way, doesn’t it mean she’ll become the secondary wife? That can’t happen; she is the original legitimate wife. How could she become secondary? Where would she put her pride, where would her children’s pride go, how would they face others in the future?