Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 704 - 703: She had an outbreak at Lu Family

The concluding matter was well in hand with Purple Jade and several others attending to it; actually, Tang Shi’s presence was superfluous. Given Purple Jade’s own trained abilities, she was more than sufficient on her own. But having more people made work easier, and now, with assistance at hand, things were even more smoothly executed.

Meanwhile, at the Lu Family home, chaos had broken out. Old Lady Lu learned that their pig farm had run into serious trouble; it was not simply sealed off by the authorities but also ordered to be burnt down.

That would have been bad enough, but all the adults, including the older siblings—who sold the pork—had been detained and taken to the government office’s jail. It wasn’t just one person; all the grown-ups involved in selling pork were arrested.

Upon hearing this news, Old Lady Lu’s entire world collapsed. Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted, rigid as a board. The other women were either crying or utterly distraught, lacking any central pillar of support. The Lu Family’s disorder was not to be overstated.

This was a bolt from the blue!

The commotion caused by the Lu Family was not small, and word of it quickly spread far and wide. It became the talk of all households, with some people rejoicing in secret—especially their competitors.

And why was that? Because competitors vie for the same market, and the Lu Family, with many hands and much power, had managed to join forces with the town and the headman, thereby monopolizing the business in the area and squeezing out other butchers.

So, to see such a dominant player fall, could they be anything but delighted?

Indeed, some were already hurriedly preparing to return to Taiping Town to sell meat. This was an opportunity for a new lease on life!

When the news reached the Old Zhou family in Wozi Village, Old Lady Zhou went pale, and then her expression changed.

"Mother, what’s wrong?" Zhou Xueli, seeing her discolored face, quickly asked.

Old Lady Zhou clutched her son’s wrist and said, "It’s her, it must be her meddling with the Lu Family!"

Zhou Xueli was somewhat puzzled, but then, thinking it over, he realized what she was referring to. "Mother, do you mean to say that the disaster that befell my sister-in-law’s family was Wufu’s doing?"

"Who else but her?" Old Lady Zhou said. "The Lu Family has been selling pork for so many years, without any issues, and their business was getting better and better. The days were looking more and more promising, so how did they suddenly invite this catastrophe?"

"Mother, this is baseless, you..."

"One coincidence might be called a coincidence, but several? Can that still be called a coincidence? Other than her, there’s no one else!" Old Lady Zhou said with conviction. "It must be that she saw the Lu Family as an irritation to her eye and decided to teach them a lesson."

However, Zhou Xueli could hardly believe it. If this were true, then Wufu must be a real Asura!

Suddenly, he remembered her words—that Zhou Xuennian and his siblings would lose their maternal family’s support. Could it be that it was in this regard that her words were coming true?

With the Lu Family defeated, naturally, there would be no talk of support afterward; after all, they were already struggling to look after themselves, how could they possibly attend to a married daughter and son-in-law?

Zhou Xueli’s expression went through several changes, and he stammered, "Mother, she, she..."

Old Lady Zhou snapped back to attention, holding Zhou Xueli’s hand tightly, "Second son, you must remember what mother told you—you can oppose anyone, but never cross Wufu. Do not offend her, understand?"

Her eyes held stubbornness and madness, with a trace of fear—a profound kind of fear.

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Not that he had any choice in the matter; just the mere dislike by her could provoke such actions, destroying the Lu Family. He, a mere farmer, what means did he have to oppose her?

Filial piety?

That was non-existent!

That girl did not care one bit about such a term. She was vindictive and an absolutely ruthless woman not to be trifled with!

A sense of dread entwined itself around Zhou Xueli’s heart, leaving him unsure how to proceed and timorous.

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