Chapter 3: The Protective Mother-in-Law

Chapter 3: The Protective Mother-in-Law

Song Shiwei looked up and saw Old Madam Shen walking in hurriedly.

Seeing Shen Linzhou kneeling on the ground with blood on his face and his hair wet, she was horrified. She rushed over to touch his face and asked, "Zhou'er, what happened?"

Before Shen Linzhou could speak, Song Shiwei squeezed out a few tears and started crying: "Mother-in-law, you have to make the decision for your daughter-in-law."

Old Madam Shen frowned as she looked at Song Shiwei who was crying bitterly.

She didn't know what had happened, but she hurried over when a servant came to report that the second young master and the eldest young master had a fierce argument in the bridal chamber.

Little did they know that this was actually arranged by Song Shiwei long ago.

She just wanted the old lady to see with her own eyes what her son had done.

"What exactly is going on?"

Old Madam Shen asked Shen Linzhou: "Why are you in your second brother's new house?"

Shen Linchuan originally planned to resolve this matter privately, but he didn't expect that it would alarm his mother.

He was now even more panicked, fearing that his mother would know that he had asked his eldest brother to consummate the marriage on his behalf.

He suddenly knelt on the ground and spoke before Shen Linzhou: "Mom, my elder brother got me drunk and wore my wedding dress to the bridal chamber, trying to pretend that I and Shi Wei were consummating our marriage.

Shi Wei injured her eldest brother in order to protect herself, but what her eldest brother did was really too much.

Shi Wei has suffered such a great injustice, and as her husband I must give her an explanation."

When Old Madam Shen heard this, her face was shocked. When she saw that Shen Linzhou was indeed wearing wedding clothes, she knew that it was true.

She was very angry, but Shen Linzhou was her son after all.

Besides, this marriage should have been his, so it was normal for him to feel resentful.

Madam Shen suppressed her anger and said to Song Shiwei, "You are making a fuss. We in Qingzhou have always had the custom of making trouble in the bridal chamber.

They were just joking, why did you take it so seriously?"

Song Shiwei sniffed and said, "But my brother has just admitted that he was drunk and confused and did such a ridiculous thing.

If it was a joke in the bridal chamber, why didn't the brothers explain it just now?

I know that my mother-in-law loves her son and wants to protect him, but I am also a girl from an honest family. How can I be humiliated by you like this?"

Old Madam Shen's face froze, and she glared at her two sons with disappointment.

She walked over, held Song Shiwei's hand and said, "This is just a misunderstanding.

We are all family, so why are you making it so embarrassing?"

Song Shiwei pulled her hand out and said, "If I really wanted to embarrass myself, I would have reported it to the police long ago.

It was precisely because I didn't want the matter to become known to everyone that I asked my husband to deal with it according to the family rules.

This way, I can teach my eldest brother a lesson and also give an explanation to my husband and me.

If my mother-in-law always favors my elder brother, wouldn't that make my husband and I feel cold-hearted?"

Old Madam Shen was choked by her and was speechless. She had not expected that the eldest daughter of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion would be so eloquent.

It was only the first day she married into the Shen family, but she wanted to punish her son using family rules, showing that she didn't even take her mother-in-law seriously.

She put on airs and said in a mother-in-law-like manner, "Song, are you determined to bring unrest to our family?"

Song Shiwei raised her head and said, "My daughter-in-law just wants justice."

Old Madam Shen was so angry that she pointed at her nose and scolded, "You really think you are a young lady, but you are just a wild girl raised in the countryside by the Cheng En Marquis's mansion. Why are you so arrogant here?

If you still want to be a wife of the Shen family, then stay in your proper place!"

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Shen Linchuan didn't expect his mother to say such words, so he quickly spoke up to stop her.

Unexpectedly, the old lady interrupted him and said, "Chuan'er, you have to remember that it is not our Shen family that is marrying up to the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, it is the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion that is humiliating our Shen family.

If your father hadn't saved Cheng Enbo's life, he would have died long ago.

Now he has married his daughter who was raised and unloved in the countryside to us, just to get rid of us. In the final analysis, he still looks down on our Shen family.

Since Song has married into our Shen family, you will be her heaven from now on. You are going to be the top scholar in the future, so how can you let her lead you by the nose?"

Just as the words fell, a cold voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Old lady, you are so arrogant!"

"Mrs. Lin."

When Song Shiwei saw the person coming, she rushed over and started crying in her arms.

Nanny Lin patted Song Shiwei on the back, her face livid as she looked at Old Madam Shen and said, "I will repeat every word of what the old lady said to our master.

Anyway, the bridal chamber hasn't been entered yet, so I think we should just call off the marriage.

I just don’t know how your son will be able to pass the imperial examination without the support of our Cheng En Marquis’s Mansion!”

The visitor was the housekeeper of the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion. She came to see off the bride last night, but because she drank too much, she stayed at the mansion.

While she was half asleep, she heard a servant knocking on the door, saying that the eldest lady was being bullied by the Shen family, so she rushed over.

When Old Madam Shen heard this, she was immediately panicked. Her son wanted to marry the daughter of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion because he wanted to use the power of the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion to gain a foothold in the capital.

But she didn't expect that her angry words would be heard by people from the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion.

She quickly put on a smile and said, "Old sister, I was just so angry that I said something without thinking. It's not that serious."

Nanny Lin snorted, "The old lady didn't look like this just now, why are you scared now?

The eldest daughter was sent to the countryside to recuperate because of her poor health.

Even if she didn't grow up with the master, she is still the eldest daughter of our Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion. How can you treat her with such disrespect?

You, the Shen family, are so dishonest that you have done something that goes against the principles of heaven and morality.

Our young lady has given you face by not reporting to the police, but you are still aggressive. "

She rolled up her sleeves and said, “Since you are unwilling to use family rules to punish the eldest son, then report it to the police.

I want to see how your Shen family will be able to stay in the capital after this matter gets out!"

Mrs. Shen was afraid at this moment, and she hurriedly comforted Nanny Lin, saying, "Old sister, old sister, it's all Lin Zhou's fault.

I will teach him a lesson right now to vent Shi Wei's anger."

As she said that, she picked up the ruler on the ground and pretended to hit Shen Linzhou with it.

While beating him, he cursed, "You unfilial son, it's all your fault. I'm going to beat you to death!"

The movement was very big, but it didn't hurt at all, and Shen Linzhou didn't even cry out in pain.

Nanny Lin narrowed her eyes and said, "Old Madam, it's obvious that you have no experience in teaching people a lesson.

I often punish servants in the mansion of Lord Cheng'en, so why not let me do it, so as not to hurt yourself."

She walked over, snatched the ruler from the old lady's hand, and hit Shen Linzhou hard on the back.