Chapter 39 Adding fire
Old Madam Shen closed her eyes.
She tried her best to divorce this daughter-in-law whom she despised, but in the end she almost ended up making wedding dresses for someone else.
However, as an elder, she couldn't bring herself to apologize to Song Shiwei.
She was wrong in this matter, but was Song Shiwei not wrong?
What she wanted was a daughter-in-law who would listen to her, respect her, obey her and let her control her.
Instead of being a daughter-in-law like Song Shiwei who acts like a young lady all day long and doesn't take her mother-in-law seriously.
Madam Shen sighed and said, "Chuan'er stays, and you all go back."
Song Shiwei left Tongyuan and gave a look to Jingque behind her.
Jingque understood and after Shen Linzhou and Shen Suyun left, she quietly turned back and listened to the conversation between Old Madam Shen and Shen Linchuan in the room.
On the bed, Madam Shen looked at her son and asked, "Does your face still hurt?"
Shen Linchuan touched his beaten face and shook his head, saying, "It doesn't hurt anymore. It's my son's fault for being useless and making me sad."
Madam Shen held his hand and said earnestly, "My son, I know you have suffered too much injustice.
Your eldest brother is disabled and cannot take care of the Shen family, so you are the only one your mother can count on.
I thought that with your father's kindness to Uncle Cheng En, our Shen family would be able to succeed.
But unexpectedly, the daughter sent by Lord Cheng En was an unfavored one.
Ever since she married into our Shen family, instead of making our Shen family proud, she has caused a lot of trouble.
As the saying goes, marry a virtuous wife. This Song is arrogant and domineering, and she doesn't respect me as her mother-in-law. She is not a virtuous person at all."
"mother!"
Shen Linchuan frowned and asked her, "You still want your son to divorce her, right?"
Madam Shen narrowed her eyes and said in a cold voice, "If we divorce her now, it will be difficult to explain to the Cheng En Marquis's Mansion.
Even if we want to take a break, we have to wait until you graduate from high school. Once you have the confidence, our Shen family will no longer have to rely on others. "
She patted Shen Linchuan's hand and said, "When you become an official in the future, you will have all kinds of women you can get. I just want to tell you not to be too concerned about the Song family.
When you get through this, I'll find you a better one, and then I'll find a reason to divorce Song."
Shen Linchuan understood what his mother meant, but she still insisted on divorcing Song Shiwei.
In fact, if it weren't for the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion behind Song Shiwei, he would never have married her.
It was just a decoration anyway, so he nodded and agreed: "Then listen to mother."
Madam Shen showed a satisfied smile, and she said, "I want your sister to attend the banquet at the Yongning Marquis's Mansion.
As for Song, since she is married, there is no need for her to show up in public.
If you want to make connections in Beijing, it's the same if you ask your sister to help you.
If she can marry into a rich family and find a rich husband, it will be good for you, right?"
Shen Linchuan frowned and said, "But the post is for Song Shiwei. Isn't it inappropriate to let my sister go?"
"What's wrong with that? Just let your sister go instead of Song. I'm seriously ill, don't I need someone to take care of me?"
Old Madam Shen made up her mind that even if she couldn't divorce Song Shiwei at the moment, she had to put an end to her arrogance.
She said, "Let Song come over to take care of me tomorrow. This is what she, as a daughter-in-law, should do."
Shen Linchuan tucked in the corner of the quilt for Old Madam Shen and said, "I'll tell them, mother, just rest assured and recover."
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Chanzhiyuan.
Jingque recounted the conversation between Old Madam Shen and Shen Linchuan word for word.
After she finished speaking, she showed a look of anger on her face, and couldn't help cursing: "This Shen family is really bad."
At that time, she really wanted to rush up and cut off their tongues.
How could a mother in this world instigate her son to divorce his wife? Shen Linchuan hasn't even become the top scorer in the imperial examination yet, but they have already started dreaming of wealth and glory.
He doesn't even realize his own character, yet he dares to look down on their young lady.
The young lady has a miserable life. Why did she marry into such a family?
"Do not be angry."
Song Shiwei had already experienced the viciousness of the Shen family.
She peeled a slice of orange and stuffed it into Jingque's mouth, saying, "It seems that the old lady is not seriously ill yet, let's add fuel to her fire.
Didn’t she want Shen Suyun to attend the banquet at Yongning Marquis’ Mansion in my place?
It all depends on whether Shen Suyun can enter the gate of the Marquis' Mansion with my invitation!"
Jingque knew that the young lady had a new idea, so he put his ear closer.
Nothing happened all night.
The next day.
Song Shiwei didn't wait for Shen Linchuan to invite her, and went over to help the old lady take medicine in person.
Old Madam Shen was enjoying her care with peace of mind. Before she finished her bowl of medicine, Shen Suyun ran in hurriedly.
She had a few vegetable leaves on her hair and her body was a little dirty.
Seeing the old lady, he ran over as if he had suffered a great injustice, hugged her and started crying: "Mom."
The old lady was startled, and she supported Shen Suyun and asked hurriedly, "How did this happen?"
When Shen Suyun learned that she was going to attend the banquet at Yongning Marquis' Mansion on behalf of Song Shiwei, she planned to buy some clothes to attend the banquet.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he was surrounded.
She cried out of breath and said, "Mother, now it's rumored in the capital that you bribed Taoist Zixu to slander Song Shiwei.
People were blocking the door of our house, and when they saw my daughter they threw vegetable leaves and eggs at me.
They cursed us terribly and told us to get out of the capital."
"what?"
Old Madam Shen widened her eyes. She thought that the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion would not publicize this matter, after all, it was Zhou who did it.
But unexpectedly, the news became known to everyone, and not only that, the Shen family was besieged by the people.
"I'm going to fight them."
Old Madam Shen lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed, but because of her impatience, she vomited a mouthful of blood, and then her eyes turned black and she fainted.
Shen Suyun screamed and hurriedly supported the old lady and shouted, "Mother."
Song Shiwei said, "Suyun, you stay with mother. I'll go get a doctor."
After leaving these words, she hurried out of the yard.
Jingque followed behind her and said happily: "Serves you right!"
They were the ones who spread this rumor. The old lady was ill, so the young lady made her sicker to prevent her from continuing to cause trouble.
As for those people who besieged Shen Suyun, they were actually brought here by them.
Song Shiwei curled her lips and said, "People's words are scary. You will never know the pain unless you cut yourself with this knife."
Doing this can be regarded as revenge for the old lady bribing Wang Po and slandering her for being disrespectful to her mother-in-law and abusing her sister-in-law.
On that day she was besieged and scolded by the people, and now the person who was besieging and scolding her was Shen Suyun.
Isn't it just tit for tat?
However, if this is a performance, it must be done well.
So she took Jingque out of the house and explained to the people in person that the old lady was wrongly accused.
Naturally, the people didn't believe it and just thought Song Shiwei was considerate.
For a time, her reputation was very good, and the Shen family became the one that was despised.