Chapter 62: Madam Zhou, the More Articulate One

Her eyes were filled with disbelief: “Ah? That’s not appropriate, is it? You, a daughter of a Minister, want to marry my son as a concubine??? No way, even the women in our village wouldn’t want to be a concubine. And you, the daughter of a Minister, are willing to?”

Madam Wu furrowed her brows at the crude words, while Sun Yunrou, too, lowered her head in shame, unable to accept it.

Su Mingyue stood to the side, struggling not to laugh. Oh my, her mother’s tongue was even sharper than Cui Cui’s.

Which woman could endure such humiliation?

But she had underestimated Madam Wu’s persistence.

“Old sister, what are you talking about? How could our Yunrou possibly become a concubine?” Madam Wu took a deep breath, telling herself not to get angry, not to argue with an uneducated country woman.

“What do you mean by that?”

“She is the legitimate daughter of a Minister, capable of greatly helping Lord Shen’s future, so naturally, she would be the primary wife. As for his current wife, she’s just from a merchant family, and with her status, She can stay home and be a concubine, and we’ll ensure she lives comfortably for the rest of her life.” Madam Wu acted as if she were being very generous: “Of course, if she doesn’t want to, she can leave, and we’ll take care of the child. We’ll even give her several hundred taels of settlement money.”

Madam Zhou nearly laughed out of anger. Was there really someone this shameless?

What a world, truly full of surprises!

Her son had already said he would only marry one woman in this lifetime, and now his daughter-in-law was pregnant, and the family was doing better and better. Would she have her son divorce the little lucky star in the house and marry a young lady who clearly would be hard to get along with?

Had she gone mad?

With things said so plainly, she couldn’t hold back anymore. “You still claim to be the wife of a court official, yet you speak so shamelessly! My daughter-in-law would never care for those few hundred taels of inferior fruit and melons you offer! Don’t you have eyes? Her clothes alone are worth more than a few hundred taels! They were bought by her father!”

Cui Cui chimed in, “Exactly! Even the hairpin on her head is just as expensive. The young master bought it for her!”

“Pfft, not only does she look unpleasant, but she’s also poor and making a fool of herself. If my son had to rely on others to rise in the official ranks, it would be better if he gave up on the position entirely!”

Madam Zhou thought to herself that if the court was truly as corrupt as this, it would be doomed sooner or later. It would be better for her family to return to the village and live a peaceful life!

Of course, she was only thinking this; one couldn’t speak of such treasonous thoughts aloud.

Besides, she could see the disdain in their eyes.

Mingyue wasn’t like that, Mingyue truly treated her as a mother!

Thinking about it, there was no way her family would stir up any trouble.

If it weren’t for the face of the Minister, she would have thrown them out already.

And they still claimed to be cultured? What nonsense!

Madam Wu, hearing these words, also became quietly angry. The words were too sharp.

She frowned and said, “As expected from a countrywoman. I didn’t expect you to be so ungrateful. Since you’ve said so, we’ll see what happens in the future.”

After saying that, she turned to take Sun Yunrou home, but after walking two steps, she noticed her daughter wasn’t following.

Madam Wu sharply scolded, “Yunrou, what are you doing? Why aren’t you following?”

Sun Yunrou stood still, looking at Su Mingyue, and tearfully said, “I know you also like Xiuyan, but only I can bring him a better future. For his sake, will you let him go to me?”

Su Mingyue was speechless. She had never seen someone so shameless.

She was about to speak when Madam Zhou interrupted, “Let go what? Not letting! Hurry up and leave. Our family doesn’t welcome you!”

Su Mingyue placed her hand on her stomach, feeling happy, thinking, ah, she was really lucky. Facing such blatant trouble, she was completely powerless.

She hadn’t even spoken yet, her mother and Cui Cui had already said everything.

“You think about it…” Sun Yunrou murmured.

This seemed endless, and just as Su Mingyue was about to speak again, she was interrupted once more by Madam Zhou.

Madam Zhou glared, “I don’t want to think about it. Anyone who wants to, can. We don’t want to.”

Looking at Madam Zhou, who seemed like a victorious hen after a battle, Su Mingyue withdrew the words she was about to say. Forget it. With her mother’s fighting power this strong, she’d better quietly play the innocent and sweet role.

Madam Wu, standing to the side, could no longer tolerate it. Was her daughter possessed?

In broad daylight, so shameless, had all the education gone back into her stomach?

Wasn’t this humiliation enough?

“Yunrou! Come here!” Madam Wu raised her voice, “Come with me!”

Sun Yunrou had always had her way since she was young. Whatever she wanted, she always got, and she had never failed.

Spoiled by Madam Wu and Lord Sun, how could she possibly listen to her now?

Completely obsessed, she rushed toward Su Mingyue, and Madam Zhou, caught off guard, let her grab Mingyue’s hand.

“Let go! What are you doing grabbing my daughter-in-law?”

Su Mingyue also tried to break free, but her body was heavier, and she couldn’t escape.

Sun Yunrou kept shaking her, “Think about it, think about it. If it’s really not possible, I can let you be a secondary wife…”

“Let go! I won’t agree!” Su Mingyue steadied herself and struggled.

Madam Wu also rushed over to pull Sun Yunrou off, “Let go of her now!”

The scene turned into chaos.

It was unclear whose strength was too much, but in a moment of carelessness, Su Mingyue fell to the ground.

Instantly, her scalp went numb, and cold sweat poured down.

“My stomach… Mother, my stomach hurts…”

Madam Zhou looked at her pale face and was startled. She shouted, “Let go of her immediately!”

Sun Yunrou acted as if she didn’t hear.

Looking at Su Mingyue’s increasingly pale face, Sun Yunrou’s inner malice deepened. Stomach pain, huh? It would be best if she miscarried.

Let’s see if Shen Xiuyan will still want her after she loses the baby.

Madam Wu was dumbfounded, staring at her daughter in disbelief, as if seeing her for the first time.

She turned sharply and shouted to the little maidservants behind her, “Why aren’t you coming to pull her away? Miss must have fallen into a fit!”

The maidservants rushed forward, but they had long been oppressed by the young mistress and feared retaliation in the future, so they did not dare to use much force.

Since attending the Qionglin banquet today, Shen Xiuyan’s left eyelid had been twitching nonstop, making him feel like something was wrong.

After the banquet ended, he bid farewell to the elders and rushed home first.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw this chaotic scene.

A chill ran through his heart, and he quickly ran over.

Su Mingyue’s face, drenched in cold sweat, frightened him, and at that moment, Sun Yunrou was still tightly gripping her and shaking her.

His blood ran cold, and he dashed forward in a single step.

“Slap!” A crisp sound of a slap echoed, and Sun Yunrou’s face turned to the side.

Feeling the pain, she turned her head in confusion, only to see that it was Shen Xiuyan who had struck her?

“Slap!” A second slap sounded, and Shen Xiuyan shouted, “Let go of her.”

This time, Sun Yunrou stood frozen, incredulous as she let go, clutching her face.

It really was Shen Xiuyan who had slapped her.

He hated her that much.