Chapter 51 You're so disgusting, I want to vomit.

Chapter 51 You're so disgusting, I'm going to throw up.

After the storm subsided, Shen Tang was fast asleep in his arms.

Meng Huaiyan stared intently at her sleeping face, lost in thought for a moment.

Suddenly, there was a knocking sound coming from the windowsill. Meng Huaiyan came to his senses and quietly got out of bed.

Pushing open the window, Qingyang bowed and handed in an object: "Your Highness, I've received it."

Meng Huaiyan reached out and took it, then turned and walked to the small table. The charcoal fire in the tea stove was burning brightly, and he threw the item in without hesitation.

A light blue purse embroidered with bamboo leaves traced an arc in the air before falling into the fire and instantly bursting into flames.

Meng Huaiyan stared at the stove, his eyes filled with gloom.

(Author taking the blame: I don't want to torture He either, but Meng's character is just like this, and it would fall apart if I didn't do this, sob sob...)

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The next day, just after Shen Tang finished lunch, the gatekeeper suddenly reported that someone claiming to be her mother was looking for her.

Shen Tang's mother died when she was seven years old, so how could she be her mother?

She thought it was a prank or that someone had mistaken her for someone else.

Unexpectedly, not long after, the gatekeeper came over again and said that the person said she had not made a mistake and was looking for the Princess Consort, and that they were from Tianshui County.

Tianshui County? Shen Tang's brows twitched involuntarily.

Did they say what their surnames were?

The doorman pondered for a moment and said, "He claims his surname is He."

It really was them; they even claimed to be her mother. How shameless!

Shen Tang's expression was cold as she said to the gatekeeper, "Tell them to get out!"

The gatekeeper looked troubled and anxious: "Princess Consort, I'm afraid that won't work."

"Those two have been crying and making a scene in front of the door for a while now, saying that you, Princess Consort, are unfilial for not inviting her as your parents on your wedding day, and for not even informing us of the occasion."

"The common people have already surrounded the government gate three or four layers deep because of this commotion. If you don't see them, I'm afraid they won't give up today."

Shen Tang felt like throwing up. After not seeing them for several years, they still acted like disgusting white lotuses.

It wouldn't do to leave them at the gate of the mansion: "Bring them to see me."

The gatekeeper respectfully withdrew upon receiving the order.

Before the time it takes to drink a cup of tea was up, a maid led two women into the hall, one after the other.

Shen Tang sat in the chair, coldly watching the mother and daughter without saying a word.

However, Madam He seemed oblivious to Shen Tang's expression and said to her warmly and kindly, "Tang'er, it's been almost two or three years since I last saw you, and I've missed you terribly."

How have you been these past few years?

Shen Tang took a sip of tea and ignored her.

Mrs. He immediately felt embarrassed, and then took out a handkerchief and pretended to wipe away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes.

"You child, really, you didn't even tell the family about such a big event as getting married, so we didn't even have time to attend your wedding with the prince."

"This is so heartbreaking for me as a mother, sob sob..."

Shen Tang curled her lips into a cold smile, her gaze towards Madam He as icy as a knife: "Madam He, my mother has been dead for a long time."

"You keep calling her 'mother,' what? Do you want to go down and join her?"

He paused in wiping away her tears, and a hint of resentment flashed in her eyes when she heard the title "Aunt He".

After Shen Zhengyuan made her his legal wife, people outside the family respectfully addressed her as Madam Shen.

Later, Shen's father's official position gradually rose from registrar to the current county magistrate, making him a local tyrant in Tianshui County.

When she was out and about, everyone fawned over her and tried to please her, so she gradually forgot about her lowly background.

They would also deliberately erase her past experiences.

Today, this vile woman's repeated references to Aunt He reminded her of her humble and shameful past when she was reduced to a foot-washing maid.

When Shen Tang was little, every time she called out "Aunt He," she would be punished by not being allowed to eat. But she was stubborn and, even when she was so hungry that she rolled around on the bed, she never bowed her head in front of her.

Actually, when she first became her stepmother, she didn't intend to do anything to a little child like her.

But she was so disobedient that she wouldn't even call her "mother," and would even deliberately call her "Aunt He" to annoy her. She didn't like disobedient children.

She's too young and stupid; she dares to challenge her without any backing.

She held all the power in the inner quarters, and the food and drink she provided were entirely at her discretion.

At first, she was mindful of Shen's father and didn't dare to go too far with her.

However, when Shen Tang complained to her father several times that she was being abused, her father always brushed it off lightly.

She knew that her father had also abandoned her in his heart.

However, she was quite capable; she grew up slowly, like a weed.

Later, she caught the eye of the prefect, who wanted to take her as a concubine. The prefect was already over fifty years old.

Shen Tang naturally resisted and was unwilling, but marriage has always been arranged by parents and matchmakers, so she had no right to refuse.

Unexpectedly, she secretly wrote a letter to her sister-in-law in the capital. Under pressure from the Duke's mansion, Shen's father had no choice but to release her.

So much time has passed that she's almost forgotten about this person.

Unexpectedly, a month ago, she suddenly learned from someone else that she had actually married into the Duke's mansion.

Who in Daliang doesn't know the Meng family? They're a prestigious and influential family with a history spanning centuries—a social class she could never reach in several lifetimes.

Whenever He thought of this, her heart was filled with jealousy and resentment, as if it were about to fester and fester. How could this wretched girl have such a good life!

He concealed her expression, and when she looked up, her smiling face returned: "You child, you really know how to joke."

Shen Tang slammed the teacup down on the table and said to Madam He without any politeness, "I'm not joking with you. If I hear you referring to yourself as my mother again, don't blame me for being rude to you."

Upon hearing this, Madam He's expression stiffened slightly. Before she could even speak, Shen Li, who was standing next to her, jumped up and started cursing, pointing her finger at Shen Tang's nose.

"Shen Tang, how dare you speak to your mother like that? She is your elder!"

Shen Tang snorted and sneered at her, "I dare to do it, so what can you do about it?"

Shen Li: "You!"

Seeing this, Madam He quickly gave Shen Li a wink, reminding her not to forget the purpose of their trip to the capital, and that they couldn't afford to fall out with Shen Tang now.

Seeing the look in He Shi's eyes, Shen Li suppressed her anger and sat down again, huffing.

Madam He breathed a sigh of relief and then said to Shen Tang in a gentle and persuasive tone, "Since Tang'er doesn't like it, I won't call her that anymore. As long as Tang'er is happy, I don't mind suffering a little grievance."

Shen Tang was so disgusted by her that he felt like vomiting. His stomach churned, and he actually gagged.

It must be the side effects of the contraceptive medication that I managed to suppress this morning, which flared up again because of He's disgusting behavior.

They're like two plagues.

When Madam He saw her like this, her expression lit up with joy: "Is Tang'er pregnant?"

Once Shen Tang has a child and gains a foothold in the Duke's mansion, the Shen family will have the Meng family as a powerful patron, making their career advancement much easier and faster.

As long as Shen's father's official position continues to rise, her son's future will be even brighter.

Thinking of these things, Mrs. He couldn't help but get excited, her face flushed.

When Qiao'er heard He Shi say this, her eyes were filled with joy as she looked at Shen Tang.

Shen Tang took a sip of tea to suppress the nausea in her stomach and said to Madam He, "You're overthinking it. I just felt disgusted by you and threw up."

Ms. He: "......"

Shen Li: "......!!!"