Shen Zhiyi was nearly knocked to the ground and instinctively took two steps back.

"Zhiyi!" Wen Qing hurriedly checked on her, "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing."

"You..." Wen Qing was about to reprimand the person when she recognized him at a glance. The person was dressed in tattered clothes and even had a foul stench. His face was also filthy. A look of astonishment flashed across her eyes.

Shen Zhiyi also recognized the person who came.

She was Song Yuxiu's biological mother.

Chen family!

She was dressed in rags, and after half a month, she had become so thin that she was practically skin and bones; one would not recognize her without a close look.

"Who are you?" Hongrui didn't recognize her.

"Chen Zhiyi, you are a poisonous woman who has ruined me so badly. If it weren't for you, I would still be the Lady of the Marquis's Mansion!" Madam Chen's face was twisted, and she shouted ferociously.

The shopkeeper, seeing that she was dressed in tattered clothes and had disturbed the customers, was about to have her thrown out.

Upon hearing that it was Lady Hou, he was stunned on the spot.

"Is this the Lady Hou who cheated on the Marquis with someone else and got pregnant?"

"How shameless! They still have the nerve to come out and embarrass themselves."

"Given her appearance, she must have been kicked out of the Marquis's mansion. The Marquis is still kind-hearted; she should have been drowned in a pig cage, yet he let her go."

...

There were other guests, and they were all talking at once.

"Shut up, all of you!" Chen shouted. "That's not how it happened at all! It was all Shen Zhiyi's doing to harm me! She framed me!"

Shen Zhiyi chuckled softly: "How did I harm you? You cheated on me in my room for thrills, and I covered it up for you. As your daughter-in-law, I don't think I did anything to wrong you."

"I harmed you? Your lover is still imprisoned in the Regent's Palace. Should we summon him for a confrontation?"

Chen seemed to ignore him, saying, "It's all your fault anyway!"

"Shrew!" Wen Qing snorted, grabbed Shen Zhiyi's hand, and shielded her behind him. "Let's go."

Seeing this, Chen became anxious, "Don't go!"

"Shen Zhiyi, you've ruined me like this, and you still want to leave!"

However, since she was being protected by Wen Qing, Chen Shi couldn't touch her, so she pounced on her and grabbed Wen Qing's arm.

Wen Qing frowned, eager to shake her off!

One pull and one tug,

The sleeves were all torn!

Chen was also pushed to the ground, but she seemed shameless and rushed over to grab Wen Qing's leg, saying, "Don't go, everyone come and see! This vicious woman has ruined her mother-in-law and in-laws, and she still has the mind to go shopping."

"What are you doing!" Shen Zhiyi frowned and tried to kick her away.

However, Chen refused to leave like a leech, clinging tightly to Wen Qing. Hong Rui and Wen Qing's personal maid stepped forward, trying to pull her away.

But she held on tighter and tighter.

It even hurt Wen Qing, causing her to cry out in pain.

By this time, the group was already outside the shop, attracting a crowd of onlookers. Shen Zhiyi never expected that Chen would become such a shrew and scoundrel. "If you don't let go, I'll call the authorities!"

No sooner had the words been spoken than a sound came from behind!

"mother--"

Suddenly, Song Yuxiu appeared out of nowhere and grabbed Chen Shi in a hug. "Mother, what are you doing? Let go of me!"

Upon seeing her son, Chen seemed to calm down and released her grip on Wen Qing.

“Zhiyi, Miss Wen, I’m so sorry. Ever since the incident at the Marquis’s mansion, my mother has become mentally unstable. Today, I was supposed to take her to the estate, but I went to buy some things, and the servants didn’t keep an eye on her, so she ran away. I hope I didn’t disturb you?”

Song Yuxiu looked guilty and helped his mother to her feet. "I'm so sorry."

He did seem quite filial.

Looking at her mother, her expression was moved, and her eyes even reddened. "Mother, your matter has nothing to do with Zhiyi. Please don't be like this."

This prompted many to sigh:

"Even if she cheated on him, she was still Prince Song's biological mother."

"A son doesn't despise his mother for being ugly, and a dog doesn't despise his home for being poor. It must be because Prince Song pleaded for her that the Marquis's mansion didn't pursue the matter and let her leave."

"This filial piety is truly touching."

...

Shen Zhiyi had long seen through his true colors and ignored him completely, only checking on Wen Qing's condition, "Sister Wen, how are you?"

"I'm fine." Wen Qing gritted her teeth and endured the pain, even though her legs were in excruciating pain.

"Then let's go."

Song Yuxiu was surprised that Shen Zhiyi had ignored him, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

"Don't go! You're not allowed to leave!" Chen seemed to have suddenly gone mad, violently breaking free from Song Yuxiu's grasp. "You little bitch, you've hurt me so badly, and you think you can just leave like this!"

"Shen Zhiyi, if you won't let me have an easy time, then you won't have an easy time either..."

I want you dead!

As she spoke, Chen pulled a dagger from her bosom!

He raised his dagger and lunged straight at Shen Zhiyi!

"Ah—" Some people around screamed in fright.

They were too close together, and Shen Zhiyi hadn't expected that Chen would be carrying a weapon. She tried to dodge, but it was too late.

"Branch meaning!"

Song Yuxiu exclaimed in surprise and rushed over to stand in front of her.

The dagger pierced straight into his shoulder from behind!

Penetrating the scapula—

Shen Zhiyi's breathing became slightly heavy as he smelled the stench of blood.

"Zhiyi, are you alright?" Song Yuxiu gripped her shoulders tightly. "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I won't let anything happen to you."

Chen seemed not to have expected her son to protect Shen Zhiyi. When she saw that her son was injured while protecting her, her eyes turned bloodshot and her expression became frantic.

"Shen Zhiyi, what kind of bewitching potion did you give my son? He lost his fertility to save you, and you were even considering divorcing him, yet he's still protecting you..."

"Song Yuxiu, are you really willing to risk your life for her?"

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