Chapter 98: Lossless (1)

Shen Gui, still in his official uniform, strode into the hall. He must have hurried here after hearing the news about Shen Qing.

Upon seeing this, Ren Wanyun burst into tears, "Master... Qing'er..."

The relationship between Ren Wanyun and Shen Gui wasn't necessarily that deep, otherwise Shen Gui wouldn't have been bringing concubines into every room of the mansion. Despite this, Shen Gui still treated Ren Wanyun with respect, for no other reason than that Ren Wanyun was able to manage the Shen Mansion in perfect order and was also able to befriend the wives of Shen Gui's colleagues. As a virtuous wife, Shen Gui was quite satisfied with Ren Wanyun, so he would never fail to show respect.

"Chen Miao!" Shen Gui turned and glared at the young woman in the hall. He knew why Ren Wanyun had brought her three legitimate daughters to Wolong Temple. Bringing all three legitimate daughters of the Shen family was to prevent gossip. Who knew it would be his daughter Shen Qing who was in trouble? The servant who came to deliver the message secretly told him that everything was Shen Miao's fault. Although he found it unbelievable, he had to vent his anger on someone. Since he couldn't vent his anger on the second wife, he would put all the blame on the first wife.

"You've cruelly harmed my sisters with such vicious means. Today, since my eldest brother isn't here, I'm going to teach you a lesson on his behalf!" He said this before shouting, "Please enforce the family law!"

Ask for family rules? Chen Ruoqiu and Shen Gui looked at each other. Since Chen Ruoqiu married into the Shen family, she had never seen the family rules of the Shen family. According to Shen Gui, those family rules were used on concubines who made mistakes, and the descendants of the Shen family had never used them.

The Shen family was a military family, so naturally their family rules were unusual. A servant quickly brought a long wooden box over. Shen Yue was looking at it with some curiosity, but when she saw the box open and the contents revealed to everyone, she couldn't help but gasp.

It was a long horsewhip, soaked in something for years, leaving it glossy black. As thick as half a grown man's wrist, it was obvious how strong and powerful it was. If you were to be struck by that whip, you'd probably be half dead. A more ruthless blow would easily kill you.

"That's right." Old Madam Shen was very arrogant. Seeing her son return, she sat up straighter. She had some sincerity towards Shen Qing, and seeing her granddaughter in trouble, she was not without anger. Since Shen Gui had spoken, she naturally had to go along with it.

"Fifth girl has made a mistake, and as her younger brother, you should naturally teach her a lesson on behalf of your elder brother. Our Shen family has always had complete rules. If you make a mistake, we must use the family law. Fifth girl, you should be thankful that your second uncle is kind and loves you. Otherwise, it would not be as simple as using the family law. We would open the ancestral hall and invite the elders of the clan to judge you, and you would be expelled from the Shen family." When she said this, her eyes suddenly moved. Yes, if Shen Miao was expelled from the Shen family, wouldn't that be the best thing?

Seeing Old Madam Shen's expression, Chen Ruoqiu cursed her inwardly. If Shen Miao was expelled from the Shen Mansion, then given Shen Xin's personality, he would definitely leave the first wife as well. Although they couldn't stand seeing the first wife's good fortune, many things now had to be done under the influence of the first wife. This old woman thought so simply. She really was just a singer, not worthy of being on the stage.

Ren Wanyun was also startled upon hearing this, and she probably guessed what Old Madam Shen was thinking. She didn't want Shen Miao to be expelled from the Shen Mansion, if for no other reason than that she couldn't let Shen Miao get away with it so easily. She now wished she could stay in the Shen Mansion so that she could find more ways to retaliate against her. How could it be so simple to just expel her from the family?

But in everyone’s own thoughts, they only heard Shen Miao sigh softly, and she turned to look at Shen Gui.