Chapter 505 With He, Mother is alright

Shen Wantang returned to her courtyard and had only eaten two pieces of freshly baked glutinous rice cake when Qin Xin walked in quickly.

"Your Highness, the eldest young lady has returned. She went to attend to the princess's illness!"

Shen Wantang nodded: "At least she still has some conscience."

"But I think she would be better off not going to attend to the princess when she is ill!"

"What's wrong?"

"The young lady just got back and already started arguing with the princess. If it weren't for Granny Quan intervening, they would have definitely started fighting."

"It's alright, it's okay for the mother and daughter to have a few arguments. They're the ones who truly hold grudges forever."

Shen Wantang specifically called Xiao Qingxi back, just because she didn't want her mother-in-law to focus all her attention on her, the daughter-in-law. She also had her own daughter, so shouldn't she share half of her attention with her daughter?

Of course, there was another selfish reason behind this—she didn't want Xiao Qingxi to live too comfortably.

Although Xiao Qingxi might not have had a comfortable life in the Huo family, she would only be more uncomfortable if she returned to the Ning Prince's Mansion.

"Granny Chai."

"Your Highness, this old servant is here."

"It seems that His Highness has also fallen ill these past two days?"

"Yes, she had a high fever and vomited several times. She can't eat anything today."

"As a daughter-in-law, it's not appropriate for me to go to my father-in-law's courtyard to fetch the imperial physician for the prince!"

"I've already invited them."

"We will continue to invite him until His Highness recovers."

"yes."

"Also, invite a royal physician for Huayi."

Granny Chai paused slightly: "She was so disrespectful to the Crown Prince's Consort earlier, should the Crown Prince's Consort also have the imperial physician treat her?"

Shen Wantang said in a calm tone, "Who said I invited the imperial physician to treat her?"

"Isn't this...?"

"Inviting the imperial physician is just a formality, don't take it too seriously, just be lenient when necessary. I'm not some saint, and I don't believe in repaying evil with kindness. I'm quite good at kicking someone when they're down."

Granny Chai's expression relaxed slightly, and her tone carried a hint of a smile: "Yes, this old servant understands."

Seeing that she understood, Shen Wantang waved his hand and said, "Go ahead!"

"yes."

After Granny Chai left, Shen Wantang ate another piece of glutinous rice cake. The soft, sweet taste of the cake spread across her taste buds, which made her feel better.

In a good mood, she remembered someone else who needed to be dealt with.

"Cuckoo".

"Princess Consort, what are your orders?"

"How's Liao Youhe's mother's recent antics going? Has Shen Mingxuan agreed to a divorce yet?"

"Princess Consort, things are quite chaotic at the Shen residence, but the eldest young lady refuses to divorce no matter what. She said that her son-in-law Liao is destined to become a high-ranking official, and she will stay by his side through the most difficult times so that he can enjoy endless wealth and honor in the future."

Shen Wantang was quite satisfied: "Very good, it's good that she refuses to divorce. It's time for me to add fuel to the fire."

Du Juan asked in confusion, "Why are you adding fuel to the fire? The Shen family is already in deep trouble. You have no idea how much trouble Liao's mother and siblings cause. Even the master can't stand it anymore and would rather move out than come home to be harassed by them. You don't really want Liao to divorce the eldest daughter as soon as possible, do you?"

Shen Wantang smiled gently: "The person in the whole world who least wants them to divorce is probably me, and the person in the whole world who knows best how much trouble Liao Youhe's mother can cause is probably me too. What you've seen now is not her limit; she has many more insidious tricks up her sleeve!"

Du Juan was even more confused; she couldn't understand either of the two sentences Shen Wantang said.

If you didn't want them to divorce, why did you scheme to make Liao Youhe's mother cause a scene? Why add fuel to the fire?

Moreover, the Crown Princess seems to have only met Liao Youhe's mother a few times, so how could she know her personality so well?

The next day.

Shen Wantang went out with her maids and nannies.

This was the first time she had gone out since Xiao Qingyuan's death.

Of course, she wasn't out for a leisurely stroll; she was back to the Shen family to help them.

The Shen family's gate was tightly closed, but noisy, crying, and cursing sounds kept coming from inside.

Shen Wantang stood outside and listened for a while. After confirming that it was Shen Mingxuan crying, she smiled, pushed open the door, and went inside.

The people arguing inside turned around as soon as someone entered.

Upon recognizing that the person who entered was Shen Wantang, Shen Mingxuan froze for a moment before lunging at Shen Wantang: "You instigated Liao Youhe's mother and forced me to divorce you, and you still dare to come back?! I'll beat you to death today!"

Granny Chai immediately stepped in front of Shen Wantang, then shoved away the lunging Shen Mingxuan: "How dare you! You dare lay a hand on our Crown Princess? Have you had enough of living?!"

Shen Mingxuan was pushed and stumbled, almost falling over.

Just as she managed to steady herself, Liao Youhe's mother, Zhen, suddenly stuck out her foot and tripped her.

She fell straight to the ground, and the pain almost killed her!

Madam Qi hurriedly brought people to help her up: "Xuanxuan! You surnamed Zhen, how dare you trip my daughter? Men, beat her!"

Madam Zhen immediately wailed loudly, "Youhe, my son, come quickly! The Shen family mother and daughter are going to beat me and your younger brother and sister to death! Youhe, this family can't tolerate us!"

Liao Youhe came upon hearing the noise and found his mother huddled together with his younger siblings, while the Shen family's servants were punching and kicking them.

He roared angrily, "Stop it! Who gave you permission to hit my mother and siblings?!"

He shouted as he desperately pushed everyone away, then stood in front of his mother and younger siblings, spreading his arms to protect them.

His eyes were bloodshot: "Anyone who dares to touch them today will have to step over my dead body first!"

Several children hugged his legs and cried loudly.

"Big brother, if you don't come out soon, we'll be beaten to death!"

"Big brother, let's go! The Shen family treats us like dirt! You should divorce Shen Mingxuan immediately!"

“Brother, we can take a few hits, but Mother can’t. Are you just going to watch her get beaten to death? Mother has already suffered enough raising the five of us siblings by herself. Why should she have to endure this beating?”

"Big brother, I'm so scared, waaaaah, it hurts so much!"

Madam Zhen lay down on the ground, weakly saying, "Youhe, I'm alright, I can still manage. It's just a little blood loss and a few broken bones, it won't kill me. Don't worry, go back to your studies. I'm counting on you to be the top scholar in the next imperial examination. Go back now!"

Liao Youhe was furious and heartbroken upon hearing this.

Qi Shi and Shen Mingxuan were almost so angry at Zhen Shi and the others that they almost vomited blood!

Madam Qi almost jumped up and cursed, "You old bastards and little bastards, you're all lying through your teeth! It was clearly the old man who tripped my daughter! It's clearly you who have been bullying my daughter all along, and now you're turning around and blaming me? Shameless! Unscrupulous!"

Liao Youhe's face darkened: "Who are you calling an old hag? This is my mother! If you say another word, I'll divorce her right now!"