Chapter 258 She Wants to Return to Modern Times to Show Off Her Husband and Children

When Queen Mother Jiang saw so many people kneeling down and begging her to live, a glimmer of hope to survive suddenly grew in her heart.

She was not the kind of pedantic person who valued chastity as her life and was willing to die for it.

If she really cared so much about her chastity, she would have committed suicide more than 20 years ago.

All she cares about is her face and her children.

Her scandal was exposed, and she was too ashamed to continue living. Her survival would bring shame to her children, so she wanted to die.

But now Shen Yuanwei has given her a legitimate reason to live, so why shouldn't she live?

From now on, she will live for the victimized women in the world. Wearing such a tall hat and waving such a big banner, she can live with a clear conscience, right?

Queen Mother Jiang was already moved, but she still had to pretend.

She covered her heart and choked with pain.

"You let me live for the women who have been humiliated in the world, but what's the point? The prejudice of the world will not change just because I live with humiliation. Even if I survive, even if they dare not force the women who have lost their virginity to death in the future, they will still hate and despise those poor women from the bottom of their hearts. No one of them is willing to marry such women, and no one is willing to accept those women sincerely..."

Queen Mother Jiang shook her head, "The situation of the humiliated woman will not change."

Shen Yuanwei knew that the situation of the humiliated woman being despised and despised would not change.

Even in the 21st century, there are still many people who look at raped women with tinted glasses, let alone in ancient times?

However, in modern times, girls who have been raped are allowed to live. In modern times, there is no rule that requires parents to force victims to die by giving them poisoned wine or handing them white silk.

She just wanted to give these women a chance to survive.

She looked at Queen Mother Jiang with her clear eyes.

"My Lady, their situation won't change, so what? They don't want a change of environment, they just want a chance to survive—"

"Is it a terrible thing that there is no man who loves them?"

"What does it matter if others look down on me?"

"In this world, people who are despised and looked down upon are everywhere. When masters look down on servants and slaves, don't the servants live well? When the rich look down on the poor and trample on them, don't the poor live well? The women in brothels are trampled and bullied, but they still live. In this world, it's not just the humiliated women who are hated and despised, other people are also despised and trampled everywhere. As long as no one forces them to die, can't they still live well?"

"The humiliated women just hope to have a chance to live. As long as their parents and relatives do not force them to commit suicide, no matter how others despise them, they can be strong and continue to live."

After a pause, she murmured to herself.

"Even if some girls couldn't make it and chose to end their lives, they at least had the chance to choose to live, and they didn't have to die so unjustly."

A lady in the crowd couldn't help but cover her lips and cry out when she heard Shen Yuanwei's words.

She choked up and said, "Yes, yes, my daughter just wanted a chance to live. She didn't do anything wrong. She was kidnapped by thieves on her way back from the temple and her innocence was destroyed. She finally managed to return to her home, but was forced to commit suicide by her husband and mother-in-law... When we got the news and rushed over, she was already dead. We wanted to take her home but we could only bring back her corpse..."

She burst into tears. "If her husband and mother-in-law had given her a chance to live, it wouldn't matter if they divorced her. We, as her parents, could support her for the rest of her life. We wouldn't be afraid of being looked down upon. We could live with her..."

Hearing the lady crying, many ladies turned their heads to look over.

Seeing that they were the family of a sixth-rank official, everyone understood.

It turns out that he was too insignificant to protect his own daughter...

But even if the lady's family was just a small sixth-rank official, they could still support a daughter by giving her more food. They would rather live a hard life themselves, but they wanted their daughter to be alive in their presence.

The ladies were all a little sad.

They all knelt down and begged the Emperor and the Empress Dowager to give the humiliated woman a chance to live.

A lady said:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I believe that not only should a woman who has lost her virginity not be forced to death, but a woman who has committed adultery should not be abused and lynched."

"Since ancient times, many people have used women's chastity to harm others. If they want to get rid of a woman, they will frame her for having an affair, then bring people to catch her in the act, and then put her in a pig cage or beat her to death. A life is destroyed in this way, and the instigator does not have to pay any price. How unfair is this?"

"If the emperor could issue an order not to abuse the private punishment of women who have committed adultery, and give them a chance to defend themselves, and order their husbands and mothers-in-law not to execute them privately, I think there would be fewer such dirty tricks in the harem."

"When they racked their brains to make the woman lose her innocence but failed to take her life, how could they do such a useless thing?"

"Although there will always be things in this world that destroy a woman's innocence, it's good that we can save one more person."

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Hearing the lady's words, Xie Junlin subconsciously looked at his mother.

Yes, there are many secretive things in the backyard where people use women's chastity to harm others. Isn't there an example right in front of us? Didn't his mother want to use Shen Yuanwei's chastity to have Shen Yuanwei drowned in a pond tonight?

Queen Mother Jiang also bit her tongue and pinched her palms tightly.

Is this an insult to her?

Damn it!

But she still had to use these people to speak for her, so she could only suppress her embarrassment and pretend that she didn't understand the insinuation.

She took a deep breath and looked sideways at Xie Junlin.

"Son, look..."

Xie Junlin has made a decision.

He raised his voice.

"Okay, I will grant your request today."

"Left and right prime ministers, I am issuing a new decree today—"

"From today on, this dynasty will no longer abuse private punishment against women who have lost their virginity. Women who have committed adultery will be handed over to the government for punishment. Women who have lost their virginity due to others' abuse will not be forced to commit suicide for the sake of their reputation!"

"Whether it's biological parents, parents-in-law, husbands, local officials, or clan leaders, no one can ignore the imperial decree and privately execute a woman who has lost her virginity! The life of a woman who has lost her virginity is also a life. If it is found that someone has killed a woman who has lost her virginity without the approval of the government, it will be the same crime as intentional homicide!"

The ladies were overjoyed when they heard the new decree issued by the emperor.

They all kowtowed and saluted.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Long live the emperor!"

Shen Yuanwei also kowtowed.

After the ceremony, Shen Yuanwei looked at Xie Junlin again.

"Your Majesty, the world's contempt and disgust for women who have lost their virginity will not change in a short time. Even if many women who have lost their virginity can escape death, I am afraid they will still be kicked out of the house..."

She looked at Queen Mother Jiang, "How wonderful it would be if every city had a shelter that could take in these women, so that they could have a foundation for themselves, and so that they could gather together to comfort and encourage each other?"

Queen Mother Jiang met Shen Yuanwei's gaze.

She understood what Shen Yuanwei meant.

Shen Yuanwei hopes that she will provide this shelter.

With her identity as the emperor's biological mother and her supreme status as the empress dowager, she protected these poor women.

This is a merit that will go down in history, so how could she not agree?

Only when she personally acted as the protector of these victimized women could it appear that she was able to endure humiliation and survive. When future generations mentioned her as the queen mother who had lost her virginity, they would have less contempt and more admiration for her, wouldn't they?

Queen Mother Jiang nodded immediately.

"I will provide this shelter."

"I will build a shelter for women who have lost their virginity in every city as soon as possible, so that they can earn money and eat with their own abilities, and live well even without a man to support them."

"As long as I am alive, no one will dare to break into my shelter and cause trouble!"

The ladies were delighted to hear this.

They once again thanked the Queen Mother for her kindness.

With the Emperor's decree and the Empress Dowager's personal protection, the situation of those bullied women will definitely improve, won't it?

Amid the sound of thanks, Xie Junlin glanced sideways at his mother.

The mother who had just been full of despair and wanted to commit suicide finally came back to life, and he finally didn't have to watch her die in front of him.

He and Xie Tianyou looked at each other, and then looked at Shen Yuanwei who was kneeling in front of them.

He thought that all that happened to his mother tonight was caused by Shen Yuanwei. He watched his mother being defiled and hated Shen Yuanwei in his heart. But at this moment, the hatred in his heart disappeared, leaving only countless complex emotions.

This woman...

Always like this.

She acts without scruples, always making people angry to death, but every time when he is ready to kill, this woman always comes up with a clever way to resolve the crisis...

Xie Junlin shook his head and sighed.

For what happened tonight, his mother was at fault, and Shen Yuanwei was also at fault. His mother has reaped the consequences of her own actions, and Shen Yuanwei also helped his mother to overcome the crisis in the end. It is unclear who owes whom in this matter, so let's just let this mess go.

Xie Junlin waved his hand.

"It's getting late, kneel down and pay your respects."

All officials immediately bowed and knelt in greeting.

Xie Junlin looked at the body of the second son of the Zhao family again and said to Lord Zhao, "Mr. Zhao's crimes are extremely serious and he should be left exposed in the wilderness. However, considering Mr. Zhao's loyalty, I will allow Mr. Zhao to collect his body."

Lord Zhao suppressed his grief and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

"Your Majesty, I bow to thank you for your grace."

He crawled forward on his knees, trembling, and reached out his hands to cover the open eyes, forcing his son to close his eyes.

Then, he called his eldest son, and together they carried the body of his second son, and left step by step with the crowd.

It was not until this moment, with his back to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, that Lord Zhao dared to reveal a sad expression.

He regrets it.

If he had known that this evil creature would cause such trouble today, he should not have allowed this evil creature to do whatever it wants!

There were so many dandies attending the banquet today, why did Queen Mother Jiang choose his son? Wasn't it because his son was notorious that he was targeted?

If his son was a good and well-behaved man, he would never have encountered such a fatal disaster...

The old man had a hunched back and whispered to his eldest son with tears in his eyes.

"Look at your second brother's body. This is the result of not disciplining a child... Go back and discipline your son. Don't let him end up like his second uncle in the future..."

Young Master Zhao responded in a muffled voice.

Normally, he wished that his brother who didn't live up to his expectations would die, but when his brother really died, he couldn't be happy at all. If time could go back, he would also discipline his brother for his father...

Shen Yuanwei and the Xiao family walked not far behind the Zhao family.

Looking at the grieving Zhao family members, Shen Yuanwei sighed.

The Zhao family also suffered a sudden disaster.

It was clearly Queen Mother Jiang who committed the crime tonight, but she let others bear the consequences.

The only thing she was thankful for was that Yun'er helped her and allowed her to avoid the disaster, otherwise she would have become a corpse and been carried away by the Xiao family.

Xiao Lingzhao clenched her cold fingers.

"You are helping the Queen Mother tonight. Do you really want to help her?"

Shen Yuanwei withdrew her gaze and looked up at Xiao Lingzhao.

The corners of her mouth curled up with a hint of sarcasm. "She hurt me, I am lucky enough not to add insult to injury. How could I really want to help her? It's just because she is the emperor's biological mother, and we can't afford the consequences of her death. If she really committed suicide tonight, the emperor who lost his mother will never let me go, nor will he let the Xiao family go..."

Xiao Lingzhao smiled.

This is the Yuan Wei who hates evil.

He said that the woman who had spoken so righteously before did not look like Yuan Wei.

He added, "Your request for the Queen Mother to stay alive was hypocritical, but your desire to help women all over the world was sincere, right?"

Shen Yuanwei smiled.

"Yes, although I helped Queen Mother Jiang in a hypocritical manner, which made me feel upset, but I was able to take this opportunity to help the women who were harmed in the world and to facilitate all this tonight, which made me feel happy and cheerful."

She glanced sideways at Xiao Lingzhao.

"I hope that one day, I can see those women who have been hurt standing in the sun with smiles on their faces, and amaze the world with their perseverance, their excellence and beauty. Women who have lost their virginity can also shine. They are no worse than anyone else. Men can take away their virginity, but they cannot take away their precious character or their noble sentiments."

Xiao Lingzhao chuckled.

He stroked Shen Yuanwei's slender and warm fingers and said, "My dear wife, can you help them? You have so many novel and clever ideas, can you let them amaze the world with you?"

Shen Yuanwei also laughed out loud.

She turned sideways to look at Xiao Lingzhao, scratched his palm and asked him, "If doing this is very expensive, will you support me to do it?"

Xiao Lingzhao's deep eyes reflect the world, and also reflect the most beautiful her.

"Just do what you want to do. I'll take care of the children and earn money. I'll give you all the inheritance from the general's mansion. It doesn't matter if you spend all the money. Your husband has plenty of strength. Even if he's poor and has to perform, he will definitely attract more customers than others, so you won't starve."

Shen Yuanwei couldn't stop laughing.

Her husband was the perfect husband she had never dared to dream of.

The person whom she dared not even think about in her dreams is now holding her hand gently and will accompany her for the rest of her life.

She suddenly wanted to take this man back to the modern era.

As the daughter of a wealthy family, she had been looked down upon by many people after her biological father found her home. She really wanted to let those people who looked down on her and excluded her and showed off in front of her every day see that now it was her turn to show off...