Lanpei didn't want to pay attention to these servants. If they didn't move aside, she was willing to kick them. She didn't believe they would dare to actually lay a hand on her.

When it came to her daughter's safety, she couldn't calm down; nothing was more important than her daughter's life.

Just as Lampe was about to make her move, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her.

"What happened?"

A middle-aged woman dressed in fine clothes slowly walked over. Her features were quite ordinary, but her eyes gave people a somewhat uncomfortable feeling. Her features together gave people a somewhat sharp and mean impression.

Lampe turned around and immediately saw the person approaching. "I also want to ask what happened? Why was my daughter locked up?"

The person who came was Madam Jiang. She knew that the news had been spread when she learned that Lan Pei was coming. She had ordered Shen Qiuyan to be locked up, intending to teach her a lesson.

To everyone's surprise, Lan Pei arrived so quickly and barged into the Jiang family home, reaching the entrance of Shen Qiuyan's courtyard.

The gatekeeper recognized Lan Pei; she had visited a few days prior, and he knew of her noble status as the wife of the Marquis of Yong'an. Therefore, he dared not obstruct her.

Fortunately, the servants guarding Shen Qiuyan's courtyard had all signed life-or-death contracts, which is why they dared to stop the person.

"I don't know what wind blew my mother-in-law to our house today. If I had known she was coming, I would have definitely gone to greet her. Mother-in-law, let's go to the front hall and have a good chat. I'll tell you about Qiuyan's matter slowly, okay?" Madam Jiang said with a smile.

Once Lampe leaves the courtyard, her people can go in and tidy things up, making sure Lampe can't find anything wrong with it.

Lan Pei could easily see through Madam Jiang's interruption. She sneered, "No, thank you. I don't know what my daughter did wrong to be locked in the courtyard, not even given food or water. I want an explanation from the Jiang family. As for Madam Jiang, I really don't dare to call myself your mother-in-law. After all, no mother-in-law would treat her daughter-in-law like this after she's married into a family of such high status. If the Jiang family doesn't give me an explanation today, then I'll have to ask my lord to go to the Emperor to seek justice for the Shen family."

Madam Jiang's face was very unpleasant. Of course, she knew that the Shen family was much more powerful than the Jiang family, and she also understood that Shen Qiuyan was also under the protection of the Empress Dowager.

Now that Shen Qiuyan is married, she has fewer opportunities to enter the palace, but the Empress Dowager will still bestow good things upon her, though they may not be as good as Shen Yunxi's.

Originally, Madame Chiang's plan was simply to lock up Shen Qiuyan for three to five days, let her suffer a bit, and teach her not to take herself too seriously in the future.

Lampe arrived so quickly; things are likely to turn out badly today.

She doesn't know where her son has gone, but she has arranged for people to search for him, and she expects to find him soon.

"Oh dear, mother-in-law, please don't say that. I still like Qiuyan very much since she married into our Jiang family. It's just that she did something wrong yesterday, so I had her reflect on the three obediences and four virtues of a woman in the courtyard. It's nothing serious. We've all been daughters-in-law before, and you should know that when a mother-in-law punishes a daughter-in-law who has made a mistake, no one can say anything, right?" Madam Jiang said.

Upon hearing this, Lan Pei's expression darkened further, and her gaze toward Madam Jiang became even more displeased.

Since Madame Chiang herself went through this ordeal and was also made difficult by her mother-in-law, why is she now making things difficult for her daughter?

Is it because I got caught in the rain that I tore up someone else's umbrella?

Lanpei didn't quite understand Madam Jiang's thoughts. She also had a son, but he was mentally challenged. She didn't expect him to get married and have children, fearing that he would be bullied.

But if a woman truly loves her son and is willing to let him marry her, she will wholeheartedly treat her daughter-in-law as her own daughter.

But when it came to Madame Chiang, she didn't feel that way at all. It was as if she had been bullied and wanted to take revenge on her daughter.

Haha, the Jiang family is truly shameless; they even said they would punish her daughter in front of her.

Good, very good. Today she'll see how the Jiang family punishes her daughter!

"If my daughter has truly committed some unforgivable wrong, I will take her away without you even having to tell me. Whether you divorce me or agree to a settlement, I will have no complaints. But if you are using this as an excuse to bully my daughter over such a trivial matter, then don't blame me for being cold-blooded and ruthless. I can't afford to offend the Jiang family!" Lan Pei sneered. "Now, tell all of you to leave. I need to see my daughter and find out what exactly happened!"

Madam Jiang's face stiffened, and she looked somewhat uneasy. "Well, Mother-in-law, why don't you rest for a while? There's no rush, really no rush. Why don't we wait until Wenye comes back?"

“You’re not in a hurry, after all, she’s not your daughter. I’m very anxious, I want to see her now!” Lanpei sneered.

Faced with Lan Pei's domineering attitude, Madam Jiang's expression also turned sour. "Mother-in-law, I'm trying to talk to you nicely, but you won't listen. Do you intend to force your way into our Jiang family's courtyard if I don't let you in today? If that's the case, our Jiang family isn't easy to bully, and then it certainly won't be our fault."

Just as Lanpei was about to answer, footsteps sounded behind her again. This time the footsteps were more hurried, and there were quite a few people. Before she could turn around, she heard a familiar voice.

"Madam Jiang is really something, preventing my mother from seeing my sister. Let's see who can stop us today!" Shen Yunxi walked over angrily.

Madam Jiang's face darkened. She could disregard Shen Qiuyan, after all, Shen Qiuyan was her daughter-in-law, and even if she bullied her, it wouldn't matter. But she would never dare to lay a hand on Shen Yunxi. She knew that this girl went to stay in the palace every few days.

If they angered her, and she casually said a few words to the Empress Dowager in the palace, the entire Jiang family would likely suffer an undeserved disaster.

“Miss Shen, isn’t it inappropriate for you to cause such a scene at your sister’s in-laws’ house? If the Empress Dowager knew about your behavior, she would probably be displeased. Miss Shen, you would be better off to tone it down,” said Madam Jiang.

Shen Yunxi sneered and led twenty servants directly to Lan Pei. Even a servant knew how to handle things, and he directly blocked the original six servants of the Shen family.

The servants from the Shen family looked fiercer than those from the Jiang family, which is why the six men were trembling with fear.

Seeing Madam Jiang's attitude, Shen Yunxi had no intention of giving her any face, and didn't even call her "aunt by marriage," coldly staring at Madam Jiang.

"Madam Jiang, you need not worry about whether Her Majesty will be displeased. I know what I'm doing!"