As he spoke, he raised his hand and bumped Shen Qing's shoulder, knocking her to the ground.
He beckoned to his maid, "Guards! Gouge her eyes out! How dare she glare at me? I'll beat her to death!"
Shen Qing was truly surprised that the wife of a prominent grain merchant would make a move in front of so many people. Caught off guard, he was pushed and fell backward.
Several maids rushed up immediately, but before they could touch her, Jiang Shen, who rushed in, kicked them to the ground.
Madam Chen cried as she helped Shen Qing up: "Qing'er... Qing'er..."
Shen Qing glared hatefully at Wang Shi and shouted at Jiang Shen, "Arrest her!"
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Jiang Shen immediately raised his hand and locked Wang's throat, pushing her straight against the wall to control her.
The sisters, Shen Yu and Shen Lan, screamed and rushed forward, grabbing and biting Jiang Shen: "Let go of my mother! Let go of my mother!"
Jiang Shen remained unmoved.
Shen Qing stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked up to Wang Shi: "I originally didn't intend to cause trouble when I came back this time. I was just going to stay for a few days and leave after the New Year. But you and your two daughters have repeatedly provoked me and insulted me and my mother."
Wang roared, "You and your mother are both shameless! Your mother stole my husband, and you stole Yu'er's husband! You two vixen mother and daughter!"
Shen Qing shook her head with a cold laugh: "Your husband doesn't agree, so what makes you think my mother can take him away? You should go and fight back with your husband, why are you coming to my mother? And you say I stole Shen Yu's husband? Let me ask you, is Shen Yu married? Does any man want her?"
Madam Wang choked: "The young master of the Lu family! He was originally to be betrothed to Yu'er, but you stole him away!"
Shen Qing laughed loudly: "Then go find the Lu family! Go to the Lu family and demand justice! Go ask the Lu family why they would rather have a widow like me than your daughter?"
Wang was speechless, and looked at the old lady with tears in her eyes: "Mother! Please say something!"
The old lady let out a long sigh, frowned, and said to Shen Qing, "Alright, stop making a scene! Let your mother go!"
She referred to Wang as Shen Qing's mother.
In feudal society, all children born to concubines were to be raised by the principal wife, who would call her "mother" and show her filial piety.
A concubine is essentially just a tool for reproduction.
However, Shen Liang doted on Chen Shi and lived in Chen Shi's courtyard every day, so he broke the rule and let Chen Shi raise his son Shen Qing.
This is also why Wang harbored resentment towards Chen.
She had harbored resentment for twenty years, but usually all she did was verbally humiliate her and occasionally slap her. However, this time the Lu family rejected Shen Yu and specifically requested that Shen Qing marry into the Lu family. Wang Shi could no longer hold back, which led to tonight's confrontation.
She had assumed that Chen Shi and Shen Qing were both pushovers, so she only brought a few maids to teach them a lesson. She never expected that Shen Qing's bodyguards would dare to lay a hand on them!
Seeing Shen Liang enter the courtyard and about to come in, Wang Shi seized the opportunity, suddenly rolled her eyes, and began to cough violently.
Seeing this, Shen Qing immediately said, "Jiang Shen! Let go!"
Jiang Shen said, "I didn't use any force; she was just pretending."
Shen Qing commanded again: "I told you to let go!"
Suddenly, an angry voice rang out from inside the room: "What are you doing? Let go of him!"
It is Shen Liang.
Chen was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she ran tremblingly to Shen Liang's side: "Master, Master, please listen to me..."
Shen Liang looked at Wang Shi, who was pinned against the wall by Jiang Shen's chokehold, with a grim expression, then looked at Shen Qing and Chen Shi, and angrily asked, "What are you doing?"
Shen Qing then realized that he had fallen into Wang's trap.
She didn't care about these little tricks; at worst, she could just return to Jiangzhou immediately. However, she worried that because of this incident, Chen would lose Shen Liang's favor, making her life in the Shen family even more difficult in the future.
Shen Liang now clearly believes that she and Chen have joined forces to bully Wang. He witnessed Wang being choked by Jiang Shen, so it seems that no amount of explanation will help.
Shen Qing had a headache and told Jiang Shen to release Wang Shi.
Jiang Shen let go, and Wang Shi immediately rolled her eyes and slumped down, sitting limply on the ground.
The two sisters, Shen Yu and Shen Lan, rushed over crying. One of them was wailing like a mourner, while the other tearfully accused Shen Liang, "Father, Shen Qing has come here to make the Shen family miserable. She even wanted to kill my mother. Why are you letting her stay in the Shen family? Are you only happy when she kills my mother?"
Shen Liang's expression changed drastically.
If Shen Qingzhen kills Wang, then he will be accused of favoring his concubine over his wife!
Although Wang was jealous, she had at least given birth to one son and four daughters for him and was the matriarch of the Shen family. What would happen if she were really killed by a concubine?
Thinking of this, Shen Liang turned around and slapped Chen.
Madam Chen was immediately knocked to the ground, blood seeping from the corner of her lips. Her eyes were red as she crawled to Shen Liang's feet, begging for mercy: "Master, Master, please let me explain..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Liang kicked him aside.
Shen Qing immediately helped Chen Shi up and shielded her behind him, glaring angrily at Shen Liang: "You hit my mother without even asking what happened, are you out of your mind?"
Shen Liang reached out to hit her again, but Jiang Shen grabbed his wrist.
Jiang Shen looked at him expressionlessly: "With me here, no one can touch Boss Shen. Anyone who does touch Boss Shen will become a corpse."
Shen Liang laughed in anger, pointing his other finger at Shen Qing: "So you've really grown up! You dare to have someone teach your father a lesson! Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
Taking advantage of the situation, Wang and her two daughters started making a scene: "Get them out of here! They're deliberately causing the Shen family to be ruined! Get them out of here! Now!"
Shen Liang looked at Chen Shi and Shen Qing, his eyes also reddening. He gritted his teeth and said, "Get out of here!"
Shen Qing coldly looked at him: "Fine, I'll leave! First, you write the severance agreement for my mother! From now on, she will have nothing to do with you anymore!"
Shen Liang looked at her with red eyes and shouted the servant's name outside the door: "Go and bring me my pen, ink and seal!"
Now that things had come to this, Shen Qing realized that he had completely fallen into Wang's trap tonight.
Wang deliberately provoked her, forcing her to take action and have Shen Liang drive Chen away, because she knew that this era would never tolerate a concubine who lays hands on the principal wife.
No matter how much Shen Liang doted on Chen Shi, Chen Shi's daughter, who was actually her, had made a move against the legal wife, so Shen Liang had to get rid of Chen Shi.
If they don't drive him away, Shen Liang's position as the head of the Shen family will be threatened.
Because Wang's maternal family and her son would never tolerate such a thing.
Shen Qing looked apologetically at Chen Shi, who was silently shedding tears, and felt that he was the one who had harmed her.
Originally, her life in the Shen family was quite comfortable. She had her own small courtyard and lived a simple life. But as soon as she arrived, everything became chaotic.
The servant brought over the pen, ink, and seal, and Shen Liang began to draft the pledge.
At this moment, the old lady, who had been silent all along, got up from her armchair, walked over, and said to Shen Liang, "Don't rush to write, let me say a few words."
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