Chapter 36 Kneeling

Lian Xuan was Zhao Wanyue's maidservant who came with her as a dowry. Zhao Wanyue had always treated her as a younger sister. Seeing her being wronged, Zhao Wanyue was more anxious than herself.

Liu snorted coldly: "Why are you yelling so loudly? Don't you have the manners of a lady? This little bitch actually put all the things awarded by the emperor into your private vault. Shouldn't she be beaten?"

In the past, if Liu had a slightly cold face, Zhao Wanyue would be very worried, and would persuade her in every way, and rush to take the good things to comfort her.

Now, hehe, don't even think about taking a penny back from me.

Zhao Wanyue showed a surprised expression: "Mother, these things were all given to Xiaoxiao as a reward by the empress and empress when she entered the palace to accompany him. You are not going to snatch your granddaughter's things!

Could it be that mother has no money? No, except for my dowry, all other industries in the mansion have been handed over to mother, and even the previous losses have been made up by your daughter-in-law!"

Speaking of this, Liu became even angrier. For so many years, the family was handed over to Zhao Wanyue to manage. If she needed money, she just went to the counter to withdraw money. During the holidays, Zhao Wanyue also gave her filial piety.

Even if she took care of Sun Caidie's family, she was still well-off.

Originally, the Duke's Mansion had many shops, but recently, it was like seeing a ghost. Not only did the number of customers decrease, but several major customers who had cooperated for many years were also lost.

Either there was a problem with their supply chain, or the goods had quality problems. Not to mention making money, they lost everything.

In order to make up for the loss, she sold several shops at a low price. If she was not extremely short of money, she would not have competed with a baby for gifts.

Zhao Wanyue's words were harsh, but Liu couldn't get angry. Instead, she softened her tone and said, "Wanyue, you have been alienated from mother recently. I know that you blame me for not managing the servants well and that you were wronged when you gave birth to your child.

But it has been a long time since this happened, and you are still brooding about it. You are just not giving face to mother. I am not greedy for those things, but without the title of Zhenguogong Mansion, you can't even see the emperor, so where would the rewards come from? If someone knows that you embezzled the rewards, they will think that we are not getting along well. It's not good for Bowen and the family."

Zhao Wanyue listened, with an expression that said "I understand". She took out the prince's jade pendant from her sleeve pocket with embarrassment and said, "Mother, it's not that your daughter-in-law hates you. It's really that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has instructed that these things can only be left to Xiaoxiao. He was worried and specially left the jade pendant. Mother is knowledgeable and knows that seeing the jade pendant is like seeing the crown prince!"

Bai Zhi knelt down with a plop when she heard it, and kindly reminded Liu, "Old Madam, if you don't kneel to the crown prince, it will be a crime of disrespect!"

Zheng Yaxian was timid, and she also knelt down with a thump. She looked at the jade pendant in Zhao Wanyue's hand with envy and asked, "Is this really the prince's personal jade pendant?"

"Of course, the prince likes Xiaoxiao and insisted on giving it to Xiaoxiao." Zhao Wanyue said, deliberately shaking the jade pendant in front of Liu. Although Liu was unwilling, she didn't dare to act rashly and knelt down in anger.

Zhao Wanyue felt sad in her heart. This kneeling was to tell her mother-in-law who was killed by Liu that the shop and land she had brought as a dowry had all been taken back for her, and she would make Liu pay for the blood debt sooner or later. Coincidentally

, Su Bowen came home after meeting the emperor and happened to see this weird scene of his mother kneeling in front of his daughter-in-law.

He helped his mother up and asked, "Mother, what happened to Wanyue?"

When Liu saw Su Bowen, she concealed the hatred in her eyes, looked helpless and pitiful, and said with tears in her eyes, "Son, you are finally back. Mother is so sad!"

Su Bowen was a well-known filial son. Seeing his mother crying, he was already confused.

There was also a hint of coldness in his eyes when he looked at Zhao Wanyue: "Wanyue, what's going on?"

Zhao Wanyue did not comment: "The emperor gave some rewards, and the prince clearly told me to keep them well and give them to Xiaoxiao. Mother didn't believe it, so I took out the prince's token and let her see it!"

Zheng Yaxian knew that Su Bowen was a foolish and filial son, and hurriedly added fuel to the fire, saying: "You are obviously deliberately making things difficult for mother. Could it be that mother would care about that little reward!"

Based on Zhao Wanyue's understanding of Su Bowen, he is now worried about his mother, and he doesn't understand the cause and effect of the matter. If he continues to make trouble, it is inevitable that some things will make his relatives sad and his enemies happy.

He said, "Now that everything has been made clear, I will take Lian Xuan downstairs to get treatment. The slap was quite heavy and his face is swollen."

After saying that, he took Lian Xuan and Bai Zhi back to his own yard.

Zhao Wanyue applied medicine to Lian Xuan herself, and said angrily: "Since you know her character, why bother to confront her head-on? I'll just do it. It's not worth it to watch a slap!"

Lian Xuan frowned in pain, but said unscrupulously: "Madam, I'm thick-skinned and it doesn't hurt. I just want to let her know that we only listen to you. But the prince doesn't understand the situation and respects the old lady very much. I'm afraid it will cause resentment between you two."

Zhao Wanyue was not without worries. From the surface, it seemed that she was the one who was aggressive in today's matter, but Liu had no evidence and couldn't say it out loud, so she had to waste some words.

However, Bowen's safe return was something worth celebrating.

She quickly prepared a change of clothes for Su Bowen. He was just wearing a military uniform and looked tired. He must have been exhausted from the journey.

Su Bowen stepped in and said with some guilt: "Madam, I'm sorry for your hardship these days. Mother is old, please be more considerate of her."

There was no blame on his face, which shocked Zhao Wanyue.

Seeing Zhao Wanyue's confusion, Su Bowen held her in his arms and said, "On the way back, I encountered an assassin. Thanks to my second brother and second sister-in-law who met me halfway, I was able to escape danger. My second brother told me about the danger you were in. I don't believe that mother would harm you, but this matter is ultimately not serious under her rule. Don't hold it against her. It's not easy for mother to raise me and Bohao."

Zhao Wanyue was moved. Her father only said that he sent a master to help Bowen, but she didn't expect that her brother and sister-in-law went there in person.

She was worried that the family affairs would distract Bowen, so she never told him. The family must be worried that Bowen didn't know and would be angry with her. No matter how old she was, her parents and brothers loved her as a child.

Zhao Wanyue leaned in Su Bowen's arms and said coquettishly: "So that's how it is. If not, would you be stern and cold to me now, blaming me for not respecting my mother-in-law? I can tell you that I have always been petty, and now I am even more powerful after having been through the gates of hell. Those rewards, no one can ask for them, I will leave them to Xiaoxiao!"

Su Bowen's face froze. He promised his mother that he would put today's rewards in the public house and let his mother manage them. Now he can't ask for them.

Suddenly, a fierce voice rang out: "Pervert, let my mother go!"