Chapter 43 You think I'm afraid?
Chapter 43 You think I'm afraid?
After Meng Huaiyan treated Shen Tang's hand with medicine and had dinner, he led the blood-covered Granny Liu towards the Princess's courtyard.
As soon as Granny Liu saw the Princess, she knelt down on the ground with a thud and began to complain to the Princess, "Princess, today I was ordered by you to teach the Princess Consort etiquette."
“The Crown Princess acted improperly. I only lightly tapped her with a ruler, but the Crown Prince beat me without even asking what happened.”
"I have served the princess for so many years, and you know my temperament. I was just following the rules and did nothing wrong."
Granny Liu kowtowed heavily to the ground, tears streaming down her face, pleading, "Please, Your Highness, do justice for this servant!"
Upon hearing this, the princess's face immediately turned ugly. Granny Liu was her wet nurse, and she was always strict and reliable in her work. She was also very loyal to her, so she trusted her very much.
Everyone in the mansion knew Liu Mama's importance to him, but no one expected that just because Liu Mama hit Shen Tang once, he would hit Liu Mama so hard!
She slammed the teacup down on the table and coldly questioned Meng Huaiyan: "I sent Granny Liu to teach Shen Tang manners."
"Are you doing this because you have some grievance against me?"
Meng Huaiyan bowed to the princess and said, "Your son dares not."
He lowered his eyes and gave a cold look to Granny Liu, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said, "But Granny Liu has committed insubordination and violated the Meng family rules today."
“My mother is a person who values rules very much, so she must be very familiar with the rules of the Meng family.”
"My son's treatment of Granny Liu today was entirely lawful and proper, so why is Mother so angry?"
Meng Huaiyan appeared respectful, but his words carried a questioning tone.
The princess's already unpleasant expression instantly crumbled, her eyes glaring fiercely at Meng Huaiyan like knives.
Her son has always listened to her since he was a child, and has followed the path she planned step by step to get to where he is now.
Now, however, because of Shen Tang, he has repeatedly gone against her.
How serious could it be if I was just hit with a ruler?
He actually went to such lengths for her, even going so far as to invoke family rules to question her.
Thinking of this, the princess couldn't suppress the anger in her heart. If she had known things would develop like this, she should have killed her back then!
One wrong step leads to another!
The eldest princess slammed her hand on the table in anger, pointed at Meng Huaiyan's nose, and cursed, "You unfilial son!"
Meng Huaiyan ignored her anger and simply stared at her coldly.
“Mother, Shen Tang is now my wife. Whether she behaves properly or not is my own judgment, and it is not up to a servant to tell me what to do.”
"This marriage was bestowed by His Majesty, and it has already attracted much attention from the outside world. If at this time, rumors spread that even a servant in the manor can ride on his master's head and fight with him, it would be disastrous."
"If this matter reaches His Majesty's ears, he might think that our Meng family is dissatisfied with the bestowed marriage, and then accuse the Meng family of disrespect. I think Mother certainly doesn't want to see such a situation."
He went on and on with all that high-sounding talk, but it all boiled down to that damned Shen Tang.
He looked down on so many outstanding noble ladies in the capital, yet he took a fancy to a crude and vulgar woman from the countryside.
The princess suppressed the urge to smash the cup, and glanced indifferently at the kneeling Liu nanny.
Granny Liu's heart leaped at that glance, and her already pale face became even more frail.
The princess withdrew her gaze, took a sip of tea, and sneered at Meng Huaiyan, "Do you think I'm afraid?"
Seeing that Meng Huaiyan did not answer, he continued, "What if I insist on doing so?"
Meng Huaiyan's eyes darkened, a fierce glint flashing in them: "If Mother insists on this, then the next thing sent over will be Granny Liu's corpse."
The eldest princess stood up abruptly, her eyes blazing with fury: "How dare you!"
"Mother can give it a try and see if I dare to do it."
"you!"
Having achieved his goal for the night, Meng Huaiyan didn't want to stay in this suffocating place for even a moment longer.
He stepped back, bowed, and said, "It's late, Mother, please rest early. I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, he turned around and strode away.
As soon as I stepped out of the room, I heard the sound of a cup shattering on the floor coming from the room behind me.
Meng Huaiyan paused, then scoffed coldly.
He then left as if nothing had happened.
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By the time Meng Huaiyan returned from the Princess's place, it was already quite late.
The lights in the hall were off, leaving only a small, warm yellow light in the bedroom.
Worried that Shen Tang was already asleep and not wanting to wake her, Meng Huaiyan washed up in the side room before quietly returning to the bedroom.
Unexpectedly, Shen Tang was still awake. As soon as he lifted the gauze curtain, a pair of big eyes met his gaze.
Meng Huaiyan couldn't help but smile, a warm feeling washing over him: "Waiting for me?"
Shen Tang didn't answer her question, but asked, "How is the Princess?"
Meng Huaiyan lay down on his side next to her, put his arm around her waist and hugged her: "Don't worry, everything has been taken care of."
He took another look at her injured hand. Although the redness and swelling had subsided considerably, her delicate skin still looked somewhat alarming.
A flicker of pain crossed Meng Huaiyan's eyes: "I'm sorry."
He actually apologized to him?
Shen Tang's eyes widened instantly, and she stammered, "It's not your fault, why are you apologizing?"
"As your husband, it's my fault that I failed to protect you when you were right beside me."
He brought her injured hand to his lips and gently kissed the back of her hand: "I promise, this won't happen again."
Shen Tang's heart clenched suddenly. Staring at Meng Huaiyan's face, which was filled with guilt but sincerity, an unknown emotion surged in her chest, making her feel suffocated.
She lowered her eyes, silently turned her back to him.
Meng Huaiyan immediately sensed her sudden drop in mood and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Tang did not answer.
He tried to turn her body around, but she resisted fiercely.
A worried yet somewhat helpless voice came from behind Meng Huaiyan: "What's wrong? Hmm?"
Shen Tang is not a self-pitying person. Dwelling on the past will only trap her in negative emotions.
But at this moment, she thought of how much she wished he could appear by her side once when she was being punished by Granny Liu and forced to kneel by the Princess in her previous life.
But he never did.
Now, she did nothing, yet easily obtained what she had longed for in her past life but never got before her death.
She didn't want to compare herself to her past self, but she couldn't help feeling sad and unworthy for her past self.
She would rather Meng Huaiyan treat her badly than protect her like this.
She didn't receive much warmth and love in her life, so whenever she did, she always wanted to hold on tightly and repay it a hundredfold or a thousandfold.
She was afraid that Meng Huaiyan was being too nice to her.
One day, her resolve to leave him might waver and soften.
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Ugh, writing this makes me feel so bad. Children from dysfunctional families are really prone to low self-esteem and a lack of love.
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