Chapter 54 Forced
Jiang Shu asked Chu Yu to go to the kitchen to retrieve Bu Bai's fur, and personally dug a pit and buried it under the tree where Bu Bai usually liked to squat.
After burying Bu Bai, Jiang Shu heard Chu Yu's report when she was washing her hands.
"Madam, Master Lu is here."
Jiang Shu was surprised: "What is he doing here?"
"Master Lu asked Madam to have dinner at Shou Yong Tang."
Jiang Shu was reluctant to go, but she had to give Lu Mingke some face because of the slap.
Jiang Shu frowned slightly, changed her clothes casually, and walked downstairs slowly.
"Sister-in-law." The waiting Lu Mingke bowed and greeted her without any impatience.
Jiang Shu bowed in return, with a cold attitude: "Mr. Lu, please."
Lu Mingke didn't care, she was satisfied to be able to invite Jiang Shu.
The atmosphere in Shouyong Hall was depressing, even the two-year-old Lu Xingyuan noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and sat quietly and dutifully.
"Aunt and Madam are here." The maid came in to report.
Old Madam Shen and others looked at the door and saw Jiang Shu and Lu Mingke walked in one after another.
"Shu'er is here, sit down quickly, the food is getting cold." Shen's mother forced a smile to greet them.
Jiang Shu walked to the empty seat on the right side of Shen Changze and sat down, and Lu Mingke also sat next to Shen Qingrong.
Old Madam Shen was unhappy, and said with anger: "Eat."
Everyone picked up the silver chopsticks and ate in silence.
After waiting for so long, the dishes on the table had become a little cold. Everyone had no appetite and only ate a few bites symbolically.
Lu Mingke ordered the maid to take the three children away.
"Sister-in-law, Qingrong was wrong today. I'll let her give you a gift and apologize." Lu Mingke broke the silence and gave Shen Qingrong a look.
Jiang Shu put down his chopsticks after hearing this, and looked at Shen Qingrong with cold almond eyes, waiting leisurely.
Shen Qingrong reluctantly stood up and said perfunctorily: "I was wrong, I'm sorry, please forgive me, sister-in-law."
Old Madam Shen and others looked at Jiang Shu, waiting for her to express her opinion and put the matter behind her.
Facing their expectant eyes, Jiang Shu opened her lips and said word by word: "I don't forgive."
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Old Madam Shen suspected that she had heard it wrong because of her old age.
But seeing the astonishment on the faces of Shen's mother and others, Old Madam Shen realized that she had not heard it wrong.
Shen Qingrong, who was refuted in public, glared at Jiang Shu with shame and anger: "Don't be ignorant."
She was willing to condescend to apologize to her, which was a great honor, and she dared to refuse.
What right did she have to refuse!
Shen Qingrong felt greatly humiliated and was about to go crazy when Lu Mingke stopped her.
"Sister-in-law, what do you want to forgive? As long as we can do it, we will never refuse." Lu Mingke asked sincerely.
Jiang Shu sneered, "Life for life shows sincerity."
She knew they couldn't do it, so she said so deliberately.
"This..." Lu Mingke looked at Shen's mother in embarrassment.
Snowball was raised by Shen's mother, and he couldn't make the decision on his own.
Shen's mother looked sad: "Shu'er, your rabbit is dead, and killing Snowball will not help. Can you let it go? After all, it is also a life."
"Mother's dog's life is a life, but my rabbit's is not?" Jiang Shu retorted.
Shen's mother was silent, and said in a sad tone: "But Snowball has been with me for many years, and you know that I have a deep affection for him. If I don't have it, how can I live in the future?"
"Then mother, have you ever thought about how I would live without Bubai?"
"Or mother feels that I didn't raise Bubai for a long time, so I don't have as deep feelings for Snowball as you do," Jiang Shu asked coldly.
Mother Shen opened her mouth but could not answer.
Seeing that Mother Shen was being bullied, Shen Changze stepped in to help: "If you like rabbits, I can find you another one like it."
"Why don't you ask mother if you can find her another one like Snowball now that she's gone?" Jiang Shu's tone was cold, and she didn't even bother to look at Shen Changze.
Shen Changze was embarrassed and blushed with shame. He felt resentful that Jiang Shu was humiliated in public.
Shen Qing couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to step forward several times, but was held back by Lu Mingke.
As for Cheng Jinchu, she hoped that they would make more and more trouble so that Shen Changze would abandon Jiang Shu and she could reap the benefits.
Finally, Madam Shen couldn't stand it anymore, and put pressure on her with the authority of an elder: "You contradict your mother-in-law, disobey your husband, and treat guests rudely. What do you want to do?"
"I just want justice." Jiang Shu met Madam Shen's gaze without flinching.
Madam Shen choked and said angrily: "Qingrong has apologized to you, and Changze has also agreed to find another rabbit for you. What else do you want?"
"It's just a rabbit. How can it be compared with a blood relative?"
Jiang Shu laughed at Madam Shen's shameless substitution.
She just wanted the dog to pay for his life, but she didn't ask Shen Qingrong to pay for her life.
Obviously, she was the victim. It would be fine if they didn't give her justice, but they actually blamed her.
There was no point in arguing with them.
Jiang Shu retracted her gaze and her eyes fell on the fish in front of her.
In a moment, she suddenly realized.
She and Shen Changze were just like the fish. If she forced herself to eat it, she would only feel sick.
From the beginning, she should not have compromised and wronged herself.
At this moment, Jiang Shu finally figured it out. She wanted a divorce!
After figuring it out, Jiang Shu pretended to give in and said, "I can stop pursuing it, but there is a condition."
The sudden change made everyone stunned and looked at Jiang Shu, curious and puzzled.
"What condition?" Shen Changze asked.
Jiang Shu sat upright and said crisply: "Give me a divorce letter."
"What did you say?" Shen Changze suspected that he had heard it wrong.
Lu Mingke and others were so shocked that they were stunned and forgot to react.
Jiang Shu's face was calm, and he said calmly, "Since the Marquis returned to the mansion, we have not been on good terms. If this continues for a long time, we may become resentful couples. It is better to end it now and part ways."
"Do you know what you are talking about!" Shen Changze was furious, his face was cold and frightening.
Shen's mother and others were so scared that they dared not speak, and even the bold and reckless Shen Qingrong was a little scared.
"Nonsense!" Old Madam Shen had experienced many ups and downs, and she showed the majesty of an elder.
"The wives of officials and noble families have only heard of death from illness and hanging, and have never divorced. You spoke nonsense today, you should think about the consequences!"
"Even if you must leave, you can only divorce your wife, there is no reason for divorce." Old Madam Shen warned.
Jiang Shu pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.
She knew that what Old Madam Shen said was true, but she was unwilling to accept it.
After a deep look, Jiang Shu argued: "When the Marquis's Mansion wanted to marry me, they concealed many inside stories, which was no different from a marriage fraud. However, a woman should obey her husband after marriage, and I endured it for the sake of harmony between husband and wife. But how did the Marquis treat me?"
"On the wedding night, he left me alone in an empty room, and kept it a secret from me that he married another woman and had a child at the border. After returning to Beijing, he humiliated me by making her his concubine, and let another woman take over the Yunyuan... All these things, why not ask the elders of the two clans to judge."
Jiang Shu looked at Old Lady Shen without fear.
Since she had made up her mind, she was not afraid of any difficulties or obstacles. Old Madam
Shen was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Jiang Shu and said, "Look, this is what a merchant family brought up. She has no manners or virtues."
She didn't listen to her lecture. Old Madam Shen was so angry that she scolded and even implicated Jiang Shu's parents. She didn't have the grace and demeanor of a noble family.