Shen Zhiyi stayed by Song Yuxiu's bedside all night. When dawn broke, she asked with concern, "Husband, how are you feeling?"
"It's alright, thank you for your hard work, Madam."
“We are husband and wife, this is what I should do. You sleep a little longer, I will go and make your medicine.”
Shen Zhiyi left the room, and Lin Yaoyao went in shortly after.
Her eyes were red. "Who did this? How dare they hurt you like this? It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been threatened."
"I just miss you so much and want to be with you all the time. I really didn't know we would be discovered and that it would cause you so much trouble."
"But I really can't help it, I love you too much."
Lin Yaoyao's eyes were red, which made Song Yuxiu feel sorry for her. He reached out and hugged her, gently comforting her, "It has nothing to do with you. Don't cry. When you cry, my heart aches."
"So what should we do?"
"Let me think about it some more."
Song Yuxiu knew perfectly well that the word of the dead was the most strictly controlled.
If these people are ethical and can keep the secret after taking the money, that would be fine. But what if they give the money and then lose everything? That would be a complete loss.
"Yuxiu." At this moment, the mother-in-law, Madam Chen, also entered the room. "I wanted to ask you yesterday, what exactly happened?"
After hesitating for a few seconds, Song Yuxiu told his mother everything.
"What? We've been discovered?" Madam Chen frowned. "Which damned thing dares to threaten our Marquis's mansion? They're courting death!"
"Mother, do you have any good ideas?"
Song Yuxiu had been beaten up and was still in pain all over his body, with a splitting headache. He couldn't think of any good solutions.
Chen's eyes flickered, a glint of shrewdness in them: "How about we take advantage of this time to recover from your injury... and cure your illness?"
"As long as you consummate your marriage with Shen Zhiyi and make her completely yours, even if your affair with Yao Yao is exposed, she won't dare to say anything, no matter how dissatisfied she is."
Song Yuxiu's eyes lit up instantly.
Lin Yaoyao panicked, "Your Highness, how can this be? You told me you would never touch her in this lifetime!"
If they were to have relations and Shen Zhiyi were fortunate enough to give birth to children, with the Duke's mansion as her maternal family's support, then she and her two children would never have a chance to rise in society.
Even if the son is brought back to the Marquis's mansion in the future, he will never be the legitimate son!
Can't!
We must never allow them to have a relationship.
"Then tell me, what should we do?" The mother-in-law frowned deeply. "Do you have money to give to those people?"
"I..." Lin Yaoyao said with a wronged expression and her eyes reddened. "Your Highness, I was originally a girl from a good family. You said that you would only love me in this life, so I followed you without any status or title."
"I've even given you my child, and I'm still just a mistress you can't show to the world. And now you want to mess with Chen Zhiyi?"
"Then what will happen to me and my child?"
As Lin Yaoyao spoke, tears streamed down her face.
Song Yuxiu was heartbroken and quickly hugged her to comfort her. He then looked at his mother and said, "Mother, Yaoyao and I still have some savings. Could you take out some more to help us shut those people up?"
"What did you say?" Upon hearing that she was to pay money, Chen's face instantly turned ashen.
How could I have given birth to such an idiot!
What if those people take the money and don't do anything?
"I can't let Yao Yao down."
"Not letting her down? You want your mother to take out all her savings for her funeral?" It wasn't easy for her to save up that much money.
"Mother, as long as we can keep Shen Zhiyi in check, will we still have to worry about money in the future?"
The Shen family had distinguished themselves in battle, and over the generations, they had received countless gold and silver treasures bestowed upon them by the emperor. However, the Duke was stationed at the border year-round and spent very little, so he accumulated a considerable fortune.
As long as there's a desire to make money, there's no need to worry about not having enough to spend.
"I disagree!" Chen snorted coldly.
“Mother, Shen Zhiyi doesn’t respect you at all. If she really consummates her marriage with the prince and has another child, she will definitely care even less about you as her mother-in-law.”
"You can still use her infertility to control her now, but what about later..."
Lin Yaoyao stopped there, "Mother, do you really want her to ride roughshod over you?"
Upon hearing this, Chen realized that it made sense!
Shen Zhiyi has been acting strangely lately. Although she hasn't had a direct argument with her, she seems to be out of control in every situation.
In the past, she would always back down whenever I brought up the issue of having children.
What's wrong with me lately?
"Actually, there's another way to completely control her..." A hint of resentment flashed in Lin Yaoyao's eyes.
"What method?" Mrs. Chen didn't want to take the money.
"If Shen Zhiyi finds the Crown Prince impotent and can't bear the loneliness, he might have an affair..." Lin Yaoyao stopped there, and a glint of shrewdness flashed in the eyes of Song Yuxiu and Madam Chen.
Lin Yaoyao continued, "With such a dissolute and shameless young lady from the Duke's mansion, not only Shen Zhiyi, but the entire Shen family could be easily manipulated."
Even if she finds out about my affair with the prince, she can only swallow her anger.
"Yaoyao, your idea is good." Madam Chen laughed. "That brat has been too disobedient lately. It's time to teach her a lesson."
"Moreover..." Lin Yaoyao smiled, "we can also use this opportunity to bring the two children over for her to raise."
Upon hearing this, Ms. Chen immediately clapped her hands and cheered.
Song Yuxiu also thought this method was good.
Even if he later makes up an excuse that he has recovered and wants to marry Lin Yaoyao, Shen Zhiyi will not dare to say a word.
**
At this moment, Shen Zhiyi was decocting medicine when Hongrui came in and whispered, "Miss, Lin Yaoyao and Madam went into the young master's room and haven't come out yet. Cuilan is guarding outside, but we don't know what they're talking about inside."
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