"Chen, Chen Zhiyi, what are you doing!" Chen's pupils dilated instantly. She slammed her hand on the table, causing the teacup to fall. "Cui Lan is my person! How dare you lay a hand on her!"
“Mother, she did something wrong and should be punished.”
"I told her to hit your maid. If you have the guts, come and hit me!" Madam Chen said angrily.
Chen Zhiyi's expression remained indifferent.
He sneered inwardly:
You old hag, if the timing weren't so bad, do you think I wouldn't want to hit you?
"Madam Hou, I think I'll leave. It seems the Heir Apparent's wife really doesn't like me." Lin Yaoyao added fuel to the fire at the right moment. "I only know that women should be obedient to their parents-in-law and filial to their parents-in-law. I've never seen anyone so disrespectful to their elders..."
"Shen Zhiyi, go to the ancestral hall and kneel as punishment!" Madam Chen felt her authority had been challenged.
“Mother, you’ve misunderstood me. I hit her because she deserved it.” Shen Zhiyi said calmly.
"If you don't give me a satisfactory reason today, even if Yu Xiu comes, he can't protect you. You've gone too far, daring to hit even my people."
Shen Zhiyi looked at Cuilan: "Miss Lin, an outsider, was injured and disheveled while saving my mother. It is clear that she must have had a fierce battle with the villains. You are my mother's personal maid. Where were you when my mother was in trouble?"
“I…” Cui Lan was stunned.
The young mistress is quite different today.
Since marrying into the Marquis's household, she has always been meek and gentle.
The sudden, sharp voice and relentless approach startled her, causing her to lose her breathing and her mind to freeze.
"My mother's ear is so badly injured, yet you, a mere maid, are dressed neatly without a single scratch. Is this how you take care of your mistress?"
"It's probably because you scoundrels cheated and tricked your mother, leaving her alone and causing her to run into bad guys!"
"Such dereliction of duty deserves more than two slaps, even death!"
Although his tone was gentle, every word he spoke carried weight.
After Shen Zhiyi finished speaking, she looked at her mother-in-law and asked, "Mother, are you right?"
The mother-in-law was stunned for a few seconds, then quickly said, "Zhiyi, Cuilan was sent to do other things by me at the time, she wasn't with me."
"They also bear some responsibility. You didn't just take her with you when you went out. If you encountered bad people, you would definitely have called for help, but none of them stood up. It must be that these damned things are cowards who are afraid of death!"
“Mother, I know you are kind-hearted and can’t bear to be harsh.”
"But I'm determined to set some rules for them today, so that this kind of thing won't happen again!"
"Guards, drag Cui Lan out and give her twenty lashes as a warning to others."
The mother-in-law was speechless and couldn't find a suitable excuse for a moment.
"Madam, Madam, save me!" Cui Lan cried out to her mother-in-law for help as she was dragged out, but she was still taken to the courtyard. The board fell, and she screamed in pain.
"The young master is recuperating from his injuries, so please do not disturb his rest." Shen Zhiyi had already taken the hand warmer from Hongrui's hands.
Green Lotus understood and tore off a rag to gag Green Blue's mouth!
After a few blows, blood was seeping from her back.
"Sister-in-law, isn't that enough?" Song Ruoying was seeing blood for the first time, so she was inevitably a little scared.
"Ruoying, you are as kind as your brother. If this kind of cunning and treacherous servant is not severely punished, he will cause great trouble in the future. Today we met Miss Lin. If it weren't for her, have you thought about what would have happened to Mother?"
Song Ruoying shut her mouth in annoyance.
Ms. Chen was already furious because she had been robbed, her jewelry had been stolen, and her ear had been torn.
Now that her personal maid has been beaten, she is even more furious.
This anger had nowhere to go, leaving him only able to glare helplessly in frustration.
She felt that Shen Zhiyi was unusually different today.
It's like...
To establish her authority.
After Cui Lan finished receiving the beating, Chen Zhiyi looked at Lin Yaoyao and said with a smile, "Miss Lin, what my mother said makes sense. You are her savior and you should live in the best courtyard. I will have someone vacate the courtyard for you to live in right away."
Lin Yaoyao was taken aback, somewhat flattered, "Young Master's wife, this... isn't that inappropriate?"
"There's nothing wrong with it. Just stay here and relax. With me here, no one can bully you." Chen patted the back of her hand.
Lin Yaoyao nodded shyly.
She then secretly glanced at Chen Zhiyi:
The position of the Crown Prince's wife will be mine sooner or later!
**
Song Yuzheng was recuperating when he saw Shen Zhiyi carrying medicine into the room. A smile appeared on his lips. "It's so kind of you to prepare medicine for me again."
"Here, let me feed you!"
Shen Zhiyi fed him with a spoon, and then casually mentioned, "Grandma went out today and encountered bad people; she was robbed."
"What?" Song Yuxiu's pupils trembled slightly.
"Don't worry, they only lost some money, they're unharmed."
"That's good."
"Fortunately, she met a kind-hearted Miss Lin who saved her mother-in-law."
“Lin…” Song Yuxiu’s breathing became slightly heavy, a strange light flashed in his eyes, but he remained calm on the surface. “Then when I recover, I will definitely thank this young lady properly.”
"There's no need to wait for her injuries to heal; she's currently living in the Marquis's residence."
"..."
"She was injured while saving her mother-in-law and is recuperating at Xuanfang Courtyard. My courtyard has plenty of sunshine, which is suitable for her."
"Zhiyi, that's your yard, how can you let others live there!" Song Yuxiu said with heartache.
“She is my mother-in-law’s savior, and a distinguished guest of our entire Marquis’s mansion.” Shen Zhiyi watched him drink the medicine down to the last drop before smiling and saying, “Yuxiu, you should rest well. I’ll have someone tidy up the courtyard right away.”
"Thank you for your hard work, Madam."
——
On the other side
Hongrui's face turned ashen with anger. "These two shameless scoundrels! Girl, are you really planning to move out and make room for her?"
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