Immediately, the entire hall was abuzz with discussion.
"How could the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo be so jealous? She forbids her husband from taking concubines and even dares to disregard human life. It's simply unbelievable. The Shen family, with its generations of loyal and virtuous men, has truly lost all face."
"Killing the children's biological mother would make her their only mother, and the children would have no choice but to rely on her from now on. This trick..."
"How vicious!"
"Bringing this girl into the manor would only make her a concubine, and she'd still have to live off her. Why go to such lengths?"
...
Lin Yaoyao lowered her head to wipe away her tears, listened to the crowd's discussion, and then secretly glanced at Chen Zhiyi.
Their eyes met, her eyes were bloodshot, but her gaze was exceptionally smug.
Shen Zhiyi gave her three days to consider. She thought a lot. Once the Marquis's mansion fell, no one would be spared. Her two children would not be able to rise above others.
Even if the Marquis's mansion is a den of dragons and tigers, she will fight for a good future for herself and her child!
The reason the Song family dared to harm her so recklessly was simply because she was an illegitimate mistress who couldn't be brought into the open.
Now that this matter has reached the Empress Dowager's ears, Shen Zhiyi has been punished, and the Marquis's Mansion is determined to give her a proper title.
At that time, she and the Marquis's mansion will be in the same boat, bound together by a common destiny. Why would she worry about not having a good life?
“Actually…” Lin Yaoyao’s eyes were red from crying, and she sobbed, “I told my sister a long time ago that if she really couldn’t tolerate me, I could leave. I just hope she can treat my child well.”
"But I never expected my sister to kill me!"
"Your Majesty!" she knelt and kowtowed. "The people say that you are the most benevolent person in the world and will surely stand up for me."
At this moment, the Empress Dowager felt an excruciating headache.
Red Bud and Green Lotus were furious, but their own daughter wouldn't let them speak.
Before the Empress Dowager could speak, someone beside her said quietly, "Sister?"
"Young lady, who do you think you are? How dare you call the Shen family's daughter 'elder sister'? You've got quite the nerve."
Lin Yaoyao was speechless.
Why does it feel like the Regent is always favoring Shen Zhiyi?
"Your Highness is right. My status and position are indeed unworthy to be compared with the Crown Prince's wife," Lin Yaoyao sobbed. "Does it mean that just because my life is cheap, I can be beaten and killed at will?"
"Even a clay figure has some spirit. Can't we poor girls stand up for ourselves?"
"Or do you think we're just born with a lowly fate, and that we're not worth dying for?"
...
Lin Yaoyao is someone who likes to stir up trouble and spread rumors.
In just a few words, the matter was shifted back to class antagonism.
Shen Zhiyi's eyes narrowed suddenly. This Lin Yaoyao was truly vicious. If this matter was not handled properly and reached the Emperor's ears, the entire Shen family would likely suffer.
At this moment, Wen Qing suddenly stepped forward and said, "Empress Dowager, Your Highness, may I say a few words?"
The Empress Dowager, who was having a headache, nodded in agreement.
Wen Qing glanced at Ying Ge in the wet nurse's arms, "Young Master Song, are you saying that this child is your flesh and blood?"
“Yes!” Song Yuxiu nodded.
“He is at least two years old. You and Zhiyi have only been married for two years, which means…” Wen Qing was, after all, the daughter of the former Grand Tutor, and was calm and wise.
"Before your marriage, you had an affair with your second daughter without a matchmaker, and she even became pregnant."
With just a few words, the expressions of the Song family members changed drastically.
"Wen Qing, what nonsense are you spouting!" Madam Chen immediately jumped out.
"You Song family are truly shameless. When you proposed to Zhiyi, Uncle and Aunt Shen did not agree. It was you who said that you would cherish her and that she would be the only one in your life, and only then did the Shen family finally relent."
Wen Qing sneered, "But what was the result? By the time you married Zhiyi, this woman was probably already pregnant."
Why did you hide her existence?
"Before the legal wife even entered the family, a mistress, someone who can't be seen in public, became pregnant. Your marriage was reported to the emperor back then. I think..."
Wen Qing's eyes suddenly turned cold and sharp.
"It's clear that your Marquis's family deliberately deceived us and committed a fraudulent marriage!"
"Now that the children are grown up, you want to bring your mistresses in and have Zhiyi accept them. Your Marquis's mansion has quite the nerve."
But those few words of hers were really powerful.
The focus has been completely shifted.
Just now, everyone was stunned by the words "disregarding human life" and "killing a mother and taking her child".
Indeed, Brother Ying is not young anymore.
If Shen Zhiyi was unable to bear children, it's understandable that the Song family sought her out to continue their lineage.
She got pregnant before the wedding and deliberately hid it, which is definitely marriage fraud.
The way everyone looked at the group of people instantly became subtle.
"What? You think the Shen family has no one to rely on? Let me tell you, with me here, I won't let you bully her so easily." Wen Qing said, walking over directly and shielding Shen Zhiyi behind her.
This warmed her heart.
Because her parents and brothers were not in the capital, no one had ever protected her like this since her rebirth, except for her personal maid and Xiao Zhongxuan.
Even the Empress Dowager looked at the Song family with suspicion.
Madam Chen hurriedly said, "What? What marriage fraud? The Shen family didn't ask any questions when we got married."
Shen Zhiyi sneered inwardly:
That's a very...
Utterly shameless!
At this moment, the old lady spoke up: "Zhiyi, Grandma knows you are proud and unwilling to share a husband with another woman, so we have already agreed to send her away. She poses no threat to your position at all, so why bother..."
The old lady of the Xuanhua Marquis's mansion was known for her devout Buddhist faith and kind heart.
Even she said so, so it seems that Shen Zhiyi's murder is true.
"Grandmother?" Shen Zhiyi had long seen through the Song family's true colors, but the play had to continue, so she could only feign shock. "What are you saying?"
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