Chapter 206 Why do they all look like they've broken down?
The old lady glanced at the beautiful figure at the door, her face showing displeasure as she looked away, but a ripple of emotion stirred within her.
This was the first time the former mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had met since Shen Shuangyu requested a divorce.
To be honest, without Lady Shen Shuangyu in charge of the Marquis's mansion, the old man is really not happy.
When I have a headache, feel unwell, or have a bad appetite, I always think of a gentle, obedient woman who never talks back and can get things done in a way that touches people's hearts.
In the past, she always looked down on Shen Shuangyu because she hated scheming women. In addition, Shen Shuangyu came with a bad reputation and had a poor status, so she wanted to find a new wife for Song Zhixian.
But now that she knows it was all a misunderstanding, and thinking back on Shen Shuangyu's past, apart from her lack of status, she was practically a model daughter-in-law.
She could reluctantly become the wife of a marquis in his household.
Although the old lady didn't want to admit it, she really regretted not actively helping to dispel Shen Shuangyu's thoughts of divorce.
It's all Shen Shuangyu's fault, she insisted on getting a divorce.
If they hadn't divorced back then, she would still be a noble lady of the Marquis, and she wouldn't have needed to show her face in public to do business. What good marriage could she possibly have if she remarried in this life?
The old lady felt that Shen Shuangyu's future was predictably tragic. However, Shen Shuangyu was too obsessed with the past and had not yet seen through things. She felt that the world had wronged her and insisted on fighting for her pride, but she did not understand the hardships of life. Staying in the Marquis's mansion as a second wife was the best choice for her.
Unfortunately, she made the wrong choice.
Now that he's willing to come to me, I wonder if he's heard rumors that she's planning to choose another virtuous daughter-in-law and is feeling resentful.
Or is it true, as my daughter said, that the business failed, I suffered, and now I regret it?
After all, Shen Shuangyu's previous success in business was also due to her status as the Lady of the Marquis.
Now that I'm penniless, doing business won't be easy.
But whatever the reason, the old lady wanted to take this opportunity to make this ignorant and arrogant junior, Shen Shuangyu, understand a principle: the Marquis's mansion was not something she could abandon on her own initiative.
Wasting the eight-star chart is an unforgivable mistake.
People always have to pay the price for their impulsiveness.
The old lady, maintaining her air of superiority, snorted and pretended not to see Shen Shuangyu, then addressed the crowd: "One should not speak while eating. Let us begin our meal."
Everyone immediately picked up their chopsticks again, but their eyes were fixed on Shen Shuangyu, who had already stepped in.
They were looking forward to what was to come.
One step, two steps, closer...wait? Why did it stop?
Not only did Shen Shuangyu stop, but she also went to the nun's place to get her meal. She and her maid carried it to a nearby empty long table and sat down to eat.
Throughout the entire... the entire time, they didn't even glance in their direction once!
The people at the table gradually quieted down, and the atmosphere became terribly oppressive.
The faces of those at the head of the table, in particular, were greener than the vegetables on their plates.
Song Yutong couldn't hold on any longer and suddenly stood up.
It's one thing to throw tantrums at other people in the Marquis's mansion, but to dare to ignore an elder like her mother is just too arrogant!
Song Yutong was furious. She threw her chopsticks down hard, and the noise immediately silenced the cafeteria.
The women at the other tables exchanged bewildered glances. Some of the officials recognized them, but since they were of ordinary status, they could only watch quietly.
"Shen Shuangyu, didn't you see your mother here? You didn't even come to pay your respects! Have you forgotten all your manners outside the Marquis's residence?"
[I knew they wouldn't behave, and sure enough! Song Yutong even has the nerve to criticize your manners; she's got a stubborn streak, so noisy and obstinate, you can't reason with her.]
Shen Shuangyu gave a helpless smile; it was just as she had expected.
If she didn't want to cause trouble, she should have just done as Ye Qing said.
But then she suddenly realized that if word got out that they had a fight here, based on that gossip, anyone hiding here would know she was here. If Mu Ziyou wanted to see her, she would come looking for her, and that would be the safest way to meet.
"Hey! Shen Shuangyu, are you deaf?" Song Yutong couldn't stand being ignored, so she rushed over.
Judging from her loud and boisterous manner, without Shen Shuangyu's restraint, she really does resemble a shrew more and more.
Yun Tao suddenly stood up in anger, blocking Song Yutong from getting closer.
The other party has a certain status, so it would be inappropriate for Yun Tao to retaliate. Shen Shuangyu always remembered that Yun Tao and the others had offended the masters of the Marquis's mansion because of her, which led to their tragic deaths one by one.
Shen Shuangyu was somewhat wary of this, so she stood up and pulled Yun Tao behind her before Song Yutong could lash out at Yun Tao, while she confronted Song Yutong herself.
"I thought I made it very clear when we met last time: we're divorced, so we have no relationship anymore. We can pretend we don't know each other when we meet again."
Song Yutong immediately recalled the humiliation she had suffered earlier, and her eyes widened as she glared at Shen Shuangyu. "You!"
Yaqin immediately stood up. "Madam Chen, the old lady is here. Even if you have divorced the Marquis, you should still respect your former mother-in-law."
Shen Shuangyu looked over and saw the old lady looking at her with a stern expression, clearly angry.
Shen Shuangyu chuckled: "Respect is certainly due, but the people from the Marquis's mansion have taught me a lot of lessons. If I show even a little politeness, it will be misinterpreted as me trying to beg for forgiveness and regretting the divorce. I dare not make the slightest mistake, for fear that the old lady will misunderstand and think that I still care about the Marquis's mansion. So I can only show with my actions that I have truly severed ties with the Marquis's mansion and have no intention of clinging to it again."
Shen Shuangyu was merely going along with the situation; her main purpose was to control the conflict. It was fine to make a scene, but it couldn't escalate, as that would be detrimental to her.
Unexpectedly, her words were tantamount to stripping the faces of the Marquis's family members, who had just been so eager to make a scene, and trampling them on the ground.
Everyone nearly lost control of their expressions; their faces stung with pain, and their eyes widened in disbelief.
【Strange? Although your statement was a bit sarcastic, it's not an exaggeration. Why do they all look like they've broken down?】
Meanwhile, the young nuns in charge of the canteen in the nunnery were running around in the kitchen spreading the word that there was trouble and asking the older nuns to keep an eye on things.
Among the people helping to set up the ingredients in the kitchen, a woman with a resolute gaze suddenly looked up when she heard about the Yongxin Marquis's residence and the divorced woman.
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