It seems the Bai family is monitoring Shen Yu!
He couldn't help but feel sorry for Shen Yu's situation and sighed, "Miss Shen Yu is already the eldest daughter-in-law of the Bai family, yet she is still so kind and compassionate. Liu Yu is enlightened. Cough... Liu Yu is feeling unwell and must take his leave now. Cough..."
After saying this, he hid inside the sedan chair, and tears immediately streamed down his face. "Cough..."
Hearing Liu Yu's hoarse voice and constant dry cough, Shen Yu felt remorseful for hurting him. Seeing the Duke's carriage begin to move, she couldn't suppress her guilt and chased after him, earnestly trying to make amends: "If it weren't for Young Master Liu's righteous act, I fear I would have been ridiculed by everyone tonight. I thank Young Master Liu..."
"Madam Bai cured Liu Yu's leg ailment. Liu Yu's actions were merely an act of gratitude and repayment, cough..."
Watching the Duke's carriage gradually disappear into the night, Chen Yu pouted, tears welling in her eyes.
"Madam, please go back quickly. The old lady is waiting for you in the sedan chair."
Hearing Hua Zheng urging her, Chen Yu snapped out of her daze, quickly wiped her eyes, and turned to board the Bai family carriage.
Madam Bai glared at her angrily, but she simply closed her eyes and pretended to rest. However, she knew very well that, given Madam Bai's temper, she would surely be punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall when she returned to the Bai family.
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With her hands and feet bound, Chen Yu was taken to the hall by Granny Liu, who forced her to kneel down. When she looked up, she saw Bai Yehua and Madam Bai sitting upright in front of her, one with his eyes downcast and a dark face, and the other glaring at her with fierce eyes.
Just now, when she returned to Yixiang Garden, she was surrounded by a hundred guards. Cuiwei, Jiu'er, and Rong Mama wanted to resist, but she stopped them.
Knowing that her father would be going to war with Bai Yehua, she knew that if she confronted the Bai family now, she would not only be accused of plotting to murder the Grand General, but could also endanger her father. Therefore, she chose to surrender.
"General, what crime has the fish committed by sinking in the water?"
"General, Yao'er is fine. Please forgive my sister this time."
Turning my head, I saw Liu Yao'er sitting to the side, wiping away tears, feigning concern and pleading for her.
She wondered what crime she had committed. Remembering Bai Yehua's words that Liu Yao'er had suffered a miscarriage, could it be that she was to be blamed for this?
As expected, Madam Bai slammed her hand on the table and angrily rebuked, "How dare you poison Yao'er's soup and murder a member of the Bai family!"
"Slander! As an imperial physician, how could I, Mu Chenyu, harm or kill anyone?"
"With witnesses and physical evidence, how can you still try to deny it?" Madam Bai said, pointing to the door.
Shen Yu looked closely and saw three maids kneeling at the door, all of whom were unfamiliar faces.
"They are not my people!"
“Madam, these three are all maids from your courtyard.” Hua Zheng said arrogantly as she walked into the hall and stood next to Madam Bai.
This is clearly a frame-up. She has just married into the Bai family and has not even met all the maids in Tingyuxuan yet. How could they use three maids she has never met to convict her?
Hua Zheng, Liu Yao'er, and even Bai Yehua are all suspected of framing her.
Unfortunately... Madam Bai is cunning and demanding, not very bright, and obsessed with the Bai family's bloodline. She blindly followed Bai Yehua in protecting Liu Yao'er.
Of course, she was indignant. She glared at Bai Yehua and angrily questioned him, "General, you tricked Chen Yu back just to pin a fabricated crime on her?"
Bai Yehua kept his head down and his eyes closed. He originally intended to let Shen Yu handle the affairs of the manor, but... Liu Yao'er was drugged, but fortunately her personal maid noticed and prevented a major disaster.
Fearing that she would be lonely and helpless in the mansion and be bullied, Liu Yao'er insisted on taking control of the Bai family.
In fact, Bai Yehua had already found out who poisoned her. In order to strip Shen Yu of her power as the head housekeeper, he had no choice but to frame her for murdering a member of the Bai family.
He suddenly looked up, pointed angrily at Chen Yu, and said sternly, "Mu Chen Yu! As the eldest daughter of the Bai family, you dared to plot against the Bai family's offspring! You are punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall! These three maids, be beaten to death immediately!"
Hearing the three maids crying and being dragged away, Shen Yu felt a chill in her heart. She never expected that Bai Yehua would not only frame Liu Yao'er but also disregard human life in order to protect her!
But what is Bai Yehua's real purpose in framing her? Is it simply to help Liu Yao'er suppress her?
That's not true.
Seeing that she did not defend herself, Bai Yehua gave Liu Yao'er a doting smile and then said, "Mother is not feeling well and needs to rest and recuperate. During my absence from the capital, all affairs of the household will be handled by Aunt Liu. If there are any difficult decisions, we will discuss them with Mother."
Ha! She couldn't help but sneer. So, Bai Yehua framed her just to put Liu Yao'er in charge of the Bai family.
Liu Yao'er stood up, intending to thank Bai Yehua for his trust, but Bai Yehua quickly stood up and helped her leave.
Seeing this, Shen Yu felt utterly disheartened.
At this moment, Hua Zheng whispered in Madam Bai's ear, interpreting it silently, "Madam, let the eldest daughter go to the ancestral hall to be punished, so that you can rest early."
Madam Bai nodded and then gave the order, "Guards, take the eldest daughter to the ancestral hall to kneel as punishment. She is not to rise without my command!"
Inside the ancestral hall.
Shen Yu was furious, and fire spewed from his nose.
Bai Yehua is so infatuated that he actually wants a concubine to manage his household? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if word gets out?
Looking back on her past life, she was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Bai family, managing a vast business with more than two hundred people and handling no fewer than twenty daily tasks.
When the children skipped school, got sick, or got injured, Madam Bai and Bai Yehua would blame her for the slightest thing.
As a mother, she felt extremely guilty, so she willingly accepted Bai Yehua and Madam Bai's punishments each time, kneeling in the ancestral hall all night without closing her eyes, and still managing the affairs of the mansion the next day.
However, Bai Yehua ignored her hard work and her grievances, instead admonishing her to heed Madam Bai's advice and constantly reminding her not to make things difficult for Liu Yao'er.
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