After saying this, the people from Yong'an Marquis' Mansion took their people away. The butler had just spoken very loudly, and every word he heard was heard in Songhe Hall.
There was silence in Songhe Hall, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Jiang naturally wouldn't say anything. She simply disdained to add insult to injury to the second house. She just felt that everything that happened today was their own fault.
There was silence for a long time, and then Sanlang of the Shen family spoke while looking at it intently.
"Mother." Shen Wangshi shook his robe and knelt down towards Old Madam Shen.
"My son begs my mother to divide the family."
After Shen Wangshi finished speaking, he kowtowed deeply to Old Madam Shen.
Old Madam Shen was so angry that she threw the cup in her hand directly at Shen Wangshi. The cup happened to fall on Shen Wangshi's forehead, and blood immediately gushed out.
When Mrs. Xu, the wife of Chen Wangshi, saw her husband being hit, she immediately went up to check on his injuries out of heartache.
Shen Wangshi waved his hand and said to Madam Shen, "I know that mother favors the second branch, and I have no complaints. But something like this happened today. Mother just heard it. Others spread it outside and scolded the Shen family. The Shen family is more than just the second branch! I have children too. I can't watch my children being implicated by the second branch. They are all innocent good boys and girls. They shouldn't be dragged down like this for no reason, mother!"
"Bullshit!" Old Madam Shen cursed, "You lowly thing raised by a woman! Do you think you can call the shots in the Shen family?"
The third wife was not Madam Shen's biological child. Shen Wangshi's mother was originally General Shen's concubine. She had been obedient all her life, which was why Madam Shen tolerated him. Shen Wangshi himself was also obedient, had no great ambitions, and did not fight for anything, but Madam Shen had never taken the third wife seriously.
Even if they are your own children, there are still differences in closeness and distance.
Whose heart is in the middle? Everyone is partial. Old Madam Shen didn't think there was anything wrong with being partial; it was just human nature.
Seeing such a big thing happen to the second wife, whom he loved the most, and the first wife standing by and watching, the third wife actually dared to propose to split the family. Is this a rebellion?
In a family, all prosper and all suffer together. If something happens to the second wife, the first and third wives should help. That is their responsibility.
Old Madam Shen was filled with rage, her chest gasping for breath. She glanced at her eldest son, Shen Wangqiu, hoping that he would stand up and say something.
He is the eldest brother, so he should protect his younger brother. Moreover, he is the head of the Shen family. If something happens, he should run around and do his best for the Shen family.
Unexpectedly, Chen Wangqiu shook his robe and knelt down to Old Madam Shen.
"I beg mother to divide the family!"
"cough!"
Old Madam Shen coughed violently, her eyes turned black and she almost fainted.
"Okay, okay, one by one, this is outrageous!"
Chen Wangqiu said, "Mother, please love your children too. You don't just have one child from your second wife!"
"My children are growing up and have their own children. If not for myself, I have to consider them as well. They are all unmarried, and I really can't sacrifice the family's reputation for a second wife. I beg Mother to allow the division of the family!"
Chen Wangqiu wept bitterly with every word he said. If the second wife was just not ambitious and had lost a little more money, it would have been fine. But now Chen Lijiao had done such a thing, which had ruined the family reputation. If he did not stop the loss in time, both his children would be lost, and even he himself would be ridiculed when he went out in the future.
"Mother, you can't..." He still wanted to object, but her words were so pale and powerless at this moment.
Even with such a big thing happening, Shen Er and Shen Wanghong are still missing. Everyone else has a man in their family who can stand up and speak, but she is the only one who is isolated and helpless, with little influence, and nothing she says will make any difference at this moment.
He was filled with hatred. She hated that the first and third wives were in a hurry to distance themselves from her, she hated that the man she married was a worthless person, she hated that her daughter was not a good-looking girl, and she also hated that her nephew from her mother's family actually attacked her daughter.
Seeing everyone clamoring to split up the family, Old Lady Shen was furious. She said angrily, "I'm still alive, and you're all clamoring to split up the family. Are you hoping I'll die before you're happy?"
Jiang said, "Mother, please calm down. We are only dividing the family. Even if we do, we will not ignore you. As we said before, we will continue to do as you did before. The eldest wife will definitely provide for you until the end of your life."
"As long as mother agrees to divide the family, the eldest wife promised not to take a penny of the public money." Jiang said.
After hearing what Jiang said, He had an idea in mind.
It would be great if the first wife did not want the public money. The rest are the second and third wives. The third wife is not my mother's legitimate son, so my mother will still favor the second wife.
"Are you serious?" He asked Jiang.
Jiang glanced at He, who was kneeling on the ground, with disdain, "Seriously?"
Jiang didn't even look down on the little money in the public treasury.
The public office was originally supported by Shen Wangqiu's monthly salary. The old items in the warehouse were almost pawned by the second house during Old Lady Shen's birthday party. Even if Old Lady Shen still had a private treasury, even if the family was not divided, the money in Old Lady Shen's hands would not fall into the hands of the first house, so they never expected this money.
Although it seems that the eldest wife has suffered a little loss at the moment, but over the years, hasn't the eldest wife been taken advantage of enough?
If I can use this little loss now to completely break off relations with the second wife, the first wife doesn't need this little money.
He Shi didn't think so. Her mind was still hazy at the moment. When she heard about such a good news, she was afraid that the first wife would regret it, so she hurriedly said, "Mother, the second wife agrees to split up."
Old Madam Shen held onto the armrests of the chair, trying not to fall down, and said, "Okay, okay, they are all good sons and daughters-in-law that I raised."
All three branches have proposed to separate the family business, so even if Old Lady Shen objects, it will be useless.
"Don't worry about it. I will live with the second wife from now on." Old Lady Shen said slowly.
He was delighted again. If Old Madam Shen was willing to follow the second wife, then in the future Old Madam Shen's private treasury would also belong to the second wife. With money, she would not have to worry about having trouble making ends meet.
Seeing that Madam Shen finally gave in, Jiang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She had waited too long for this day.
After marrying into the Shen family for so many years, although she had the power to manage the household as soon as she entered the house, she had a widowed mother and a younger brother. She even contributed money to help the second and third wives when they got married. After so many years of hard work, she did not receive their gratitude. Instead, she was suppressed by her mother-in-law and schemed against by the second wife.
He used her money and looked down on her background as a merchant from the Jiang family.
How dare they?
Fortunately, her husband has always been good to her. Otherwise, she would have long since given up on living like this.
The family was finally divided, Jiang thought, she could finally live a life without having to worry about her mother-in-law's mood.
Old Madam Shen sat in the hall, watching her children, each with their own thoughts, and finally gave up.
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