The old lady's face was still full of anger. The more Shen Zhiheng and Shen Zhao pleaded, the angrier she became.
Especially Shen Zhiheng, what had he been thinking about? He was really eager to plead for mercy. If he had paid more attention to family matters, it wouldn't have come to this.
But her son, grandson and the newly married granddaughter-in-law all pleaded for mercy, and the old lady felt a little relieved.
The family has just had a wedding, and it is indeed not a good thing to divorce the wife at this time.
Seeing that the old lady was a little hesitant, Su Qingyu thought for a while and suddenly spoke.
"Mother, my sister-in-law was also impulsive. Why don't you give her another chance?"
"If the news of the Shen family divorcing their wife gets out at this time, it will be bad for our family's reputation. The most urgent thing is to explain it to the Rong family."
If there was one person in this house who least wanted Chen Shi to be divorced, it would probably be Su Qingyu. If Chen Shi was divorced, she would have to return to the Chen family mansion. Then her future affairs would be really difficult to deal with.
So in order to push Chen into the abyss more fiercely, she had to pull her out first.
In fact, whether she begged for mercy or not did not affect the old lady's decision. But when she spoke, the old lady looked at her differently.
"Qingyu, do you really think so?" The old lady looked at Su Qingyu and asked softly.
Su Qingyu leaned forward and replied, "Mother, I'm speaking from my heart. It's not easy for my eldest sister-in-law to manage the family and raise children for so many years. What happened today must have been a moment of confusion."
"Admitting one's mistakes is the best path to improvement. Mother has always been kind-hearted. Why don't you forgive my sister-in-law this time?"
The old lady looked at Su Qingyu with admiration.
Even after suffering such a great injustice, he was still able to plead for mercy and care about the family's reputation. Only with such a mentality can he support the Shen family's inner house.
Su Qingyu's plea shocked the people from the Shen family's main house.
Shen Zhiheng's face was filled with gratitude, while Shen Zhao's expression was puzzled. Chen and Li Chaoyun didn't believe Su Qingyu was so kind, so they were both wary.
Shen Zhixiu was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Su Qingyu to plead for Chen at this time. But for Shen Zhixiu, as long as his wife was happy, he didn't care about anything else.
So when the old lady asked Shen Zhixiu, Shen Zhixiu just said, "It's all up to mother."
The old lady pondered for a while, and after Shen Zhiheng and others begged for a long time, she spoke.
"You may not divorce me, but I must accept the punishment I deserve. Thirty lashes of the cane and a year's confinement."
"If this happens again, I will never forgive you."
Thirty strokes of the cane. Considering Chen's age, she would probably have to lie in bed for two or three months.
Chen Zhao suddenly spoke up, "Grandma, I'm willing to take the beating for my mother. Please allow me."
Chen hurriedly tried to stop Shen Zhao, "No, how can I let you take the beating in my place? I am willing to be punished. As long as you don't divorce me, any punishment is fine."
She was truly frightened today. The word "divorce" was like thunder to her. If she was really divorced, the rest of her life would be over.
Her family is not as good as it used to be. They have been relying on her and the Shen family for support. If they knew she was divorced, how could they tolerate her?
The old lady looked at Chen Zhao and said in a deep voice: "Think it over. If you take the punishment for your mother, it will be fifty strokes of the cane."
Shen Zhao nodded heavily, "I am willing, please grant me your blessing, Grandmother."
"In that case, let's do as you say. Let your mother watch from the sidelines. Her son is taking the blame for her. Whether she can repent or not is up to her."
The old lady's words shocked everyone. This was even more severe than beating Chen with a stick.
Her daughter lost her child because of her, and her son received fifty lashes because of her. Chen knelt on the ground with a dazed look in her eyes, not knowing how things had come to this.
The old lady was a little tired. All these things had exhausted her. She was old and her energy was not as good as before.
"Qingyu will take care of the rest of the matters. I will also listen to you in how to deal with these servants."
Having said that, the old lady was about to get up and leave.
Chen was distracted for a moment, then quickly spoke, "Mother, can I go to Wu'er's courtyard and stay there? She needs to stay at home for the confinement period, and I'm worried. Please allow me to go and take care of her. When she returns to the Rong family, I'll go back to my own courtyard."
The old lady didn't look at her, but said, "Ask your sister-in-law about this matter. She is the one who makes the decisions on family matters now."
After saying this, the old lady was supported by two maids and walked out of the hall.
The hall was once again deathly silent. After a long while, everyone in the main room supported each other and stood up and sat down.
The maids came in to change the hot tea and then filed out again.
Seeing Su Qingyu hesitate to speak, Chen was filled with anxiety and shame. A few months ago, she was just an ordinary inner chamber lady, and now she was able to ride on her head. If she had known this would happen, she should never have let her marry into the family.
She thought this in her heart, but dared not show any clues on her face. She could only be cautious in her words and actions, not daring to make a wrong step.
Fortunately, not long after, Su Qingyu finally spoke.
"Since the eldest sister-in-law wants to take care of the eldest lady, I will naturally not make it difficult for her."
"As for the eldest young master's punishment, I think it will be tomorrow. The eldest young lady needs to take the medicine to induce labor today, so the eldest sister-in-law has to take care of her."
She had to let Chen see these two people suffer with her own eyes, so she separated them for two days.
Chen Zhao almost gritted his teeth and replied, "I will listen to Third Aunt."
Su Qingyu had a smile on her lips. Although she could clearly hear the gritted teeth in Shen Zhao's words, she thought the tone was particularly pleasant.
After finishing the story about Chen and Shen Zhao, Su Qingyu looked at Hongye coldly again.
"Drag Hongye away and beat him to death."
After saying this, Su Qingyu winked at Feicui. Feicui understood and followed the two maids and Hongye downstairs.
Hongye struggled and begged for mercy, asking Chen to save her.
Chen leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes. It was not that she didn't want to save him, but she herself could not save herself.
After Hongye was taken away, Su Qingyu looked at Wu Laoqi who was kneeling on the side.
"Although Wu Laoqi made a mistake, he was fortunate to repent in time. He will be punished with ten lashes of the cane. You are not allowed to tell anyone about what happened in Qingyuan Residence today."
Wu Laoqi was already trembling with fear after seeing Hongye being caned to death. He thought that even if he wasn't caned to death, he would be sold out. Unexpectedly, the Third Lady only punished him with ten strokes of the cane, which made Wu Laoqi ecstatic.
He knelt on the ground and kowtowed fiercely to Su Qingyu, "Thank you, Third Madam. I won't dare to do it again. Thank you for your mercy, Third Madam."
Su Qingyu spared Wu Laoqi for Qinglian.
When Wu Laoqi changed the spices, Qinglian noticed it immediately. She calmly figured out what the spices were, and after Xiangdong's maid received the spices, she immediately came to tell her.
Qinglian played an indispensable role in making things go so smoothly today. Therefore, sparing Wu Laoqi and letting Qinglian follow her wholeheartedly in the future was a perfect deal.
After leaving Qingyuanju, Shen Zhao and Li Chaoyun supported Chen and sent her to Shen Wu.
Li Chaoyun took a few steps and suddenly turned around and looked at Su Qingyu deeply.
Su Qingyu gave her a provocative look, and when their eyes met, their fighting spirit rose.
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