Outside Qingyuan Residence, Qinglian was waiting anxiously.
My brother had committed a grave offense, and I didn't know what would happen to him. I heard that Hongye, who had just been dragged out, was going to be beaten to death.
Qinglian twisted her hands together, pursed her lower lip, and paced back and forth at the door.
Soon, several masters and ladies came out. Qinglian stepped aside, not daring to say a word, and her eyes fell on her brother who followed behind.
After everyone in the main house left, Qinglian knelt down in front of Su Qingyu with a thud.
"Thank you, Third Madam, for sparing my brother."
She had just heard from Zhenzhu that the Third Lady had only punished her brother with ten lashes of the cane. She knew that the Third Lady had shown mercy, and she made up her mind to be loyal only to the Third Lady.
Su Qingyu motioned her to get up, then turned and told Zhenzhu, "Go back and get a bag of silver ingots to give to Qinglian."
On the way back to the West Courtyard, Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu held hands.
Su Qingyu asked him, "I just asked Wenzhu to help interrogate Wu Laoqi, why did you alarm the Third Master?"
Shen Zhixiu laughed and said, "How could Wenzhu dare to hide such a big thing from me?"
As he spoke, his thumb gently stroked the back of Su Qingyu's hand. Su Qingyu felt itchy and tried to pull her hand back, but he held it tightly again.
"This isn't a big deal. It can't be compared to what happened in the court of the Third Master."
Shen Zhixiu turned his head and leaned close to her ear, saying seriously, "Madam, I don't agree with what you said. To me, anything related to you is a big deal."
Su Qingyu chuckled, "Third Master, if your colleagues in the court heard what you said, they would probably laugh at you."
Shen Zhixiu thought of what happened in the morning court today and suddenly coughed awkwardly.
Su Qingyu turned around in surprise, staring at him with sparkling eyes, "What's with that Third Master's reaction?"
Shen Zhixiu did not hide it and began to explain, "Duke Weiguo returned to the capital yesterday and asked me to drink. I agreed to accompany the lady for dinner, but I declined."
"When he heard I was going back home to have dinner with you, he said I was henpecked."
"I didn't take it seriously. I'm henpecked, so be it. It's not shameful to obey my wife."
"I didn't expect him to get drunk that night and spread the news. By this morning's court session, the Emperor knew about it and even made a couple of jokes about me."
When Shen Zhixiu said this, he laughed out loud twice.
Su Qingyu's smile froze on her face and she stopped in her tracks.
"Your Majesty asked this in the court?"
"yes."
"Did the Third Master explain?"
"No explanation, I admitted it."
Su Qingyu's eyes widened, "Doesn't that mean all the civil and military officials know that you're henpecked?"
Shen Zhixiu nodded seriously, "Madam, you are right. It is possible that not only the civil and military officials know about this, but I am afraid that everyone with some status in the capital knows about it."
Su Qingyu's face immediately fell, "Then why don't you explain, Third Master? You are not henpecked at all."
The main thing is that she never interferes in Shen Zhixiu's affairs, so how can she be said to be henpecked?
Seeing that Su Qingyu looked like she was about to cry, Shen Zhixiu smiled and joked, "Madam, what's wrong?"
Su Qingyu rolled her eyes at him. "What's wrong? How can I go out and see people like this?"
It would be fine if she was really a shrew, but she thought she was quite understanding and reasonable. Who knows what those people would say about her now.
Shen Zhixiu put his arm around Su Qingyu's shoulders and coaxed her softly, "It's my fault. From now on, I won't say a word that Madam doesn't allow me to say."
Su Qingyu couldn't help but laugh out loud again, "If Third Master's words get out, his reputation as a henpecked man will be solidified."
"Third Master, you are the Second Minister of the Cabinet, and you are not afraid of being laughed at."
The corners of Shen Zhixiu's lips curled up. "Those who laugh at me are probably married to someone who has marital problems. During the reign of the previous emperor, the Minister of War, Lord Xu, was notorious for being henpecked. Later, he fought the Tartars in Zhangye for three months. Who would dare to laugh at him?"
"A man's reputation is earned by himself. You can't say that showing off in front of your wife makes you manly."
Su Qingyu suddenly remembered what the nanny beside her had said in a casual chat. The less capable a man is, the more arrogant he is at home.
The two chatted and laughed as they returned to the west courtyard. Su Qingyu then arranged for someone to keep an eye on Chen Wu's courtyard. If her predictions were correct, Mr. Qian would soon go to Chen Shi for help.
At this time, in Shen Wu's yard, Chen was sitting beside Shen Wu's bed, and the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Chen Wu didn't even know who to blame for this. Her mother was already like this, and she couldn't find the words to blame.
But the child in her belly is innocent. If she loses this child, it is hard to say whether she will be able to give birth to another one in the future.
She had been back to the Shen family quite often these days, and the prince had told her this morning to be careful not to disturb the fetus. How was she going to explain this to the prince, and to her parents-in-law?
Shen Wu's thoughts drifted as she cried, and she suddenly heard Li Chaoyun gnashing his teeth and saying, "Su Qingyu must have known about this a long time ago and was just waiting for today."
"What did you say? You said she knew it a long time ago?" Chen Wu wiped the tears from his face and looked at Li Chaoyun.
Li Chaoyun sat on a brocade stool beside the bed and sneered, "Look at the witnesses today. If she hadn't known about this earlier, how could she have had witnesses so quickly?"
"I'm afraid everything that happened today is under her control."
Chen Wu recalled the time when they met. She said she wanted to go with Su Qingyu to see Aunt Xiang. Su Qingyu's expression at that time was intriguing.
The words of advice she gave her were probably out of fear that she would question her if something happened. The funny thing was that she was so frightened at the time that she didn't think about who to blame or question Su Qingyu.
Thinking back to that scene, Chen Wu's hatred surged to the sky. Su Qingyu could have stopped her. If she had, her child wouldn't have been in danger.
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