Su Qingyu was stunned by the old lady's words. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that it was indeed the case.
So, either a couple is in love and willing to remain faithful to each other, or the east wind prevails over the west wind, and someone always has to give in.
It’s just that most of the people who regress are women.
After sending the old lady back to Qingyuan Residence, Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu held hands and returned to the west courtyard.
After returning to the West Courtyard, Feicui took advantage of the time when Shen Zhixiu went in to change clothes to tell Su Qingyu what happened after Li Chaoyun arrived at Pinghu Residence.
He even found out what Shen Zhao and Jiang Chenyue said before Li Chaoyun entered the door.
Su Qingyu was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. She thought that Shen Zhao had gone too far. After all, Li Chaoyun was the legal wife, and she shouldn't be insulted and slandered like that. No wonder Li Chaoyun reacted so strongly. No one else would tolerate such a woman around.
At night, Shen Zhixiu half leaned against the headboard and asked, "According to Madam, can Li Chaoyun take action tonight?"
Su Qingyu said without hesitation, "She will definitely take action. She will not allow this person to live anymore."
Just because of what Jiang Chenyue and Shen Zhao had said, Li Chaoyun would never tolerate Jiang Chenyue. After this incident, he and Shen Zhao would probably become estranged.
This is good news for her and her brother's revenge.
She had originally planned to wait for Li Chaoyun and Jiang Chenyue to have a falling out, then get rid of the person and put the blame on Li Chaoyun. But now that Jiang Chenyue was courting death, she was relieved.
Shen Zhixiu touched his chin and asked, "Should I still sleep?"
Su Qingyu pulled the pillow over and lay down, yawning, "I'm going to sleep. Whether I die or not, it has nothing to do with me."
Shen Zhixiu immediately turned off the lights and lowered the curtains, hugging the person tightly, "It has nothing to do with me."
Soon, the two of them began to breathe evenly.
More than an hour later, a knock on the door woke them up.
Su Qingyu was sleeping soundly. When she heard the voice, she sat up immediately and asked, "What's wrong?"
When she asked this question, she was still conscious in her dream.
Shen Zhixiu quickly reached out and gently stroked her back, "It's okay, don't be afraid, it's just a knock on the door."
He raised his voice and asked, "What's wrong?"
Feicui's voice came from outside, "Third Master, there's a fight going on in Pinghuju."
Su Qingyu was much more sober at this time, "What's going on?"
Feicui replied, "I only know that the princess took her people to Pinghu Residence. Then Miss Jiang got into a fight with the princess's people, and now the guards in the palace have surrounded Pinghu Residence."
Shen Zhixiu's expression was slightly cold, "I'm going right now."
He turned around and motioned Su Qingyu to lie down, "Qingqing, you continue to sleep, I'll go over there."
Su Qingyu couldn't sleep any more, so she sat up and put on her clothes, "I'm going with the Third Master."
On the way, Shen Zhixiu also found out what happened. It turned out that after Li Chaoyun returned, she had instructed her maid to prepare the means of suicide: a bottle of poison, a dagger, and three feet of white silk.
Afterwards, he took people and things to meet Jiang Chenyue.
At this critical moment, Jiang Chenyue was unwilling to die. He started a fight with Li Chaoyun's men, intending to escape the Shen family first. Unexpectedly, the guards from the main courtyard arrived quickly and trapped them in Pinghu Residence.
Su Qingyu scoffed inwardly when she heard this. Li Chaoyun was acting like the wife of the first wife. Before killing someone, she was still trying to show off?
It's worse than a handful of poison.
But it is understandable. Li Chaoyun didn't know that Jiang Chenyue knew martial arts, and he had no place to vent his anger. Naturally, he didn't want Jiang Chenyue to die quietly.
Before the two of them reached Pinghu Residence, they met the old lady who was hurrying towards Pinghu Residence.
Shen Zhixiu stepped forward to support her, "Why did you alarm your mother? This is just a small matter, your son will handle it."
The old lady's face was gloomy. "It's a small matter? It's such a big deal, and you still say it's a small matter."
Shen Zhixiu briefly explained what had happened, and the few of them walked outside Pinghu Residence.
At this moment, the guards surrounded Pinghu Residence. Li Chaoyun was standing at the gate of the courtyard. Inside, Jiang Chenyue and Li Chaoyun's two maids were fighting.
When Li Chaoyun saw the old lady and Shen Zhixiu and his wife coming, he also stepped forward and paid his respects.
The old lady glanced at Li Chaoyun but didn't say a word of reprimand. To be fair, if she were Li Chaoyun, she probably wouldn't be able to endure such humiliation.
Xia Hui, the commander of the guards in the main courtyard, stepped forward to report, "Third Master, there are women inside, and it's really difficult for us to go forward. Please give me your instructions, Third Master, what should we do?"
Shen Zhixiu looked towards the courtyard with cold eyes and said indifferently, "Anyone who dares to cause trouble in the Shen family's inner house will be executed on the spot."
Xia Hui led his men and rushed in. For them, execution was the easiest way.
The old lady narrowed her eyes slightly and suddenly said in a low voice, "What does the virtuous concubine want to do by sending a girl who knows martial arts to the Shen family?"
Just this one sentence made Li Chaoyun break out in cold sweat on his back.
What else could the virtuous concubine send a girl who knew martial arts to Shen Zhixiu's side? It was nothing more than that she could be used by the prince one day to gather information or do something shameful.
But the person that Concubine Xian had sent in with great difficulty was first slept with by Shen Zhao, and then killed because of her.
Li Chaoyun could even imagine the expression on Concubine Xian's face when she learned about this.
Li Chaoyun finally regained consciousness, but it was too late. Xia Hui struck with a swift blow, and the man was killed.
Shen Zhixiu then signaled Xia Hui to dispose of the body and announce to the public that Miss Jiang had died suddenly of a heart attack.
Shen Zhixiu looked at Li Chaoyun again, "The man is already dead, Princess, go back and rest. If you feel that the punishment for Chen Zhao is not enough, you can discuss it again."
Li Chaoyun was torn for a moment. She naturally felt that the punishment for Shen Zhao was insufficient and unsatisfying. However, she didn't dare tell Shen Zhixiu. Who knew how severely he would punish Shen Zhao? If he really beat him to death, would she be left as a widow?
So even though she felt extremely disgusted when she thought of Shen Zhao, she still had to say to Shen Zhixiu: "Third uncle, you are worrying too much. The eldest young master has been punished, and my niece has no complaints about my grandmother's decision."
Shen Zhixiu nodded, "That's good." He emphasized, "Let me say one more thing. Mother is old, so try not to disturb her with things like this in the future."
Li Chaoyun gritted her teeth and bowed to apologize, "Yes, niece-in-law will remember this. From now on, this kind of thing will never happen again."
Afterwards, Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu sent the old lady back to Qingyuanju. They did not return to the west courtyard, but stayed in the wing rooms of Qingyuanju.
The next morning, Shen Zhixiu did not attend the court, but directly submitted a petition for leave. His reason was that the people sent by the virtuous concubine had caused a disturbance at the Shen family's house during the night, frightening the old lady, and he had to attend to her.
The content of the memorial was vague, not saying a single word against the virtuous concubine. However, between the lines, the matter was made clear. Anyone who read it would see that the virtuous concubine had ill intentions.
When Su Qingyu read the contents of the memorial, she was filled with admiration for Shen Zhixiu. Indeed, for scholars, the pen is their weapon.
Chen Zhao was kneeling in the ancestral hall. After breakfast, he received the news that Jiang Chenyue was dead. He was forced to death by Li Chaoyun.
He stood up, not caring that he was still being punished, and angrily returned to the West Courtyard to settle the score with Li Chaoyun.
The servants wanted to stop him, but they couldn't, so they could only wait to apologize to the princess.
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