Chapter 557 Shen Yuantang Upholds Justice and Sacrifices His Own Family!
"Mother, you took control of the household for Huang Yu and arranged rooms for her in the mansion. You let an outsider live in the house, but I didn't even get to live here. Your own daughter is still living in the dilapidated old house, with no one to take care of her every day, and she only has coarse tea and simple food. Do you know any of this?" Shen Yuantang accused tearfully.
The two old women had already subdued the four maids, twisted their arms, and thrown them into the courtyard.
Shen Yuantang looked at the menacing old woman and gave a bitter laugh: "Come on, do you also want to take me away?"
The old women didn't even glance at Shen Yuantang, their eyes lowered, waiting for their master's command.
"Alright, you can all leave now!" Zhou Xinrou sighed, looking utterly exhausted.
Shen Yuantang slowly slumped to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Mother, your daughter is in so much pain!"
"Why doesn't anyone feel sorry for their daughter, Mother..."
Zhou Xinrou turned her back and slowly closed her eyes.
"If you want to move in, there's a way."
Shen Yuantang paused, then immediately crawled forward on his knees.
"Mother, what's the solution?"
A soft, melodious voice rang out.
“You are still the Princess Consort of Zhennan, and Lanxi has not yet stripped Zhou Ruyuan of his status. As long as you are a disgraced concubine, your family may be implicated. Do you understand?”
Shen Yuantang's eyes flickered twice, and he murmured, "No wonder my grandmother and father refused to let me come back to live here every time I asked them."
I never expected it to be for this reason; they are truly selfish, cold-blooded, and ruthless.
"They have their own difficulties; the lives of their entire family are in the emperor's hands. Don't blame them!"
That sounds nice, how can I not be upset?
"Thank you for letting me know, Mother. I understand!"
The next day, Shen Yuantang led a group of people to beat drums and gongs in the street, accusing Zhou Ruyuan of all sorts of crimes.
"Zhou Ruyuan did something absurd on his wedding night, which was unwise."
"His favoritism towards his concubine over his wife is unkind."
"In order to ascend to the throne, he even murdered a prince and caused the death of the king. He was unrighteous, unjust, and unfilial."
"He colluded with foreign tribes to plot rebellion and revolt, which is disloyal!"
"His mother, Consort Shu, was involved in the death of the former Crown Prince."
"He colluded with the Third Princess Zhou Qiwu and married Zhou Qiwu's ruthless second daughter in order to take over the Tianjin Navy. He was unscrupulous."
"His title of God of War is merely a hollow honor; in reality, he has no talent whatsoever in leading troops. During the pacification of the Northwest rebellion, foreign tribes took advantage of the situation, burning our grain supplies and causing a loss of thirty-five taels of silver."
"He fell victim to enemy plots in the Northwest, resulting in the deaths of 16,389 soldiers and the crippling of 5,613 soldiers."
"He also embezzled rations and pay, as well as the pensions for fallen soldiers and the compensation for wounded soldiers, and cut back on food supplies. In Dongchuan, many soldiers did not die in battle, but froze or starved to death!"
“Zhou Ruyuan’s crimes are too numerous to count. Today, I will put justice before family and let the world know about Zhou Ruyuan’s many atrocities.”
"Reveal his true face to the world, let everyone know that the God of War was not made through battle, but through the countless bones of soldiers."
The clanging of gongs echoed from the Shen family's old residence all the way to the city gate. Then it spread from the east city to the west city, from the west city to the north city, and from the north city to the south city.
The sound of gongs resounded continuously throughout the capital city, lasting all day.
The gong was struck during the day, but the imperial edict decreing Shen Yuantang and Zhou Ruyuan to divorce was issued at night.
The next morning at court, Shen Lanxi issued an imperial edict stripping Zhou Ruyuan of his throne and the title of God of War, and also issued an imperial edict stripping Zhou Qiwu of her title as princess.
"This matter should be printed in the newspapers so that the whole Zhou Dynasty will know about it."
"I obey the decree!"
The divorce papers were signed that evening, and the next morning, Shen Yuantang and his entourage officially moved into the Shen family home.
Zhou Xinrou has now taken charge of the household, and she is in charge of arranging everything in the Shen family.
"You'll still live in your own courtyard. Remember, this time I got what you wanted, but don't act willfully again next time!"
Shen Yuantang curtsied: "Thank you for your guidance, Mother. With you in charge of the Shen family, no one will dare to bully me again."
Zhou Xinrou said with a stern face, "Go and tidy up the house!"
"Daughter takes her leave!"
Upon learning the news, Shen Yuanxin immediately called her two daughters over to give them a dressing down.
"From now on, you can only play in the yard and not run out. If you anger others and are punished, even your mother can't save you."
Shen Yuanxin's eyes were full of worry.
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Huang Yu was assigned to the Imperial Guard. Due to two consecutive imperial edicts, after being dismissed from her post, she did not go out to socialize or entertain, but returned to the Shen family immediately.
"Princess, both imperial edicts have been issued, but they haven't mentioned a word about me. Could it be that they've discovered something?"
Zhou Xinrou: "Absolutely impossible." Considering Shen Yuantang's reaction, she didn't take the matter to heart.
"She's probably jealous. Shen Yuantang also came to question me yesterday, so she must also have some suspicions about you."
Huang Yu lowered her eyes in thought and said, "I won't be coming to see you for the next few days; the Imperial Guard is busy."
Zhou Xinrou had already guessed it; this was the best arrangement.
"good."
Huang Yu didn't linger; he left after a brief greeting.
Even so, Shen Yuantang, who had been watching them since early morning, blocked them at the door.
"Don't think that by pleasing my mother you can compete with us. We are her children."
A flash of mockery crossed Huang Yu's eyes, and she quickly lowered her head, adopting a restrained and humble demeanor.
“Miss Yuan Tang, I didn’t mean that. I didn’t save the princess because of her status. If it were someone else, I would have done the same.”
Shen Yuantang snorted coldly: "No matter what your intentions are, if I find out again that you are trying to get close to my mother, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Huang Yu: "I wouldn't dare. If Miss Yuan Tang doesn't want me to live in the Shen family, I'll move out right now."
Thinking of his mother's appearance, Shen Yuantang said with a dark face, "No need. This is my mother's wish. If you move out, my mother will feel bad."
"Remember this: you saved my mother. My eldest sister has already given you a gift of gratitude, arranged for you to work in the Imperial Guard, and let you stay at the Shen family's residence. This is already an immense favor. If you dare to have any further improper thoughts, don't blame us for being impolite to you!"
Huang Yu raised her hand to touch the scar on her face: "I dare not. You are the princess's closest blood relatives. I am just a stranger. The princess only showed me pity because of the scar on my face."
Shen Yuantang's eyes swept over the scar that ran across half of Huang Yu's face. The scar was long and deep; if it were an ordinary woman, she would have been heartbroken and wanted to commit suicide.
I suppose her mother was so forgiving of her because of her disfigured face.
"It's good that you know. From now on, apart from paying your respects to my mother, don't bother her anymore."
"yes!"
Huang Yu lowered her head and retreated, while Shen Yuantang entered the main courtyard with an arrogant expression.
Two days later, another letter from the family recognizing Huang Yu as their godparent was delivered to Shen Lanxi's desk.
She picked up her pen and replied with two words: "Agreed!"
She soon received the date for the Shen family's family reunion banquet, three days later.
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