Chapter 187: Accusing Marquis Cheng'en
Mrs. Shen returned to the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion and went straight to the study to find Princess Yizhen's belongings.
She held the longevity lock carefully. With this thing, and with Prince Yu's guarantee, Shen Shaohuai had a way to survive.
Mrs. Shen put the longevity lock into her sleeve pocket and went to the kitchen to personally prepare four dishes for Shen Shaohuai, planning to tell him the good news while the mother and son were having dinner.
When Mrs. Shen returned to the main courtyard, Lu Yin had already invited Shen Shaohuai.
Luyin came forward to take the lunch box.
Madam Shen pushed her away and put the dishes on the table herself: "Huai'er, you used to like these dishes the most. Your mother cooked them for you herself."
She gave Shen Shaohuai a bowl of rice and said, "Try it."
Shen Shaohuai took a look at the light dishes on the table. He didn't have much appetite to begin with, and now he had no appetite at all.
He silently picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of jerky nearby, took a bite, and it was neither salty nor bland, with no taste.
He only moved his chopsticks twice and then stopped eating.
Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Shaohuai expectantly, hoping to get his evaluation, but after seeing him take two bites, he stopped eating.
Some dishes were not even touched.
“Huai’er, is the food your mother cooked not to your taste?” Madam Shen picked up a piece of jerky he had touched with her chopsticks, and stuffed it into her mouth while looking at him: “It tastes okay.”
"I'm not hungry."
"You used to say that no matter how much you ate of the food your mother cooked, you could never get enough."
"I don't have an appetite today."
Mrs. Shen was silent for a while, then said, "If you don't like it, then mother will eat it. I'll make it for you another day."
The atmosphere in the room became stagnant.
Mrs. Shen did not wait for Shen Shaohuai's comfort, nor did she wait for him to continue eating.
She held the chopsticks, picked up the food and stuffed it into her mouth, swallowing it without chewing it at all.
Her expression did not change, and her eyes stared at Shen Shaohuai without blinking.
Shen Shaohuai sat opposite Madam Shen, watching her stuffing mouthful after mouthful of food into her mouth.
He could see that Mrs. Shen was unhappy because he didn't eat the food she cooked. But she didn't argue with him like she did yesterday when he locked her in the study.
She just stuffed food into her mouth desperately, as if she wanted to suppress the emotions that she couldn't control and vent into her heart one mouthful at a time.
It was almost like self-torture, to force him to submit.
Shen Shaohuai clenched his hands into fists on his knees and watched her finish a plate of food and then reach for another plate with his chopsticks.
The only sound in the room was the knock of chopsticks against porcelain plates, and each sound seemed to strike at the tip of Shen Shaohuai's heart.
Even though she couldn't fit any more food in, she showed no sign of stopping and even tried to stuff more food in.
Shen Shaohuai watched her throat slide, as if food was surging up. She swallowed the food with force, tears coming out, but she still didn't stop.
She was pushing him.
She is forcing him in this way!
Forcing him to speak, "Mom, I want to eat the food you cook."
This thought flashed through his mind, and Shen Shaohuai shuddered. He felt as if a huge stone was pressing on his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.
Every time, almost every time, he showed signs of resistance, she would hurt herself, and her desire for control became stronger.
With a "click", Mrs. Shen's chopsticks knocked on the plate. She covered her mouth with her hand and pressed the food that was about to overflow into it.
She dragged the plate over and without using chopsticks, she just filled her mouth with her hands, her expression almost numb.
Shen Shaohuai looked at Mrs. Shen, who was always dignified and proper. Mrs. Shen, who always cared about other people's opinions, was now grabbing food with her hands and stuffing it into her mouth.
It's as embarrassing as it can be.
His emotions accumulated to the peak. He clenched his fists tightly, unable to bear it any longer, and stood up suddenly.
"Mother, my son still has official business to attend to."
Shen Shaohuai dropped these words, stood up and left.
Just as he reached the door, he heard the sound of a plate being knocked over behind him. He paused and left without looking back.
Mrs. Shen watched his back disappear at the door with wide eyes, and continued to stuff food into her mouth until she was about to vomit.
"Madam..." Lu Yin called out.
Mrs. Shen stood up suddenly and vomited into the spittoon.
Lu Yin was frightened by Mrs. Shen's abnormal behavior. She quickly handed her a towel and water and hurriedly cleaned up for Mrs. Shen.
Madam Shen asked in a hoarse voice, "Where is Huai'er? Is he out of the house?"
Lu Yin looked at the nanny who walked in from outside.
The nanny took over the conversation: "The Second Master went to Concubine Zhu's place."
Mrs. Shen's eyes were gloomy. She wiped her mouth vigorously with a handkerchief. She didn't know what she was thinking about. She took people to Zhu Yu's yard.
With a "bang".
Mrs. Shen pushed open the door herself and saw Zhu Yu's soft body, tightly pressed against Shen Shaohuai's arm, serving him meal.
Seeing this scene, the tightly stretched string in her mind broke, and the emotions suppressed in her heart burst out instantly.
It was this woman, it was this woman who snatched her son away and caused her son to become alienated from her!
Adding new hatred to old grudges, Madam Shen ordered the servants: "This lowly maid has committed treason. Go and execute her on the spot."
Zhu Yu's face turned pale, and she grabbed Shen Shaohuai's arm: "Second Master, save me...ah..."
The maid grabbed Zhu Yu, and another maid took a hemp rope and put it directly around Zhu Yu's neck.
Zhu Yu's neck felt as if it was being cut by a knife, and she couldn't breathe. Her snow-white face turned red.
"I'm usually too kind to you, yet even a lowly servant dares to bully me." Madam Shen's eyes were filled with ruthlessness: "I want to see who else dares to climb over my head and bully me in the future!"
Shen Shaohuai stood up suddenly and looked at Zhu Yu in shock as she was being strangled by the rough maid with her tongue sticking out.
She struggled in pain, but her strength was no match for the thick-armed and round-waisted maid. She looked at him in despair and stretched out her hand for help.
"Huai'er, this bitch is so vicious that she alienates the relationship between us mother and son." Madam Shen was afraid that Shen Shaohuai would soften his heart: "You used to be very obedient and listened to me very much. Since she entered the mansion, you began to rebel against me."
Shen Shaohuai was oppressed by Madam Shen when he was in the main courtyard. Now he saw her cruelly killing Zhu Yu. A chill came over him, and he subconsciously took a step back, wanting to stay away from her.
Madam Shen took a step closer to him: "Mother knows that you are soft-hearted and simple-minded, and you are easily deceived."
She took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped Shen Shaohuai's sleeves, as if to wipe away the scent of Zhu Yu on him.
It seemed that only in this way would Shen Shaohuai become an obedient son again.
"Huai'er, this woman has corrupted you." Madam Shen's eyes were fierce: "She deserves to die."
Shen Shaohuai's hair stood on end. Once he went against her wishes, the shackles she put on him would become tighter.
It was so tight that it seemed as if a hemp rope was tied around his neck.
He watched as Zhu Yu's struggle slowed down, and finally her legs kicked, her hands slid down limply, and her head tilted to one side.
A person who was alive just now died in front of me in the blink of an eye.
Shen Shaohuai's head was dazed when he heard Madam Shen say, "Today I will use Zhu Yu to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys. No one in the mansion will teach you bad things again."
He shuddered.
Mrs. Shen glanced at the dead Zhu Yu, worried that there would be a rift between mother and son, so she quickly took out the longevity lock and stuffed it into his hand.
"Huai'er, this is Princess Yizhen's relic. With it, you can save your life."
When Shen Shaohuai touched Madam Shen’s hand, his arm shrank.
Madam Shen’s expression changed.
At this moment, an anxious voice came from outside: "Oh no, the old lady is going to report the Marquis."
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