Chapter 153 Madam Pei's Furious
Song Yunshu, looking frantic, started tearing at Shu Tong beside her, shouting, "If word gets out that my stepson is lusting after his stepmother in this vast Yanzhou, wouldn't that be the biggest joke in the world!"
Madam Pei slammed her cane heavily on the ground, her throat filled with suppressed anger: "Enough! You've committed a grave mistake and still don't know how to repent, yet you dare to implicate others!"
“In the past, I only felt that you had worked hard all these years, even if you hadn’t made any great achievements. But I never knew that you would have developed such a vicious mind.”
"Do you still care about your husband and the reputation of the Pei family?"
Amidst the accusations, Song Yunshu looked up at Madam Pei and finally couldn't help but sneer.
"What Mother meant by not mistreating me was to do everything in her power to get my husband to take a concubine, or if there was no other option for a second wife, to bring him a concubine into the household?"
Pei Song had not yet recovered from this turn of events. He looked at Song Yunshu in front of him, and there was no trace of her usual gentle and humble demeanor. She was now so repulsive!
He looked at her, his voice trembling, "Yun Shu, why have you become like this?"
Upon hearing the voice, Song Yunshu turned around, her expression softening immediately. She took a few steps closer and stopped in front of him. The Pei family's sons were born with handsome looks.
If it weren't for that, she wouldn't have married into the family with such joy back then. Lost in thought, she reached out and touched his cheek. Yes, when did she start to become like this?
It all started when he changed his mind.
A look of disgust suddenly flashed in her eyes, and she shoved Pei Song hard, almost knocking him to the ground.
"Tell me, when did I become like this? Okay, then I'll tell you."
“You went out to indulge in debauchery just a few months after your marriage, and even got involved with the younger sister of your classmate from the academy. At that time, I was still thinking of giving you a chance.”
"What man doesn't love beautiful women? What man doesn't have a flirtatious streak? But what about you? You've got your hands on women outside, in brothels, in your own household, and even Miaoyin, who's right beside me!"
The main hall fell into a deathly silence. Even Pei Yanzhi looked up at Pei Song, and Madam Pei looked exhausted. These family matters were too complicated to sort out and too difficult to resolve.
Pei Xingjian simply sipped his tea quietly, seemingly lost in thought.
She pointed at Pei Song and said, word by word, "It was you. You forced me into this state step by step. In this mansion, it would be fine if there were no other people to compare me to, but I saw with my own eyes how my elder brother treated Ji Shu. How can I bear this?"
"I'm going to break them up, because I'm so wicked!"
Pei Song hadn't expected that she harbored so much resentment, and that she would vent all her hatred on Xing Jian and her sister-in-law. His lips trembled slightly, but he remained speechless.
But Jian is, after all, her elder brother's son, and the one who will eventually take charge of Yanzhou. She should never have any designs on him.
With a very ugly expression, he took two steps forward and knelt down in front of Pei Yanzhi: "Brother, it's my fault. Yun Shu has suffered with me all these years. I hope you will spare her life in consideration of her being a daughter-in-law of the Pei family."
In fact, as early as when Pei Xingjian found out, Pei Yanzhi already knew that the whole thing was the work of the Song family, and he had been waiting for them to take action.
He looked up and turned to Pei Xingjian, asking, "What do you want to do with this?"
Pei Song turned to look at Xing Jian, his voice strained: "Xing Jian, she is, after all, your second aunt..."
Song Yunshu sneered: "Pei Song, I don't need your fake pleading for me. I don't believe the Pei family would dare to execute a woman."
Pei Song glared at the woman in front of him and roared, "Shut up!"
Pei Xingjian looked around, his gaze finally settling on his father's expressionless face.
"Second Aunt, I don't know where you heard these things from, but I have always considered you my family."
He turned to the head of the table and bowed to Madam Pei, saying, "This matter is left for Grandmother to decide."
Madam Pei's expression shifted between Pei Yanzhi and Pei Xingjian, and noticing that the person beside him was not present, she knew that this was also his intention.
Since leaving Qingyun Residence yesterday, she had asked Shutong to keep an eye on the father and son's every move. However, to her great surprise, Ji Shu was also involved.
And in the most appalling way, he immediately felt dizzy, "This father and son, they're simply... simply absurd..."
She composed herself, subtly averting her gaze, and looked at them, saying, "To maintain the relationship between our two families, Song, you shall go and live on the estate. You shall never again enter the Marquis's mansion in this lifetime."
Song Yunshu suddenly looked up and shouted, "I'm not convinced! Why should I?"
"It was Xingjian who coveted his stepmother, and all I did was drug him. In the end, it didn't cause any harm, did it?"
Madam Pei gave Chang a wink, and Chang understood. She ordered someone to go forward, gag Chang, and drag her away.
Song Yunshu struggled to rush out, but was firmly restrained by Granny Chang and her men. It took quite a bit of noise for the room to quiet down.
Seeing that Pei Song's eyes were glazed over, clearly still recovering from the scene just now, Madam Pei said with exasperation, "The Song family is in this state entirely because of you. If you had treated her well, how could she have ended up like this?"
“Song’er, since you were young, your elder brother has been away fighting, and I have not disciplined you properly. I only wished you to stay by my side. I never thought that you would turn out like this. I… am truly ashamed of your father and the ancestors of the Pei family.”
Tears welled up in her eyes. Pei Song wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing and just slumped back.
"Mother, it was your son's fault!"
"You're not just wrong, you're terribly wrong! Not only are you causing trouble outside, but you've also made a mess of the inner quarters!"
"Sigh, I'm getting old too, and I don't know how many more years I have left to live, but Song'er, you can't go on like this forever."
Pei Song's shoulders slumped, and he replied in a low voice, "I understand, Mother."
Having said what needed to be said, she glanced at Xingjian, who had his eyes downcast, and Dalang, who was drinking tea, and waved for him to leave.
After the three of them were left in the room, she said to Xingjian, "Xingjian, you should go back too. Now that the wedding date has been set, you need to start preparing as soon as possible. I watched Heng'er grow up, so you must not let her down, understand?"
The underlying message in those words was clear to everyone: Ji Shu is now your father's wife, and you and Wei Heng are now involved in certain things that you should and shouldn't do.
There are lines that should not be crossed; one should be mindful of boundaries.
Pei Xingjian gave a low reply, bowed, and left.
Pei Yanzhi leaned back in his chair, as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with him. He simply lowered his eyes and slowly turned the ring on his finger, and no one knew what he was thinking.
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