Shen Qiyin listened calmly, then suddenly opened her medicine box and began rummaging through it.
As he turned to the side, he caught a glimpse of a slender figure standing not far away.
It's Huo Wanqing.
Compared to Shen Qiyin's lack of reaction, Huo Wanqing was pale, as if she had suffered a huge blow.
"Qing'er..."
Hearing someone call her name, Huo Wanqing seemed to snap out of her daze.
She seemed to wake from a dream, and quickly walked up to Shen Qiyin, her eyes filled with guilt as she said, "Qiyin, I'm sorry. It's because of me that you've been talked about for no reason."
"I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
No matter how much Su Mengdie ridiculed or made things difficult for her, she could always choose to let it go.
Because it only concerns herself, she can swallow any grievance.
But now even others have been dragged into this, which is something she absolutely cannot tolerate!
Huo Wanqing turned and went into the room.
Huo Chenzhou was clearly surprised by her sudden appearance and even more uncertain about how much of his argument with Su Mengdie had been overheard.
"Wanqing..." He frowned deeply, "Why are you here?"
Huo Wanqing looked at Su Mengdie beside her and said, "My sister-in-law sent someone to invite me here. She said there was something to discuss."
“That’s right, I called her here.” Su Mengdie glanced at Huo Chenzhou almost provocatively, then finally fixed her gaze on Huo Wanqing and continued, “You’re getting on in years now, and I was just telling your older brother that you’re at the age where you should be getting married.”
"Su Mengdie!" Huo Chenzhou's gaze was almost murderous.
Su Mengdie completely ignored him and continued to say to Huo Wanqing in her own way, "I have already found a husband for you, the second young master of the Marquis of Jianning's mansion. What do you think?"
"Wanqing!" Huo Chenzhou said sternly, "Song Chen is not a good man, you must not marry him."
“There are many outstanding noble sons in the capital. You can choose carefully. If you have someone you like…” He paused for a moment before continuing, “I will arrange a grand marriage for you.”
"But if one has no desires, one need not compromise oneself for the sake of worldly opinions; it is fine to remain unmarried for one's entire life."
Hearing this, Su Mengdie became even more anxious: "Huo Chenzhou! You're not even going to pretend anymore, are you? You're blocking her from getting married no matter what, but you want to marry her so you can divorce me?"
Huo Chenzhou's face was ashen, and he was about to speak when Huo Wanqing spoke first: "Sister-in-law, be careful what you say."
Her reaction was very calm.
She seemed to have long been used to Su Mengdie's nonsense.
She pursed her lips and said calmly, "Since ancient times, marriage has been arranged by parents and matchmakers. My parents promised that I would make my own decision about my marriage."
"Therefore, I regret that I cannot comply with your arrangements, sister-in-law."
Su Mengdie was furious: "You!"
Huo Wanqing lowered her eyes.
She certainly didn't want to cause discord between the couple because of her own actions, but that didn't mean she would gamble her entire life just to give them a peaceful life.
but--
"It is my fault for not thinking things through. I will go out and find a house to move out of the General's Mansion soon."
Perhaps if we can't see each other, the conflict can be calmed down.
At this point, Huo Wanqing raised her eyes and looked at Su Mengdie, saying slowly and deliberately, "But just now, my sister-in-law's words were insulting to Qiyin. I hope you can apologize to her."
Shen Qiyin listened and silently walked behind Huo Wanqing.
Having dealt with the Shen family for a long time, she knew that Su Mengdie was just like them, an accomplice. It was impossible to reason with such a person and make her admit her mistakes.
Huo Wanqing was clearly a child who had been pampered by General Huo and his wife since childhood. She was humble, gentle, and polite. Therefore, it was easy to imagine that she had no chance of winning against someone as unreasonable as Su Mengdie.
But as the saying goes, evil people will always be punished by evil people.
Shen Qiyin thought to herself that if Su Mengdie made any outrageous remarks, she would take action.
As she expected, after hearing Huo Wanqing's request, the other party scoffed, "Apologize? On what grounds?"
“I’ve already given her enough face by calling her ‘Xiangjun’ (乡君, meaning ‘Lord of the Village’), but she’s still taking advantage of my kindness.”
"And you..." She pointed at Huo Wanqing: "An adopted wild child, does she really think she's the young lady of the General's Mansion? She actually dared to force herself on me!"
"I won't apologize, so what can you do to me?"
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone heard a loud "slap" and saw Su Mengdie, who had been so arrogant just moments before, now covering her face that had been slapped to the side, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Not only her, but even Shen Qiyin and Huo Chenzhou looked surprised.
Even Shen Qiyin had her eye on Su Mengdie with the ring, ready to launch a hidden attack.
Seeing this, she secretly withdrew her hand.
I almost forgot, Huo Wanqing is a young lady from a wealthy family, but this wealthy family is actually a general's mansion.
The saying "a general's daughter is as fierce as a tiger" is indeed true.
At this moment, Su Mengdie's maid suddenly stepped forward, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws: "Second Miss is too unruly, how dare she hit Madam!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than a maidservant beside Huo Wanqing grabbed her by the collar and slapped her several times: "You dare to howl and scream at the Second Miss? You think you know any manners now?"
The maid, covering her swollen face, retreated behind Su Mengdie with a dejected expression.
Su Mengdie snapped out of her daze, frowned, and demanded, "You dare hit me?"
Huo Wanqing said confidently, "I didn't dare to hit you originally, but since you won't apologize, I have no choice but to use my own methods to seek justice for Qiyin."
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