6 Self-injury of 800
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There was always a smile on Shen Jingxiang’s face.
If it were the original owner, he would definitely be pissed to death.
And she would just treat them as a joke.
What a beautiful thought! Even a toad can’t imagine as beautiful as they do.
It was clearly Zhao's fault, but instead of punishing her, they wanted her to bribe Zhao with these jewels to keep the peace?
Do they deserve it?
Ana Shen smiled and said, “Just these jewels?”
Gu Haoxuan thought of Shen Jingxiang's private vault, which contained a lot of good things. Since he had already taken all the jewels, he might as well ask for more. Among them was a painting by Tang Yin, which he had wanted for a long time. Unfortunately, it was treasured by the Shen family and he had never had a chance to get it. Now was a good opportunity.
"Of course these are not enough. I also want the Tang Yin painting in your storeroom. It would be more than enough if you compensate us with all these. Then I can pretend that the fact that you wrongly accused Tian'er never happened."
What a joke, this is such a huge joke.
She could take these things out, but they might not be qualified to take them.
Shen Jingxiang looked at Zhao Tianer, "Zhao, are you sure I wronged you and want me to compensate you for all these things?"
Zhao Tianer was a little confused.
This Shen doesn't look like someone who can be easily fooled.
After all, she really did steal something, and if she were to be held accountable, her life would be ruined.
Seeing that Zhao Tianer was still hesitating, Gu Haoxuan began to comfort her.
"With me here, mother won't dare to do anything to you."
After hearing Gu Haoxuan's comfort, Zhao Tianer finally felt relieved.
Gu Haoxuan is the only son of Shen’s. Aren’t all the things of Shen’s given to Gu Haoxuan?
Now it’s just taken away in advance.
She just didn't believe that Shen Shi would not listen to Gu Haoxuan. Otherwise, the mother and son would be alienated, and Shen Shi would have no good days in the future.
Zhao mustered up her courage and said to Shen, "Mother, you have wronged me. You should compensate me with these things. Besides, there are so many good things in your private storehouse. Sooner or later, you will give them to your husband. Giving them to us now can be regarded as making the best use of them."
Haha, there are so many good things in her private vault, but it's a pity that they have no fate with her. She will not give any of them to these ungrateful people.
Even if she donated all of it, it wouldn't be good for these people.
Shen Jingxiang tried hard to calm her anger. It was totally unnecessary to be angry with such a person.
Shen Jingxiang showed a smile on her face and looked at the two people in front of her, especially Zhao.
She wanted to give them the opportunity, but they didn't know how to cherish it, so they couldn't blame her.
Shen Jingxiang said to the maid beside her, "I asked you to report to the authorities, but are the officials here?"
Zhao was startled and looked to Gu Haoxuan for help.
This is your husband's biological mother. As long as your husband begs his mother to let the government officials leave, everything will be fine. She stole her mother-in-law's jewelry, which is a stain. She doesn't want to live with this stain.
Seeing Zhao’s frightened look, Gu Haoxuan reached out and touched her shoulders.
Now Zhao felt a little relieved.
With her husband around, she had nothing to fear.
Seeing how calm these two people were, Shen Jingxiang thought that she would not pursue the matter for Gu Haoxuan's sake?
You're really overthinking it.
She didn't want to let either of these ungrateful people go.
Now let’s deal with the Zhao family first, and then deal with Gu Haoxuan slowly.
Soon, the officials appeared.
The officer asked Shen Jingxiang, "Did you report it to the police?"
Shen Jingxiang hummed, and then began to question Zhao.
"Officer, I want to accuse my daughter-in-law, Zhao, of stealing from my private vault in the dead of night. The jewels on the ground were stolen by her. The servants in this yard can testify that they saw with their own eyes that these jewels fell from Zhao's body, and Zhao also pushed me. Fortunately, my old bones are still strong and I only suffered a little injury. Otherwise, my life would have been lost to this woman."
The officer asked the servant on the side for confirmation, proving that Shen Jingxiang's words were all true.
Zhao Tianer, the daughter-in-law of the Gu family, appeared in front of her mother-in-law's private storehouse in the middle of the night and stole things. After being discovered, she beat up her mother-in-law. Her crime was extremely serious and she was now punished with thirty lashes of the cane as a warning to others.
The officer looked at Chen Jingxiang on the side, "I wonder if Madam Hou is satisfied with this result?"
But Shen Jingxiang didn’t want to be involved in these things, so she didn’t want to say that she was the one who instigated it in the end.
"The officer is fair and strict in his work. I have nothing to say."
The officer breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she was the daughter-in-law of the marquis, so he dared not sentence her too severely. Thirty lashes of the cane was just enough. After being punished, she just needed to rest in bed for a month and it would be fine.
After the verdict was reached, the officers prepared to take Zhao Tianer away.
Zhao Tianer struggled desperately and looked at Gu Haoxuan on the side to plead, "Husband, save me, I don't want to be punished."
Gu Haoxuan looked at Shen Jingxiang, and although he was very reluctant, he still spoke.
"Mother, Tian'er is your daughter-in-law. She was wrong in this matter. Your son will apologize to you on behalf of the Zhao family. Can we just let this go?"
never mind?
Do you know it’s time to let it go now?
When he was certain that she had wronged Zhao, why didn't he just let it go and asked her to compensate Zhao?
Is this Gu Haoxuan the child she raised herself? How could her heart become so biased?
He actually had the nerve to speak up. She had never seen such a thing before.
Just now, Gu Haoxuan and Zhao had never thought of letting her go, so why should she choose to forgive them now?
It doesn't make sense that they should take all the benefits, leaving me to suffer the consequences?
She, Shen Jingxiang, is not the kind of person who would hurt herself.
"I don't agree to that."
Gu Haoxuan thought that since he had asked for mercy, Chen Jingxiang would definitely agree.
But I didn't expect to hear a rejection from Shen's mouth.
This was the first time in my life that I heard Shen disagree. I was stunned and couldn't believe it.
"Mother, you are right, aren't you? You don't agree?"
Shen Jingxiang emphasized again, “Yes, I don’t agree.”
Gu Haoxuan was anxious.
Did Shen really have to watch Zhao being taken away and then beaten with thirty sticks in front of everyone?
If this were really done, the Zhao family's reputation would be completely ruined.
By then, Zhao would not only bring shame to the Zhao family, but also to the Hou Mansion.
This kind of move that kills one thousand enemies but injures eight hundred of your own people, wouldn't Shen be so stupid as to do this?
From now on, whenever people from the Hou Mansion go out, they will be pointed at and talked about.
"Mother, please think twice. Are you going to disregard the reputation of the Hou Mansion?"
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