Chapter 149 Do you think all the people in my Xiao family are dead?
Wang's thoughts and feelings were all focused on Chunxi, and she was really good to her two sons.
Hearing that Cao Wen might be imprisoned, she was no longer afraid of being laughed at by the ladies of the aristocratic families. She rushed up and scratched Mo and Mo Yunwan. The two of them screamed in pain. Ning and Shen Qingchi tried to pull her away, but they were also scratched on their faces.
The ladies from the noble families had never seen such a scene before and were all so shocked that they couldn't recover.
Only when Wang's strength was almost exhausted did Chunxi have someone pull her away.
Ignoring Wang's cries, Chunxi helped Mo up and asked, "Mother, are you okay?"
Mrs. Mo had just wanted to pretend to be unconscious, and she was not prepared for Mrs. Wang to suddenly rush up and make a scene. At first, Mo Yunwan pretended to help her block it, but later, she couldn't bear it anymore and hid aside. Mrs. Mo's face was scratched and it was burning, and a lot of her carefully maintained hair was pulled out. She looked really miserable.
Chunxi's concern fell on Mo's ears, and she felt extremely gloating.
According to the plan, Chunxi should have made a fool of herself and been condemned by everyone today, but now she, the mistress of a marquisate, has become a laughing stock for everyone.
Mrs. Mo knew that Shen Qingyuan and Chunxi would not let her off easily now that things had gotten to this point, so she simply stopped pretending, pushed Chunxi away, and spat at her.
"Evil woman, you teamed up with that rebellious son to set me up, and why are you still pretending here?"
Madam Mo smoothed her disheveled hair with trembling hands, glared at Madam Wang and said, "Even if I have a thousand faults, I am still the wife of a marquis. If you dare to lay a hand on me, I will never let you go!"
Wang felt guilty after being stared at by Mo, and subconsciously looked at Chunxi, hoping that Chunxi could defeat the old hag Mo, otherwise her whole family would suffer.
After threatening Wang, Madam Mo turned her gaze towards Chunxi. She said coldly, "Don't even think of putting the blame on a child who knows nothing about the world. Without your permission, how could he have entered Wenxinyuan and taken such a valuable item? Furthermore, you previously sold off many of Yuan'er's mother's dowry. Where did the money go? You must explain today!"
Mrs. Mo tried to hold on, but she looked so miserable and had no dignity at all.
Seeing this, Mo Yunwan quickly chimed in, "Sister-in-law, you didn't bring any dowry when you married. Brother has always been frugal with his food, clothing, housing, and transportation. His salary alone is enough for him. I wonder what you're going to do with all those things?"
Mo Yunwan was also angered by Wang's beating. Her voice was much higher than usual, filled with anger and questioning. Just as Ning was about to speak up for her, a man who looked like a eunuch hurried over.
Xiao Qingyue was sharp-eyed and immediately shouted, "Eunuch Li, why are you here? Did the Crown Prince ask you to deliver a message?"
Upon hearing the title of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, everyone immediately turned serious and looked at Eunuch Li.
Eunuch Li first bowed to Old Madam Xiao and Madam Xiao, then nodded to Chunxi before speaking with a smile, "Second Miss Xiao is truly clever. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did indeed send me to deliver the message."
At this point, Eunuch Li paused, cleared his throat, and then continued, "Just now, there was a misunderstanding at the men's table. Young Master Shen even wanted to force Lord Shen to divorce his wife. His Royal Highness was afraid that everyone would misunderstand Madam Shen, so he specially asked me to prove Madam Shen's innocence. Before Madam Shen and Lord Shen went to Xuzhou, she sold some things and raised over 11,000 taels of silver."
"This money was originally intended for emergencies, but after seeing the tragic plight of the people in Xuzhou after the disaster, Madam Shen decided to donate it all. When the Empress heard about this, she issued an edict to commend Madam Shen, but Madam Shen kept a low profile, so she didn't publicize it."
Everyone was originally wondering why the Queen Mother would specifically issue an edict to praise Chunxi, but after hearing this, they immediately felt that it made sense.
Ten thousand taels of silver is nothing to a wealthy family, but Chunxi, who came from a humble background, was able to donate so much silver to charity, which is truly commendable.
What is even more valuable is that Chunxi did not use this incident to gain fame for himself, but kept it secret. If Mo had not suddenly attacked in public today, no one would have known about this.
It turns out that although Madam Shen is tough, she has a kind heart and is not obsessed with fame and fortune. She is a very good person.
Mrs. Mo had not expected that today's promotion banquet was not only organized by the Ministry of Rites, but also that the money Chunxi earned from selling things was testified by the Queen and the Crown Prince. She and Mo Yunwan's plan actually helped Chunxi publicize good deeds!
Mrs. Mo's body swayed, and she was really about to faint from anger. Mo Yunwan quickly supported her and then took the initiative to blame Chunxi: "Since sister-in-law spent money to do a good deed, it's okay not to say it. But you can tell mother earlier, so that such a big misunderstanding will not happen, and even big brother will be embarrassed in front of his colleagues."
Seeing that her plan failed, Mo Yunwan immediately tried to shirk responsibility, saying that the misunderstanding was caused by Chunxi hiding the truth and not wanting to tell it. It was not that they had the intention to harm others and then shot themselves in the foot.
Mo Yunwan was about to help Madam Mo to rest when Chunxi said quietly, "My sister-in-law and your husband were once married in name only. Now she's been remarried to my third brother for only a few days, why are you so unfaithful?"
Mo Yunwan received a lot of compliments when she was welcoming guests, and she had already adapted to the identity of the third young master's wife in the marquis's mansion. Now that Chunxi pointed out in public that she had married two brothers, she felt embarrassed and angry.
Mo Yunwan fell silent, and Chunxi finally looked at Madam Mo. "Mother discovered I was selling off the mansion's belongings a long time ago, but she didn't come to me or my husband to ask about it right away. Instead, she chose today to attack me. It seems she's not only targeting me, but she also wants to ruin my husband's promotion banquet. It's understandable that Mother can't tolerate an outsider like me, but my husband has called you Mother for so many years. How could Mother be so cruel?"
Chunxi did not complain about her injustice, but pointed out that it was Shen Qingyuan that the Mo family could not tolerate.
Mrs. Mo's eyelids twitched, and she was about to argue, but Old Madam Xiao suddenly raised her hand and threw the teacup: "That's simply too much!"
Although Old Madam Xiao had handed over the power of the household to Madam Xiao a long time ago, her imposing presence remained. Now, when she spoke in anger, her voice was full of energy and pressure.
Mrs. Mo trembled all over when she was yelled at, and all the excuses that were on the tip of her tongue were choked back, and she let Mrs. Xiao point at her nose and scold her.
"When you shamelessly climbed into my bed, I knew you were restless, but I couldn't help but be obsessed with your brother-in-law and insisted on protecting you. Yuan'er is a genius who won the top spot in the imperial examination at the age of seventeen, and yet you labeled him a wife-killer. Now that he has finally married the girl of his dreams and has been appreciated by His Majesty, you use such despicable means to frame them. Mo, do you really think that everyone in my Xiao family is dead, right?"
Madam Xiao spoke the last sentence very slowly, but every word was spoken with thunderous force.
Everyone present unconsciously slowed down their breathing, trying to recall whether they had just been gloating and wanted to see Cao Chunxi make a fool of himself, fearing that the Xiao family would hold a grudge against them.
Chunxi was not afraid at all. Instead, she looked at Old Madam Xiao with shining eyes.
It turns out that the righteousness of the Lord comes from the old lady!
Chunxi seized the opportunity, pressed her lips together and burst into tears: "Aunt, you must stand up for my husband. He has suffered so much injustice over the years."
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