Chapter 288 It was I who asked my wife to go
"You call me sister-in-law, what do you think I am?"
Chunxi asked back without hesitation, and the momentum emanating from his body firmly suppressed Shen Qingchi.
Chunxi's background is indeed not good, and she has no one to support her in her family, but she has married Shen Qingyuan, who is Shen Qingchi's elder sister-in-law.
Other ladies from noble families could criticize her, but Shen Qingchi couldn't.
As the younger sister-in-law, she has to respect her elder sister-in-law.
These days, Ying'er is with Li Jixian every night, and Yun Wantang no longer cares about Shen Qingchi as often as before. Shen Qingchi feels neglected and hates Chunxi.
Today, Princess Baohua was willing to destroy her own reputation in public to accuse Chunxi of going to Wuyou Pavilion for fun. Shen Qingchi naturally had to speak up for her and confirm the accusation that Chunxi was unfaithful to her husband so as to relieve the hatred in his heart.
Shen Qingchi didn't want to be oppressed by Chunxi's status as the eldest sister-in-law, and said hatefully: "If you do such a shameful thing, you are no longer my eldest sister-in-law."
Shen Qingchi spoke in a decisive tone. Chunxi sighed and spoke softly.
"My brother-in-law has been spending every night in red-light districts lately. When I heard about it, I was worried my sister would be wronged by her in-laws, so I immediately notified my family to support her. Now, I'm being accused of having fun at Wuyou Pavilion, and my sister hasn't said a word to defend me. She hasn't even confirmed the reason, but is helping others accuse me. It really makes me feel disheartened."
Chunxi pounded his chest and looked heartbroken.
Without waiting for Shen Qingchi to explain, Chunxi continued, "I really don't understand. When we were in the Marquis' Mansion, my sister was the only one who treated me well. Why is it that after marrying into the Grand Tutor's Mansion, she either instigated criminals to kidnap and murder me, or helped outsiders to add insult to injury and kill me?"
This made it sound as if Shen Qingchi had been instigated by others in the Taifu Mansion and that was why he turned around and harmed Chunxi.
Shen Qingchi's heart tightened, and he quickly retorted: "Don't flatter yourself. You are of humble origin and are not worthy of my eldest brother. I didn't like you from the beginning."
"But my brother-in-law is a womanizer and definitely not a loyal man. My second and third brothers haven't passed the imperial examinations. Even if I look down on you, you should understand that your only support is your eldest brother. I am now one with your eldest brother in honor and disgrace. You may seem to be taking advantage of me today, but you are actually harming your eldest brother. This will not benefit you in any way. Why would you do such a thing?"
Chunxi blinked, looking curious and innocent. Shen Qingchi felt guilty for a moment when asked.
She did stand up today, and it was definitely not just to vent her anger.
She did it for Aunt Five.
A few days ago, when her fifth uncle's appointment came down, she found out that her eldest brother had been repeatedly trying to trip up her fifth uncle in the court, almost preventing her fifth uncle from being appointed as the Commissioner of Maritime Customs.
My fifth uncle has been the governor of Wengzhou for many years, and he has rarely been with his family. Zhen'er and Yue'er are also unable to enjoy the company of their grandmother. This time, when he returned to Beijing with the envoys, he has been trying his best to promote trade between Zhaoling and Yuexi. If it weren't for my eldest brother's obstruction, my fifth uncle should have been appointed as the Maritime Customs Commissioner after the envoys left Beijing.
Although the appointment has been given by the fifth uncle, he has to be supervised by the eldest brother in every aspect and has no way to do anything.
After Shen Qingchi learned about this, he felt very uneasy.
She lost her virginity to Li Jixian before getting married, and was already looked down upon by the people in the Taifu Mansion. Now her eldest brother was making things difficult for her fifth uncle. Even if she gave birth to a son, her life in the Taifu Mansion would probably not be easy in the future.
Therefore, today she spoke for Princess Baohua, not only to vent her anger, but also to please Fifth Aunt, and let everyone in the Taifu Mansion know that she and her eldest brother and sister-in-law were not on the same side, and that her heart and soul were on the side of the Taifu Mansion.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingchi met Chunxi's gaze and said loudly, "Sister-in-law, please don't force your words. You went to Wuyou Pavilion to have fun and betrayed my eldest brother's sincerity. If I don't speak up for my eldest brother, do I have to persuade him to endure such humiliation?"
Chunxi sneered, "Since you care so much about your elder brother, why not go and ask him what he wanted me to do when he asked me to participate in the Wuyou Pavilion's top courtesan selection that day?"
Everyone: “…”? ? ?
Did they just have problems with their ears?
Did Cao Chunxi just say with confidence that Shen Qingyuan asked her to go to Wuyou Pavilion to have fun?
How could there be any man in this world willing to let his wife go out and have fun?
Everyone was dumbfounded, and Princess Hengyang, as the person involved, was also shocked by Chunxi's words.
Oh my god, no wonder Ah Xi didn’t let her speak. She couldn’t come up with such nonsense even if she racked her brains.
Shen Qingchi didn't find it as unbelievable as the others.
She had suffered too many losses at the hands of Chunxi. Chunxi dared to say such words in public. No matter what, Shen Qingyuan would definitely confirm that this was true.
She originally thought that Cao Chunxi would be labeled a slut today and would never be able to turn things around, but she didn't expect that Chunxi would ruin the situation before she could say a few words.
It was the eldest brother who asked Cao Chunxi to go to Wuyou Pavilion. Wouldn't she become a joke again if she couldn't wait to take advantage of Cao Chunxi's misfortune? Moreover, everyone would also think about what Cao Chunxi had just said afterwards. What if her fifth uncle and fifth aunt were implicated?
Shen Qingchi was a little panicked and her stomach started to tighten. She was about to pretend to have a stomachache and leave, but Chunxi got the better of her and started crying out, "ouch, ouch."
Princess Hengyang immediately protected Chunxi: "Axi, what's wrong with you?"
"Princess, my stomach hurts so much. Maybe the baby in my belly is angry because he heard my aunt slandering its own mother like that."
The princess immediately sent for the imperial physician and notified Shen Qingyuan.
After a while, Shen Qingyuan came to the women's seat with a sullen face and a cold look.
The imperial physician carefully examined Chunxi's pulse. Although he felt that the fetus was stable and there was nothing serious, he still prescribed a medicine to stabilize the pregnancy under the watchful eyes of Princess Hengyang and Shen Qingyuan.
Princess Hengyang briefly recounted the whole story, and Shen Qingyuan listened and explained in a cold voice.
"My wife did participate in the Wuyou Pavilion's top courtesan selection a few days ago, but I asked her to go. I was investigating something, and Wuyou Pavilion happened to have a lead, but I couldn't go there for fear of alerting the enemy, so I asked my wife to take the risk. My colleagues in the Censorate are all aware of this. If you don't believe me, you can ask the Censorate for confirmation."
Shen Qingyuan already had a reputation as a wife slave, so his words were indeed not credible, but with the presence of the officials from the Censorate, everyone had no choice but to believe him.
After all, those old bastards in the Censorate wouldn't even give His Majesty face, so it's impossible for them to help Shen Qingyuan lie.
Everyone believed that this was a misunderstanding, and Princess Baohua also admitted that she only saw Chunxi from a distance and did not see Chunxi doing anything improper with the young waiter from Wuyou Pavilion.
The farce ended here. Madam Zhao came out to smooth things over and the banquet went on as usual.
After the banquet, Princess Baohua left immediately. She did not return to the Princess Mansion, but went to an inconspicuous small house in the west of the city.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, Princess Baohua couldn't wait to speak: "I have done as you said. Where is Xiang?"
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