Chapter 17 Who will pity me when my beauty fades?
"Throw her out of the Liang Mansion!" Liang's mother looked at Chen Bing'er with disdain, waved her hand, and several maids behind her stepped forward to grab her, clamped her arms and pulled her out the door.
"No, I don't want to! Brother Liang, I don't want to leave Brother Liang... Mother! Mother! I beg you, please..." Chen Bing'er shouted at the top of her lungs, her face was pale, tears rolled down from her eyes, and her hands tightly clasped the door frame.
"You dare to resist!" Liang's mother's face was full of anger. Chen Bing'er's voice might have alarmed Liang Shao. She was clearly trying to alienate the mother-son relationship between them. She immediately stepped forward, stretched out her hand and hit Chen Bing'er in the face, then used both hands to pry open her fingers that were holding the door one by one.
Although Chen Bing'er's body is still a little weak, she has been doing rough work for so many years that her strength is definitely not comparable to that of someone like Liang's mother who lives a life of luxury. For a moment, several people were deadlocked at the door.
"Stop!" A hoarse and weak voice suddenly sounded outside the door, "Mom, Bing'er, what are you doing?"
Everyone stopped and looked outside. Liang Shao was slowly walking towards them from the corridor, supported by servants. He looked very unhappy and his heavy breathing could be heard from far away. His knees seemed a little weak when he walked.
Chen Bing'er's eyes were sparkling with tears. She looked at Liang Shao pitifully and cried, "Brother Liang...save me, my mother...wanted to drive me away, I don't want to leave you, I am your wife, this is my home!"
Upon hearing this, Liang Shao's face turned pale instantly, a trace of anxiety flashed in his eyes, and his steps became faster. He hurriedly said, "Mom, why do you suddenly want to drive Bing'er away? Wasn't everything fine before?"
Mother Liang sneered and said, "If we don't send this unlucky star away, will she stay in the mansion to kill you?" After that, Mother Liang began to persuade her earnestly, "Shao'er, listen to your mother. She is an ominous person. Think about it, how much trouble you have encountered since you met her. Not only has your future been ruined, but you were also beaten up on your wedding night. Who knows what kind of disaster will happen in the future!"
Liang Shao frowned slightly. What his mother said made sense. Thinking of this, his heart began to waver.
Chen Bing'er looked at Liang Shao with a somewhat suspicious look, and her heart was covered with a layer of panic, fearing that he would really abandon her. She cried out quickly: "I am not an ominous person! Brother Liang, have you forgotten that it was me who saved you and took care of you day and night..."
As she cried, Liang Shao's mind turned to the past. He looked up at Liang's mother again and said firmly, "Mom, Bing'er is right. She saved me in Luohu Village. She is definitely not an ominous person. She is my savior and my wife."
Chen Bing'er's heart finally settled down. She smiled lightly and let out a breath. The hand that was holding the door frame loosened its strength and fell on her shirt with a "pa ta". The blood on her hand was imprinted on the clothes.
"Mom, please don't drive Bing'er away." Liang Shao looked at his mother with hope in his eyes and pleaded.
Liang's mother felt even more hatred in her heart. Her Shao'er was actually bewitched by this vixen with just a few words and even argued with her mother. However, she knew her son. He was a very rebellious man and would never change his mind easily. It was not a wise decision to confront her son now. Liang's mother had no choice but to decide to let Chen Bing'er go for the time being and divert her son's feelings away from her first.
However, she couldn't just let her go. Thinking of how she had served this bitch like a slave for the past few days, Liang's mother felt uncomfortable. She suppressed her anger and said, "You can let her go if she wants me to. As long as she promises to obey me in the future, I will keep her and let her continue to be my Liang family's daughter-in-law."
"Mother, what are you talking about? Bing'er is your daughter-in-law, so of course she will obey your orders." Liang Shao breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile. After that, he looked at Chen Bing'er again, "Bing'er, you agree, right?"
Chen Bing'er had a bad feeling. She felt that she couldn't agree to this. Seeing the sneer on Liang's mother's face, she opened her mouth to refuse: "I don't--"
Liang Shao interrupted her and urged anxiously: "Bing'er, quickly agree, nothing will happen, believe me!"
Seeing the hope and pleading in his eyes, Chen Bing'er's heart softened. She tried to ignore the uneasiness in her heart, frowned, bit her lip and whispered, "Yes, Bing'er will obey mother's orders."
"Very good, then go back to your room and have a good rest." Liang's mother smiled and said slowly.
After Liang's mother left, Chen Bing'er threw herself into Liang Shao's arms with a tearful face, choking and begging, "Brother Liang, I... I want to go back to the new house. I don't want to stay here alone. I'm scared..."
Liang Shao also understood Chen Bing'er's worries and fears. He patted her back distressedly and coaxed her, "Okay, okay, don't cry. It hurts Brother Liang's heart to see you crying." Then he grabbed one of her hands and blew on it gently. "Silly girl, why are you working so hard? Just go out for a walk first, and I'll pick you up when the time comes. Look at your hand, it's bleeding so much. Come back to the room and I'll bandage it for you."
Chen Bing'er pouted and said, "I can't think of that much. I feel so sad when I hear that I have to leave you..."
"You still think you're right?" Liang Shao glared at her.
As the two of them talked like this, they returned to the bridal chamber with the help of maids and servants.
I thought the matter was over, but Chen Bing'er's hand just happened to be healed. Liang's mother called her up before dawn that day and asked her to prepare breakfast. She said that the family did not have enough expenses, so she dismissed several maids and old women, and from then on, three meals a day would be left to her.
Chen Bing'er was stunned and retorted: "How can I handle it alone?"
"That's why I asked you to get up early. Stop talking nonsense and go to the kitchen to cook." Liang's mother said calmly, "Marrying a wife is to serve her husband and parents-in-law. Do you want an old woman like me to cook for you? It's okay if you don't want to do it. Then I will use the seven grounds for divorce to let Shao'er divorce you and marry another one!"
After being threatened like this, Chen Bing'er had no choice but to take over the task of preparing three meals a day. Liang Shao was helpless after knowing this. After all, it was just a small matter. Besides, Chen Bing'er used to cook often, so it shouldn't be difficult for her. So he just coaxed and comforted her when Chen Bing'er complained to him.
However, things were far from simple. Liang's mother gradually increased Chen Bing'er's workload, including fetching water, cooking, washing dishes, sweeping the floor, washing and hanging clothes. At first, Chen Bing'er would tell Liang Shao about it. At that time, the two were very loving and sweet. Liang Shao was ill and not busy with government affairs. Chen Bing'er was also gentle and beautiful, so when he heard complaints, he would go to persuade Liang's mother to ask her not to make things difficult for Bing'er.
But he was a martial artist, how could he be as eloquent as Liang's mother? Besides, Liang's mother would add one more task for Chen Bing'er to do every few days. Liang Shao was always scared back by Liang's mother's nagging. After so many times, whenever Liang Shao heard Chen Bing'er complaining, Liang's mother's annoying nagging would naturally echo in his ears.
In addition, he had accumulated too many government affairs during his illness. He was exhausted physically and mentally when he returned home every day and just wanted to have a good sleep. So he began to be impatient with Chen Bing'er. After he couldn't help but explode once, Chen Bing'er finally shut up and never complained to him again.
The consequence of this was that Liang's mother became even more unscrupulous. She assigned more work to Chen Bing'er, making her get up before dawn every day and go to bed after midnight. Chen Bing'er's body and spirit were not well taken care of to begin with, and now she had to do so much rough work, and her body became even thinner.
Because of tiredness, Chen Bing'er had rejected Liang Shao's requests for sex several times. Even if she was forced to agree by Liang Shao, she was not feeling well and it was extremely painful. She closed her eyes and endured it every time. Liang Shao was also uncomfortable. Not only was Chen Bing'er's body irritating to the touch, but her uncomfortable expression and the way she lay motionless on the bed like a dead fish all ruined his mood. After a few times, the two of them really just slept under the quilt.
At this moment, Liang's mother came up with another bad idea.
Liang's mother visited a famous matchmaker in the capital, participated in small tea parties held by some noble ladies in the capital, looked for concubines for her son, and brought back a large number of portraits of women, and took Liang Shao to introduce them to him one by one.
Although Liang Shao and Chen Bing'er's relationship was not as deep as before, he still remembered their agreement and did not agree to take a concubine. However, Liang's mother set up a trap to make Chen Bing'er think that Liang Shao was going to take a concubine. So Chen Bing'er, who loved Liang Shao deeply, could no longer bear it. She rushed into Liang Shao's study and had a big quarrel with him. Although she later found out that it was Liang's mother who was causing trouble, their relationship became even more precarious after the quarrel.
Chen Bing'er blamed herself for not distrusting Liang Shao, while Liang Shao felt guilty that he was actually a little tempted. The two people, each with their own thoughts, did not want to face each other anymore.
All this was Liang's mother's fault. Chen Bing'er hated Liang's mother very much, but she loved Liang Shao terribly, so this contradictory mood made her even more silent.
Thinking of all this, Chen Bing'er's face turned pale. Her ears were lingering with the chattering voice of Liang's mother coming from the house. Her hands holding the broom became stronger and stronger. Her face was gloomy and cold, and her eyes were extremely sharp, staring as if she was going to eat someone.
Liang’s mother... Liang’s mother!
Chen Bing'er was screaming loudly in her heart, but her face was very calm. She held the broom and swept Liang's mother's yard gently, bit by bit. She didn't notice a figure flashing quickly between the trees and turning a corner into Prince Xie's Mansion.
Lu Qi stood in front of Xie Fei respectfully, and reported to the prince word by word everything he had observed in the Liang Mansion during this period. After he finished speaking, he frowned and said hesitantly: "Prince, ordinary people or people like Liang Shao who are only proficient in external martial arts may think that Chen Bing'er has just become silent, but I can clearly feel that her aura has changed and become gloomy and terrifying. I guess that the Liang family may have pushed her too hard, and Chen Bing'er is likely to do something irrational."
His tone was very serious when he said this. Although Chen Bing'er was a weak woman who didn't know any martial arts, when a person went crazy, her power would be incredibly great, because for a crazy person, no one could guess what she was doing or thinking. When she went crazy, she would even give up her life. Such a person was very scary.
Xie Fei smiled slightly and said, "With her ability, she can't threaten anyone outside the Liang Mansion. At most, she can only threaten the Liang family. This is their own fault. Don't worry about it."
"Yes." Lu Qi nodded, looked up at Xie Fei and continued to ask, "Prince, the bait is ready. When will it be released?"
Xie Fei smiled leisurely and said lightly: "Just these few days."
Lu Qi nodded in understanding, and his figure disappeared in a flash.
The author has something to say:
I wanted to finish it today, but I was still a little short of 5,000 words, so I split it into two chapters~~~ This story will be finished tomorrow. I'm watching "This is Armor" recently, and I'm really super envious of Zheng Shuang's luck (???)
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