Inside the carriage, You Xinyan kept crying.
Madam You was annoyed by this: "Crying, crying, all you do is cry! What's the use of crying?"
"I'm so ashamed, the whole of Wan'an will know about me tomorrow... Waaaaah..."
Today, several other prominent people from the county were also attending Yang Cui's wedding banquet, so it's impossible to keep today's events a secret. As expected, the news will spread throughout the entire town tomorrow!
As for how it will be spread, nobody knows, but one thing is certain: rumors are often more terrifying than the truth!
What will people think of her afterward? You Xinyan doesn't dare to think about it.
"What exactly happened? What did you two do to make General Cen so angry?" Madam You questioned with a dark face.
"What else can we do? We didn't do anything, and I don't know why he's so angry!" Chen Shujun felt extremely embarrassed, and You Xinyan's worries were also her worries.
"Yuan Qiu said you were trying to steal Yang Cui's man, but you didn't say anything. How could a little kid like him know?" Madam You angrily rebuked. "You still won't tell the truth! Are you waiting for the Yin and You families to suffer a great disaster?"
Chen Shujun then repeated what she had said to Yang Cui.
"How was I supposed to know that General Cen would get so angry over this!"
Chen Shujun couldn't understand Cen Xiao's thinking. In her opinion, with multiple young and beautiful women serving him, he, as a man, wasn't at a disadvantage, so what was there to be unhappy about? Why get so angry?
You Xinyan's face was full of resentment: "It's Yang Cui! It must be Yang Cui who did this! That bitch..."
You Xinyan gritted her teeth in anger.
"You two..." Madam You's chest ached with anger, "They're getting married today, and you're saying these things, aren't you just deliberately trying to upset them?"
Of course, Madam You hoped that You Xinyan could get close to Cen Xiao, as this would greatly benefit both the Yin and You families. However, she did not expect that Chen Shujun and You Xinyan would use such a foolish method! And they even said those things on the day of someone else's wedding.
This isn't cooperation, this is enmity!!
However, Chen Shujun clearly hasn't realized her mistake yet!
She stubbornly insisted, "She's a divorced woman with no family to rely on. It's her good fortune to cooperate with us!"
"But this isn't an alliance, it's an enmity!" Madam You roared. "Do you think everyone is as stupid as your aunt? Are you still thinking of quietly killing Yang Cui when the time is right?"
Chen Shujun choked, realizing that was indeed what she thought.
Chen Shujun's mother was an illegitimate daughter and was not qualified to marry Chen Shujun's father. Her aunt was the one who was engaged to Chen Shujun's father. It was through this method that her mother persuaded Chen Shujun's aunt.
The two sisters agreed to marry Chen Shujun's father together, one as his wife and the other as his concubine. The sisters would support each other. However, in the end, her aunt fell out of favor and was imprisoned in the clan temple, never to leave again. Meanwhile, Chen Shujun's mother was promoted from a concubine to a wife, and she was able to have children and manage the household affairs.
Chen Shujun was full of confidence precisely because there was a precedent in her family, but she never expected...
Back home, when the You family learned of this, the patriarch, You Dongsheng, was so angry he almost had a heart attack. He roared, "Even if Yang Cui is a divorced woman, General Cen is still fond of her! That's her skill! She's also the only woman in the General's mansion right now. Instead of befriending her, you say such things! You're utterly foolish!"
Old Madam You glared at Chen Shujun with resentment: "How could our You family have married such a jinx! You're going to ruin our You family!"
Chen Shujun felt utterly wronged: "I was only trying to do what was best for the You family."
"But you chose a very inappropriate time to bring this up! And General Cen heard it!" You Zhixin rebuked sharply. "You disdain Yang Cui, you show her no respect, you look down on her, which is a slap in the face to the General! Fool! Fool!"
In You Zhixin's view, this kind of thing could have been accomplished by proceeding gradually, but Chen Shujun was too foolish and did it at the wrong time using the wrong method, which led to the current situation.
"If this matter isn't resolved, the You and Yin families are finished!" You Zhixin wished he could strangle this good-for-nothing woman!
Before long, Yin Zhihua and Madam You arrived. When Madam You returned home, she told Yin Zhihua what had happened. Yin Zhihua was so angry that he smashed several pieces of porcelain and gave Madam You a thorough dressing-down.
Despite the criticism, the matter still needs to be resolved.
So the couple rushed to the You family to discuss a solution.
Finally, it was decided to compensate Yang Cui. Given the current situation, Yang Cui is deeply favored by the general, and as long as Yang Cui is happy and satisfied, the matter can be resolved satisfactorily.
“Back then, Yang Cui mentioned three thousand taels of silver, so we compensated her with three thousand taels of silver,” Yin Zhihua said.
"Three thousand taels?" The You family was shocked. "That... is too much."
Yin Zhihua glanced at Chen Shujun, who was speaking: "If we don't show enough sincerity, do you think she'll let it go? Let me tell you, no one who goes against Yang Cui ends up well. Lin Mingcai, the Lin clan chief, Ji Fenfang, and Liang Xinrong are all dead. And those two from Nanshan Academy who helped Lin Shikang spread rumors about Yang Cui, Zhong Ming and Xu something, had their teeth pulled out a few days ago, and now they can't even continue their studies. Lin Shikang used to be so arrogant, but these days he's been keeping a low profile. Do you still think three thousand taels is too much?"
The crowd erupted in uproar!
In the elite circles of Wan'an County, although others were still unaware that Yang Cui was backed by a valiant general, they now knew that Yang Cui was not to be trifled with. Those who had previously looked down on Yang Cui now dared not underestimate her or offend her.
Nobody wants another troublesome enemy.
"Then we'll compensate Yang Cui with three thousand taels!" Old Master You made the decision.
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