Chapter 4: Witnessing the Power of a Noble Lady for the First Time
Sun Tu's friend advised him, "Go back and be polite to your wife. There's nothing you can't get over."
Sun Tu left angrily. In his mind, Zhao Lingmeng liked him so much, so he could just go back and coax her. So although he was angry, he didn't think it was a big deal.
When Sun Tu returned home, before he had time to coax Zhao Lingmeng, he was dragged into the bamboo courtyard by his mother's maid.
"This is going to force me to death! My son just took a concubine, but that woman actually wanted to beat her to death. I won't live anymore." Before Sun Tu entered the courtyard, he heard his mother Zhou crying inside.
Sun Tu immediately strode in, grabbed Zhou, who was pretending to hang herself, and immediately asked the servants around him loudly: "What on earth is going on?"
Guihua, Zhou's maid, immediately pretended to be frightened and said, "Madam said that Concubine Wang offended her and was publicly beaten with twenty sticks. She also ordered that Young Master Sun Qijing be sent back to Yixin Courtyard as soon as possible. And..."
"What else?" Sun Tu asked anxiously.
"Furthermore, Madam has stopped all expenses in the mansion, so today the old lady only drank a little porridge."
Guihua was actually a little scared after she finished speaking. This was the first time she had seen the Madam show her power in the three years since she entered the mansion. The key point was that her indentures were all with the Madam. If the Madam was not satisfied, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Sun Tu was furious after hearing this, but since he'd achieved the third place in the imperial examination, he wasn't completely stupid. This was also the first time he'd witnessed the power of a noblewoman's anger. He sighed inwardly, realizing that this was ultimately a mistake for both his mother and himself.
Although he did feel a bit guilty and remorseful towards Wang Xiaoyi, with whom he grew up, if it weren't for his mother's bowl of medicine, he and Wang Xiaoyi wouldn't have slept together, especially at this time. This was troublesome, Sun Tu rubbed his forehead.
"Okay, Mom, stop pretending." After Sun Tu finished speaking, he personally stepped forward and helped Zhou to sit next to him.
"Son, what do you mean? You won't make the decision for me and Wang Xiaoyi?" After saying this, Zhou pretended to cry.
"Just look forward to your son, okay? If we can't coax Zhao Lingmeng this time, we will go home and farm!" Sun Tu exaggerated when he saw that his mother was going to make trouble.
"Is it really that serious?" Zhou was shocked. Her son had finally passed the exam, so how could he go home to farm?
Sun Tu nodded and continued to persuade his mother, "Mom, I know you feel wronged, but your son is just a seventh-rank official. If Marquis Wu'an wants to kill him, he only needs to move his fingers. Can you please give in to Zhao Lingmeng a little in the future?"
"Why am I so miserable! Being a mother-in-law is so glorious for others! But when it comes to me, I have to give in to my daughter-in-law!" Zhou was really sad when she heard her only son say this, and she cried to herself.
Sun Tu instructed Guihua and the others, "Take good care of the old lady. If anything happens, send someone to inform me." Then he simply bowed to Zhou and left.
Sun Tu left the bamboo courtyard and slowly returned to the front yard to change his clothes. Sun Tu knew his strengths. Zhao Lingmeng liked his face, didn't she? He hoped he wouldn't let himself down today.
When Sun Tu arrived, Aunt Wang was being beaten with a stick in the Yixin Courtyard. She was crying and her nose was wet, and the stick was soaked with blood.
As soon as Aunt Wang saw Sun Tu coming in, she immediately pleaded, "Brother Sun Tu, it hurts so much! Please save me, save me!"
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