"No way! He didn't come?" A hint of anger flashed in Chen Yun's eyes. Looking at Shen Mingzhu, she said, "You... You're useless. If I don't see him today, you're not leaving!"
Shen Mingzhu sighed and explained, "He really has something to do today."
Chen Yun got angry. "I don't care!"
Shen Mingzhu sighed again. Looking at Chen Yun helplessly, she said, "It's my business that requires him to handle."
Hearing this, Chen Yun's anger suddenly subsided. It was like punching cotton, leaving her feeling powerless. She let out a long sigh at Shen Mingzhu. "Fine. He must come next time."
Shen Mingzhu nodded.
Seeing that Shen Mingzhu's face was rosy and her hands were no longer as cold as before, Chen Yun said, "It seems you didn't lie to me. Your health has finally improved a bit."
Saying this, Chen Yun stroked her belly and looked at Shen Mingzhu. "So when do you plan to have a child?"
"...... Cough, cough, cough!"
Shen Mingzhu was drinking water. Hearing this, she almost choked. Looking at Chen Yun helplessly, she said, "It's still too early, too early."
Seeing Shen Mingzhu's blushing face, Chen Yun continued, "No way. You're not..."
She frowned and leaned close to Shen Mingzhu's ear, whispering, "You... Haven't consummated your marriage yet?"
Shen Mingzhu was really about to be choked to death by Chen Yun's words. Hearing this, she could only blush and shake her head.
Seeing Shen Mingzhu tightly clutching her handkerchief, Chen Yun couldn't help laughing. She leaned closer to Shen Mingzhu and said, "I'll give you something later."
Shen Mingzhu had a feeling that it wouldn't be a good thing and was about to refuse. Unexpectedly, before she could speak, there came a few soft laughs from behind.
"Look at Shen Mingzhu being so proud. She married a good-for-nothing!"
"Exactly. And she can't even hold onto a good-for-nothing. It's really a laughingstock."
"...... Who knows? Xie Lang was originally a playboy. Naturally, he's amorous."
Before Shen Mingzhu could react, Chen Yun got angry. She slapped the table hard, stood up, and glared back angrily.
Behind them was Li Shi, the wife of the second young master of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion and Chen Yun's sister-in-law.
Seeing that it was Chen Yun who had turned around, Li Shi's face instantly froze. She forced a smile and said, "So sister-in-law is here. I was just saying..."
"Saying what? What's the matter? Say it out and let's hear it?"
Chen Yun, with her big belly, looked at Li Shi and the other women beside her with disgust. "Do you think I'll let you say such things just because of a little sister-in-law relationship?"
Li Shi really didn't expect Chen Yun to be there. But looking at the women beside her and thinking about her own background, she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't it true?"
"Wait."
Shen Mingzhu stopped Chen Yun, who was about to take action. She said calmly, "Say whatever you want in front of this princess."
After saying that, she turned around and comforted Chen Yun, "It's just such a small thing. Why are you so impatient? Do you think this princess will be bullied right under your nose? You're pregnant. Be more steady."
"Speak." Shen Mingzhu looked at the women and smiled. "What's the matter?"
Li Shi gritted her teeth.
A little girl in a light yellow dress was bold. She had disliked Shen Mingzhu for a long time. "Are we wrong? Who doesn't know about the amorous affairs of Consort Xie these days?"
Shen Mingzhu frowned.
Xie Lang was so busy that he could hardly catch his breath. He didn't even come to this banquet. How could he have any amorous affairs?
Really...
"Exactly."
Someone beside her echoed, "Consort Xie can do such things. Can't we even say a word?"
"Your Highness, you're being too overbearing."
Shen Mingzhu wasn't really angry. The people who dared to offend her now must not have a very good family background. They weren't well-informed and didn't know anything. Their fathers and brothers at home probably didn't tell them either.
"Consort Xie was with a down-and-out woman. What's her name? Qu?" As the woman spoke, seeing Shen Mingzhu, there was a hint of contempt in her eyes. "Consort Xie was originally an amorous man. Your Highness should be more understanding."
Shen Mingzhu frowned and finally remembered those strange sisters. She also roughly understood how this matter had happened.
Xie Lang was really unlucky.
Thinking like this, the women beside her thought Shen Mingzhu was sad. They exchanged a look, and there was a hint of joy in their eyes.
Unexpectedly, Shen Mingzhu patted Chen Yun, whose eyes were about to burst into flames, and said calmly, "This princess can't manage it?"
"What's the punishment for slandering royal family members?"
Chun Tao quickly answered, with a strong coldness in her eyes. "Thirty big boards."
"Tsk." Seeing the women's faces turn pale instantly, Shen Mingzhu felt bored. She said calmly, "Thirty is a bit too much. Ten strokes with the rod."
The women didn't dare to say a word.
They never expected that Shen Mingzhu had been assassinated and injured last time. Why was she still so overbearing now?
Shen Mingzhu gave a soft laugh. Seeing the guards and maids come to take the women away, she subconsciously glanced at Chen Yun.
"Good." Chen Yun laughed. Looking at Shen Mingzhu, she said, "That's exactly how it should be done."
It instantly became quiet here. No one around even dared to speak.
Just as the women were about to be dragged away, suddenly two men appeared. One was in a hurry, and the other had a calm expression.
"Yunyun."
Li Chengyu's face was a bit cold. Seeing Chen Yun standing in the crowd with her big belly, he couldn't help speeding up his steps. He came up and said, "You're pregnant. How can you make a scene?"
After saying that, he turned around and saluted Shen Mingzhu. He said gently, "It's been a long time since I last saw Your Highness. Yunyun has missed you for a long time."
Shen Mingzhu nodded slightly and said, "Prince, long time no see."
The man beside Li Chengyu got anxious. He said to Li Chengyu, "Brother! My wife just talks too much. She has no bad intentions. Why is she being beaten? Please plead for her!"
Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu's expression paused slightly. She subconsciously turned to look at Chen Yun and saw that her face was gloomy. Her gaze towards Li Chengyu also carried a hint of dissatisfaction.
Li Chengyu looked at his younger brother and then at his wife. His face was full of helplessness.
"Brother!" Seeing that Li Chengyu didn't say a word, the man got anxious. He said, "If you do this, Mother will definitely be angry again. Please help me this time."
Chen Yun looked at him coldly and knew exactly what the man was up to.
Li Chengyu was a good man. He had inherited the title at a young age, but he was soft-hearted. Unfortunately, his family had a mother who only favored his younger brother and a muddle-headed and incompetent younger brother.
"Don't interfere."
Chen Yun knew that Li Chengyu's younger brother might not really have deep feelings for Li Shi. But as long as he saw her unhappy and Li Chengyu in a difficult situation, he would be satisfied.
Seeing that Chen Yun turned to talk to Shen Mingzhu again, Li Chengyu was a bit anxious. He said to his younger brother, "Yunyun!"
Chen Yun looked at him coldly.
Seeing this, Shen Mingzhu's face also gradually turned cold. Looking at the farce in front of her, she subconsciously glanced back at Chen Yun. She gently patted her hand and then said expressionlessly, "What? Does this princess have to take back what she said?"
As she said this, the women being dragged away cried out. The scene suddenly became a bit chaotic.
"Yunyun." Li Chengyu was in a difficult position. Looking at Chen Yun, he took a step forward and was about to grab her sleeve.