Chen Yun coldly watched the farce in front of her. Subconsciously, she reached out and touched her belly. She closed her eyes and fell silent for a moment. When she opened them again, there was a hint of tears in her eyes. Ever since she married into the Li family, she had to deal with this whole family.
Li Chengyu was an excellent husband. However, his mother doted more on his younger brother because he couldn't inherit the title. So, whenever something happened, she always made Chen Yun and Li Chengyu suffer.
Chen Yun was really fed up, but she always endured for the sake of her husband. They had become more and more insolent. Today, they even caused such a scene in front of her and Shen Mingzhu.
Seeing the expression on Chen Yun's face, Li Chengyu's heart tightened. He stepped forward and whispered in his wife's ear, "I've made you suffer today, but..."
Chen Yun touched her belly and subconsciously took a step back. Her gaze towards the person in front of her was cold.
Seeing the coldness on Chen Yun's face, Shen Mingzhu then turned and saw the man following Li Chengyu exchange a look with the woman named Li in the distance. There was a hint of pride on their faces. Shen Mingzhu guessed the general situation. So, there was a slight ripple in her originally calm heart.
Chen Yun winked at Shen Mingzhu.
Li Chengyu was surprised by his wife's coldness at this moment. He frowned and continued, "It's not good to make today's matter a big deal. After everyone leaves, I'll ask them to apologize to you, Yunyun."
Although Li Chengyu had lowered his voice, Shen Mingzhu could still hear him.
Hearing Li Chengyu whispering to persuade Chen Yun on the spot, and then turning to look at her with full apology and whispering, "Today, I'm just here to apologize to Your Highness on behalf of my younger sister - in - law. She's always been outspoken. I'll ask my mother to scold her later. I hope Your Highness will give the Li family some face. There will never be such a thing again."
Seeing this, the people present gradually fell silent. Their gazes towards Shen Mingzhu were full of awe, and their expressions towards Li Chengyu were rather complicated.
Shen Mingzhu heard the low conversations of several ladies behind her.
"This... This Heir Li is really nice, but he's really... to his wife."
"If one endures such grievances, it will be a lifetime thing. If Heir Li continues like this, he's filial, but..."
"Shh, how can you say such things?"
Shen Mingzhu frowned. The coldness in her eyes became more and more intense, and there was even an indescribable heaviness.
Chen Yun always reported good news but hid bad news. Shen Mingzhu thought Heir Li was a gentle person, so she had never suspected anything else.
So, this was the kind of life she had been living?
Shen Mingzhu's hand hidden in her long sleeve was tightly clenched into a fist. She subconsciously turned to look at Chen Yun and saw the faint embarrassment in her eyes.
She had always been proud, but today she was seen in such a mess by her former friend. Naturally, she couldn't hide her emotions.
"Your Highness..."
Li Chengyu's younger brother wanted to speak and stepped forward.
"Wait."
Shen Mingzhu said with a half - smile, "Heir Li is talking to me. Why do you want to get involved?"
"What do you think you are? You don't even pay your respects when you see me?"
Li Chengyu was shocked. Seeing his younger brother's face turn pale, trembling as he knelt on the ground, his eyes full of fear and too scared to speak.
He was fat, and kneeling on the ground made him look even more embarrassed. Layers of fat were squeezed, looking like meat tied up with a rope.
There was a hint of disdain in Shen Mingzhu's eyes. She said to Li Chengyu, "What are you talking about, Heir Li? Give you face? What face do you have in front of me?"
Li Chengyu pursed his lips and subconsciously cast a pleading look at his wife.
Chen Yun naturally saw that Shen Mingzhu was going to stand up for her. So, she endured her emotions, turned away and didn't look at Li Chengyu's expression. She didn't want to say a word and just touched her belly.
"Don't be angry."
Shen Mingzhu turned and whispered in her ear, "Be careful. You're pregnant. Don't get angry because of such villains. If you really get sick from anger, which one of these people in the Li family can afford to compensate?"
Chen Yun was touched. Among so many people present, only Shen Mingzhu truly cared about her.
After hearing this, she glanced at Li Chengyu. Seeing the nervousness in his eyes and his tightly clenched fist, she subconsciously let out a sigh of relief. But when she saw the hesitation on Li Chengyu's face, her heart still couldn't help but turn cold, and her eyes became redder and redder without her knowing.
Shen Mingzhu felt heart - ache. Finally, she leaned over and whispered in Chen Yun's ear, "What do you want to do?"
After all, this was Chen Yun's husband's family. If she went too far, Chen Yun might be bullied in the future. But if Chen Yun wanted to teach them a good lesson first and then figure out a way, it would be much simpler.
Chen Yun was silent for a moment and then said to Shen Mingzhu, "Do it all according to your plan."
Shen Mingzhu knew that Chen Yun was most aware of her way of doing things. So, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes. Finally, she realized that the person in front of her must have suffered a lot of grievances. So, she said, "Okay. You're pregnant. Don't hold back your anger."
Turning around, Shen Mingzhu said calmly to the people in front of her, "Why? Don't you pull them down yet?"
The guards quickly tied up the woman named Li and were about to pull her down. It seemed that she was about to be beaten with a bamboo board.
"Brother!"
Seeing this, Li Chengyu's younger brother was really anxious. He quickly said to him, "Why are you helping outsiders? Hurry up and ask sister - in - law to say something. Otherwise, if mother knows, she'll be angry."
As he said this, Li Chengyu's younger brother cried with snot and tears all over his face, making everyone present frown.
"Your Highness."
Hearing his younger brother's words, Li Chengyu only felt extremely tired.
He was right. If mother got angry, when he was not at home, his younger brother might be in trouble again.
He took a deep breath, stepped forward and said, "Yunyun, just give in."
Shen Mingzhu sneered. Seeing Chen Yun's eyes getting redder and redder, she was immediately filled with anger. She said to Li Chengyu, "Heir Li, you're joking. This is all my idea. Why do you have to beg Chen Yun?"
"Do you think that since Chen Yun is your wife, she has to listen to your parents like you?"
As Shen Mingzhu said this, she sneered and said to the guards, "Don't take them down. Beat them right here."
Shen Mingzhu's face was cold and solemn, and her aura was terrifying. The people beside her didn't dare to say a word.
In an instant, there were only the groans of the people being beaten here.
Li Chengyu's face was extremely embarrassed, but he still didn't know what to do.
Watching the people being beaten, Chen Yun only felt an unprecedented sense of pleasure welling up in her heart.
"Enough!"
An angry female voice came.
Shen Mingzhu frowned and looked over. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that Chen Yun beside her subconsciously took a step back, pursed her lips, and there was a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
This was...