The Duke looked at Shen Mingzhu in front of him. He was so eager to call her his little ancestor. Hearing her words, he quickly replied, "Your Highness, please speak." Hurry up! How could he send this little ancestor away!
Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu subconsciously glanced at Chen Yun standing behind Li Chengyu and said, "Yunyun is my best friend. Today, Mrs. Li spoke rudely to me. Yunyun stepped forward to stop her, but was mocked by the Li family."
As she spoke, Shen Mingzhu's gaze towards them grew colder and colder. Finally, she let out a cold laugh. "I'm here today, and they still dared to show such a mean face to Yunyun. What about on normal days?"
The Duke only knew that his wife was not as enthusiastic towards his eldest son and daughter - in - law as she was towards the second son's family. But he didn't know that she was so mean to Chen Yun in private.
Hearing this, he was extremely angry. Looking at Mrs. Li, who was tied on the ground, he said, "You're so muddle - headed!"
Seeing this, Shen Mingzhu motioned for the guards to untie them.
After being untied, these people no longer had the arrogance they had at the beginning. They all knew that they had caused a big disaster today. So they lowered their heads and didn't dare to speak. Enduring the pain on their bodies, their faces were full of panic.
"Today, I'm here to support Yunyun. She has a good temper, but I can't tolerate any sand in my eyes."
When Shen Mingzhu said this, her voice suddenly turned cold. Looking at Li Chengyu, she said, "I wonder how the Heir of the Li family plans to handle this?"
Could it be... Could it be that they were going to split the family?
Li Chengyu lowered his eyes and thought. A hesitant look appeared on his face. The moment this thought popped up, he was subconsciously startled. Then he looked up at Chen Yun.
They had been husband and wife for many years. Naturally, Chen Yun could also see what Li Chengyu was thinking at this moment. So a glimmer of hope emerged in her eyes.
If they could really split the family, then...
Finally, Li Chengyu endured his emotions and said to Shen Mingzhu, "After today, I will surely discipline my mother and younger brother well. Such things will never happen again."
"Really?"
Shen Mingzhu said with a half - smile, "Then what about Yunyun?"
When Li Chengyu turned around again, he saw Chen Yun looking at him with disappointment on her face.
For some reason, seeing the disappointment in Chen Yun's eyes this time, he felt more and more uneasy. He even didn't dare to meet her gaze.
But... But he also had his own difficulties. Yunyun was his wife, and now she was pregnant with their child. What could he do?
After a long silence, Shen Mingzhu said to Li Chengyu, "Fine. This is all the Li family's family matter. It's not convenient for me to interfere. I'll leave first."
As Shen Mingzhu said this, she looked at Chen Yun. Their eyes met. She saw the disappointment in Chen Yun's eyes, which was no longer as bright as before. So she understood what the person in front of her meant.
All the Li family members present took a deep breath. Seeing that Shen Mingzhu had already stood up and walked to the door, they then looked up at Chen Yun and said, "You can solve your family matters slowly by yourselves. I'll take Yunyun back first."
Li Chengyu was greatly shocked. Subconsciously, he reached out to grab the sleeve of the person beside him, but was shaken off by Chen Yun.
"Yunyun."
Li Chengyu reached out again, but saw Chen Yun turn to look at him. There was a look of coldness in her eyes that he had never seen before. Her gaze towards him even carried a bit of sarcasm.
He paused. The coldness in her eyes made his heart ache. Seeing Chen Yun walking straight towards Shen Mingzhu, his eyes became more and more sour.
"... Wait for me." Li Chengyu said in a low voice, "After I handle this, I'll come to pick you up."
Chen Yun didn't say a word and didn't turn around. She walked towards Shen Mingzhu as if she hadn't heard him.
After watching Shen Mingzhu and the others leave, Mrs. Li got up dissatisfiedly and exclaimed to Li Chengyu, "I said before! That Chen Yun is a shrew. She never cares about the Li family's reputation when doing things! Such a wife..."
"Slap—"
A very clear and loud slap sound.
Before she could finish her words, she was slapped by the Duke with a gloomy face. She covered her face and stood there screaming.
She looked at Li Chengyu in disbelief subconsciously. She saw that the person in front of her no longer had the gentle and helpless look in his eyes. Instead, there was a look of disgust and coldness that had never appeared before.
...
When Shen Mingzhu got into the carriage, Xie Lang sent the two of them in with a smile. Then he said to Shen Mingzhu, "You can talk slowly. I'll follow behind."
Saying this, he turned over and got on his horse. He raised his eyebrows and smiled at Shen Mingzhu. "Take a look at that fan. Do you like it?"
Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but let out a soft laugh. Xie Lang said, "I see."
Saying this, she lowered the curtain of the carriage. She slightly put away the smile on her face and said to the person in front of her, "Come and stay at my place for a few days."
Chen Yun's eyes turned red. She endured the tears on her face and said to Shen Mingzhu, "If it weren't for you, I really don't know what to do."
Shen Mingzhu sighed. Her eyes were full of pity when she looked at Chen Yun. "Don't be afraid. If necessary, you can get a divorce. If you don't want to remarry in the future, you can just buy a house near me. I won't let my god - daughter or god - son be wronged."
Hearing Shen Mingzhu's words, Chen Yun couldn't help but let out a soft laugh. "Okay, then I definitely won't be polite."
Seeing that Chen Yun's tone was a bit calmer when she spoke, Shen Mingzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She said to Chen Yun, "Sister Xi Yu has also come back. We'll find a day to get together then."
Chen Yun nodded.
After settling the person down, Shen Mingzhu turned around and walked out of the yard. She saw Xie Lang standing against the wall, looking at her with a smile in his eyes.
"Are you done?"
When Shen Mingzhu saw Xie Lang standing there, this was the first thing she subconsciously asked.
Xie Lang was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Then he stood up straight, walked towards Shen Mingzhu, and walked back side by side with her. He sighed and said, "I was thinking of coming to pick you up. I didn't expect it was really the right decision."
"If I hadn't come, I really wouldn't be able to clear my name even if I jumped into the moat today."
Thinking of what had just happened, Xie Lang's eyes were full of resentment, which made Shen Mingzhu can't help but laugh out.
As she was laughing, the next moment, she suddenly felt her hand being held by Xie Lang's big palm. When she came back to her senses, she saw their fingers intertwined.
Seeing Shen Mingzhu looking at him, Xie Lang looked back at her very calmly. "What? Hold my hand and take me back. I'm so tired."
[If Shen Mingzhu dares to shake me off, I'll really be angry!]
[I've done my bit today even if I don't have any great merits!]
Hearing Xie Lang's inner thoughts, Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but let out a low laugh. She said to him seriously, "Thank you for today's matter."
Hearing this, Xie Lang immediately became unhappy. He paused in his steps and said gnashing his teeth, "What do you mean?"
[Shen Mingzhu said "thank you" to me!? I'm so angry! Do I want that "thank you" from her?]