Hearing the term "son-in-law", Shen Mingzhu instinctively turned to look at Chen Yun. She saw that Chen Yun seemed expressionless. She just gave Shen Mingzhu a calm look, then curved her lips into a smile and said, "Don't worry. I've figured it all out now." Shen Mingzhu let out a sigh of relief. Just then, Chen Jin stepped forward, a cold look lingering on his face. He looked at the little maid and said, "Get rid of that person. What kind of place do you think the Chen family is? Li Chengyu doesn't deserve to set foot in this mansion."
After saying that, the little maid hurriedly went to pass the order, but was stopped by Chen Yun. "Wait."
Hearing this, Chen Jin turned to look at Chen Yun, frowned and said, "What did you just say?"
Chen Yun knew that ever since she fell in love with Li Chengyu and married him, she had lost all credibility in Chen Jin's eyes.
Chen Jin simply didn't believe that Chen Yun could really separate herself from Li Chengyu. So, his eyes were full of disapproval as he looked at Chen Yun. His eyes flickered slightly, and he said to Shen Mingzhu, "Your Highness, look at Chen Yun!"
Seeing this, Chen Yun gave Shen Mingzhu a helpless look.
Seeing the relaxed look on Chen Yun's face, Shen Mingzhu knew that Chen Jin was probably worrying for nothing. But seeing this scene that looked like someone was complaining, she couldn't help but let out a soft laugh. She cleared her throat and said to Chen Jin, "This is Yunyun's matter. Let her handle it herself."
Chen Jin didn't expect Shen Mingzhu to side with Chen Yun. So, a look of disbelief flashed in his eyes. Immediately, he pulled a long face and stood aside, crossing his arms in front of his chest and coldly watching the two of them.
Chen Yun was extremely annoyed by Chen Jin's disbelief in her. So, she sneered and said, "Go, bring that person in. Coincidentally, the son-in-law and the young master haven't met yet. Take this opportunity to have a good meeting today."
Chen Jin was almost irritated to death by this sentence. His eyes were full of anger as he looked at Chen Yun. He even wanted to give her a hard push on the shoulder just like when they were kids. But then he saw Chen Yun touch her belly, and the hand he had raised dropped back down.
Shen Mingzhu: "..." It's like killing a thousand enemies but losing eight hundred of your own. There's really no need for that.
Clearly, Chen Yun herself was also irritated by her own words and had quietly frowned, but she still said it just to make Chen Jin uncomfortable.
The little maid ran out in a hurry. In a short while, she brought back a disheveled Li Chengyu.
Li Chengyu was wearing a cyan robe. There was a look of embarrassment on his face. His collar was a bit messy, as if it had been torn by someone.
Seeing this, Chen Mingzhu frowned. She began to suspect that Li Chengyu might have had a dispute with his family, which was why he looked like this.
She quietly stood aside and watched. As soon as Li Chengyu saw Chen Yun, his eyes lit up and he said, "Yunyun!"
Chen Yun instinctively dodged to the side. Chen Jin looked at him and sneered.
Seeing the eager look on Li Chengyu's face, Chen Jin instinctively sneered and said, "What? Why did you suddenly come now?"
When Li Chengyu saw Shen Mingzhu and Chen Jin, he pursed his lips and bowed politely. There was a bit of uneasiness on his face. "Your Highness, eldest brother. I'm here to take Yunyun home."
Hearing this, Chen Jin continued to sneer. There was a sharp look in his eyes. He stepped forward and stopped just one step away from Li Chengyu. "Take her home? Which home is Chen Yun going back to? How come I don't know about this? Isn't this her home?"
Hearing this, Li Chengyu's face suddenly changed. He instinctively glanced at Chen Yun, and there was even a look of helplessness in his eyes.
Chen Yun pretended not to see it and let Chen Jin continue.
Shen Mingzhu stood beside Chen Yun and began to think about the next plan in her mind.
It would be easy this time. As long as Chen Yun made up her mind, both she and Chen Jin would protect her.
Chen Jin had returned to the capital earlier. The army behind him hadn't officially returned yet. So, most people in the capital didn't know how much merit he had achieved.
This was just a good opportunity to see the true faces of the Li family.
Shen Mingzhu knew that Li Chengyu did have feelings for Chen Yun in his heart. But he was a person who valued his family extremely. It was a pity that Li Chengyu's mother was partial, and the Duke had long since stopped interfering in family affairs. That was why Chen Yun had been so troubled and could only tolerate it all.
Thinking like this, Li Chengyu had already earnestly said to Chen Jin, "Eldest brother, I'm really sincere to Yunyun. This time, it was really my fault. In the future, I will surely remember this mistake every day and will never let Yunyun be wronged again."
As Li Chengyu said this, his voice even faintly choked with sobs. He instinctively glanced at Chen Yun, but saw that she was expressionless, although there were still a few glimmers of tears in her eyes.
"Eldest brother, Yunyun."
Li Chengyu slightly suppressed the emotions in his heart and calmly said to the two of them, "This time, I've already made up my mind to separate the family. Just wait until Yunyun's child is born. Then I'll let the second younger brother move out of the Duke's Mansion. Or if he insists on living there, I'll partition the mansion. By then, no matter what he does, he won't be able to trouble Yunyun again."
Chen Yun was silent for a moment. Seeing the look on Li Chengyu's face, she suddenly felt like crying. There were a few glimmers of tears in her eyes. She looked at him steadily and said, "Since you know that I was wronged before, why didn't you help me even once?"
Li Chengyu instinctively wanted to refute that he had always comforted her after the fact. But when the words reached his lips, he saw the tears in Chen Yun's eyes suddenly slide down. Immediately, his heart skipped a beat. He looked at her and said softly, "It's my fault."
Chen Yun choked with sobs. Her eyes were getting redder and redder. "Since you know all this, why did you only speak up after I had suffered so much?"
Li Chengyu was silent.
Shen Mingzhu quietly watched as the look on Li Chengyu's face became more and more solemn. There was a faint look of indescribable sarcasm in her eyes. So, she instinctively looked at Chen Yun, with a bit of worry in her eyes.
Chen Yun felt Shen Mingzhu looking at her. She turned to look at her. Her eyes were full of glistening tears. Finally, she smiled at her to indicate that she was okay.
Chen Yun couldn't forgive Li Chengyu. Otherwise, she couldn't even imagine what all the suffering she had endured before had been for.
If he really regretted it, why didn't he realize it on his own? Why did he only dare to speak up after Shen Mingzhu had made things clear?
She sneered and said to Li Chengyu, "Go back first. I've been very busy these days. Don't come and bother me."
"But..."
Li Chengyu's hands were a bit cold. His lips trembled slightly as he said, "You're about to..."
"It's okay." There was a bit of impatience in Chen Yun's tone. She looked at him steadily and said, "We'll talk about this child after I give birth. By then, we'll get a divorce. Just let me go."
Li Chengyu's eyes widened in an instant. He exclaimed, "Yunyun!"
"Miss! Young master!"
Just then, the little maid suddenly ran in again. She said to them in a hurry, "There's someone at the door. She says she's the son-in-law... the mother of Young Master Li."
Hearing this, Li Chengyu only felt a blackout in front of his eyes.
Shen Mingzhu sneered.