A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Xiang Dong glanced at the old lady's expression and continued, "Two days ago, the fifth young master helped the servants plant lotus roots in the pond in the small garden. He told me about this, and I thought it would be a good thing for him to try farming at his age. I knew that every meal was hard-earned, so I agreed."

"Halfway through, the princess happened to pass by. The fifth young master wanted to pay his respects to the princess, and when he got closer, he heard the princess talking to the maid next to her."

"Like mother, like son. Working like this is not like a descendant of the Shen family."

"The Fifth Young Master got angry and left, accidentally throwing the mud on his hands onto the princess's face."

The old lady took a deep breath. She also knew about this. Li Chaoyun went to Qingyuanju with mud on her face and cried, saying that the fifth young master had no manners at all.

At that time, she tried to calm things down, so she appeased Li Chaoyun and reprimanded Shen Cheng. But she never expected that the course of events was not what Li Chaoyun said.

The old lady glanced at Li Chaoyun calmly, "What do you say?"

Li Chaoyun's mind raced, and then she said aggrievedly, "Grandma, you are wise. I don't know if it's because I'm pregnant, but sometimes I even forget what I said. It seems that I misunderstood Madam Xiang, and this is my fault."

"But no matter what, the Fifth Young Master shouldn't have treated me like this. It's okay that I fell and got bumped, but I'm really heartbroken about this in my stomach. If his father were here, how could he let us mother and son suffer such an injustice."

Princess Yongjia also echoed, "The princess is pregnant, and the mansion should be more tolerant. But it is a fact that the fifth young master of your mansion almost caused my daughter to have a miscarriage, and he must be punished."

The old lady narrowed her eyes and said nothing. Pregnant women are indeed forgetful, overthinking, and irritable. But Li Chaoyun did this every time, which made people think too much.

Xiangdong listened to what Li Chaoyun said and continued.

"Today, the Fifth Young Master went to the flower fields to see if the magnolia flowers that Grandmother likes have sprouted. When passing by Hanshui Courtyard, I heard the princess scolding me. She said that I was born in a lowly family and still controlled the property of the Shen family's eldest branch. The eldest master must be blind to leave such a will."

Xiangdong knelt straight on the ground and spoke frankly.

The last sentence made the old lady's face change immediately. No matter what, as a daughter-in-law, Li Chaoyun shouldn't slander her father-in-law like this.

Li Chaoyun was also shocked, and anger instantly rushed to his heart.

"You are lying. When did I ever say this?"

Su Qingyu suddenly spoke up, "Then why don't you recall what the princess said before the fifth young master took action?"

"I am not trying to excuse the Fifth Young Master, I just want to know the reason for the incident. If it is really the Fifth Young Master's fault, his Third Uncle will punish and teach him a lesson, and he will definitely give the Princess an explanation."

Xiangdong, who was kneeling on the ground, also looked at Li Chaoyun steadily.

Li Chaoyun's expression faltered slightly. Before Shen Cheng took action, she was just asking whether the man had succeeded in plotting against Xiang Dong. But she couldn't tell the old lady this. Should she make up a reason? For a moment, she couldn't think of a suitable excuse.

Li Chaoyun's hesitation seemed like he was guilty, which further confirmed Xiangdong's statement.

The old lady also understood. Although Shen Cheng was wrong, Li Chaoyun was not without fault either.

Li Chaoyun is pregnant with a grandson, and Shen Cheng is also a grandson, so she naturally cannot favor one over the other.

After thinking for a moment, the old lady said, "Cheng'er, copy the family rules fifty times as punishment. When you are done, show them to me."

"Xiang Dong failed to discipline her child well. She will be fined half a year. This will serve as a warning to you."

Then he turned to the servants in Li Chaoyun's room and said, "You should be more alert in the future. The princess is pregnant and she is bound to be anxious. You should persuade her more."

After instructing her subordinates, she told Aunt Hua, "Go back and pick out some good supplements from my storehouse and send them to the princess."

Li Chaoyun was stunned for a moment. Does the old lady mean that this matter will just pass like this?

Copying the family rules? Deducting monthly salary? What kind of punishment is this?

She had horse manure all over her face and almost lost her child. Wasn't the old lady's punishment too arbitrary?

There are also supplements. Does she need any of them?

Li Chaoyun was indignant, and Princess Yongjia was even more furious.

"The old lady is clearly protecting my concubine and illegitimate son. I don't feel comfortable letting my daughter stay here to rest during the Shen family's behavior." Princess Yongjia said coldly.

The old lady was also angry. Was it right that Li Chaoyun was immoral in his words?

"So what does Your Highness want?"

Princess Yongjia said in a deep voice: "The Fifth Young Master is a child, I can let it go. But the person who instigated the Fifth Young Master to attack my daughter must be driven to the farm."

"If the Shen family can't do it, then I can only take my daughter back. I don't think the Shen family cares about the child in Chaoyun's belly, so why not change the child's surname to Li."

Princess Yongjia's words were of course an opportunity to threaten, but what Old Madam Shen hated most in her life was threats.

Moreover, in her opinion, although Xiang Dong and Shen Cheng were wrong, there were reasons for their mistakes and it did not warrant such severe punishment.

"I do not agree with what Princess Yongjia said, so I am sorry that I cannot obey your order."

"In that case, I can only take my daughter back to the Li family to rest her pregnancy. Someone, help the princess change her clothes, and let's go back." Princess Yongjia gave orders while helping her daughter get out of bed.

The old lady did not stop her, but said, "Since the incident with the Shen family's eldest wife, the princess has been living at her parents' home most of the time. I think it's her habit to live there, so it's good for her to go back and rest during the pregnancy. After she recuperates for a while, I will take her back to the mansion."

The old lady specifically mentioned the incident in the first wife's house of the Shen family and the fact that Li Chaoyun was living in her mother's house. She just wanted to tell Princess Yongjia that there are some things that the Shen family doesn't say, but it doesn't mean that what Li Chaoyun did was right.

Princess Yongjia seemed not to understand what Old Madam Shen meant, or maybe she heard it but didn't want to pay attention to it.

Seeing that his daughter had packed everything, he took her and a few servants and walked out.

Su Qingyu followed behind, "I'll take the princess and the county lady out."

It's courtesy, it's what she should do.

Princess Yongjia snorted and ignored Su Qingyu.

After the few of them left Hanshui Courtyard, the servants had prepared some soft treats in advance.

Su Qingyu also got on the sedan chair and planned to send the people to the gate. No matter how they fought behind the scenes, they couldn't let people say that the Shen family was impolite.

After the three sedan chairs left one after another, Yuanbao, the servant who was hiding behind the jungle, came out.

Ever since the death of the eldest son Shen Zhao, he has been doing odd jobs in Hanshui Courtyard. During this period, he was very worried because of the princess's pregnancy.

Others may not know, but he clearly remembered that the eldest master was still saying the day before he died that he did not consummate his marriage with the princess after Miss Jiang passed away.

At that time, he also advised the eldest young master that they were husband and wife after all, so they should not hurt their relationship. But the eldest young master was very determined and said that he was willing to give the princess a decent life, but he could not be as intimate with the princess as before.

The eldest young master would not lie to a servant like him, so how did the princess get pregnant?

But Yuanbao only dared to think about it in his heart and didn't dare to reveal a word.

Just as he was in a daze, he heard someone behind him calling him to work. Yuanbao shook his head to dispel the messy thoughts in his mind and turned back.