"You just want to take advantage of me being in jail and plunder all my private property! Let me tell you, it's not that easy!"

Mrs. Du was so angry that she was shaking all over.

Because his legs were too sore, he simply sat down on the tiles in the ruins.

While beating her legs, she continued, "Since I married into the Shen family, I have given birth to children for them, taken care of the house, and served my mother-in-law. I have done my best and have a clear conscience! Without my dowry and that of my mother's family, you two would have starved to death long ago. How could you, Shen Zhinian, have the money to take the provincial examination? How could you have become a county magistrate? How could you, old lady, wear gold and silver, have no worries about food and drink, and have someone to serve you every day?"

Mrs. Du shed tears as she spoke: "Even if I was sent to prison, it was because you two ordered me to harm Miaomiao! Others may not know, but don't you know it in your hearts? For the sake of the Shen family, for the future of Daer and Yueer, I held on and didn't say anything... but you guys are the better..."

Mrs. Du was already sobbing: "You actually pretended to save me, but in fact you deceived me again and again, and even demolished my Lotus Courtyard and dug three feet into the ground... I think you two don't have bad consciences, but your consciences have been eaten by dogs!"

The Du family became hostile and the insults became more and more unpleasant.

The shouting and cursing attracted many servants in the mansion to look around and listen attentively.

Shen Zhinian and the old lady originally had pale faces and nothing to say, but they could not hold their face anymore after seeing this situation.

"It's not what you think... This yard is really dilapidated. A few days ago, the wind was strong and the roof was blown off... I thought, why not just tear it down and rebuild it..."

Shen Zhinian dragged his injured leg and struggled to get closer to Mrs. Du, whispering lies in an attempt to stop Mrs. Du from continuing to curse.

But Mrs. Du's voice became even louder: "Nonsense! It's all nonsense! You can fool the devil, I will never believe it again!"

Shen Zhinian was so embarrassed that he turned his head away angrily.

The old lady also felt ashamed.

Which daughter-in-law would dare to insult her mother-in-law and husband in front of the servants?

"That's enough, Mrs. Du, let's forget about it. Don't bring up those old things anymore. Those days were those days. Didn't you later become an official and become very powerful by relying on your age?"

The old lady also looked angry.

She couldn't handle Shen Qingyin, and she couldn't handle her daughter-in-law either. Was she going to let her daughter-in-law point at her nose and scold her?

"Since you have married into the Shen family, you should consider the Shen family in everything, bear children for the Shen family, and serve your mother-in-law. These are all your dues. How come it becomes your great achievement?"

"Go ask around and find out where there is a lady who curses her husband and mother-in-law like you. You are violating human ethics and destroying social norms! You will be struck by lightning! Just for this reason, our Shen family can divorce you!"

The old lady's words made Mrs. Du's anger burn fiercely.

Mrs. Du stood up suddenly and pointed at the old lady: "Who do you think was struck by lightning? Go ask God, who has a bad conscience and who deserves to be struck by lightning?"

The old lady did not show any weakness: "Only when a person dies can he talk to God! If you want to ask, go ahead and ask!..."

The more they talked, the closer they got.

The old lady was so angry that her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Du, dared to talk back to her, so she raised her hand and wanted to slap Mrs. Du in the face.

Mrs. Du didn't give her any chance at all. She turned her face to the side, grabbed the old lady and pushed her, causing her to sit on the ground.

This time the old lady became even more unwilling.

He didn't know where he got the strength from, but he got up while howling and raised his hand towards Mrs. Du again.

Mrs. Du dodged and fought back at the same time, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started to fight each other in an instant.

Shen Zhinian kept shouting, "Stop, stop!"

Go up and separate them.

He saw an opportunity and gave Du a big slap in the face.

Mrs. Du turned around and tore at Shen Zhinian: "Where is my five thousand taels of private silver? Give it back to me, give it back to me! You have no conscience!"

Shen Zhinian did not answer Mrs. Du's question, but only said, "You are so rebellious. How dare you lay hands on your mother! You crazy woman!"

Mrs. Du was furious and tore Shen Zhinian apart frantically: "Okay, you say I'm a mad woman, then let's go crazy together. At worst, we can go to court together and have it all sorted out."

When Shen Zhinian heard this, he knew he was in the wrong, so he gradually just defended himself without fighting back.

Seeing this, the old lady stood up and helped her son fight back against Mrs. Du...

For a moment, the three of them were in a mess, and a group of servants were watching from a distance...

"Master, something bad has happened!" A panicked voice interrupted the fight between the three people.

The three of them turned their heads to look and saw the gatekeeper who came running in in a panic, his face pale and panting.

"What's wrong? What happened again?" Shen Zhinian was very annoyed.

"Master, there is a group of police officers outside. They rushed in without saying anything and said they are here to see you!"

"Officials? Looking for me?"

Shen Zhinian was startled and subconsciously looked at Du: "You didn't escape from the prison?"

Mrs. Du was also surprised.

Could it be that Shen Qingyin played some trick, pretending to let her go first, and then had someone come to arrest her?

Mrs. Du's heart instantly rose to her throat.

Shen Zhinian lowered his head, straightened his clothes, and limped out of the ruins.

The old lady snorted at Mrs. Du and followed closely behind.

Only Mrs. Du was nervous and did not dare to move forward.

As Shen Zhinian walked out of the ruins, he saw a group of officials rushing in.

Shen Zhinian hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "May I ask where you are from and why you are here at the Shen family?"

"We are the yamen runners from Jingzhao Prefecture. We are here to arrest someone on the orders of the prefect." said the leader.

When he heard that it was from Jingzhao Prefecture, Shen Zhinian couldn't help but turn around to look at Mrs. Du.

The old lady also turned around to look at Mrs. Du with a strange expression, which showed both gloating and worry.

Mrs. Du was so frightened that her face turned pale, her legs went limp and she collapsed into the ruins.

It’s over, he really is from Jingzhao Prefecture…

"Are you Shen Zhinian, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Works?" The leading officer only stared at Shen Zhinian.

Shen Zhinian nodded in astonishment: "That's right."

The leader waved his hand and said, "Take him away!"

Two policemen immediately came up from behind and locked Shen Zhinian's hands with chains without saying a word.

Shen Zhinian was horrified: "Let go, I am Shen Zhinian, a sixth-rank official of the imperial court, what are you doing? Did you make a mistake?"

The leader snorted coldly, took out a written order, and waved it in front of him: "Look carefully, we are here under the order of the prefect to arrest Shen Zhinian, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Works. Since you are Shen Zhinian, how could we be mistaken? As for what this is, you will know when you go to court."

After saying that, he waved his hand again, and the officers forcibly took Shen Zhinian out.

"It's unfair, it's unfair! I didn't do anything!" Shen Zhinian struggled continuously with a veiled expression.

When someone from Jingzhao Prefecture comes, shouldn’t he be looking for Mrs. Du?

The old lady behind him had her eyes wide open and her face pale.

Mrs. Du had already walked out of the ruins, also with a look of surprise on her face, not knowing what had happened.

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