Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

The creaking sound of the wheels was particularly clear on the streets that had just cleared up after a heavy rain.

After entering the yard, Shen Mengyao instructed Cuiwei with a smile.

"Cuiwei, go get some tea and snacks."

Cuiwei responded happily and just walked out of the yard to get some snacks from the kitchen.

But I only saw Nanny Wang supporting Zhu coming over. Zhu's illness had not yet fully recovered. Her lips were pale and her eye sockets were dark, but she could walk, so it seemed that she was fine.

"Where's your wife?"

Nanny Wang questioned sternly.

Before Cuiwei could say a word, she was pushed away by the maid they brought with them. Shen Mengyao came out from the inner room after hearing the noise.

"Why don't you lie down if you're sick? It just rained and you might get a cold."

"You are cursing me, aren't you?" Zhu opened her mouth and began to speak evil words: "You hope that after I die, no one can suppress you and let you do whatever you want, why?"

"Why do you say that, mother-in-law?" Shen Mengyao frowned.

Zhu angrily scolded, "Do you still consider yourself a member of our Li family? Junfeng just asked you to help with something, but you refused to do it? I haven't even bothered with you about Meng Yuehuan's father's matter."

Shen Mengyao met her gaze fearlessly: "Please explain your words more clearly."

Zhu was so angry that she gritted her teeth and cursed: "Junfeng just wanted to embezzle some money to make connections. It's not a big deal. Are you jealous of your husband? Do you have a mistress outside? Who are you going to give this little dowry to?"

Shen Mengyao stood up straight, neither humble nor arrogant: "Mother-in-law, what you said is serious. Since it is not a big deal, I think Junfeng can do it himself. Anyway, I can't support him. I am doing this for his own good."

"Pfft, that sounds nice!"

Seeing that she was unmoved, Zhu started throwing a tantrum like a country bumpkin: "I think you want to piss me off to death. It's fine if you want to piss me off to death, but you want to let everyone in the capital see that you are using your status to do evil in my house. If you don't help me with this, I will make sure you can't stay in the Li family any longer."

After rolling around on the ground for a while, she slapped the ground and cried.

"It wasn't us who wanted to marry into a wealthy family in the first place. It was you who insisted on marrying into our family. Now you are bullying us, the Li family, and making us unable to hold our heads up. This is truly a sin!"

Lin Youwei in the room couldn't stand it anymore and rushed out angrily.

"You are such a wicked old woman, confusing right and wrong."

When Zhu heard the voice, she trembled with fear and suddenly remembered the last time Lin Youwei came to help Shen Mengyao.

She was really scolded to pieces, and she is scared when she thinks about it now. Although she managed to calm Shen Mengyao down later, she couldn't swallow this anger in her heart.

She raised her head and squinted her eyes: "This is our family matter. It has nothing to do with Miss Lin, right?"

Lin Youwei sneered and raised her head and said, "Your family affairs have nothing to do with me, but I heard you say that you wanted to use the money to bribe the court. Did I hear that correctly?"

Zhu's face turned pale.

Lord Lin is the Chief Censor. Although his rank is not high, he has great power. The Censorate where he works has the responsibility of supervising all officials.

If he knew about this, he would probably report it directly to the emperor, and then there would be no hope for my future at all.

Lin Youwei saw that she was at a loss for words, and Wan'er smiled and said, "Since Young Master Li has such thoughts, I have no choice but to report to my father and ask Father Jia to pay more attention to it!"

"You..." Zhu was extremely angry.

Originally, he wanted to confuse right and wrong and let the maids watch the fun, but he never expected that Lin Youwei would suddenly appear.

Lin Youwei raised her head and said, "My father is the Chief Censor. This is my father's duty."

Seeing that the time was almost right, Shen Mengyao stepped forward to help Zhu up and said, "If you want to talk about this, why don't you come at another time? Let's discuss it properly. Parents who love their children will definitely make long-term plans for them. I understand your heart."

"Why are you pretending to be a good person?" Zhu pushed her away.

"Junfeng is very talented and will definitely pass the formal selection. No one knows a son better than his mother. I'm sure you also believe in Junfeng's ability."

Shen Mengyao looked at her face which turned blue and red, and the way she was choked and unable to speak, and she just found it funny.

"As for what Junfeng said about the court being able to get promoted only through bribery, it's really unheard of. I'm sure you've heard a lot of news about it. Why don't you tell Miss Lin about it and she'll report it to her father? I guarantee that this matter will be heard by the emperor and the court will be rectified. By then, the court will be clear and Junfeng will naturally be able to keep his good name and not be involved in corruption with them."

Zhu's eyes rolled around. How could she dare to say this? Even if she had the protection of the Princess's Mansion, if she dared to expose the powerful official in the court, she and her son would die in the wilderness tomorrow.

Shen Mengyao laughed and pressed on: "No? Could it be that Junfeng is lazy? He wants to take shortcuts to make a better future?"

"How dare you talk about your husband like that?" Zhu was so angry that her face turned pale, and she couldn't find any words to refute.

Shen Mengyao pretended to be stupid and smiled nonchalantly.

"Since it's not him, then when Junfeng comes back, I'll ask him where he heard the news. If anyone does this, even if there's just a little clue, we'll definitely be able to investigate. I've known Lord Lin since I was a child. He's a good official who pleads for the people!"

Zhu's eyes rolled.

"Less trouble is worse than more trouble. Stop harping on it."

After saying that, she waved her sleeves and left in a hurry.

Shen Mengyao's eyes fell on Nanny Wang: "Wang Nanny, didn't you go to do rough work? Why are you following my mother-in-law again? You are a villain. You don't work hard, and you dare to spread rumors here to confuse the public? Did you instigate my mother-in-law to act like this today?"

Nanny Wang was startled and fell to her knees with a thud.

"No, I don't."

Shen Mengyao squinted her eyes and looked at her for a long time before she said, "She was not careful in her work. After being punished to another courtyard, she still resented her master and tried to deceive the people with lies. Cuiwei! Go to the account and transfer five taels of silver as severance pay to her and let her leave immediately. If this mansion is not properly cleaned up, it will be a mess."

"Do you still take me seriously?" Zhu was stunned and her chest ached with anger.

Shen Mengyao looked like she was doing good for her: "Mother-in-law, don't let you take the blame for what this cunning servant did. He made a scene in my yard just to get a bribe. It would be so embarrassing if it got out to others. The maids were all listening."

Few of the maids in the mansion were sold on death bonds, so if they went out one day, they might tell others what they saw and heard in the master's house.

Zhu knew the most about this matter and was unable to refute it for the moment. She also knew that Shen Mengyao was trying to give her a way out.

She looked at Nanny Wang with deep sorrow and anguish: "You, a wicked servant, are fanning the flames. It seems that you really cannot be kept here."

Nanny Wang was about to burst into tears: "Madam, if I leave, I will have nowhere to go. Please save me."

Zhu gritted her teeth and left quickly.

For her own benefit, she had never cared about other people's lives. It was not surprising that she was in such a situation today.