Volume 1, Chapter 64 - Shang Lao Furen

"Welcome Mother..."
"Welcome Grandmother..."
Shang Shi, Wen Shi, Ruan Shi, Feng Shi, Shang Ru Yun, and others were all waiting in front of the main gate of Shang Mansion to greet the old lady Qin Shi.
But when Wen Shi saw Shang Chu Yun standing next to Qin Shi, she immediately knew that Chu Mu had not succeeded in his intentions.
"Mother, look..." Shang Ruyun originally thought that this would remove Shang Chuyun, but now that she looked, he was standing there perfectly fine. She anxiously pulled at Wen Shi's sleeves, motioning for her to take a look.
Wen Shi shook his head and told his daughter not to speak at the moment. Therefore, seeing Shang Chuyun supporting Qin Shi, he was already certain that Qin Shi learned something from Shang Chuyun.
"Good...good..." Ms. Liu Ma Ma beside Qin turned aside and Mr. Shang Shi stepped forward to assist her. However, Wen Shi also wanted to replace Shang Chu Yun to support Qin, but she was intentionally ignored by Qin and continued walking until she reached Ms. Ruan.
"Mother, I hope you are well... It has been a long time since we last saw each other, and your daughter-in-law has missed you dearly," Ruanshi wiped a tear from the corner of her eye with her handkerchief. It has been many years since they were forced to leave their ancestral home and move to the Shang Mansion. Now that they could return to the capital city and see her mother-in-law, Qinshi, Ruanshi couldn't help but feel emotional.
For this daughter-in-law, the Qin family is quite satisfied. It's just a pity that her son and grandson are no longer here, so the Qin family can only sigh and say, "It's good that you're back. Now that Chu Yun is going to marry into the Duke of Shen's residence, as her mother, you can also consider yourself lucky."
"Mother said, she only hopes that her children are all well," Ru'an replied softly.
"Mother should come back and rest well. There's still household matters to attend to, and Furou will take care of them." Furou is the name of the Wen family. Shangshi is the most filial, and originally intended to support Qinshi back to her own room, but then went back to handle office affairs, so he let Wen take her place and agree with her.
"Yes, Mother. The room in the mother's house has been re-decorated by the daughter-in-law, if there is anything else that the mother needs, please instruct the servants." Wen Shi respectfully and softly replied.
"Then, I'll leave this matter to you as well," Su Yu had been kept behind by Shen Yuan's people, so the Wen family had not seen her.
At this moment, Su Yu was brought before Shang Shi, and he was a bit surprised, "What's going on? Has this servant girl offended my mother?"
When Ruan Shi saw that his personal maid, Su Yu, had been tied up, his heart tightened. He looked at Shang Chuyun, who shook his head lightly, indicating for her to remain silent.
Qin pointed at Su Yu and said, "This girl almost harmed Chu Yun, fortunately Shen Gongzi was there, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." After Shen Yuan only sent Chu Yun and the others back to the Shang Mansion, he only arranged for someone to escort Su Yu and then left by himself.
Wen Shi seemed completely unaware, appearing nervous and worried as he looked up and down at Shang Chu Yun, "Chu Yun, are you okay? It's all Auntie Er's fault for not sending more people with you, which caused you, caused you... sob sob..."
Wen Shi cried as if Shang Chu had encountered some unfortunate event, so the latter just watched Wen Shi perform with an expressionless face and casually replied, "Thank you for your concern, Er Sheng. Chu Yun is fine."
"That's good...That's good! You don't have to be afraid. If you are afraid, let your sister sleep with you tonight." Wen Shi tapped Shang Ru Yun's elbow, and even though the latter was unwilling, she still nodded along with Wen Shi's words.
"I really have nothing to do, so I won't trouble Sister Ruyun." Shang Chuyun continued to support Qin Shi and walked forward, ignoring the changing expressions of Wen Shi and Shang Ruyun behind him.
After Qin Shi returned to the room, she prepared to change clothes and take a rest, so she let Shang Chuyun go back.
After Shang Chuyun returned to the main room, Ruan Shi and Feng Shi finally held Shang Chuyun back. Just outside, in front of many people, they didn't want to show too much concern. Only when they returned to the room did Ruan Shi start to cry.
"What exactly happened? Tell me quickly, mother."
Shang Chu Yun, although having lived for multiple lifetimes, still felt a bit scared when thinking back to how daring she was to follow Su Yu into that run-down temple. However, she didn't want to worry Ruan Shi and Feng Shi anymore, so she briefly explained the causes and consequences.
Ruan held Shangchu Yun all the time, which made the Feng family angry and they started scolding Wen and Suyu. "How wicked is Second Aunt. She wants to harm you, and that Suyu is an ungrateful person. She actually let her buy her off. If we had known earlier, it would have been better to just kill her on the spot. But now, the old lady chose Second Aunt to be the judge. Isn't it convenient for her?" Why bother with the trial? Just release her directly!
Ruan Shi, however, understood why her daughter would do such a thing and said, "The Wen family must have been prepared in advance. If things don't work out, they have a way to remedy the situation. If we were to handle Su Yu this way, the Wen family would definitely distance themselves completely..."
"Moreover, now that the mother-in-law is aware of this matter, the Wen family must certainly interrogate and find out something, otherwise they won't give our main house an explanation!"
After hearing Ruanshi's words, Fengshi felt that there was some truth to it, but she suddenly thought, "What if Suyu insists that she saw Chu Yun and Chumu willingly together, so this is not a forced situation, but actually..." Fengshi didn't dare to continue, because she was afraid it might turn out to be true.
"We don't have to worry with Lord Shen around. His current identity is the future husband of Chu Yun. With him as a witness, any false statements from Su Yu would be debunked. The Wen family's attempts to create trouble will be in vain." Ruan Shi's satisfaction with her son-in-law, Shen Yuan, grew even stronger because of this incident.
Feng suddenly realized, and her heart relaxed a little.
But just like Ruan and Feng worrying for themselves, Shangchu Yun also started to worry about Ruan and Feng, as well as her younger brother, sister, and nephew's future life in the Shangfu Manor. "Mother, now that Grandmother has returned, if the second wife can gain some control, why don't you take this opportunity to take back the authority in the backyard." If the main wife takes control of the backyard in the Shangfu Manor, everything will be different.
"Mother has already made plans, but we have to wait until you are successfully married to the Duke of Shen's Manor. After this incident, I can no longer allow you to leave the manor. You should stay here and prepare for your marriage." Ruan Shi nodded and touched Shang Chuyun's forehead as she spoke.
Shang Chu nodded. If she didn't want to use a trickery, she wouldn't have left the mansion at this moment, nor would she have let her two younger siblings fall into danger with her. "Mother, don't worry. I won't leave the mansion until I get married," she promised.
Ruan nodded, and then her gaze sharpened, "How dare the Wen family harm my daughter? Although the first branch of the Ruan family currently lacks a male heir, it doesn't mean we are without anyone...Chuyun, you're right, we can't continue like this anymore."
Shang Chuyun was happy about Ruan's transformation. "Mother is right, the Wen family still wants to covet our Xuer. In order to prevent Xuer from being taken away, we must also strive to become stronger."
Ruan hugged Shang Chuyun tightly and vigorously nodded.
On the other side, Su Yu was confined in the firewood room. As soon as she saw the door open, she crawled over and hugged the person's thigh. "Madam Er, you promised me that if I was able to convince Missy to come over, you would..."
"You shameless person, how dare you speak!" Cuiyu slapped Suyu across the face.
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