Chapter 21 There Must Be a Reason
Sure enough, I'm still thinking about this.

Xu Shuhe felt amused, but he still confessed, right?

It was at this moment that she finally spoke, and said softly to Chen Zhidao, "My husband, why don't you go and take a look? Although Chunliu broke the rules that day, she was also severely punished. After all, she gave birth to a child for my husband, so she has made a contribution."

Hearing her speak, Tinglan's eyes suddenly lit up, but Chen Zhi frowned and looked at her in some confusion.

"You really want me to go see her?"

"My husband is not giving her face, he is doing it for the sake of the child." Xu Shuhe said.

Speaking like this, she really sounds like a gentle, generous and virtuous wife.

Chen Zhi always felt that Xu Shuhe would not really be willing to do this, and must have other intentions, but he could not guess at the moment.

So after a moment of silence, he chose to compromise.

"Well, I'll go take a look."

Not surprisingly, Chunliu started to act pitiful after seeing Chen Zhi, but what surprised Xu Shu was that Chen Zhi still refused to release Chunliu from house arrest.

I really just looked at it and then left.

Eh~If someone doesn’t know, they would think that Chunliu offended Chen Zhi, not her.

However, Xu Shuhe didn't care whether Chen Zhi understood Chunliu's house arrest or not. She was targeting the people at the next level.

Just by looking at Tinglan's actions, one can guess that she was acting on orders again. Then today, she asked Chen Zhi to see Chunliu, which was considered to be in line with their wishes. I guess there will be new actions next.

Sure enough, some rumors began to spread in the mansion that day.

It is said that the new wife of the Third Young Master looks harmless, but in fact she is cruel and jealous. Miss Chunliu in the Third Young Master's room was beaten and was almost dying. She was only able to see the Third Young Master last night and asked a doctor to take a look. After all, she gave birth to a child for the Third Young Master. Who would have thought that after the mistress came in, not only was she not given a high status, but she was also not tolerated.

When Xinyue told these rumors to Xu Shuhe, she was so angry.

I wish I could tear off those people's mouths one by one.

Xu Shuhe acted indifferent, but in the afternoon, someone came from Wanshuangzhai and said that the lady wanted her to come over.

Isn’t this coming?

When Xu Shuhe arrived at Wanshuangzhai, he saw Li Mingzhu was there too.

"Greetings to mother-in-law." Xu Shuhe bowed and glanced at Li Mingzhu, "Second sister-in-law."

Li Mingzhu also nodded slightly at her.

Feng said, "Stand up and sit down. I called you here today because I have something to tell you."

"Mother-in-law, are you worried about the rumors in the mansion?" Xu Shuhe sat down and then took the initiative to ask.

Feng looked at her and then sighed, "Yes, although rumors are not to be believed, I also know your character, but such words are not nice to hear after all. It's fine to spread them in the mansion, but if they spread out, it will ruin your reputation."

"Rumors stop at the wise. Seeing that my mother-in-law and my second sister-in-law don't believe it, I am not afraid of anything. In my opinion, those gossipers in the mansion should be arrested and severely beaten with a stick to teach them a lesson. Whose servants don't do their job properly all day long and always gossip about their masters? It can be seen that they are not good people. They should be kicked out and new people should be bought in."

Xu Shuhe was totally unreasonable. He spoke in a righteous tone and seemed not to be bothered by such things at all.

Her reaction was somewhat beyond Feng's expectations. Feng's expression paused for a moment before he spoke again.

"What you said makes sense, but there are so many people in this mansion, we can't all beat them with a stick and sell them off. What's more, if these people hold a grudge about this and are driven out of the mansion, and talk nonsense outside, it will not only ruin your reputation, but also the reputation of the Chen family." After Feng finished speaking, she gave a calm look to the person next to her. After Li Mingzhu received it, she immediately took over the conversation.

"Yes, sister-in-law, you are young and hot-tempered, so you think like this. Mother-in-law asked you to come because she was afraid that you would act like you just did. To put it another way, even for the sake of the relationship between you and my third brother, this matter must be handled properly."

After she opened her mouth, Xu Shuhe's face slowly showed some hesitation, as if he was frightened by the words "marital love".

Seeing her hesitation, Feng immediately struck while the iron was hot, "That's exactly why I shouldn't have interrupted about Chunliu. After all, she left my room. If I say anything, it will inevitably cause people to think too much. But if I don't say anything, I'm afraid that because of her being a concubine, it will affect your relationship with Sanlang, as well as your reputation."

"Then, mother-in-law and second sister-in-law, what do you think I should do?" Xu Shuhe frowned. "I also invited a doctor for her yesterday, and asked my husband to see her. Could it be that you really want to make her a concubine?"

After saying this, Feng immediately said, "I know you don't want to do this, but doing this now is the best way. After all, Chunliu has served Sanlang for many years. Sanlang has a sullen personality and doesn't say anything, but there's no guarantee of what's in his heart. If you don't take the initiative, over time, won't there be a gap between us?"

"Sister-in-law, your mother-in-law is really thinking about you. Maybe there were some misunderstandings between you and your mother-in-law in the past, but that's all in the past. Today, she is afraid that you won't listen, so she called me here to help persuade you. It's also a good intention." Li Mingzhu also said.

Looking at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law singing the same tune, Xu Shuhe sneered in his heart.

However, he did not show it on his face. He pretended to be conflicted for a while, then he sighed and nodded.

"Well, my husband is back today, so I'll talk to him about this."

After getting this answer, Feng's expression relaxed and she nodded quickly.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat for a while, and then Xu Shuhe got up and left.

After she left, the caring and loving look on Feng's face disappeared completely and she snorted coldly.

"No matter how powerful she is, she is still a young girl who has never been through anything. Once she gets into trouble and loses her mind, she will be easy to control."

Li Mingzhu handed her a cup of tea and said, "Mother-in-law is right. A newlywed couple is bound to be worried about affecting their relationship. But didn't mother-in-law say that there is no rush to improve Chunliu's status? Why is she doing it again now?"

"I originally thought that the old lady of the Zhou family was ill and that the people from the Zhou family would not arrive for some time. I never expected that they delivered a letter saying that Madam Zhou, Sanlang's aunt, would arrive in seven days." Feng said.

After hearing this, Li Mingzhu understood.

Or it was because he wanted to take away half of the dowry.

So, rescuing Chunliu is only the first step. There are other tricks waiting for us one after another.

Tsk, I wonder how the Xu family will deal with this, Li Mingzhu thought.

But she had to stand on the side of Feng. After all, if Feng got any benefits, she would definitely get some of them.

But what the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't know was that after Xu Shuhe left Wanshuangzhai, he instructed Xinyue to spread the rumors in the mansion outside early the next morning.

It just needs to be slightly altered, for example, it could be changed to the story of a stepmother taking charge of the household and mistreating the new wife of the original son.

In addition, he secretly sent a message to the Xu family, asking her mother to choose a suitable time tomorrow to visit the Chen family.

Originally, Zheng was planning to come and sit for a while, but now he just came early.

Promote Chunliu to be a legitimate concubine?

Bah, don't even think about it.

However, Feng originally didn't care about Chunliu's attitude, but now she suddenly took action. There must be a reason, and she has to find out.

(End of this chapter)