Chapter 113 - 57 Second Grandma Shi Visits Her Natal Family
What truly frightened her was Second Madam Shi; had Shi Lian and her maid not appeared suddenly, Second Madam Shi would have certainly let her take the blame! The three maids and nannies present at the time were all her people, silencing them would have been effortless! Shi Lian’s appearance made her uncertain whether Shi Lian had seen anything, which was why she was let off the hook!
Sang Wan simply dared not imagine how Mrs. Wang would view the matter if she were blamed for "pushing" her sister-in-law into the pond, and what kind of fuss Gu Fangzi would make of it! After all, there was no grudge or interest-related conflict between her and Second Grandma Shi; she had absolutely no excuse for an explanation. The only thing she could say was "accidental, careless," but such an explanation lacked solid proof and left everything to the listener’s imagination.
From now on, she would never go to the garden again unless she absolutely had to, and even then, she would make sure to have her own people by her side! Sang Wan thought to herself in secret.
A couple of days later, as expected, Second Grandma Shi’s mother and sister-in-law did come to visit. Seeing their girl lying on the bed distressed and aggrieved, Mrs. Zhou was heartbroken, crying and lamenting while indirectly scolding others through innuendos. That daughter-in-law from the Zhou family was also formidable, consoling while similarly lamenting indirectly. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo made Second Master Shi and Second Madam Shi blush with shame and embarrassment. Ultimately, Mrs. Wang had to step in to mediate, soothing Mrs. Zhou with kind words and, assuming the role of the elder sister-in-law, gave Second Master Shi and his wife a few words of admonishment, which slightly mollified Mrs. Zhou.
Faced with the fait accompli, Mrs. Zhou insisted on taking her daughter home for recuperation, and Second Madam Shi suddenly panicked, firmly disagreeing. It was already embarrassing enough that her son had eloped with a brothel prostitute; if her daughter-in-law also had to return to her natal family for recuperation, who knows what people would say!
With righteousness on her side, why would Mrs. Zhou be afraid of her? She began to recite her daughter’s grievances again, continuously reproaching her son-in-law and questioning Second Madam Shi when her husband would return home? Second Madam Shi was left speechless, forced to watch as Mrs. Zhou commanded the servants to pack up for her daughter-in-law, who left the Shi Mansion with her people that very day.
When Sang Wan heard about this from Liu Ya, she couldn’t help but envy Second Grandma Shi secretly. At least, when she came back in the future, Second Madam Shi would not dare to treat her as before.
There are no walls that do not let the wind pass through. Originally, Mrs. Wang had instructed not to spread the news of Gu Fangzi’s impending entrance into the family, waiting to have Sang Wan bring it up when Shi Fengju returned. But after a dozen or so days, nearly everyone in the Shi Mansion knew about it, making it semi-public.