Song Ren didn't seem to be going anywhere easily, and Cui Ying Shu, although not as direct as Mrs. Cui in showing her expression, was also not ambiguous. As soon as she came, she brought out Liang Wei's testimony and even brought Zheng Baizi, the midwife who had helped deliver Cui Tingting that year, to the Bo Mansion.
He never expected that the Cui family, who had not visited for years, would suddenly come to their doorstep just to investigate the death of Cui Shi all those years ago. Song Ren was shocked and didn't know how to react, breaking out in a cold sweat on this sweltering day.
At that time, he was completely unclear about the matter, but now the Cui family is obviously well-prepared, and all the witnesses and evidence from back then are present, making it hard for anyone to deny.
"This" Song Dàlǎoyé who was never good at dragging things out couldn't help but get confused: "This"
Song Jue was even more shocked and stunned. The usually respected second aunt turned out to be such a vicious person - unmarried and pregnant, harming the first wife's life.
He suddenly felt that the Song family's rules were somewhat ridiculous. If no one from the Cui family came to visit, then it would be up to Li Shi, a heartless and cruel person like this, to take charge of the second house's affairs and manipulate Song Chuyi and Song Yan's lives?!
Seeing that the situation in front of him was not something his father and son could handle, Song Jue thought for a moment, then went out to find a young servant, telling him to hurry to the government office to ask Song Chengnu to come back.
Her mother was so anxious that she almost cried out, staring blankly at Song Chuning with wide eyes.
She had no idea how to deal with the situation in front of her, and the matter of hiring someone to kill her husband was exposed. Given the temperaments of Old Lady Song and Old Man Song, Li would definitely not have a good ending.
Su Zhi suddenly pushed open the door and came in. She quickly stood up: "What's going on?! What did you say? Where is Madam?"
Su Zhi's face turned even paler, and after running for half a day in the scorching heat, she panted for a while before slapping her chest and exclaiming: "This is terrible! Madame Cui has arrived!"
Mrs. Choi!!! Yu's mom didn't react for a moment, and when she did, she was so shocked that she sat down on the floor with a thud.
Madam Cui, the eldest daughter of King Zhuang, is the niece of the current emperor and married into the prestigious Cui family. Among those that Lady Li detested the most, aside from Old Madam Cui, was her.
Now this killer god has come from afar, definitely having heard some news. Even if she hadn't heard any news, her arrival would still force Old Lady Song to severely punish Li Shi. As the wife of Duke Cui, her status is noble and she is arrogant, even the Emperor indulges her. Old Lady Song also needs to give her some face, let alone that Li Shi has already done something wrong.
Song Chunü gave a lukewarm glance at Yu's mother, and her heart also felt uneasy. This Mrs. Cui had appeared in her dreams, after Song Chuyu died, she came to the door and slapped Shen Qing fiercely, giving him more than ten slaps, with an attitude of not stopping until he was dead-----although at that time, the Cui family had already been suppressed by the later Emperor and had to restrain their arrogance.
She covered her temples, feeling a faint throbbing of her veins.
"It's all over now." Mom stared straight at Song Chuning: "Miss, think of a way, think of a solution."
Of course, she had to think of a way! Although she and Li didn't have much real mother-daughter relationship, after all they were real mother and daughter. If Li was divorced, how could she stand in the future?
"Have someone go quietly to find your maternal grandmother." Song Chuning lowered his voice and instructed his mother in a gentle tone: "Hurry! Make everything clear, now the situation is such that I can't speak up for myself, and there's no one in the mansion who can speak up for Mother either, so we have no choice but to seek help from your maternal grandmother!"
It was Old Lady Li who had arranged for someone to kill Song Chuyi, and when the time came, she would just have a few of the Li family's servants take the blame. At worst, they would suffer some criticism from the Cui family, which was still better than the current situation where the Li family was isolated and helpless, passively accepting the crime of hiring someone to commit murder.
Now there is no better way, Yu's mother did not dare to delay, and immediately went to find several concubines of the Li family.
Li was now being forced to retreat step by step, and Madame Cui's words were sharp as a knife, with evidence in hand, each sentence pierced Li's heart like a dagger, leaving her bleeding profusely.
"I've seen many shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless and vicious as you! Mrs. Cui didn't care about the doctor's wife's attempts to stop her, pointing at Li's nose and scolding: "What kind of virtuous lady from a noble family are you? Bah! I've never seen any lady from a prestigious family seduce another woman's husband, nor have I ever seen anyone who, after seducing someone else's man, would still dare to write letters provoking the original wife! And yet, you even dared to bribe the midwife to make the original wife suffer a difficult labor!"
Mrs. Choi's anger finally couldn't hold back, she stretched out her hand and gave her a slap: "Where did you get the guts?! How dare you be called Second Madam like Tingting?! She is a real aristocratic lady from a prestigious family, while you are just a crow with bird feathers pretending to be a phoenix!"
Because of the reason and because of her identity, no one in the house dared to stop Mrs. Cui. Li cried with tears streaming down her face, gasping for breath as she retreated step by step.
Mrs. Choi kicked Li's knee pit with one foot, kicking her into a somersault, and then turned to look at Old Lady Song: "Old lady, you have always been fair and strict, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"
She said with a low smile: "If you can't, then I'll have to ask Uncle to take charge."
Li fell to the ground, only then did she regain her composure, and rushed over to hug Old Lady Song's legs, crying uncontrollably: "Old Lady, please save me, I didn't..."
Mrs. Song was already out of breath, and as people age, their thinking tends to be slower. It wasn't until now that she finally understood why Mrs. Cui was angry - it wasn't because Li had gotten pregnant before marriage and hooked up with Song Yi, but rather because Cui's death was related to Li!
Although the Li family is not bad, but compared to the Cui family, it's a world of difference. Moreover, the Cui family was married through proper procedures, whereas the Li family came in shamelessly and uninvited.
Mrs. Song was filled with anger and disappointment at being deceived, and she kicked Li's family down hard.
The Cui family came to the door with a mighty momentum, holding evidence in their hands. If the Bo Mansion dared to be partial, not only would the friendship between the Cui and Song families be abolished, but also the reputation of the Song family would be ruined overnight.
She wouldn't and couldn't sacrifice the reputation of the Song family, or the friendship between the Cui and Song families for a woman as depraved as Li Shi.
"Have someone go and invite Old Master Li and his wife over." Madam Song turned her head to instruct the senior lady, watching as she left before turning back to face Madame Cui: "Today, let the Li family give our two families an explanation!"
She was almost ruined by the Li family, and her reputation was at stake. She had thought that Li's relationship with Song Yi began before their marriage, but she never expected that Li would also be responsible for Cui Zhanmei's death.