The Blessed Farm Girl Has a Spatial Storage-Chapter 381: Extra Episode Four

Side Story Four

But she was not satisfied; she insisted on moving into the grand courtyard of the Zhao Residence, wanting to stand in the open as the mother of the General!

Of course, the two brothers wouldn't agree. Their uncle and aunt had given them a new lease on life; they would never let the Zhu Clan disgust them in front of Mrs. Sun. So, after rejecting her harshly, they assigned a few house servants to watch that Zhu Clan, preventing her from leaving the village.

However, she somehow managed to escape and made a huge fuss at the entrance of the Zhao Residence.

Zhao Cheng was out on business today and not at home; only Zhao Yu was present. He had to make his own decision on this matter.

Comforted by Liu Baixue, he gradually calmed down. He went to Sun Mei, knelt, and kowtowed, saying, "Aunt, I am sorry you have been wronged. I am here to offer my apologies."

Sun Mei felt another pang of heartache and quickly helped him up.

"You silly child, what are you talking about? I'm not the one suffering; it's you and your siblings who have been wronged."

Liu Baixue paid her respects and stepped forward, getting straight to the point, "Aunt, we can't let her cause a scene at the gate like this. If we do, the reputations of my husband, his elder brother, and little sister Yaya will be completely ruined."

Sun Mei nodded; she naturally knew this. It seemed Zhao Yu had already made up his mind. She looked at Liu Baixue and asked, "Xue'er, you are so clever, do you already have an idea?"

Liu Baixue nodded. "Let's first send someone to our hometown to ask the clan leader from our village to come..."

「At that moment, at the Prime Minister's Mansion.」

Zhao Zhitong had already heard about the situation at his mother's home. After handing his son over to the wet nurse, he called a servant and said, "Deliver this letter to Mrs. Wei."

The servant took the order and hurriedly left.

「At the entrance of the Zhao Residence.」

Seeing more and more people gathering, Miss Zhu became even more arrogant, and her yelling grew louder.

Just then, a group of soldiers suddenly appeared and surrounded the area. The surrounding onlookers were startled, but the soldiers had already blocked them in, not allowing anyone to leave or approach.

That Zhu Clan was startled, shouting, "What are you trying to do? I am the mother of General Qian Niuwei, you can't touch me!" After threatening them, she suddenly widened her eyes and yelled, "You were sent by that unfilial child Zhao Yu, weren't you? Why? Are you trying to kill your own mother? Heavens, open your eyes and watch..."

That Zhu Clan then lay down on the ground, adopting the full aggressive demeanor of a village shrew cursing in the streets.

"Hmph! You have the audacity to say that! If the heavens were to open their eyes, they would strike you down first!"

At that moment, a woman's voice spoke. Wei Shulan alighted from her horse carriage and looked coldly at the woman on the ground. "You think no one knows about your despicable deeds just because we're in the Capital City? You can continue cursing, you can keep on wailing, but let me tell you, you are now slandering a General of the Upright Third Rank in the imperial court. Even if you are his mother, slandering an imperial court official is a crime for which they can take your head!"

That Zhu Clan was genuinely frightened and dared not utter another word for a moment. Wei Shulan entered the Zhao Residence. Before any discussion of money at the entrance, she turned to the servants and instructed, "Watch her closely. Don't let her escape, and don't let her get hurt. If she yells, let her yell. If she's thirsty, give her water. If she's hungry, give her food. Serve her well, just let her scream as she pleases."

With that, she closed the main gate.

Those who had come to watch the commotion now deeply regretted it. They could neither leave nor sit, and they were tired and hungry. They could only stand there, listening to the madwoman's shrieks until their ears felt like they were developing calluses. Seeing that the madwoman, however, had water to drink and food to eat, the surrounding onlookers couldn't help but feel a growing resentment towards Miss Zhu.

As evening approached, several carriages hurried over and stopped in front of the Zhao Residence. Afterward, two elders alighted from the carriages, and Zhao Yue and Qiao Muchen also arrived.

The servant went in to report, and soon the main gate of the Zhao Residence opened. Sun Mei and several others came out, assisted by their servants.

Looking at the madwoman, Sun Mei sighed and said, "Zhu Clan, why must you do this? You abandoned your three children back then. Now that you've found them, Yu'er and Cheng'er are good children. They are grateful you gave birth to them and have settled you comfortably. Yet, you refuse to live peacefully. What sort of trouble are you trying to stir up now? Do you truly not care about your children at all?"

Upon looking up, Miss Zhu saw Sun Mei. She's so well-preserved, still so young and beautiful, dressed in fine silks and satins, adorned with exquisite pearl hairpins! Then she looked at her own pitiful appearance, and her eyes filled with jealousy and resentment. She deeply believed that all the blessings Sun Mei enjoyed now were brought to her by her own sons. These blessings, these clothes, this jewelry, and this grand mansion—they should have all been hers! Why should that slut, Mrs. Sun, enjoy it all!

Immediately, she shrieked, "Sun Mei, you slut! You couldn't even birth a son yourself, so now you want to steal mine! How shameless can you be! Give my sons back to me! This mansion, the food you eat, the clothes you wear—they should all be mine!"

Hearing Miss Zhu's abuse, Zhao Yu clenched his fists tightly, his whole body trembling. Just as he was about to rush out and confront her, Liu Baixue pulled him back, saying, "Don't be impulsive."

Faced with the Zhu Clan's slandering, Sun Mei remained unconcerned, smiling warmly and speaking calmly, "Zhu Clan, look behind you. These two are the clan leader and an elder of the Zhao Clan. They have brought the clan's genealogical records and your writ of divorce."

"Now, two officials who heard about this matter have also come. So, in front of these two officials, let us properly sort out our disagreements." As Sun Mei spoke, she nodded to Zhao Cheng and Qiao Muchen.

Upon receiving his cue, the clan leader began to speak, laying out all the wrongs committed by the Zhu Clan before the crowd. Finally, he said, "Zhu Clan, if you still have even a shred of conscience, stop harassing these two poor children, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yue. From the moment you abandoned them and ran off with another man, you were no longer a daughter-in-law of our Zhao Family, nor were you their mother. You should stop causing this scene."

Those in the crowd, who had already been dragged into this by Miss Zhu and were tired and hungry, became furious upon seeing the evidence.

"Serves her right! She deserves to be reduced to a beggar!"

"Exactly! I've never seen such a ruthless mother in my entire life. She's truly shameless. She abandoned her own sons, and now that they're successful, she comes running back expecting them to be filial. What a thick-skinned woman!"

"As the saying goes, a kind mother makes for a filial son; only if the mother is kind will the son be filial. The Zhao brothers are truly unlucky to have such a mother."

"That's right! And she has the audacity to say that Mrs. Sun is enjoying blessings that should have been hers. If it weren't for Mrs. Sun and her family's kind hearts, taking in those three pitiful children and raising them to be capable individuals, those children might have starved to death somewhere long ago."

"Indeed! Pah! Shameless! Such a person doesn't deserve to be a mother. She should be beaten to death with sticks!"

...

Miss Zhu's lips trembled as she listened to the surrounding people pointing fingers at her, shouting, "It's not like that! It's not like that!"

At this point, Zhao Yue spoke up, intending to charge Miss Zhu with the crime of slandering imperial officials and have her thrown into prison.

Now, the Zhu Clan was truly terrified. She knelt on the ground, begging for mercy repeatedly.

In the end, both Zhao Yu and Zhao Cheng, who had hurried to the scene, couldn't bear to see her punished so severely. Zhao Yu said, "Lord Zhao, although she is undeserving of being a mother, she did give us life. Please, spare her life."

Upon witnessing this, the surrounding onlookers had nothing but praise for the benevolence of the Zhao brothers.

Zhao Yue had only intended to scare Miss Zhu, so he naturally agreed to their request.

Ultimately, that very night, Zhao Yu and Zhao Cheng arranged for Miss Zhu to be settled in a remote mountain village. They provided her with ample food and assigned several servants to watch over her, intending for her to spend the rest of her life there.

Miss Zhu tried to run away a few times later on, but the servants always caught her and brought her back, ensuring she never again approached the Capital City.

Perhaps her obsession was too deep. Eventually, the servants reported back that the Zhu Clan had gone mad. She would grab anyone she met and babble foolishly about her eldest son being a great merchant and her youngest son being a great general. Those who heard her simply dismissed it as the ravings of a madwoman and paid her no heed.

It seemed that, in the end, all actions truly do have their consequences.