Chapter 10: Protecting My Wife

After finishing her words, Meng Yunshu lifted her watery eyes, looking truly pitiful.

Madam Chang wiped her tears and said, “Yunshao, now that you have married into a noble family, you must not forget the bond between sisters. Poor my son, Yunshu… she is so devoted. Please grant her this favor.”

Meng Qiyan thought that if both sisters married into the Hou residence, the relationship between the He and Meng families would become even closer. He agreed, saying, “Little sister, you are alone in the Hou household. Having your own sister to support you might not be a bad thing.”

But Meng Dongqi’s face darkened like the dead of night. He shouted, “Stop embarrassing yourselves! Someone, take Sister Shu back to her room!”

Several female servants hurriedly came forward to pull Meng Yunshu away. She struggled fiercely, crying plaintively.

Madam Chang wept as well and said, “Meng Yunshao, you now bear the Meng name! If I hadn’t raised you, you would’ve been sold to a brothel long ago! Yet here you are, an ungrateful wretch—a wolf in sheep’s clothing who devours without remorse.”

Meng Yunshao sighed softly and said, “Mother, I owe you for raising me. I acknowledge the dowry my birth mother left me, which was used to hire teachers for my brother and to add trousseau for my sister, to repair the garden of the Meng family and buy servants. I accept that. When you asked me to abandon the betrothal with the Jiang family from Shuzhou, risking my own future to marry for my sister, I accepted that too. But as for becoming a concubine, I truly cannot decide that.”

Madam Chang shouted angrily, “What nonsense is this? You marry into a noble family and then defy your elders! Saying you can’t decide is just an excuse to shirk responsibility!”

Meng Yunshu’s father interrupted sternly, “Enough!”

Meng Yunshu glared at Meng Yunshao with hatred and said, “You’re trying to drive me to death! Fine, I’ll die. When I die, the world will know how the young madam of the Hou family mistreated her eldest sister and drove an innocent woman to her death!” Saying this, she stood up and tried to dash her head against a pillar.

Everyone was terrified and quickly restrained Meng Yunshu. She was strong, and only barely were they able to hold her back.

Meng Yunshao paused for a moment, quietly watching her struggle for a while before suddenly saying, “Fine, I agree.”

The room fell silent as if everyone’s throat had been squeezed, unable to utter a sound.

A look of joy instantly appeared on Meng Yunshu’s face. “What? You agree?” She hurriedly picked up a cup of tea and said, “Drink this, and that means I’m accepted into the family.”

Madam Chang stopped her and said, “If you agree, there must be terms. Yunshu is your legitimate elder sister, so she outranks you. But since you are sisters, there’s no need to be so strict. Let Yunshu be a secondary wife; you just need to show her respect.”

Meng Yunshao smiled inwardly.

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