Chapter 57: Chapter 8: Still Wanting Shen Ruoxi to Return to the Shen Family

Shen Ruoxi sneered, “Ugly? So what Grandmother means is to let others slander me? Tell me, how many benefits have you received from the Xiao Mansion? Or have I blocked your path by returning to the Shen Family, so you’re letting others bully me!”

Old Mrs. Xu’s expression changed, and she awkwardly explained, “Child, I just think that after all, the two families were in-laws before, and besides, Old Mrs. Xiao is quite old, it’s better to leave some room for everything.”

Shen Ruoxi said bluntly, “You really are thoughtful for her. How about changing your surname to Xiao?”

Old Mrs. Xu gritted her teeth in frustration, seeing that everyone seemed confused about why she was siding with Old Mrs. Xiao instead of Shen Ruoxi, she could only say, “It’s better not to quarrel, isn’t it?”

“What you need to remember is that it was Old Mrs. Xiao who came to our Shen Mansion early this morning to stir up trouble! It was her who came to argue with me, not me with her. My principle is, when there’s no trouble, don’t stir trouble, but if there’s trouble, don’t fear trouble! No one will bully me!”

After speaking, she coldly glanced at Old Mrs. Xiao, saying icily, “Old Mrs. Xiao, please leave! If you don’t go, I’ll have to send you back to the Xiao Mansion for the crime of insubordination.”

Old Mrs. Xiao, who always thought she could bully Shen Ruoxi, was really angry now. Indeed, she was pretending all along in the Xiao Family, and now she’s completely disrespectful to her.

Remembering the main purpose of her visit today, she angrily said, “Shen Ruoxi, today I came to ask you about my leg. You clearly have the medicine that can heal it but didn’t give it to me, making me suffer unbearable pain every night.

Do you hate me that much? Do you want me dead? I was your grandmother not too long ago and treated you well. You all judge, is she doing the right thing?”

The crowd’s opinion swayed again.

“This shows that Shen Ruoxi’s actions are indeed inappropriate. No matter what, Old Mrs. Xiao was once her husband’s grandmother. How could she be so unmoved to the point of not providing the medicine for the old lady’s leg pain?”

“It’s utterly excessive! Old Mrs. Xiao is getting old, how can she coldly watch as the old lady suffers from leg pain?” Shen Ruoxi’s actions are indeed somewhat excessive.”

“That’s correct. Seeing Old Mrs. Xiao in such a state truly stirs sympathy!”

Facing the crowd’s accusations, Shen Ruoxi’s expression turned icy, and she calmly retorted, “Old Mrs. Xiao, there are many pharmacies in the Capital City, and many doctors are available. Why do you specifically seek me out?”

Old Mrs. Xiao was stunned, puzzled, “Wasn’t it you who provided my medicine?”

Shen Ruoxi sneered, “Do I have such skills? You spectators are simply ridiculous.

You think my refusal to give her medicine means I’m cruel. Then I must ask, which pharmacy am I a doctor at?

Old Mrs. Xiao, if you’re deliberately finding fault, then just say it. There are so many doctors in the Capital City you can seek out, but you come to me, who exactly are you trying to disgust?”

The crowd seemed to finally awaken, “Right! Why seek Shen Ruoxi for leg pain? I was surely misled by her!”

“I’m puzzled too, whoever prescribed the medicine should be consulted, right? This is clearly intentional troublemaking!”

Old Mrs. Xiao frowned deeply, but her heart was filled with confusion. She remembered clearly, when she used Shen Ruoxi’s medicine previously, her leg indeed didn’t hurt.

But ever since Shen Ruoxi left, no matter what medicine she took, it was ineffective, and her leg pain persisted.

“But I didn’t have any pain after taking the medicine before, why is it so painful now?”

Shen Ruoxi glanced at her indifferently and said, “About your leg, the doctor said long ago it’s incurable, and you can only alleviate it with medication slowly.

Now you’re saying it’s severely painful, I suddenly remembered, is it that there’s no granddaughter-in-law to massage your leg overnight now?

I remember when I was your granddaughter-in-law, when your leg hurt, I often stayed up late massaging it for you. Did I say anything wrong?”

Old Mrs. Xiao’s face turned red, yet she still pretended to be aggrieved, “It wasn’t this painful before, you’re surely hiding something. Tell me! I treated you well after all.”

“My goodness! No way! Shen Ruoxi actually massaged her leg all night.” The crowd exclaimed, and their misunderstanding of Shen Ruoxi instantly vanished.

“Such a virtuous granddaughter-in-law, where can you find someone like her easily?”

“This Xiao Family is truly blind, it’s simply outrageous. If I had a granddaughter-in-law like that, it would be like our ancestral tombs were blessed with smoke, wouldn’t we be desperate to treat her well?”

“This Old Mrs. Xiao is really unreasonable! She’s definitely here to make trouble.”

Old Mrs. Xiao hadn’t anticipated the situation turning around so rapidly, her expression instantly became very unpleasant.

She urgently pleaded, “Shen Ruoxi, in consideration of our once-grandmother-granddaughter bond, just give me the medication script!

I know you have it, how can you watch me suffer leg pain without offering help, I’m simply in agony.”

“Old Mrs. Xiao…” Shen Ruoxi just started speaking, seeing a few people approaching from a distance.

Mrs. Zhou stepped forward first and asked, “Mother-in-law, what are you doing?”

Following behind, Xiao Chengyi spoke coldly, “Grandmother, it’s time to go home.”

Shen Ruoxi raised her brows slightly, facing such a difficult Old Mrs. Xiao, she had no choice but to send for Mrs. Zhou and Xiao Chengyi.

If they couldn’t persuade her, she would have to be impolite.

She said seriously, “Since you’re here, please take Old Mrs. Xiao away. I won’t pursue this incident for now, but if there’s a next time, don’t blame me, Shen Ruoxi, for being ruthless.”

Xiao Chengyi’s fingers were clenched, his gaze lingering on Shen Ruoxi.

Today, she wore magnificently, with the golden phoenix hairpin accentuating her stunning beauty.

What surprised him even more was that she was vibrant, her temperament was noble and graceful, completely different from the woman he once saw in his own mansion.

His emotions churned, unable to resist saying, “Shen Ruoxi, do we really have to reach this point? If you convince His Majesty to revoke the decree, I’ll set the past aside and still give you the title of Young General Xiao’s wife.”

After listening, Shen Ruoxi couldn’t help but laugh coldly, “May I ask, Young General Xiao, what’s so remarkable about that wife title? It’s just the wife of a fourth-rank military general, you shouldn’t forget that I’m a First-class Marquis. I’d be crazy to covet your young wife’s title? Xiao Chengyi, I’m being kind by not demanding your family bow before me countless times!”

“You…” Xiao Chengyi was left speechless, a flash of pain in his eyes.

Shen Ruoxi was enraged, she had never lied, if Xiao Chengyi lived well with Ning Zhen’er, she wouldn’t hate him so much.

After all, everything is not too late now, she’s still young, any setbacks or failures are experiences along her road to growth, and these two years of giving can be seen as wasted efforts, Shen Ruoxi has her own life path to walk.

But in public, he’s so relentlessly holding on, acting like an abandoned husband, it’s truly disgusting.

She shouted sternly, “Xiao Chengyi, quickly take your grandmother back. If you dare linger at my mansion door another minute, don’t blame me for being impolite!”

Xiao Chengyi was deeply pained by her decisiveness, feeling a surge of unspeakable anger.

He had clearly given her a way out, yet she remained unmoved.

“Mother-in-law, listen to me, thousand-year-old Ganoderma is available at World-Saving Hall, your daughter-in-law has already bought it. Please, don’t cause trouble over this.

To be frank, Ruoxi is now a Marquis, if we offend them, it’s insubordination, so let’s hurry and go.”

“It seems the Xiao Family still has people who understand.”

“Xiao Chengyi is truly laughable, they’ve already divorced, yet he still wants to reconcile, is he not insane?”

“Competing with His Majesty over a woman, that’s courting disaster, isn’t it?”

Xiao Chengyi’s hand clenched into a fist, his heart overflowing with bitter emotions, “Shen Ruoxi, after divorcing me, do you intend to enter the palace?”

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