Remarry 9,000 Years Old

The old lady seemed to have suddenly been enlightened. She hurriedly pulled Shen Nanqiao and spoke in a low voice.

"Seventh Brother's wife, hurry up and say something. This is a matter of mutual benefit and mutual loss. If the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion collapses, the Seventh Brother will also suffer. He is in a high position and cannot give others a handle to use against him!"

The prince was about to speak, but Shen Nanqiao spoke first.

She looked back at the old lady without fear.

"Since you know that he is in a high position and is walking on thin ice every day, why can't you be more careful in what you say and do?" She sneered, "In my opinion, it's better not to have family members like this who can only create handles for us."

"Are you encouraging the seventh son to be unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unjust?" The old lady flushed with excitement and said with a warning, "A virtuous wife brings less trouble to her husband!"

Shen Nanqiao glanced at Madam Hou with a meaningful look.

"A good wife brings less trouble to her husband, that's true, but shouldn't the old lady say this to me?"

The marquis' wife heard the hidden meaning but dared not say anything. She twisted the handkerchief into a knot with her fingers.

The prince slowly glanced at everyone in the room, finally fixing his gaze on Shen Nanqiao.

"My dear friend has repeatedly told me to take good care of you. I thought he was making a fuss. Today I came to your house and found that your reputation is well-deserved."

Shen Nanqiao held back his laughter. It seemed that although the prince was young, he understood the principles of yin and yang.

This open and hidden sarcasm clearly shows that he is not trying to give face to the old lady.

The old lady was speechless after being rebuked by a half-grown child, but the young prince obviously did not intend to give up.

He sneered, displayed the majesty of a prince, and spoke each word with emphasis.

"You have no discipline in your mansion. You even dared to curse me. It's simply lawless." He slowly waved to the eunuchs behind him and walked to Shen Nanqiao's side. "You must have been bullied a lot in your mansion. No problem. Today I will help you settle all your new and old grudges."

Upon hearing this, Lady Pingyuan Hou felt a chill down her spine, knowing that she was probably in trouble this time.

She had intended to take this opportunity to intimidate Shen Nanqiao, but she never expected that the prince would suddenly appear and support this girl.

Thinking of this, she glared at Shen Jingyi fiercely. If she hadn't been so careless with her words, how could she have ended up in such a situation?

Even more embarrassed than her was the old lady, who had gone through many ups and downs in her life, but finally died at the hands of a young boy. How could she not feel regretful?

Shen Nanqiao's mind raced, guessing that the prince's trip was most likely instructed by Ning Su, and he felt inexplicably relieved.

No matter how many difficulties or dangers you encounter, there will always be someone trying to help you solve them. Even if they are unable to do so themselves, they will arrange for others to support them.

That kind of thoughtfulness completely captured her nerves.

When the prince saw Shen Nanqiao remained silent, he thought he was embarrassed to speak in front of the old lady.

"You don't have to be afraid. If you've been wronged, I'll take care of it for you." He squinted at the people kneeling on the ground, "I just don't believe it. For such a small matter, can the prince of a country have no say in it?"

Shen Nanqiao took a half step back and smiled slightly.

"The state has its own laws and the family has its own rules. To offend the superior, to offend the crown prince, to offend the emperor, each of these is a serious crime as stated in the law. We just need to follow the rules." She bowed, "As for me, I haven't suffered any injustice."

This was meant to remind the prince that there was no need to turn something that was obviously reasonable into something to settle personal grudges or revenge.

The prince had been with Ning Su for many years and obviously knew how to judge people and how to serve them, so he asked the question even though he knew the answer.

"So what should we do according to the law about today's incident?"

Shen Nanqiao covered his mouth with his hand and cleared his throat.

"According to the Great Chu Law, there are eight articles of cursing."

The prince's eyes lit up. It turned out that she had a method to follow. That was great.

"I forgot that the wife of the factory minister came from a family of the Ministry of Rites. Let me tell you about it so that everyone can learn from it."

Shen Nanqiao took a deep look at Shen Jingyi.

"The Great Chu Law states: Anyone who curses others shall be caned ten times. If a subordinate curses his superior, who is a 5th-rank official or above, he shall be caned a hundred times." She paused deliberately. "If she cursed the emperor and empress, caning alone would not be enough. It should be considered as disrespectful, right?"

The prince nodded seriously.

"That makes sense. After all, my father and mother are not ordinary people, nor are they officials. They can only be punished for disrespect."

Shen Nanqiao shrugged.

"Then there is no way. Disrespect is the sixth of the ten evils and carries the death penalty, which is unforgivable."

Shen Jingyi looked up in disbelief, she knew she couldn't escape.

But she never expected that she would actually want to die herself?

Shen Nanqiao ignored her murderous look and looked towards the prince.

"Your Highness wants to vent my anger, but I have nothing to vent. But if Your Highness wants to defend the dignity of the emperor, then act according to the law and don't worry about anything else." She paused and glanced at the old lady. "After all, Pingyuan Hou is upright and incorruptible. Even if he were here, he would not bend the law for personal gain."

These words blocked the old lady's way to beg for mercy later.

If she moved out Pingyuan Hou, it would be tantamount to saying that he was disloyal and unrighteous, which would be a fatal blow to the old lady and the entire marquis's mansion.

The prince was well aware of the principle of hitting the snake while it is being struck by the stick, and asked immediately.

"What do you think, old lady?"

As expected, the old lady hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke through gritted teeth.

"The emperor is guilty of the same crime as common people. Since the law stipulates this, I have nothing to say."

A brave man cuts off his own arm, and sacrifices a pawn to save the chariot; the mistresses of wealthy families are well aware of this.

Shen Jingyi looked at the old lady in disbelief, then turned her gaze to the Marquis's wife.

"I'm still pregnant! Even if it's the death penalty, it's not as serious as a pregnant woman!"

Shen Nanqiao knew that what she said was right, but pretended to be confused.

"Really? I only know that pregnant women who are convicted will also be sent to the Jiaofangsi."

Shen Jingyi's face was ashen. She was not very familiar with history and was increasingly puzzled. Could it be that in this dynasty even pregnant women could be beheaded?

Thinking of this, her legs and feet went weak and she felt like she was going to faint any moment.

The old lady was knowledgeable and immediately looked up and questioned.

"If a pregnant woman commits a capital crime, she will be executed a hundred days after giving birth!"

If Shen Jingyi is pardoned, a suspended death sentence is better than an immediate execution! As long as you are alive, there is always hope. At worst, you can just hide your identity and run away.

However, Shen Nanqiao's next words shattered the hope that she had finally regained.

"The death penalty can wait until after childbirth, but the living crime... I'm afraid it can't be done, right?"

The old lady choked.

Seeing this, the prince hastily added.

"In that case, I will punish him with a hundred strokes of the cane."

Shen Jingyi looked at the Marquis's wife blankly. What's the difference between being caned 100 times and being beaten to death?

The Marquis's wife was also panicked.

Her son already had difficulty in having children, and now he finally had this baby. This was going to cut off the roots of their Pingyuan Marquis Mansion!

"Can you fight less?" the Marquis's wife asked timidly.

The prince raised an eyebrow.

"There is still room for bargaining over such matters? Officials of the fifth rank and above will be caned 100 times. Could it be that Madam Hou thinks that my father is not even as good as an official of the fifth rank?"

At this point, Shen Jingyi realized that these two villains were invincible together, and there was a high probability that she would not get any benefits today.

She straightened her back.

"If one person dies or two people are killed during the caning, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost."

The familiar words triggered some memories for Shen Nanqiao. In his previous life, when he was at the end of his rope, he also made such futile harsh words.

The result? Nothing.

She slowly moved closer, and repeated to her word by word.

"That's a shame. I don't believe in ghosts or gods."

Shen Jingyi stared at her face.

"Don't you want to do some good for your husband? Everyone knows that you and I have a deep grudge against each other. If you kill him like this, aren't you afraid that people will stab him in the back and curse him to go to hell after his death?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard someone slowly walking in from outside.

"It's really unfortunate. I don't believe in ghosts or gods either."

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Ning Su: Always speak in the same tone as my wife.