When my vicious stepmother mistakenly married me to the Immortal Lord

After a round of social engagements, Du Shulan finally had time to return to the main house.

She sat down opposite Chu Jinghong with a smug smile on her face.

"Sister Chu, this colorful crown is really heavy. It's really tiring to wear it for a long time. But, after all, it was given by His Majesty himself, so I have to bear it no matter how tired I am, right?"

After saying this, she deliberately adjusted the colorful crown on her head with her hand. The kingfisher feather inlay, sapphire and red coral inlay all revealed luxury and nobility.

"Yes! I heard that this peacock crown was made by the best craftsmen. The frame was made of pure gold and embellished with various rare gems. It is indeed a rare treasure." Luo Jinfeng echoed, with a hint of envy in her eyes.

Chu Jinghong was only busy talking quietly with the ladies around him, occasionally responding with a smile, and didn't care about Du Shulan's showing off.

"Sister Chu, this shawl of mine was woven by your Xie family. It is really exquisite. When I wear it, I look extraordinary." Du Shulan continued to show off, and deliberately displayed the corners of the shawl to everyone.

Chu Jinghong smiled calmly, "Mrs. Du, you are too kind. It is an honor for me, Xie's weaving company, to be able to make clothes for the ladies of the imperial court."

She just felt that Du Shulan was like a fly, buzzing in her ears, very noisy, but she couldn't get angry, so she could only deal with it patiently.

At this time, a light green figure walked in from outside the door. It was Jiang Song who came late.

She was wearing an emerald green smoke gauze skirt with layers of folds, like the mist swirling in the mountains. Her waist was lightly tied with a ribbon, which made her figure look more graceful.

A white jade hairpin was simply inserted in her bun, which made her look fresh and refined, but could not hide her stunning beauty.

Everyone in the main house couldn't help but be drawn to her. Even Du Shulan was momentarily distracted, and then became jealous.

This little girl has become more and more beautiful since she married into the Xie family. Her whole temperament even has some of the demeanor of a lady from a wealthy family.

Jiang Song felt Du Shulan's resentful gaze, but he just smiled slightly and walked to Chu Jinghong calmly, "Mother, I'm late. I hope you will forgive me."

Chu Jinghong held Jiang Song's hand, his eyes full of doting, "Didn't I tell you to rest at home? Why did you come anyway?"

She looked Jiang Song up and down, and was very pleased to see her radiant face.

Jiang Song smiled coquettishly, "Song'er came here specially to take Mom and Dad home. I cooked your favorite Rain-Previous Longjing tea, and also prepared Dad's favorite snacks. Let's go back early today, okay?"

Chu Jinghong tapped Jiang Song's nose lightly, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

The interaction between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law made everyone around them look envious, and they all praised the Xie family for marrying a good daughter-in-law.

"Sister Chu, your daughter-in-law is the one that the Empress Dowager often praises, right? It's true that seeing is believing. She is a very smart and beautiful person." A lady praised sincerely.

Chu Jinghong smiled and nodded, "Yes, she is the eldest daughter-in-law of our Xie family, Song'er."

Du Shulan felt extremely jealous when she saw Jiang Song stealing the show in front of everyone.

She couldn't help but say, "Song'er, since you're here, go help in the kitchen. There are so many guests today, don't keep them waiting for too long."

She deliberately embarrassed Jiang Song and wanted to embarrass her in front of everyone.

Jiang Song's face darkened slightly. She turned to look at Du Shulan, "Mrs. Du, if I remember correctly, I seem to have severed my relationship with your Jiang family. What gives you the right to make such a request of me?"

Her words were clear and firm, echoing throughout the hall and drawing everyone's attention.

Du Shulan's face suddenly turned ugly after being contradicted by Jiang Song in public. She angrily shouted, "Jiang Song, what's with your attitude? I'm your legitimate mother, and you, a concubine's daughter, dare to disobey me!"

Jiang Song sneered, "Legitimate mother? What a joke. When did you ever treat me as your own daughter? When I was in the Jiang family, you treated me like a slave, beating and scolding me at will, bullying me in every way."

"When I wanted to apply to Fengwu Academy, you tried every means to stop me, saying I was wishful thinking. Later, when I got married, you refused to even provide a dowry, wishing I would disappear from the Jiang family forever. Now, how can you have the nerve to call yourself my legal mother?"

"Which legitimate mother in this world would treat her daughter like this? Are you worthy?"

Jiang Song's words were full of wisdom and his sentences were heartbreaking as he exposed Du Shulan's past evil deeds one by one, shocking everyone present.

Although they had heard about Du Shulan's harsh treatment of illegitimate children, they did not expect it to be so excessive.

Even if the legitimate wife in the aristocratic circle dislikes illegitimate sons and daughters, she will at least maintain superficial decency. It is rare to see someone bullying them as blatantly as Du Shulan.

Du Shulan was speechless after being confronted by Jiang Song. Her face turned pale and blue. She pointed at Jiang Song angrily, "You...you..."

But he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

At this time, Jiang Buli came over after hearing the noise. Seeing Du Shulan's embarrassed appearance, he frowned and asked, "Shulan, what's going on?"

Du Shulan threw herself into Jiang Buli's arms as if she had found a savior. "My Lord, you have to help me! Jiang Song, that little bitch, actually slandered me in public, saying I was mistreating her. I feel so wronged!"

Jiang Buli looked at Jiang Song with a gloomy expression, "Jiang Song, you are so bold! How dare you treat your stepmother like this! Why don't you kneel down and apologize to your stepmother!"

Jiang Song met his gaze without fear, "Lord Jiang, may I ask you, have you and Madam Du ever fulfilled your parental duties for even one day?

"Although I, Jiang Song, am not talented, I also understand the principle of 'giving birth to raise, nurturing and educating'. You neither gave birth to me, nor raised me, let alone taught me, yet now you want to use the name of your parents to suppress me. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

Her words were so powerful that Jiang Buli was speechless.

It's true that he didn't take much care of this adopted daughter, but as the head of the family, he could never admit his dereliction of duty in front of outsiders.

He argued, "No matter what, you are the daughter of the Jiang family, and your blood flows through your veins. Your disobedience and unfilial behavior today has violated the seven grounds for divorce! I will definitely teach you a lesson on behalf of your husband's family!"

As he said this, he raised his hand to slap Jiang Song.

However, his hand was firmly grasped by a stronger hand, and he could not move at all.

"Lord Jiang, do you think there is no one in my Xie family?" A cold and majestic voice sounded in Jiang Buli's ears.

Jiang Buli looked up and saw Xie Guangting standing in front of him, looking at him coldly.

Xie Guangting shook Jiang Buli's hand away with force.

"You, the great Marquis of Anding, don't you understand what people say? Our two families have already severed our relationship. What status do you rely on to say such things? It's ridiculous!"

"Jiang Song is now the daughter-in-law of my Xie family. She came here today to congratulate the Jiang family on behalf of the Xie family, not to be your maid."

"Please, Lord, take care of your evil wife first. Don't misunderstand the situation and flaunt your power. If you do that again, I will not let you off easily!"

Xie Guangting's words made Jiang Buli and Du Shulan's faces change drastically.

They didn't expect that Xie Guangting, who had always been calm and steady, would defend Jiang Song so much that he would even turn against them.

The guests around were also whispering, expressing their dissatisfaction with the Jiang family's actions.

After all, Jiang Song is now the daughter-in-law of the Xie family and represents the face of the Xie family. If the Jiang family bullies her like this, isn't it a slap in the face of the Xie family?

"My Lord, the Xie family is truly rebellious! They don't even take our Jiang family seriously!"

"They're really going too far! Now, you don't even have the qualifications to teach your own rebellious daughter a lesson?"

Du Shulan shouted in a sharp voice and continued to add fuel to the fire.