Arrogant and domineering because of his good looks: His Majesty always pretends to be righteous

This has really stirred up a hornet's nest!

The late-arriving Old Lady Xia let out a wail and, like a cannonball, smashed through everyone and rushed to Lin Shi. She raised her hand to slap Lin Shi, but Xia Zhishu quickly grabbed Old Lady Xia's wrist and whispered, "Mother, don't make a scene. It's all my fault."

Old Mrs. Xia wept uncontrollably, her anger and resentment at his misfortune and lack of self-respect. "Your fault? What did you do wrong? What did you do wrong? Ah, that vixen who fawned over us and married into our family, what right does she have to hit you? What gives her the right? Did she give you a son or carry on the Xia family line?"

Xia Rongliu rolled her eyes without any attempt to hide it.

Lin Shi was humiliated like this. The Lin family members were honest but not pushovers. Lin Yi pulled Lin Shi behind him to protect her, and looked coldly at Wang Jiaying and the Xia family in front of him: "Old Madam Xia, I have been tolerant of you because I respect you as an elder. Please don't go too far!"

"Although my Lin family is poor, we have always been upright and honest! It was your Xia family that came to us to ask for our hand in marriage. When has our Lin family ever fawned over your Xia family?"

These words were a real slap in the face. Aunt Zhao was so ashamed that she didn't know what to do. Aunt Wang, however, looked indignant and was about to speak when Lin Yi quickly interjected: "My sister has always been dutiful and devoted to her husband and children since she married into the family. What aspect of her life has she failed to manage properly? Even if you Xia family members have the idea of ​​taking a concubine, you should discuss it with my sister properly and do it in a dignified manner, instead of doing such a shameless thing!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xia Zhishu looked up and said urgently, "I have no intention of taking a concubine! This...this is not what you think! I only have Yue'er in my heart, I have never thought of any other woman!"

Lin Yi's chest heaved with anger, and he was about to rebuke her when Lin Shi patted his shoulder from behind, took a deep breath, pulled Lin Yi away, and said coldly, "I believe you, but it is precisely because I believe you that I have to hit you."

“Since you didn’t have such intentions, you shouldn’t have acted in a compromising situation! You knew that your cousin Wang had ulterior motives towards you, so why did you come to the east room with her without any precautions? Why didn’t you go out immediately to prove your innocence when she was disheveled? You knew that your mother and aunt were eager to match you with your cousin, so why didn’t you clearly refuse them earlier?”

As Lin spoke, her expression grew calmer: "You only think about how hard your mother and aunt raised you, and you don't want to hurt your cousin or your aunt. But have you ever thought about my feelings, the feelings of the Lin family, or Yin Yin's feelings?"

"Zhi Shu, I married you because I loved your gentleness and kindness, but I don't want to see my husband become a spineless pushover who is schemed against and unable to fight back. Do you understand?"

"I will repay the kindness of my mother and aunt together. We will take care of them and see them off in their old age. Isn't that enough? Do you want to use your own marriage, your own family, and your own children to repay this kindness? If you agree, then there is no need for us to say anything more today. Just write a letter of divorce to me!"

These words, delivered in a rapid-fire manner, struck everyone like a thunderbolt. Everyone present was stunned, looking at Madam Lin with either shame or surprise. Xia Rongliu even forgot to close her mouth. Her mother was truly an amazing person!

Thankfully, her adoptive father did not betray her mother's trust. The blush on Xia Zhishu's face gradually faded, leaving only determination. He gritted his teeth, lifted his robe, and knelt down in front of his mother with a thud, bowing his head and saying, "Mother, Yue'er is right. This is actually what I feel in my heart!"

“From childhood to adulthood, I have always treated my cousin as a younger sister and never thought of marrying her. Nothing happened between my cousin and me today, and my cousin’s innocence is still intact. I will do my best to find her a good husband. I only ask that my mother and aunt stop pressuring me.”

Old Lady Xia and Aunt Wang were deathly pale, and Wang Jiaying, wrapped up like a silkworm cocoon, was swaying precariously. But Madam Lin would never let her faint and pretend to be dead. She grabbed Wang Jiaying and twisted her waist, saying, "Cousin, you must have heard me clearly. Although we are women, important matters in life are ultimately our own business. Why should we rely on others to live? Why not let you make your own decision?"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wang Jiaying's frail body trembled like a leaf in the wind, her beautiful, tearful eyes looking longingly at Xia Zhishu, but she could only see his straight and firm back.

Finally, two lines of tears fell, and Wang Jiaying closed her eyes in anguish: "I... my cousin and I are innocent... we will always just be brother and sister!"

As the words fell, a huge weight was lifted from Lin's heart.

Aunt Wang quickly led Wang Jiaying away, covering their faces. The Lin family didn't want to stay any longer, and the Xia family was too ashamed to stay any longer. Madam Lin asked Xiao Lü to take Xia Rongliu to the west room to sleep, and she went to see the Lin family off.

Lin Yi looked at his sister with concern from inside the carriage, but Lin Shi remained calm: "Don't worry, this piece of rotten flesh has finally been completely cut off, and things will only get better from now on."

Lin Yi knew that his sister was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, so he was speechless for a moment. He could only sigh, give her some instructions, and drive away.

Inside the main room, Old Lady Xia sat silently weeping, while Xia Zhishu remained kneeling on the ground. As soon as Madam Lin lifted the curtain and entered, she met Old Lady Xia's resentful and angry eyes.

She didn't mince words and knelt down on the ground with a thud, saying softly, "Mother, I know you look down on me, but I still want to say that I sincerely want to marry into this family and live a good life with you and Zhishu."

“I’ve been married into this family for over a year now. Even if you have any prejudices, you should be able to see at least a little bit of my good points, right? We’re going to be together for ten, twenty, thirty years, and even after we’re buried, we’ll be together for all eternity. Why do you have to hold onto that grudge and make this family restless?”

"Pah!" Old Madam Xia's eyes were bloodshot. "If it weren't for you, my family would only be getting better and better. If my daughter-in-law were Ying'er, I would already be holding my big, fat grandson!"

"No, Mother, even if my cousin marries into this family, you will still be dissatisfied with her. This family originally consisted only of you and Zhishu. You supported each other through decades of hardship. This bond is too precious, so precious that you resent anyone else joining the family. You believe that no matter who Zhishu marries, it will be a betrayal of you, an abandonment of you!"

"But you won't blame your son, you'll only blame your daughter-in-law. But Mother, I want you to know that Zhishu will never abandon you. In his heart, you are his only mother, and his eternal mother. He may side with me once or twice, but he will always side with you. You are his heart!"

“But Mother, you can’t stay with Zhishu forever. Zhishu also needs someone to accompany him. Having another person in the family is just having more love, not more enemies. Love will only increase, not decrease.”

“I love Zhishu, which means I will love his heart as well as you. We are never enemies, we are family, Mother! Your son will never abandon you, and your daughter-in-law will never abandon you. We can clearly love and support each other through the rest of our lives, so why do we keep arguing and fighting? Even if you don’t trust me, don’t you trust your own son?”

Old Lady Xia breathed heavily, her finger trembling as she pointed at Lin Shi. After a long while, she hysterically roared, "You...you get out of here! Get out! All of you get out!"