She remarried a cold-faced, powerful man, and the scumbag regretted it and cried his heart out.

Madam Cheng frowned. She had never liked Xie Wanqing's behavior, and today she had made the Cheng family lose face in front of everyone, which made her even more disgusted.

"What exactly happened?" Old Madam Cheng asked first, her tone already showing impatience.

Xie Wanqing glanced at Shen Jingshu secretly, without saying a word, but the resentment in her eyes was impossible to hide.

"Let me tell you."

Shen Jingshu stepped forward, her gaze sweeping over Xie Wanqing's tear-streaked face. "Just now at the Moon Appreciation Pavilion, Feiyun, as a servant, disrespected me and defied my authority. My cousin not only did not punish her, but also defended her. I was so angry that I got into an argument with her."

Upon hearing this, Madam Cheng frowned even more deeply. Although the Cheng family were merchants, they were still a respectable family.

Xie Wanqing is frivolous and pretentious, unworthy of my grandson. If it weren't for her connection to the Marquis's mansion, who would marry her? Now, seeing her so reckless and causing such a mess on the day of the betrothal, I am even more dissatisfied.

"Xie family girl, you're foolish! Servants who lack manners should be punished. As the future young mistress of the Cheng family, you should set an example and strictly enforce the rules. How can you manage the family business well in the future if you indulge and protect others like this?"

Xie Wanqing bit her lip, looking like she was about to cry, with tears welling up in her eyes.

“Mother, Wanqing was just being kind to the people around her; she didn’t mean it.”

Seeing this, Madam Bai quickly spoke up to defend Xie Wanqing. Although she didn't like Xie Wanqing either, she was, after all, her future daughter-in-law, and she couldn't let her lose face in front of everyone.

"Feel sorry for them? There are hundreds of people in the Marquis's mansion, how can she possibly feel sorry for them all? The Cheng family has been running the business for generations, with thousands of people inside and outside, how can she possibly feel sorry for them all?!"

Old Madam Xie and her two sisters-in-law stood to the side, wishing they could disappear into the ground.

Originally, they had hoped that Xie Wanqing would be able to help the Xie family after marrying into the Cheng family, but now it seems that Xie Wanqing's life in the Cheng family is probably not going to be easy.

"Grandmother, I didn't..." Xie Wanqing wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Old Madam Cheng.

"She's not even married yet, why is she calling me grandmother?" Old Madam Cheng said mercilessly, and then stopped looking at Xie Wanqing.

Song Wan remained silent. After Old Madam Cheng finished speaking, she said to Xie Wanqing, "Alright, you shouldn't have shown up today. Go back to your courtyard. I'll have someone send you some face cream later so you can take good care of your face."

Xie Wanqing's hands were trembling in her sleeves. She forced herself to give a bow, turned around and glared at Shen Jingshu, then left with Biyi and Feiyun.

"Jing Shu, you should go back too," Song Wan said to Shen Jing Shu.

"Yes, Mother," Shen Jingshu replied, and turned to leave.

Zhao Cheng then moved closer to Cheng Wenhao, craning his neck to look at Shen Jingshu's back, and clicked his tongue in amazement: "This Miss Shen is really just as rumored, quite shrewish. She actually dares to hit people on a day like this, she's really something."

Cheng Wenhao glanced at him and said irritably, "What, you want to stand up for her? You can't shut your mouth even if you eat!"

Zhao Cheng chuckled, "She hit your wife, aren't you angry?"

Angry? He'd love for Shen Jingshu to slap that idiot Xie Wanqing to death!

Cheng Wenhao cursed inwardly, but his face remained calm. "What business is it of a grown man like me to get involved in a dispute between women? Besides, Wanqing also made mistakes, and it's only right that Miss Shen disciplined her."

He feels heartache whenever he thinks of Fang Shu. Without Fang Shu singing, he can't even sleep soundly during his afternoon nap.

While everyone was watching the play, Cheng Wenhao quietly instructed his servant to find Yaoqin and tell her, "Have your young lady come to Jinhua Tower tomorrow."

The servant acknowledged, turned around, lowered his head, and quietly slipped away.

Shen Yuanzhou ran to Cheng Wenhao's side and called out, "Brother-in-law."

Cheng Wenhao smiled and responded, then took out a jade pendant shaped like a monkey offering its gift from his pocket and handed it to him, "Here, young master, this is for you. Do you like it?"

This jade pendant was specially chosen by him for Shen Yuanzhou. The monkey carving was lifelike and endearing, symbolizing good fortune.

Shen Yuanzhou's eyes lit up. He took the jade pendant and played with it with it, admiring it. "Thank you, brother-in-law!"

"Young Master, by calling me 'brother-in-law,' I'm really getting a boost in status. I'm afraid I'll be benefiting from your influence from now on," Cheng Wenhao joked.

"Brother-in-law, I heard the Cheng family owns merchant ships, the kind that can go to sea?"

Cheng Wenhao raised an eyebrow, quite proudly. "Of course it's true. My Cheng family's businesses are all over the world. Going overseas is nothing to us. What, you want to go overseas?"

Zhao Cheng also came over, "Young Master, have you ever seen blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners? Those people look quite different from us, they're very interesting."

Shen Yuanzhou shook his head.

"From that day on, you can pester your cousin-in-law. There are often foreigners on the Cheng family's merchant ships. Have him take you to broaden your horizons!"

Shen Yuanzhou was overjoyed and kept talking to the two of them for a long time, listening with great interest.

Shen Jingshu returned to Shaoguang Courtyard, where her wedding dress had already been delivered before her. The brocade box was half-open, revealing the neatly folded wedding dress inside.

Jinse followed her in, closed the door, and sighed, "Miss, this wedding dress is so beautiful. The phoenix on it looks almost alive."

Shen Jingshu walked over, her fingertips tracing the phoenix pattern on her wedding dress, the gold thread shimmering with tiny lights.

She picked up the wedding dress and examined it closely. The stitches were fine and the embroidery was exquisite, showing that it had been put into great care.

"Young lady, please try on this wedding dress to see if it fits," Yaoqin urged from the side.

Shen Jingshu nodded and let Yaoqin and Jinse help her change into her wedding dress.

As she put on her wedding dress, Shen Jingshu felt a wave of warmth wash over her. The red color made her skin appear even whiter than snow, and the dress was perfectly fitted at the waist, outlining her graceful figure.

"The girl is so beautiful, like someone who stepped out of a painting," Jinse exclaimed sincerely.

Yaoqin nodded repeatedly, "On the wedding day, when you wear this wedding dress and the auspicious pearl crown, you will surely be the most beautiful bride in the entire capital, and countless people will be envious of you."

Shen Jingshu looked at herself in the bronze mirror and was momentarily dazed.

The woman in the mirror had exquisite features and wore a fiery red dress; she was breathtakingly beautiful.

Her past lives flashed before her eyes like a revolving lantern; she never imagined that she would be able to remarry.

"Miss, what are you thinking about? Are you thinking about the Commandant?" Yaoqin asked softly when she saw Shen Jingshu lost in thought, her tone slightly teasing.

Shen Jingshu snapped out of her reverie and suppressed her thoughts. "It's nothing, it just feels a little unreal."

“What’s untrue about this? The imperial decree has been issued, and the betrothal gifts have been brought into the mansion. Your marriage to the master is irrefutable, and no one can change it,” Yaoqin said with a smile.

Shen Jingshu remained noncommittal, only instructing them to take off their wedding dresses and put them away properly.