Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

"Miss Shen, why are you sitting here all alone?"

Several young girls, each holding a glass of wine, walked towards Shen Qingyao and surrounded her.

One of the girls was clearly the leader, and the other girls all followed her.

Shen Qingyao immediately sensed that the visitors were hostile, and her expression turned cold as she looked at them with some displeasure.

"What's up?"

The girl in the lead sat down opposite Shen Qingyao, looking at her with disdain and contempt.

"Let me introduce myself, Yang Qianlin. I just returned from studying abroad not long ago. My brother and Brother Jingnian are good brothers, and I was watched by Brother Jingnian grow up since I was a child."

Yang Qianlin looked at Shen Qingyao with a half-smile, her eyes filled with blatant malice and disgust.

Shen Qingyao instantly realized that Si Jingnian's unwanted romantic advances had come knocking on her door.

"Oh, it's Miss Yang. I didn't expect you to be so familiar with my husband. In that case, I should call you 'sister' too. It's such a mess. Si Jingnian has never mentioned you to me before, otherwise I, as your sister-in-law, would have recognized you."

Shen Qingyao's two sentences made Yang Qianlin's face turn red and white in turns.

"Shen Qingyao, what's there to be proud of? You're just someone Jingnian married to bring good luck. You're nothing but a tool for that purpose. Do you really think Jingnian likes you? You're shameless. Jingnian has already woken up, and you're still lingering in the Marshal's Mansion, refusing to go back to your Shen family."

Yang Qianlin pointed at Shen Qingyao and cursed angrily, her teeth almost grinding to powder.

Shen Qingyao glanced at her indifferently; such childish tricks really had no effect on her.

“Miss Yang, you’d better tell Si Jingnian that I am his lawfully wedded wife, and that’s a fact that no one can change.”

"However, if Miss Yang is so eager to become the young marshal's first concubine, I can discuss it with Si Jingnian on your behalf. What do you think? Am I being nice enough to you?"

Yang Qianlin was furious when she heard Shen Qingyao's words. She stood up abruptly and looked at Shen Qingyao in disbelief.

"You...you actually want me to become Brother Jingnian's concubine? Shen Qingyao, have you no shame at all!"

Shen Qingyao ignored Yang Qianlin's anger and calmly nodded.

"Yes, concubine."

Shen Qingyao's attitude completely enraged Yang Qianlin, who raised her hand and slapped Shen Qingyao across the face.

However, before Yang Qianlin's hand could even touch Shen Qingyao's face, Shen Qingyao gripped her wrist tightly, rendering her immobile.

"Shen Qingyao, let me go! I am a daughter of the Yang family. How dare you ask me to become Brother Jingnian's concubine? Who gave you the audacity?"

"If you know what's good for you, get out of the Marshal's Mansion right now and stay away from Brother Jingnian. Otherwise, don't blame me for not letting you off the hook!"

Even though Shen Qingyao had her wrist firmly gripped and she couldn't move at all, Yang Qianlin still wouldn't stop, constantly shouting.

Shen Qingyao glanced at the several gazes directed her way, and suddenly felt a playful urge. She took Yang Qianlin's hand and flipped it over, so that Yang Qianlin was now holding her hand.

“Miss Yang, I have nothing to say about your love for my husband, but... but you can’t go too far and force me to leave the young marshal’s mansion.”

"Now that I have married into the Young Marshal's Mansion, I am a member of the Young Marshal's Mansion. As long as the Young Marshal does not divorce me, I will not leave the Young Marshal's Mansion."

"Even if you bring people to besiege me, there's nothing I can do unless you go and talk to the young marshal yourself and ask him to divorce me to make room for you."

Shen Qingyao stared at Yang Qianlin with a stubborn expression, neither humble nor arrogant. Her voice was loud and instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

Yang Qianlin had no idea what Shen Qingyao was going to do. By the time she realized something was wrong, people had already gathered around.

She abruptly released Shen Qingyao's hand, and Shen Qingyao collapsed as if she had lost all her strength.

The pain Shen Qingyao expected did not come; instead, she fell into a warm and familiar embrace.

Upon realizing who the other person was, Shen Qingyao stood up in a flustered manner.

Si Jingnian glanced at Shen Qingyao with interest, then turned his gaze to Yang Qianlin, his eyes instantly turning cold and displeased.

"I... Brother Jingnian, it wasn't me! I didn't push her, Shen Qingyao fell down on her own. She framed me, Brother Jingnian, you have to believe me!"

“With their testimony, I did not lay a hand on Shen Qingyao from beginning to end. She attacked me first and then fell to the ground.”

The girls named by Yang Qianlin nodded in agreement, but everyone present knew they were all Yang Qianlin's followers, so no one really believed their testimonies.

Yang Qianlin was both angry and annoyed, and frantically tried to explain, only to find that she had no evidence at all.

It was indeed she who led the group to attack Shen Qingyao, and in the eyes of outsiders, it was she who arrogantly grabbed Shen Qingyao's wrist.

For the first time in her life, Yang Qianlin felt incredibly aggrieved, as if the whole world was misunderstanding her.

Shen Qingyao simply stood quietly to the side, looking aggrieved, and gained everyone's trust without saying a word.

Seeing Yang Qianlin's exasperated expression, Shen Qingyao couldn't help but feel a little smug.

So this is what it feels like to be a "white lotus" (a term for someone who is innocent and naive), where you don't have to say anything and yet so many people rush to stand up for you.

No wonder Shen Yuanyuan has always liked to use this trick; it really works.

Just then, another figure rushed over and stood in the middle, blocking Si Jingnian's cold gaze.

"Jingnian, sister-in-law, I'm so sorry! My Xiaolin is being disrespectful and offended you. I'll have her apologize to you right away."

Yang Qianyu's appearance made Si Jingnian's expression soften a bit, and he swallowed the words that were about to come out.

Yang Qianyu knew that Si Jingnian was giving him a chance to handle the matter himself, and a hint of gratitude flashed in his eyes.

"Xiao Lin, stop fooling around! Quickly apologize to your sister-in-law."

Yang Qianlin's already agitated emotions became even more agitated upon hearing her brother's words, and her voice trembled slightly with tears.

"No! You're my own brother, how can you not believe me! I did bring people to surround Shen Qingyao, but... but I didn't push her, she deliberately fell down!"

Looking at Yang Qianlin's appearance, Shen Qingyao recalled her own past, when she had cried and defended herself in the same way.

But they are different; Yang Qianlin brought her own people to cause her trouble.

She had never provoked Shen Yuanyuan before; she only framed her because she was worried that returning to the Shen family would steal their attention.

At this moment, Yang Qianyu was just like the Shen family members of the past, completely distrusting his relatives.

However, she knew very well that Yang Qianlin was different from her. Although Yang Qianyu did not trust his sister, he loved her dearly.

Sensing Shen Qingyao's low spirits, Si Jingnian held her hand tightly to give her a sense of security.

Noticing Si Jingnian's actions, Shen Qingyao looked up at him and gave him a faint smile.

Just as Shen Qingyao was getting bored and wanted to end the farce, another person got involved.