Chen shi and Song zhi shu rushed over first. The maidservants guarding the door stopped them, "My young lady and the son-in-law are in the bridal chamber. It's not good for Master and Madam to barge in like this, is it?"
Bridal chamber? If Xun wan niang were a beautiful girl, and Ze ge'er were young and full of vigor, unable to control himself, it might be possible. But Ze ge'er disliked Xun wan niang with all his heart, so how could he be in the bridal chamber with her in broad daylight?
Chen shi roughly pushed the maidservants aside and kicked the door open.
The two people on the kang were indeed entangled. Xun wan niang's face was flushed, while Song ming ze's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like he had gone mad.
This appearance was not normal no matter how you looked at it.
"Ze ge'er, Ze ge'er," Chen shi called out anxiously.
Song ming ze didn't react at all, only continuing to shove wildly.
"Husband, quickly go and stop Ze ge'er. Second brother, go and fetch a doctor," Chen shi said anxiously.
Song zhi shu couldn't hold back Song ming ze at all, so he struck him hard on the neck. The man slumped limply onto Xun wan niang. Song zhi shu quickly turned around, as his daughter-in-law lay there naked.
Chen shi pulled in a maidservant from outside and asked her to get an upper garment for Xun wan niang.
Xun wan niang was still a bit dazed. It wasn't until the maidservant helped her put on her clothes that she regained some clarity.
"What are you doing? What are you doing?" Xun wan niang yelled loudly.
Chen shi slapped Xun wan niang across the face, "What did you do to my Ze ge'er?"
"What did I do? Of course, we were in the bridal chamber. He was unwilling to be in the bridal chamber with me, so I used the medicine my mother gave me, and then he was willing," Xun wan niang yelled. "We were doing something shameful, and you barged in. You're shameless."
Chen shi's intestines were filled with regret. What kind of wife had she found for her son?
She was ugly, her mind wasn't quite right, and she even drugged her son to be in the bridal chamber. Was this something a human would do? Da Feng Novel Network
Qi zhen zhen and Song ming yue did not enter the room, but they heard everything clearly from outside. Both of them saw disbelief in each other's eyes. On such a joyous day, such a thing had happened. Was Song ming ze too unlucky, or was Xun wan niang too unruly?
Doctor Mo arrived soon and busied himself in the room for half an hour before coming out with a tired expression.
Song zhi shu carried Song ming ze back to their room, while Xun wan niang remained in their new bridal chamber.
Chen shi stamped her feet and cursed outside the bridal chamber for a long time. She pushed Xun wan niang's maidservant into the room and locked the door from the outside.
It was truly unprecedented for such a scene to occur on a joyous wedding day.
After the commotion at the Song family subsided, Song ming yue quietly saw Qi zhen zhen out. "I'll come find you tomorrow."
"How is the new bride?"
After Qi zhen zhen returned home, Yun shi asked curiously, "Aunt Mingyue's mother-in-law thought highly of this daughter-in-law. She's rich and beautiful."
Chen shi had truly shot herself in the foot. The entire village knew that their family was marrying a young lady from the county town, who was as beautiful as a celestial being. Now, she had fallen face-first to the ground during her descent, a celestial being whose entire body was swollen from the fall.
Qi zhen zhen organized her thoughts, described Xun wan niang, and then recounted the absurd events that had transpired.
Yun shi was shocked, her speech stuttering, "How, how could such a thing happen?"
Qi zhen zhen spread her hands, "One is the matchmaker Song, and the other is Chen shi. One tried their best to praise her, while the other took a fancy to Xun wan niang's family background. Mother, you watch, this matter is not over. Chen shi impulsively hit Xun wan niang and locked her up. When the Xun family finds out about this, will they just let it go? Xun wan niang was doted on by her parents. They wouldn't dare to give the moon if she wanted the stars. Being hit on her first day at the Song family is an insult to the Xun family. How could the Xun family tolerate this?"
The marriage had turned into enmity. It truly left one speechless.
"Chen shi must be regretting it now. With such a precious son, to have him end up like this," Yun shi sighed.
This matter could not be blamed on others. Chen shi had orchestrated it from beginning to end. Song ming ze had strongly opposed it during the process, but Chen shi had suppressed him. Now that it had come to this, she could only swallow the bitter fruit herself.
The next morning, Song ming yue and Yu shi arrived, both with worried expressions.
"The new bride caused a scene all night, smashing things in the room. Ze ge'er still hasn't woken up," Yu shi sighed. "Your father-in-law and mother-in-law both look ten years older overnight. Tell me, what is all this!"
Song ming ze still hadn't woken up? This was serious.
Yun shi didn't know how to comfort them and could only sigh along.
"Did Doctor Mo say anything?" Qi zhen zhen quietly asked Song ming yue.
"He came over this morning and said my cousin was too weak. That medicine was a potent aphrodisiac, too overbearing," Song ming yue said. "He said it might endanger his future offspring."
Even the usually calm Qi zhen zhen was surprised. If Song ming ze truly couldn't have children in the future, the enmity would be profound.
"My eldest brother and Mingyue's father just took a cart and headed to the capital. The doctors at the Hundred Herbs Hall in the capital are very skilled. Let's see if there's any way," Yu shi said.
"And the new bride? Is she still locked up?" Yun shi asked.
Yu shi nodded. "With Ze ge'er like this, my sister-in-law, besides guilt, also feels hatred. Naturally, her hatred is directed at Mingze's wife. It won't stay like this forever. This morning, the maidservant took advantage of my sister-in-law going in, pushed her aside, and ran away. She must have gone back to report."
Qi zhen zhen didn't know what to say. This marriage was probably not going to work out.
"This matter cannot be delayed. It's better to resolve it sooner," Yun shi said with a sigh.
The next morning, the Xun family arrived, bringing a large group of people and surrounding the Song family. The villagers couldn't just stand by and watch such arrogance, so they gathered at the Song family's. Qi zhen zhen also brought Da Jiang and Xiao He along.
Since the Xun family had arrived, Xun wan niang naturally could not be kept locked up.
Upon seeing her father, Shopkeeper Xun, Xun wan niang cried and complained, "Father, they wouldn't let me and my husband do shameful things, and they didn't give me food. Father, I'm hungry, I've gotten so thin. Oh, and that old woman, she slapped me several times and cursed at me."
"My precious daughter, come, come. Father brought you your favorite crystal pork knuckle. Eat it first. Don't worry, Father will get back the grievances you've suffered," Shopkeeper Xun comforted Xun wan niang with a pained expression.
These words stunned everyone. They didn't know that the people who had arrived were the bride's maternal family, nor did they know what had happened in the Song family these past two days. Hearing Shopkeeper Xun's words, they realized that something must have happened in the Song family.
"I only have this one daughter. I painstakingly chose your Song family, giving you fertile land and houses, and even promised that our Xun family would bear the expenses for the future son-in-law's studies. The only request was that you treat my daughter well. Is this how you treat her?" Shopkeeper Xun questioned with a furious expression.