It was late at night and everyone was asleep, but Old Lady Shi had not yet gone to bed. She was leaning against a wooden pillar in the porch, doing needlework. She was sewing a small dress, which obviously looked like it was for a child. The dress was small and exquisite. Although the fabric was not of good quality, it was clean and tidy. She kept working, but her ears were constantly listening to the noises outside. From time to time, she could not help but look up at the gate when she heard the slightest movement, as if she was expecting someone.
Mrs. Shi came out leisurely, holding a quilt in her hand and yawning. She looked at her and couldn't help frowning: "I don't know why you are being so hypocritical. I have told you so many times that our family is different from the past and we don't want you to work so hard, but you always don't listen. It's as if I am a bad daughter-in-law and have abused you."
Mrs. Shi's tone was very impolite. For many years in the past, she had been suffering from the anger of Mrs. Shi. She was not without resentment for this. In addition, Mrs. Shi occupied her son and Doctor Shi was very filial. She seemed even more powerless and like an outsider between them. She could not help but feel indignant. After so many years, she no longer had any feelings for Mrs. Shi. The only reason she could say a few words now was because of Doctor Shi's money.
Mrs. Shi pursed her thin lips into a line, raised her wrinkled eyes and looked at Mrs. Shi with dissatisfaction, then laughed coldly, "You are so heartless. Your man hasn't come home yet so late, and you are not worried at all..."
It was really strange. Mrs. Shi sighed and immediately retorted: "Why should I worry? He is a grown man, he is not without brains or legs, what is there to worry about? Whatever happens, it will happen. It may not be lost. You do nothing all day long, and you only think about your son. I have to do something important, right? I am busy with many things, and I have to deal with all kinds of interpersonal relationships. You open your mouth and say that I am not good..."
This mother-in-law and daughter-in-law never stop quarreling. Dong Chengqi, who was sitting in the room, coughed impatiently with a look of disgust, making some noise. When he heard that it was completely quiet outside, he knocked on the table in annoyance, with a thoughtful look on his face.
He didn't know what the situation was. He really couldn't stay at home. He thought that since nothing happened, he might as well come here and wait for news. No matter whether it succeeded or not, there would always be a chance for him to get away. If he waited here directly, at least he could hear the news faster.
As long as he succeeds this time and kills Shen Chen, he will have avenged Jiang Songwen and the others.
Thinking of the news from Fangshan, a hint of pride appeared in his solemn expression, and he relaxed a lot. No matter what, Shen Chen was trapped in Fangshan. As long as those people added fuel to the fire, Shen Chen would definitely die in Fangshan. By then, even if Wei An was left, he would be separated from King Zheng. What use could he be
He will have plenty of opportunities in the future to torture her to death.
The candle flame crackled and he came back to his senses from his thoughts. He still pricked up his ears to listen to the noise outside. Doctor Shi should have returned by now. Could it be that he was left in the palace
But Doctor Shi said that he was 80% sure today that the prince's condition would not worsen immediately after he took action, but would slowly weaken and die after he left... ..
Why does it take so long
He stood up and looked at the dark night outside with some uncertainty. Suddenly, he heard a door open and he could not help but open his eyes wide and look towards the door.
Old Lady Shi had already dropped her work, stood up and looked towards the door eagerly. It was not until she saw Doctor Shi appear at the door that a smile appeared on her lips. She stood up hurriedly and went out to greet him: "Have you eaten? Why did you come back so late today? What happened?"
There are no inherently evil people in this world. Even if there are, most people still have a special feeling towards their parents and children. Mrs. Shi is a harsh-mouthed person. She has lived a hard life for a long time and has an overbearing possessiveness towards her son. Therefore, she is extremely harsh to her daughter-in-law and criticizes her everywhere. However, she is genuinely kind to her son and cares about him in every way.
Doctor Shi knew this very well. When he heard his mother ask this, his eyes almost shed tears. He barely managed to hold back his tears. He shook his head at his mother and tried his best to keep his tone: "He has taken all the food and is fine. It's just that the condition of the prince's son has suddenly relapsed, so I stayed a little longer. You don't have to worry..."
Mrs. Shi sighed, crossed her arms and said to Mrs. Shi: "Did you see that? You never believed a word I said, and always thought I would lie to you and harm your son. Look, he came back fine, didn't he? He is doing great things, but you are always like this. Now that your son has grown up, can you still keep him tied to your belt?"
She was very rude to Shi Lao Niang, who glared at her and scolded her, "You spendthrift! My son worked hard to go out early and come back late to fight for a family fortune, but you squandered it all! Hurry up and heat up the food! Your husband comes home so late, and you don't even say you feel sorry for him. You do nothing but stand there like a wooden stake..."
Mrs. Shi was getting more and more angry. She had been talking about hiring a helper for several days, and she was still waiting. But Mrs. Shi refused to do it, saying that she could still do it and there was no need to be so particular. She had to stop her from hiring a helper, and now she was ordering her around. She snorted and shook her hands, not wanting to pay attention to this difficult mother-in-law: "Since you don't want to hire anyone, then do it yourself. Anyway, you can do everything and you are good at everything, right? We are clumsy, and when we finish it later, you will say this is not good or that is not good. It's better for you to do the hard work yourself. Who else can do it for you?!"
Mrs. Shi's eyebrows were raised and she was about to get angry, but Doctor Shi pulled her back exhaustedly. He looked at his wife, then at his mother, and said in an unusually low voice, "Okay, stop making trouble. I just came back from eating, I'm not hungry. Is there any distinguished guest inside?"
Speaking of distinguished guests, Mrs. Shi's tone was not much better: "He came early, and tea and snacks were sent in three or four times as if they were free..."
She had never had a good impression of those who came to her house to eat and drink for free. She always felt that they came to ruin her family on purpose and were not good people. Doctor Shi said that he was an honored guest, but she had never seen these people bring any gifts. How could such a person be an honored guest? (To be continued)