Chapter 91 - Delay the Wedding (2/2)

Shi Junhe looked at the two kids in confusion. “What else?”

Shi Qingxue didn’t know if she should say it. She thought it was strange, but she couldn’t figure out what was strange.

At the moment, a servant boy ran to them in haste and interrupted their conversation. “My Lord, bad news. Some persons from the Zhao Family came here and have a fight with Third Madam and Third Lady now. Third Madam asked you to say something.”

What the hell?

The future in-laws came to make a fuss and they needed the family master to say something?

The three had no idea what happened and had to go to the main hall first.

In the main hall, the madam of the Zhao Family, Ms. Liang and the lady Zhao Zhu’er sat in the guest seats with long faces. Zhou Ruyu was crying in the middle of the hall, putting on a one-man show. Third Lady Shi Baojin stood in the corner in panic, with tears in her eyes.

“What’s wrong?” Shi Junhe was the family master. Even if he didn’t want to mind the business of Third Master’s Family, he wouldn’t leave everything behind as Shi Juncai did. He had to bite the bullet and stop Zhou Ruyu from crying.

As soon as Zhou Ruyu saw Shi Junhe, she shouted, as if she had suffered much injustice, “Big brother, you have to seek justice for my daughter Baojin.”

Ms. Liang had been attacked by Zhou Ruyu’s loud voice after she came in and told what the matter was. Now she couldn’t stand it anymore and rebuked coldly, “Ms. Zhou, our children will get married soon. We can talk about anything peacefully. Why did you make such a scene to embarrass yourself?”

With Shi Junhe’s “backup”, Zhou Ruyu said in a sharp voice, “Who on earth made a scene? It is your son who proposed marriage and wanted to get married in a hurry. Now we have exchanged gifts and sent the invitations. But you came to tell us that you will change the wedding date. Is it fair? Do you think my daughter Baojin can be bullied easily?”

Shi Junhe had thought Zhou Ruyu was the unreasonable one but was petrified to hear that. However, he calmed down soon and asked Ms. Liang, “What on earth happened? Why did you want to change the wedding date? The Zhao Family and the Shi Family would be related by marriage, and we have sent the invitations. If you change the wedding date for no reason, it would probably ruin the fame of our two families.”

What he said was reasonable and sincere. Even if they expressed almost the same meaning, his words were much more pleasant to hear than Zhou Ruyu’s.

Ms. Liang’s face softened, and she also showed some sincerity, saying helplessly, “I have considered what you said, Duke Shi. It’s about the fame of two families. If there is other choice, I am unwilling to change the wedding date.”

Zhou Ruyu snorted. “There is no other choice? Who believes that? Second Young Master Zhao happens to be seriously ill at this time and can’t even get married? People who don’t know the truth might think he is dying!”

Ms. Liang’s face darkened instantly, and she glared at Zhou Ruyu, with her sharp eyes. “Zhou, don’t talk nonsense! If you dare to curse my son again, I won’t let you get away with it.”

“I just say it. You…”

“Ruyu!” Shi Junhe shouted and stopped Zhou Ruyu from saying whatever she wanted. He apologized to Ms. Liang hurriedly, “Madam Zhao, please forgive her. She said something unreasonable because she loves her daughter so much, but she didn’t mean it. I believe that you can understand it as a parent.”

Ms. Liang sneered and didn’t pester her.

Shi Junhe asked, “Can you tell me what disease your son has suffered? You even need to delay the wedding date?

There is no outsider here, and I will be frank to you. We know why we decided the early wedding date urgently in the first place. Now that you want to delay the wedding all of a sudden, I am afraid that it would be more difficult for us to wind this matter up then.”

Ms. Liang glanced at Shi Baojin’s belly, which was flat and couldn’t show the pregnancy. But it would be different in a few months.

She sighed again. Obviously she was affected by Shi Junhe’s statement. She kept silent for a while but still insisted, “Duke Shi, I know what you are concerned about. I don’t hope that my son Liang’s first child would have some stain, but…”

She gritted her teeth and still said firmly, “But the wedding can’t be done now. Please understand.”

Shi Junhe noticed that Ms. Liang had something difficult to voice and was about to ask when Zhou Ruyu said harshly, “It sounds nice. I just ask one question. You want to postpone the wedding until half a year later. How would Baojin get married at that time?”

Ms. Liang hesitated for a while and gave a solution. “We can get them married after the baby is born.”

“Huh! It’s easy to say that. My daughter Baojin was defiled by your son and felt a grievance to marry him. Now do you even want her to give birth to a baby before marriage?” Zhou Ruyu pulled Shi Baojin to Ms. Liang rudely and said every harsh word.

Shi Baojin kept silent and looked at Zhou Ruyu, with tears in her eyes. She was moved by her mother’s act.

She had thought after Shi Baoyou came back home, she had lost her position in this family, but her mother still cared for her.

However, before she grabbed Zhou Ruyu’s hand, she heard her mother saying, “If the news spreads, how would our family face the public? Will the other ladies in the Shi Family get married? It…”

Shi Baojin got stiffened and remained still like a stone. The touching voice went farther and farther. She couldn’t hear or see anything.

It turned out that what Zhou Ruyu truly cared about was not her reputation but the marriage of the other ladies.

Nobody found Shi Baojin’s unusual expression. Ms. Liang was irritated by Zhou Ruyu’s repeated cutting remarks and cursed regardless of anything, “Stop it! If your daughter didn’t make trouble, how would our family be embarrassed with you?”

Her words were shocking. It was horribly quiet in the main hall for quite a while. Nobody spoke a word.

Shi Junhe reacted first and decisively told somebody to take the members of Third Master’s Family away. Then he told Shi Qingxue and Wenren Chi to leave with Zhao Zhu’er before asking, “Madam Zhao, what did you mean?”