Granny Tao was called in by Shen Cangfeng. Madam Su was still so angry that she roughly retold the story and she repeatedly scolded the unfilial son—If it was before last time when she had been reprimanded, Granny Tao might have taken advantage of the situation to help Mrs. Liu. However, since last time, Granny Tao had always remembered to clarify her position to Madam Su again—Granny Tao was not stupid. Her high status in the Shen Family was attributed to Madam Su. Mrs. Liu treated Granny Tao well on account that the latter was Madam Su's confidant and she had accompanied Madam Su since they entered the Shen Family.

Therefore, although Granny Tao had a good impression of Mrs. Liu, she would say no if her position in the mind of Madam Su was about to be shaken. After listening to Madam Su’s words, Granny Tao felt that it was time to show her fairness, so she persuaded Madam Su, “Why should you be angry, Madam? In my eyes, third young madam might have said something in front of third young master."

"Then why did Cangfeng suddenly run over and insinuated that I would wrong his wife?" Madam Su said resentfully, "Why didn't Wei Changying inquire about it? Although I was not the best mother-in-law in the capital, I would never vent my anger on my daughters-in-law! After all, I was not her biological mother, what was I supposed to do with her? Should I learn from her mother Mrs. Song and buy a carriage of jade for her to smash for fun? Was I harsh? I was not Mrs. Song who had no children for almost ten years since she was married. Mrs. Song was so crazy to have her own children that she was afraid that she didn't give them the best. Even if she was my own daughter, I wouldn't spoil her like that!"

Granny Tao said with a smile, "Madam, since third young madam entered the door of the Shen Family, although she couldn't be regarded as the first-class dexterous person in the world, she was very clever as well. Furthermore, there was Mrs. Huang beside her. Regardless of other reasons, it was impossible for third young madam to immediately complain to her husband and wait for him to argue with you without stopping him as soon as she had been criticized by you. How stupid would she be to do such an obvious thing?"

Madam Su frowned and said, "Maybe she was young, and she couldn't stand it as it was the first time she had been wronged since she was married..."

"I also made a mistake. I didn't tell it to you in time, Madam." Granny Tao smiled and said, "Just now, the three young madams went out together and they chatted for a while in the outside corridor. Later, first young madam and second young madam left first, and third young madam was about to return to Jintong Courtyard with her servants. However, at that moment, Mrs. Huang said something to third young madam. The maid who saw them talking was far away from them, so she didn't catch the words. In public, Mrs. Huang wouldn't say anything inappropriate, would she? Then, could you expect what third young madam had done, Madam?"

Madam Su frowned and said, "What was wrong with her?"

"Third young madam originally looked terrible after first young madam and second young madam left her. When she heard Mrs. Huang's words, she immediately yelled at Mrs. Huang." Granny Tao said, "Mrs. Huang tried to defend herself, but third young madam reproached her again, so Mrs. Huang didn't dare to say anything later...The servants and maids were all around them. I heard that Jintong Courtyard had always been under Mrs. Huang's control and Mrs. Huang had also been cultivated by Old Madam Song for many years..."

Madam Su understood what Granny Tao had meant, "No matter whether Mrs. Huang was the granny who was in charge of the yard, or she was granted by the elder, Wei Changying had no reason to scold Mrs. Huang in the public, especially in front of those who had been disciplined by Mrs. Huang. Furthermore, Mrs. Huang had both of the identities." Madam Su was relieved, "It seemed that Wei Changying didn't complain it to her husband."

However, Madam Su was still very displeased, "She must have looked terrible when she got back, which made Cangfeng suspicious! Did I scold her for no reason? She didn't do things well, and couldn't the elders remind her a little? In this way, even if she didn't complain then, it was the same as she did it!"

Granny Tao said, "It was all about being young. Third young madam had been spoiled by her maiden's family, and Madam treated her well since she entered the door. Madam, please think about it, first young master had always doted on first grandson master. If first young master reprimanded first grandson master one day, even if it was out of love, how could first grandson master not be extremely sad? Third young madam had not experienced the trials and hardships, and she had been treated kindly by you, so it was natural that she could hardly retain her composure. Therefore, I thought that third young madam might not show her grievance deliberately. I was afraid that she was just so simple and candid that she couldn't withhold her feelings."

Granny Tao also said, "I had to add one thing, Madam. First young madam and second young madam weren't intolerant people. That they reported it to you this time was attributed to the fact that fourth young madam was too young and too impetuous. This shouldn't...be done by virtuous women."

Mrs. Liu and Wei Changying were both Madam Su's lineal daughters-in-law and their husbands were also Madam Su's sons. In contrast, Pei Meiniang was, after all, not that close. Granny Tao learned from her last experience and didn't mention the wrongdoings of Mrs. Liu or Wei Changying. Of course, she wouldn't talk about Madam Su's faults—The bad one could only be picked from the outside. Besides, it was Pei Meiniang's fault to be impolite at first.

Madam Su frowned for a long time and sighed, "Pei Meiniang was really not a woman of sense. This time Yi'er and Changying were both busy preparing for her marriage, on the contrary, she just cared for herself and didn't say anything politely...It was just that younger sibling passed away so early, although Canghui was raised by me, he was not my biological son anyway. Now that Pei Meiniang is beautiful and Canghui likes her very much. You also saw it when they served tea to me. They are getting on well as newlyweds. If I tell him Pei Meiniang is not good, even though Canghui doesn't dare to refuse me, he will think that I am demanding too much from him in return for my favor of raising him! Since the matter of Cangzhu, my husband had told me that I couldn't treat the offsprings of second younger brother badly, so what should I do..."

Upon hearing this, Granny Tao knew that her guess was correct. After listening to Pei Meiniang's answers when she served tea, Madam Su had hated her in the heart—Although Mrs. Liu and Wei Changying also helped Pei Meiniang, wasn't Madam Su the one who was the most passionate and who was taking charge? As a result, Pei Meiniang, Madam Su's nephew's wife, had no polite words to Madam Su since she was married. It would be strange if Madam Su was happy.

It was just that Madam Su had been scolded by Shen Xuan repeatedly for Shen Cangzhu's marriage. If she hurriedly taught this nephew's wife a lesson, Shen Xuan might be dissatisfied again. Therefore, she didn't allow her daughters-in-law to find faults with Pei Meiniang—After all, Madam Su was afraid that this incident might affect her relationship with her husband, which wasn't worthwhile.

"As far as I'm concerned, fourth young madam was just married and she might don't know what our family had been doing for her." Granny Tao thought for a moment and said, "That was why, in the bridal chamber, she had blamed the three young madams for not caring for her! Why not tell her about it next time, madam? If fourth young madam knows the truth and apologizes to three young madams, who are also educated and reasonable, they won't care about it anymore. In that way, our family will be in harmony. What do you think, Madam?"

Madam Su thought for a moment, and said, "Now they are newly married and Pei Meiniang will not come here within this month. If she still does not apologize then, I will talk to her." At this moment, only Granny Tao was around. Madam Su was a little bit regretful, "Why didn't I inquire more about Pei Meiniang? If I had known that she was such an ignorant girl, I wouldn't let Canghui marry her! Canghui's wife would be the wife of the first lineal son of second younger brother's branch. How could a woman of such temperament, who offended people as soon as she entered the door, help Canghui in the future?"

Thinking of it, Madam Su had a headache again and said, "When I was looking for a proper wife for Canghui, second younger brother refused to choose someone from a family with the same rank. I knew what he meant, and he was kind...Cangfeng was cultivated as the next Family Head and second younger brother didn't want Canghui to be instigated by others. But I thought that Canghui was his lineal eldest son, and if Canghui's wife should be selected from an aristocratic family, then she must be a lineal daughter of the first wife from that clan. After searching for some time, Mrs. Pei was the most beautiful one. Several madams of other families also praised her for being highly cultured and she was appropriate for being a first wife. After the marriage was made, we could hardly see Mrs. Pei. People of the Pei Family kept saying that she was just shy. At that time, I had been worried whether she would still be so afraid of meeting people after the marriage...Now it seemed that the Pei Family had been worried that we could have discovered Mrs. Pei's true temperament."

Madam Su felt that she had been deceived.

Granny Tao thought for a moment, and said, "Now fourth young madam just entered the door of our family. We only met Pei Meiniang once, and maybe it was an accident. After some time, perhaps she would be all right." And she added, "Although second madam passed away early, First Miss is at home now and she will pay attention to it."

Now that Pei Meiniang was married to Shen Canghui. Besides, the Shen Family took the initiative to propose the marriage to the Pei Family before and Madam Su personally chose Pei Meiniang to be her nephew's wife—They couldn't send her back to the Pei Family just for a few impolite words, could they? Even if the Shen Family had a higher status than the Pei Family, the former couldn't bully the latter like that.

Madam Su sighed and said sullenly, "I could only hope so."

After all, first aunt was different from the mother. If Pei Meiniang had been Madam Su's daughter-in-law, the latter would have directly taught the former a lesson with a straight face, without complaining to Granny Tao!

In the main room, Madam Su was still worrying about her daughters-in-law and her nephew's wife. In Jintong Courtyard, when Shen Cangfeng came back, he didn't mention that he had been kicked out by Madam Su, instead, he smiled and said, "Mother lets us go out for two days."

Wei Changying was surprised, "Really? If it is two days, will we spend the night outside?"

"We have another courtyard by the Spring Grass Lake." Shen Cangfeng said, "I just walked from the front, and I had sent Shen Ju to lead a few people to clean up it first."

Wei Changying smiled and said, "Then I'm going to pack. What should I bring?"

Shen Cangfeng touched his chin and said, "You don't have to pack up now."

"Oh?"

"Hurry up and give me a kiss!" Shen Cangfeng smiled and said, "Otherwise, I will not take you."

Wei Changying heard his words and waved her fist at him, threatening, "How dare you?"

Shen Cangfeng raised his hand to catch her fist, and said slowly, "I said that I was not afraid of being beaten!"

"Then I will beat you till you are scared of me!" Wei Changying struggled for a while, and coyly hit him several times in the hand.

The two laughed for a while, then Shen Cangfeng let her go. Wei Changying smoothed her hair on the temples and smiled, then she said, "Well, stop it...What should we bring to go to the Spring Grass Lake? Since we're going to spend the night in another courtyard, how about carrying two sets of clothes? And we'll make a trip to the lake."

Shen Cangfeng smiled and said, "If you kiss me, I will tell you."

"No!" Though Wei Changying said so, she still leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek, then she pushed him, "Okay, okay, let's go. What do I have to bring?"

Shen Cangfeng stretched his arms to hug her and smiled, "Why not let Granny Wan arrange it? She used to prepare it for me every time I went there."

"Then I was fooled by you." Wei Changying softly pointed at the place where she kissed on Shen Cangfeng's cheek, and said with a faint smile, "Had I known, I would have asked Granny Wan directly. Why should I talk to you?"

Shen Cangfeng put his chin against her shoulders and said lazily, "It's too late to know that you had been cheated. Now you had kissed me...If you feel that you suffered a loss, I would like to repay you by letting you kiss me more."

Wei Changying found it both funny and annoying, so she hit him and said, "Is this your loss, or mine?" She patted him on the arms which held her tightly, "I'll ask Granny Wan."

Hearing that Shen Cangfeng would take Wei Changying to Spring Grass Lake and that they would spend the night in the lakeside courtyard, Mrs. Wan smiled and said, "Because there were some people living in the courtyard every year, so we already had everything and nothing was missing. Since you want to take a trip in the lake, you'd better beware that you might need to change your clothes if you get wet in the lake. In my opinion, you should take two more sets of clothes with you."

Wei Changying asked someone to prepare it according to Mrs. Wan's words.

In the next morning, Shen Cangfeng accompanied Wei Changying to the main room to pay respects—The moment Madam Su saw Shen Cangfeng, she suddenly became angry, and said with a straight face, "Why are you here today? Seldom have you been so diligent."

Listening to Madam Su's words, Wei Changying felt that there was something wrong, and her face changed. Shen Cangfeng smiled obsequiously and said, "Today I'm going to take Changying to Spring Grass Lake and we naturally need to pay our respects to you before we go out, mother."

Madam Su intended to say that, "When did I promise you to take my daughter-in-law to Spring Grass Lake?", then she saw that Wei Changying was fearful and looked at her husband suspiciously. Madam Su frowned secretly, thinking to herself, "Naughty boy! He must have guaranteed it in front of Wei Changying yesterday when he returned last night! Now he is just telling me his decision!"

It was just that Madam Su couldn't scold and beat his son conveniently like the way she treated her younger daughter under fifteen, especially a married son. Furthermore, Shen Cangfeng served in front of His Majesty and he was highly valued by the Shen Family. Therefore, Madam Su had to consider more for him, and refused to expose him in front of Wei Changying.

So Madam Su had to endure him, and snorted, "Yuwu’s birthday will be in two days, so you can't stay more than one night in that courtyard. Understood?"

Shen Cangfeng had long known that his mother wouldn't refuse him, so he smiled cunningly and said, "Yes, mother!"

Because Shen Cangfeng was there, though Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Duanmu were jealous, they could not speak something impolite, so they both smiled slightly and said, "Third younger brother really cared for third sister-in-law. No wonder that second uncle had asked for third sister-in-law's help when fourth younger brother was getting married."

Wei Changying frowned. Their words seemed nothing at first, but when Wei Changying thought about it carefully, she found that they were actually reminding Madam Su that the latter should beware of Wei Changying in case she became arrogant and unbridled like Pei Meiniang who had been relying on her husband's love.

When Wei Changying was about to answer it, Shen Cangfeng smiled heartily and said, "I thought that I had only a few free days left, so I wanted to go out and relax. If I go alone, then it'll be boring. Spring Grass Lake is not far away, so I planned to take Changying with me. The two elder brothers have been busy recently, otherwise, they will also travel with you and all the nephews and nieces at this time."

Then he politely added, "We're both going to Spring Grass Lake. Sisters-in-law, please help us deal with the things in Jintong Courtyard and take care of mother."

Madam Su could watch her daughters-in-law fighting against each other in front of her. As long as it didn't go too far, she would pretend that she couldn't hear it. But like all the mothers in the world, she did not like to see her daughters-in-law embarrassing her son. Seeing that Shen Cangfeng replied, and Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Duanmu were about to say something, Madam Su said lukewarmly, "Well, you all had been to Spring Grass Lake before and you had spent a lot of time playing there. Now that your fourth younger brother’s marriage is over, if you want to go and discuss about it yourselves, will I stop you?”

Madam Su's words perhaps implied that Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Duanmu were jealous of Wei Changying because they couldn't ask their husbands to travel with them. Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Duanmu suddenly stopped their smiling. However, it was Madam Su who said so, thus they couldn’t complain about it. Then they said embarrassedly, "You're right, mother."