After finishing Su Yuli's wedding banquet and returned to Grand Preceptor's mansion, Madam Su, who heard about the conflict during the banquet, summoned Wei Changying and Shen Cangning to inquire. After asking, she frowned and said, "Madam Duanmu herself has never been heard of doing anything bad. How could she teach her daughter so badly?"

She then said, "Old Madam Song is not in the capital now. I think Madam Duanmu is blindly doting on her young daughter so that she lacks the proper teaching."

Although Madam Su affirmed that her daughter-in-law and daughter were not responsible, Wei Changying still felt disgraceful. When Wei Changying was about to speak, Shen Cangning, who had been playing with a colored sash when she replied before, said, "My mother is right. How can Madam Duanmu be stricter than you? Almost everyone will praise me when I go out!"

On hearing this, Madam Su immediately goggled and said, "How dare you talk about it? Let me ask you. As a daughter of an eminent family, have I taught you to fight first as soon as you have a conflict? Today, if you wanted to say something towards Wei Changjuan, just say it. But why did you push her first? To show that you are capable and strong? You really let me down. Thanks to the fact that you have fewer sisters so that you are the youngest one in the family. And your sisters all have a good reputation outside. Otherwise, you will make it impossible for all the girls in our family to get married!"

Shen Cangning shook the colorful sash and said defiantly, "I am the youngest of my generation, but Shujing, my eldest niece, is now ten years old. Mother, let's see whether or not someone will come and try to marry her in two years. Then you will know if I hurt the reputation of the girls in the family. Didn't I only push Wei Changjuan? Who will not do several things wrong all his life? How can he be remembered for the rest of his life just because of this small matter?" At this point, Wei Changying was trying to persuade the two to make peace of the conflict. However, this sister-in-law muttered, "My mother really likes to exaggerate things in order to teach me a lesson!"

"You b*st*rd!" Madam Su was so strict with her daughter that she immediately jumped up and looked for a plamer to beat her when she heard this, "You seem to make a lot of sense when it comes to sophistry! As soon as I talked a bit about you, you started to say I am giving you a lecture. If I don't teach you a lesson today, how disobedient you will be in the future?"

When her third brother Shen Cangfeng was not there, Shen Cangning had to put her hopes on her third sister-in-law, Wei Changying. She kept hiding behind her sister-in-law and shouted, "Madam Duanmu is not strict in teaching her young daughter, but mother, you taught me a little too strictly! Who is not treating their little daughter as a treasure in the palm of their hands? But I am the only one who gets beaten so often! You treat me stricter than treating the fifth brother! If I didn't have the word 'Cang' in my name, I would suspect that I wasn't born by you!"

Madam Su couldn't find the plamer, so she rolled up her sleeves and came down empty-handed. She clenched her teeth and said, "You said you even suspect if you are born by me? I also wonder if the woman who helped me deliver the baby lied to me! How disobedient I was in my previous life so that I have such a naughty daughter like you? You won't be happy if you don't make me angry often, will you?"

Wei Changying hurriedly went up to persuade, "Mother, please don't be so angry. The fourth sister is young and ignorant..."

"You always say that she is too young and ignorant!" Madam Su said angrily, "If you're not tired of saying it, I'm already tired of hearing it!"

Wei Changying hurriedly changed her words, "What the fourth sister said is also reasonable. For such a small matter, everyone will forget about it quickly. It is impossible for everyone to talk about it after a year."

She tried to avoid talking about the important points in her words, but she was not able to hide it from the shrewd Madam Su, "Now I'm asking her about the words she just said that she was not born by me..." She said with a sneer, "Get your ass over here and make it clear, you little b*st*rd! If you hadn't failed to live up to my expectations, how would I have beaten you?"

"Mother!" Seeing that Madam Su was adamant, Wei Changying hurriedly knelt on the ground, pulled her skirt, and said, "The fourth sister pushed Wei Changjuan because she wanted to back me up. Mother, please beat me instead! If it weren’t for me, the fourth sister would be so obedient today that she wouldn't do anything wrong!"

Shen Cangning ran behind the post, in case she would be caught by Madam Su when her sister-in-law knelt. She hid behind the post, showed her head, and stuck out her tongue, "The third sister-in-law is really pitiful. Her sisters from her mother's family are not kind-hearted, and she has to coax my mother when she comes back. Mother, since I am born by you, can't you be kind to me? You see, my cousin Yuli got married today, and my third aunt cried so hard. If I marry far away, it will be difficult for you to even see me again. By then you would have thought you were hitting me so often. And you would cry with remorse under the quilt every day!"

"You wish!" Madam Su was dragged by her daughter-in-law and she couldn't go after her to beat her, so she had to scold her, "I wish I could make you marry far away so that you are out of my sight, and I will not get mad because of you!"

Wei Changying tried to persuade, "Mother, please don't say such angry words. The fourth sister, don't take this seriously..."

Madam Su said resentfully, "You let go of me! I'm only telling the truth!"

"I'm not sad even if you are telling the truth!" Shen Cangning gave tit for tat and said, "Anyway, I still have my father who loves me!"

As soon as she finished saying this, she ran out. "You little thing! Come back here!" Madam Su said angrily.

How would Shen Cangning listen to her? She laughed and ran away. Madam Su had no choice but to ask her daughter-in-law to stand up, "It's all because you protect and spoil her too much. Cangning is becoming more and more disobedient now!"

As Wei Changying got up, she smiled obsequiously and said, "Mother! It's not I talk bad things about my own cousins. But if the fourth sister compares with my seventh cousin, when it comes to being sensible, it is really a whale of a difference."

Madam Su sighed, "She's not confused about big things. But how many big things do you think can happen to her as a girl in her life? After getting married, taking care of the husband and the children as well as managing the matters in the rear courtyard are all serious matters! She can't do this well. How can I not be anxious for her?"

"The fourth sister is playful now. After all, it is not yet at that time. With the wisdom of the fourth sister, how can she not know about this at all?" Wei Changying felt that her mother-in-law kept saying that she did not care about her little daughter, but in fact, she was too concerned about Shen Cangning that she got confused. For such an intelligent sister-in-law, her thinking and understanding were not worse than Su Yuli. How would anyone still be afraid that she would have a bad life when she got married?

Madam Su said, "Oh well, but let's hope this is the case."

Because there was nothing else and she went to the banquet just now, Madam Su felt tired and sent her daughter-in-law away.

When Wei Changying went back to Jintong Courtyard, she told Mrs. Huang everything. She sneered and said, "I really don't know how my second aunt could have such a stupid daughter. She made me so disgraceful in front of my mother-in-law!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Huang was surprised and said, "How could this happen? According to the character of the second madam, it is impossible for her to teach the Seventh Miss like this." She then asked, "Was the Seventh Miss with the First Miss at that time, or was she with someone else?"

This word reminded Wei Changying. She said in a low voice, "I did not notice at first. Later, Liu Ruoye came out to persuade, so I think she might be sitting with Liu Ruoye."

"It was not caused by this Eleventh Miss of the Liu Family, was it?" Mrs. Huang immediately said, "The second madam is not a fool. Now the Old Madam is still alive. How dare she go against the young madam? Not to mention that she encouraged the daughters to do so. Today, when the second madam knows about this, she will definitely reprimand the Seventh Miss. Perhaps she will send someone to make amends with the young madam. After all, the competition of the next Family Head is between the second Old Master and the fifth young master. If the news that the second branch always creates problems for the young madam spreads to Fengzhou, not only the Old Madam will hate them but also the Family Head will also feel that the second Old Master is not broad-minded enough. If the second Old Master and the second madam are so unwise, it will impossible for them to be so powerful these years after Old Madam left the capital."

Wei Changying frowned and said, "My eldest sister-in-law and cousin Song both said that Liu Ruoye was not a good person, and it turns out that she is really not a good person! Won't she be happy if she doesn't make trouble for a while?" She then wondered, "But from what she did this time, it didn't seem like she was trying to hurt me?"

Mrs. Huang said, "Liu Ruoye is truly bad. At the wedding banquet of the First Miss of the Su Family, our seventh Miss of the Wei Family was really thoughtless to deliberately provoke you, third Miss of the Wei family. If this gets out, everyone will say that the seventh Miss is unobservant, rude, and disrespectful to her cousin. She has offended the Su Family, too. If everything gets reported to Fengzhou, Old Madam will have more reasons to praise the fifth young master to the Family Head."

"I heard earlier that there were conflicts in the Ranli Hall of the Liu Family. Military Officer, Liu Sihuai, wanted to support his grandson Liu Ruowu to replace his nephew Liu Xixun who was chosen by the Family Head Liu Sijing in the clan. On the last year's New Year's Eve, Liu Xixun was already set up so that he didn't catch up the time of going to the border to build meritorious service. Yet, Liu Sijing's nephew, Liu Youzhao, got the chance in the end." Wei Changying thought, "Does it have something to do with this matter today?"

Mrs. Huang asked, "Did the Eleventh Miss of the Liu Family make a gesture or hint to the young madam today?"

Wei Changying shook her head, "No, she didn't."

Mrs. Huang said, "Although the Eleventh Miss of the Liu Family is young, there are rumors that she has been too deep-minded to be underestimated. I thought that she would not do anything for no reason. This time, she seemed to be close to the Seventh Miss, but she actually tricked her. This action helped the young madam and the fifth young master. I am afraid there must be a plot. Even if she hasn't told the young madam, for the time being, maybe she will try to take credit from you later."

"She is asking me for credit? It will work only if I want to thank her. However, it seems that Wei Changjuan trusts her a lot, and she may not realize that she has been tricked!" Wei Changying gave a cold smile and said, "If Wei Changjuan continues to listen to Liu Ruoye's words, I'm afraid that she will lose everything in the end!"

Mrs. Huang thought for a moment and said, "The Eleventh Miss of the Liu Family simply played the Seventh Miss around... Does the young madam want to join hands with the Eleventh Miss of the Liu Family?"

Wei Changying shook her head immediately and said, "This is impossible. Someone like Liu Ruoye, who has helped me this time, may trick me next time. Not to mention that Changfeng has the backing from his grandmother, so why should Liu Ruoye be the icing on the cake? Furthermore, is Liu Ruoye the kind of person who will do a good thing for nothing? If she helps others, she must be very ready for others to pay her back. Besides, she may also be the one who tricked me last year. In that case, I can't wait to revenge myself on her!"

When she mentioned what happened last year, Mrs. Huang became cautious and said, "I was also ordered by Old Madam and looked into that matter. It's just that at that time Zhiben Hall was fear of leaving any traces so that they were on guard. I only knew that the Liu Family had intervened, but I didn't know which branch it was. Last year, the Liu Family also fought among themselves fiercely. The Eleventh Miss of the Liu Family was reported to have a secret crush on the young master. The sixteenth young master of the Liu Family ranked the fourteenth in the royal martial arts competition. Yet, he used to rank second in the previous years. Military Officer and Duke Weiyuan also fought each other frequently, and there was a tied match between them in the Ranli Hall. After all, I am an outsider and just a maidservant. I was told by hearsay but I did not dare to talk like I was so sure, lest these words were taken advantage of by the other side."

Wei Changying said, "The Liu Family certainly intervened, otherwise how could the so-called ordinary people in Fengzhou know the details of our escape after the assassination? Wei Xinyong of Zhiben hall said personally that it was his uncle who colluded with the Liu Family. And the killer was brought to Fengzhou when the Liu Family sent the heir son and the betrothed people of the second cousin to Fengzhou. After all, although 'Biwu' had not yet been in the hands of my grandfather at that time, how could it be possible for them to try to assassinate me and Changfeng with 'Biwu' without alarming my grandfather?"

Mrs. Huang said, "What the young madam said is right. Liu Jizhao, whom the second Miss married, was the son of Liu Sijing, Duke Weiyuan. And the assassins were also brought by Liu Sijing. It should be the case that Zhiben Hall was colluding with Liu Sijing to slander the young madam's reputation. But I checked and felt that Zhiben Hall was instead in collusion with Military Officer, Liu Sihuai."

"Liu Sihuai?" Wei Changying thought for a moment and asked, "Why does Granny think so?"

Mrs. Huang whispered, "In fact, it has something to do with the rumor of the Eleventh Miss of the Liu Family. Isn't Military Office trying to suppress the sixteenth young master of the Liu Family? It's just that Liu Ruowo is still young, and it is said that he is better at strategy so that his strength is much worse than that of the sixteenth young master of the Liu Family. The Liu Family inherited the family by martial arts and attached importance to their children's martial arts skills. Liu Ruowo inevitably suffered losses on this point. So I learned that Military Officer's side used to have the thinking of making the Eleventh Miss of the Liu Family marry the young master and replace the young madam. After all, our young master has always been better than the sixteenth young master of the Liu Family!"

Wei Changying's facial expression became serious and said after a while, "It's very possible."

"However, Duke Weiyuan also tried to assassinate young madam and the fifth young master." Mrs. Huang said, "But it is because the royal heir of the Duke Jingping, who already passed away, colluded with them. So they had such an opportunity. Now that the royal heir of Duke Jingping has passed away and he was assassinated by the 'northern tribes', the whole thing has nothing related to the Liu Family from beginning to end. If there is no irrefutable evidence, it is really difficult for us to retaliate against the whole Liu Family."

"Now, the second uncle is the only person from our Ruiyu Hall who is still in the Royal Court." Wei Changying smiled and said, "And the second uncle wants the position of Family Head. So now is not the time to rashly provoke the whole Liu Family. I understand this."

Then she said, "There will be ample time. How many days have I been married to the capital? Granny, pay attention to all the clues. As the saying goes, if you don't want others to know, you can't do anything; if you take long enough time, you should not be afraid of not knowing the truth."

Mrs. Huang smiled and said, "Maybe there is no need to find out the details. As long as the fifth young master takes the position of Family Head and revitalizes the Ruiyu Hall, there is no need for hard evidence. As long as there are some clues left by the current Family Head now, we will be able to ask the Liu Family for an explanation in private." By the same token, "If this time young master went to the border to build meritorious service and overshadowed the Liu Family's limelight, it would not be difficult to get justice for the young madam in the future."

Speaking of her husband, who was on his way to Western Liang, Wei Changying put aside her grudges for the time being and sighed, "Meritorious service is not an urgent thing. I still hope that he can be safe and sound..."