In fact, as Wei Changying expected, starting from the uncles of Shen Xuan, she visited all the elders in Western Liang for three days. She visited them according to kinship and seniority in the family. She cried about Shen Cangfeng's grievance, "I received the news that my husband was seriously injured. I was very anxious in the capital. I begged my father and mother to allow me to see him. I didn't receive the news about his injury on the way. I thought that he might be much better. Even if he was injured in the sinews or bones, he should have recovered after three months. Unexpectedly, I saw my husband lying on the bed sickly when I arrived!"

Wei Changying poured out the grievance exaggeratedly. Shen Chu and his wife knew that Shen Cangfeng was seriously injured, but they even transferred several maidservants in Shen Cangfeng's yard, leaving only one maid. The unknown maidservant couldn't do anything except dress up herself. "My grand uncle and my grand aunt, you are the most sensible elders! My husband is still lying on the bed. He can't even get up by himself. How could he live without a group of efficient servants? My poor husband is seriously injured and can't manage anything at all! His manservant Shen Die asked my uncle and aunt for more servants to look after my husband several times, but they just refused to answer. So, Shen Die didn't dare to leave my husband for a moment. Fortunately, he is reliable! Otherwise, I can't imagine what my husband will be like after suffering from his family uncle and aunt!"

Her grand uncles and grand aunts would comfort her no matter what they thought inwardly.

After a break, Wei Changying continued, "When I came here, my husband woke up rarely. He sent Shen Die to meet me at the gate. I only knew this! Unexpectedly, when I entered my husband's room, I saw my family nephew Shen Youjia. Later, I knew that Shen Die was worried about my husband. But since my family uncle and aunt refused to send more servants, he had to ask Youjia to take care of my husband! If I had known this earlier, I would never have asked him to meet me!"

Speaking of this, Wei Changying couldn’t help crying. Holding her handkerchief, she said, “My grand uncle, my grand aunt, as for the maid that was sent by my family uncle and aunt to look after my husband, do you know what she was doing?"

On this day, she visited an uncle of Shen Xuan. His name was Shen Xun and his wife was Mrs. Huo. Shen Xun and his wife asked together, "What was she doing?"

"The maid dressed up gorgeously, powdered, and dyed her nails... On the cold day, I don't know where she could get impatiens! Not to mention to look after the badly injured master, she should have the leisure time to make up herself! What did she want to do?" Wei Changying cried, "She was drinking tea outside, leaving my husband to Shen Youjia! Later, I asked Shen Die. Shen Die said that since my husband arrived in Western Liang, he had always been respectful to his family uncle and aunt without any irreverence! How could my family uncle and aunt treat him like this? I'm a young woman. Although I care about my husband, I don't dare to interrogate my family uncle and aunt..."

"Unexpectedly, when I asked my family uncle and aunt, my family uncle should blame me! He said that I was jealous of the beauty of the maid. She served my husband closely so I deliberately asked for trouble!" Wei Changying wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and sneered, "I had never heard anything more ridiculous than this in my life! The maid might be more beautiful than ordinary people, but she was just normal in my eyes! As for my husband, he saw all kinds of beauties in the capital. I never stopped him from taking concubines. If you don't believe me, you can write to ask my father and mother. Am I such a jealous woman?"

Mrs. Huo hurriedly said, "There is no need to write. It's known that the daughter of the Wei Family in Fengzhou has virtuous characters! What's more, you are the one personally picked by our Family Head. Although we are in Western Liang far away from the capital, we have heard of the family education of your grandmother Old Madam Song. It's noted for being cultured!"

Wei Changying thanked Mrs. Huo for her praise. She said, "Although I'm not sensitive, I'm a lineal daughter of the gentlefolk. I was taught by my family and my elders since I was young. I am thoughtful all the time. I can't accept such accusations of my family uncle! And I think that my uncle's attitude and behaviors towards my husband and me are really strange! In addition, I heard that my husband had been assassinated. I'm so afraid... This time, I hope you can decide for me, grand uncle, grand aunt!"

Shen Xun and Mrs. Huo thought to themselves, "Now all people in the city are saying that you have locked up Shen Chu and his wife together with the maid and tortured them. You forced them to admit that they colluded with Di People to murder Shen Cangfeng. You also removed Shen Tingshu's position as the manager. Now all people in the Mingpei Hall treat you carefully for fear that you may catch their mistakes... In such a situation, what else do you want us to do? Do you want to open the ancestral hall to remove the names of Shen Chu and his wife?"

However, due to Shen Xuan, they had to reply to her, "Shen Chu and Mrs. Zhou are so silly! However, we are too old to go out. We didn't hear news outside. We didn't know that Cangfeng was so despised! It's shocking! Luckily, you come here in time. Otherwise, it may cause seriously bad results!"

Wei Changying cried again, "Right. Grand uncle, grand aunt, you may have heard that my eldest son is now raised by my mother. He is only a few months old! I'm a young woman. How can I bear the heavy responsibility of bringing him up alone? If my husband has an accident, how can I live with Shuguang alone? My family uncle and aunt are trying to force my son and me to die!”

"Good girl, don't say that." Seeing that she said more seriously, Shen Xun and Mrs. Huo hurried to stop her. Mrs. Huo mediated, "Cangfeng is good now, right? You will be blessed in the future!"

"Your grand aunt is right." Shen Xun and Mrs. Huo looked at each other. They thought, "Although Shen Chu and his wife made such a stupid mistake this time, it was not as serious as Wei Changying said. Shen Xun and Mrs. Huo were not stupid. Shen Cangfeng returned to the ancestral house from the front line to cure his injury because this is the best place in Western Liang. How dared Shen Chu and his wife neglect this future master who had been selected to manage Mingpei Hall?"

Therefore, in order to plant Ruanyu, several maidservants in Shen Cangfeng's yard were transferred. But they didn't move away. They were just sent to other places and were told not to stay in front of Shen Cangfeng casually so that they would not affect Ruanyu's plan.

Moreover, on the day when Wei Changying arrived, she saw that Ruanyu didn't serve Shen Cangfeng but drank tea outside the room. There was also a reason. Shen Youjia wanted to tell Shen Cangfeng about the military situation. He just told Wei Changying what he was doing in Shen Cangfeng's room. He didn't mention a word to Wei Changying about the military situation, not to mention Ruanyu.

When discussing the military situation, of course, they had to send away Ruanyu and not allow her to go in!

Taught by Mrs. Zhou, Ruanyu was determined to serve Shen Cangfeng and seek a title. If she could give birth to a son or a daughter in the future, she could count on it. She was very bored outside. She knew that Shen Cangfeng's wife would arrive that day. She managed to get a chance to raise to dignity. But before she succeeded, the young madam arrived. Of course, she felt anxious and worried.

With such worry and anxiety, she had nothing to do but make a pot of tea to kill time.

Everyone knew the maid's restless idea. How did she not want to wait on Shen Cangfeng closely? Obviously, she didn't get the chance! Otherwise, she must stick to Shen Cangfeng every day. If she could lie on his bed, she would be satisfied!

This tacit but real mind couldn't convince Wei Changying. When Wei Changying came, she only saw Ruanyu alone and Ruanyu wasn't in the inner room!

She was Shen Cangfeng's first wife. It was natural that she loved her husband. Shen Cangfeng was badly injured, but only an unreliable maidservant served him. Ruanyu looked so delicate and timid. It might be difficult for Ruanyu to help Shen Cangfeng turn over. How could she serve her husband well? And when she arrived, Ruanyu was not in front of Shen Cangfeng's bed, which was obviously a dereliction of duty! Shen Chu and his wife couldn't escape the responsibility of neglecting Shen Cangfeng!

Most importantly, before Wei Changying arrived, there were only Shen Chu and his wife except Shen Cangfeng in Mingpei Hall. In this case, Wei Changying insisted that Shen Chu and his wife were bullying her husband. Because her husband was seriously injured and unconscious. He couldn't deal with anything. Wei Changying even suspected that Shen Chu and his wife wanted to kill Shen Cangfeng quietly... Shen Chu and his wife even couldn't find another person to share the responsibility.

Although Shen Youjia was the Lieutenant General of Western Liang, he didn't live in Mingpei Hall! And he ranked so low in the family. He needed to call Shen Chu and his wife grand uncle and grand aunt. Once they discussed the matter in the family, as a younger junior, Shen Youjia was not involved in anything of Mingpei Hall. He couldn't take any responsibility.

So, Wei Changying said that Shen Chu and his wife colluded with Di People. Everyone knew that it was an excuse, but it was not so easy to refute her.

But...

Why refute her? Shen Xun and Mrs. Huo had been married for many years. They knew each other thoroughly. When they looked at each other, they had an idea. Shen Xun's face became gloomy, "In early years, I thought that Shen Chu and his wife were honest and careful. So, I asked them to guard the ancestral hall. Unexpectedly, the couple is vicious and shameless. Cangfeng was seriously injured because he served our country, which added fame to the Shen Family! As my family uncle and aunt, they should arrange people to look after Cangfeng well to help Cangfeng recover as soon as possible. The two people were so lazy that they almost harmed Cangfeng! They should be punished seriously!"

After scolding so much, Shen Xun expressed his support for Wei Changying. Shen Xun stroked his long beard and pondered for a while. In a deliberative tone, he said to Wei Changying, "Shen Chu and his wife are unworthy, but... In my opinion, they are lack virtue, but they may not dare to collude with Di People. After all, they are the blood of the Shen Family. Our family has a deep hatred for Di People. What do you think, Changying?"

Wei Changying immediately stated her attitude, "You are right, grand uncle! In fact, I was very angry at that time. My uncle and aunt treated my husband so harshly. I really couldn't understand it! So, I suspected Di People. Now, as you said, I also felt that my uncle and aunt wouldn't be like that certainly, although they made mistakes."

If the person guarding the ancestral hall should be the enemy's spies, it would be so ridiculous.

Besides, it was understandable that there were spies among Vi People in Western Liang. But if the Shen Family that guarded here for generations had spies, it would damage the reputation of the Shen Family. And His Majesty in the capital would grow annoyed with it!

Wei Changying "suspected" Shen Chu and his wife. On the one hand, she was angry that Shen Chu blamed her instead so she deliberately found an excuse to make them suffer. On the other hand, she was willing to ask these elders to "teach" her.

Now that Shen Xun agreed to punish Shen Chu and his wife heavily, Wei Changying certainly followed his advice.

In this way, Wei Changying visited all the elders in Western Liang. Most of them were in favor of punishing Shen Chu and his wife. Only a few people found excuses to switch off the topic and refused to say their position.

Because the so-called crime of colluding with Di People was removed, the reason why Shen Chu and his wife were punished was that they treated meritorious nephew harshly. They were stupid and incompetent. They were unable to manage Mingpei Hall well and slackened their duties. They were unvirtuous and unfilial. The crime was not so small.

... Mingpei Hall must be out of their control. However, they treated Shen Cangfeng harshly. Wei Changying was unwilling to spare them. It was impossible to send them home simply.

After the elders discussed, the punishment was decided. They decided to beat Shen Chu 50 times by rod and Mrs. Zhou 50 times by dustpan. Shen Chu and Mrs. Zhou were dragged outside the ancestral hall and beaten in front of two elders. And part of their personal property was confiscated to the family. The severest punishment was the last one. They were not allowed to stay in Western Liang and were sent to East River Town to settle down.