The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 7 If you don't know what's good for you, you should suffer the consequences.

"Tingzhou!" The old lady's eyes turned red with anxiety, "For a woman, are you going to treat your own mother like this?"

She knew that if she dealt with Jiang Shiwan's son, he would definitely be angry, but she didn't expect that he would be so ruthless and even disregard the relationship between mother and son.

"You are the Left Commander, and you have a bright future. You should marry a wife who is of equal status. Not to mention that the Jiang family once rejected your marriage, she is now the daughter of a criminal and cannot stay with you. Such a person will only harm you!
Meng Tingzhou felt like there was something stuck in his throat and hugged her even tighter.

"Mother, I was originally a bastard of the Meng family. I was neglected since childhood. Everything I have now is earned by my own ability. I don't need to rely on anyone, but I won't allow anyone to get involved in anything I have."

"This is the first and last time."

Before leaving, Meng Tingzhou issued an ultimatum.

Madam Meng turned pale and fell to the ground.

"It's all because of this bitch!"

The Meng family was not as prosperous as it is now. Meng Tinghe, the eldest son of the Meng family, was able to recite poems at the age of three and write essays at the age of seven, which won the emperor's favor. However, Meng Tinghe contracted a serious illness when he was thirteen and died in just ten days.

Lord Meng and his first wife, Madam Meng, were heartbroken, especially Madam Meng, who was unable to get over the pain of losing her son and committed suicide one night.

The successive blows left Lord Meng devastated and he passed away within a year.

The Meng family seemed to decline overnight.

It was Meng Tingzhou. As a concubine's son of the Meng family, he had fought in many battles over the past ten years and had made great military achievements. He was promoted to the position of Left General. The emperor personally bestowed the General's Office upon him, which made the Meng family an unattainable branch in the capital.

Madam Meng was originally just an inconspicuous concubine in the Meng family. It was because of her son that she became a respected lady in the capital.

Although she was the only one who knew that this son had never been very close to her, he was her own son after all.

Her identity and status were given to her by her son. Isn't this "filial piety" in the eyes of outsiders?

Naturally, as a mother, she felt that Meng Tingzhou was a high-ranking official and should marry the most noble girl from the world.

She had enjoyed wealth and glory for ten years, but now she was being treated like this by her own son just because she was the daughter of a criminal.

Seeing that Madam Meng didn't move for a long time, Yu Feng mustered up his courage and said, "Madam, can you still walk?"

Old Madam Meng glared at him, her heart filled with rage but she could only stumble to her feet.

Meng Tingzhou carried her all the way back to the main house, gently placed her on the bed, and was about to lift up her cloak to check her injuries, but he felt her hands tightly clenching the corners of her collar.

Jiang Shiwan didn't open his eyes. Tears flowed from the gaps between his eyes, leaving wet marks on his slightly curled eyelashes.

"Be good, I'll take a look and then tell the doctor the extent of your injury."

If I said that I forced her before, it was to vent my anger and unwillingness.

It's really heartbreaking to see her like this.

If I hadn't rushed back in time, I really don't know what would have happened later...

"It won't happen again, I promise you."

"Commander-in-chief, the doctor is here." Yun Shang lowered her head and said.

Meng Tingzhou stretched out his hand and pulled, and the curtain immediately fell down. He covered her with the quilt: "Wipe her body with warm water first, and tell the doctor where she is hurt."

Xueying and Yunshang wiped Jiang Shiwan's body together. Seeing the bruises and swelling on her body, she couldn't help but choke up and said, "Girl, you have suffered."

Yunchang gave her a look, and Xueying had to hold back her tears.

The doctor was allowed to enter only after everything was ready.

After the pulse diagnosis, the doctor saw the Left Commander waiting beside him. He was terrified. "Reporting to the Commander, the bruises on my wife's body are not fatal, but they are all over her body, especially on her lower back. I am afraid that she has injured her tendons and bones. She needs to rest in bed. Apply some plasters to the rest of her body. She should recover slowly in ten days or half a month. Allow me to prepare some soup and medicine for her to take together."

Meng Tingzhou waved his hand, motioning him to leave.

After Yunshang and Xueying came out, he wanted to go in and take a look but was told: "Commander, Miss Jiang said she wants to be alone for a while."

He took a deep look inside and nodded: "Let her have a good rest."

He turned around and walked a few steps, then walked in as if he had thought of something.

Jiang Shiwan was looking up with her eyes wide open. She thought she was a strong person, but tears still fell uncontrollably.

Meng Tingzhou sat down on the edge of the bed and reached out to wipe away her tears: "I know you have been raised in the palm of my hand since you were a child. You are wronged by what you have suffered today."

"You are too kind, Governor. I am now just the daughter of a criminal. I am like an ant that can be manipulated by others. I have to accept my fate. I just think that my body and hair are given by my parents, but I can't even control my own body. I feel ashamed of my parents' kindness in raising me."

"I know my mother went too far this time."

Jiang Shiwan looked at him suddenly, his eyes calm: "Don't talk about your mother like that, there is no difference between you and her."

"you……"

Looking at his cold and gloomy face, Jiang Shiwan felt a little relieved after enduring for many days: "You imprisoned me by your side, and your mother had someone strip me of my clothes and slap me. You two are really mother and son."

"Jiang Shiwan!" Meng Tingzhou straightened her face and tried his best to control his anger. "I understand that you are unhappy now, but please don't challenge my bottom line again and again."

"You and your son have repeatedly used your status to suppress my bottom line."

She glared at him coldly: "You think I will submit to you if you force me to serve you, strip me of my clothes, and force me to drink contraceptive soup? No, I would rather have sex with that groom than give in to you."

"Jiang! Shi! Wan!" Meng Ting twisted her face harder and looked at her. "Do you like to humiliate yourself so much? When you are well, I will give you a chance."

He shook her face off and ordered in a deep voice, "From now on, strictly guard the main courtyard and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

He walked away.

"Commander-in-chief." Pei Qing knew that he was furious, but he followed him anyway. "Yesterday, the imperial concubine's personal maid Mu He went to the Meng Mansion to look for the old lady."

"The governor just came back from the palace and the imperial concubine seems to have heard the news. Mu He is waiting for her and she wants to see the governor."

Meng Tingzhou walked very quickly: "She has the nerve to come."

"Captain, do you want to see me or not?"

Meng Tingzhou stared forward, his eyes gleaming with anger: "You messed with my people, and you sent a maid? She has been sitting in the position of imperial concubine for too long, and she takes herself too seriously."

"I will not see her, but I don't want her to go back alive either."

Pei Qing was startled: "Commander-in-chief, the imperial concubine is a relative of the Meng family. If they fall out, will it be..."

Pei Qing lowered his head immediately when he realized that he was being looked at from the side.

"Your Majesty has always been concerned about the closeness between the Meng and Lin families. I, the governor, have shown some respect to them because they are relatives. Since she did not know what was good for her and caused such a disaster, she should bear the consequences herself."

"Yes, Governor."

The next day, His Majesty was exempt from court attendance.

Rumor has it that the Imperial Concubine had a miscarriage because her personal maid Mu He put something unclean in the pregnancy-preserving medicine. Mu He's body was found in the fish and algae pond in the Imperial Garden.

(End of this chapter)