Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 459: Punishment Kneel Down

Chapter 459: Chapter 459: Punishment Kneel Down

Nanzhi nearly laughed out of anger, looking at the two self-contained children in front of her, the anger in her heart even greater.

The courage of these two brats is growing! She had been constantly reminding them to behave themselves, it was fine to practice calligraphy and martial arts at home, but they had the audacity to run out of the city behind her back!

"Mother..."

Children know their mother’s temper best.

At first, she was probably just annoyed that he had acted impulsively, putting himself in the worst possible outcome. Now, she suspected that her mother was truly angry.

"You still recognize that I’m your mother? I thought I was a stranger, my words apparently falling on deaf ears."

Nanzhi’s face showed no expression, but her tone was strangely sour.

Shen Zhiyu felt a jolt in his heart, and the children recognized the gravity of the situation.

The teacher and daddy have both said that when a woman is angry, she speaks in a roundabout way. Every time it comes to this, things become tricky.

"What happened?"

As soon as Shen Wenchen entered the house, he noticed his son and Xiaomi standing helplessly, and his young wife’s face was stiff.

"Take care of your son." Concerned that Shen Wenchen had been tired for two days, Nanzhi simply hummed and ignored the three of them, choosing instead to rest her eyes.

Sometimes children must understand the seriousness of the consequences to understand them.

"Zhiyu, what did you and Xiaomi do to make your mother angry?"

Shen Wenchen noticed his wife was angry and asked his son in a soft voice.

"I, I and brother Xiaomi..."

Zhiyu told the story of how they sneaked out of Yan City, which made Shen Wenchen’s heart pound.

Now outside the city with heavy snow and peculiar rat groups emerging occasionally, it’s not clear whether Zhiyu and Xiaomi are brave or foolish.

"Zhiyu, you and Xiaomi were in the wrong with this one."

Shen Wenchen put his son down from his arms, with a serious face.

"You both know how dangerous it is outside the city, not only with the constant heavy snow, but also the rat plague. Your mother has been reminding you to stay at home and not to leave the city.

Yet you two still sneaked out?

If anything happened to you, do you know how upset your mother and I would be?"

"Dad, I, I know I was wrong..."

"Zhiyu, your dad taught you martial arts so that you could exercise and protect your mother and the people in the future. When you slipped off, did you think you knew some martial arts, so you wouldn’t be afraid of running into any villains?"

Zhiyu didn’t speak, but his eyes were rimmed with red.

Brother Xiaomi next to him was also red-faced with shame.

What Shen Wenchen said was indeed true.

The two young boys had the courage to sneak out, probably because they felt they had some abilities and could always find a chance to escape if something happened outside the city.

But that bit of pride in the young boys’ hearts was punctured, not only were their ear tips red, but their necks were flushed as well.

"Master..."

Xiaomi felt extremely guilty. If it hadn’t been for his displeasure at Tian Fu’s family’s actions, none of this would have happened.

"Xiaomi, although you’re a bit older than Zhiyu, you are still a child. How could you choose to follow him on this adventure?"

"Master, today’s incident is my fault. I found the dog hole and took the young master out. Today, if it weren’t for my disapproval of Tian Fu and his wife’s behavior, none of this would have happened..."

Xiaomi’s head was buried low, as if wishing a hole would appear in the floor for him to crawl into.

"Who is Tian Fu? What happened today?"

Shen Wenchen frowned, somewhat confused; didn’t his son get into trouble because he sneaked out of the city, upsetting Nannan? How did this incident involving a man surnamed Tian come about?

"Ah Di, today Brother Xiaomi and I went to the bookstore, and on our way back we heard a commotion in a small courtyard. When we looked, we saw a couple bullying a widow and an orphan..."

The youngster honestly recounted today’s events, causing Shen Wenchen to be somewhat taken aback.

He hadn’t expected his son to have such a surprisingly compassionate side.

While what Tian Fu and his wife had done was appalling, if Xu Qiuju was willing, she could have stated her case to the county magistrate. Even if they couldn’t stomach it, they shouldn’t have thought to take matters into their own hands by putting laxatives in the couple’s food.

Though this purging herb would only cause diarrhea, if given in large doses, it could indeed cause death.

Moreover, with a father like him to take care of things, why would Zhiyu and Xiaomi think of handling the situation themselves?

Could it be they feel he’s useless?

Shen Wenchen was puzzled.

"Ah Di..."

Seeing Ah Di deep in thought, Zhiyu felt on edge too.

He was hoping his father could pacify Nannan, so she wouldn’t stay mad at him and Brother Xiaomi!

"Zhiyu, you and Xiaomi indeed did wrong in this matter.

First, you ignored your mother and sneaked out of the city, second, you didn’t choose the most rational way to deal with a minor matter, but instead sought revenge. This is not the behavior of noble people.

Although you’ve admitted your mistake, I still need to punish you.

Therefore, go to the Ancestral Hall and kneel in reflection. Only when you’ve fully understood the error of your ways and when your mother has calmed down, can you return."

When Shen Wenchen’s words fell, Nanzhi couldn’t help but frown sympathetically.

In the City Lord’s Residence, the Ancestral Hall holds not only the ancestral tablets of the Shen family, but those of other noble figures who made significant contributions to Yan City.

Though the punishment of kneeling might not be too severe, the weather right now was bitterly cold; if the two children were actually made to kneel in the Ancestral Hall, they might fall ill when they come out.

However, if something had happened to them while outside the city, it would have been even more dire. Biting her lip, Nanzhi managed to suppress the impulse to plead on their behalf.

They needed to comprehend the seriousness of today’s incident!

Zhiyu and Xiaomi each glanced towards Nanzhi, observing her lack of reaction before ultimately leaving the main hall, despite their disappointment.

"Nannan, I’ve already disciplined the two rascals; you can’t let this stress harm your health."

Shen Wenchen gently coaxed, massaging her shoulders as well.

"I’m just afraid. What if something had gone wrong..."

Nanzhi was in mid-sentence when tears began to well up in her eyes, distressing Shen Wenchen.

Ever since she got pregnant, her moods had been particularly volatile, dissolving into tears at the slightest reasons.

If she continued to cry like this, he was afraid her eyes might suffer.

"Nannan, don’t worry, they’re both clever children, they won’t get into trouble."

"But, but with the current situation outside... and if they were serious about the laxative plan, what then?"

"They’re still neither old enough nor wise enough to distinguish right from wrong, that’s why we need to educate them. Nannan, we live in Xia Country; we don’t have the equality of that other world. We firstly have to teach them to protect themselves, right? If they can succeed in balancing the skewed scale of this world in their own way, why should we interfere?"

Shen Wenchen grew thoughtful. This world was so chaotic, burdened by archaic and obsolete ideas.

"But these things shouldn’t be left to them to handle."

Nanzhi added hesitantly.

This world was too dirty. But she didn’t want Zhiyu and Xiaomi to see it too clearly. Perhaps the children felt they were defending justice, but can the truth really be ascertained this way?

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