Transmigrated Into the Vicious Stepmother in a Historical Novel - Chapter 220

The children knew that their mother loved them deeply, but she also had her own principles and was firm in her decisions, so they could only endure silently without voicing their feelings.

As for how Lu Yi got to know that Old Mrs. Lu was mistreating Shen Qin, it was by chance during one incident.

At that time, Shen Qin had gone back to her family’s house, and Lu Yi was busy working outside and the task was heavy, so he couldn’t accompany her.

He felt quite guilty about not being able to be with Shen Qin and promised to make it up to her.

Shen Qin returned home before Lu Yi. Initially, Shen Qin was supposed to come back with all five children, but she hadn’t even had lunch and wanted to return for it.

However, it was only around one or two o’clock in the afternoon, and the eldest family had already finished eating. Old Mrs. Lu had said that she would save some food for Shen Qin.

But what she saved was merely some leftover scraps, simply salty dishes mixed together.

Seeing Shen Qin arrive, Old Mrs. Lu carried a large bowl of this mixed food in front of Shen Qin, claiming that it was the portion she had saved for her.

Not only was the variety of flavors unpalatable, but the portion was also extremely small. Shen Qin barely had a few bites and it was gone, let alone enough for the children.

At that time, Old Mrs. Lu had planned for Shen Qin to return first and wait for Lu Yi to come home later in the evening.

However, Lu Yi happened to know that Shen Qin had returned, so he went in with her. As they entered, seeing the food Old Mrs. Lu had prepared, Lu Yi was furious.

He couldn’t understand why Old Mrs. Lu would treat Shen Qin this way.

During those days, Lu Yi had been earning money, some of which went to Shen Qin for raising the children and some to Old Mrs. Lu.

When he discovered how Old Mrs. Lu treated Shen Qin, he was enraged because Shen Qin had never complained about Old Mrs. Lu to him. He genuinely thought that Shen Qin was doing well.

This shocking realization made him understand that Old Mrs. Lu was a two-faced person.

In front of Lu Yi, she would act as if she treated Shen Qin well, but when Lu Yi wasn’t around, she would verbally insult and beat Shen Qin.

She would criticize her, claiming that she was useless and couldn’t do anything, saying that Shen Qin was too delicate to not work in the fields while pregnant.

So when Lu Yi confronted Old Mrs. Lu, she tried to defend herself. She said she thought Shen Qin had already eaten before coming back, so she only left a little bit of food. She was unaware that Shen Qin hadn’t eaten at all.

However, Lu Yi’s perception of Old Mrs. Lu had already crumbled at that time. He certainly didn’t believe her excuses.

But in the end they were mother and son, so Lu Yi couldn’t say much. He could only temporarily accept Old Mrs. Lu’s words.

From that point on, Lu Yi made an effort to protect Shen Qin more.

If Shen Qin came home late sometimes, he would personally buy meat and vegetables and ask her to cook.

They would eat together because he was worried that Shen Qin might not be full. Since Shen Qin never complained to Lu Yi, he didn’t realize how much she had suffered.

Although Shen Qin didn’t voice her thoughts, she appreciated Lu Yi’s actions. At this point, Lu Yi only knew that Old Mrs. Lu was strict about food.

What Lu Yi didn’t know was that Old Mrs. Lu also mistreated Shen Qin in other ways. Once when Shen Qin was pregnant with their fifth child, she suddenly fell and bled heavily, almost losing the baby.