A father-in-law cherishes his daughter, unwilling to scold her; scolding his son-in-law is another matter.
His own father is unwilling to scold his daughter-in-law, so he scolds his own son.
For a moment, Xie Jingchen truly felt somewhat hopeless.
Getting scolded for doing nothing.
However—
The Prince scolded him precisely because he did nothing.
A noble princess, the noble wife of the Heir of Prince Zhenbei, making a maid take a broom to chase people away, even if it wasn't Nanny Li but someone else, wouldn't that be inappropriate?
How can the actions of a noble family be so simple, rough, and direct?
If he weren't at the Agarwood Pavilion, it might be okay, but he was there and didn't even try to stop it.
Just watching the Princess Consort and her maid treat the Prince Mansion's rules like mere ornaments?
Currently, the household is still managed by Princess Nanzhang. If she wants the Prince to use the family rules to punish the Heir's wife, should he punish her or not?
