Shen An’an came from a prestigious family, blessed with both talent and beauty. As soon as she reached marriageable age, she was betrothed to the Fourth Prince, Xiao Yuan—a man of unparalleled ...
Chapter 236 Madman
"Qingfeng." Shen Anan smiled and turned back to order, "Look after Lord Shen every step of the way. Today is a big day, don't make any mistakes."
"Yes." Qingfeng followed Shen Yunbai with a wooden face, like a prison guard monitoring a prisoner.
Shen Yunbai raised his eyebrows and smiled, not caring at all, and followed the maid to the front hall.
Shen Wen also called a group of ministers to the front hall to wait for the sedan chair to return and watch the ceremony.
"Why is he here?" Ling Chenyi frowned and said, "Is he colluding with the emperor again to do something weird?"
Xiao Yuan frowned and said nothing, Shen Anan said coldly, "No matter what he wants to do today, he must do it after my eldest brother goes to church."
At this moment, Qing An came hurriedly, "Master, urgent news from the border."
There were people everywhere here. After Xiao Yuan said a few words to Shen Anan, he left with Qingan.
Shen Anan looked at Xiao Yuan's leaving back, and had a hunch that it was not a good thing, but before she could think any further, firecrackers were set off at the gate of the mansion.
"But has the sedan returned?"
"That's right." The doorman came back happily, "Princess, the bridal sedan has passed through Hua'an Street and will soon arrive at the gate of the mansion."
Shen Anan immediately walked towards the gate of the mansion. At the same time, firecrackers blasted and gongs and drums filled the air.
Servants from the Shen residence carried trays or baskets to distribute wedding fruits and copper coins to the onlookers.
For a moment, the area around the Shen Mansion was bustling with activity, and many people gathered. Shen Anan saw two familiar figures from the corner of her eye. They were wearing coarse linen clothes and were trying hard to squeeze forward.
"Mo Xiang, go and invite those two into the mansion."
Mo Xiang raised her eyes and followed Shen Anan's gaze, her eyes suddenly widened, "It's Lin..."
She immediately covered her mouth, walked over quickly, and rescued the two from the crowd.
The two raised their eyes and looked at Shen Anan. Tears immediately welled up in the woman's eyes. She followed Mo Xiang to the mansion in silence.
But they did not go in. Instead, they stood in an inconspicuous corner and continued to watch the ceremony, watching the sedan chair arrive and land without blinking.
Watching Shen Changhe kick the sedan door three times and usher the bride down.
The two elders couldn't help but shed tears, but they held them back, "Don't cry, don't cry, today is Rou'er's big day, crying is unlucky."
The woman muttered to herself, and looked reluctantly at the bride covered with a big red veil being held in the hand of Shen Changhe, and stepped over the brazier at the shout of the matchmaker.
Lin Yurou suddenly stopped in her tracks, and her little face under the veil turned slightly pale.
"What's wrong?" Shen Changhe asked softly.
"I... seemed to feel like my parents were here, and they were watching me the whole time."
She wanted to lift the veil to take a look, but the matchmaker stopped her, saying it was unlucky and against etiquette.
Shen Changhe turned around and scanned the crowd, but did not see Mrs. Lin. "Are you missing home? Wait three days and we will be able to see you when we return home."
"Mom won't let us go back." Lin Yurou shook her head disappointedly, "Forget it. When the situation gets better, we will have plenty of opportunities."
"Let's go quickly, don't miss the auspicious time."
Shen Changhe held her hand and continued to walk forward at the urging of the matchmaker.
"Daughter, my daughter is dead, it's all your fault, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you."
A crazy voice suddenly sounded, and a person rushed out from nowhere and headed straight for Lin Yurou.
Shen Changhe frowned and immediately held Lin Yurou in his arms.
The woman held a dagger in her hand and stabbed straight at the two men.
"Brother, be careful."
The crowd was in an uproar, and everyone held their breath as they watched the scene before them.
The woman's advantage is that she appears suddenly, catching people off guard.
Shen Changhe hugged Lin Yurou and subconsciously blocked the woman's stab with his arm. When the woman was about to attack again, he raised his foot and kicked her to the ground.
"Changhe." Lin Yurou raised her hand to lift the veil to check his injuries, but was held down by Shen Changhe, "Don't lift it, we haven't gotten married yet, I will lift the veil myself when we get married."
"You're hurt, aren't you? Let me see."
"It's just a knife scratch, it's not a big deal, it's not worth leaving regrets on our wedding day."
Lin Yurou slowly put down her hand, her heart tightly clenched.
Shen Anan quickly stepped forward and told the maid to find a doctor to check Shen Changhe's injuries.
"It's nothing serious, just a superficial wound."
There was a long cut on his sleeve and blood was flowing down his wrist.
Shen Anan took out a handkerchief and stopped the bleeding immediately, then looked at the woman lying on the ground with cold eyes.
The woman's eyes were dull, and she kept mumbling, "Give me back my daughter, give me back my daughter, you are the one who killed her."
The guests and the people were all here, so this was not the time to dwell on the matter. Shen Anan gritted her teeth and ordered the servant to drag the woman away first, and the wedding continued.
"Don't touch me." The woman seemed to be stimulated by something. She suddenly got up from the ground and stared at Shen Changhe fiercely.
"You are a double-minded bastard. You got involved with my daughter but didn't take responsibility. You married this vixen instead. Otherwise, my daughter wouldn't have died. It's all your fault."
As soon as these words fell, there was an uproar at the scene, and everyone looked at Shen Changhe with strange eyes.
"You're talking nonsense." Lin Yurou suppressed her anger and did not lift the veil.
The woman seemed not to understand what was being said and kept repeating the same curses.
"Excuse me, Madam, may I ask from what family is your daughter?" Shen Yunbai suddenly walked out of the crowd and said.
"Sir Shen." Shen An'an looked grim, "The Ministry of War is not so idle as to care about such trivial matters, right?"
"It is true that the Ministry of War does not have jurisdiction over unfaithful men, but if there is a poor person who has nowhere to seek justice, I am willing to say a few fair words on her behalf."
"Fair words?" Shen Anan sneered, "I think Lord Shen is not here to watch the ceremony, but to mess things up. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this lady is not very clear-headed."
"If Lord Shen and the Ministry of War are really so free, tomorrow I will make the entire capital city go crazy and wait for Lord Shen to speak the truth. Do you believe it or not?"
The two looked at each other, and a chill spread.
"Lord Shen has just arrived, so it's better for you to stay quiet and not meddle in other people's business."
At this time, the doctor rushed over and simply treated Shen Changhe's wound.
"Please ask this lady to leave and we will deal with it after the wedding ceremony is completed." Shen Changhe said.
What reputation? What he cares about most now is the wedding ceremony and he cannot miss the auspicious time.
But the woman refused to give in and stabbed anyone who came her way with a dagger.
"Give my daughter back her life. Give our daughter back her life."
The people began to whisper.
Shen Anan stared at Shen Yunbai coldly, "Do you know who her daughter is? And who she married."
Shen Yunbai smiled faintly, "I'd like to hear the details."
"You are rubbing the royal family's face on the ground. Now Chen Tian is still not powerful enough. Do you think that person will settle the score with you later?"