Chapter 355: Get Out (2)

"Is she trying to cut ties with us?" Aunt Wan was a little angry, but more worried. She said to Shen Dongling, "Dongling, could it be that the Fifth Young Lady is in league with Madam and wants to join forces with Madam to deal with us?"

"How is that possible?" Shen Dongling shook her head. "Even because of my eldest sister, they won't be together."

"But why does Fifth Miss always turn a blind eye to our advances?" Aunt Wan paced back and forth: "Could it be that she looks down on our background..." At this point, her voice faded again: "After all, she is a legitimate daughter..."

"Auntie," Shen Dongling put down the book, a little headache said, "What are you thinking? Fifth Sister is unwilling to associate with us, it must not be because of our own fault. I think Fifth Sister is not very enthusiastic about the entire Shen family. I'm afraid she doesn't want to have anything to do with the people of the Second House, so she ignores us. If that's the case, there's no point in currying favor with her. We should do less of this kind of thing in the future."

"But..." Aunt Wan wanted to say something.

"It's nothing to worry about." Shen Dongling interrupted her, "As long as we behave properly and don't make any mistakes, there won't be any trouble."

On the other side, Jingzhe, who had returned to the house, was whispering to Shen Miao: “Miss, will the Second Madam really drug the Second Master?”

"Of course." Shen Miao looked at her nails and said lightly, "Ren Wanyun values her children the most. Now that she has lost a son and a daughter, only Shen Yuanbai is left. And Shen Gui is not a kind person. Only by drugging Shen Gui can Shen Yuanbai's position be preserved."

"But what if the Second Madam tells the Second Master about this?" This is what Guyu has been worried about.

"No, if Shen Gui knew he was given a sterilizing drug, he would definitely hate Ren Wanyun to the core. Even if Shen Yuanbai was his only child, he would still be angry at Shen Yuanbai. Even if Ren Wanyun wanted Shen Yuanbai to live a good life, she would have kept this a secret. Perhaps Shen Gui would never discover the fact that he couldn't have a son. Even if a doctor did, he would never think that it was Ren Wanyun who gave him the drug."

“Then…” Jingzhe gritted his teeth, as if hesitating about something. Finally, he made up his mind and said, “Even if the Second Madam secretly drugged the Second Master and the Second Master really couldn’t have a son, don’t we still have the Seventh Young Master? The Seventh Young Master is young now. When he grows up and understands things, I’m afraid he will seek revenge on the young lady for the Second Young Master and the eldest lady. You’ve been nurturing an enemy for me since I was a child, and the young lady has made such a vow…” Shen Miao had said in front of Ren Wanyun that she would not set her sights on Shen Yuanbo, otherwise she would be struck by thunder. Such a heavy oath was a bit shocking to Jingzhe now.

“Since I’ve sworn this, I’ve never had any intentions towards Shen Yuanbo.” Shen Miao said.

"Even so, the Seventh Young Master will definitely regard the young lady as an enemy." Guyu reminded: "There is an enemy who is lurking in the dark all day long..."

"We'll wait until he grows up." Shen Miao smiled. Unfortunately, Shen Yuanbai didn't have the chance to grow up.

Just a year later, a plague struck Dingjing, and Shen Yuanbo died of smallpox. By then, Shen Miao had already married Fu Xiuyi, and the entire Dingjing was in a state of panic. Fortunately, Shen Xin and his men were fighting in the northwest, and they escaped. While the city's wealthy families were relatively safe, many of the poorer people died. Shen Yuanbo was not spared.

Shen Miao had always believed that justice was inevitable, and retribution was inevitable; it was just a matter of whether it was sufficient. In their previous lives, the sins committed by Shen Gui and his wife were punished on Shen Yuanbo. However, the Second House still had Shen Yuan and Shen Qing. Without them in this life, if Shen Yuanbo continued down the path of his previous life, he would ultimately die.