Chapter 91 Chapter 91 At night, the mansion was quiet, except for...
At night, the mansion was quiet. Apart from a few servants on duty, the only sound was the rustling of leaves in the wind.
A moon-white figure came to the guest courtyard, quietly opened the door, and walked into Chen Congshuang's room.
After the door was locked from the inside, the room next door opened a little, and Qingzhu slipped out through the crack and gritted his teeth.
His heart was beating like a drum, and he just waited quietly for the opportunity for Chen Congshuang to explain.
Half an hour later, he heard the sound of a vase falling to the ground in the room. That was the secret signal that Shen Congshuang gave him.
Qingzhu immediately gritted her teeth and pushed the door open, rushing into the room. Then she screamed and ran out, shouting, "You bold pervert, who are you? Why are you in our brother's room?"
Although the guest house of the marquis's mansion was large, Qingzhu's movement still woke up Shen Congyu who lived next door.
In just a moment, Feiyan and Feiying rushed out with lanterns to catch the man. Qingzhu rushed outside to call the Xue family servants who were on night patrol, and they surrounded the guest house, wanting to catch the "flower-stealing thief" who had sneaked into Shen Congshuang's room in the middle of the night!
"My lord! Madam, something bad has happened! A rapist has entered the guest house of Mr. Shen, and the servants are trying to catch him." The steward on duty ran to the yard of the main house without stopping to report the news.
Lord Xue and Mrs. Bai were both awakened and quickly put on their coats and rushed over.
Although the Shen family is only a fifth-rank minor official, their family members lived peacefully in the marquis's mansion, but were inexplicably treated with disrespect. If there is no explanation for this matter, it would be unacceptable.
Xue Fenglin seldom went back to the Marquis' Mansion, but he did not expect to witness such a lively occasion.
He heard the noise outside, so he got up, put on his clothes and went to check. He doesn't like this boy from the Shen family, but after all, he was invited by the Bai family to live in their home. If something goes wrong, it depends on how the Bai family will give an explanation.
When Xue Fenglin arrived at the door of the guest house, he saw Bai and Lord Xue approaching.
The few of them looked at each other. Xue Fenglin smiled slightly, while the expressions on Bai's and Lord Xue's faces were each wonderful in their own way.
When Xue Fenglin walked into the courtyard, he saw many people with lit lanterns surrounding the room on the east side, and there was someone crying inside.
Shen Congyu and Shen Congxin were both standing at the door at this time, and they were talking to the people inside: "Now that things have come to this, we can't just let it go. Our son from the Shen family has been flirted with. What will we do if the news gets out in the future? The Marquis' Mansion must give our Shen family an explanation for this matter!"
"That's right. How could such a thing happen in such a dignified mansion? As his elder sister, I don't know how to explain it to my father when I go back."
They were all unmarried brothers and sisters, living together in the Marquis' Mansion. If something happened to Shen Congshuang, it would affect the reputation of the entire Shen family.
It seems that I can’t marry the prince. If my reputation is tarnished again, how can I find a good husband in the future?
"Who is causing this trouble?" Lord Xue raised his eyebrows and stepped forward to ask.
Bai also quickly pushed through the crowd and walked into the house, wanting to see who was so brave as to dare to break into the room of the young master of the Shen family!
There were a few candles lit in the room at this time. Chen Congshuang was sitting on the bed in dishevel, hugging the quilt and crying. Sitting on the edge of the bed with a frustrated look on his face was her own son Xue Fengli.
Bai's heart choked, a surge of hot blood rushed to her forehead, and her body tilted and went limp.
"Madam! Wake up! What's wrong with you?" The maid Qiongzhu hurriedly helped Bai lie down, and pinched Bai's philtrum with her fingers.
"Mom! What's wrong with you!" At this time, Xue Fengli saw Bai fainted and hurried forward.
It was only then that Lord Xue discovered that the "flower-stealing thief" who broke into the guest house in the middle of the night was actually his most beloved second son!
He looked at Shen Congyu and Shen Congxin standing by, and then looked at Bai lying on the ground, and felt that his old face was completely lost.
He pointed at Xue Fengli with shaking fingers for a long time and only said the word "you". She wanted to criticize Bai for her poor parenting skills, but she fainted instead.
Finally, Lord Xue could only sigh and say, "Please ask the doctor to come and see the Madam quickly." Then he turned around and went to Madam Wen's yard.
I left Xue Fenglin standing aside, watching this farce with a sneer in my heart.
After thinking for a while, he said to the servants in the courtyard: "What happened in the courtyard today, no one present is allowed to spread it. If I hear any rumors outside, everyone will be beaten with a stick and sold out."
After hearing what Xue Fenglin said, the servants fell silent. At this time, Xue Fenglin said to Shen Congyu and Shen Congxin: "You two should go back and rest today. This matter is a disgrace to the Shen family and the Marquis' Mansion. If it gets out, it will also be bad for your reputation."
"Tomorrow, our family will invite Mr. Shen from the mansion to come over to discuss this matter. Don't worry, our mansion will definitely give the Shen family a satisfactory answer."
Xue Fenglin's words were quite graceful, and also served as an explanation to the Shen family. Shen Congyu and Shen Congxin then agreed with red faces and returned to their rooms.
In their hearts, they only lamented that it was a pity that they had no chance to meet a person like Xue Fenglin. Thinking of the scandal between the second son Xue Fengli and Shen Congshuang today, he felt that although they were both sons of a marquisate, there was a world of difference between the prince and the second son of the Xue family, and the gap was really too big.
After the doctor came, he gave Bai a few injections, and she finally woke up.
Qiongzhu had a bowl of bitter medicine in her hand. When she saw Bai woke up, she helped her drink it. After drinking the bitter medicine, Bai finally became much clearer and recalled everything he had just seen.
Xue Fengli was still standing beside her serving her, wearing a wrinkled moon-white gown and her hair was still messy. Xue Fenglin was also standing nearby with a sneer on his face.
When Mrs. Bai saw his expression, her heart was again choked. The doctor then said, "Madam, please don't get angry again, otherwise your qi and blood will flow to your head and you may get worse again."
Bai suppressed her anger and calmed herself down. Then he said to the people around him: "You all go out, I want to talk to Li'er alone."
Xue Fenglin then said, "Feng Li slept with the son of the Shen family. This matter must be explained. If we want to suppress this matter, we have to marry that son into our family."
After hearing this, Bai glared at Xue Fenglin and said, "It's simply a dream to let my Li'er marry a concubine's son from a minor official's family."
Xue Fenglin smiled when he heard this and said, "You invited this Shen family boy in, and Fengli did it himself. It's too late to say anything else now. No matter if she's a wife or a concubine, you have to give an explanation to the Shen family, otherwise the Marquis will be impeached in the court tomorrow."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving only Bai and Xue Fengli in the room.
When Mrs. Bai saw Xue Fenglin leave, she pinched Xue Fengli and scolded him, "You useless thing! Xue Fenglin asked to be sent out, and after he left, you are the only one left in the Xue family! What a good opportunity, but you didn't seize it and made such a shameful thing. It really hurt your father's face. I don't know how angry he will be with you!"
Seeing that Bai had recovered, Xue Fengli said, "Mother, I think what Xue Fenglin said is right. We have to give an explanation to the Shen family anyway, so why not marry him as a concubine, and that will be perfect."
He was currently very interested in Shen Congshuang. Although he succeeded in his secret meeting with Shen Congshuang this time, he was discovered halfway through and did not enjoy it to the fullest. At this time, she thought it would be better to marry him as a concubine, so that she wouldn't have to meet him secretly in the future.
When Bai saw Xue Fengli's righteous look, she almost vomited blood.
She covered her chest and took a long time to calm down before she spoke: "This Chen brother is of a clean family, and his uncle is an official. He will definitely be a concubine when he enters the family. You haven't married yet, but you have married such a concubine. How can you discuss marriage with others in the future? Those good families will think twice when they see such a concubine!"
"What should we do? Now that things have come to this, it's all the fault of that attendant who was meddling and brought so many people here." Xue Fengli said with some annoyance when he heard this.
After hearing this, Bai asked, "You have always disliked me, so why did you fall in love with this Shen family boy? Did he try to seduce you?"
Xue Fengli said nothing after hearing this. He didn't dare tell Bai that he had been addicted to molesting his brother recently.
When Bai saw that Xue Fengli remained silent, she concluded that it was Chen Ge'er who had bewitched Xue Fengli.
"This little brother from a small family is really scheming." Mrs. Bai slapped the bed hard and said coldly, "Forget it, when he enters the mansion in the future, I will definitely set some rules for him!"
In Shen Congshuang's room, Qingzhu cleaned up the debris on the ground and helped him change his clothes and go to bed before saying, "Brother Shuang, is the move we made today really the right one?"
Shen Congshuang had just cried for more than an hour, and her eyes were already red and swollen. At this time, she didn't shed a tear. She just calmly lay on the bed and said, "Don't worry. Both the Xue and Shen families hope to keep this matter to themselves. There is only one solution, and that is to marry me."
"Go to bed early, there is another one tomorrow." Chen Congshuang said with his eyes closed, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
As long as I can stay in the Marquis' Mansion, what does all this matter? Even if I can only be a concubine, as long as I can keep Xue Fengli's heart, that's enough!
The next morning, the eldest master and mistress of the Shen family rushed over and had a secret conversation with the Xue family about what happened last night.
That afternoon, several brothers and sisters of the Shen family were taken back home. Three days later, the Xue family brought Shen Congshuang, the concubine of the Shen family, into the family in a sedan chair and she became the concubine of the second son Xue Fengli.
But the concubine was taken in in a hurry, with neither betrothal gifts nor a formal sedan chair, and everything was kept simple.
Shen Congshuang's family had no dowry and she only brought a few pieces of underwear. When she entered the house, she was thrown into a remote courtyard in the Xue Mansion. There was not even a pair of red candles or a wedding character in the room.
However, that night, Xue Fengli went to Shen Congshuang's courtyard early and brought him a box of jewelry.
"What kind of jewelry is this? It looks very unique. I have never seen it outside and I don't know what it is used for?" Shen Congshuang asked happily as she looked at the gold jewelry inlaid with gems in the box.
"I'll teach you. Remember to wear it for me to see every day." Xue Fengli curled his lips, closed the door, and pushed Chen Congshuang onto the bed.
At night, there were continuous cries of pain from Shen Congshuang's yard. Qingzhu rushed out of the courtyard trembling, stood outside the yard, and did not dare to go back.
It was not until the next morning that Xue Fengli came out of the house with a satisfied look on his face. He glanced at the green bamboos by the gate and said, "Help your master to have a good rest. I have other gifts for him later."
Qingzhu returned to the courtyard in a daze, opened the door, and saw Chen Congshuang standing up with a pale face. He climbed up from the bed and said, "Qingzhu, serve me to eat."
"Brother Shuang? Are you okay?" Qingzhu saw that Chen Congshuang seemed to be unable to stand steadily, and quickly reached out to hold his arm.
He was very scared when he thought of the noise last night. He looked at Shen Congshuang with tears in his eyes and said, “Shuang’er, this second young master actually tortured you like this. Should we tell our family and let the eldest master help you make the decision?”
"What's the point of telling them?" Chen Congshuang said coldly, "Do you want to be laughed at by others? This is the path I chose, so I accept it anyway."
"It's a good thing that Fengli likes me. If he has this habit, he will be indifferent to me after he gets married. I can better keep him by my side. When I have a child, I can be considered to have established myself."
Shen Congshuang usually looked weak and frail, but when she said this, her expression was particularly firm, and Qingzhu felt a little scared...
Last night, the noise made by Xue Fengli in Shen Congshuang's yard reached Bai's place, which made her even angrier. She wanted to summon Shen Congshuang to set the rules for her, but he claimed that he was sick last night and couldn't get out of bed this morning.
"Forget it." Bai said with a straight face, "It's okay if he doesn't come. Xue Fenglin will be getting married and leaving Beijing soon, so Li'er's marriage can be put on the agenda."
Having said that, Bai looked at the invitation in her hand.
When she finds a wife for Xue Fengli from a good family, she will be able to suppress Chen Congshuang after she marries him.
Men are always fickle, and he is a man, so Li'er must have been bewitched by him only because she was curious about the novelty of the thing. Let's see how long he can be so proud.
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