After seeing off the seventeenth cousin, Fusheng jogged after Shen Que.
Chen Que's voice was deep and resonant, "Why is Miss Biao still there? Is she disturbing my sister-in-law?"
Fusheng was also helpless. "Young master, this young lady is the fourth daughter of the second cousin of the third branch of the old lady's family. She is a proper relative. She sent a visiting card and wanted to visit her aunt, so the madam couldn't think of a reason to refuse."
"My sister-in-law is just kind-hearted."
Shen Que stopped in his tracks, lowered his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "It's been a long time since I've visited my mother!"
Half an hour later, Shen Que came out of Ci'an Courtyard.
He first returned to his own courtyard, took off his black outer robe, changed into a sky-blue brocade robe with wide sleeves and auspicious cloud patterns, and walked into Liuyan Courtyard.
Four children, some standing and some sitting, surrounded Li Yunyan. As soon as they saw Chen Que enter, they rushed over to him.
"Father!"
"Father, you're back!"
"Daddy, hug me!"
Shen Que squatted down to hug the child, but his eyes were glued to Li Yunyan.
The dress she wore today was the same sky blue as his, her black hair was loosely tied up, and she only casually wore a jade hairpin in her hair. Her expression was lazy, and her posture was relaxed.
When she saw him come in, she only glanced at him, but inexplicably felt a sense of time's passage and tranquility.
Bewitching and captivating.
Whenever Shen Que saw her, he couldn't help but feel his heart race, and he would secretly scold himself for acting like a naive young man and losing his composure.
His gaze was tender and gentle as he stared intently at her, his eyes brimming with endless tenderness.
"Yanyan, I'm back."
Li Yunyan nodded and smiled slightly, "Dinner's ready!"
"good."
Two weeks later.
The Minister of Justice is getting married!
The person he married was none other than his own ex-sister-in-law?
What jaw-dropping, earth-shattering news is this?
The entire city of Shengjing was in an uproar!
Before any speculation or discussion could even begin, an insider revealed the whole story.
It turns out that everything was the idea of the old lady of the Shen family!
The old lady of the Shen family was afraid that after Lord Shen Que got married, the eldest branch of the family would completely lose power, and the four grandsons of the eldest branch would become dependent on others.
She then used filial piety as leverage to force Lord Shen to inherit both branches of the family and marry his own elder sister-in-law!
He even made the four children of the first wife call Lord Shen "Father"! That way, they could then divide the second wife's inheritance!
That old woman is ugly, but she has such beautiful dreams!
Unfortunately, Lord Shen was a filial son, and he could not resist Old Madam Shen's threat of suicide, so he agreed to the old lady's request!
The wedding was a grand affair, with even His Majesty and the Empress sending congratulatory gifts!
All the high-ranking officials and nobles in the entire city of Shengjing came, not only to eat at the banquet, but also to see the expressions on the faces of the protagonists of this once-in-a-century wedding.
The groom wore a warm smile, a stark contrast to his usual cold and stern demeanor, making one wonder if he was forcing a smile.
The four adopted children kept surrounding him, calling him "Dad." Shen Que led them from table to table, toasting everyone so that they could see and hear him properly!
These are all his children!
They openly and honestly call him "Dad"!
You know what! When they're all together, they actually do look a bit alike!
Especially their eyebrows and eyes, they look like they were made from the same mold!
That's understandable! Lord Shen and the deceased eldest son of the Shen family were brothers. Although they didn't quite remember what Shen Fengxian looked like, it's certain that brothers would look alike!
Lord Shen was heartbroken when his former nephew suddenly started calling him "father."
However, judging from Lord Shen's protective attitude towards the children, it seems that he has extended his affection to them as well. They should not look down on these four children in the future!
Anyway, they all share the surname Chen, and now that he's married to the biological mother of his children, the difference between the children and his own is actually not that great!
On such an important day, even Old Madam Shen was in a wheelchair, pushed out by Granny Lin.
She only found out today that this wicked beast, Shen Que, actually wanted to marry her eldest son's wife! And even wanted her four beloved grandchildren to recognize him as their father!
He must hate her!
He hates her for killing his own mother!
He resented her indifference towards him back then!
So once he gained power, he wanted to take back everything that belonged to the eldest son's family! He didn't even spare the eldest son's daughter-in-law and grandson!
What a vicious heart!
Unfortunately, she has suffered a stroke for many years and is now unable to speak. She drools whenever she opens her mouth and can only sit in a wheelchair and stare blankly!
Ironically, she's been exceptionally well cared for these past few years, her standard of living hasn't declined at all, and she looks radiant. Anyone with eyes can see that even though this old lady suffered a stroke, she's enjoying life to the fullest!
Many women came up to praise her, saying she was lucky, even her illegitimate son was so filial! They said that if the four grandsons of the eldest son were registered under Lord Shen's name, their future would be limitless!
Madam Shen was so angry that she kept yelling, "Ah! Ah!"
Granny Lin took a clean handkerchief and wiped away her drool, nodding and smiling in response: "Our old lady hasn't been this happy in a long time! You two continue chatting! She loves to listen!"
Isn't that easy?
Praise comes pouring out like it's free!
Old Madam Shen began to roll her eyes.
*
The guests have all left.
Inside the bridal chamber, Li Yunyan, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, sat upright in front of the bed.
She never expected that Shen Que would actually do it!
Incredibly, he married his widowed sister-in-law in front of everyone!
And they even made Old Madam Shen take the blame for everything!
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