Chapter 358 Does He Regret It?
"Mother, I will obey you."
After thinking about it, He Qiming felt that what Lady Yong'an said made sense.
At a time like this, it would be safer not to appear in the same occasion with Yan Yan.
Otherwise, he will be the one who suffers.
Besides, although palace banquets can broaden one’s horizons, there are also many rules in the palace.
It would be bad if Shu'er offended some important person.
It was nice to spend New Year's Eve at home, just him and Shu'er, and it was quite warm and comfortable.
Lady Yong'an looked at He Qiming, who was looking down at her, and suddenly thought of something -
"You just said you had something to ask me, don't tell me you want me to agree to bring Shen into the palace?"
Her stupid son would definitely do such a thing.
He Qiming's heart skipped a beat. He had indeed been thinking about this just now.
He Qiming knew that Lady Yong'an didn't like Chen Shu, but Chen Shu was now the daughter-in-law of their He family.
I have to take her out to see the world and make some connections.
He Qiming had already thought about it before coming. If Lady Yong'an was willing to take Chen Shu to the New Year's Eve palace banquet, she would definitely be willing to take her to some banquets in the future.
By then, Shen Shu could slowly learn how to socialize and make friends with others.
This is not only a good thing for Shen Shu, but will also be helpful to him in the future.
What He Qiming didn't expect was that not only did Lady Yong'an not think of bringing Chen Shu to the palace banquet, she didn't even plan to bring him with her.
"Mother, son..."
When Lady Yong'an saw He Qiming's expression, she knew that she had guessed right.
Now seeing him hesitating, I became even more furious.
"You are such a fool! Don't you know that only the legal wife can be brought to a palace banquet??!!"
He Qiming couldn't help but choke when he heard this. The palace banquet on New Year's Eve has always been attended by officials of a certain rank and their families.
But there are still differences between family members.
Officials would bring their wives and children with them, and even if their wives were no longer around, they would bring their second wives with them.
But no one dared to bring a concubine.
No matter how favored the concubine is in the family, she is absolutely not allowed to appear in such occasions.
He Qiming stood there in a daze, as if he had been electrocuted.
Even though he always considered Shen Shu as his wife in his heart, she was just a concubine.
This is an indisputable fact.
Yongan Bofu: "You want to resolve the engagement and want her to come into the mansion, we will grant your consent. But you should not forget your own identity, nor hers!!"
No matter what, He Qiming is the eldest son of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion.
He still has to marry in the future, even if her family background is lower than his, at least he has to marry a decent lady.
He Qiming lowered his eyes: "Son understands."
Lady Yong'an sighed and said, "Forget it, go back."
She now gets a headache whenever she sees her son, and just hopes to find a daughter-in-law who can control him in the future.
He Qiming took a deep breath and said, "Son, I'm leaving."
He returned to the yard with a heavy heart, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Shen Shu waiting there.
Shen Shu came forward and said, "Brother He, did mother agree?"
In order to be able to attend the New Year's Eve palace banquet with the He family, she spent a lot of effort on He Qiming.
People in the capital are all snobs, and Shen Shu knows that many people look down on her.
If I could go into the palace and attend the New Year's Eve banquet this time, I would be able to give those villains a slap in the face.
Let them see how favored she is in the Yong'an Earl's Mansion.
Chen Shu even secretly used the private money He Qiming gave her to buy two pieces of jewelry and clothes, intending to wear them when entering the palace.
He Qiming shook his head: "We will not go to the palace on New Year's Eve, we will spend it in the mansion."
Chen Shu widened her eyes in disbelief: "Brother He, what do you mean we live in the mansion?"
He Qiming told Chen Shu what Lady Yong'an said: "This year, the two of us will spend New Year's Eve in the mansion. Mother will have someone prepare a feast for us. In fact, the palace banquet is not as good as you think..."
He tried to convince Shen Shu to accept this fact, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Shen Shu——
"Is it because of me that mother doesn't allow you to enter the palace? Or is it to pave the way for the second and third sons?"
Chen Shu has always been dissatisfied with the Yong'an Earl and his wife. They are obviously their biological sons, so why are they so partial to each other?
It would be fine if they didn't like her, but why is it that even Brother He's chance to enter the palace has been deprived now?
Now everyone knows that she has married into the Yong'an Earl's Mansion. If the two of them do not attend the palace banquet at this time, how will others view them?
How will you view her?
He Qiming was somewhat helpless: "Where did you think of going?"
He sighed and added, "Even if I go to the palace banquet, you can't go."
Shen Shu: "Why is this?"
He Qiming: "Officials who attend the palace banquet can only bring their wives and children, not concubines."
Although she was carried into the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion from the back door in a sedan chair, Shen Shu subconsciously tried to forget her identity as a concubine.
In her opinion, as long as He Qiming loves her.
Even without those cumbersome formalities, she is still He Qiming's wife.
But He Qiming's words now completely broke the "protective shell" she had built for herself.
Forcing her to face the fact that she was just a concubine.
Chen Shu was furious: "But Brother He, you clearly said that you didn't treat me as a concubine. You said that in your heart, I am your wife!"
He Qiming suddenly felt tired: "No matter what I think of you, you are just a concubine in the eyes of others. You can't enter the palace with your identity."
Others don't care what they think, they only look at the facts.
Shen Shu was dissatisfied: "But besides the queen, can't the ladies also participate?"
Except for the queen, all other concubines were concubines.
His Majesty does not allow others to bring concubines, but didn't his own concubines also attend the palace banquets?
Why can your majesty's concubine attend the palace banquet, but other people's concubines can't? ?
He Qiming's eyebrows jumped, and he shouted in a low voice: "Stop talking nonsense!"
"How can you criticize those ladies?!"
In the past, Earl Yong'an and his wife strongly disagreed with him marrying Chen Shu, and said that if a family like them married the wrong wife, it would bring disaster.
At that time, He Qiming didn't take it seriously, but now, he suddenly felt scared.
If they hadn't been the only two present just now, if Shen Shu had said something similar in front of other people.
He Qiming simply couldn't imagine what kind of trouble these remarks would bring to him or even the entire He family.
They have been together for so long, and He Qiming has always taken good care of Shen Shu, even speaking to her in a soft voice.
After their wedding night, He Qiming was even more gentle and considerate to her in everything, wishing he could hold her in the palm of his hand.
It was the first time that Shen Shu saw He Qiming speak so harshly.
She took two steps back in fear: "Husband, but..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by He Qiming——
"No buts!! If you still want to stay in the Yong'an Earl's Mansion, you should know your identity and keep your mouth shut."
Shen Shu wanted to say something, but He Qiming had already walked away.
She anxiously called him from behind, but he did not stop and walked straight outside.
Shen Shu watched He Qiming's back getting farther and farther away, her nose felt sore and tears welled up in her eyes.
He was cruel to her, he was actually cruel to her!!
Is he blaming her?
She was clearly doing this for his own good, clearly thinking about him.
But he was cruel to her.
Shen Shu was at a loss and fell into a chair.
She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, but the tears kept coming and she couldn't stop them.
It is just as what is said in the opera, all men in the world are unfaithful.
Brother He had clearly promised her that day that he would only be good to her in this life.
But now he not only calls her a concubine, but also treats her harshly.
They said she was not worthy of entering the palace and that she had no right to comment on the ladies in the palace.
He was clearly not like this before.
The more Shen Shu thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and the sadder she felt, and her eyes were swollen from crying.
Did he regret it?
Did he regret giving up his marriage with the Yan family for her and giving up the path his parents had arranged for him?
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