Chapter 72 Criticism
Chen Ji was already angry, and Yun's words added fuel to the fire. Chen Ji was so angry that he wanted to beat Chen Xun to death.
The old lady used the Minister of Revenue's Mansion as an excuse to protect her grandson. Now that everyone knows about it, she is almost dead with anger. How can she dare to protect Shen Xun?
Chen Xun was dragged to the ancestral hall and beaten with thirty sticks, and then left there to reflect on his actions.
Shen Ji was very angry. "In the past two months, the second branch has done so many shameful things that the reputation of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion is almost ruined by the second branch!"
"If the Second Branch refuses to repent and continues to do things that damage the reputation of the Duke Dingguo Mansion, then please don't blame me for separating the Second Branch from the Mansion."
After saying this, Shen Ji walked away with an angry look on his face.
The old lady sat on the Arhat couch, breathless and speechless.
First, Shen Wu committed fraud and embarrassed herself at the birthday banquet of Princess Shunyang's mansion. Then, the second master kept a concubine and sent his illegitimate daughter to pretend to be his niece to enter the Duke's mansion, snatching the title of County Princess that should have belonged to Shen Wan. She committed the crime of deceiving the emperor and was demoted by the emperor. Now, Shen Yu seduced the maidservant beside her, the old lady, and made her pregnant, which damaged the reputation of Shen Yu and Shen Wan.
The second branch had a bad reputation and was full of corruption, and even she, the old lady, was criticized.
The Fourth Madam said, "The old lady clearly issued a gag order on this matter, so how did it get out of the house, and spread so quickly? This matter must have reached the ears of the Minister of Revenue..."
"Check it out for me! I want to see who ignored my words!"
The old lady's voice was sharp.
Shen Wan sat there with a smile on his lips.
Go ahead and check!
Even if the Duke Dingguo's mansion was turned upside down and investigated, they couldn't find her.
The Minister of Revenue's Mansion must be regretting their plan to target her elder brother. Their plan failed and he fell into the hands of Shen Xun. Shen Xun was useless except for the nice title of the Second Young Master of the Dingguo Mansion. Once the Dingguo Mansion was divided, the second branch would be nothing. They had already married down, and now they were engaged. Shen Xun had seduced the maidservant beside his grandmother, and the news of her pregnancy became known to everyone.
If something like this happened to someone else during an engagement, they could just go and cancel the engagement, and no one would say it was wrong. However, Qu Yan had to get engaged to Shen Xun because she fell into the water, and the Minister of Revenue's Mansion couldn't even cancel the engagement.
This humiliation is enough for the Minister of Revenue to bear.
The old lady was so angry that she felt dizzy. Mother Sun helped her back to the house and lay down. Shen Wan and Yun left Shou'an Hall.
Yun was in a bad mood, and Shen Wan said, "Mother, don't be angry..."
She was afraid that Yun would scold the person who spread rumors behind her back, and then she would not be scolding anyone else, but her and her cousin.
Yun sighed, "Your eldest brother has reached the age to get married. Your mother and father wanted to find a good match for him. Something like this happened in the mansion, and it has also damaged your eldest brother's reputation..."
Yun had always known that the old lady favored the second and fourth wives. It was normal for her to be partial to her biological children, but she had never expected that the old lady had spoiled them to this extent, to the point that the second young master had thrown all propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame behind his back. Even when Chen Ji wanted to punish him, the old lady would protect him. If she didn't discipline him strictly, who knows what kind of trouble the second wife would get into in the future.
The old lady favors the second and fourth wives, and Yun doesn't care, but now it has affected her children.
She had wanted to settle Chen Li's marriage as soon as possible and had picked out a few ladies from prominent families. She was going to ask Chen Li if he liked any of them so that she could go to his house and propose marriage. But now, the master of the Duke Dingguo's mansion was keeping a mistress and the young master was touching the maidservant beside the old lady. It was obvious that the upper beam was crooked and the lower beam was crooked. This rumor was untenable. How could she have the face to go to his house and propose marriage?
When talking about Shen Li's marriage, Shen Wan's mind flashed with the dim eyes of her elder brother and the pain of unrequited love. Her elder brother was carefree and kept his feelings secret. She didn't see it in her previous life, but she felt it in Xie Jingyu.
How could my brother fall in love with a girl who he is not destined to be with? He knows that they are not destined to be together, but he still hides her deep in his heart. Isn't this more painful?
Chen Wan didn't want to expose her eldest brother's scars, but she couldn't help but want to know what kind of girl her eldest brother was obsessed with, couldn't marry her, and couldn't forget her.
She must find out!
Chen Wan made up her mind and comforted Yun, "Big brother is so worried about my lifelong event, how could he not be concerned about his own? Don't worry, Dad and Mom, Big brother will definitely marry a girl who is in love with him and has good feelings for him in every way."
Yun raised her hand and poked Shen Wan's head, "If your eldest brother really cares about it, your mother and father will have less worries."
Chen Wan said, "Mother, you have to trust Big Brother's judgment. After all, you are the one who will spend your whole life with Big Brother, so Big Brother has to like her."
Yun said, "Mother knows this matter cannot be rushed. You are getting married soon, then the second young master will get married, and maybe your eldest sister will get married too. It will take at least half a year for your eldest brother to get married."
Thinking that her daughter was about to get married, Yun Shi felt reluctant and said, "Then my daughter won't get married."
Yun immediately put aside her reluctance and said, "Nonsense! You are not afraid that the Taoist's words will come true, but your mother and father are afraid. Marry her sooner so that your parents can feel at ease sooner."
Shen Wan, “…”
Yun was reluctant to see her daughter get married, and even more reluctant to see her daughter die.
The Yun family still knew what was more important.
Thinking about marrying Xie Jingyu, Shen Wan wanted to cut the man who threatened the Taoist priest and cheated her into pieces.
The Taoist priest said that the person threatening him was her future husband...
She knew that the Taoist priest didn't understand!
The marriage was granted by the imperial decree, and her future husband must be Xie Jingyu without a doubt. However, Xie Jingyu knew that she did not want to get married, and asked his elder brother for help to ruin the marriage several times. How could he threaten the Taoist priest to cheat her, and finally lend her his position as the Crown Prince's Consort? If she occupied his position as the Crown Prince's Consort, he would not be able to marry the girl he liked. Wouldn't that be cheating her and himself?
Shen Wan put the matter out of her mind and walked forward with Yun. A maid came over with a visiting card in her hand and said, "Madam, this is a visiting card from the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion. Steward Li asked this servant to bring it to you."
The last time the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion sent a visiting card was on the day Chen Wan and Chen Yu went to Huguo Temple, and they haven't sent one since then.
The Prince of Zhaoping was injured and poisoned while trying to save them. The Yun family went to the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion to express their gratitude. Now that the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion sent a visiting card again, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion returned the card. This was too much.
The wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping probably had no other business in coming to the palace except to propose marriage. The fact that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion accepted the invitation meant that they had agreed halfway.
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