Chapter 41 Shock! None of Minister Shi's five sons are his biological children!

Jinyang Marquis's Mansion, Xishouyuan.

Hearing that the old lady was ill, her sister-in-law Zhang brought two grandsons to visit.

The Shi family has a large population, with nine male children alone. The fifth young master Shi is Shi Fan's legitimate grandson, eighteen this year, and the seventh young master Shi is a concubine's son, fifteen this year. Both of them have reached the age of marriage.

After being frightened by Jian Ruonan, the old lady did not sleep well that night and had heavy dark circles under her eyes.

Zhang said concernedly, "Why do you look so haggard, sister?"

The old lady sighed, "Alas, it is a misfortune for our family. I am not dead yet, but the eldest brother has already murdered the second brother. If I die, what will happen to the second and third brothers?"

Jian Chuyun, who was sitting aside, quickly handed a handkerchief to the old lady. The old lady took the handkerchief and wiped her tears.

Zhang advised, "Bah, don't talk about life or death. Sister will live a long life. This time, I came here not only to visit sister, but also to deliver a card."

The personal maid handed over a gold-plated card with beautiful orchids painted on it and a pleasant fragrance.

Jian Chuyun was overjoyed to see that it was the flower viewing banquet of the eldest princess's family, "Chuyun thanks my aunt and grandmother."

The flower viewing banquet of the eldest princess's family is not something that everyone can attend.

Zhang smiled and said, "Good child, prepare well. I heard that many princes will go this time. Maybe you will have some luck."

Even if you can't marry a prince, there are many noble sons from aristocratic families.

Jian Chuyun thanked again happily and asked someone to put the invitation away.

After a round of greetings, Zhang told her the purpose of her visit.

Because of the two families' in-laws, the Shangshu Mansion and the Jinyang Marquis Mansion often entertain guests, and the two families often meet. The fifth young master Shi Li secretly loves Jian Xilu, and after knowing that Jian Xilu was engaged, he fell seriously ill.

Now that Jian Xilu's marriage has failed, after Shi Li got the news, he immediately begged his grandmother to come to the Jinyang Marquis Mansion again to speak for him.

Although the fifth young master is just eighteen, he is a young man. He may get a good ranking in the next spring examination.

Zhang originally planned to wait until he passed the imperial examination before getting engaged, but she could not resist his pleading, and Jian Xilu was talented, so she reluctantly agreed.

The old lady was a little reluctant. Her brother from her natal family was the minister of the court and an important official in the inner cabinet. It would be considered a high marriage for Jian Xilu to marry into the family.

Zhang advised: "Think about it, sister. If my eldest sister marries into the family, won't she be manipulated by others?"

There are many ways to manipulate people in the harem. It is a small matter to make the daughter-in-law set rules. Giving birth is the gate of hell. A little trick can make people live a life worse than death.

When the person marries into the family, won't it all depend on the face of the Shi family?

Jian Zhang was concerned about his daughter, so he didn't dare to tear his face. Maybe he could use this to check and balance Jian Zhang.

The old lady thought about it and thought it was a good idea. She immediately raised her hands and feet to agree.

In Xishouyuan, the old lady and Zhang were discussing how to get Min to agree to marry off their daughter. In Xixiayuan, Min was walking with her two daughters and one son, eating melons.

Jian Ruonan flipped through the gossip and her heart was excited——

[What? ! ! Shi Fan’s five legitimate sons are not his biological children? ! ! ]

[Is this, this too outrageous? ! ! ]

Is this true?

Min and Jian Xilu were shocked.

Five legitimate sons are not his biological children, this is too outrageous! How

could such a thing happen in the home of the Minister of Rites? !

Jian Ruonan’s eyes widened, and the more she read, the more excited she became.

[No, Shi Fan is the Minister of Rites, who is so bold as to cuckold him so many times? ! ]

[And the five hats are different. ]

Min: ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Teng Ge'er nodded in agreement.

Who is so bold?

[Hurry, walk faster, let me see what kind of lecherous bitch that Zhang is, who actually hid from Minister Shi that he had cheated on her five times!!]

Min and Jian Xilu looked at each other. They also wanted to walk faster, but they had to pay attention to etiquette.

Teng Ge'er wanted to carry the fifth sister on his shoulders and run, but he was still young and had the shortest legs.

The cub rolled his eyes and looked at Min, "Mother, can you let the maid hold me and the fifth sister? Teng Ge'er sees that the fifth sister looks a little uncomfortable."

Teng Ge'er blinked his big eyes and pulled Min to act coquettishly.

"I think you want to be held. You are six years old and still so lazy." Min thought about it and let the two maids hold the two children.

Jian Ruonan thought this brother was so considerate, and she just didn't want to walk.

The maids carried the two of them and ran very fast, especially the maid who carried Jian Ruonan, who was almost as fast as flying. Jian Ruonan asked the maid's name, ready to take her into her hands.

Such a strong maid can fight two people alone in the inner house.

When they arrived at Xishouyuan, they found that everyone was there, even Jian Chuxue who was under house arrest.

Jian Chuxue's eyes darkened when she saw Min holding Jian Ruonan's hand.

Min didn't notice these details, her attention was all focused on eating melons.

After the greeting, Jian Ruonan's eyes stayed on Zhang.

Zhang is fifty-eight years old this year, with a slightly plump figure and a face as big as a basin. The flesh on her face and body is a little sagging, and she looks a bit old, not like a flirtatious woman. She

has absolutely no conditions to hook up with a strong young man.

Does Zhang have any special skills?

Jian Ruonan stared at Zhang for a long time and asked: [System, are you mistaken? How could such an old lady do such a thing?]

System: [Nannan, please don’t question my professionalism, just eat the whole melon!]

This melon is too exciting. Jian Ruonan was excited after reading half of it. Now she calmed down and continued to turn the melon, [Ahhh, so that’s it! !]

Min, Jian Xilu, and Teng Ge’er all stood up their ears.

Quick, tell me——

[Minister Shi has asthenospermia and cannot give birth to a son.]

Mrs. Min: ? ? Nan Nan is a miracle doctor! She had never heard of the professional term asthenospermia.

[For several years after the marriage, there was no movement between the concubine and the wife, and he did not want to pass on the throne, so he asked someone to pretend to be himself and his wife to have sex...]

[Mrs. Zhang knew nothing about this.]

? ?

"Bang bang——" Jian Xilu

heard the sound of her worldview being shattered.

Mrs. Min frowned and rubbed her brows, thinking that Teng Ge'er was still young and could not listen to these, so she covered Teng Ge'er's ears with her hands.

After covering them, she remembered that covering her ears was useless, this was the voice of her heart.

If she had known, she would not have let Teng Ge'er come with her.

Teng Ge'er opened his mouth wide, and looked at Mrs. Zhang with pity in his eyes.

[This... is this something a Minister of Rites would do? ! 】

Brother Teng nodded his round head. His sister was right. Normal people couldn't do such a thing, let alone the Minister of Rites.

The Ministry of Rites was in charge of the five rituals, and the Minister was the head of the Ministry of Rites. He actually did such a thing that

was against morals and customs!! 【Shi Fan really disregarded ethics. No, he raised other people's sons and grandsons. What was he thinking? ? ! ! !】

Brother Teng held his cheeks and pouted. He was puzzled. This was even more difficult to understand than the contemporary literature that the master talked about.

【Oh, the person he found was his cousin, so he is still the blood of his Shi family.】

【The most pitiful one is Zhang. She knew nothing. No wonder in the Shi family, legitimate sons and illegitimate sons were treated equally. Anyway, they were not the children of Minister Shi, so they were all the same.】

Jian Ruonan looked at Zhang and sighed.

On the surface, the Shangshu's wife was treated as a guest of honor wherever she went. Even the princess and the imperial consort treated Zhang with courtesy. Who would have thought that secretly, she didn't even know who the father of her child was.

[It's better to have less contact with people like the Shi family. The old lady is Shi Fan's biological sister, no wonder she can do such a thing as licking the groom's feet. ]

Teng Ge'er: ! !

The old lady licked the groom's feet? !

Is it so ridiculous? !

He looked at his mother and fourth sister. There was not much change on their faces. They should have known it long ago.

He didn't know how much melon he had eaten during the time he was in school.

Can he go to school? !

"Old eldest daughter-in-law, what do you think?" The old lady lay on the Luohan bed, holding a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, turning it back and forth.

"Ah?" Min was a little confused. She was concentrating on eating melons just now, so she didn't hear anything the old lady said.

The old lady thought that Min was pretending to be stupid, and said angrily: "The fifth child of the Shi family is more than suitable for the eldest sister."

Min: ! !

Xilu can't marry the fifth young master who doesn't even know who his grandfather is!

I'm afraid that the old lady will make the decision.

But who would believe if I tell others about the Shi family's affairs? !

Min was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

What should I do? If I had known

earlier, I would not have canceled the engagement.

Teng Ge'er hugged his mother and said in a baby voice: "Mom, why don't we let grandpa decide."

Teng Ge'er was smart and quick-witted. He had long discovered that only direct relatives could hear the voice of the fifth sister, so grandpa would definitely hear it.

In this case, why not let Grandfather listen to Fifth Sister's thoughts?

Grandfather probably doesn't know that Grandma licked the groom's stinky feet.