As soon as Chen Mingrong returned home, he was told by the servants that Old Madam Chen had fainted due to anger caused by the servants of the Shen family.
Chen Mingrong hurried to the old lady's yard.
Before entering, I heard Mrs. Chen's angry curses from inside the house: "What sin did our Chen family commit to deserve such a vicious and evil woman! I thought the divorce would be the end of it, but I didn't expect that even after her death, she would still drag our Chen family into unrest."
"You said my Chen family embezzled her dowry, bah!"
"Don't even mention that Rong'er paid for this house. Even if she didn't, based on what that vicious woman did, our Chen family doesn't have to return any of her dowry."
"A bunch of ungrateful bastards!"
"Back when the men of the Shen family were exiled, our Chen family did a lot to help them."
"The Shen family has raised a vicious woman. We haven't even held them accountable yet, yet they have the nerve to come to our door and ask us to exchange our divorce papers for a written agreement, and they even keep saying they want our dowry back. Pah, how dare they have such a big face..."
Madam Chen's cursing could be heard from inside the house.
From the occasional panting sounds, one could tell that the old lady was really angry.
Chen Mingrong stood at the door and clenched his hands unconsciously.
The Shen family is really going too far!
"master?"
Just then, a gentle voice came from behind.
Chen Mingrong turned around and saw Xiao Cui, supported by a nanny. The cold expression on his face immediately faded. He hurried over and carefully supported her. "Why are you here? Is your stomach still hurting? Didn't the doctor tell you to lie down and rest?"
Chen Mingrong frowned.
Xiao Cui's still pale face showed a trace of worry as she said, "I heard that the old lady fainted, and I'm really worried."
Chen Mingrong was worried about the baby in her belly and wanted to ask her to go back.
Xiao Cui held his hand tightly and said, "Master, since I'm here, let me go see the old lady first. As long as the old lady is okay, I will go back and lie down immediately. I will definitely not move."
Chen Mingrong saw the worry in her eyes, but softened his gaze: "I'll support you."
After entering the house.
When Old Madam Chen saw Xiao Cui, she immediately became anxious, "Why are you here? Be careful, hurry up, get her a chair..."
"Don't worry, old lady. The child is fine. The doctor just confirmed that the child is a boy. I couldn't help but feel happy, so I came here to tell you..."
"Young Master?"
"Yes, old lady, Aunt Cui is indeed pregnant with a little boy." The nanny beside Xiao Cui also said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, okay..."
When Mrs. Chen heard this, her spirit, which had wilted with anger, immediately perked up.
Her face was smiling like a flower.
Seeing this, Chen Mingrong also breathed a sigh of relief.
When leaving the yard.
Chen Mingrong was more careful when supporting Xiao Cui, and Xiao Cui could feel it.
To Chen Mingrong.
She is the favorite.
But she knows very well who she relies on to be where she is today.
She also knew her own status. Even if she gave birth to a son, he would only be a concubine, unless...
Xiao Cui suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong, Xiao Cui? Are you feeling unwell?"
When Chen Mingrong saw her stop, he thought she was feeling unwell and became nervous.
Seeing the worry in Chen Mingrong's eyes, Xiao Cui finally made up her mind.
"Master, Xiao Cui actually has something that she doesn't know how to tell you."
"What's up?"
"Yes, it's about the official position my wife bought for you..."
…
"Madam, the master from the Chen family has gone to the Wei Mansion to meet Master Wei."
When Er Yue came into the room to report, she also took out a letter: "This was secretly delivered by Xiao Cui."
After Yang Zhao took it and looked at it, the corners of his lips curled up and he asked Er Yue: "Have the people she sent left?"
"Not yet. Still waiting in the alley."
Yang Zhao stood up and walked straight back to the inner bedroom. He personally took out a jade pendant carved like jade from the jewelry box.
"Let someone take it back to her." Yang Zhao handed the jade pendant to Eryue.
Eryue actually didn't understand what her master meant, but she didn't dare to ask any more questions. She just took the jade pendant and went out.
"Madam, aren't you going to say something? Will Xiao Cui not understand what you mean?" January couldn't help but ask.
Yang Zhao sat back at the desk and continued writing the unfinished letter. "She will understand."
When Xiao Cui saw the jade pendant, she really understood.
Her tense heart suddenly relaxed.
"I hope I can win the bet again this time." She couldn't help but clutch the Ruyi Jade Pendant tightly in her hand, as if she had grasped the promising future...
As one wishes.
As she wished—
It's night.
Just before the city gates were about to close, the team of luxurious carriages finally entered the city leisurely.
After all, Beijing is the capital.
It is more prosperous than other places after dark.
Shen Haoyi was in a playful mood and played in the city until curfew, when a group of horse-drawn carriages slowly arrived in front of the Shen family's gate.
"Is this the Shen family in the capital?"
Standing on the carriage, Shen Haoyi looked at the Shen family's gate. He raised his eyes slightly and curled his lips, saying, "It's not that great. The plaque and the gate are obviously made of cheap wood. And the pillars at the door have several holes in them and are faded..."
The more Shen Haoyi looked at it, the more disgusted he became.
After all, it is said that the Shen family is in the capital, and it is a century-old scholarly family that has produced a minister!
But look at this facade.
In the Yujiang area, the facades of third-rate families are better than this.
Cui Biao stepped forward and helped him down personally.
After getting off the carriage, Shen Haoyi looked around the door and said with disdain, "There's not even a stone lion. It's so shabby. Ah Biao, go get two stone lions tomorrow. Consider it my gift to them."
Cui Biao smiled and nodded.
And their people have already gone to knock on the door.
Figures also came down from the vehicles behind one after another. They were all young men dressed very luxuriously, holding folding fans. After getting off the carriage, they naturally opened the fans and started waving them.
A breath of cold wind.
Several people choked and started coughing on the spot.
"Where did this idiot come from? He's still fanning himself in such a cold weather, what a pretense!"
"So you're at the Shen family, no wonder..."
"He looks like a human being, but he's probably not a good person..."
Although curfew was approaching, there were still a few passersby hurrying home on the road. When they saw the scene in front of the Shen family's door, they all stopped to take a look out of curiosity.
This is truly a place of wealth and luxury.
There is a visual impact of a nouveau riche...
but.
What really annoyed passersby was that these young men would pretend to cover their noses with fans when they saw some passersby wearing shabby clothes passing by them.
The disgust is simply engraved on his face.
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