Chapter 16 Breaking off the relationship with Shen Bizhu
He Pingzhi watched from the side and shook his head. Why did the two sisters start fighting again? Couldn't they just go into the Shen Mansion and fight again?
He also wanted to stop the fight, but the two of them were fighting fiercely and couldn't let go. If he got involved and failed to stop them, it would be too embarrassing. He might even be accused of bullying the Crown Prince Chenghui with his wife.
Suddenly, Shen Junheng screamed. He Pingzhi hurriedly looked at her and saw three long bloody scratches on her left cheek. His heart trembled and he couldn't help but gasp.
Just when He Pingzhi was about to step forward to protect Shen Junheng, Shen Xiu came hurriedly from the mansion.
"Dad, Shen Bizhu scratched my face!" Shen Junheng immediately ran to Shen Xiu, crying and pointing at Shen Bizhu, feeling aggrieved and angry.
"Dad, she also hurt me!" Shen Bizhu also ran over to complain.
When Shen Xiu saw the blood on Shen Junheng's face, his mouth trembled with pain. He turned around and slapped Shen Bizhu hard. Shen Bizhu fell to the ground with blood oozing from the corner of her mouth.
Shen Bizhu looked up at Shen Xiu sadly and aggrievedly, her eyes full of anger, and she cried, "Dad, it was obviously my sister who started it first, why do you only have my sister in your eyes?"
"Dad, my face is ruined and I don't want to live anymore!" Shen Junheng buried her head in Shen Xiu's shoulder and cried heartbrokenly.
Chen Xiu patted her back gently and soothed her softly, "Ah Heng, don't talk nonsense. Hurry back home and get some medicine. There will definitely be no scars."
"Dad, Chen Bizhu has hurt me several times and doesn't even consider me a sister." Shen Junheng turned around and glared at Chen Bizhu viciously, then was helped into the mansion by Nanny Xue.
The onlookers on the side pointed at Shen Bizhu and whispered to each other.
Everyone in the capital knew that Shen Xiu doted on his daughter Shen Junheng. Even his only son would be beaten if he spoke harshly to her. Shen Biju was just an adopted daughter of the Shen family, yet she dared to scratch her face. If a scar was left, Shen Junheng would cry to death. This was going to be a good show.
After all, a woman's appearance is related to her marriage, status and family honor. Even for ordinary women, having their appearance ruined is a huge blow. Those with fragile hearts would not want to live, let alone the proud daughter of the Minister of the Central Secretariat.
"Don't call me dad, I don't have a daughter like you!" Chen Xiu was furious and growled at Shen Bizhu, "My Shen family raised you for more than ten years and treated you as our own. Not only did you not want to repay me, but you even dared to disrespect Ah Heng and hit her repeatedly! Go away, from now on, I no longer have a daughter like you!"
"Dad!" Shen Bizhu panicked, tears streaming down her face. She looked at Shen Xiu in disbelief and questioned him, "Just for this little thing, you said you didn't want me anymore. What am I? Dad, did you really treat me as your daughter?"
When Shen Bizhu said this, the onlookers couldn't help but tut and shake their heads.
She was an orphan, and the Shen family took her in and raised her as their daughter, gave her a life of luxury, and let her marry into the Eastern Palace. They were very good to her.
I heard that the prince was originally going to marry Shen Junheng, so she stole Shen Junheng's marriage. The Shen family was very generous in not causing trouble for her.
But she actually dared to openly challenge the eldest daughter of the Shen family and even scratched her face in front of the Shen Mansion. This simply showed that she did not take the Shen family seriously at all.
Shen Xiu just drove her away and didn't make things difficult for her, but she actually said that Shen Xiu treated her like a nobody? She was really confused. Shen Junheng was his biological daughter, so how could she, an adopted daughter, compare with her?
Chen Xiu was so angry when he heard this that he couldn't speak for a while.
"Master, the young lady was already seriously ill and has not recovered yet. Now she has injured her face. If it leaves a scar, how will she live in the future?" Liu Xiaodie walked forward, fluttered to her knees, and raised the paper and pen in both hands in front of Shen Xiu. She burst into tears and said indignantly, "Since the master said he wants to sever ties with her, please write a letter of severance and expel her from the Shen family completely!"
Shen Bizhu looked sad and stubborn. She shook her body, wiped away her tears, and said with a forced smile: "If we break off the relationship, then we break off the relationship. Who wants to be the daughter of the Shen family?"
"Break off the relationship!"
"Kick her out of the Shen family!"
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Someone in the crowd immediately started to make a fuss.
Shen Xiu took a deep breath, his eyes red, and picked up a pen to quickly write a letter of severance on the paper.
"You can go." Shen Xiu threw the letter of severance in front of Shen Bizhu, turned around with his hands behind his back, and faced away from her.
Shen Bizhu picked up the letter of severance that fell in front of her, read every word on it carefully, then folded it carefully and put it in her sleeve pocket.
She knelt down towards Shen Xiu, bowed solemnly, and with tears in her eyes, she said word by word: "Chen Bizhu bids farewell, Master Shen, take care!"
Shen Xiu clenched his fists, his shoulders trembling slightly, without turning back to look at her.
Shen Bizhu stood up, walked into the carriage resolutely, turned the horse around and left.
Listening to the sound of horse hooves gradually fading away, Shen Xiu looked up at the door lintel, took a deep breath, and then turned to look at He Pingzhi.
He Pingzhi quickly bowed and said, "My son-in-law greets Master Taishan."
Shen Xiu glanced at him and snorted coldly: “You are here?”
He Pingzhi said stubbornly, "My son-in-law came back with Ah Heng and has been here the whole time."
"Since you were here, why didn't you stop them from arguing? You let them fight like this in front of my house. How can that be allowed?"
He Pingzhi thought, "Your two daughters are so shameless that they start fighting over a disagreement. How can a grown man like me stop them? Your family always takes it out on me when they've lost face."
But he could only bow his head and listen to the lecture obediently like a grandson: "It is indeed my son-in-law's fault."
Chen Xiu said angrily, "After all, Ah Heng is your legitimate wife, married in a sedan chair carried by eight people. If you had protected her a little bit just now, would she have hurt her face? I am not feeling well today and cannot entertain guests. Please go back."
After Chen Xiu finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and went into the mansion, and asked the servants to close the door, leaving He Pingzhi outside the door like a stray dog, looking a little pitiful.
The onlookers scattered with laughter.
He Pingzhi was very angry that Shen Xiu did not give him face, but he did not leave angrily. Instead, he sat back in the carriage and waited for Shen Junheng to come out.
When Chen Xiu returned to the front hall, he saw that the wound on Shen Junheng's face had been applied with medicine. The family was sitting around the table, talking and laughing, and they were having a great time. The gloom on Chen Xiu's face dissipated a little.
Seeing Shen Xiu coming, Old Lady Shen, who was sitting in the main seat, immediately asked the servants to serve the dishes.
Shen Junheng took a look and asked, "Dad, where is He Pingzhi?"
Shen Xiu pretended to be sad and said, "You asked him right away, is he the only one you have eyes for?"
Shen Junheng quickly stood up, walked over to Shen Xiu, gently took his hand and helped him sit down, and said with a sweet smile: "Dad, I have come to terms with it and don't like him anymore. I just didn't see him and asked out of curiosity."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu's face lit up with joy. "Father thought he was an eyesore and reprimanded him in public, not letting him in. Although he is a young general with high spirits, he doesn't care enough about you and is simply not worthy of you. I'm very pleased that you can understand."
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