Regardless of the eldest prince's wishes, Shen Liqing was finally carried into the eldest prince's mansion in a sedan chair. Shen Liqing used to be a concubine and did not need a dowry.
Chen Liqing had originally thought it was a good idea. The eldest prince came to marry her the next day, which meant he must like her very much.
But she didn't expect that after entering the eldest prince's mansion, except for the first day when the eldest prince entered her room, he never came again.
Moreover, the eldest prince came to do that thing with her... and then left after doing that, without even staying overnight.
The next day, Shen Liqing became a laughing stock in the eyes of everyone in the mansion.
Early the next morning, Chen Liqing rubbed her two swollen eyes and got up to dress. According to the rules, she had to pay her respects to the eldest prince's wife today.
The eldest prince's wife looked at Shen Liqing who was kneeling in front of her and sneered. When she took the cup of concubine's tea from Shen Liqing, her hand trembled, and the scalding hot tea poured onto Shen Liqing's slender jade fingers, burning all ten fingertips red.
Shen Liqing screamed in shock, and the personal nanny beside the eldest prince's wife walked up and slapped her.
"How dare you yell and scream in front of the Crown Princess! You can't even hold a cup of tea steadily, and you scalded our Empress for no reason. If you had hurt the Crown Princess, could you afford to pay with your worthless life?"
Shen Liqing's eyes were filled with tears, and she kowtowed and admitted her fault: "I didn't mean it, please forgive me, Princess."
The eldest prince's wife wiped her hands with a handkerchief and smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
"Forget it." The eldest prince's wife said, "After all, he was raised as a concubine. He did break the rules. It's a small matter to offend me, but if he offends the eldest prince again, that would be unacceptable."
The eldest prince's wife said this, winking at the personal nanny, "From today on, you will follow Nanny Li to learn the rules. The rules of the prince's residence are different from those of your Shen residence. You should study hard and then serve the eldest prince after you have learned them well."
Chen Liqing had no choice but to agree with tears in her eyes, and she also had to thank the eldest prince's wife for her gift.
Chen Liqing had to go to Li Ma Ma to learn etiquette during the day, and could not return to her room until the hour of Xu. Li Ma Ma was old and slept less, so she had to get up again at the hour of Yin the next day.
Even though Nanny Li had the habit of taking a nap at noon, Chen Liqing could not sleep either. She had to stand in the yard and could not relax at all.
For three meals a day, Chen Liqing had to stand and serve the eldest prince's wife. Only when the eldest prince's wife said she would go back to her room to rest after eating could she sit down to eat some leftovers. Before she could take a few bites, she would be called by Li Ma to learn the etiquette again.
If the eldest prince was to have a meal with the eldest prince's wife at home, Chen Liqing could only drink some white porridge. Nanny Li said she was fat and told her to eat less meat.
During this period of time, Shen Liqing lost a lot of weight.
Chen Liqing's life was miserable. She had hoped that the eldest prince would come to save her from the dire situation, but she never expected that the eldest prince had never entered her room since the first day.
Servants are used to flattering the powerful and looking down on the weak. Seeing that the eldest prince's wife didn't like Chen Liqing, they neglected her. When Chen Liqing returned to her room in the evening, she couldn't even drink a sip of hot tea.
Shen Liqing felt aggrieved, but in this huge mansion there was not even a single person with whom she could talk.
When Chen Liqing got married, she originally wanted to bring her own personal maid, but the eldest prince said nicely that everything was prepared for her in the prince's mansion, and as long as she came, she didn't have to worry about anything else.
Shen Liqing believed it and came in a sedan chair.
But the life after entering the mansion was even worse than that of Chen Lijiao. After all, Chen Lijiao was the legitimate wife when she married into the He family, and she had the protection of the old lady above her, so she had never suffered such hardships as she did.
Chen Liqing really regretted it now, but it was useless to regret it now. She had already been taken by the eldest prince. Unless she was divorced, she would never be able to leave the eldest prince's mansion for the rest of her life.
Chen Liqing really couldn't understand why the eldest prince wanted to take her as a concubine. At the beginning, she was overwhelmed by joy and only wanted to marry into a wealthy family. But she never thought that she would really get her wish and live such a life.
At home, Xu still thought that Shen Liqing was living a good life now, and she kept talking about her at home every day. She didn't know how long it would take for Shen Liqing to convince the eldest prince and whether she could find a better job for Shen Wangshi.
Chen Wang looked at Xu angrily, "I advise you not to dream that way! If the eldest prince really wanted to promote Qing'er, he should have made her a concubine. Look, the eldest prince just sent someone to inform her and took Qing'er away. Does he care about Qing'er at all? Does he have any respect for us? Now that she's married, he still says such things. It's really unbelievable!"
Chen Wangshi has always been very good to Xu. After all these years of marriage, he has never said such harsh words to her. Now he is furious.
When Xu was scolded by Chen Wangshi, she burst into tears on the spot.
Shen Linan had just returned from the shop outside and heard the servants say that his father and mother were arguing, which gave him even more headaches.
But he was too lazy to care, and couldn't do anything about it, so he just let his mother make a fuss.
Fortunately, Xu only made a fuss in her room and definitely didn't dare to go to the main room.
But Shen Linan had to make plans in his mind. Now he had saved up a lot of money. If he couldn't afford a big house, he could rent a smaller courtyard. Now there were only three of them in the third room, and the smaller courtyard was enough for them to live in. When he saved enough money in the future, he could buy another house and they might be able to make ends meet.
Now that Shen Liqing has become the eldest prince's concubine, no one knows what the eldest prince is planning. Shen Linan does not ask Shen Liqing to help the family, but at least he cannot let Shen Liqing drag down his eldest sister again.
The next day, Shen Linan went out to see the yard, and when he came back he informed Shen Wangshi, who immediately agreed.
When Shen Wangshi looked at Shen Linan, he felt half relieved and half ashamed.
He himself is a useless person, but fortunately he has a strong-minded Shen Linan at home. Shen Linan is able to think things through at a young age, and Shen Wangshi is very pleased.
After getting Shen Wangshi's approval, Shen Linan went to find Jiang and told her about the move. Jiang thought about it and didn't stay any longer. She took out a stack of banknotes from the box.
"This is cash converted into the land area of the three-room courtyard. Now that you want to go out and start your own business, I support you. Please accept this money." Jiang said.
Shen Linan retreated: "Thank you for your kindness, auntie, I can't take this money, my elder sister has already helped me a lot..."
Jiang waved her hand and said, "What should be taken must be taken. The three of you should have a share of the Shen family's property. Besides, I gave it to you when the second wife moved out. This is what you deserve."
Shen Linan knew he couldn't refuse, so he reached out to take the banknote and said, "Since I have accepted the banknote from my aunt today, I should also sign a receipt to avoid any disputes in the future."
Jiang nodded. In fact, she trusted Shen Linan's character, but Shen Linan was also walking in the business world now. He understood those rules, which was good.
Jiang Shi did not stop him, so Shen Linan borrowed the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone from the eldest wife and signed the document on the spot.
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