He saw Shen Lijiao standing at the door but not going in, so she weakly raised one arm and waved at Shen Lijiao.
"Jiao'er, come here quickly and let your mother see you."
After saying this, He felt dizzy and breathless.
Unexpectedly, Chen Lijiao just looked at her mother with disgust and refused to move an inch.
In fact, even without Zhen's reminder, Shen Lijiao would not get close to He.
Shen Lijiao felt that her current life was so unhappy because of her mother. Therefore, Shen Lijiao had long been resentful of He Shi. If it were not for the opportunity to borrow the opportunity to return to the Shen family and meet Mr. Zhou, she would not even agree to come to see He Shi.
Chen Liyue said in a cold voice: "Mother, just tell me what you want to say. I am pregnant now. Before I left, my mother-in-law told me not to get close to your body, for fear of passing on the disease."
Shen Lijiao said it mercilessly, but she put everything on Zhen's head.
Anyway, it was the mother-in-law's order. Even if He Shi felt uncomfortable, she could not put the blame of this unfilial sin on Shen Lijiao.
He Shi didn't expect her daughter to be so heartless, and she also thought that Shen Lijiao might not be willing to come and visit her.
But when Shen Lijiao arrived, He Shi felt a glimmer of hope when she saw her daughter.
But now Shen Lijiao's words completely extinguished He's hope. It turned out that Shen Lijiao hated her so much that she didn't even want to go near her to look at her when she was sick.
He said weakly, "Forget it, forget it. I'm seriously ill now, and I just wanted to see if you were doing well...Are you being bullied in the He family? Did Zhen give you any trouble?"
After finishing her words, He gasped for a long time.
Chen Lijiao sneered, "Even if I'm bullied in the He family, what does it matter? What if Zhen Shi makes things difficult for me? Can my mother still come to my house to support me?"
"You..." He was panting so hard that a fishy and sweet taste rushed up her throat, making her unable to speak.
At this time, the door was pushed open. Shen Lijiao turned around and saw Zhen'er walking in with Concubine Xiang.
When Zhen'er saw Chen Lijiao, she nodded to her secretly. Chen Lijiao felt relieved, but she still put on a cold attitude.
"Oh, the young lady is back, oh no, she is now the young lady of the He family." Aunt Xiang walked in with a twist of her waist, stood beside Shen Lijiao, and was unwilling to get close to He's bed.
Shen Lijiao had always looked down upon this concubine. Before she married, the second house was ruled by the He family. With the pressure from the He family, Shen Wanghong could only visit Concubine Xiang's courtyard a few times, and Concubine Xiang naturally had no chance to speak in front of Shen Lijiao.
But things are different now. Chen Lijiao looked at Concubine Xiang. Concubine Xiang was in her thirties, at the age of grace and charm. Today she was wearing a light red jacket, which looked even more pink than the one worn by Chen Lijiao. In the past, He had withheld the money from the concubines in the second room, so they naturally had no money to dress up. But looking at what she wore on her head and held in her hands today, she looked even richer than Chen Lijiao.
"Clothes really make the man." Chen Lijiao sneered, "Madam Xiang looks very different now than before."
Concubine Xiang was not annoyed. She stretched out her hand to press her temples and said, "Yes, in the past, Second Master had no say in the matter. Now that the family has been divided, Second Master has been considerate of us, and our lives have improved as a result."
Chen Lijiao heard the boasting in Concubine Xiang's words, and then looked at He's room. There was no decoration at all, and the room was like a snow cave.
It was already winter, but there was not even a charcoal fire in He's room, and the fact that Concubine Xiang was wearing gold and silver jewelry showed their current status.
Chen Lijiao curled the corner of her mouth. Looking at Concubine Xiang's attitude, she was probably waiting for He Shi to leave so that she could take over.
Although Chen Lijiao was too lazy to bother with He, she couldn't stand Xiang Yiniang's temper. Seeing Xiang Yiniang's smug look, Chen Lijiao couldn't help but say, "A bug in a stinking ditch also dreams of becoming a dragon in the sky, without even considering whether it is worthy or not."
Concubine Xiang's expression changed slightly, and she sneered, "I am a worm in the stinking ditch, what am I now? The daughter of the Shen family married into the He family with a low status, but is she being worshipped in the He family?"
How could Chen Lijiao not hear the sarcasm in Xiang Yi Niang's tone, but she was too lazy to say more to her. She pushed Xiang Yi Niang aside and wanted to leave.
Concubine Xiang was suddenly pushed aside by Chen Lijiao. Fortunately, she was supported by the maid beside her and was able to stand steadily.
"Miss, there is no need to show off in front of me. Let me tell you something. Today, Jiang brought Miss Shen to visit the old lady, and they are sitting in the old lady's room now. If you have any power, why not show off in front of Miss Shen? What's the point of showing off in front of us?" Aunt Xiang said quietly behind Shen Lijiao.
Chen Lijiao stopped walking when she heard that, and turned around to look at Aunt Xiang, "She's here? What is she doing here?"
Concubine Xiang also walked out of He's room, waving her handkerchief and saying, "Ms. Shen is filial. Although the family has separated, she always comes to visit the old lady every now and then. It's a rare occasion for you to return home today, so why don't you go and see the old lady?"
What Aunt Xiang meant was that Chen Lijiao was not as filial as Chen Liyue.
Shen Lijiao was indeed angry when she heard this, "Go if you want to. Am I afraid of her?"
After saying that, Shen Lijiao took Zhen'er to Old Lady Shen's room.
Ever since Chen Lijiao did something so shameless, she no longer looked down on her. In the past, Chen Lijiao was still married to the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion, and Old Lady Shen still looked up to her. But now, she looked at Chen Lijiao as if she were a piece of dung, with only disgust and no other emotions.
Moreover, Old Lady Shen thought that Chen Lijiao was not living well in the He family and came back to the Shen family to beg for money, so she would not give her a good face.
When Mrs. Shen saw Chen Lijiao coming, her brows furrowed. She didn't care whether Chen Lijiao hadn't been back to her parents' home for a long time, and she scolded him, "Why are you running back to your parents' home instead of staying at the He family?"
Shen Lijiao was stunned, tears welling up in her eyes. She felt wronged. She had only come to visit her grandmother, but she was inexplicably scolded by her grandmother, not to mention in front of Jiang and Shen Liyue.
Seeing her like this, Old Lady Shen was even more certain that Chen Lijiao was coming back to get money, so she became even more annoyed: "A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. Whether you live well or not is up to you. If you live well, you can help your parents a little. If not, you shouldn't come home and cry."
Old Madam Shen grew angrier as she spoke. "I'm old, and you crying in front of me is just bringing bad luck. You'd better not come back here often!"
Chen Liyue sat aside and listened, silently lowering her head, her eyes watching her nose and her nose watching her heart.
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