Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Mrs. Shen really didn't plan to keep them for lunch. She said she was tired and asked everyone to disperse.
When walking out, Shen Liyue remembered that she had never seen He Shi from the beginning to the end when she came to the second house today.
No one saw it, but no one asked.
Chen Liyue winked at Lian Dong, who then stepped forward. Chen Liyue said, "Go and find out what happened to my second aunt."
"Yes." Lian Dong replied.
According to He's personality, she would not fail to come to such an occasion, but she did not show up from beginning to end today, so something must have happened.
Although the family has been divided, as long as Madam Shen is still alive, she will not ignore the second branch. If she uses filial piety to pressure my father, he will be in trouble again.
The group got on the carriage at the door, only to see a group of people walking towards them aggressively with weapons in their hands.
When they approached, he did not come towards them, but went directly to the courtyard entrance of the second house.
The first and third wives went out together today, with many female relatives in tow. Naturally, they had to avoid such a scene, so the carriage drove away quickly and headed straight for Zhuangyuan Street.
Jiang had already anticipated that Madam Shen would not invite them to dinner today, so she had asked someone to prepare a banquet at Yuelai Tower. Since it was rare for the whole family to go out, they simply had dinner outside.
Madam Shen was sitting in the front hall and hadn't left. She called Shen Lizhao over and was about to give him some advice when the servant outside the door ran in in a panic, saying, "Madam, something bad has happened! The debt collectors are here!"
"What?" Mrs. Shen's hand trembled, and she knocked over a cup of tea. All the water in the cup spilled onto her legs. Fortunately, the tea leaves had been on the stove for a while and were not too hot.
"Please tell me carefully!" said Mrs. Shen.
The servant was running in a hurry. He suppressed his heavy breathing and said, "There is a group of people outside the door. They said they are here to take over the house."
"How dare you!" Old Madam Shen said, "How can they take over my Shen family's house just like that? I'm going to go out and take a look!"
Old Madam Shen was so angry that she tripped over the threshold. Fortunately, the maid beside her was smart and supported her.
Old Madam Shen had mixed feelings. If Shen Wanghong was at home, she wouldn't have to deal with these things at her age.
But now is not the time to be sentimental. They have come to the door, and Mrs. Shen has to force herself to cheer up and go out to deal with them.
When they arrived at the courtyard, the group of people who had come were confronting the servants who were guarding the house. They were armed, and several of the servants were injured.
"Stop it!" shouted Old Lady Shen.
When everyone saw the old lady coming, they stopped fighting.
"Madam Shen, the second master of the Shen family rented this yard from us. Now the lease has expired, and we are here to take it back." The leading man said to Madam Shen.
"What? You said this yard is rented?" Old Madam Shen felt unbelievable.
"It's absolutely true. The title deed is here with us, as well as the lease signed by Mr. Shen and us." The man took out two pieces of paper and asked someone to hand them to Mrs. Shen to see.
Old Madam Shen only took a glance at it, and the man took it back. After all, it was their stuff, so they had to keep it safe.
Madam Shen closed her eyes in despair. "I understand. Please give us a few days. We will move out once we find a new place to live."
Seeing Old Madam Shen like this, the man didn't intend to embarrass an old lady, so he clasped his fists and said, "Since Old Madam Shen has asked, I will grant you three more days. We will come back to take possession of the house after three days. We are all working for others, so please don't embarrass us, Old Madam."
Madam Shen nodded solemnly, and the man said, "Let's go!"
The group packed up their stuff and left.
Old Madam Shen was supported by the servants and returned to her room. "No matter where he is, go and find the Second Master for me!" said Old Madam Shen.
Sitting in the room, Old Madam Shen couldn't help but burst into tears.
At first, Madam Shen did not agree to divide the family because she was afraid that this day would come.
Today, people from the first and third houses came to pay New Year's greetings. Look how well they are doing! They are all dressed in fine clothes and fed with delicious food. They have all changed into new clothes from head to toe, and even the maids and servants who follow them have new coats made for them.
If the family had not been divided, the second branch would have lived like this as well.
But now even he was wearing the old jacket from last year's Spring Festival, not to mention the people below. Shen Wanghong disappeared every day, and it was impossible to talk to him.
It was almost dark when the servants found the drunk Shen Wanghong.
Shen Wanghong has been accompanying Chunhong in Zanhua Lane these days. Chunhong is pregnant. Shen Wanghong is naturally overjoyed to have a child in his old age.
Chunhong was a good servant, and Shen Wanghong was always reluctant to leave her place. Now that she was pregnant, it was even more special.
As soon as Shen Wanghong entered the room, Old Lady Shen threw a teacup at him. This frightened Shen Wanghong so much that he sobered up.
"Mother." Shen Wanghong called out honestly.
"Don't call me mother! I don't have a rebellious son like you!" Old Lady Shen said angrily.
"What happened?" Shen Wanghong asked. Just now, the servant told him on the way here that the first and third wives came to pay New Year's greetings today, but the servant did not dare to tell him that someone came to collect the debt, because Old Lady Shen had told him not to tell anyone, for fear that Shen Wanghong would hide again if he told anyone.
Madam Shen said, "Someone came to take possession of the room today."
Shen Wanghong said: "Why did you take over my Shen family's house? Mother must have misunderstood."
Madam Shen said, "You're still trying to quibble! I've shown me the title deed and the lease, written in black and white, and you're still trying to hide it from me!"
Shen Wanghong then realized that his mother knew everything, and he could only stand aside with his head down, not daring to say a word.
Madam Shen said with a look of dismay, "Didn't I give you all the money we had when the family was divided?"
Shen Wanghong didn't dare to say anything. He took the silver, but he had never seen so much silver before. After listening to his friend, he decided to rent a yard first and use the remaining silver as capital to gamble. If he was lucky, he could make a fortune from this.
So he rented the courtyard, told Madam Shen that he had bought it, and then used the remaining money to gamble, but... he lost everything.
Shen Wanghong stood aside timidly, not daring to say a word. Old Madam Shen knew what kind of character her son was. She closed her eyes in despair and said, "I still have some personal belongings here. I didn't take them out before because it hadn't come to this. Now, I can't keep them."
"Take out my own money and buy a small courtyard. Give away all the maids and servants in the house...if you can," said Old Lady Shen.
"Yes, son will take care of it." Shen Wanghong dared to answer now. He thought that his mother probably still had a lot of money. When the time comes, he will find a worse yard and his mother will not know about it. He will have to use the extra money to make up for the loss.
"I don't want you!" Old Madam Shen suddenly shouted angrily: "I will send someone to handle this matter, and I won't give you a penny!"
After saying this, Madam Shen became so angry that her eyes turned black and she fainted.
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