Shen Wanghong quickly asked someone to call a doctor to see her. After the doctor gave her acupuncture, Mrs. Shen slowly woke up.
But I couldn't move my legs.
The doctor said, "Mrs. Shen is old and cannot tolerate stimulation. This time she was just angry. In the future, she must avoid extreme mood swings and rest well."
Old Madam Shen was speechless at this time. She was drooling and babbling, trying to say something.
Shen Wanghong hurriedly asked, "Doctor, is this what happened to my mother? Can she get better?"
The doctor glanced at Madam Shen lying on the bed, feeling rather sorry for her. He said, "If she receives acupuncture and medication every day, she should still be able to speak, but her legs... I'm afraid they won't heal well."
Old Madam Shen couldn't speak or move, but she could hear what others said. She lay on the bed with tears streaming down her face.
How did it come to this?
Fortunately, the first and third wives left early today and didn't see what happened later. But Mrs. Shen changed her mind and thought that she should let Shen Wangqiu see what kind of life his brother was living! Let's see if he can still stand by and watch!
But now that the family has split up, Chen Wangqiu doesn't care. Even if they make a fuss within the clan, their second branch will not be in the right.
Shen Wanghong, her most beloved youngest son, how could he be so disappointing! Other people's lives were getting better and better, why did the second wife's life become like this!
This year has been really terrible.
Lian Dong came back and told Shen Liyue what had happened. She was good friends with Ying'er, the maid from the second house. Ying'er had been having a miserable time recently. She said that the money she had been holding for two months had not been paid, and the food in the mansion had gotten much worse. Only the masters could eat some meat, but they had only watery soup every day and had not seen any meat for half a month.
Ying'er told her that He Shi could hardly get up now. A few days ago, Chen Lijiao had a miscarriage, and He Shi wanted to go to the He family to ask for an explanation, but was locked in the room by Chen Wanghong and would not let her out. Concubine Xiang also came and made a fuss for a while, which made He Shi faint.
After hearing this, Shen Liyue felt that her guess was almost right. However, He had always looked healthy, but now she was so ill. This might be the work of Concubine Xiang.
No matter what happens in the second house, Shen Liyue will not ask about it.
Lian Dong continued to tell Shen Liyue what happened later, and Shen Liyue was very surprised.
"You said that group of people came to take over the house?" Shen Liyue asked.
"Yes, it is said that the courtyard where the second house lives now is not bought, but rented. I think the old lady seems to be unaware of this." Lian Dong said.
This was a big deal. Fortunately, they ran away quickly, otherwise they would have to come forward on behalf of the second wife.
Once Shen Wangqiu comes forward, Madam Shen will definitely ask her eldest son to clean up the mess for Shen Wanghong.
A common trick.
At night, Shen Lizhao actually came at night.
Chen Liyue was just about to drink the red date and white fungus soup that Lanxiang had prepared for her. Seeing Chen Lizhao coming, she asked Lanxiang to bring another bowl to Chen Lizhao.
Shen Lizhao quickly said no, and still stood at the door.
Chen Liyue smiled, "You and Yi'an were both so timid when you first came to see me. Am I that scary in your eyes?"
Shen Lizhao quickly explained: "No, no, Big Sister is not scary, she just looks...very powerful in our eyes."
"Awesome?" Shen Liyue was puzzled.
"Yeah." Chen Lizhao nodded. "Big sister has just reached the age of marriage, not much older than us, but she manages so many shops. Not only us, but even people outside praise her for her ability."
"Outsiders?" Shen Liyue chuckled. Outsiders would probably say all sorts of things. As a woman running a shop outside in public, there would probably be a lot of criticism.
Seeing that Shen Liyue didn’t believe it, Shen Lizhao said again: “It’s true, Yi An and I admire big sister very much.”
"Yeah." Shen Liyue hummed, then remembered something, "You have a good relationship with Yi An?"
Chen Lizhao said: "Because the Third Master is a concubine's daughter...Yian has never looked down on me for being a concubine's daughter. When we were in the mansion, she was willing to play with me."
Chen Liyue understood that life was not easy for a concubine's daughter, let alone living under the He family. The third wife was also a concubine's daughter, so she understood the situation of concubines better, so it was not surprising that Shen Yian and Shen Lizhao had a good relationship.
"Then was it Shen Yian's idea for you to learn how to do business from me?" Shen Liyue asked.
Chen Lizhao was afraid that Chen Liyue would misunderstand, so he quickly explained: "Yian did mention this matter in front of me, but he was also doing it for my own good. We have no intention of taking care of Big Sister's business. He just saw that my life was really..."
Shen Liyue waved her hand. She didn't care about these things in the first place. Besides, the fact that Shen Yian could talk about this with Shen Lizhao showed that Shen Yian trusted her and really wanted to help Shen Lizhao.
As long as Chen Lizhao is not a bad person, Chen Liyue will not care about these things.
Shen Liyue didn’t want to embarrass Shen Lizhao by exposing her wounds, so she interrupted her.
"Then tell me, what is your real purpose in wanting to learn how to do business?" Shen Liyue looked at Shen Lizhao seriously.
Chen Lizhao said softly, "I want my little girl and I to have a better life..."
Shen Liyue nodded, "What else?"
Chen Lizhao bit his lip and said, "I'm about to reach marriage age, and I'm afraid my father will marry me off to someone else... So I also want him to know that I'm useful and won't marry me off casually."
After hearing what Shen Lizhao said, Shen Liyue had a clue in her mind.
Shen Lizhao looked weak, but she had her own ideas. The fact that she could think of this showed that she was not a confused person.
Shen Liyue likes to deal with such people, and she doesn’t want Shen Lizhao to be a fool.
Chen Liyue said: "Since you have made up your mind, then do it firmly. However, you must keep the money you earn yourself. You can't rely on anyone else. Only what is in your own pocket is yours."
What Chen Liyue said made sense. Concubine Gao had always been following He and obeyed her orders. She was afraid that Chen Lizhao would give all the money to Concubine Gao and not know who the money would be used for in the end.
Chen Lizhao knew that his elder sister was truly thinking about him, and he was very grateful.
Aunt Gao always taught her that being able to live a stable life in the Shen family was already a kindness of the He family, and she should not ask for more. She should not compete with her brothers and sisters for food and clothing, and she should understand her own status.
However, He had been withholding their monthly allowance for more than just one or two days. It was only after the family split up that He became ill and the second house was no longer under her management that things got better. However, the monthly allowance they received was getting less and less. If this continued, neither he nor Concubine Gao would be able to have enough to eat.
Aunt Gao always taught her to respect her father, but it was obvious that her father had never cared about her and her. If the father was not kind, why should he expect his son to be filial?
Shen Lizhao nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, big sister, I know what I'm doing."
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