The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Shen Ying's coffin was carried out of the mansion.
Everyone in the Shen family came to see Shen Ying off, except Shen Zhao. It was said that Chen Shi didn't let him go, saying he had a happy event and didn't want to be interrupted by the funeral.
After Shen Ying's funeral, the Shen family continued to prepare for Shen Zhao's wedding as if nothing had happened.
Chen, whose voice was hoarse from crying, still forced herself to stay strong and support everyone.
But every time she saw Su Qingyu and Shen Yue, Chen's eyes were particularly terrifying. Su Qingyu simply chose to ignore them, and if Shen Yue was around, she would protect her behind her.
Su Qingyu knew that her struggle with the eldest branch of the Shen family had only just begun. She knew that Chen hated her, and she was happy to see the current situation. The more Chen hated her, the more she would do, and the more justified she would be in attacking Chen.
If Chen did nothing, she would be afraid that someone would find an opportunity to attack her.
On the day of Shen Zhao's wedding, Su Qingyu woke up early to put on makeup and change clothes. On an occasion like today, she couldn't afford to make a single mistake. So many eyes were fixed on her, so many people were waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
Fortunately, she has been in charge of the inner house for more than a month. Although she may not have everything under control, she has a general idea of what is going on and no one dares to act rashly.
The old lady and Chen forced themselves to smile, while the second lady Yang helped Su Qingyu with various matters and entertained the female relatives.
Before Shen Zhao went to pick up the bride, Shen Wu, the eldest daughter of the Shen family who had already married, returned home with a five-month pregnant belly.
When Shen Wu entered the mansion, Shen Zhao was bidding farewell to the old lady and preparing to go to meet the bride.
As soon as she entered the door, her eyes were red and she knelt on the ground to salute the old lady and the elders in the family.
The old lady hurriedly ordered the nanny beside her to help her up, "Hurry up and get up. Why are you going through such a big ceremony? This pregnancy of yours was not easy. You must not take it lightly."
As the Crown Prince's Consort of the Rong County Prince's Mansion, Chen Wu had given birth to two daughters in a row. While the Rong County Prince's eldest son had already been born, she still had no legitimate son. Several imperial physicians had predicted that this baby would be a boy. Consequently, Chen Wu had rarely returned home in the past few months, resting contentedly at the Rong County Prince's Mansion to care for her pregnancy.
After Chen Wu stood up, he looked at his mother, Chen, who was sitting beside him. Thinking of his sister's death and seeing his mother's grief-stricken face, Chen Wu hugged Chen and cried.
Shen Zhao wanted to help his sister up, but in the end, the three of them, mother and son, cried together.
Later, Shen Zhiheng spoke up, "Don't cry, it's a happy day, and Wu'er is pregnant."
"The auspicious time is approaching, and it's time to get down to business."
The mother and her two children then separated. Chen Wu sat next to Chen and wiped the tears from her face.
Su Qingyu only found it ridiculous. After she was reborn, Chen Wu's temperament had changed. It can't be said that he had changed, but it can only be said that Chen Wu knew how to judge the situation.
After Shen Zhixiu died in his previous life, Shen Zhiheng took care of the affairs in the court, Chen supported the inner house, and Su Qingyu helped Shen Zhao stabilize the business outside.
Prince Rong still held some influence in the court at the time, but Chen Zhao repeatedly approached Chen Wu for help, yet Chen Wu never fulfilled any of the requests he had agreed to. For the next two years, Chen Wu rarely appeared in public, save for sending gifts for festivals and birthdays.
Now, the deep love between mother and son, sister and brother is being played out here, but how much sincerity there is in it is unknown.
After Chen Zhao left to welcome the bride, Chen and Shen Wu also left. The mother and daughter must have returned to Chen's courtyard to talk privately.
Su Qingyu didn't have the energy to pay too much attention to the mother and daughter as she had a lot to do today.
When she saw Chen Wu again, Chen Zhao had already returned with his bride.
Inside, Shen Zhao and Li Chaoyun were worshipping in the hall, while she was in the corridor, listening to the steward's reply.
As soon as the steward left, Chen Wu walked up to Su Qingyu.
"Third Aunt is very resourceful. After marrying in for just over a month, she's already turned our family upside down."
Chen Wu never expected that just because she was pregnant and hadn't returned home for two months, her mother would lose her housekeeping power and her sister would lose her life.
Her mother has told her everything that has happened in the past few months, and every single thing is related to Su Qingyu.
Shen Wu had never paid much attention to this unremarkable young lady from the Su family. Like most people, he thought Su Qingyu was just lucky to marry Shen Zhixiu.
But after hearing what my mother said just now, I felt that I had underestimated Su Qingyu before. She does have some abilities.
Hearing the sarcasm in Chen Wu's words, Su Qingyu couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Young Miss has been married into the Rong Junwang Mansion for three years, and you've even forgotten the family rules. After all, I'm your third aunt, so please speak with respect."
She was the elder, so she had to maintain her dignity. But with someone like Chen Wu, there was no need to be overly polite.
Chen Wu had an angry look on her face. Seeing Su Qingyu acting like an elder to her, she snorted.
"I understand the rules of the Shen family better than you do. As for whether you respect them or not, it depends on whether you are worthy of them."
"Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you marry my Third Uncle. If you do too many bad things, you will be punished sooner or later."
Chen Wu's words almost made Su Qingyu laugh out loud.
That's a really good thing to say. Isn't it retribution? Chen has done evil for two generations, and Shen Ying is so vicious that the mother and daughter have ended up like this.
Chen Wu probably didn't know yet that the retribution for the eldest branch of the Shen family had just begun.
"The eldest lady is right. Karma will prevail and retribution will come." Su Qingyu raised the corners of her lips, and the sarcasm in her eyes was not concealed.
Chen Wu heard the deeper meaning in Su Qingyu's words and was so angry that he wanted to go up and argue with her.
Su Qingyu took two steps back and said, "Miss, please don't get so close to me. Don't let the precious baby in your belly get bumped."
Before Shen Wu could say anything, Shen Zhixiu suddenly walked out. He immediately supported Su Qingyu and said, "What's wrong? Why are you so anxious to retreat? Aren't you afraid of falling?"
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