Chapter 325 Observing Three Years of Mourning for My Eldest Sister!
At the same time, the Shen family and the Jining Marquis's mansion came to annul the engagement.
Shen Yuantang was crying so hard he was about to faint.
"Grandmother, I don't believe it. How could the Marquis of Jining's family possibly break off the engagement? You must send someone to find out the truth right away!"
The Shen family has suffered a series of blows, and Old Madam Shen is already exhausted.
"Go and invite the princess here." Old Madam Shen had already sent someone to invite Zhou Xinrou once before, but unfortunately Zhou Xinrou was late. Seeing that the Marquis's family was determined to break off the engagement, Old Madam Shen had no choice but to send someone to urge Cui again.
Today, the people who came from the Jining Marquis's residence were still the same people who had been engaged before, along with the steward and a few relatives.
The butler spoke politely, but with an air of disdain and unquestionable authority.
"The betrothal gifts and all the tokens from the engagement are here. The young lady of your household and the young master of our Marquis's household are incompatible according to their birth dates. It is not a good match for them. If they insist on getting married, I'm afraid it will bring misfortune to both families and cause unrest in the future. This time, I not only brought the things from the engagement, but the Marquis's wife also personally selected some gifts as compensation for the young lady!"
This behavior clearly indicates that there is no room for negotiation regarding the marriage.
Madam Shen sighed deeply, hoping that her eldest daughter-in-law would come over soon so that she could put pressure on the people from the Marquis's mansion.
Shen Yuantang cried even louder.
“I don’t believe it. You all said before that I was a good match for Young Master Xue, but now you’re saying that our horoscopes don’t match. Let Young Master Xue come to see me. I want to hear what Young Master Xue has to say.”
The housekeeper looked at Shen Yuantang, who was crying her eyes out, and felt even more contempt for her.
I had long heard that the women of the Shen family were ill-mannered, and seeing them today, I can confirm it is true.
No wonder the young master would rather run away than get engaged to the Shen family.
The butler felt contempt in his heart, but wore a nonchalant, perfunctory smile on his face.
"This is not a matter for me to decide. I only follow the instructions of my master. Whatever my master tells us, we servants will do!"
When Shen Yuantang saw that even a servant dared to talk back to her like that, her tears fell even harder.
She knew in her heart that her older sister had ruined her marriage prospects. But her older sister was her older sister, and she was herself; she was different from her older sister!
"I won't call off this marriage!" Shen Yuantang said through gritted teeth, wiping away her tears.
Seeing that she was talking about Yale in a very outrageous way, Madam Shen quickly had someone take her away.
The two maids couldn't hold onto Shen Yuantang, and she shook them off.
"I'm not leaving. I'm going to the Marquis of Jining's residence to find out the truth!"
The butler could barely contain his disdain. Marriage was a major life event, traditionally arranged by parents. This woman from the Shen family was so audacious; she must have been influenced by Shen Lanxi.
Their noble family can't afford such a bold and reckless woman.
"Madam, the things are all here. We need to go back and report, so we'll take our leave now." After saying this, the butler turned and left.
Old Madam Shen was still waiting for Zhou Xinrou to arrive. But when she saw that the housekeeper had left, she quickly spoke up to stop him.
Before he could speak, Shen Yuantang grabbed his arm.
“Grandmother, I need to go to the Marquis of Jining’s residence to get to the bottom of this.”
Old Madam Shen was a step too slow; the people from the Marquis of Jining's residence had already left through the gate.
Enraged, Madam Shen immediately flung her sleeves and pushed Shen Yuantang away.
"This foolish thing, you lot take her back to her room. She's not allowed to step out of the door without my permission. If she runs away, you'll all be beaten and sold off!"
Madam Shen became furious. Her maids and servants all rushed over and dragged Shen Yuantang into the inner courtyard.
Zhou Xinrou arrived late and was met with the old lady's long face. She said, "His Majesty was never willing for us to form a marriage alliance with the Marquis of Jining. It's good to take this opportunity to back out!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen felt a lump in her throat, which made her ill.
No sooner had the palace summoned Shen Yuanjing than the Shen family and the Zhenbei Marquis's residence called for doctors. In less than an hour, the Zhenbei Marquis's residence sent a letter directly to the palace requesting the imperial physician.
Shen Yuanjing thought he would never go to the Northwest again in his life, but unexpectedly, less than three months later, he saw hope again.
He had just received the imperial decree from Emperor Renxiao when Emperor Renxiao received a secret report that Shen Lanxi had been poisoned and was in a coma.
After a moment of contemplation, he knew that this matter could not be hidden, and even if he wanted to keep it a secret, everyone would find out after the court session.
"I just received news from outside the palace that Shen Lanxi has been poisoned and is unconscious at the Zhenbei Marquis's residence. I have already sent the best imperial physicians in the palace to treat her."
Emperor Renxiao felt inexplicably panicked. The Shen family had been plagued by misfortunes one after another. Although he had been involved in their machinations, he had not ordered anyone to poison Shen Lanxi.
Even if it were to take Shen Lanxi's life, now would not be the time.
Especially with the unrest in the Northwest, and Shen Lanxi now poisoned and her life hanging in the balance, how can Shen Yuanjing possibly quell the unrest?
"Your Majesty, if anything were to happen to my elder sister, I, Shen Yuanjing, would certainly observe three years of mourning in the capital!"
When Emperor Renxiao heard Shen Yuanjing say this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
The court officials stared wide-eyed at Shen Yuanjing in disbelief.
It is reasonable to observe mourning for one's elders, but what kind of filial piety is it to observe it for one's peers?
Shen Yuanjing was already sobbing uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face.
“Our family was exiled to Dongchuan. If it weren’t for my eldest sister, we would have all died on the way.”
"Without my older sister, there would be no us."
“If something happens to my older sister, not only will I have to observe mourning, but my whole family will have to observe mourning for my older sister and observe a vegetarian diet for three years.”
The court officials all stared at Shen Congwen, whose beard was practically bristling with anger.
He is truly a good son of Shen Congwen!
Emperor Renxiao, his face dark with anger, rebuked, "Don't talk nonsense! Lanxi is definitely fine!"
Shen Yuanjing cried uncontrollably.
"Your Majesty, I wish to return to see my elder sister as soon as possible. I beg Your Majesty to grant my request!"
Seeing his demeanor, Emperor Renxiao knew he had no interest in discussing the war in the northwest, so he waved him away with a dark expression.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Liang Shao: "Your Majesty, I have been colleagues with General Shen and would like to inquire about his affairs as well."
Emperor Renxiao's face darkened even more, and he simply waved his hand to let him go.
"Ruyuan, take a few more imperial physicians and plenty of tonics and medicines with you, and go visit Lanxi on my behalf!"
Zhou Ruyuan stared blankly, somewhat unable to believe that the arrogant and flamboyant person would suddenly be poisoned.
"Your subject will go right away!"
Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion
"Imperial Physician, how is our master?" Chunxue asked anxiously.
The imperial physician frowned as he took the patient's pulse: "It is indeed poisoning, but what kind of poison? I need to consider it further."
On the canopy bed, Shen Lanxi's face was pale, her eyes were closed, her lips were bluish-black, and even her fingernails were black.
The poisoning is clearly severe.
"Imperial Physician, please, please save our master!" the person inside pleaded repeatedly.
The imperial physician who took the pulse was also troubled, as he could not diagnose what kind of poison the patient had been poisoned with.
"Physician Li, come and take a look!"
Another imperial physician was assigned to treat Shen Lanxi.
"It's poisoning. This poison is unlike any I know. I need to think about it some more."
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