Chapter 564 Shen Yuantang wants to adopt a child!
Zhou Xinrou questioned sharply, "You've made me believe you time and time again, made me wait. How long have I waited? Do you expect me to die by waiting?"
Shen Lanxi frowned: "Mother will naturally live to be a hundred years old. Instead of getting angry, why can't you wait a little longer calmly?"
Zhou Xinrou stared wide-eyed at Shen Lanxi fiercely.
"Will you really kill Zhou Ruyuan and pacify the world as you say?"
Shen Lanxi: "Of course, I never lie. Even if you don't tell me, I will definitely get rid of Zhou Ruyuan, this potential threat."
Zhou Xinrou's anger subsided somewhat.
"Tell me, what exactly are your plans?"
Shen Lanxi sat calmly in the chair.
"My daughter has already made arrangements, but it's not convenient for her to tell her mother right now."
Zhou Xinrou questioned, "I am your mother, would I ever harm you?"
Shen Lanxi: "The more people who know, the greater the danger. A mother should believe in her daughter's abilities to have climbed to this position."
Zhou Xinrou gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "You should have listened to me a long time ago and killed him."
“If you don’t want to use your people, I have other people around me who can handle things myself.”
Shen Lanxi: "Zhou Ruyuan is ruthless, but what happens after we kill him?"
"Just because my daughter is a woman, all the demons and monsters gather around the dragon throne. If my daughter makes any mistake, they will drag her down and tear her apart."
"Even if you kill one Zhou Ruyuan, there will be another. Does Mother intend to kill all the descendants of the Zhou family?"
"My daughter's achievements are enough to quell any evil spirits. Mother, rest assured, as long as Lanxi is in power, you will have peace and the Shen family will enjoy prosperity for generations to come!"
Zhou Xinrou stared coldly at the person in front of her, trying to glean some information from her expressionless face.
Unfortunately, Shen Lanxi did not give her a chance.
She was just warned by this daughter?
Did she start to complain that she was in the way once she sat on the dragon throne?
"Mother, I've thought about what I said carefully. I can't stay away from the palace for too long. I'll return now!"
Zhou Xinrou sat in the room with a sinister air, the furnishings scattered on the floor. The old woman silently tidied up the mess, then silently withdrew.
...
After Huang Yu's promotion banquet, he often invited colleagues, friends and classmates to the Shen family home for meals, reading, or martial arts competitions.
Her reputation among the imperial guards grew daily, and she began to gain a foothold in the capital.
Shen Yuantang saw this and was anxious. One day, she suddenly received a letter. After reading its contents, she secretly burned the letter.
He went to see the old lady the next day.
"Grandmother, I will never remarry in this life, but I have no children. After I pass away, there will be no one to offer incense. Please have pity on your granddaughter!"
As Madam Shen grew older, she stopped interfering in household affairs after Zhou Xinrou took over the management of the household.
Hearing her granddaughter say that, she naturally felt heartbroken.
“Yuantang, your grandmother knows you are a filial child. All the other children in the mansion have gone off to make their own way in the world, but you are the only one who stays around this old woman.”
Shen Yuantang kept shedding tears.
“It is because Grandmother does not despise Yuan Tang and is willing to protect Yuan Tang that Yuan Tang is already the greatest blessing.”
Looking at her tear-streaked face, Old Madam Shen sighed.
“I understand what you mean, but I cannot make decisions about the heirs in this household.”
If she were adopted by Lanxi, everyone in the manor would naturally fawn over her.
However, Yuan Tang was once a disgraced concubine, and after losing her child, she went insane. What mother would be willing to let her raise her child?
If she were to speak up, wouldn't the child's mother see her as an enemy who took her child away?
“Grandma is too old to make the decision. If you insist, go ask your mother!”
Even if the princess were Yuan Tang's biological mother, she would still refuse!
Shen Yuantang didn't expect his grandmother to actually agree; he was just giving her a heads-up beforehand.
She then did the same thing again, this time to her mother's courtyard.
"Which child do you want to adopt?" Zhou Xinrou did not refuse, which surprised Shen Yuantang.
Shen Yuantang's heart tightened, and he carefully said, "It would be best if it were a child from our eldest son's family. Emei is getting a bit old, and Yuanjun only has one son so far, so a daughter naturally cannot take away someone else's love. Yuanqing's offspring are also not plentiful..."
Zhou Xinrou's gaze fell on her.
"You want to adopt the child in your older brother's room."
Shen Yuantang had this plan in mind, but his mother had directly exposed it, making him feel somewhat guilty.
"Mother, I am the child's aunt, and I will definitely treat the child as my own child from now on."
"Wouldn't it be better if the child had a loving mother and also the love of an older brother and sister-in-law?"
"Furthermore, my elder brother and sister-in-law have always been in the Northwest and cannot protect the children. You also know what kind of person my grandmother is; she has never liked the children of our eldest branch. If the children could have my protection, I think no one in the mansion would dare to bully them."
Zhou Xinrou understood perfectly well what the Shen family was scheming about.
But Shen Yuanjing is currently stationed in the Northwest, a place where trouble is absolutely unacceptable. If he finds out that his child has been adopted out, he will definitely harbor resentment towards the court, the Shen family, and her.
This will hinder future actions.
"You think it's just a child, but it actually involves the political situation. Your mother can't make this decision. If you insist, go find your older sister!"
Don't ask her for jobs that are likely to offend people.
She didn't want to look at Shen Yuantang much in the first place, and if she weren't still of some use, she would have ordered her to be kept outside long ago.
Shen Yuantang naturally wanted her mother to speak up, after all, her mother had offended Shen Lanxi before.
"Mother……"
Zhou Xinrou: "I'm tired, you can go now!"
Two old women stepped forward, seemingly intending to drag Shen Yuantang out if she didn't listen.
Shen Yuantang angrily left the main courtyard. The sounds of children playing coming from just a wall away only made her more irritable.
If her children hadn't been murdered, would they have played and chased each other just like them?
The next day, the Shen family children were playing by the lake when a stray dog suddenly appeared out of nowhere, scaring several children into falling into the water.
A figure swiftly jumped into the lake and rescued all the children who had fallen in.
Shen Yuantang was exhausted from saving lives and developed a high fever that same day.
Shen Lanxi was furious.
"How did a stray dog get in there?"
"Was it deliberately placed there?"
"Your Majesty, we have investigated and found no one has harmed us; it was just a coincidence. Everyone in the neighborhood knows that stray dog; it often sneaks into houses through dog holes to steal food. It just so happens that the stray dog came to the Shen residence on that particular day."
Shen Lanxi's expression was heavy. Could it be that she was really overthinking things?
"Go and confirm whether someone deliberately lured the stray dogs into the house."
"yes!"
A cup of hot tea was placed beside her.
Do you believe in coincidences?
"I do not believe in coincidences. Any coincidence that defies common sense is man-made!"
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