Chapter 896 I Can't Let This Kiss Be Done
Qin Yunyan knew about Shang Hong's affair with Consort Lan in the harem, and also knew that the Empress was involved. She suddenly said to Jiang Fenghua, "I heard that this is not the first time that Young Master Shang has married, but his second wife. The Shang family really values this wedding banquet. Madam Shang seems to really like the new bride."
Jiang Fenghua glanced at her, "Miss Bai, aren't you going to join the fun?" Xiao Shang is making so many fuss behind the scenes. She and Xiao Shang are in cahoots, so it's impossible that she doesn't know about Shang Hong and He Lan Yanran's affair.
Now that the matter has been suppressed, Qin Yunyan is not stupid and will not take the initiative to stir up dirty affairs in the palace, because it is meaningless. Her purpose is to attract the emperor's attention.
Qin Yunyan seemed to have forgotten how she had seduced the Emperor and how Jiang Fenghua had humiliated her at the polo field. With her thick skin and utter shamelessness, she said, "This commoner will stay and keep Her Majesty the Empress company!"
A smile remained on her lips the entire time.
Jiang Fenghua felt a pang of heartache when she saw her smile. This woman had once been Xie Shang's woman, and in her dream, she was the one who handed her body to Xiao Yu.
In her memory, Qin Yunyan was a concubine who did not compete for anything. She was beautiful and was favored by Xie Shang. She was very docile and pitiful. Many times, Su Tingwan was driven crazy by her, and every time Xie Shang was able to protect Qin Yunyan.
The Su family wielded immense power in the court, with Empress Su and the Empress Dowager of the Western Palace controlling the reins of power in the inner palace. Despite such pressure, Qin Yunyan managed to escape unscathed and even remain unscathed.
The Qin family's gold mine became the emperor's private treasury, and Qin Yunyan used all the wealth embezzled by the Qin family to gain the emperor's protection.
Jiang Fenghua thought that the Bai family in this life was quite wealthy. If the Bai family used all their assets to support Qin Yunyan's entry into the palace...
Jiang Fenghua's thoughts raced, and she quickly dismissed the idea. This was because the Bai family in this life was different from the Qin family. The Bai family had colluded with the Northern Xiao Kingdom, and Xiao Shang wouldn't be foolish enough to let the Bai family support the wealth of the Great Zhou and allow the Great Zhou to attack the Northern Xiao Kingdom.
On the surface, the Bai family has been flaunting their wealth in an attempt to attract Xie Shang's attention, but this is all just a facade.
But what exactly did Xiao Shang say to Qin Yunyan that made her willingly take this risky step?
Qin Yunyan's parents are no longer alive, but the rest of the Qin family members have only been demoted to commoners, meaning that the rest of the Qin family members are still alive.
The Bai family is now guilty of treason, a capital offense, yet Bai He dares to do it. What is it that attracts him so much?
Jiang Fenghua suddenly became very curious about what choices Xie Shang would make in this life, unaware that Qin Yunyan was his concubine in his previous life.
If Xie Shang knew that Qin Yunyan was once his favored concubine, and that she had even handed over all of the Qin family's assets to him, how would he feel?
Xie Shang was quite shrewd, ensuring that the Qin family's wealth was taken from the people and used for the people.
Just then, a commotion broke out outside, followed by a scream: "Ah!"
Qin Yunyan stood up from her seat. "What happened?"
Because the outer hall became very chaotic, Aoxue and Hongxiu quickly protected Jiang Fenghua, worried that there might be assassins.
The Empress's visit to the Shang residence today to offer her congratulations was made with thorough preparation.
Seeing that everyone was not running away but instead looking terrified, Jiang Fenghua also stood up from her seat and said, "Come with me to take a look."
Upon arriving at the lobby, they saw an exquisite gift box lying on the floor, open, with a bloody, mangled mess on the ground...
It has tiny feet, tiny hands, a tiny head, and an umbilical cord, and is even a little bigger than a man's palm.
When Jiang Fenghua saw what was on the ground, she felt nauseous, her heart sank, and her hands and feet became icy cold.
Her mind raced. Today was Shang Hong's wedding day, and the presence of this item in the Shang family's wedding hall made it easy to guess who had brought it.
In this situation, the Helan family really knows how to be ruthless.
The Helan family's actions only resulted in significant losses for themselves, with the women ultimately suffering the most. However, it was quite satisfying to see the merchants suffer bad luck.
The people around didn't dare to get close, but stood far away, pointing and whispering about what was in the middle of the auditorium.
Shang Hong was so angry that his nostrils were flaring, his eyes were crooked and his mouth was contorted. Staring at the little thing on the ground, he guessed who had brought it. He Lan Yanran had entered the palace and become Consort Lan. The child in her belly was definitely not going to survive. Calculating the months, it was indeed this big. It was a baby boy.
The veil on the bride, Shen's, head was also lifted. It was the gift box she had just received that she had opened, and she was so frightened that she threw the contents out herself, which led to the current scene.
Her face turned pale with fright, the red silk fell to the ground, and she trembled all over. What was going on? Why would someone send such a thing to the Shang family on her wedding day? Could it be that Shang Hong had some romantic entanglement somewhere?
Madam Shang was furious and immediately ordered people to clean up, but the scene was too horrific for anyone to approach.
Seeing that no one came forward, Madam Shang had no choice but to pay a large sum of money to have it cleaned up.
Just as the servants stepped forward, Madam Shen suddenly spoke up: "Wait."
A sharp shout snapped everyone back to reality. Shen, dressed in a bright red wedding robe, stepped forward again, her expression now normal. She said coldly, "Mother, there's no need to rush to have it dealt with. Where did this thing come from, and why is it at my wedding? I will find out." Before she could even drink her tea, her mother had already called for her. Shen herself also aspired to be a merchant's wife.
Madam Shang quickly smiled apologetically, "Our Shang family has offended quite a few people in the past. Perhaps someone did it on purpose! Let's hold the wedding ceremony first... don't miss the auspicious time."
"How can we hold a wedding ceremony under these circumstances? Blood has been spilled, which is an ominous sign and already unlucky." A sharp glint flashed in Madam Shen's eyes, meaning that her desire to marry a merchant did not mean she could be humiliated at will.
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. "That's right. On such a joyous occasion, no matter how deep the hatred, it's inappropriate to receive such a gift! Bloodshed is considered unlucky, and who could feel at ease getting married like that?"
Madam Shang hadn't expected that her new daughter-in-law would give her such a cold shoulder before even serving her tea. She was originally a strong-willed person, and now that she had met a strong-willed daughter-in-law, she was somewhat unhappy.
In front of everyone, Madam Shang always had a smile on her lips as she looked at her husband.
General Shang frowned, his hands clenching tightly in his sleeves. The Shang family knew exactly what this was.
He said in a deep voice, "Butler, hurry up and have someone clean it up."
The head of the household had given the order, and no one dared to delay. The servants rushed forward, took strips of cloth, wrapped the dead infant on the ground, put it in a box, and walked out.
At this moment, the joy on everyone's faces vanished, replaced by a deathly stillness. The tiny baby boy had been removed, yet the bloodstains on the ground remained glaringly obvious.
The servants were fetching water and scrubbing the floor, and in no time the entire wedding hall was in chaos.
Madam Shen's face turned green with anger. She encountered such a thing on her very first day of marriage. She didn't want to get married anymore. What kind of shady women had this old man, who had lost his wife, gotten involved with to cause this mess?
She couldn't swallow this insult. After all, she was only a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl, and the Shen family held a high position, so Shen Zhizhi was very proud. "I can't kiss you."
She needs to make a good impression, otherwise she'll be manipulated in the future.
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