Chapter 216 Getting Married (1)
Time passed quickly, and it was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye.
The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, an auspicious day for weddings and funerals, was also the day when the Prince Yu's mansion, after years of silence, was to marry its new princess. After years of widowerhood, the Prince Yu's mansion finally welcomed a new mistress. However, everyone knew this was not a cause for celebration, just like the previous Prince Yu's princess. Who could have predicted when this happy occasion would turn into a tragedy?
The Prince of Yu's mansion was marrying Shen Qing, the second daughter of the Shen family in Dingjing. Of the three daughters of the mighty general's mansion, Shen Miao was once known for her foolishness, Shen Yue was renowned for her talent, and Shen Qing could be considered beautiful, generous, capable, and intelligent. It was a pity that such a beautiful girl ended up marrying a man like Prince Yu.
"That Chen Gui has gone crazy," someone in the crowd whispered, "He's just watching his daughter jump into the fire. What a sin!"
"What do you know?" another person sneered. "I heard from my cousin, an official, that Miss Shen has been secretly having an affair with Prince Yu for a long time and is already pregnant. If she wasn't carrying a royal child, she would have been drowned."
"Ah? Are you serious?" The people around were a little surprised when they heard this. Obviously, they didn't know this before.
The man shook his head smugly, "That's right. I heard that the palace's return banquet that day was witnessed by all the civil and military officials. So, the eldest daughter of the Shen family is not to be pitied at all. She brought this upon herself."
"That's right, getting pregnant before marriage is immoral!"
"How shameless!"
"How could the second branch of the Shen family raise such a daughter? General Shen is so handsome and noble, this is really a disgrace to the family."
"What does this have to do with General Shen? General Shen is not in Dingjing City all year round, and she is the daughter raised by the other two families."
Everyone was talking at once, their words full of contempt for Shen Qing. From initial sympathy to subsequent curses, it seemed to be just a matter of a moment. Even Shen Gui and Ren Wanyun were stabbed in the back.
The person in the crowd who first said that Shen Qing was pregnant smiled quietly, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.
In the Shen Mansion, matchmaker was dressing up for Shen Qing.
Ren Wanyun stood behind Shen Qing, twisting the handkerchief tightly in her hand, wishing she could shred it. She had raised her daughter so well, but now she had to watch Shen Qing jump into the fire. No mother doesn't love her children, but for Ren Wanyun, this was like someone cutting her flesh with a knife.
Unlike Ren Wanyun, Shen Qing didn't share her intense emotions. She sat quietly, letting the matchmaker manipulate her. The matchmaker smiled and said, "Miss, I'm going to knead your noodles. It's going to be a little painful, so bear with it for now. After this, you'll be a beautiful bride!"
It would have been fine if she hadn't said this. As soon as she said this, Ren Wanyun felt a pang of pain in her heart and nearly fainted. Shen Qing, on the other hand, stared blankly at herself in the bronze mirror. If her eyes hadn't blinked from time to time, others would have mistaken her for a lifeless corpse.
The matchmaker felt a little apprehensive watching Shen Qing's expression. She pulled a thin cotton thread from a box and began twisting it into a dough. This twisting process, which left her face completely white and clean, was indeed painful. Normally, those young ladies would have timidly cried out in pain. However, as the thread touched Shen Qing's face, she remained expressionless, as if dead.
"Qing'er..." Ren Wanyun couldn't help but shed tears.
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