Chapter 251 Family (5)
Shen Qing was already somewhat confused. After all, she was young and had never experienced anything, and Ren Wanyun had always doted on her growing up. Once something unexpected happened, she would always be very vulnerable to it. She screamed, "Shen Miao, you are not human! You will not die a good death!"
Shen Miao looked at her quietly: "Shen Qing, how does it feel to watch your hopes being shattered one by one?"
Shen Qing stared at Shen Miao with hatred.
"When I was at the end of my rope, you gave me a ride, so this time, I'll give you a ride for the last time." She said with a smile, but there was no smile in her eyes. Instead, her clear eyes were filled with ripples, like black clouds, heavily covering the other person.
In her previous life, before she died, she saw Shen Qing and Shen Yue standing behind Madam Mei, their faces full of charming smiles. The first wife of the Shen family ultimately met a tragic end, and the second and third wives were in no small part responsible. She had to retrace her steps through this difficult life, just to pluck out the fangs of these venomous snakes, one by one, and then slowly torture them.
Shen Qing didn't understand what she said, and just gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Chen Miao, you will not die well..."
Shen Miao stood up and looked down at Shen Qing from a high position. That slightly childish face in the gloomy cage actually showed a kind of majesty and elegance that could not be looked at directly. And within that majesty, there was a faint black storm, which eventually turned into a sneer at the corner of her lips.
The hem of the purple skirt fluttered in front of the cage, and the figure gradually disappeared. The last words Shen Qing heard were...
Shen Miao said: "Shen Qing, you are the first one."
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The east courtyard of the Shen Mansion was unusually silent that day.
Shen Gui stayed in the room, a gloomy look on his face. Today, he heard from the eunuchs in the palace that Shen Qing's current situation was really difficult to deal with.
Something must have gone wrong between Emperor Wenhui and Prince Yu, and it was clearly far more serious than the court officials had suspected. He was now in a dilemma. If he intervened in Shen Qing's affairs, Emperor Wenhui would be displeased. If he ignored Shen Qing, the rumors would only spread more fiercely, and if trouble arose, he would be the first to be targeted.
He was sighing here, and Aunt Wan walked over to him and gently massaged his shoulders.
Shen Gui was a womanizer and had numerous concubines in his mansion, but Ren Wanyun kept a strict watch over them, and none of them bore him any children. Even those who did, by chance, died soon after. Concubine Wan, however, had given birth to a daughter, Shen Dongling, right under Ren Wanyun's nose, and had raised her to adulthood, a testament to her skill. The servants in the mansion initially rumoured that if Concubine Wan had given birth to a son instead of a daughter, her status would have rivalled Ren Wanyun's.
Both Wan Yi Niang and Old Lady Shen were born into singing families. Ren Wanyun looked down on her, and Old Lady Shen also found her status somewhat irritating. However, Wan Yi Niang was indeed a famous actress, and was once a pillar of the opera troupe. She was also charming and affectionate, and when she played the role of a female lead, she was extremely beautiful.
Ever since giving birth to Shen Dongling, Aunt Wan had quietly remained in her own courtyard, seemingly vanishing from everyone's sight. Even the frail Shen Dongling hadn't left the courtyard for years, appearing only during festivals and holidays. The rest of the time, she was practically forgotten. Now that Shen Qing had gotten into trouble, Old Madam Shen was displeased, and Ren Wanyun and Shen Gui would argue whenever they met, Aunt Wan had resurfaced. These days, she'd been treating Shen Gui to such a comfortable state that she felt an indescribable dislike for Ren Wanyun and her daughter.
"Master is still worried about the eldest lady." Aunt Wan pressed Chen Gui's shoulders and advised, "Master, don't worry too much. Since the eldest lady didn't do that, the truth will come out one day."
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