Chapter 310: Help Her (4)
So Jing Chuchu hesitated. If she was with Shen Qiu, Old Lady Shen would guarantee that she could become Shen Qiu's legal wife, but Sun Cainan treated her gently and generously. People are greedy, and they want more after getting something. Jing Chuchu was undecided and had not given Shen Qiu the drug.
She was slow to act, and Old Madam Shen became anxious, so she came to find her to question her.
"Since you are willing, why don't you do it?" asked Mrs. Shen.
"Chu Chu...Chu Chu wants to make sure there's no risk before taking action. After all, the West Courtyard's guards are very tight, so it's hard for Chu Chu to find the right opportunity. If we alert the enemy, it will be difficult to take action again."
"Chu Chu, I like you." Old Madam Shen said slowly, "But if you keep on like this, I'll be disappointed. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. If you are so timid, I'm afraid you won't be able to accomplish anything in the future."
Jing Chuchu nodded his head and said yes.
Madam Shen glanced at her, looking a little disgusted, and said, "Get out."
Jing Chuchu retreated in a hurry.
After Jing Chuchu left, Madam Shen smashed the cup in front of her with a "bang" and said angrily, "What a dishonorable thing!"
While instructing the maid to pick up the debris on the ground, Madam Zhang softly consoled her, "Don't worry, old lady. My cousin is probably a little timid. Young ladies always have some concerns when doing things like this."
"How can I not be anxious?" Old Madam Shen said angrily, "Yuan'er already said yesterday that the elder family has been looking for girls for Shen Qiu. If they really decide on one, it will be even more impossible to take action in the future. I originally thought that Jing Chuchu was ambitious, so I helped her, but who knew that she would be a hopeless case!"
Mother Zhang patted Old Madam Shen's chest to comfort her. "My cousin is still young. And what she said makes some sense. The eldest master's family is on high alert right now. If we don't alert them, our reputation will be ruined."
"Then what do you say we should do?" Old Madam Shen said unhappily, "Time is pressing now, and that girl is unwilling to take action. We can't just sit there and watch Shen Qiu marry a young lady from a wealthy family, right?"
"Madam," Mother Zhang mused for a moment, "My cousin is young. It would be a bit risky for her to do this. Why not let one of our people do it?"
"Our people?" Old Madam Shen looked at her.
"That's right," said Madam Zhang. "If our people do it, it will naturally be more thorough than what Miss Cousin does. Even if something goes wrong, we can still get Miss Cousin out of the way and leave a way out. But I don't think there will be any problems. This is something that the servants have done easily in the past. I think it will be easy as pie."
Madam Shen's eyes moved slightly, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly said, "You're right. Since that girl doesn't dare to do anything, let someone help her. Call Fu'er and Xi'er in."
…
Naturally, no one knew about this subtle change in Rongjingtang, but whether those who knew would tell others was another matter. On the surface, everything seemed to be progressing in an orderly manner.
On this day, when Shen Miao was returning to the West Courtyard from outside, she happened to run into Shen Yuan.
Ever since the Jing Chuchu siblings arrived at the Shen Mansion, Shen Yuan had been seldom seen, and no one knew what he was up to. Upon returning to Dingjing City, he left early and returned late, which naturally displeased Shen Gui, who thought Shen Yuan was deliberately avoiding him because of Ren Wanyun's situation. He and Shen Yuan had argued several times, each ending in a bad mood. However, these arguments didn't affect Shen Yuan, who remained absent from the mansion as usual.
Finally we met here.
Seeing Shen Miao, Shen Yuan slowed down his pace and said, “Fifth sister.”
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