Chapter 349: No descendants (2)
Chen Ruoqiu said quickly, "I was just talking nonsense, Master, please don't take it personally." She felt a little annoyed. Shen Wan hated these supernatural things the most. She was afraid that her careless words just now would upset Shen Wan. She echoed Shen Wan's words, "That's true, but it seems that it's always the second brother's family that's in trouble. First it was Qingjie'er, then the second sister-in-law, and now it's Yuan'er..." The more Chen Ruoqiu spoke, the more uneasy she felt. Although she used to look down on and envy Ren Wanyun, after Ren Wanyun went crazy, it seemed that there was no one left in the mansion who could stand on her side. Luo Xueyan? Shen Xin and Shen Wan didn't crawl out of the same mother's womb, how could they be sincere?
"That's right," Shen Wan said, "I don't know who the second brother has made enemies with on a daily basis. Now that I look at it together, it seems like it was planned long ago."
"Second brother will inevitably offend some people in the officialdom tomorrow," Chen Ruoqiu said. "But why did it have to happen this year? It seems that since Fifth Sister woke up after falling into the water, things have been happening one after another..."
"You're not saying it was Xiaowu who did it, are you?" Shen Wan laughed. "If Xiaowu had that kind of ability, I'm afraid the world would be in chaos." He patted Chen Ruqiu's hand soothingly. "I know you've been working hard these days. Don't let your imagination run wild. How could a girl like Xiaowu have such a skill? She said it was her eldest brother and his wife who taught her, but they would never use such a blunt knife to grind meat. They are always quick and decisive..." Shen Wan said, "I'll keep an eye on this matter. Don't think too much about it. You should pay attention to Yue'er's marriage. She's getting old enough to get married."
When Chen Yue's marriage was mentioned, Chen Ruoqiu suppressed his suspicions about Shen Miao. Shen Wan valued offspring more than Shen Gui. Over the years, he had never disdained that Shen Yue was a daughter and he truly loved her. Chen Ruoqiu smiled and said, "I will listen to the master."
In the west courtyard, Shen Miao was putting on her clothes. Jingzhe straightened her hair while saying, "The Second Young Master's coffin has been brought back. I heard that he will be buried soon. There won't even be a grand funeral."
Aside from the first wife, all the members of the Shen family were known for their appearances. Just like how Old Madam Shen's birthdays were celebrated with a grand banquet, Shen Yuan, the eldest son of the second wife, wasn't even given a proper funeral after his death. It was truly a bit cold-blooded. While this was certainly partly to cover up the scandal, more importantly, there weren't many people in the court willing to offend Sun Tianzheng for Shen Yuan. Even if a funeral were held, the number of mourners wouldn't be high, and it would only lead to ridicule.
"The Second Master hasn't been at home during the day these past few days." Guyu also said, "Even if he went back, he would stay in Aunt Wan's courtyard. It's already this time, and they are his own flesh and blood after all, yet they are so heartless."
Shen Miao smiled: "During the day, he is busy trying to win over the court officials who are estranged from him. As for the night, if he doesn't rest in Aunt Wan's room, does he want to sleep in the same bed with Second Aunt?"
Originally intending to take this opportunity to rebuke Shen Gui's ruthlessness, Chen Miao had simply uttered the words "sharing the same bed" with such a chutzpah. Gu Yu felt somewhat embarrassed, and wondered why Shen Miao had become so bold. Her manners were clearly impeccable, but when it came to matters between men and women, why couldn't she be shy? Even if she was pretending, it was fine. Otherwise, when men saw her in the future, they would only be surprised by Shen Miao's ferocity. Who would dare approach her?
Shen Miao had never noticed Gu Yu's expression, so she had no idea that Gu Yu had so many thoughts in his mind. She only asked, "What's the news from the Sun family?"
"The Sun family hid it too well, and the servants knew very little." Jingzhe said hurriedly: "I only know that my cousin must have had a hard time. I heard that on the first day, the first day..." She couldn't go on.
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