Chapter 39 My Brother's Leg is Crippled
As soon as Shen Shu entered the mansion, Shen Qiushan and Wen Lanting rushed over impatiently.
They cornered Shen Shu directly in the front yard.
Upon seeing Shen Shu, Wen Lanting couldn't help but want to rush over and hit her. It was all because of this jinx! This devil!
She beat her perfectly healthy son into a cripple, and now Wen Lanting really wants to kill Shen Shu.
Shen Shu dodged and grabbed Wen Lanting's wrist.
"My mother is getting more and more formidable. Before, if she wanted to cause me trouble, she would at least find a pretext, but now she doesn't even bother to pretend and just goes straight for it?"
Wen Lanting was so angry that her eyes were seeing stars. She tried to break free from Shen Shu and struggled with all her might.
Upon seeing this, Shen Shu suddenly loosened her grip. If Shen Qiushan hadn't caught her in time, Wen Lanting would have fallen hard.
"This is outrageous! How dare you lay a hand on your own mother!"
Upon seeing Shen Shu, Shen Qiushan's anger intensified, and Shen Lian's screams seemed to echo in his ears.
Shen Shu's eyes narrowed: "You keep repeating the same few sentences. Can't you say something new?"
Shen Qiushan closed his eyes and silently told himself to stay calm and not to let Shen Shu lead him by the nose.
He tried his best to suppress his anger: "You want to hear something new? Fine! Then tell me, why did you beat your brother like this? Even if Lian'er really did something wrong, any punishment would be acceptable, but it doesn't have to be done by crippling your brother! Isn't what you did too cruelly!"
After all, this is her own brother. Even if he was wrong in his words, she shouldn't have been so cruel.
This wretched girl not only married into a wealthy family but also dared to beat her own flesh and blood relatives, relying on the power of outsiders. She's an ungrateful wretch!
Shen Shu sneered: "Me, vicious?"
"Why didn't you call him ruthless when my brother tried to kill me in the street? Today, in front of his cronies, he said I went to Yunyan Pavilion to find male lovers, spouting nonsense and humiliating me. And Lord Lin heard it all. Do you think he should be punished?"
"Besides, the Marquis didn't really punish me today; he just paid back the beating I owed last time. That's already an act of leniency. What more does Father want from me?"
Shen Qiushan's mind was buzzing. What was this about Yunyan Pavilion?
It turned out that Shen Lian had been beaten fifty times during the day and was already unconscious, so he hadn't had a chance to tell Shen Qiushan and his wife what had happened that day.
They naturally had no idea what had happened.
Shen Qiushan cursed Shen Lian a hundred and eight thousand times in his heart. This son's leg injury hasn't even healed yet, and he's already so impatient?!
He was so blinded by lust that he reached the extreme!
But given the situation, Shen Qiushan could only try to salvage the situation for Shen Lian: "What do you mean, 'kill you in the street'? That's old news, why bring it up again? Did you really have to go to such extremes and cripple him?"
"And you, an unmarried young lady, speak of Yunyan Pavilion so casually, aren't you ashamed!"
Wen Lanting had calmed down by now, and she looked at Shen Shu: "You went to Yunyan Pavilion too?"
Shen Shu scoffed, "I went, so what? Going with the Marquis, what does Mother want to say now? Shameless? Unashamed? Or is she saying I'm indecent?"
Wen Lanting was so angry that his face turned red. He thought to himself, "Is Lin Wei out of his mind?! He actually took his fiancée to a brothel!"
What kind of quirks are these! In her opinion, Lin Wei is probably crazy too, no wonder he could fall for Shen Shu.
These two are a match made in heaven!
Seeing that Wen Lanting was about to be provoked by Shen Shu again, Shen Qiushan quickly interrupted, "Enough! Your mother was only asking you out of concern. Look at what you're saying."
Shen Shu said, "Since Father said it was out of concern for me, then I'll go back and rest."
After saying that, she turned to leave.
But Shen Qiushan shouted at him, "Stop! You think this is over? Lian'er is still lying unconscious in bed. If you don't give him an explanation today, don't even think about stepping out of this courtyard!"
Shen Shu did not stop walking, her voice as cold as ice: "An explanation? The explanation I can give him has already been given by the Marquis. As for the explanation that Father wants, I'm afraid he'll have to wait until Brother recovers and comes to me in person to ask for it."
She paused, thinking that if she didn't make her point clear, they might keep bothering her.
As she walked, she said, "Father and Mother are so angry today, probably not because they really care about my brother, but because they care that he can no longer fight for your power and benefit you, and can no longer bring you any good."
Her words were like a sharp knife, piercing the sore spots of Shen Qiushan and Wen Lanting, and their faces instantly turned extremely ugly.
Wen Lanting and Shen Qiushan watched Shen Shu's departing figure, their faces turning as black as the bottom of a pot.
“My lord, we must get rid of this wretched girl. Look at her now, she’s not even married yet, but she’s already so presumptuous by using the name of the Marquis of Dingyuan. If she really takes power in the future, we’ll probably have nowhere to go.”
Shen Qiushan was filled with conflicting emotions.
Wen Lanting added fuel to the fire: "My lord, look at how many outrageous things that wretched girl has done since she came back. She probably hates us for abandoning her in the countryside for more than ten years and is deliberately coming to take revenge on us. If she really marries that protective Marquis of Dingyuan, she'll probably be the first one to come and deal with us."
Tears streamed down her face: "My lord, I am your wife of decades, and you have watched Xiao'er and Lian'er grow up. You can't be so heartless."
"Alright!" Shen Qiushan was annoyed by Wen Lanting's crying.
"You handle it as you see fit. You don't need to reply to me whether it's good or bad."
Shen Qiushan was persuaded; if he couldn't control the power, he might as well destroy it sooner rather than later.
He truly regretted not waking up sooner; if he had chosen to eliminate Shen Shu earlier, Lian'er's legs wouldn't have been crippled.
Wen Lanting was overjoyed. Did the Duke mean he agreed to get rid of Shen Shu?!
She quickly wiped away her tears, a ruthless glint flashing in her eyes: "Your Excellency is wise."
Just then, Steward Zhao rushed in to report: "Madam, Lord, something terrible has happened!"
Shen Qiushan was already angry, and hearing Steward Zhao's flustered manner, which suggested that he was about to deliver some bad news, reignited his anger.
Their eldest son is crippled; what could be worse than that?
"What are you yelling about? Don't you have any manners?!"
Startled by the shout, Steward Zhao stammered, "I heard that the Cheng Prince's mansion caught fire last night, and more than a hundred concubines ran away. I don't know why, but His Majesty summoned the Cheng Prince to the palace today and severely punished him, saying that the prince should spend three months in a royal temple to reflect on his mistakes, and then be confined to his home for a year."
Shen Qiushan snorted coldly. Although it was somewhat shocking, what did it have to do with their Bogong Mansion?
Why are you telling me this?
Steward Zhao stammered, "His Highness Prince Cheng sent a letter asking whether the matter of sending the young lady of the Bo Gong Mansion to Prince Cheng Mansion still stands?"
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