Chapter 43 Do you just like married women?
Pei Jiming noticed her expression was off: "What's wrong?"
Seeing that the princess was still there, Shen Shu hesitated to speak, saying, "It's nothing, thank you, Young Master Pei."
If he wants to know, she can tell him when she has the chance; now is not the time.
Pei Jiming understood, gave her an affirmative look, and gestured to Shen Shu that he would come to find her again in the middle of the night.
Shen Shu nodded, thinking that she would briefly explain to Pei Jiming before secretly going down the mountain to find Lin Wei.
After all, Pei Jiming had also contributed to saving Fang Lanzhi, so it was reasonable for him to know the truth. After all, they had even discussed marriage, so he could be considered... part of the family.
Suddenly, the words I had spoken to Fang's mother yesterday—that Lin Wei wasn't an outsider—came to mind.
Shen Shu felt her face getting hot.
But Pei Jiming misunderstood, thinking that Shen Shu was shy towards him.
He immediately felt even more cheerful, and his joy was impossible to hide.
The princess wanted to slap her son for looking so smug. This was someone else's fiancée!
Could it be…? A ridiculous thought flashed through the princess’s mind. She had never seen her son so enthusiastic about any young lady of marriageable age. Could it be that he had a thing for married women?
Do you just like other people's things?
The princess felt her vision go black. Good heavens, what am I going to do...?
The carriage traveled for another half hour before the driver announced that they had arrived at Qiyun Temple.
The princess got off the carriage first and told Shen Shu that she needed to change her clothes first, and asked her to go in with the monks in the temple first.
In reality, the princess wanted to get Pei Jiming away first.
If we let him follow us again, who knows how he'll try to curry favor with Shu'er.
Wen Lanting is still watching them closely. If they manage to find something on them, it could be disastrous.
Shen Shu nodded, feeling grateful that the princess had allowed her to ride in the princess's carriage. She would naturally continue to travel with Wen Lanting and the others.
Seeing this, Fang's mother hurriedly stepped forward to help Shen Shu out of the car, and whispered about how Shen Xiao had just told Lin Wei about the fire.
Shen Shu's expression changed.
She realized that it was no wonder Lin Wei was angry; it turned out that it was her good older sister who was making the offerings.
After the princess and the others had gone some distance, Shen Xiao stepped forward and said in a sarcastic tone:
"My sister is quite capable, managing to seduce Lord Lin and even anger Pei Jiming... You, you, you, what are you doing? This is a royal temple, are you going to beat someone up here?"
As Shen Xiao was speaking, Shen Shu rolled up her sleeves and slapped her, forcing Shen Xiao to stop talking.
Shen Shu: "Sister just ate a mouthful of feces, no wonder her mouth smells so bad."
"What nonsense are you spouting! When am I supposed to eat...?"
Shen Xiao blushed deeply, remembering how Shi Feng's horse had splashed her face and mouth with urine and manure, leaving her speechless.
"Sister's mouth was already quite smelly before she ate any feces, but I didn't expect it to become even smellier after eating feces." Shen Shu looked at her coldly.
"Shu'er, why are you bullying your sister again? This is a sacred Buddhist site! What are you saying!"
Wen Lanting got off the carriage and was startled to see Shen Shu rolling up her sleeves.
They were afraid that Shen Shu would hit them again.
Shen Shu sneered, turned around and led Fang's mother into Qiyun Temple.
But her hand trembled slightly inside her sleeve; heaven knows how much she had wanted to slap him just now.
angry!
Wen Lanting was so angry that she couldn't speak when she saw that Shen Shu didn't acknowledge her at all, and didn't even call her "mother".
She couldn't help but wonder if Shen Shu was really her child, how could she be so disobedient!
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind.
Wen Lanting and Shen Xiao turned around and both showed delighted expressions; it was the carriage of the Duke of Qing.
"Sister Xiao!"
Xia Qingqing had spotted Shen Xiao early on, and as soon as the carriage came to a stop, she ran towards her.
Lady Qingguo had always been on good terms with Wen Lanting. Recently, the matter at the Duke's mansion had caused quite a stir. Although the outside world was saying extremely harsh things, such as that Wen Lanting had mistreated and framed his own daughter, she did not believe a single word of it.
She didn't see Wen Lanting come out to greet anyone at Shen Shu's welcome banquet last time.
He was upset again by Xia Qingqing's act of taking off her clothes and drinking dirty medicine at the banquet, and he was sick for several days. He didn't have a chance to ask Wen Lanting what exactly happened. Today was just the right time.
Wen Lanting and Shen Xiao had finally found someone to confide in, so they separated and each began to weep at their own graves.
Shen Xiao asked with teary eyes, "Since we parted that day, is Sister Xia still well?"
It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because even mentioning it brought tears to Xia Qingqing's eyes.
That day, she was taken back to the Duke of Qing's mansion by his entourage and held in a water vat for three whole hours until the effects of the medicine wore off. She was so cold that she fell ill and lay in bed for many days. Just then, she was punished by being made to kneel in the ancestral hall to reflect on her actions.
If it weren't for His Majesty's decree ordering officials' families to pray for the Empress Dowager's well-being, she would probably still be kneeling in the ancestral hall right now.
Shen Xiao could tell from her reaction that Xia Qingqing had probably been punished severely as well, so they tacitly avoided mentioning the matter.
Xia Qingqing said bitterly, "It's all because of that Shen Shu, she must be the one who ruined us!"
Shen Xiao said, "It's her! She admitted it herself!"
Xia Qingqing's eyes widened: "She admitted it? Then?"
She pulled Shen Xiao's hand and walked forward: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go tell Mother right now and let them stand up for us."
Seeing Xia Qingqing's impulsiveness, Shen Xiao quickly pulled her back:
"Sister Xia, you don't know, my younger sister is very cunning. She only admits it to my face, but when it comes to our parents, she refuses to admit it."
"It's a pity I didn't find any evidence, otherwise I would have reported it to my elders long ago, and she's still so arrogant now."
Xia Qingqing looked unwilling: "So we're just going to let her go like this?"
Shen Xiao comforted her, "Sister Xia, don't worry, she won't be smug for long."
Xia Qingqing was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
Shen Xiao whispered Wen Lanting's plan and intentions in Xia Qingqing's ear.
However, some details were omitted, and some things were fabricated:
"Sister Xia, you don't know, my younger sister has caught the eye of Prince Cheng. You tell me, she's so shameless, seducing Marquis Lin and then his uncle. Do you think His Majesty can tolerate her?"
Xia Qingqing was shocked, clearly having misunderstood: "I heard that His Highness Prince Cheng was punished by His Majesty and has been meditating in Qiyun Temple for the past few months. Could it be... that your sister came here specifically to meet him in secret?"
They found it unbelievable that Cheng Wang was already in his thirties and a debauched man, how could he compare to Lin Wei, who was young, handsome and talented?
Has Shen Shu lost her mind?
Are you so desperate for wealth and luxury that you've gone mad?
Xia Qingqing hadn't lost her mind yet: "This... can't be, right?"
Shen Xiao looked around to make sure Shen Shu wasn't there, then continued making up a story that was three parts truth and seven parts fiction.
He embellished the story again, recounting how Shen Shu returned home late at night and was discovered by Shen Xiao, how she had already lost her virginity to Pei Jiming, how she seduced Lin Wei, and how she gained the favor of Prince Cheng.
Shen Shu was described as a promiscuous and shameless woman.
Xia Qingqing had no choice but to believe Shen Xiao's story, which sounded very convincing. She guessed, "Do you think your sister got this marriage by sleeping with Lord Lin?"
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