Why is Chapter 14 different from my previous life?
Inside the Shen Mansion.
Since returning from Shen Wantang's wedding day, Shen Mingxuan has not gone back to her husband's family home.
Life at the Liao family's house was simply unbearable, so she naturally preferred to stay at her parents' home.
However, she wasn't stupid. She knew she couldn't let things get too tense with Liao Youhe, otherwise even if he became successful in the future, he wouldn't treat her well. So she took the initiative to talk to Liao Youhe and coaxed him to stay at the Shen family's house. Only then did the couple's cold relationship ease.
Madam Qi originally thought that she could take this opportunity to let the two of them consummate their marriage, but she did not expect that Liao Youhe would be like a block of wood, indifferent to her beautiful daughter. Even after arranging for the two of them to share a room and a bed, he did not even touch a single hair on his daughter's head.
At this moment, she was extremely angry and frustrated: "You've been married for over a month, and he still hasn't consummated the marriage with you. Isn't that incredibly old-fashioned? This matter has already spread, do you know how others are laughing at you?"
Shen Mingxuan has been eating and sleeping well at home these past few days, and is full of energy: "Mother, it doesn't matter if they laugh at me now. They will envy me in the future. In the future, He will be as famous as his name suggests!"
"From now on, all you ever do is talk about 'from now on,' without ever knowing how far into the future that 'from now on' actually is! I don't care about the future; I just hope you can live well right now, a life that everyone outside will envy!"
"Don't worry, Youhe will pass the imperial examination next year. I will go with him to his post then. When we come back, no one in the capital will dare to gossip anymore."
"Are you sure? He really can pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi?"
"Of course I'm sure. In his previous life, he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. Didn't I tell you that?"
"But you also said that the Prince of Ning's heir would never come to fetch the bride, and that Shen Wantang would lose face. But what happened? The heir came to fetch the bride! Shen Wantang not only didn't lose face, but actually gained face!"
Shen Mingxuan laughed disdainfully: "Tch, what face does she have? On the wedding day, didn't the prince leave without lifting the veil? Everyone knows about it now, she's utterly humiliated!"
"As for the Crown Prince coming to fetch the bride, it was just a small accident. Nobody knows what's wrong with him, but it's clear that he and Shen Wantang won't consummate their marriage. It's normal for things to be different from the previous life; they can't be exactly the same. But the final result will definitely be the same: Xiao Qingyuan will die, and Liao Youhe will be promoted and become the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review."
Qi opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.
For a moment, she didn't know whether it was more shameful that her daughter had been married for over a month and her son-in-law still refused to consummate the marriage, or that Shen Wantang's veil hadn't been lifted.
Anyway, the Shen family has been incredibly disgraced lately, and everyone is laughing at them.
While eating her snacks, Shen Mingxuan said, "Just you wait and see. This time, Xiao Qingyuan won't accompany Shen Wantang back for her homecoming. He doesn't care about anyone else but that damned nun. Shen Wantang will come back all alone, pitiful and pathetic!"
In her previous life, she returned to her parents' home alone because Xiao Qingyuan did not acknowledge her as his wife; he was still single-mindedly pursuing Chu Yanluo.
Before she could finish speaking, a maid rushed in, flustered: "It's terrible! Madam, something terrible has happened, outside..."
Before she could finish speaking, Madam Qi coldly interrupted her: "You unlucky thing! My daughter is perfectly fine here! Who taught you to barge in like this? Who taught you to say such ominous things?!"
"Granny Yin, slap her!"
Having received her orders, Granny Yin stepped forward and slapped the little maid twice across the face: "Xiangque, your manners are so poor, you deserve to be beaten!"
The maid's pale face was swollen from the beating, and blood instantly flowed from the corner of her mouth.
She knelt down with a thud, trembling as she kowtowed, crying and shouting, "Madam, I will never dare to do it again! I know I was wrong!"
But Madam Qi was in a bad mood these past two days, and the little maidservant had crossed the line, so she flew into a rage: "What are you crying for! Who gave you permission to cry? You only got two slaps, and you're acting like you're mourning at a grave. Are you deliberately cursing me to die soon?"
"Granny Yin, beat her again! Beat her until she learns her manners!"
This time, Granny Yin took the board and struck the little maid hard until her clothes on the back were soaked with blood before she stopped.
The little maid was beaten half to death and could no longer cry. She lay on the ground, twitching slightly, barely breathing.
Shen Mingxuan frowned slightly: "What are you doing? You've made a mess of the floor tiles and it smells so bad with blood. Isn't this just bad luck?"
Madam Qi glanced at Granny Yin: "Why did you hit her so hard? You scared Xuan'er. Hurry up and throw her out, then light some incense to get rid of the smell!"
Granny Yin immediately ordered people to carry the little maid out, and then had the floor tiles cleaned and incense lit.
Soon, the smell of blood in the room was masked.
Shen Mingxuan was still dissatisfied: "How did the nanny train the maid? She's so clumsy and reckless. She rushed in shouting that something bad had happened. Anyone who didn't know better would think something terrible had happened at home!"
Granny Yin hurriedly said, "Miss, this maid was only bought half a year ago and is still being trained. She has only ever done rough work in the courtyard and has never been inside the house. Today, we asked her to go outside to pick up the Second Miss for her homecoming, but she ran in before the Second Miss even returned."
Shen Mingxuan waved her hand and said sarcastically, "Is my half-sister not coming back? The young master is not going to accompany her back to her parents' home. On their wedding night, before the veil was even lifted, he said in front of all the guests that he didn't want to marry her at all. How embarrassing! If I were her, I wouldn't have the face to go back to my parents' home either!"
She had barely finished speaking when the curtain was lifted and Shen Guannian walked in. His face was grim as he said to Madam Qi, "Why is there no one at the door to greet the young master when he accompanies Wan Tang back to her parents' home?! Is this how you manage the household?! You've ruined me!"
Madam Qi was stunned: "What did you say? The young master came back with Wan Tang?"
Shen Mingxuan suddenly stood up: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Xiao Qingyuan should be with Chu Yanluo right now!"
"The young master is standing right at the door, and you still say it's impossible?!"
Shen Guannian was furious, wishing he could slap the mother and daughter both: "Hurry up and go out to greet him! He's standing at the door, and a huge crowd is gathered outside gossiping. My Shen family is almost becoming a laughing stock in the capital! If Prince Ning finds out that we've left his son standing outside like this, my career will be over!"
Madam Qi stiffened: "We are the elders. Even if he is the heir apparent, there is no reason for us to go out and greet him, is there?"
Shen Mingxuan's face turned deathly pale: "How could this be? Why is it different from my previous life? What went wrong?!"
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