Chapter 57 Zhao Yi follows Shen Qingtan
Mrs. Shen's eyes were red. For the first time in her life, she was reprimanded mercilessly by her husband and even slapped.
"My Lord, I wanted to avenge Zhu'er, but I acted impulsively and was not thorough enough. I was able to be taken advantage of and outmaneuvered."
Madam Shen was afraid of the furious Marquis Cheng'en and did not dare to defend herself.
Marquis Cheng'en said coldly, "During this period, you have been visiting your mother morning and night. She doesn't want to see you. Even if you stand by the door and wait, you must wait for an hour before returning."
Madam Shen's face was pale. The old lady had already exempted her from the morning and evening visits. Even if she wanted to pretend to be filial and pay her respects, the old lady never saw her once.
Not to mention standing for an hour, even if she stood from morning to night, the old lady would not invite her into the house.
Marquis Cheng'en asked her to act deliberately in front of the old lady, which was also a disguised punishment for her.
"My Lord..."
"It's too late to say more." Marquis Cheng'en interrupted her and said in a deep voice, "Take Huai'er to your mother and apologize."
Mrs. Shen felt aggrieved, but she could only swallow her anger and turned to walk out of the study.
Shen Shaohuai never interrupted when Madam Shen and Marquis Cheng'en were arguing.
Especially since he did something wrong today and Marquis Cheng'en was angry, if he tried to excuse Madam Shen, it would be like adding fuel to the fire, and the fire would burn him.
He walked out of the study in silence, and saw Shen Shaoheng swaggering towards him.
"Oh, Second Aunt, who slapped you in the face?" Shen Shaoheng gathered his sleeves, leaned over and stared at Mrs. Shen's red and swollen face, and said in surprise: "Could it be that Second Uncle heard the rumors outside and blamed you for not raising your son well, so he slapped you just now?"
Mrs. Shen's face turned pale and blue.
Shen Shaohuai frowned tightly.
"Uncle, is there a misunderstanding here? Although Auntie raised a playboy like me, we can't just condemn her and think she can't raise a gentleman."
Chen Shaoheng looked at Marquis Cheng'en at the door of the study and said with a playful smile: "Besides, my second brother has always only read the books of sages and saints, he is not that kind of person. Even if he sleeps in the concubine's room, the date has to be set by Second Aunt. If he was a lustful person, he would not listen to Second Aunt and would have secretly sneaked into the concubine's bed."
Yes, if Shen Shaohuai was a lustful person, he would have cheated on me in private long ago, so he would keep a woman outside!
The people at the door all understood what was meant and their faces turned pale.
Shen Shaoheng admired their aggrieved looks and felt refreshed.
He accidentally heard the rumor that Shen Shaohuai was keeping a mistress outside, and immediately returned home to tell the old lady.
The old lady loved him very much and wanted him to inherit the title, but unfortunately he was not ambitious and was not interested in the position.
As Shen Shaohuai became more and more successful, the old lady began to waver.
Today he deliberately exaggerated things in front of the old lady, and expressed his desire to study hard, to inherit the title himself, and to guard the mansion for his late father.
He also instigated the old lady to ask relatives to come forward and force Marquis Cheng'en to appoint him as the crown prince.
The old lady agreed.
"Uncle, anger is harmful to your health. Let's talk it out and resolve the misunderstanding. Don't use force." Shen Shaoheng put his hands behind his back and glanced at Madam Shen: "Grandmother will invite relatives to the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow. Aunt's face is swollen. How can we face people?"
Madam Shen’s expression suddenly changed: “You…what do you mean by this?”
Marquis Cheng'en and Shen Shaohuai were also unable to remain calm.
As soon as Shen Shaohuai got into trouble, the old lady wanted to invite the relatives over. Maybe she wanted to force Marquis Cheng'en to ask for Shen Shaoheng to be the prince?
Shen Shaoheng said without scheming, "Maybe my second brother passed the imperial examination and brought honor to the family, so grandmother planned to ask my second uncle to ask for him to be named the Crown Prince."
The three of them were silent for a moment, and could no longer sit still, so they went to see the old lady immediately.
Shen Shaoheng looked at the backs of the three people leaving and sneered.
In this matter, he has to thank his eldest sister. If it weren't for his second aunt wanting to deal with her, she wouldn't have ended up hurting Shen Shaohuai and giving him the opportunity to tear off a piece of meat from their hands.
Shen Shaoheng returned to his room, wrote a letter in a very eloquent manner, and asked someone to send it to Shen Qingtan.
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After watching the excitement on Nanshui Street, Shen Qingtan took a carriage back to the Duke's Mansion.
She understood the minds of those people and was able to pull off this big show.
Zhu Yu does not necessarily love Zhao Yi, but she loves Zhao Yi because he can give her wealth and glory. Anyone who can give her a rich life can replace Zhao Yi's position in her heart.
Zhu Yu was threatened by Zhao Yi yesterday, and she couldn't help feeling fear in her heart, fearing that Zhao Yi would capture her and hand her over to Lord Jiang.
Today, a gentle and elegant gentleman came. How could Zhu Yu not be tempted?
As long as she gets close to Shen Shaohuai, Zhao Yi will not touch her.
Mrs. Shen will definitely see a scene that will make her angry.
With Mrs. Shen's extreme desire to control Shen Shaohuai, how could she tolerate Zhu Yu seducing Shen Shaohuai?
She sent someone to pass the message to Shen Shaoheng again, but she didn't know whether Shen Shaoheng could seize this opportunity and take back the position of the prince.
I hope this cousin won't let her down.
After returning to Lanxueyuan, Shen Qingtan washed up again and received a letter from Shen Shaoheng.
She was a little surprised. She sat in front of the bronze mirror, opened the thin envelope, and pulled out a piece of letter. The handwriting on it was crooked, as if a puppy had crawled there. It was so ugly that it was unbearable to look at.
"Sister, the weather is very nice tomorrow. I invite you to come to my house to watch the face-changing tricks. This is the troupe's specialty."
Shen Qingtan: “…” How mean.
She handed the letter to Liu Yue: "Burn it."
"Hey." Liu Yue took the letter and burned it.
Tingxue put on new makeup for Shen Qingtan, specially applying peach blossom makeup.
Shen Qingtan finished drawing her eyebrows with the black ink and then took a look in the bronze mirror.
Another figure appeared in the mirror.
She was stunned for a moment, and her watery eyes met the man's dark eyes in the bronze mirror.
Zhao Yi looked at Shen Qingtan's bright and beautiful face, which looked even more radiant and charming with her exquisite makeup.
He said softly, "Going out again?"
"Yes." Shen Qingtan felt uncomfortable under his gaze and put down the bronze mirror in his hand: "Fourth Aunt asked me to go out for a walk."
Zhao Yi was a little surprised that Shen Qingtan was on good terms with the Fourth Madam. Then, thinking of the Fourth Madam's temperament, he rubbed his eyebrows.
Shen Qingtan noticed his abnormality: "What's wrong? You don't want me to go out?"
"...No." Zhao Yi did not restrict her freedom, but only reminded her: "Be careful when you go out, and don't let your guard down."
Shen Qingtan smiled and said, "I'm going out with Fourth Aunt, don't worry."
Zhao Yi: “…” It’s because of her that I’m worried.
After a while, the fourth lady's maid came to ask Shen Qingtan to leave the house.
Zhao Yi sat on the couch and flipped a page of a book, but he was still worried, so he left the house and followed Shen Qingtan and the Fourth Madam's carriage to the gate of a secluded house.
He lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the plaque hanging on the house, and his eyelids twitched suddenly.
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