Chapter 66 He Killed His Big Brother
Shen Shaoheng came to her yesterday and told her that they would discuss the matter of appointing him as the Crown Prince today. Madam Shen would never give up and would definitely reveal their affair.
If his affair were to be exposed, at most he would lose his position as Crown Prince, and in more serious cases he would be expelled from the clan. However, with the old lady's protection, he would have no worries about food and clothing in this life.
And the only thing waiting for her is death.
Shen Shaoheng suggested that his sister come into the house to replace her to deal with Mrs. Shen's attack, and his sister had already agreed. She was asked to hide in the inner room after dinner.
She refused to agree, believing that things like physical examinations would only be done by a midwife, so she wanted Shen Shaoheng to bribe the midwife trusted by Marquis Cheng'en.
However, Shen Shaoheng had many concerns. If he made a wrong move, not only would he fail to bribe the resident, but he would have to hand over the evidence himself.
He relayed his sister's words, "Your sister said that if you hadn't protected her, she would have had countless benefactors, so how could she be innocent? Now she's just being examined in your place. If it means saving your life, it's nothing to her. If you can't survive, she won't live alone."
She finally agreed.
Shen Shaoheng took away her clothes, put them on his sister, dressed her in the same way, and sent her into her yard.
Fortunately, he had already instigated the rebellion of the maidservant beside her, so he was able to conceal the truth.
Aunt Mei was glad that Marquis Cheng'en didn't see her very often, and only saw her a few times when he was ill.
It turned out that Madam Shen treated her as a chess piece and exempted her from paying respects on weekdays.
She was like an invisible person in this mansion. Her sister looked almost identical to her, and only people who were familiar with her could tell the difference, which was how she was able to get away with it.
Aunt Mei looked at Shen Qingtan and said gratefully, "Miss, thank you for saving my life."
Even though Shen Shaoheng was fully prepared, she was still worried, fearing that her sister would endure the humiliation of examining her body, prove her innocence, and save her life.
In order to protect her reputation, the master of the mansion would sell her to a brothel.
She was a woman from a prostitute's family, and in their eyes she was just a plaything. No one cared about her dignity and feelings.
But she didn't expect Shen Qingtan to reach out and pull her out of the abyss, so she no longer had to live in precarious circumstances.
"If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would never be able to be free in this life." Aunt Mei's tears rolled down. After her family fell into poverty, Shen Qingtan was the only one who had no ulterior motives towards her and was willing to lend a hand to save her: "You will be my benefactor from now on. If you can use me in any way, I will repay you."
Shen Qingtan saw her own shadow in Aunt Mei. They both felt the same pain because the people in Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion dragged them into the turmoil for their own benefit.
When she saw Aunt Mei standing there helplessly, her fate in the hands of others, waiting to be judged by others, she couldn't help but feel pity.
In her previous life, she was blinded by family affection and never dreamed that her loving parents would plot against her.
It was not until she learned the truth before her tragic death that she suddenly realized that their kindness to her was calculated from the beginning and had never been sincere.
It shouldn't have happened. They shouldn't have been dragged into this situation and ended up with a tragic death.
The ones who were wrong were Marquis Cheng'en, Madam Shen and others, they are the ones who should die!
Shen Qingtan smiled lightly and said, "It's just a piece of cake."
"Even if it's just a small favor, not everyone is willing to do this kind thing." Aunt Mei kept this kindness in her heart and said softly, "I'll come to thank you after I'm settled."
Shen Qingtan agreed, took the maid and left, going to Old Lady Shen's yard.
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Old Madam Shen and Shen Shaoheng returned to Jufu Hall. She waved her hand to send away the serving maids and ordered her trusted maid to guard the door.
They had left from the front hall before, and when they returned to Jufu Hall, Shen Shaoheng explained everything to Old Madam Shen.
And the trick of using Aunt Mei's sister to replace her and overthrow Madam Chen.
After hearing that something had happened to Aunt Mei, they hurried over again and asked Old Madam Shen to calm the situation and prevent the matter from getting out of control.
When Old Lady Shen thought of the vicious things that Madam Shen had done, she became furious.
"That vicious woman Liu came up with such a sinister trick to harm you. She simply didn't leave you any way to survive." Old Lady Shen's face was filled with anger, and her eyes were filled with hatred.
Mrs. Shen's name is Liu Deyin. Her maiden family is the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, which is now in decline and not as prosperous as it used to be.
Madam Shen calmed down her anger and asked about the real matter: "The matter between you and Concubine Mei is true. If you let her go like this, aren't you afraid that she will become a disaster?"
According to her idea, Aunt Mei should be sent to a farm to be raised.
"No, if she hadn't woken me up, I would still be confused now."
Shen Shaoheng escaped a disaster, but he did not feel the joy of victory. Instead, he felt a little disappointed.
When he was young, Madam Shen selected four beautiful maids to serve him, and another four pretty little maids to be his playmates. He grew up among women.
When he was thirteen or fourteen years old, those beautiful maids seduced him at the instruction of Madam Shen. However, he was young at the time and thought that the maids just wanted to marry into a rich family.
It was not until Shen Qingtan caused trouble when he returned home that he came to his senses. After carefully reviewing what had happened around him in the past, he realized that Madam Shen intended to train him into a playboy who was greedy for women, cockfighting and running errands.
And he did become a scumbag just as Mrs. Shen had planned, and the brothel was his second home.
Among all the beautiful women, he was only attracted to Aunt Mei.
I just felt that she was different from the women in the brothels, and I treated her with sincerity.
Because he had involved her in a conspiracy, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
If she wants freedom, then let her go, and from now on, we owe each other nothing.
"If she were still from the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, who knows what my good second aunt would do to her." Shen Shaoheng curled his lips and said indifferently: "If she leaves the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, no matter what happens to her, it will not involve me."
Old Madam Shen didn't know what she was thinking about, and said sadly, "This is her karma and fate. If she hadn't valued her feelings and protected her sister's innocence, no one would have been able to save her today."
Aunt Mei's sister is not an ungrateful person. She is willing to endure humiliation for her sister. The relationship between these two sisters is truly rare.
She thought of her deceased eldest son and daughter-in-law, and her expression was filled with grief.
"Heng'er, if you can do your best, Grandmother will protect your title." Old Madam Shen said with a firm look, "No one can take away what belongs to you."
The old man wanted to train his eldest son, so he sent him to serve as an official in a remote place. When his term was over, he was transferred back to the capital and then asked to be named the crown prince.
During his three years of exile, the eldest son performed very well and made many achievements. When he was transferred back to Beijing to report on his work, the second son took the initiative to leave Beijing to pick up the eldest son's family.
Finally, they encountered robbers on the way, the eldest son and his wife were killed, and the second son was seriously injured.
She was devastated and fell ill.
At that time, Mrs. Shen behaved very respectfully, staying by her side without taking off her clothes to take care of her illness, and also took care of the funeral of her eldest son and daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Shen offered to raise Shen Shaoheng so that she could rest and recuperate.
She thought that Madam Shen would be a capable mistress of the house, so she gave Shen Shaoheng to Madam Shen to raise.
Later, she accidentally heard some rumors that her eldest son and daughter-in-law were killed by her second son.
At that time, she became suspicious and in order to test her second son, when he inherited the title, she proposed to return the title to Shen Shaoheng after he grew up.
The second son agreed very readily, and her suspicions were half dispelled. She carefully observed Mrs. Shen's attitude towards Shen Shaoheng.
Mrs. Shen loved Shen Shaoheng very much. She said that she felt sorry for him because he lost his parents at a young age and treated him like her own son.
Even after Shen Shaohuai was born, Madam Shen never treated Shen Shaoheng badly, and she finally felt relieved.
It was not until nine years ago that she found out the truth: the robbers were led by her second son, who even killed his eldest brother for the title.
She realized it too late. Shen Shaoheng had already been spoiled by Madam Shen.
Because of this, even though Shen Shaoheng was not capable of the task, she still insisted on letting him inherit the title.
In order to consider the overall situation, she did not tell Shen Shaoheng about this.
Because Shen Shaoheng was incompetent, if he knew that his second uncle and second aunt were enemies, he would not be able to hide his hatred, and they would find out and kill him.
"Grandma, I didn't want to fight." Shen Shaoheng knew that he was a piece of mud, greedy for pleasure, and not interested in a career in politics: "They forced me to do it."
Even if he destroyed the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, he would not let the second wife inherit it!
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