Chapter 67: Madam Shen’s gift to show her sincerity!
The grandfather and grandson talked for a while, and then Shen Qingtan came with her maid.
Hong Xingtong passed the message and invited Shen Qingtan into the house.
Shen Qingtan bowed to Old Madam Shen and said, "Greetings, Grandmother."
"Come sit next to grandma." Old Madam Shen waved to Shen Qingtan, and then said to Shen Shaoheng, who was sitting beside her in a disorganized manner, "Go back to your room. I'm having a headache seeing you."
"Since my elder sister is here, you think I'm an eyesore." Shen Shaoheng stood up lazily and glanced at Shen Qingtan: "Sister, I originally wanted to invite you to watch those actors change their faces, but who knew that I would perform the trick myself for you. I will remember your kindness today. If I see my brother-in-law in the brothel in the future, I will beat him up for you."
Shen Qingtan: “…”
Shen Shaoheng left in a swagger, his mood not affected at all, as if nothing had happened today.
"This bastard." Old Madam Shen cursed with a smile.
Shen Qingtan smiled, her mind clear as a mirror, that the reason why Old Madam Shen was so kind to her was simply because she had come forward to help Shen Shaoheng today.
"Ever since your uncle passed away, grandma has been in poor health and has almost stopped entertaining guests." Old Madam Shen looked at Shen Qingtan kindly, examining her carefully. "In the blink of an eye, you've grown from a little girl to a married woman."
"When I was little, my mother told me that my grandmother was in poor health and needed to rest. She didn't allow us to bother her, fearing that we would disturb her peace."
Shen Qingtan looked up at the wrinkled face of Old Madam Shen. She was of the same age as Old Madam Zhao, but looked much older than her.
She sighed and said, "Grandma's health has improved, but I'm married now. I can't always be by your side to show my filial piety to you."
"As long as you're happy, Grandmother will be at peace." Old Madam Shen said with a look of sorrow, "All the children your mother raised are promising, but Heng'er is the only one who has no talent at all. He always gets into trouble outside, making me, an old man, worry about him. Of all the people in this mansion, you're the only one who treats him with such warmth. If you hadn't stepped forward to help him, he would still be facing a lawsuit today."
"Grandma, siblings should help each other." Shen Qingtan heard that the old lady was trying to win her over, and said gently, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. You should take care of your own health first."
"You are a good child who values friendship and understanding. If your elder brother gets into trouble in the future, if you can help him, do so and don't let him go down a dark path." Old Madam Shen took the small wooden box from the Luohan bed and placed it in Shen Qingtan's palm. "On the day you returned home, your grandmother was so angry with your unruly elder brother that she fell ill and couldn't give you the gift she had prepared. You're going back to the Marquis' Mansion today, and I'll give it to you."
Shen Qingtan refused: "Grandma..."
Old Madam Shen interrupted her: "Girl, this will be what you want." Then, she said meaningfully: "Just think of it as a thank you gift from your grandmother. Thank you for speaking up for Heng'er today."
Having said this, Shen Qingtan accepted the box.
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Madam Shen lay on the short couch, crying silently.
Old Madam Shen asked her to bring Zhu Yu into the mansion to be Shen Shaohuai's concubine. It was obvious that she was deliberately warning her not to touch Shen Shaoheng again.
Mrs. Shen was filled with hatred. She hated that Mrs. Shen only had Shen Shaoheng as her grandson and didn't care about Shen Shaohuai's life or death.
Once Shen Shaohuai accepts Zhu Yu as his concubine, there will be many more twists and turns in the future marriage negotiations.
She regretted it so much that she shouldn't have instigated Zhu Yu to find Zhao Yi and cause trouble for Shen Qingtan.
Now they are completely shooting themselves in the foot.
"Huai'er, what should I do? What should I do?" Madam Shen felt very upset, but she couldn't bear to scold Shen Shaohuai. She blamed it all on the servant who served Shen Shaohuai: "If the servant had informed me in advance that you were going to look for Zhu Yu, I would have stopped you. How could this happen today?"
Shen Shaohuai felt a sense of depression in his chest. He looked down on vain women like Zhu Yu.
Especially since that woman was someone Zhao Yi looked down upon. If he brought her into the house, wouldn't that be like picking up something Zhao Yi didn't want?
He even suspected that all of this was caused by Shen Qingtan alone.
The next moment, he rejected it again.
After all, that day, Shen Qingtan just came to him to complain and stopped him from going to find Zhu Yu.
But I always feel that there is something strange, but I can't figure it out.
Shen Shaohuai asked, "Mother, why did you suddenly come to Jiuxiang to find me that day?"
"Shen Qingtan invited me to meet him at the teahouse. He mentioned the rumors circulating about you and Zhu Yu, so I went over and saw that bitch Zhu Yu seducing you!" Madam Shen said bitterly, "I think about it carefully. It must be Shen Qingtan who deliberately harmed us mother and son."
Shen Shaohuai's first thought was disbelief. Shen Qingtan was not a prophet, so how could he have predicted that he would go to find Zhu Yu?
If someone was plotting against him, they would not have stopped him when he said he would go find Zhu Yu to give her justice.
Perhaps the mother hated Shen Qingtan too much, so she blamed all the misfortunes on Shen Qingtan.
He thought so in his heart, but he still planted a seed of doubt in his heart and planned to investigate Shen Qingtan.
"Mother, now that we've been defeated, we should hold back and stop fighting with my elder sister. Let's first quell the civil unrest in the mansion." Shen Shaohuai calmed down and asked another question: "Did you arrange for the clan elders to accuse my elder brother today?"
Mrs. Shen was silent.
Shen Shaohuai understood in his heart and sighed: “Father has left the house, he must have gone to investigate.”
Madam Shen’s face turned pale, and she was thinking quickly about how to deal with it.
Shen Shaohuai added, "My second sister and I didn't go to Aunt Mei's yard. Please tell me in detail what happened there."
Madam Shen told Shen Shaohuai without hiding anything, gritting her teeth and saying, "Madam Mei is no longer innocent. Shen Shaoheng must have bribed the nanny who performed the body examination."
Shen Shaohuai looked at Madam Shen who had completely lost her mind, pondered for a while, and finally made the next decision: "You carry Zhu Yu into the mansion tomorrow, and leave the rest to me."
As for the fact that his mother bribed the elders of the clan to testify that Shen Shaoheng had an affair with Aunt Mei, he planned to personally talk to his father and resolve the rift between his father and mother. Otherwise, if his master caused internal strife, it would just satisfy his enemies.
Shen Mingzhu stood quietly by, watching the mother and son talking there, completely ignoring her presence.
My mother has devoted all her efforts to my second brother.
When she asked her mother for help when Zhao Jue took a concubine, her mother just blamed her for having it all her own fault and said she shouldn't have provoked Shen Qingtan. She never went to Zhao Jue to give her an explanation.
As a man, my second brother only took a concubine, which had no impact at all. But for my mother, it was like the sky had fallen.
Shen Mingzhu clenched her fists and left quietly.
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Shen Qingtan came out of the Marquis' Mansion holding the box and saw Shen Mingzhu getting on the carriage. Her lost and gloomy look made her raise an eyebrow.
Tingxue lowered her head and rolled her eyes. Seeing that the family was humiliated, she felt very happy.
She supported Shen Qingtan: "Second Madam, I will help you get on the carriage."
Shen Qingtan withdrew her gaze, got on the carriage, and opened the wooden box given by Old Madam Shen. When she saw what was inside, her fingers trembled violently and her heart pounded wildly.
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