Yesterday, before leaving, Shen Cang told Jiang Wan that either she could send Jia Lan away, or she could go with him.
But in the end, neither the mother nor the daughter left.
The servants, having received no instructions, dared not dismiss the person.
When Shen Cang returned from outside early this morning and learned that Jia Lan was still there, he immediately rushed to Jiang Wan's courtyard to chase her away.
When he arrived, Jiang Wan was packing her bags.
She said she was packing, but there wasn't much in total. She only packed two coarse cloth clothes, both of which were old ones she had brought from the courtyard in Osmanthus Lane.
She didn't take any of the clothes and jewelry that Shen Cang later bought for her.
As Shen Cang watched, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pity.
Seeing that his expression softened, Jiang Wan seized the opportunity to say, "I am leaving today, and I am afraid we will never meet again. I have a few words to say to you, my lord, and I hope you will listen to them."
"……you say."
Jiang Wan gestured to her maid to take Jia Lan out to play.
Once there was no one else in the room, she spoke again, "I know my husband is upset that I kept it from you, but perhaps he's no longer curious about the reason behind it."
"But I still want to speak frankly with you, my husband, and I don't want you to think that the woman you've taken a liking to is a scheming person, and that you'll suffer because of it."
"Lan Ge'er is not actually my child."
Upon hearing this, Shen Cang abruptly turned to look at her.
Jiang Wan silently shed two lines of tears, and continued calmly, "When we first met, I had a younger sister at home. I wonder if you still remember her?"
Shen Cang nodded blankly: "You mean..."
"That's right, Lan Ge'er is my sister's child."
“That year, my sister and brother-in-law went to the temple to offer incense, but they encountered bandits on the way and lost their lives, leaving behind only an infant in swaddling clothes. So I took the child in and raised him.”
"My husband and mother-in-law treated me badly, and this was part of the reason."
"They complained that the child ate their rice and spent their money."
Jiang Wan gently wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, her forced tears making people feel sorry for her.
Shen Cang immediately softened his heart.
He changed his fiery temper from yesterday and said with annoyance, "If that's the case, why didn't you say so sooner?"
"What good would it have done to tell you earlier?" Jiang Wan smiled sadly. "He's not your son after all. Do you really expect me to treat him like my own?"
"Besides, I know the current situation in the manor. Adding another person out of nowhere, even if you agree, how can the old lady and her sons and daughters agree?"
"They dare not agree!" Shen Cang immediately became agitated: "I'm still the one who calls the shots in this family, and it's not their place to interfere!"
"That's what I'm afraid of. Please don't let me cause trouble for the whole family."
“Wanniang…”
"Husband, please stop talking. My fate is sealed." She shook her head with a bitter smile, looking utterly pitiful. "With this child, I'll be shunned wherever I go."
"I shouldn't have any connection with you, but after so many years of longing for you, I couldn't help but greedily want to rekindle our past relationship."
"I am already very content to have had these happy days with you."
At this point, Jiang Wan was already sobbing uncontrollably.
Shen Cang could no longer contain the overwhelming affection in his heart, and pulled the person into his arms, gently comforting him.
How can one not feel sorry for such a devoted and tragically fated woman!
Shen Cang made his decision.
He has to save her!
You should make it up to her!
You need to get the whole family to genuinely accept her!
But before he could utter a single, tender word, Jiang Wan, perhaps from crying too much, fainted in his arms.
Shen Cang was startled.
He quickly carried her to the bed and took her pulse.
Then, to everyone's surprise, Jiang Wan was pregnant!
Ever since Shen Guangzong and Shen Yaozu ran into trouble one after another, Shen Cang has worried more than once about what would happen to the Shen family in the future. He has also fantasized more than once about what it would be like if he had another son.
Who would have thought that half of my dream would come true!
There was no need to deliberately hide such good news, so it quickly spread throughout the entire household.
Shen Qiyin didn't think much of it when she found out, but Old Madam Shen couldn't sit still.
She was naturally happy to have another grandson, but when she learned that Shen Cang wanted to keep Jia Lan in the mansion as well, she refused to agree no matter what.
In the past, Shen Cang would have had to listen to her opinion, and even if he didn't completely comply, he would have had to persuade her with kind words.
But now, Shen Cang's attitude is extremely firm.
"Lan-ge'er is just a child. How much can he possibly eat and wear? He's not going to bankrupt this family!"
Because Jiang Wan told Shen Cang that Jia Lan was unaware of his own background and asked him to keep this secret to prevent it from spreading.
Firstly, the child is still young, and I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it.
Secondly, she was also worried that the servants would look down on Jia Lan after learning that he was not her biological son.
Shen Cang naturally wouldn't refuse.
He didn't even mention it when facing Madam Shen.
Whether it was because he valued his promise to Jiang Wan or simply because he was too lazy to talk to Madam Shen, only he himself knew the answer.
Madam Shen was furious about this.
She stood in the yard and yelled, "You're short of a son, aren't you? Huh?"
"They abandon their perfectly good son to the countryside, but treat this bastard like a treasure!"
"I'm telling you, I won't agree!"
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