Chapter 19: Shuwei, your grandmother loved you the most in the past
Chu Xinrou was leaning against the pillow taking medicine when the door was suddenly kicked open and hit the wall heavily. She turned pale with fright and got up hurriedly after seeing who had kicked the door.
"Father, why are you here? But those maids just told you that I was wrong." Seeing Marquis Jingning's grim expression, Chu Xinrou quickly explained, "I clearly told them that the problem would go away after I took the medicine—Ah!"
Before Chu Xinrou could finish her words, she was slapped hard in the face by Marquis Jingning.
Marquis Jingning was a martial artist. The slap made Chu Xinrou's eyes go black and her head hit the corner of the table.
Jin Que wanted to help her, but was shouted back by Marquis Jingning, "Get out of here!"
Chu Xinrou came to her senses and felt a stabbing pain on the side of her face. She didn't dare to speak anymore and sobbed softly.
When Marquis Jingning heard the crying, he became even more impatient and felt that what Aunt Liu said made sense. This daughter was not presentable at all and was no match for Shuwei in the past. Even Mingyi, who was two years younger than her, was more sensible and aware of the overall situation than her.
"You still have the nerve to cry! Look at what you have done!" Marquis Jingning threw a stack of account books at her.
"You squandered all the money in the mansion in just a few days, and there's not even a ginseng in the treasury that you used to poison your grandmother! Is this how you manage the household? Huh?!" Marquis Jingning shouted.
Chu Xinrou shuddered, sobbing and whispering in defense, "There was no money in the account when my daughter took over. Maybe someone embezzled it."
Marquis Jingning laughed in anger, "Okay, then tell me who got greedy?"
A dark color flashed across Chu Xinrou's eyes. She bit her lower lip and said, "Sister Shuwei used to be the head of the household. She was clearly well-off in the Shi Mansion, but as soon as she left, the money disappeared from the account. Doesn't father find it strange?"
When Marquis Jingning saw that she did not reflect on her own excessive spending, but instead put the blame on Chen Shuwei, he suddenly felt a breath rushing to his chest, his fists clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound, and he forced himself not to kick her.
Idiot! How could he have such a selfish and stupid daughter!
"Get out of here! Go and kneel down at the door of Doctor Lin, whom you drove away. Come back when he agrees to treat your grandmother!" Marquis Jingning pointed at her and cursed.
"Father! Xinrou is weak and has a heart disease. How could you treat her like this?" Chu Yunlan rushed in from outside and stood in front of Chu Xinrou. He said confidently, "I think what Xinrou said makes sense. When Chen Shuwei was here, our family was fine and never lacked money. Now that we are suddenly out of money, it must be Chen Shuwei's doing."
"She's not as innocent as Xinrou, and she's always scheming. She must be holding a grudge against Xinrou for returning home and taking her former position, so she's seeking revenge."
"Dr. Lin was originally invited by Shen Shuwei. Now that he refuses to come to see grandma, Shen Shuwei should kneel down and ask him to come back."
Chu Yunlan felt that every word he said made sense. Everything was fine at home, but since Chen Shuwei left, everything has gone wrong. It must be Chen Shuwei's problem.
Marquis Jingning was so angry that he would have fainted if he had not been holding on to the wall.
How could he have given birth to these two stupid pigs!
"Shut up!"
This was the first time Chu Yunlan was scolded like this by Marquis Jingning. He immediately stared at him with wide eyes in disbelief, "Father! What did I say wrong? I—"
It was only when Chu Xinrou tugged at his sleeve that he reluctantly shut up, but he still stiffened his neck with an unconvinced look.
Marquis Jingning gritted his teeth and said, "Take these two people to the Buddhist temple and make them kneel down. They are not allowed to leave without my order." Then he turned and walked out of the yard and went to Aunt Liu's yard.
If he stayed here any longer, he was afraid that he would be angered to death by the two evildoers.
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The news that the Shen family was personally pardoned by His Majesty and received numerous rewards spread throughout Luojing within a few days.
At the foot of the imperial city of Luojing, every stone thrown down would hit the powerful and wealthy, and most of them were clever people who were trying to figure out the emperor's intentions.
In just two days, the threshold of the Shen family's house was almost trampled down by guests.
Shen Shuwei wished she could split herself into two parts. She would go to inspect the shops in the morning, and when she came back in the afternoon, she would take Shen Zhiyang with her to teach her how to manage the house and receive guests.
Madam Shen Yuan passed away a few months after Shen Zhiyang was born, and he never remarried. Therefore, the household affairs of the mansion were managed by the eldest brother, Shen Heng, but apart from teaching his younger siblings poetry and prose, he was no longer good at anything else.
So these burdens fell on Shen Shuwei's shoulders.
Fortunately, Shen Zhiyang was intelligent and understood everything almost immediately, so Shen Shuwei didn't have to worry too much.
The mansion suddenly became busy, except for Zhao Yun, who was idle.
He slowly walked over to Shen Shuwei, who was registering the gift list, carrying a plate of pastries. He picked up a piece of pastry and placed it to her lips. "This is a pastry I made with some fresh flower petals. It tastes sweet and refreshing, not greasy. Try it, young lady."
He acts like a virtuous and homely young man.
Ever since what happened at the family reunion banquet that day, Chen Shuwei unconsciously became closer to Jing Yin.
She had ordered people to secretly investigate Jing Yin, but could not find any news. Shen Shuwei attributed the lack of information to the Shen family's weakness.
Shen Shuwei didn't eat what he brought her, but took a piece from the plate. The next moment, she heard Jing Yin sigh with a hint of resentment.
"Miss, do you think my hands are dirty?"
Chen Shuwei's heart skipped a beat, he swallowed the cake in his mouth, and said to him seriously: "Your injuries have almost healed in the past few days, have you ever thought about leaving the house——"
"Cough, cough, cough!" Before Shen Shuwei could finish his words, the man who was fine a second ago started coughing heart-wrenchingly.
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said just now." Zhao Yun pressed his fist against his lips and looked at her with his eyes full of smiles.
Shen Shuwei swallowed the half-sentence back into his stomach and didn't mention it again.
She was afraid that if she asked again, this man would vomit blood and faint like last time.
After writing a few more lines on the gift list, a servant came in and said, "Third Miss, someone is here to visit again."
There were many visitors these days, but Shen Shuwei didn't care. He closed the book he had written and asked, "Is Ayang here? Let her go with me."
The servant replied, "The fourth young lady has gone out with the master to fly a kite."
Chen Shuwei raised her eyebrows. She had detained Ayang for several days, and considering her volatile personality, it was not easy. So she said, "Then let Second Brother come with me."
He came to the courtyard with Shen Zhang, but found that it was Ji Jinglan and Chu Xinrou who came.
After not seeing each other for a few days, both mother and daughter looked much more haggard, especially Ji Jinglan. Even a thick layer of powder could not hide the indigo under her eyes.
The servants of the Shen family watched them coming in empty-handed, and they were secretly complaining in their hearts. This was the first time they had seen someone empty-handed in the past few days.
Chu Xinrou's eyes turned red when she saw Chen Zhang, but Chen Zhang frowned and avoided her gaze.
After not seeing each other for so many days, Ji Jinglan felt a little strange, but then she thought of Shen Shuwei, the daughter she raised under her knees, and she straightened her back and smiled and went to greet her, "Shuwei, grandma's headache has recurred in recent days. She has consulted several doctors but none of them can help. Grandma loved you the most in the past. Can you come back to see grandma and give her acupuncture and massage?"
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