Chapter 20 She is Shen Shuwei’s mother!
When Shen Zhang heard this, his brows furrowed.
If he hadn't arrived quickly at the family reunion banquet that day, the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion would have slapped Shu Wei in the face.
What hurts her the most? Is it the pain of a slap?
Chen Shuwei also found it funny, but pretended to be puzzled. "Didn't I find a doctor named Lin for my grandmother in my early years? My acupuncture and massage skills were all taught by that doctor. Wouldn't it be better for Madam to find him?"
When Ji Jinglan saw Shen Shuwei mention Doctor Lin, her face froze.
In these days, no one in the Marquis' Mansion went to Doctor Lin's clinic several times. Even she went there once, and without exception, she was kicked out.
I don't know how Shu Wei, who is so stubborn, invited him to be the palace doctor.
Of course, Shen Shuwei didn't know that Doctor Lin, whom she had begged for half a month to finally come to her house, was kicked out on the day she left the house.
If she knew, she would probably just set up a banquet to celebrate.
She doesn't even need to do anything, the people in the Marquis' Mansion can kill themselves.
"Doctor Lin has resigned due to something, and mother doesn't trust those doctors." Ji Jinglan took a few steps forward, shook Shen Shuwei's hand affectionately, and patted the back of her hand. "Since you know how to use acupuncture and massage, go back with mother and give your grandmother a good treatment."
Chen Shuwei looked at Ji Jinglan talking happily to herself and curled her lips sarcastically.
Ji Jinglan, however, didn't notice the alienation and indifference on Chen Shuwei's face, and continued, "Go back and stay in the Marquis' Mansion for a few more days. During the day, you can give acupuncture to your grandmother, and at night, you can sort out the accounts of the Marquis' Mansion for Xinrou. These are things you are used to doing, so I don't think it will take much effort on your part."
"You left in a hurry, and the accounts in the Marquis' Mansion are complicated. How can Xinrou handle it if you just leave them like that?"
There was even a hint of blame in his words for Shen Shuwei walking too fast.
This is like letting someone go without squeezing them dry.
Shen Shuwei calmly pulled her hand away, raised her eyes and looked at Ji Jinglan, "I am now the daughter of the Shen family, and have nothing to do with the Jingning Marquisate. Whether the old lady is ill or the accounts of the Marquisate are in a mess, Madam, please seek help from others."
"Yunling, see you off."
Yun Ling, who had been listening to this and was unhappy, came over and stopped Ji Jinglan, who was staring at Chen Shuwei and about to speak. She made a gesture of invitation and said yin-yangly, "Madam, please come in. These days, there are too many people who come to the Shen family with gifts to visit my daughter. There are so many people like the Shangshu Madam and the General Madam. They are so popular that they are almost trampling over the threshold of the Shen family."
"My daughter doesn't have the time to treat other people and settle accounts."
Yun Ling's words made Ji Jinglan's face turn pale. After a long pause, she shouted at Shen Shuwei, "Shuwei, you are my daughter! I have worked hard to raise you for sixteen years, and you won't even help me with this little favor?!"
Hearing the same words as Chu Yunlan's about kidnapping herself, Shen Shuwei sighed that the two of them were indeed mother and son.
She turned and looked at Ji Jinglan coldly, "Madam, ask yourself, haven't I done enough for the Marquis' Mansion over the years?"
"You rely on me to earn face in front of the old lady and the marquis, and you also have money in your hands that you don't have to worry about spending."
"When I was little, you didn't love me at all. You only cared about your son, Chu Yunlan. You just wanted to feed me, clothe me, and keep me from starving or freezing. When I grew up, you treated me well just for your own benefit. You couldn't even say you worked hard to raise me."
"I run the shop for Madam, sent Chu Yunlan to the White Deer Academy, and found a doctor for the old Madam. I don't owe the Jingning Marquis Mansion or Madam anything. Please don't mention the so-called favor in the future."
Ji Jinglan staggered after hearing what Chen Shuwei said, closed her eyes and looked as pale as death.
How could Shu Wei talk to her like that? She is her mother!
Even if she had ignored her when she was young, so what? How could a girl like her compare to Yunlan, the future heir of the ancestral temple? She actually blamed her for this.
Chu Xinrou supported Ji Jinglan and said resentfully, "Sister, how could you talk back to Mother? She raised you, and you've called her Mother for sixteen years. Aren't you afraid that if this gets out, people will point fingers at you and call you unfilial!"
"Shut up." Hearing someone pointing at his spine and cursing him, Shen Zhang frowned fiercely and shouted coldly: "Her surname is Shen, what does she have to do with the Jingning Marquis Mansion? The only people she should be filial to are the elders of the Shen family."
The current emperor governs the world with filial piety. If they are really branded as unfilial, Shuwei's future will be ruined.
It was clearly they who drove Shu Wei out of the house when they first learned that the Shen family was in trouble, but now they are shamelessly using the name of their mother and grandmother to pressure others with the word "filial piety".
So shameless.
Chu Xinrou looked at Chen Zhang in astonishment, her eyes suddenly reddening. "Second brother, what did I say wrong? Grandmother is sick, and as a junior, shouldn't I taste the medicine myself and serve her without taking off my clothes? Not only did she not do as I asked, but she even talked back to Mother."
"I told you they're not Shuwei's relatives, and I'm no longer your second brother." Chen Zhang frowned, his voice cold, "They're your grandmother and mother, and you should serve them."
He has been training under the general who guards the country for some time now, and he has become more and more awe-inspiring as a general.
Chu Xinrou looked at Chen Zhang in disbelief.
What did the second brother say that he was willing to let her serve others?
Her mouth throbbed with pain, staring at Shen Zhang who was protecting Shen Shuwei as he walked back, she gritted her teeth and shouted, "Second brother, are you refusing to acknowledge me as your sister? I'm obviously your sister who has been with you for sixteen years, and Shen Shuwei has only been in the Shen family for a few days!"
Why does he protect Shen Shuwei so much? She is obviously his most beloved sister, and he clearly said that he would protect her as his sister for the rest of his life!
She just went to the Jingning Marquis Mansion and did not disown them. Why did Shen Zhang treat her so coldly and even refused to acknowledge her as his sister, but was so affectionate to Shen Shuwei!
She is the eldest daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. Shouldn't they be more enthusiastic towards her than before?
Chen Zhang paused, turned around and looked coldly at the tearful Chu Xinrou.
In the past, he loved his sister the most. Even though he knew that she would bully Ayang, he still went to Ayang privately to apologize because of her poor health.
But since the incident in the Shen family, he gradually saw the true face of his sister: selfish and heartless.
Chen Zhang couldn't help but think that she was worthy of being from Jingning Marquis Mansion, and her temperament was exactly the same as those shameless bitches in Jingning Marquis Mansion.
At this time, Shen Heng came over with a bowl of chicken soup. He seemed to be surprised by the bustle here and paused.
"Third sister, come and have some soup." He made this soup specially for Shen Shuwei.
As soon as Shen Shuwei took a step, Chu Xinrou called out from behind, "Big Brother, you loved me the most in the past. Please help me persuade Second Brother. Mother and I just want Sister Shuwei to go to the Marquis' Mansion to give Grandmother acupuncture and massage acupoints so we can settle the accounts. It's just a small matter, and the Marquis' Mansion has raised Sister for so many years. Isn't this what she should do?"
"But my second brother actually disowned me because of these things."
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