Chapter 30: Second Brother's Support
Chen Shuwei looked at her and suddenly smiled, not beating around the bush with her, "Did you send someone to take Yan'er away from Yunxiu Tower?"
Seeing that she was really here to ask for someone, Chu Xinrou felt a flash of panic in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She straightened her back and said, "What Yunxiu Tower? Why did you mention such a messy place for no reason, sister?"
"Sister, after all, was raised in a marquis' mansion as a lady of good family. Not only should you stay at home and serve your elders, but you should also learn how to serve your future husband. Why do you keep mentioning such vulgar things? It's a good thing you only said it to me. If others heard it, they would probably think you were restless and uneducated."
Chu Xinrou pinched the handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, pretending to have heard something dirty.
Chen Shu narrowed his eyes and looked at her. Suddenly, he snatched the gold hairpin from her hair and threw it on the ground. He stepped on it with his embroidered shoes, grabbed her wrist and stared at her with a half-smile.
"Despicable? I think the truly despicable people are others, like those shameless beasts who steal people's things."
"Don't you think so, Miss Chu?"
When Chu Xinrou saw that Chen Shuwei had fallen out with her and openly called her a beast, her face suddenly turned pale.
It happened that Chu Yunlan and Ji Jinglan rushed over at this time. Seeing Chu Xinrou's wrist being grabbed by Chen Shuwei, they immediately shouted with bloodshot eyes.
"Chen Shuwei, what are you doing? Let go of Xin Rou!"
Chu Yunlan hurried over, pushed Shen Shuwei away, and held Chu Xinrou in his arms. Chu Xinrou leaned in his arms and sobbed softly.
"Brother, I don't know how I offended my sister. As soon as she came up, she ripped off the hairpin the Shangshu's wife gave me, saying I was unworthy of such a fine thing and even asked me to give her the miracle doctor."
"My hand hurts."
Chu Yunlan felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this. He and his mother both knew how Xinrou, the miracle doctor, was invited.
Xinrou told them about it on the day she brought Yan'er back home. They also secretly asked a doctor to give Yan'er medicine to prevent her from waking up, for fear that she would go looking for Chen Shuwei if she woke up.
But what does it matter? In the final analysis, it is because Shen Shuwei is ungrateful. He got the clue about the granddaughter of the miracle doctor but did not tell him and his mother. He only thought about the Shen family.
The Marquis' Mansion has raised her for so many years, and her mother has worked hard to raise her. He is also her elder brother, so she should give Doctor Yun to them.
If she hadn't been so ignorant, they wouldn't have tried to snatch Yan'er away.
It's all Shen Shuwei's fault.
Thinking that so many prominent people, whom he could hardly talk to normally, had condescended to visit the Marquis' Mansion in the past few days, Chu Yunlan couldn't help but feel elated. He was reluctant to let Doctor Yun leave and wished he could live in the Marquis' Mansion forever.
"Chen Shuwei, Xinrou worked so hard to invite the miracle doctor. You couldn't invite him yourself, but you were jealous of Xinrou and even dared to attack her!" Chu Yunlan said righteously, "Since we have a distinguished guest in the house today, I won't pursue the matter with you. Just apologize to Xinrou and let it go."
After saying that, he lowered his head and softly comforted Chu Xinrou, "You are my Chu Yunlan's sister. You deserve the best things in the world. Don't listen to the nonsense of those irrelevant people. She is just jealous of you."
Ji Jinglan was tongue-tied. She opened her mouth and stood there for a long time without saying a word. She only said dryly, "Shuwei, how could you hit Xinrou? She's your sister. You should apologize to her."
Although he had already seen how shameless these three people were, the shamelessness of the three of them together still made Shen Shuwei laugh.
"I've never heard of a victim apologizing to a robber. How shameless of him!"
Chu Yunlan's face darkened when he heard the word "shameless." "What nonsense are you talking about? Everyone in Luojing knows that it was Xinrou who saved the miracle doctor's granddaughter and personally invited the miracle doctor back home to treat her grandmother."
"Before, Xinrou and my mother lowered their prices to ask you to treat Grandma, but you refused to come. Now that Xinrou is capable and has invited a miracle doctor home, you come here to make trouble. Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for us?"
Chu Yunlan deliberately spoke loudly, and the surrounding people and officials heard it clearly. They immediately looked at Chen Shuwei with unfathomable eyes.
"That miraculous doctor is the one that the eldest daughter of the Chu family invited back to treat her grandmother a few days ago. The eldest daughter of the Chu family is truly filial."
"But it's not good for this miracle doctor to be famous. Look, someone came to rob him, and it's a girl. How shameless."
"I recognize that girl. She was originally the eldest daughter of the Marquis's mansion. Somehow, they said she was mistakenly taken away and was kicked out. Now it seems that it's more than just a mistake. Didn't you hear her eldest brother say that her grandmother was sick and she refused to go home? Now, as soon as she heard that the family had invited a miracle doctor, she rushed back to ask for her son back."
"It's no wonder such an unfilial and selfish daughter was kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion. In my opinion, she deserves it."
Listening to the words around her that belittled and even insulted Shen Shuwei, Chu Yunrou quietly raised the corners of her lips.
That's how it should be. She's the eldest daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, the center of attention. Chen Shuwei is nothing, she deserves to be trampled into the mud and serve as her companion.
Qing Dai was accompanying Shen Shuwei. Upon hearing this, she turned around and yelled, "There should be evidence for everything. My young lady personally rescued Dr. Yun's granddaughter, Miss Yan'er. It was the people from the Marquis' Mansion who took advantage of my young lady's coma and abducted her—Ah!"
"Qingdai!" Looking at Qingdai who was knocked to the ground by Chu Yunlan, Chen Shuwei squatted down and helped her up.
He glared at Chu Yunlan with an angry look, curling his lips in a cold smile, "Why, Master Chu, are you feeling guilty? You're actually resorting to violence to stop my maid from telling the truth!"
Chu Yunlan rubbed his wrist and scoffed, "A mere slave girl dared to bite the Marquis' Mansion, what's wrong with me giving her a slap in the face?"
Chu Xinrou also stepped forward softly, "Yes, sister, big brother is just disciplining the maid for you. This maid is making false accusations here without any evidence, so a slap in the face is too light a punishment."
"You want evidence, right?" A deep male voice suddenly rang out, and the crowd suddenly became noisy. It turned out that the Southern Court's Imperial Guards had arrived. Those who had just been discussing and accusing Shen Shuwei were suddenly silenced.
Chu Xinrou looked at Shen Zhang, who was wearing a crimson eagle-patterned robe, in shock, her eyes fixed on the majestic and murderous guards behind him.
The scarlet official robe meant he was at least a fifth-rank official. In just one month, my second brother had become a fifth-rank military commander!
The Marquis of Jingning is now just a fifth-rank sinecure, not to mention that Chu Yunlan is still a commoner.
The Marquis' Mansion is not even as prosperous as the Shen family.
Chu Xinrou clenched her palms, bit her lower lip and stared at Shen Zhang who was walking towards Shen Shuwei.
It was obvious that when she left the Shen family, the second brother was already disabled and the Shen family was on the verge of having no chance of survival. Unexpectedly, the situation changed after she left.
Chu Xinrou felt a stronger regret than ever before.
If she were still in the Shen family, with her second brother's love for her, she would have everything she wanted. Would she still need to snatch the person Shen Shuwei saved? !
The brother of a fifth-rank military commander should have been hers!
"Chen Zhang! This is the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion. Even if you are the General of the Left Guard, I will not allow you to trespass with your men!" Chu Yunlan shouted in a stern voice.
Shen Zhang helped Shen Shuwei and Qingdai up, frowned at Shen Shuwei, Shen Shuwei coughed lightly, and looked away guiltily.
“Who said I was trespassing?” Shen Zhang pinched Shen Shuwei’s knuckles, raised his head and smiled coldly.
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