Chapter 49 My Feelings for Sister Shuwei
Taking the risk of falling from the tree, is this man with a tender face stroking Miss Shen's back to soothe her anger really the prince he knew? Hasn't he been possessed by someone else?
His stomach felt like someone was grabbing and stirring it fiercely, causing him to feel nauseous and uncomfortable. Shen Shuwei vomited again and felt as if he had returned to the day of the fire in Yunxiu Tower.
She struggled to open her eyelids and saw a chin as white and smooth as mutton-fat jade, and the slightly raised curve of her thin lips.
But before she could take a closer look, a pair of hands covered her eyes, followed by a teasing and frivolous voice, "You stained my clothes, miss, have you thought about how to compensate me?"
Shen Shuwei moved his lips as if to speak, but he really had no strength.
"Use these eyes of yours as compensation. I will punish you by forcing you to look only at me and not at anyone else."
After all, for the young lady, he gave up a pair of eyes today.
It was already evening when Shen Shuwei woke up again. Shen Heng and others were around him, as well as an old doctor with gray hair and beard.
Seeing Shen Shuwei wake up, the old doctor picked up the golden needle in his hand and stood up to say goodbye.
"Now that your daughter has woken up, everything is fine. I'll take my leave."
Shen Zhang paid the consultation fee and accompanied the old doctor out.
Shen Shuwei glanced at the people standing guard near the bed and subconsciously asked, "Where's Jing Yin?"
"Miss, are you so concerned about me?" Zhao Yun walked in with a bowl of sweet water and a smile on his face.
It happened that Shen Zhang had just sent the old doctor away and came back with the medicine bowl. He snorted as he walked in side by side with Zhao Yun.
"Drink the medicine first." Shen Zhang brought the medicine bowl to Shen Shuwei's lips.
Chen Shuwei held the bowl and drank the bitter medicine in one gulp, choking and coughing. A bowl of sweet water was brought to him at the right time.
Shen Shuwei sipped the sweet water and looked up at Zhao Yun. He saw that his eyes were curved and filled with a bright smile.
Shen Zhang couldn't bear to watch, so he turned Shen Shuwei's head back and faced him. "Just drink water, and see what he does."
Chen Shuwei's eyelids twitched, and he put down the bowl and asked, "After I left, how did my second brother handle the matter in that courtyard?"
It would have been fine if this hadn't been mentioned. As soon as this was mentioned, Chen Zhang's face turned cold and he sneered, "With something this serious happening, it's only natural for me, the general in charge of patrolling the city, to notify their families to come and pick them up."
When he thought of the disgusting scene in the room at that time, Shen Zhang could not suppress the murderous intent and disgust that surged in his heart.
They actually dared to use such despicable means to plot against Shen Shuwei. In the end, it was because he, as an older brother, had not climbed high enough to scare them.
"However, after the Yan family arrived and called in a doctor, they discovered that Yan Yan had become mentally retarded. Madam Yan had a fight with Madam Wang in front of all those people. After hearing that the Marquis of Jingning's residence was also involved in the incident, she took Yan Yan to the Marquis' residence to make a scene."
Hearing this result, Shen Shu raised his eyebrows slightly and subconsciously looked at Zhao Yun who was looking at him with a smile on his lips.
Was it him who made Yan Yan stupid?
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As soon as Chu Yunlan returned to the mansion, he was kicked hard in the chest by Marquis Jingning who was guarding the door, and rolled down the stairs.
Chu Xinrou, who was standing next to her, screamed in fright.
"Go to the ancestral hall and kneel down. Don't go out for some time!" If Chu Xinrou had not made great contributions in proposing the flood control strategy, Marquis Jingning would have wanted to kill his daughter.
What a fool! Don't you think their mansion's reputation isn't bad enough? Now it's even implicated in the Yan family. If it weren't for the officials from the Third Prince's faction speaking up for him and emptying his private vault to sell many treasures and paintings to compensate the Yan family for 1,000 taels of silver, I'm afraid the Yan family would have gone to court tomorrow to make a scene.
Seeing the dark face of Marquis Jingning, Chu Xinrou dared not say a word and hurriedly helped Chu Yunlan to kneel in the ancestral hall.
After she returned to the Marquis' Mansion, the place she was most familiar with, besides Liulixuan, was this ancestral hall, where she knelt often on weekdays.
Chu Xinrou had just knelt firmly on the mat when Ji Jinglan received the news. Seeing her son's face ashen from the pain after being kicked by the Marquis, Ji Jinglan looked at Chu Xinrou with resentment and dissatisfaction.
Ever since they brought their daughter home, there has not been a single peaceful day in the mansion, and she and Yunlan are implicated by her almost every day.
What lucky star, prosperous horoscope, that Master Jinghui is clearly talking nonsense.
"I've thought about it, and I think you should get married soon, so that you can help Yunlan." Ji Jinglan said quietly, "It just so happens that the Li family has returned to the capital to report on their work these days. When the old marquis was alive, he had arranged a marriage for Shuwei and the youngest son of the Li family. Now that you're back, this marriage has fallen on you."
"I have already made an appointment with Madam Li. You can go and meet her tomorrow."
Hearing that Ji Jinglan was going to marry her without any room for negotiation, Chu Xinrou looked up at Ji Jinglan in disbelief.
Ji Jinglan saw her expression clearly and frowned. "The Li family has a hereditary title after all. Although it's not the turn of the youngest son of the Li family to inherit the title, you will definitely be treated unfairly if you marry into the family."
Ji Jinglan believed that she had been extremely kind and righteous to her daughter. Given the ridiculous incident she had caused, no famous family in the capital would look up to her. Even if she wanted to marry her into a wealthy family to pave the way for Yunlan, she couldn't do it.
The Li family, with its roots outside of Luojing and a marriage contract with the Marquis's residence, was the most suitable. The current Li family's heir was a capable man, and if Chu Xinrou married into the family, the two families would become in-laws, making it easy for Yunlan to ask the Li family for help.
Although Chu Xinrou was unhappy that Ji Jinglan was going to get married so soon, she felt relieved when she heard that the other party was also a marquis.
She returned to the Marquis' Mansion in order to marry into a wealthy family. So what if the youngest son of the Li family is not the crown prince now? She will have ways to help him get the position of crown prince in the future.
Let Shen Shuwei be proud for a while. How could the daughter of a fourth-rank minister marry into a good family? In the future, when she meets her, the wife of a marquis, she will have to bow down and greet her.
Thinking of that situation, Chu Xinrou curled her lips and responded obediently, "It's up to mother to decide."
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On the second day, Chu Xinrou dressed up and spent an hour just drawing her eyebrows and eyes.
Thinking that the gift she had asked someone to send to the Li family yesterday was accepted, and even the young master of the Li family gave her a return gift and a letter, saying that he was looking forward to meeting her today, Chu Xinrou felt sweet in her heart.
With such a prominent family background and such considerateness, Chu Xinrou felt that it was right for her to return to the Marquis' Mansion. If she had stayed in the Shen family, she would never have been able to get such a good marriage.
Because Marquis Jingning didn't allow her to go out, the young master of the Li family came to the mansion today.
Chu Xinrou was led by her maid to sit behind a screen. She saw a faint figure through the screen. The figure was slender and exuded nobleness, and she was immediately overjoyed.
She secretly clutched her handkerchief and was about to call out "Li Silang" in a delicate voice when the young master of the Li family across from her spoke first, his clear voice filled with involuntary joy.
"I have received the inkstone that Sister Shuwei sent to my house yesterday. I will treasure it well and live up to Sister Shuwei's kindness."
"I wonder if Sister Shuwei has seen the letter I sent. I spent a long time thinking about it last night before writing it down. Everything written above is my heartfelt love for Sister Shuwei." When he said this, the young master of the Li family seemed a little embarrassed, and there was a hint of shyness in his words.
Chu Xinrou felt like she was struck by a bolt from the blue.
What did he call her?
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