Chapter 76: No one wants your son to marry into the family
"Are the people in your house all hearing impaired? Otherwise, how come you pretend not to hear what I say every time and ask me for benefits with a clear conscience?" Shen Shuwei's voice was soft, but the words he said were like a loud slap in Ji Jinglan's face.
"Shuwei, how can you talk to your mother like that! Your mother is doing this for your own good. The Shen family is a small family. What good marriage can we introduce to you? And you are so shameless as to show yourself in public!" Ji Jinglan screamed.
"The Li family is a marquis. Even if a little money slips through their fingers, it's enough for you and the Shen family to spend. Besides, the only talented person in the Shen family right now is Shen Erlang. How can a mere commander of the imperial guards compare to the son of a duke!"
"Do you know how good the Li family is? There are so many beautiful girls in Luojing who are eager to be their concubines. Now that this good thing has fallen on you, you are pushing it away. You—"
Ji Jinglan was not very smart to begin with, and after being provoked by Wang Peilan, and with the usually sensible and obedient Shen Shuwei repeatedly getting out of her control, her mind had already become a mess like a ball of paste, and now she just said whatever came to her mind.
"My third sister is right. Madam Hou, you should keep such a good thing for your own people. The girls from my Shen family will never be anyone's concubine." Shen Zhang turned over and dismounted with a cold face. His scarlet robe fluttered in the wind, and the leopard print on his robe was majestic.
"As for whether my Shen family is successful or not, or whether it's comparable to the Li family, that's not your place as an outsider to comment. Madam Hou, if you have the leisure time, why not focus on your own son?"
"The heir to the Marquisate has a lame leg. Not to mention whether he can still inherit the ancestral temple, I'm afraid the beautiful girls in Luojing won't look down on a cripple."
"It's such a pity. If Chu Yunlan was a girl, even if she was lame, she could still be someone's concubine. But she is a useless person with no ability at all. I'm afraid no one would want her to marry into the family." Chen Zhang looked at Ji Jinglan in a sarcastic tone.
Shen Zhang is scary when he has a cold face and doesn't speak, but only a few people close to him know that when he wants to hurt people, his words are really unpleasant.
Ji Jinglan was originally shocked by Chen Zhang's cold aura. Now, hearing him spitting out knives like a machine gun, she was so angry that her whole body was shaking, but she didn't dare to say a word. She just pointed at him and said "you you you" for a long time without uttering a word.
Chen Zhang sneered and curled his lips, then whipped the horsewhip through the air, scaring Ji Jinglan so much that she screamed and stepped back, twisting her foot and falling backwards.
Unfortunately, there was a quagmire behind her, and she fell into the mud and looked very embarrassed.
"Tsk." Chen Zhang looked away in disgust. He thought he was so capable, but he was not as good as that vixen named Jing.
Hearing Ji Jinglan's screams behind him, Shen Zhang scratched his ears, took the large iron spoon from Shen Shuwei's hand, and scolded: "Didn't I tell you to rest well and wait for your second brother to come? How can you lift such a heavy spoon? Your hands will hurt again when you go back tonight."
Seeing Shen Zhang nagging at him while skillfully serving porridge to the refugees, Shen Shuwei curled his lips helplessly.
"I don't have any hand pain."
Chen Zhang immediately stared at her with wide eyes and retorted, "On the first night I went back, someone came to my courtyard and secretly asked my servant who had brought the medicine?"
"You're still hiding it from me and refusing to tell me."
When Chen Shuwei heard him bring this up, he quickly shut up.
Wang Peilan, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but laugh out loud, "You two brothers and sisters have such a good relationship. You can't tell at all that Miss Shen just returned to the Shen family."
As soon as Wang Peilan finished speaking, she realized she had spoken out of turn and couldn't help but feel annoyed, "Look at my mouth."
Chen Shuwei smiled slightly, not taking it to heart, "Second brother, eldest brother and Ayang have always treated me very well."
Seeing that Shen Shuwei and Shen Zhang were not angry, Wang Peilan couldn't help but say a few more words to ease the atmosphere.
Chen Shuwei also answered with a smile. As they were talking, they heard a bell ringing softly.
Hearing the familiar sound of the bell, Shen Shuwei hurriedly wiped his hands and went out to greet him, only to see Divine Doctor Yun personally driving a carriage to deliver today's supply of herbs.
"Your carriage is quite strange. There is a bell tied to the eaves, and it keeps jingling all the way." Doctor Yun complained as soon as he got off the carriage.
He was watched all the way.
Chen Shu smiled and said, "It was Ayang's idea. She picked up this bell in the temple and said it would bring good luck, so she hung it on the carriage."
Divine Doctor Yun raised an eyebrow, reached out and poked the bell, and looked at Shen Shuwei meaningfully, "Shen family girl, this bell is not an ordinary thing. It is made of a mineral that is only found in the Northern Frontier."
Shen Shuwei looked at the bell a few more times. Doctor Yun traveled all over the country practicing medicine, so it was not surprising that he could recognize things from the northern border.
However, Ayang said that she had picked up the bell several years ago and no one came to her house, so she hung it on her own carriage.
Chen Shuwei didn't take it seriously, thinking that maybe it was dropped by the traveler from the northern border.
She and Shen Zhang helped Doctor Yun carry the herbs, carefully preparing them and putting them into the pot to boil the medicinal soup.
Many refugees came here just for the medicinal soup that could prevent the plague. Filling their stomachs was important, but their lives were more important. When they saw Chen Shuwei and the others setting up the pot to boil the medicinal soup, they all gathered around, and several young and strong men came to help spontaneously.
The older and less healthy ones watched from afar outside, fearing that they would be infected with the plague without showing any symptoms and pass it on to the Shen family.
The Shen family is their savior, and they cannot do anything that disregards their safety.
Chen Shuwei put on a veil to cover her mouth and nose and began to distribute the medicine.
There are two sickly children at home, so she has to pay more attention to them, especially one of them who doesn't like to take medicine and likes to come to her yard.
As she distributed the medicine, Shen Shuwei could feel many eyes on her, something she was used to. But today, one gaze seemed particularly intense, and it didn't seem like they were looking at her, but through her, at Divine Doctor Yun, who was cursing and directing others to add firewood behind her.
Chen Shuwei raised his head thoughtfully and met Wang Peilan's fiery gaze. She looked at Doctor Yun like a hungry wolf that had been hungry for several days seeing a lamb.
Chen Shu raised his eyebrows slightly, and Wang Peilan felt a little embarrassed when she saw that she was caught peeking.
But thinking of her youngest son who had been getting sicker recently, Wang Peilan gritted her teeth, twisted her handkerchief and walked up to Shen Shuwei in great distress, bowing to her, "I have something to ask Miss Shen."
Wang Peilan was the wife of the Minister of War, and her second brother might have to work under her husband in the future. How could Shen Shuwei dare to accept her gift? He quickly helped her up.
"Madam, please feel free to speak up. I am a junior and cannot bear your courtesy."
Seeing that Chen Shuwei was so polite, Wang Peilan felt even more embarrassed to open her mouth.
Shen Shuwei saw her intention and chuckled, "Madam, you want to see Divine Doctor Yun, right?"
"That's right." Wang Peilan excitedly held Shen Shuwei's hand, her cheeks flushed. "I know that Divine Doctor Yun is only willing to treat you and your family. He won't even look at anyone else."
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