Chapter 92 I've apologized, why don't you forgive me?
Chen Shuwei was busy for several days. Although the matter of the refugees outside the city was taken over by Princess Rongyang, she also got a lot of convenience, but there was still a lot of things to do.
Not to mention that Shen Zhang was granted the title of General of Cavalry. Although it was a nominal position, the Shen family still became a hot figure in Luojing for a time. In just a few days, the threshold of the Shen family was almost trampled down.
Shen Shuwei suddenly felt dizzy and weak all over that day. Fortunately, Doctor Yun checked and found that it was just a common cold and not the plague.
She left the rest of the matters to Qingdai, and was taken back home early by Chen Zhang, who was on duty.
As soon as the brother and sister got off the carriage, they saw an uninvited guest standing in front of the Shen Mansion.
When Chu Xinrou saw Chen Zhang, her gray eyes instantly brightened up, but the next moment she saw Chen Shuwei being helped down from the carriage by Chen Zhang, she bit her lower lip, and a look of unwillingness flashed in her eyes.
"Second brother..." Her voice sounded aggrieved, and she lowered her hands that were covering her face, revealing a red mark on her forehead.
This is what Ji Jinglan pushed this morning.
In the morning, Ji Jinglan asked her to change Chu Yunlan's dressing again. She went forward reluctantly, but as soon as the gauze on Chu Yunlan's injured leg was removed, the pungent and disgusting smell almost made her vomit.
So she ran away with a pale face, holding onto the door frame and retching.
Ji Jinglan was so angry that she pushed her, causing her to bump into the corner cabinet.
Chu Xinrou was angry and aggrieved. She had a quarrel with Ji Jinglan and ran away.
She realized that life in the Marquis' Mansion was far less comfortable than in the Shen Family, not to mention that the Shen Family was no longer the same as before. Her second brother was still the General of Cavalry and served in the Imperial Guards, so his future was bright.
As his sister, the ladies of the aristocratic families in Luojing would be eager to curry favor with her. By then, with her status, she could even marry the prince's wife. Why would she need to marry Li Jue, a loser who couldn't even inherit the title?
Looking at the approaching Shen Zhang, Chu Xinrou's eyes were filled with tears, "Second brother, I want to go back to the Shen family."
The second brother refused to forgive her in the past because she abandoned the Shen family and took the people from the Jingning Marquis Mansion as relatives, but she regretted it now and she didn't want these relatives anymore.
She also expressed to Shen Zhang her willingness to return to the Shen family, and her second brother would definitely forgive her now.
And there was Shen Shuwei. Her eyes swept over Shen Shuwei who was standing next to Shen Zhang with resentment. Everything Shen Shuwei had now should have been hers. She had robbed her of her things, so how could she still have the nerve to stand so brazenly next to her second brother!
When she returns to the Shen family, she will definitely snatch back these things that originally belonged to her from Shen Shuwei.
Chen Zhang looked at Chu Xinrou, who had lost a lot of weight, and looked away expressionlessly, then started to leave.
Chu Xinrou panicked and quickly hugged his arm. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she blinked. She raised her pale little face and looked at Chen Zhang pitifully.
"Second brother, I already know I was wrong. You and eldest brother loved me the most in the past. Could you bear to see me being bullied like this?"
"I just refused to apply medicine to Chu Yunlan, and Ji Jinglan pushed me!"
"Chu Yunlan only injured his leg, not his hand. Why can't he apply the medicine himself? He actually wants me to serve him!"
Chu Xinrou almost vented all her resentment. She didn't believe that Chen Zhang could remain indifferent even though she was crying.
In the past, whenever she cried, her second brother would satisfy her whatever she wanted.
Chen Zhang lowered his eyes to look at her, his expression indifferent, and pulled his hand away without hesitation, "What does it have to do with me? You chose this path yourself. It was you who stole all the money in the house just to return to the Marquis' Mansion."
"You're having a bad time now and you want to come back. There's no such good thing in the world."
"If you want to go home, go back to the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion. That's your home."
Chu Xinrou stared at Chen Zhang in disbelief, "Second brother! I am your sister who grew up with you! Even if I did something wrong, can't you forgive me?!"
Chu Xinrou felt more and more aggrieved. "You were not like this before. How could you become like this? I already know I was wrong and I am willing to sever ties with the people in the Marquis' Mansion. Why won't you let me come back?"
"Obviously the Shen family is my home, but it was Shen Shuwei who shamelessly stole it from me—Ah!"
Before Chu Xinrou could finish her question, she was violently pushed away by Shen Zhang. She staggered a few steps and almost fell to the ground. She looked at Shen Zhang in shock, "Second brother, you pushed me?"
She has already admitted her mistake, what else does second brother want? Does he have to watch her being bullied to death by the people in the Marquis' Mansion before he will stop?
Shen Shuwei stood quietly beside him without intervening.
This is the Shen family and Chu Xinrou's business, she doesn't want to interfere.
Chen Zhang stared at her with disgust, lowering his eyes to hide the anger in them. "Do you want to leave on your own, or should I ask someone to notify the people at Jingning Marquis' Mansion to take you back?"
Seeing that Chen Zhang was determined not to forgive her and wanted to notify the Jingning Marquis Mansion, Chu Xinrou could only bite her lower lip and slowly turn around and leave.
Before leaving, she glared at Shen Shuwei with resentment.
It was all her fault. She was the one who took away everything from him. Ji Jinglan felt that she was not as capable as Chen Shuwei, and even Marquis Jingning felt that she was not as capable as Chen Shuwei.
Why did Shen Shuwei always try to steal her limelight? She was now unable to return home and had to endure Ji Jinglan's cold words. All of this was caused by Shen Shuwei!
She won't let her go!
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Ji Jinglan hadn't hidden the fact that Chu Xinrou had returned to the Shen family. She immediately threw the bowl and cursed, "Why was I so blind to take her home? She's so incompetent, and now she won't even treat your wound!"
"She hurt you like this, Lan'er, and yet she still wants to just walk away and go back to the Shen family!"
"I think she's an ungrateful person!"
Chu Yunlan lay on the bed, listening to Ji Jinglan's harsh curses, and closed his eyes tiredly and painfully.
He had been having the same dream over and over again these past few days. In the dream, Chen Shuwei did not leave the Marquis' Mansion, but stayed there as the manor's adopted daughter, helping Xinrou manage the household chores and run the shop. The Marquis' Mansion was thriving.
The teachers and classmates at Bailu Academy praised him highly. He also successfully passed the imperial examination and became an official of high rank. Even his mother was granted the title of Lady.
The excitement of being admired and having a bright future in the dream was still beating in his heart, but when he opened his eyes, the reality was that he was lame and had been kicked out of Bailu Academy. He lay in bed like a disabled person, listening to the much older Ji Jinglan cursing and complaining all day long.
Chu Yunlan subconsciously touched his chest. He made an important decision, "Mother, let's take Chen Shuwei back."
Only by letting Shen Shuwei return to Jingning Marquis Mansion can he be as successful as in his dream.
Ji Jinglan stopped cursing and looked at him with a strange expression.
She had thought about this idea before, but it was obvious that Shen Shuwei had separated from them, so how could she come back so easily?
Chu Yunlan thought Ji Jinglan was unwilling, so he forced himself to sit up. "Mother, only by bringing Chen Shuwei back home can we have money to buy medicine for my leg. Besides, the Autumn Examination is approaching, and I haven't submitted a single paper yet."
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