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Chapter 389 of The Farmer's Spring Field
Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang were also anxious. They had gone through a lot of trouble and almost broke up with the Qian family before they arranged this marriage for Shen Zhu. Now everyone knew that Qian Guang had gotten into trouble. How could this be possible? !
Shen Youfu went over and grabbed Shen Zifu's arm, and asked loudly: "Did you hear it carefully? Is it really like this? Others must have heard it wrongly!"
Shen Zifu was in great pain when he was grabbed by Shen Youfu, but he didn't dare to scream, let alone break free. He could only nod his head, hoping that his father would let him go.
"Dad, what we heard is absolutely true. Young Master Qian did have this incident. This was said by the servants of the Qian family. It cannot be wrong."
Seeing her husband in pain after being caught, Wang became anxious and quickly answered, taking a step forward, hoping that her father-in-law would let her husband go.
Shen Zhang went over and gently pulled Shen Youfu away, finally letting Shen Zifu free. Then she frowned and said, "Think about it, where did you see those servants from the Qian family? Did they see you and say these things on purpose for you to hear?"
Shen Zhang also knew that the Qian family was not satisfied with this marriage. In fact, even if she were in his place, she would not be satisfied. This time, the Shen family was indeed too much in this marriage. But this was also the most effective way, otherwise the Qian family's marriage would not be possible. Shen Zhang also advised Shen Fu that the Qian family was not the only good marriage partner, and that she could find a man as good as Qian Guang or even better, but Shen Zhu was determined to marry Qian Guang. As a result, things came to this point!
I have to say that Shen Zhang is very smart. She guessed Qian Guang's method at once.
Shen Youfu nodded and said, "The Qian family was extremely reluctant to this marriage at that time, but it is possible that they are using this trick now!"
Shen Zhu's pale face suddenly turned red again after hearing what her parents said. She felt ashamed. She was such a lovely woman, but she was rejected by Qian Guang, that dead man! Who did he think he was?! She would marry him in the future... No, if he really became a cripple, she would never marry him even if she died!
Shen Zhu didn't want to marry a cripple. Liang State would not allow disabled people to be officials. Even if Qian Guang was a rich man, he would be ridiculed for his disability. Shen Zhu thought about how those people who were jealous of her marrying Qian Guang would laugh at her after hearing the news.
"Brother, sister-in-law, are you sure those people have been waiting for you to tell you these words?"
Shen Zhu could no longer care about being embarrassed and asked Shen Zifu and Wang Shi.
Wang said, "We also heard it accidentally. They definitely didn't see us. Besides, how did they know where we were going? If they didn't know where we were going, why would they wait there? The two servants had definitely been there a hundred hours ago, and then we went there. They definitely didn't tell us because they knew we were going there."
Shen Zifu also said, "That's right. Dad, Mom, if you're worried, you can go and ask around. But you can't..."
Shen Zifu wanted to say that he must not ruin his sister's life, but he thought that this marriage was fought for by Shen Zhu and even his family had means of intimidation. Now that Qian Guang has become disabled, they don't want to get married anymore. It's really hard to justify it and it's simply too unfair! Let's not say that this was their initiative, let alone the other party is the Qian family. Even if the two families were engaged at ordinary times, they would cancel the engagement because the other party got disabled. That would also be criticized by others for being unfair!
Shen Zifu cares about his sister, but when he thought about how to treat the Qian family, he felt that his family was too shameless, and he couldn't say the following words.
Everyone in the Shen family understood what he meant. In fact, weren't they thinking the same thing in their hearts?
Shen Zhu is good-looking and can read. She is not just able to recognize a few words, but can recite poems and write beautiful calligraphy. In this era when women generally cannot even recognize all the words, she is already amazing. Moreover, she is also proficient in needlework, can play a few tunes on the flute, and learned to play chess with Shen Ziju. Although she cannot be said to be proficient in all three arts, she can do a few of them. Although she cannot be called a talented woman, she is no worse than those daughters of wealthy families!
When Shen Ziju passed the imperial examination and became an official, Shen Zhu's status would be higher, and she could marry into a good family. If Qian Guang was fine, then they would be a perfect match. But if Qian Guang was really disabled, and Shen Zhu married Qian Guang again, it would be a waste in the eyes of the Shen family!
"Dad! Mom! You must help me find out if this is true! If it is true, I will not marry, even if I die!"
Shen Zhu said this while crying, and ran over and laid in Shen Zhang's arms and started crying.
Shen Youfu snorted and said, "You were the one who insisted on getting married! Now you say you don't want to get married! What do you think of Qian Jia? You can come in and go out as you please!"
"Anyway, my daughter doesn't want to marry a cripple. Do you want me to marry him? He's a cripple! I can definitely marry a government official! Even if he's not an official, he has to be healthy! If you bring him out like this, you won't lose face, and you won't lose face for me.
After being scolded by Shen Youfu, Shen Zhu turned her face from Shen Zhang's arms and, without wiping her tears, she began to talk to Shen Youfu. She knew that if she wanted to cancel the engagement, she had to get past her father first, otherwise she would have to marry the Qian family even if she died. She also knew that her father cared about face, and her younger brother's face. She was sure that he would help her if she said this.
Sure enough, when Shen Youfu heard what Shen Zhu said, his face became even gloomier. He naturally didn't want his daughter to marry a cripple, even if the cripple was the son of Qian Guangqian from the Qian family, because it was really too embarrassing! His son was going to be an official, how could he have a cripple brother-in-law? He just scolded Shen Zhu because he was angry that Shen Zhu had caused him such a trouble, but even if he was angry with her, he had to solve this matter!
"I need to find out more about this matter."
Shen Youfu knocked the unlit dry pipe on the table very hard. He was feeling very annoyed.
Shen Zhang also nodded. This matter was indeed very problematic. How could Qian Guang become lame? Clearly, several doctors had said that there was nothing wrong with him.
"Dad, Mom, leave this matter to us! We will definitely find out everything for you.
Shen Ziping suddenly poked his head in from outside the door, and Sun was also outside.
Shen Zhang frowned and said, "Is there anyone else behind us? You guys have nothing to do but hide outside and eavesdrop all day. It's really outrageous! What kind of person are you? What kind of future can you achieve if you keep doing this?"
Sun came in and said with a smile, "Mom, we are the son and daughter-in-law of you and dad, how can we be hopeless? Besides, we were worried too. Seeing big brother and sister-in-law rushing in so anxiously, we thought something big must have happened. We were afraid that you didn't want us to worry, so we didn't tell us, so we just listened quietly outside. Mom and Dad, aren't we also concerned about our family? Don't be angry."
Sun was a talkative person. She could say things that sounded as unpleasant as slop, or things that sounded as if they were soaked in honey.
Shen Zhang looked at her and said, "Since you are so concerned and have taken the initiative to take care of this matter, I will leave it to you. You must investigate it thoroughly, ask a few more people, and investigate from all aspects. Ask carefully and don't let others fool you. Got it?"
Shen Ziping said quickly, "Mom, don't worry, we will definitely find out everything about this matter. Zhu'er, my dear sister, don't cry, Third Brother will definitely help you."
Sun also went over and patted Shen Zhu's hand and said, "Zhu'er, don't worry, Third Sister-in-law will definitely not let you marry a cripple. Our Zhu'er is such a good girl, even if she marries the prefect's son, she is qualified enough! Why should she marry a cripple? Even if his family is rich!"
Sun felt a little pain in her heart. The Qian family was a wealthy family, and Qian Guang was the only son. If she married into the family, she would be the mistress of the Qian family! Why didn't she have this fate? If she had this opportunity, she would be willing to be a paralytic, not to mention a cripple! She had had enough of this hard life, and it was still the most practical to have money to spend.
Shen Zhu nodded. She also thought so in her heart. She was not an ordinary village girl. Even if she had no talent and did not have a brother who was an official, she could still marry into a good family with her face. Why did she marry a cripple? She was determined to marry Qian Guang because Qian Guang liked Su Zhi. She wanted to get away with Su Zhi, so she was so shameless and used all means to get this marriage!
Now Shen Zhu is afraid of marrying a lame man.
This matter was handed over to the people from the third house to investigate, and the people from the first house were not idle either. They were sent by Shen Youfu to find Shen Zian and Su Zhi and ask them to check on Qian Guang to see if he was lame.
Shen Zian and Su Zhi received the message from the eldest wife, and thought that the Shen family was really suspicious, which was normal, but this time Qian Guang must be able to pretend to be true. For this plan, the Qian family has done enough drama. Even if they inquired more, they would eventually find out the fact that Qian Guang was lame.
They had already promised Qian Guang that they would not care, but the Shen family asked them to go and check, and they did not refuse. They thought that they would just go to the Qian family to see Qian Guang, and then go back and say that they did not see anything.
The result is predictable. The Shen family spent all their time and effort, but all they got was one conclusion: Mr. Qian Guang, he is really disabled!