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511: The Mysterious Box

Shen Zhang had just finished talking to Shen Youfu about the Niu family. They both sighed when they heard the maid beside Shen Zhu say that Shen Zhu wanted to see her. As soon as she went out, the maid whispered to her that Shen Zhu was crying. Upon hearing this, Shen Zhang quickly quickened her pace and went towards Shen Zhu's room.

Shen Zhu had already let herself cry a few tears and rubbed her eyes until they were red. When she heard footsteps outside, she quickly took a handkerchief to wipe her eyes, pretending to be crying pitifully.

"Zhu'er, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying? Don't cry. You will be a bride in a month. Crying too much is not good for your health. If you can't get married in good shape, you will be anxious! Stop crying!"

Shen Zhang persuaded Shen Zhu. She had always loved this daughter the most besides Shen Ziju. Now Shen Zhu had gone through so many troubles. Although she did not marry the Queen's brother, she could marry the Imperial Concubine's brother. She was quite proud of it. After all, she was related to the Emperor. Moreover, she was not a concubine or a concubine, but the first wife. This was already very good, at least much better than her own. Thinking that this daughter's status would be better than that of her younger son in the future, she loved her daughter even more.

"Come, Zhu'er, tell me what happened to you. You were fine when you came back, why are you crying all of a sudden? The problem I was talking about was Zi Ju's, not yours."

"Mom, I'm crying because of what happened to my brother just now."

Shen Zhu wiped her tears, looked at Shen Zhang and said, "Mother, you guys just calculated that we have used all our money to buy the house for the Niu family. We have nothing left. What about my dowry? The betrothal gifts sent by the Wang family cannot be moved. And there is not much money in the betrothal gifts. They are all superficial things. If I want to live well in my husband's family, I have to take care of servants. But I can't do without money. Where can I get the money? When I thought of this just now, I felt very uncomfortable and started crying."

Shen Zhu wiped her tears while saying this, cursing the Niu family and the Wang family in her heart. She thought that the Wang family was not satisfied with marrying her. The betrothal gifts looked a lot, but they were all useless. If she wanted to go to the mansion to make ends meet, she would have to bring money with her. It was so infuriating! When she went there and took control of the family, she would empty their house!

Shen Zhang was a little worried when she heard this. If her son sold some of his valuables, he could marry a wife. It wouldn't look too shabby, but what about her daughter? Her daughter was marrying into a wealthy family, so she couldn't lower her status. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to stand firm in her husband's family and she wouldn't have a good life. The Shen family wouldn't benefit either, so they had to prepare a dowry for her.

"Don't worry, Zhu'er. I will definitely find a way for you."

Shen Zhang thought of Shen Zian again, but she frowned at the thought. She could have taken advantage of the fourth room's property, but that was no longer possible. Su Zhi was the daughter of a marquis, and even the emperor and empress were very kind to her. If she wanted to take advantage of her, she would be asking for trouble!

"If it's really not possible, just borrow from your fourth brother."

Shen Zhang said, if you don't have the money, you can probably borrow it. At worst, you can write a receipt. Zi Ju has a good relationship with them now. They will not refuse to lend it.

When Shen Zhu heard this, she also thought this was a good idea. After all, she didn't have to pay back the money she borrowed, but this time she was planning something else. With her eyes rolling, Shen Zhu moved closer to Shen Zhangshi, hugged her arm and shook it gently.

"Mom, I want to ask you something. Since I'm about to get married, can you please talk to me about it?"

"What is it?"

Shen Zhang looked at Shen Zhu's eager look and wondered what this girl wanted to ask. Why did she feel that what she asked was not a good thing?

Shen Zhu cleared her throat and whispered, "Mom, that little box of yours, what good stuff is in it? I saw it before, but you wouldn't let me see it when I wanted to. Now I'm grown up and about to get married, can't you let me see it? You won't take my daughter away from me."

Shen Zhang's smile froze, and she said, "There's nothing in there, don't worry about it. Zhu'er, don't worry, I will prepare your dowry for you, and I won't let you be without money. Don't cry, wash your face, and be careful of swollen eyes. I'm going to take a rest, I'm tired of all this trouble."

As Shen Zhang said this, she pulled her arm out of Shen Zhu's hand and walked outside.

"mother!"

Shen Zhu called out, but when she saw that Shen Zhang didn't turn around, she pouted, thinking, "Mother is really tight-lipped! Isn't it just a box? Is it necessary to keep it so secret?"

The box was a black lacquered box, very ordinary, but there was a small lock on it. Shen Zhu had seen it when she was little. At that time, she saw her mother looking at the things in the box, but when she heard her voice, she immediately closed the box. She clamored to see it, but her mother refused to let her. Later, she kept it in mind and always wanted to see it, but her mother refused to let her. And people are like this, the more they are dissatisfied with something, the more they yearn for it. Shen Zhu was always thinking about this box. She thought that there must be something very important in the box, so important that her mother refused to show it to her. Maybe she was afraid that she would want it?

What else can a girl like to ask for, or what is put in a box by a woman?

The first thing Shen Zhu thought of was something valuable and beautiful. She thought there might be some precious jewelry in it, jewelry so precious that her mother would not be willing to take it out.

Shen Zhu thought it was very possible, because she always felt that her mother was not an ordinary village woman. Shen Zhang was beautiful, had an outstanding temperament, was literate, and had knowledge, which was completely different from ordinary peasant women. Shen Zhu thought that maybe her mother had some extraordinary experience in the past and had received treasures, which was normal. Since her brother won the imperial examination, many people gave him gifts, especially after he came to the capital, and he had seen many good things. How could Shen Zhu not think about something that Shen Zhang still treasured so much?

Shen Zhu felt that if it was a treasure, she should have at least one. Although it was said that treasures in the family were usually given to male children, Shen Zhu was a little dissatisfied. She thought that she was going to marry into the family of the imperial concubine, and her status would be very noble in the future, so she needed some treasures to support her face. Her mother should give the treasure to her.

But after testing her today, Shen Zhang still refused to show it to her and was unwilling to reveal even the bottom line. Shen Zhu felt a little unhappy.

"The more they don't show it to me, the more likely it is a treasure. They must be afraid that I will take it! If they really want to keep it for me, they will show it to me even if they don't show it to me now. If they don't show it to me, they must be saving it for my brother. Really, I must get this treasure!"

Shen Zhu thought to herself, the more she was not given it, the more she wanted it, even if she had to compete with Shen Ziju, she would still want it!

Shen Zhu thought that if she couldn't get it directly from Shen Zhang, she would have to find a way herself. When the time came, she would get it and hide it. When her mother couldn't find it, it would become hers.

Shen Zhang came out of Shen Zhu's room and hurried back to her room.

Shen Youfu was sitting in the room smoking. When he saw her come in, he asked, "What's wrong with Zhu'er? What is she making such a fuss about? She's about to get married, but she's still not content."

Shen Zhang and Shen Youfu told their daughter about her worries and suggested borrowing money from the fourth wife.

Shen Youfu thought about it and nodded. He had planned this a long time ago. In his opinion, Shen Zian was his son, and it was natural for him to ask for his son's money. Even though Su Zhi was the daughter of the Marquis's mansion, she was still his daughter-in-law. However, because of the previous quarrel and the change in Su Zhi's status, he had to be more gentle when asking for money. He had to borrow money in a nice way. It was hard to say whether he would pay it back or not. How could they ask him, as a father, to pay it back?

The couple discussed the matter and both breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Zhang said she felt a little tired and wanted to rest for a while, so she went to lie down. When she entered the bedroom, she looked at the cabinet, where her box was placed. She had been carrying it with her since she left home, fearing that someone would steal it. Her most cherished treasure was placed in it.

When Shen Zhang ran away, she took so many good things with her. Even in the most difficult times, she did not pawn these things. First, she was reluctant to part with them. The real value of these things was not what the jewelry shop could afford to pay. She would lose a lot of money if she pawned them. Second, she didn't dare to. She was worried that these jewelry would cause her trouble. She didn't even dare to wear them. She could only look at them secretly when she was free, wipe and touch them carefully, and dare to wear them for a while after locking the door. Even Shen Youfu had only seen a few silver hairpins and a pair of silver bracelets on the upper layer of this box, but it was not short that there were compartments under this box. The real treasures were all underneath...

Shen Zhang refused to show it to Shen Zhu because Shen Zhu was not like Shen Youfu. She had sharp eyes. Shen Zhang was worried that Shen Zhu would see through it, so she refused to show it to her.

These things are Shen Zhang's secrets, their essence. She will not show them to anyone, not even her man or her children, until she dies!

Shen Zhang lay on the bed, looking in the direction of the cabinet, and sighed in her heart, thinking that she might never be able to wear those things in public in her entire life, because the people she was afraid of were also in this capital city, and she didn't know whether these people knew the origin of these things. If they knew, she would be walking into a trap.

Shen Zhang sighed and closed her eyes. In her dream, she seemed to have returned to her youth that year. She had done something unforgivable...