Chapter 160 Miss Shen will be married today
"How is it, did she agree?"
As soon as Shen Qingyue returned to the main courtyard, Shen Qingyu couldn't wait to ask questions, and Mo and Mo Yunwan also looked at him expectantly.
Shen Qingyue turned his eyes away and shook his head.
Shen Qingyu was immediately furious: "Why doesn't she agree? Mother is so ill, and it's good enough that she doesn't have to stay by her bedside. Even if the family is divided, she is still the eldest daughter-in-law of the Marquis's Mansion. How can she not care about the affairs of the mansion?"
Mo Yunwan asked in a low voice: "Erlang, what did the eldest sister-in-law say?"
Shen Qingyue briefly recounted his conversation with Chunxi. Shen Qingyu couldn't help but blame him: "Second brother has already seen Cao Chunxi's shamelessness when the family was divided. How can you still be so hypocritical with her? Now that she has caught you and doesn't do anything about it, does second brother really have the audacity to go to the master?"
The gentleman is highly respected, but he has always kept to himself and is unwilling to interfere in other people's family affairs. Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye can see that his family is a mess now. Who would be willing to wade into this mess?
Shen Qingyue's face looked a little ugly.
Over the years, he has always been an elegant gentleman in public, and is really not good at handling these matters in the backyard. Moreover, their relationship with his eldest brother and sister-in-law has become very tense, and he is also afraid that his tough attitude will disgust his eldest sister-in-law. Unexpectedly, his eldest sister-in-law actually followed his words and refused this matter.
Shen Qingyue couldn't think of what to do at this moment.
Mo Yunwan reminded her at this time: "This marriage should be arranged as soon as possible. If the Taifu Mansion knew that Sister Chi'er had been deceived by the Fourth Young Master, I'm afraid that the betrothal gift would be unfair to Sister Chi'er."
The Taifu Mansion didn't think much of them in the first place. Shen Qingyuan and his family's separation made such a big fuss. Knowing that they couldn't give Shen Qingchi much dowry, they looked down on them even more. If they knew that Shen Qingchi had lost her virginity again, who knows how they would humiliate her.
How could this be possible? They were still relying on Shen Qingchi's betrothal gift to recover a little.
At this time, Madam Mo spoke up: "Yu'er, tomorrow you go find someone to make a coffin. Remember to dress in a haggard manner so that all your classmates can see. Cao Chunxi must take care of this marriage!"
On the second day, Shen Qingyu went to find someone to order a coffin, and "accidentally" met several classmates. During the meal, he talked about how dedicated he was in taking care of his mother, and how cold-blooded and heartless his sister-in-law was. Not only did she refuse to take care of her mother, she was even unwilling to help fulfill her mother's only wish.
Several classmates all claimed to be loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous. After listening to Shen Qingyu's accusations, they could not bear it. They immediately picked up their pens and wrote several long articles to denounce Shen Qingyuan for holding a high position in the Censorate but not setting an example and practicing filial piety.
Next year will be the Spring Examination, which takes place every three years. Many students want to find an opportunity to become famous so that they can be selected by aristocratic families to become their disciples. Soon everyone smelled the scent and followed suit, writing articles to criticize Shen Qingyuan.
It doesn’t matter that they don’t know Shen Qingyuan, nor does it matter that they don’t understand the family affairs of the Qingyuan Marquisate. What matters is that they write well, their insults are well-written, and their articles can be circulated as much as possible.
Shen Qingyu had been keeping an eye on the outside news. Seeing that public opinion was leaning in their favor, he was very happy and immediately went to tell Mrs. Mo the good news: "Now that my eldest brother has been criticized by thousands of people, mother, just wait and see. Cao Chunxi will come back soon and kneel down to beg you to let her arrange sister Chi'er's marriage."
After hearing the good news, Mrs. Mo felt better and even the medicine she drank didn't taste so bitter anymore.
However, she waited for three days, but Chunxi never came.
Mrs. Mo couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Shen Qingyu was about to send someone out to investigate when a classmate sent a message in advance.
"Brother Qingyu, your sister-in-law is so cunning. She actually spread the word that anyone willing to kowtow at the City God Temple and pray for your mother can get ten free meat buns every day. Now the door of the City God Temple is almost broken down by the crowds. The common people have been bribed by her small favors and are all praising her kindness. Some people even tore up our article and scolded us for meddling."
Chunxi not only gave out free buns, but also set an example by going to the City God Temple every day to pray for the Mo family. Through word of mouth, the reputation became much greater than those students writing a few pedantic articles.
After reading the letter, Shen Qingyu immediately tore it into pieces.
They wanted to use the gossip of the people to force Chunxi to surrender, and Chunxi could also fight back by using the mouths of the common people.
If this continues, it's hard to say who will win or lose.
When Madam Mo heard Chunxi's behavior, she was so angry that she started coughing: "This bitch, she is determined not to care about us anymore. She said before that we are still a family even if we split up the family, bah!"
Mrs. Mo was furious, and Nanny Jia hurriedly patted her back to calm her down. At this time, a servant came to report: "Madam, someone is coming from the Taifu Mansion."
Mrs. Mo was startled and quickly asked Aunt Jia to help her change clothes and put on makeup. However, her complexion was so pale that no amount of powder could cover it up.
In the front hall, neither the old lady nor the young lady of the Taifu Mansion were there. There was only an old woman with a mean face.
Mrs. Mo originally thought that the Taifu Mansion was here to discuss marriage, and her face suddenly darkened when she saw this. However, the old woman seemed not to notice and said with a smile, "Congratulations, madam. Congratulations, madam. Miss Chen and our fourth son are in love. The fourth son has already discussed it with his family, and we can welcome Miss Chen into our family today."
Let him pass through today?
Without any of the three books and six ceremonies, they sent a woman to come. What's the point of this?
Mrs. Mo's chest heaved violently, her whole body was shaking with anger, and the powder on her face was falling off uncontrollably.
Jia Ma rushed over and slapped the old woman in the face: "How dare you! My young lady is from a well-known family. If the Imperial Tutor's Mansion wants to marry her, they should have sent a matchmaker to propose marriage first. How can you let my young lady marry you with just a few words?"
The woman's face turned pale after being beaten. She covered her face and screamed, "What do you mean by 'born from a noble family'? She's such a lowly woman that she took the initiative to pester my master for a night of pleasure. It's already very good that my master gave her the status of a concubine. Does she even want to act like a wife?"
Mo's brain exploded.
The Taifu Mansion had indeed found out about this matter, and this marriage was completely over!
Mrs. Mo's body swayed, her footing unstable, but the old woman didn't stop and continued, "Everyone knows that Madam climbed onto the bed to get the upper hand. It's true that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked. What kind of mother is she, what kind of daughter will she give birth to!"
After being the Marquis's wife for so many years, even though some people still talked about her behind her back, it had been a long time since anyone dared to point at her nose and curse her in person like this.
Mrs. Mo was so angry that she vomited blood and fainted on the spot.
The old woman was frightened and ran away quickly.
Nanny Jia ordered someone to carry Mrs. Mo back to the main courtyard. After the doctor from Huichun Hall came to examine her, he said that her blood and qi had attacked her heart and she would not live long.
Aunt Jia was shocked and hurried to ask Marquis Qingyuan to go home. Shen Qingyue also went to the Censorate to find Shen Qingyuan in person.
When Chunxi received the news and rushed back to the Marquis' Mansion, the main courtyard was already crowded with people. Shen Qingchi was kneeling in the courtyard with his head down. He was terribly thin and his face was lifeless, like a walking corpse.
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