Chapter 263 I May Be Cold-Blooded, But My Wife Is Kind-Hearted
Shen Qingyuan pulled Chunxi to his seat and then glanced at Shen Qingchi.
The look was very cold, and Shen Qingchi felt his heart tighten.
She dared to argue in front of Chunxi, but when facing Shen Qingyuan, she felt guilty.
Her elder brother had been handling cases in Jingzhao Prefecture for a full ten years. In front of him, she always felt that all her thoughts had nowhere to hide.
Although she resented Chunxi, when she thought about it carefully, she realized that Chunxi had never taken the initiative to harm her, either in the past or now. It was she who provoked Chunxi first.
Shen Qingchi lowered her head to avoid Shen Qingyuan's gaze. Seeing her like this, the Grand Tutor looked at Zhao with dissatisfaction: "How did you teach your daughter-in-law? Her family members are here, and she didn't even say hello?"
The Taifu was talking about Zhao, but Shen Qingchi's face flushed red. She hurriedly called everyone one by one. When she was about to call Shen Qingyuan, Shen Qingyuan spoke first: "Don't call me big brother. I don't have a sister like you who instigates outsiders to murder my sister-in-law."
Shen Qingyuan pointed out the matter directly, and Shen Qingchi's face turned pale with embarrassment.
Zhao felt sorry for her son who was still kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but ask, "Since Lord Shen doesn't recognize this sister, why did he come to the Taifu Mansion to cause trouble today?"
Shen Qingyuan raised his eyes and said seriously, "Although I am heartless, my wife is kind-hearted. I am going through this for her today."
Everyone in the Shen family: “…”? ? ?
Who is kind-hearted? Is Cao Chunxi kind-hearted?
Shen Qingyuan, you have already entered the Censorate. Is it appropriate for you to still lie with your eyes open?
Zhao also thought Shen Qingyuan's words were ridiculous, but with the Grand Tutor in charge, she didn't dare say much, for fear that her father-in-law would think she was uncultured.
Shen Qingchi's face turned even paler after being rejected in public by Shen Qingyuan, but with so many people watching, she could only ignore Shen Qingyuan and continue to call for help.
After she finished greeting everyone, the Grand Tutor immediately scolded Li Jixian: "You bastard! Your wife is pregnant and you must be going through so much hardship and suffering, yet you're out there having fun. You've brought shame upon our Grand Tutor's House!"
The Grand Tutor was furious, and Li Jixian lost all the arrogance he had just shown in front of Chunxi. He explained weakly, "Grandfather, I only went this once."
Seeing this, Shen Qingchi immediately knelt beside Li Jixian and said, "It's my fault that I can't serve my husband. I beg you, grandfather, not to blame my husband."
As soon as these words came out, the Shen family members who were just complaining about Shen Qingchi changed their expressions. Shen Qingyu was so angry that he cursed out loud: "Idiot, shut up right there! You have no shame, but our Marquis Mansion still has some dignity."
Although the Qingyuan Marquisate had long been in decline, Shen Qingyu and Shen Qingyue still had the pride of being the sons of the Marquisate. Shen Qingchi's humble flattery made them feel ashamed.
Shen Qingchi had already lost interest in the Shen family when she was at the Dali Temple. Now, seeing the Shen family and Chunxi coming to her husband's house to cause trouble and embarrass her, she began to hate them even more.
She couldn't help but retort, "When I was imprisoned in the Dali Temple, no one in the Marquis' Mansion cared about me. I've already been a member of the Taifu Mansion. What right do you have to blame me now, Third Brother?"
"If you hadn't instigated my second aunt to do something stupid, we wouldn't have been implicated and imprisoned. Now that my grandparents have completely cut off all ties with us, you still have the nerve to ask us to care about you?"
Shen Qingyu was full of resentment when he talked about this.
After the poor Shen family moved into the Marquis' Mansion, they made it a mess. He and his second brother finally persuaded their grandfather to continue supporting them to study at the Yun Clan School until they passed the imperial examination after the mourning period. However, Shen Qingchi actually instigated his second aunt to do such a stupid thing as kidnapping and murder.
The second aunt was sentenced to death, and the reputation of the Mo family was damaged. The grandfather was even more furious and refused to provide them with any more help. They had no choice but to drop out of the Yun clan school and study at home.
Now their way out is blocked. Shen Qingchi, as the fourth lady of the Taifu Mansion, cannot help them gain benefits. Instead, she causes them to be looked down upon. What is the point of this sister coming?
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel on the spot, Shen Qingyue interrupted: "Okay, the two elders are not sitting here to listen to you two quarreling."
After these words were spoken, the two of them quieted down.
For Shen Qingyuan's sake, the Grand Tutor forced Li Jixian to apologize to Shen Qingchi and write a letter of guarantee that he would never go out to look for other women again. Shen Jinhua wanted to take Ying'er to stay and take care of Shen Qingchi, and the Grand Tutor agreed.
After the matter was resolved, Shen Jinhua immediately asked Ying'er to help Li Jixian up.
With so many people present, Li Jixian felt embarrassed and didn't even look at Ying'er. However, Shen Qingchi was so angry that he almost twisted the handkerchief in his hand.
How could she not know that Ying'er was someone Shen Jinhua intended to send to Chunxi to cause trouble? Now Chunxi sent her instead. She felt worse than having eaten a fly.
Shen Qingchi couldn't help but glare at Chunxi with resentment. The next moment, he heard Chunxi ask, "Sister, why are you looking at me like that? Do you think your brother-in-law hasn't done enough and you're still not satisfied?"
"I've never been angry with my husband. It's obviously my sister-in-law who hasn't had enough of my joke and won't let me go."
Chunxi was sitting there so calmly that Shen Qingchi looked so embarrassed. She had no choice but to speak to Chunxi calmly.
Just as Shen Qingchi finished speaking, he heard Chunxi say, "I just went to the clinic to ask for a prescription to help with pregnancy, and my sister was so concerned that she wanted to spread the news to everyone. I also reciprocated my concern for my sister, but why can't she bear it?"
Shen Qingchi: "..."
After the matter was resolved and Chunxi and Shen Qingyuan left, Zhao couldn't wait to call Shen Qingchi to her courtyard.
"The Imperial Tutor's Mansion just spent a fortune to redeem you from the Dali Temple. Why are you trying to provoke Cao Chunxi instead of staying home to take care of your pregnancy?"
As soon as she entered the door, Zhao started scolding Shen Qingchi.
Shen Qingchi didn't dare to bring Yun Wantang up to speed, so he could only quietly defend himself, "Sister-in-law is pregnant now. Even if others knew about this, it wouldn't have any impact on her, and I didn't make a big fuss about it."
"You know these gossips won't have any effect on her, so why do you still say them? Are you crazy?"
Shen Qingchi's face was pale and he couldn't answer.
She did this not to take revenge on Chunxi, but to target Xiao Qinghe. She just wanted to help her fifth aunt, but she didn't expect to mess it up again.
Shen Qingchi lowered her head and said nothing. Seeing her like this, Zhao became angry and smashed the teacup and told her to get out.
Shen Qingchi didn't dare to stay and hurried back to his yard.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard Shen Jinhua complaining, "Why does your room look so shabby? If you don't fight for yourself, you have to fight for the child in your belly."
Shen Qingchi didn't want to pay attention to Shen Jinhua. She went into the house and looked around, but didn't see Ying'er. She immediately asked, "Why isn't Ying'er here? Where did she go?"
"I asked her to take care of my nephew-in-law. Your sister-in-law slapped him pretty hard. With Ying'er helping to put in some good words, my nephew-in-law won't hold a grudge against us."
Shen Qingchi: "..."
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