Chapter 293 Ah Xi, someone wants to harm you
Although Wei Lingze caused many scandals in Hanjing, when he arrived in Wengzhou, he was still treated as a guest of honor by the new governor. Other officials and merchants in Wengzhou all tried their best to meet him.
Wei Lingze traveled around the mountains and rivers along the way, and his mind became much more open. He socialized every day and regained his image as a noble young man. Many female relatives fell in love with him at first sight. After only a few days in Wengzhou, Wei Lingze regained a lot of confidence. The decadence of these days was swept away, and replaced by a high spirit.
But whenever it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Wei Lingze would toss and turn in bed thinking of what had happened in Hanjing and Xiao Qinghe's resolute decision to break up with him.
He seemed to be split in two.
Half of them were depressed and discouraged in Hanjing, while the other half were high and mighty and popular in Wengzhou.
The only thing that could allow him to sleep peacefully and not be driven crazy by the huge gap in understanding was the incense he bought from Wuyou Pavilion.
Before, he only used it occasionally to help him sleep, but now he can't sleep without it.
Last time he didn't buy enough, so he had to send a message back to Beijing, asking Xingzhou to go to Wuyou Pavilion to buy more and send someone to deliver it.
I just hope the boat can move faster so he doesn't have to wait too long.
Now, just thinking that the incense will soon be used up, Wei Lingze felt inexplicably irritated, as if his heart was being gnawed by countless ants.
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The wedding of Qingyuan Hou and Yao Niang was scheduled for the eighth day of April.
Although Marquis Qingyuan said that the wedding should be a grand one, Yao Niang had no family members from her mother's side and Marquis Qingyuan did not have many friends. The Shen family wanted to invite people they knew to make the wedding lively and show off, but Marquis Qingyuan thought those people were not up to standard and refused them all.
The final guest list was not long.
Yao Niang has always been quite obedient and has not made any excessive demands, so Chunxi also urged the Shen family to help prepare for the wedding seriously.
As the wedding was approaching, Chunxi didn't want to travel back and forth, so she simply moved back to the Marquis' Mansion with Shen Qingyuan. After Shen Qingchi finished her confinement, she also took the child back to her parents' home.
Although Shen Jinhua and the wet nurse took care of her, Shen Qingchi did not take good care of herself during the confinement period.
She was always crying. After the confinement period, she developed the problem of crying when the wind blew. Her eye sockets became sunken and her back became a little hunched. She lost the pride and confidence she had before.
The child was born prematurely and was weak. After being raised for a month or so, he was still a skinny little baby.
Marquis Qingyuan had no sympathy for Shen Qingchi's daughter, and he disliked his skinny granddaughter even more. He did not prepare any gift for the child, and it was even less likely that the Shen family would prepare any gifts.
After meeting everyone, Chunxi took the mother and daughter to rest.
The courtyard where Shen Qingchi lived before she got married was occupied by her second uncle's family, and now the mother and daughter can only live in the guest room.
When they were almost at the guest room, Shen Qingchi spoke softly, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. I was wrong before."
Shen Qingchi lowered his head, his eyes red. Chunxi didn't respond, only saying, "Everything about the wedding has been arranged. You can take the children to rest in the house. I'll have the food brought here."
"Thank you, sister-in-law," Shen Qingchi thanked her softly, and then added, "I heard from my aunt that sister-in-law bought me a lot of nourishing things from Huichuntang. Thanks to sister-in-law, I was able to survive this disaster. Thank you sister-in-law for not holding a grudge against me..."
The more Shen Qingchi spoke, the more ashamed he became, and his voice became smaller and smaller.
Chunxi's expression remained calm, and she said calmly, "I'm not letting go of the past, I just think the child is innocent. I gave those things to the child."
Chunxi's tone was cold. Shen Qingchi choked for a moment, and after a moment he asked again: "Sister-in-law said before that if something happened to me, she would take the child and raise it under her own name. Is that true?"
Chunxi looked at Shen Qingchi suspiciously: "Why are you asking this? Don't you want to live anymore?"
"No, I'm just asking."
Shen Qingchi shook his head repeatedly, looking a little dazed.
Chunxi frowned slightly, and after a while he spoke, "This child is the blood of the Taifu Mansion. If something happens to you, the Taifu Mansion should raise him. If the Taifu Mansion is unwilling to raise him, he should be sent back to the Marquis Mansion and raised by my father and my second and third brothers. Only when they are all gone will the child be raised by your eldest brother and me."
Even among blood relatives, there are differences in closeness.
With his father and brothers all around, it was definitely not Shen Qingyuan and Chunxi's turn to help Shen Qingchi raise the child.
Shen Qingchi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but no sound came out. Finally, he thanked Chunxi again and went into the house with the child in his arms.
Chunxi felt that something was wrong with her and turned to look for Shen Jinhua.
Shen Jinhua had been looked down upon a lot in the Taifu Mansion during this period, and she started to complain bitterly as soon as she saw Chunxi.
"This Taifu Mansion is truly a terrible place to be. When they found out they were having a daughter, no one in the mansion came to see them. The servants were also indifferent to them. That bastard Li Jixian even ran off to Wengzhou without a word. If it weren't for me, they might not have made it out of the confinement period."
Chunxi knew that Shen Qingchi's situation would become more difficult if he didn't give birth to a son, but he didn't expect that Shen Jinhua, his aunt, was still around, and the people in the Taifu Mansion didn't even bother to give her face.
After thinking for a moment, Chunxi asked, "What about the Fifth Madam of the Taifu Mansion? Isn't she a very good person? Didn't she take good care of Chi'er's sister?"
"She did come to see them a few days ago, but she came empty-handed, without bringing anything. I wasn't in the room at the time, so I didn't hear what they said. After she left, Chi'er just kept crying and staring blankly at the child. I couldn't persuade her, so I just left her alone."
Shen Jinhua couldn't help sighing at the end. Shen Qingchi was really a tearful person. Ying'er kept saying that she regretted not learning to climb into bed without knowing her own limits. Facing these two dejected faces every day, Shen Jinhua felt that there was no point in living anymore.
Chunxi took some silver and gave it to Shen Jinhua: "I know you've been working hard lately. I just noticed that Chi'er isn't looking well. I'd like to ask you to pay more attention to her."
Chunxi was quite generous, but Shen Jinhua felt a little discouraged at the sight of the money. She took a deep breath and forced herself to cheer up: "I understand, don't worry, Ah Xi. It's the Imperial Tutor's Mansion that treated them so harshly. If something happens to her in the Marquis' Mansion, wouldn't we be the ones to take the blame?"
There is nothing wrong with Shen Jinhua understanding it this way.
Chunxi didn't explain and gave a few more instructions before leaving.
Even though the Shen family had taken charge of all the wedding preparations in order to reap the benefits, Chunxi was still a little tired. She had just returned to the courtyard and sat for a while when another servant came to report: "Madam, your eldest brother from your mother's family is here. He said he must see you for something urgent."
Chunxi's eyelids twitched, and she quickly had Cao Wu brought to the front hall. As soon as she entered the hall, Cao Wu rushed over and grabbed her hand tightly, whispering, "Axi, someone wants to harm you and your brother-in-law!"
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