Chapter 61 Why is the adult angry?
"Hasn't mother already punished the servants in the mansion? Why does eldest brother suddenly want to divide the family property?"
Shen Qingyu came back to his senses from his shock, his face full of disapproval.
He knew from a young age that Shen Qingyuan was not his biological elder brother, and he also knew that his mother had been trying to make his second brother inherit his father's title. However, only his eldest brother had the right to inherit the dowry left by Xiao. If the family was divided, those properties would have nothing to do with the Marquis' Mansion.
In the future, when he and his second brother pass the imperial examinations, there will be many things that need to be taken care of.
Mrs. Mo was also very panicked.
When Shen Qingyuan asked her for Xiao's dowry, he had mentioned the idea of dividing the family. She thought that if she gave the things to Shen Qingyuan, he would no longer have such an idea. Unexpectedly, Shen Qingyuan brought it up again today for Chunxi.
He didn't protect the first two people who came in like this. Could it be because Chunxi saved his life?
But wasn't this favor paid off with marriage? Shouldn't he hate this woman who was repaying the favor?
Mrs. Mo couldn't figure it out, but in order to appease Shen Qingyuan, she still ordered with a stern face: "Yu'er, apologize to your sister-in-law!"
What sister-in-law? Everyone in Hanjing knows that she was a servant of the Wei family before.
Shen Qingyu stiffened his neck and couldn't shout.
Just as Mrs. Mo was about to persuade him, Shen Qingyue, who had been standing quietly by the side, suddenly raised her hand and slapped Shen Qingyu: "Mother asked Third Brother to apologize, Third Brother, don't you even listen to Mother's words?"
Shen Qingyue's appearance inherited the advantages of the Mo family. Her pair of peach blossom eyes are always gentle and smiling, giving people a feeling as gentle as jade.
But he hit Shen Qingyu hard, and his head was tilted. A clear slap mark soon appeared on his face. Shen Qingchi, who had been keeping his head down, was frightened and trembled all over.
Shen Qingyu seemed to be very afraid of this second brother. After being slapped, not only did he not get angry, but he changed his arrogance and respectfully admitted his mistake to Chunxi: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been disrespectful to you just now."
After he finished speaking, Shen Qingyue spoke again: "In fact, we are all very happy for Big Brother to get married again, and we even prepared a gift for Big Sister-in-law."
As he spoke, Shen Qingyue took out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it to Chunxi.
Chunxi subconsciously looked at Shen Qingyuan, and seeing that he had no intention of objecting, she took the envelope and opened it. She found that it contained two deeds, which were the other two shops that Shen Qingyuan had helped her find before.
These two shops are worth about one thousand taels. Although they are not as valuable as the two boxes of things sent by Mrs. Xiao, they touched Chunxi's heart.
She doesn't like cosmetics and jewelry, she just likes to save money and make money by running a shop.
This second young master studies at the Yun clan school every day and seldom goes home, yet he knows so much about his elder brother's situation. It's really not simple.
Chunxi was wary, but she looked touched. "Second brother, you are so kind! My parents didn't even prepare a dowry for me, and I don't have anything to offer as a present. How can I accept these two shops?"
Chunxi said as if to return the envelope to Shen Qingyue. Just as he handed it over a little, he heard Shen Qingyue say, "We know that your family is not well off. We are giving you these two shops just to tell you that the Marquis' Mansion will be your home from now on. We are your family. We will never disrespect you because of your family background. Please accept them."
Shen Qingyue's words were beautiful, and Chunxi put the envelope back into her sleeve without hesitation: "Second brother is right. We will be a family from now on. I will tolerate third brother's temper and won't argue with him."
Chunxi said, then took Shen Qingyuan's arm and said, "I think our family is pretty good. Let's not split up, sir."
Under Chunxi's "persuasion", Shen Qingyuan gave up the idea of splitting up the family and asked someone to carry two large boxes of things back to Wenxinyuan.
As soon as the two left, Madam Mo immediately dismissed the servants and looked at Shen Qingyu's face distressedly: "Yu'er, are you okay? Does your face still hurt?"
The two sons have always been Mrs. Mo's treasures. The slap from Shen Qingyue was more painful than for Mrs. Mo to cut her own flesh. She turned around and was about to scold Shen Qingyue, but when she met Shen Qingyue's smiling eyes, she suddenly felt guilty.
"I've already told mother that Big Brother is Father's eldest son and carries the blood of the Xiao family. Even if he's not my biological son, I should still treat him as my own. After the death of my two sisters-in-law, Big Brother has been celibate. Now that he's willing to remarry, he must be very much in love with his new sister-in-law. How could I allow someone to come to the Marquis' Mansion and bully the new sister-in-law?"
Shen Qingyue's tone was gentle, not fierce at all, but Mrs. Mo inexplicably felt that her son was calling her stupid.
She couldn't help but whisper in defense: "She wasn't bullied at all, I was the one who took the beating for her."
"So, you think you did the right thing?"
Shen Qingyue asked with a smile, and Mrs. Mo was embarrassed and didn't dare to respond.
Seeing that Mrs. Mo admitted her mistake, Shen Qingyue finally spoke: "Mrs. Xiao will personally introduce my eldest sister-in-law to the ladies of other noble families in a few days. This will also be a good thing for the Marquis' Mansion. My third brother and I are men, so it is not convenient for us to get too close to my eldest sister-in-law. You can go and talk to her more often these days. If Miss Xiao comes to see her again in the future, you can also help to mediate."
"The eldest sister-in-law is a shrew. The second brother lets his younger sister stay with the eldest sister-in-law. Aren't you afraid that his younger sister will be laughed at?"
"A joke?" Shen Qingyue raised an eyebrow, half smiling, "With the commotion in the mansion today, do you think anyone dares to laugh at my sister-in-law?"
No.
With Madam Xiao's personal support, the old woman of the Xiao family was punished, and the servants of the Marquis' Mansion were not spared either. Not only did the servants dare not laugh at Chunxi, even the three siblings had to be respectful to her in the future.
Their sister-in-law is not someone who will be bullied.
As soon as Chunxi and Shen Qingyuan returned to Wenxinyuan, people from the Xiao family brought them Yurong Cream.
Shen Qingyuan immediately opened the box and was about to apply the ointment to Chunxi, but Chunxi quickly stopped him, "I heard that this Yurong ointment is a secret recipe of the imperial physician in the palace, and a small box is worth over a thousand taels. Wouldn't it be a waste to use it on such a minor injury of mine?"
Shen Qingyuan glanced at Chunxi's hand that was holding his and ordered solemnly, "Let go!"
Although they didn't spend a particularly long time together, Chunxi was still keenly aware that Shen Qingyuan was unhappy.
Chunxi let go obediently, thought for a moment and said, "I know that the relationship between you and the Second Young Master is not very good, but these two shops were given to you by them for free. Didn't the Marquis' wife embezzle a lot of your mother's dowry? You can't let them get away with it just because you are angry."
"I didn't say you shouldn't take over those two shops."
"Then why is the Lord angry?"
Chunxi was very puzzled. Shen Qingyuan applied the medicine, closed the lid, and then said, "Why didn't you send someone to inform me immediately when something happened today? What if Xiao Qingyue brought guards from the Xiao Mansion instead of servants? How could you resist with your limited martial arts skills?"
Shen Qingyuan's expression was serious, and he almost yelled at the end.
Chunxi blinked, suddenly realizing, "So, sir, you're angry because you're worried about me. I was indeed inconsiderate today. Next time I encounter this kind of situation, I will definitely come to the office first to seek your protection, okay?"
Shen Qingyuan's expression was almost unbearable. He clenched his fist and replied calmly, "Yeah."
She knew he was concerned, not mean to her.
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