Chapter 93 Good Brother, Be Good
After being exposed in public by Shen Qingyuan for not daring to die, Mo Yunwan finally calmed down. However, Madam Liang somehow found out Chunxi's identity and asked Mrs. Zhang to send an invitation to Chunxi and Shen Qingyu to have dinner at her house.
Shen Qingyu was having chest pain. When he saw Chunxi, his face was full of resentment, and he wished he could write the words "the cuckoo has taken over the magpie's nest" on his face.
Chunxi pretended not to understand and asked curiously, "Why are your eyes slanted, Third Brother? Do you need Sister-in-law to help you straighten your face?"
Chunxi stretched his wrist as he spoke. Shen Qingyu was afraid of being beaten, so he quickly retracted his gaze and said through gritted teeth, "There's nothing wrong with my eyes, don't make trouble for no reason!"
"How can you talk to me like that, Third Brother? I'm your sister-in-law. If I go to the Liang family, people will think that we have no respect for elders and no manners. That would be a bad influence, don't you think?"
Chunxi spoke with a smile and patted Shen Qingyu's shoulder maturely and naturally.
Chunxi didn't use too much force, but Shen Qingyu still felt a strong sense of threat.
After all, he was still injured, and Shen Qingyu didn't want to ask for trouble, so he could only soften his tone and say, "Sister-in-law is right, I was wrong just now."
The call of "sister-in-law" made Chunxi feel relaxed both physically and mentally. She went further and touched Shen Qingyu's head on tiptoe.
"Good boy, this is what a younger brother should be like."
“…”
You dare to touch my head like a dog, Cao Chunxi, you are dead!
Shen Qingyu was so angry that his chest heaved violently and his ribs ached, but he dared not say a word. Chunxi had felt enough of him, so she hummed a little tune and got on the carriage to go to the Liang family.
Today, Madam Liang only invited Chunxi and Shen Qingyu. The wine and food were placed in the garden. In addition to Madam Liang, there were also two young ladies in the mansion to accompany her.
When they met again, Mrs. Liang no longer had the arrogance she had shown in front of Chunxi before, and she held Chunxi's hand affectionately.
"My dear sister, how could you, a wife, disguise yourself as a servant and follow Lord Shen around? If I hadn't known the truth in time, I would have done something bad with good intentions."
Before, when Mo Yunwan was recuperating in the Liang family, Shen Qingyuan never came to visit her. Mrs. Liang felt that something was wrong, but she still wanted to ask Mrs. Zhang to help bring them together so that Mo Yunwan could persuade her.
Who could have thought that Shen Qingyuan had already remarried, and not only protected his new wife like the apple of his eye, but also kept her by his side disguised as a servant?
Mrs. Liang was not too worried about offending Chunxi by her random matchmaking, but she was afraid that Chunxi had discovered something by sneaking into the Liang family disguised as a servant.
After all, in order to win over Mo Yunwan, she decorated Mo Yunwan's room with all kinds of fine things. Liang Weimin had been in the officialdom for so many years and it was not that he could not afford those things, but it was not consistent with the image of an honest official he created in front of Shen Qingyuan.
Mrs. Liang observed Chunxi's reaction calmly.
Shen Qingyu didn't know that Madam Liang had other intentions. He just thought that with an outsider present, Chunxi would definitely not dare to hit him, so he interrupted, "Madam is right. After a woman gets married, she should serve her elders at home. My grandmother just came home, and my sister-in-law dressed up like this and followed my brother to Xuzhou. My grandmother must be very sad at home."
Chunxi glanced at Shen Qingyu but didn't say anything.
Seeing Chunxi like this, Shen Qingyu immediately forgot his pain and continued to expose her shortcomings: "Sister-in-law comes from a humble family and used to work as a maid in someone else's house. If it weren't for my eldest brother being so obsessed with marrying my sister-in-law, my mother would definitely find a well-educated and well-mannered girl for him."
The eldest lady of a marquis's mansion was actually born a maid. How could Lord Shen's vision be so poor?
Madam Liang's eagerness faded a bit, but she was still trying to be a peacemaker: "Young Master Shen, you are really joking. Master Shen loves Madam Shen very much. How could Madam Shen be a maid in someone else's house before?"
"How is it impossible? She was not only a maid before, but also the kind who carried feces and urine for others." Shen Qingyu thought he had revealed Chunxi's most shameful side, and half of the anger in his chest was relieved. He still felt unsatisfied and stared at Chunxi and asked, "Sister-in-law, tell me, did I lie just now?"
Mrs. Liang was still holding Chunxi's hand. When she heard about the task of cleaning up excrement and urine, she suppressed her nausea and didn't let go. But the next moment, Chunxi nodded and said, "Third brother, you're right. I have done these tasks before."
“…”
Mrs. Liang couldn't wait to withdraw her hand. She wanted to ask someone to bring her water to wash her hands, but she endured it for the sake of her face.
She was worried that the serious Madam Shen would see something, but she didn't expect that she was just a peasant of low birth. How could such a person distinguish between the high and low values of things?
Shen Qingyu was delighted by Mrs. Liang's reaction. He wanted to say that everyone in the Marquis' Mansion only recognized Mo Yunwan as the eldest young lady, but just as he opened his mouth, his foot was stepped on hard.
The pain hit Shen Qingyu, and he couldn't help but stand up. The table shook violently and the wine spilled all over him.
"Cao Chunxi, you..."
Shen Qingyu was so angry that he pointed at Chunxi. The next moment, Chunxi grabbed his finger and twisted it off. Shen Qingyu's face twisted in pain and he knelt down unconsciously. When Chunxi was at eye level with Shen Qingyu, she spoke softly, "Third brother, how can you be so careless? Your clothes are dirty. Go change them."
Shen Qingyu: "..."
It wasn't his fault, it was clearly her intentional harm.
But his fingers were still twisted, so Shen Qingyu could only give in: "Sister-in-law is right, I'll go change my clothes now."
Mrs. Liang also ordered the servants to lead the way, and Chunxi let go of Shen Qingyu and left.
Knowing that Chunxi was of humble origin, Mrs. Liang no longer paid much attention to her and asked her two daughters to go back to their rooms to rest.
Soon, only Chunxi and Madam Liang were left in the garden.
Chunxi was not at all embarrassed by her past being exposed. She poured herself a glass of fruit wine and pointed at one of the dishes and asked, "What is this? I've never seen it before."
Chunxi looked curious and completely naive.
Madam Liang felt she was completely wasting her time, but she still insisted, "I heard that Lord Shen won the top spot in the imperial examination at the age of seventeen and then entered Jingzhao Prefecture. He hasn't been promoted in the past ten years. How come he was suddenly appointed by His Majesty this time?"
Shen Qingyuan doesn't seem to have any special talents at the moment, and Chunxi is even less presentable, but Mrs. Liang is afraid that he has someone behind him.
The sooner you find out, the better you can respond.
Chunxi tasted the dish and said without hesitation, "It was the eldest young master of the Wei family who recommended my master. Madam, although my master is young, he is of a high generation and is actually the uncle of Master Wei."
It’s the Wei family?
Mrs. Liang's face suddenly darkened.
She had heard of the eldest young master of the Wei family. He was a promising young general, but he was seriously injured on the battlefield and was paralyzed for three years. Now there was no place for him in the army.
Not long after Wei Lingze's legs healed, he solved a major case, was promoted twice, and married his childhood sweetheart, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family. Now he is very successful.
But who would complain about having too much credit?
If the Wei family wanted to take this opportunity to pave the way for Wei Lingze, things would be much more difficult than they imagined.
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