Chapter 101 Shen Yan
Chen He looked at his father's face, which was as pale as paper, without a trace of pity, only cold determination.
She slowly straightened her back, and her voice was like an ice-hardened knife, continuing to pierce her father's heart.
"Father, have you ever thought about the past ten years since my second sister was born..."
"In this mansion, except for you..."
"It seems no one is in a hurry to have more children?"
Shen Qingyuan was shocked and his pupils contracted again!
Chen He's voice was filled with sarcasm:
"The words of the sorcerer back then are still fresh in my mind."
"It is said that the Shen family is destined to produce a queen."
"But if there is no prince, even if there is a queen, how many generations can the glory of the Shen family be maintained?"
"It's understandable that Shan Zhuyu isn't anxious, as she already has a 'daughter' by her side."
"But what about Grandmother?"
"She has been looking forward to the Shen family's prosperity all her life, so why isn't she anxious?"
These words were like fine needles, piercing into Shen Qingyuan's confused thoughts!
yes!
How could the mother not be anxious?!
Chen He's eyes swept across his father's doubtful face, then gently fell down.
"Besides Aunt Lin, there are also the two concubines beside my father. After all these years, why haven't they been pregnant at all?"
"Is it really that they are unlucky?"
"still……"
Chen He's voice suddenly rose, with an almost cruel clarity!
"Or you yourself, Father..."
"I simply can't!"
"shut up!!!"
Shen Qingyuan was like a beast whose tail was stepped on, and he suddenly let out a deafening roar!
By his own daughter...
In front of our ancestors...
This is such a shame!!!
A surge of blood rushed to his head, and Shen Qingyuan felt his vision go dark, filled with shame and anger!
The finger he pointed at Chen He trembled like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, and his face turned from pale to purple-red like pig liver!
"evil creature!"
"You evil creature!"
"What nonsense! What nonsense!"
"I think you've been corrupted by those villains!"
“Give me…”
He wanted to yell "Get out", but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back!
no!
Can't let her go out!
If even a single word of these words were to get out, how would Shen Qingyuan still be able to stand before the court?! How would the Shen family still have the dignity to survive?!
"you……"
Shen Qingyuan's chest heaved violently. He pointed at the cold ground of the ancestral hall and said in a hoarse and distorted voice:
"Just kneel here before our ancestors!"
"Think carefully about your mistakes!"
"Without my permission, you are not allowed to step out of the ancestral hall!"
"When you figure out where you're wrong, come back and reply!"
After saying this, he seemed to have used up all his strength, and he suddenly swung his sleeves and rushed out of the ancestral hall almost as if he was escaping. The heavy wooden door slammed shut behind him, isolating the inside from the outside.
The ancestral hall once again returned to deathly silence.
Only Shen He was left alone, kneeling on the cold futon with his back straight.
***
The night quietly enveloped the Shen Mansion.
The ancestral hall was filled with chill and the flickering candlelight made Shen He's figure appear slender and lonely.
Her knees were already numb from kneeling, and her stomach was empty, but she didn't feel hungry at all.
Suddenly, a very light sound of footsteps came from far away.
Squeak——
The door of the ancestral hall was quietly pushed open a crack.
A slender figure, holding a food box, tiptoed in.
The person who came was wearing a plain dress and a thin veil covering most of her face.
"Eldest sister..."
A voice with a hint of timidity and worry sounded.
Shen He slowly turned his head and looked at the person who came.
It’s the third sister, Shen Yan.
"Who asked you to come?" Chen He's voice was a little hoarse, but still calm.
Shen Yan put the food box on the ground and whispered, "I asked for it myself."
She squatted down and opened the lunch box, which contained two light side dishes and a bowl of white porridge.
"Eldest sister has been kneeling for the whole afternoon. She must be hungry. Let's eat something first."
Chen He's gaze fell on Shen Yan's eyes that were exposed outside the veil. They were clear, but with a hint of lingering melancholy.
"Aren't you afraid of being punished by your father?" Shen He asked.
My father is very angry at the moment, and anyone who dares to approach the ancestral hall would be adding fuel to the fire.
Chen Yan's hand that picked up the dishes and chopsticks paused slightly, then she raised her head and looked at Chen He through the veil, with a stubborn look in her eyes.
"When I was little..."
"Chen Jiao stole my pearl flower and deliberately pushed me into the pond..."
"You were the first one to jump down and pulled me up."
"Later, because of me, you were scolded by Mother... and Aunt Shan."
Shen Yan's voice was choked.
"At that time, elder sister, you were not afraid of being punished by mother."
"Now, I'm just delivering a meal, what am I afraid of?"
Shen He looked at her quietly. In the dim candlelight, the outline of Shen Yan under her veil was faintly visible.
This sister is timid, but she has her own persistence and kindness.
Shen He's gaze slowly fell on Shen Yan's face hidden by the veil.
Faintly, one seems to be able to see the unevenness of the skin under the veil.
Chen He's heart sank slightly.
Her voice was soft, but it carried a cool, all-knowing quality as it drifted through the silent ancestral hall.
"Hate?"
Shen Yan didn't say anything.
She just lowered her head, her slender fingers nervously twisting the laces of her skirt.
In the candlelight, the veil trembled slightly, like a frightened butterfly.
Chen He looked at her like this and understood.
After being bullied by Chen Jiao for so many years, I'm afraid I've almost forgotten how to write the word "hate".
That's not numbness, it's fear and resignation that runs deep in the bone marrow.
Shen He's voice was still calm, but with a barely perceptible sharpness.
"Then why do you dare to come today?"
"Father is angry, and this is a place of right and wrong."
"Isn't it because..."
Chen He paused, his eyes falling on Shen Yan's slightly pale fingers that were tightly gripping the handle of the food box.
"Because I made Chen Jiao fall."
"Are you happy?"
Shen Yan's body trembled violently, as if she was pricked by a needle.
She still didn't dare to look up, her voice as thin as a mosquito, with panic:
"Eldest sister...it's not..."
"I...how dare I..."
She seemed to be trying to organize her words,
"My mother...was able to rise from concubine to concubine thanks to Concubine Shan... Concubine Shan's kind words to my father."
"Mother said this is a great favor, and we should repay the kindness and not forget our roots."
"Now that Concubine Shan has been wronged, and Second Sister is... how can I..."
Her words were a little jumbled, but she clearly expressed the indoctrinated, foolish "gratitude."
"Mother also said that since her status is higher, in the future... in the future, when I'm looking for a partner, it will be... it will be a little better..."
The corners of Chen He's mouth curled up in a cold arc, as if mocking her naivety.
"Better?"
Her gaze, as if real, fell on Shen Yan's veil, as if she could penetrate the veil and look directly at the scar underneath.
"Third sister."
"Your face is already like this."
Her voice was not loud, but every word was clear and struck Shen Yan's heart.
"What future do you think I could have, just based on my status as a concubine's daughter, even without this scar?"
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