Chapter 199 Shen Xiuhe was dismissed from office
Chen Xiuhe signed the divorce agreement and was kicked out of the Chen residence. He had nowhere to go for a while, so he had to take his family back to the house prepared for Xue Surong to live temporarily.
Chen Chong was still lying in bed, and to these there was also Xue Surong whose leg was broken.
Xue Surong had her legs broken by Shen Xiuhe himself, but at this moment she did not bear any grudge. Instead, she showed a careful and flattering expression and said to Shen Xiuhe: "From now on, our family will live a good life."
However, Chen Xiuhe had a gloomy face and was silent for a while. Then he said, "I will give you some money. From now on, you can live with the two children."
The others were all stunned. Next to them, Shen Chong, who had just felt a little hope, turned pale again.
He was already useless and would never have the chance to take the imperial examination. Without the support of his father, a fourth-rank official, the rest of his life would be truly over.
Shen Nian also looked pale: “Daddy doesn’t want us anymore?”
Chen Xiuhe turned his head and looked over: "How dare you ask? When Chen Ning just came home, you did so many things. Your father has warned you not to cause trouble, but what did you do? You promised me right away, and then you pretended to obey and then disobeyed me... You and your daughter actually want to destroy Cheng Xi, my only son who still has hope!"
Chen Xiuhe said in a deep voice: "You are vicious and stupid. If we keep you, you will be a disaster sooner or later."
The smile Xue Surong forced onto her face froze, and then she gritted her teeth and sneered, "If you hadn't been the first to have evil intentions and teamed up with your own daughter to drive the three of us out of the house, how could I be so anxious? Chen Xiuhe, you really are a hypocrite, blaming all the mistakes on others. Shameless!"
Shen Xiuhe's expression was grim: "When did I team up with Shen Ning to harm you?"
Xue Surong yelled, "I heard it all. You and Shen Ning were plotting in the garden that day. I heard it clearly. It was you!"
Chen Xiuhe froze, then closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. "... Whatever, whatever, I already knew you were an idiot. What's the point of talking to you? Chen Ning has Prince Ding and secret guards behind him. It wouldn't be that hard to find someone who can change his voice. I think you've probably only heard the voice but not seen the person."
Or, even if it was him, he might be pretending to be him.
But this brainless stupid woman actually believed it and ended up in a dead end.
Hearing Shen Xiuhe's words, Xue Surong suddenly froze.
She certainly hadn't seen Shen Xiuhe... So, it wasn't true? Did Shen Ning deliberately let her hear those words to make her lose her composure?
"But, but you were already planning to kick me out... During the days I was in prison, the old lady refused to even pay twenty taels of silver for water. I spent two whole days and nights in prison without a drop of water, a life worse than death. After I was released, they lied to me and said they spent three thousand taels of silver to save me, when in fact they only needed two hundred taels."
Xue Surong tried her best to defend herself: "She even had someone check my accounts. It's obvious that she has other intentions."
Madam Shen was furious. "You heartless fool! I spent three thousand taels of real money to rescue you, yet you still suspect and resent me... I checked your accounts just to punish you for your frivolity and recklessness. If I really wanted to settle a score with you, do you think I didn't know about the money you embezzled?"
Xue Surong was speechless and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Shen Xiuhe's sigh.
"Stop talking... Chen Ning had already predicted your reactions clearly. Those were all strategies."
At this moment, there was nothing else Shen Xiuhe could not think of.
The scene of their first meeting when their daughter just came back appeared before him. She looked at him with a smile and said, "I am Shen Ning."
He didn't know at that time that this sentence was actually a declaration of war.
Ever since the old lady took a fancy to her shop, all of them had already stepped into the chess game set up by the young girl, and were moving forward step by step according to her expectations.
After tormenting Xue Surong for nearly a month, they found out that she had lent money at high interest rates. They used this incident to put her in jail to create a rift between her and the old lady... and then, step by step, their responses were all within her expectations.
Or, even if she didn't anticipate it, she could still continuously launch offensives based on their responses, and then just like that... force them into a desperate situation.
Is that really just a teenage girl?
But there is no point in saying anything now... Thinking of the cold and disgusted look on Xie Yunqing's face when she put away the divorce letter, and thinking of the bright and charming young lady when they first met more than 20 years ago, Shen Xiuhe closed his eyes and sighed deeply.
He said, "You guys go."
Xue Surong no longer had time to be angry... Even though she didn't know exactly, she already vaguely understood that she might have messed things up.
She dragged her broken leg and knelt on the ground: "Xiuhe, Xiuhe, please don't chase us away. I know I was wrong. I will listen to you in everything from now on. Even if I am not good, we still have a pair of children, Xiuhe. Our family will live a good life in the future..."
When Shen Nian heard that Shen Xiuhe didn't intend to accept her mother Xue Surong, she immediately became anxious.
"Dad, we all know we were wrong. My mother doesn't want us anymore, so we have to live a good life. Dad... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is interested in me. Even if my brother and mother don't get along well, I can still bring honor to you in the future. Dad, please don't abandon us..."
Shen Nian's heart is as clear as a mirror.
She now has no choice. If she can continue to be the daughter of the Shen family, even if she is born a concubine, at least she will become a real daughter of an official family.
If she were abandoned by Chen Xiuhe like this and followed the short-sighted Xue Surong, the rest of her life would be completely over.
Shen Nian cried and took out the token given to her by Crown Prince Xiao Nanyu: "Dad, this is a token from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to his daughter, please don't abandon us."
Shen Xiuhe suddenly turned his head.
Seeing the token in Shen Nian's hand, he was stunned for a while, then said in a deep voice: "The prince is not a good man, you should not get involved with him."
Shen Nian wanted to say something, but Shen Xiuhe said directly in a cold voice: "Have you remembered?"
Shen Nian nodded weakly: “My daughter has made a note of it.”
Madam Shen, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up: "Xiu He, do you want your mother to be alone and helpless in her old age?"
The old lady gritted her teeth and said, "Xie Yunqing has always looked down on the Shen family. Now that she is just keeping a concubine, she is plotting against us with such ulterior motives... There are very few officials in the capital who don't keep concubines. It is obvious that she has evil intentions from the beginning."
After saying this, Madam Shen said to Chen Xiuhe, "Although Xue is not talented or virtuous, she has been devoted to you all these years and raised a pair of children. Even if she has no merits, she has worked hard. From now on, I will restrain her for you and make her obedient. For the sake of our children... our family should stick together and overcome the difficulties together."
Xue Surong naturally swore repeatedly that she would be devoted to him from now on and would never again be suspicious or cause trouble.
After a while, Chen Xiuhe closed his eyes and sighed deeply: "From now on, don't bear grudges against Xie Yunqing, mother and son. Let's... live our lives peacefully."
Xue Surong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The pain of her broken leg made her sweat all over, but at that moment she felt it was all worth it.
Although she suffered, the result was the same as she and her daughter had expected. What difference did it make if Xie Yunqing broke off relations with her? In the end, it made their family happy.
Now, they are a family, and Xie Yunqing secretly sheds countless tears...
From now on, Xue Surong will be the wife of a fourth-rank official!
She made it through...
The next day, on her way back from having her legs checked, Xue Surong went to the human trafficker to pick out maids and servants.
She used to only have two people around her, but now she's a proper official's wife, with an old lady and a young lady waiting to be taken care of. As the mistress, she has to start managing the family business... It would be best to buy a few more slaves. They're expensive but they're reliable and can be used for two...
Xue Surong selected several that she thought were good, and planned to discuss them with Shen Xiuhe after he returned home in the evening. She also had to reply to the old lady before making a final decision.
Hey, it’s not easy to be an official’s wife. You have to worry about more things.
Xue Surong pretended to be sad but happy at the same time. When a neighbor asked her about her leg, she smiled and said that she had fallen.
There was no need to say too much. They would not continue to live in this place. They wanted to buy a new house, preferably in Yongxingfang, which would be in a better location and bigger than Xie Yunqing's house.
Xue Surong knew that the old lady had made a lot of money over the years...
In the afternoon, she dragged the two maids under her command with her broken leg around and prepared a table of wine and food, ready to let Shen Xiuhe see that she was also capable of being the mistress of the house.
Not long after, Shen Xiuhe came back, but Xue Surong soon noticed that Shen Xiuhe looked very ugly.
Madam Shen also noticed something was wrong and frowned, asking, "What happened?"
At most, the news of him having a mistress would spread, but so what?
Others would at most say that Lord Shen is a playboy... Wait, could it be that that damn girl Shen Ning is up to no good again?
The next moment, Madam Shen got the answer from her son: Shen Xiuhe was dismissed from office!
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