Shen Ruyun was scared by the gaze Shen Yurong fixed on her. She changed the topic and said: âBrother! What do you mean by asking these things now? Ningyuan Marquis already said that he is going to give us an explanation. Now Ningyuan marquisâs heir and I are already in this kind of relationship, no other would dare to marry me anymore. Aside from him, I donât have any other way!â
âNo other way?â Shen Yurong snorted, âAt the time you did this, why didnât you think you wonât have a way now!â
Shen Ruyun was shocked. Shen Yurong had guessed it. Thatâs right, based on Shen Yurongâs thinking, it would be strange if he couldnât guess.
âI know you like him, but he is the son-in-law of the Jiang family!â Shen Yurong said: âNow the Jiang family could only break off the engagement and youâve caused animosity between the Jiang family and Zhou family. Do you think the people in Ningyuan Marquisâs residence wonât hate you? The Jiang family will also put this on your head!â
Shen Ruyun most hated to be reminded of the Jiang family. Although now she was currently the younger sister of the secretary, when compared, she was not as noble as the daughter of the chief assistant. She couldnât help ridiculing: âJiang family, Jiang family, you only know the Jiang family. In the final analysis, you only care about your official career. Now Her Majesty the princess is siding our Shen family, thereâs no need for you to fear the Jiang family, youâââ
âPaâ, when that sounded, Shen Ruyunâs voice stopped with a halt.
The reason was because Shen Yurong slapped her.
Shen Ruyunâs body slanted from the slap, nearly tumbling down. Shen Yurongâs eyes were red, his palms trembled. Looking at Shen Ruyun, his gaze gloomy as he said: âPay attention to your words.â
Shen Ruyun was so scared she couldnât even cry.
She knew this elder brother of hers was clever and he had been studying well since childhood. The teachers in the private school all said that sooner or later, their Shen family would produce a top scorer. Afterwards, Shen Yurong really became the top scorer.
Shen Yurong treated mother Shen and Shen Ruyun very well, but if Shen Ruyun truly offended him, when Shen Yurong got angry, Shen Ruyun was also afraid. It was unknown since when, perhaps after Xue Fang Fei died, Shen Ruyun felt that her older brother had increasingly turned gloomier and become more unfamiliar. Such as now, she was extremely afraid and didnât know what Shen Yurong would do.
Mother Shen, who heard the commotion inside, rushed in, opening the door and entering the room. Once she entered, she immediately saw Shen Ruyun covering her face, her eyes teary. She hastily went over and pushed Shen Ruyunâs hand aside. Seeing the bruise on her face, she immediately said with anger: âYurong, how could you hit your younger sister!â
When Shen Yurong saw mother Shen entering, he immediately pressed his forehead helplessly and said: âMother, donât get involved in this matter.â
âHow can I not get involved!â Mother Shen said: âIâm your mother! Ruyun was subjected to such a huge grievance last night, what did she do wrong? She is your younger sister! I know you have great ability and I canât control you now. If you feel that Ruyun and I are a burden and dislike us,ashamed that we are your family, tell me now. Ruyun and I will pack up our stuff and return to the countryside, not daring to provoke you, this master top scorer!â When she finally finished speaking, she directly sat on the ground and cried loudly: âAll blame the master for passing away early, leaving behind such a terrible mess. With great difficulty raised the son until big, but now he didnât want to recognize his mother, truly a sinâŠâŠ.â
Shen Ruyun at once followed her mother and crouched on the ground. Both the mother and daughter cried on each otherâs shoulders.
The servants outside were even more frightened by the atmosphere and didnât dare to come out, pretending not to have seen anything, staying far away. This kind of scene was not strange in the Shen residence. Whenever mother Shen couldnât deal with Shen Yurong, she would always use this vulgar move of crying and bawling to force Shen Yurong to compromise.
As expected, Shen Yurong was defeated at once. He said: âMother, when did I say that I donât care about the two of you. Itâs this son thatâs not good, this son is unfilial, this sonâs mistake. Ruyun, Iâll take a trip to Ningyuan Marquisâs residence in the afternoon. In this matter, you shouldnât be wronged, Zhou Yan BangâŠâŠ. Just wait at home with ease.â
Shen Ruyun was secretly happy but she still sobbed as she said: âDonât cheat me, elder brother; also donât think that younger sister is unwilling to forgive. At this time, if Ningyuan Marquis residence doesnât give an explanation, I really donât have any other place and could only hang my hair and be a Buddhist nun. How the people in Yanjing treat unclean women, you are also awareâŠâŠ.â She abruptly held her tongue, and anxiously glanced at Shen Yurong.
Shen Yurong didnât allow anyone to mention any sentence about Xue Fang Fei in the residence. Everyone surmised that it was as if admitting that he wore a green hat. In the final analysis, having his wife engaged in an illicit affair with other people, was a humiliating matter as a husband.
Shen Yurongâs glabella jumped slightly. He didnât get angry, merely quieted down suddenly. His expression also turned indifferent and he said: âI understand. Just wait at home, Iâll go out first.â After speaking, he no longer paid attention to Shen Ruyun and mother Shen before directly going out.
This time, mother Shen didnât cry out anymore. After Shen Yurong walked out, she raised her palm and slapped Shen Ruyunâs back, grumbling: âEverything was perfectly fine, but why did you mention that matter? You look at your elder brother, feeling uncomfortable again.â
Shen Ruyun also regretted. This knot, she also didnât wish to provoke Shen Yurongâs anger. But her mouth was still relentless. She said: âWhatâs actually wrong with elder brother? Still putting on that kind of attitude when that person is mentioned. He would not still have the person constantly in his mind right?â
âWhat nonsense are you talking about?â Mother Shen promptly said: âYour elder brother and that woman already had no relationships since earlier! She made your elder brother become the joke in the entire Yanjing. In the whole world, which man could tolerate other people stealing his wife. Itâs good that she died, if she was still here, she would implicate your elder brother. How would your elder brother have the current good prospects?!â
Listening to mother Shenâs strict voice, Shen Ruyun also didnât dare to retort. After a while, she said: âMother, will elder brother really go to Ningyuan Marquisâs residence for my matter?â
âOf course he will!â Mother Shen held Shen Ruyunâs hand, a trace of sharpness flashed in her eyes. âEven if your elder brother didnât step in, in front of so many people, Ningyuan Marquisâs residence had insulted your innocence. Naturally they have to give you an answer. If itâs not possible, just let the princess lend a handâŠâŠ. In short, absolutely must not let you suffer this grievance!â
Shen Ruyun was a little lacking in confidence. This matter of her scheming Zhou Yan Bang, apart from Shen Yurong having guessed it, even mother Shen was not aware. If the Ningyuan Marquisâ residence found out the truth, they certainly would not leave the matter at that. However, after looking at Zhou Yan Bangâs circumstances, itâs unlikely for them to find out.
In this way, the matter should be flawless and she could smoothly marry into Ningyuan Marquisâs residence.