Lihoumen

Chapter 45 Together

The good night was short, as the old lady's birthday was approaching and the whole family had to discuss the matter in Chunxi Hall early the next morning, so the young couple had to get up early.

After everything was packed, the two of them left Lan Yaju together. After taking a few steps, they met the fourth lady, Wang Zhenzhen.

When she saw the two of them, she immediately stepped forward, her eyes rolled around Shen Han and Qing Qing, then she turned around with a gossipy look on her face and said to Shen Han, "Third brother, are you living back in Lan Ya again?"

Wang Zhenzhen is the niece of the old lady and the cousin of Shen Han. She lost her mother when she was young, so the old lady, who had no daughter, often took her niece to live in the mansion. Therefore, she was familiar with the brothers of the Shen family. Although she later married Shen Ning, the fourth son of the Shen family, and became the sister-in-law of the three brothers of the Shen family, because they knew each other since childhood, the brothers of the Shen family treated her as a sister.

The same was true for Shen Han, so Wang Zhenzhen did not shy away from Shen Han at all.

A while ago, she heard that although Shen Han had lived in Lan Ya for a few days, he had never consummated his marriage with Qing Qing. She thought that Shen Han looked down on his wife, but she never expected that his mind changed in the blink of an eye.

Wang Zhenzhen's curiosity was overflowing again. Without waiting for the couple to answer, she turned to look at Qingqing, frowning, with a look that said, "I underestimated you."

Shen Han looked at Wang Zhenzhen coldly, having already seen through her thoughts.

She said to her young wife, "You go ahead. I have something to say to my cousin. I'll catch up with you later."

After the people left, Wang Zhenzhen glanced at Shen Han's cold face and said with a half smile: "Third brother, what important things do you have to say? You even sent your sister-in-law away."

Shen Han did not respond, but asked coldly: "What did you say about us in the mansion a while ago?"

When Wang Zhenzhen heard this, she subconsciously felt a little weak.

This cousin is in a high position with great power and a cold personality. He never asks about trivial matters in the rear house. Why is he suddenly asking about this now?

"I didn't say anything." She denied it as soon as she opened her mouth, glanced at Shen Han's gloomy face, and explained with a smile: "My cousin is capable, and my cousin's wife is virtuous. You are a talented man and a beautiful woman. Everyone in the mansion is envious of you. What can I say about you?"

"Stop lying to me here." Shen Han's face was cold and his voice was gloomy.

Once a battle-hardened general gets angry, it is impossible for a young woman like Wang Zhenzhen to bear it.

When Wang Zhenzhen saw Shen Han's attitude, she immediately lowered her head, her mind drooping, and she dared not say any more nonsense. The maids beside her were scared half to death. Two timid little girls even lost their knees and knelt on the ground.

Shen Han insisted, "You have been a wife for several years, why are you still the same as when you were a boudoir, ignorant and shallow, like a gossipy woman? If I hear you say something bad about your third sister-in-law behind her back again, I will definitely not forgive you."

Shen Han showed no mercy and scolded Wang Zhenzhen harshly, acting like a stern brother. When he saw her tears in her eyes and realized the seriousness of the situation, he left to look for his wife.

Qingqing was waiting for Shen Han outside Chunxi Hall. When she saw him coming over with a cold face, she asked, "What happened? Who offended you?"

"No problem." He said lightly, then relaxed his expression, looked at his wife, and said gently: "Let's go, don't keep everyone waiting for too long."

After saying that, the couple walked into the yard side by side.

Shen Feng, Shen Yu and his wife, and the fourth son Shen Ning had already arrived. Aunt Xu beside the old lady saw Shen Han and his wife coming in, and hurriedly ordered the little maids to serve tea, and said, "The old lady just got up and will be here soon."

As she was talking, the old lady came out of the inner room slowly, holding the hand of the maid. She looked up at the younger generations and asked Shen Ning, "Why didn't Zhen come with you?" Shen Ning said, "She coaxed the second brother to eat early in the morning. When I went out, she said she would come in a while. Maybe she met someone on the way and stopped talking for a while."

The old lady nodded and said, "Then wait a while."

Second Madam Liu Ruyue, who was sitting to the right of the old lady, said with a half smile, "Fourth brother's wife has always been the one who goes wherever there is a commotion. With her personality, she would definitely be more active than anyone else in such a commotion as mother's birthday. It's strange that she's like this today."

As soon as Liu Ruyue finished speaking, she heard the old woman outside opening the curtains say warmly, "Fourth Madam, you are here. Come in quickly. Everyone is waiting for you."

Because Wang Zhenzhen was the old lady's niece, even though she married the illegitimate son of the Shen family, the servants in the mansion never dared to neglect her and all spoiled this young lady.

Wang Zhenzhen walked into the main room with a cold expression. Upon closer inspection, there were faint tears in her eyes.

She was not someone who could act, and she was really frightened by Shen Han's harsh words just now.

"Oh, is this true?" Before the old lady could speak, Li, who was sitting to her lower left, asked in surprise.

The old lady looked at her niece's aggrieved look, glared at Shen Ning in annoyance, and said unhappily: "Ning'er, you must have provoked the real girl again."

Shen Ning quickly defended herself, "I just ate two mouthfuls of porridge in the morning and rushed here. I didn't even talk to her. Mother, please don't wrongly accuse me."

"Real girl, what happened?" The old lady asked in a deep voice when she saw the bastard deny it.

Wang Zhenzhen felt aggrieved when she saw her aunt's concern, and couldn't help but shed tears. She raised her eyes and looked at Shen Han, who was sitting beside her and drinking tea indifferently. Although she was angry, she didn't have the courage to point fingers. Thinking that this matter was all caused by Qingqing, she turned her eyes to Qingqing again. She was about to say something wrong about Qingqing, but she saw that Shen Han had raised his head, and his cold eyes were staring at her straight, which scared Wang Zhenzhen so much that she immediately turned her eyes away.

Finally, her eyes fell on her husband Shen Ning.

The old lady rolled her eyes at Shen Ning and snorted coldly, "If you still don't admit it, I know it must be you who bullied the real girl again."

Shen Ning was speechless and stared at Wang Zhenzhen and said, "I didn't provoke you, why are you looking at me?"

"I didn't say you provoked me." Wang Zhenzhen said angrily.

"Then why are you looking at me?" Shen Ning asked back.

"I want to see what's wrong with you. Have you done something wrong and are afraid that others will not see it?" Wang Zhenzhen bullies the weak and fears the strong. She didn't dare to confront Shen Han, so she vented all her anger on her husband.

Seeing the two people quarreling with each other, Li said, "Forget it, we still have serious matters to discuss. If you two want to quarrel, go back to your own room and quarrel later."

Li spoke up, and the little disturbance finally came to an end.

The old lady cleared her throat and said, "I am old and don't like crowds. I thought I would die sooner, but Qingning kept nagging me all day." She looked around at her sons and daughters-in-law, then set her sights on the eldest daughter-in-law and said, "Since you are filial, you can discuss it."

　This chapter was posted repeatedly yesterday and was not corrected. I uploaded the new content again today.

　　
　
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