Splendid Book

Chapter 86

After Shen Lingchang left such a sentence, he turned and left, Shen Ruan naturally didn't understand.And Wei Yansheng was even more at a loss, not knowing when he had offended the second master of the Shen family.He stood up, although he did not catch up.It was Shen Ruwen who chased him all the way out.

After he caught up with Shen Lingchang, he could only ask, "Second Uncle, what do you mean? My nephew doesn't quite understand."

"Ask knowingly." When Shen Lingchang saw Wei Yansheng, he had already decided in his heart that this rescue was deliberately performed by Wei Yansheng and Shen Hui for him, and Shen Ruwen was their accomplice.

As for why he thought so, it was just a veil causing trouble.

When Wei Yansheng was in the Marquis of Jining before, Shen Yue fell into the water, but that time Shen Yue dropped Shen Hui's handkerchief by the pool, but Wei Yansheng picked it up.And when the news of the girl from the Shen family falling into the water spread throughout the capital, Shen Lingchang sent someone to investigate Wei Yansheng.

Since the place Wei Yansheng lived in was a rented residential house, entering it was almost like a deserted place.And the person he sent over found a handkerchief in his room.This handkerchief was recognized by Shen Lingchang, and it belonged to Shen Hui.

It was only after that that Shen Lingchang decided that Shen Hui had an affair with an outsider.However, in order to prevent his family's ugliness from spreading, he never told anyone about the veil.

When he saw Wei Yansheng again today, Shen Lingchang concluded that what happened this time must be a joint play by Wei Yansheng and Shen Hui.It was nothing more than letting Wei Yansheng rely on saving her name to perform in front of him and achieve his goal of marrying his daughter.Of course, Shen Lingchang also checked Wei Yansheng's family background.

Wei Yansheng's family is nothing more than an ordinary wealthy family in Luoyang, Henan Province. The family has some permanent property, and he has been outstanding in reading since he was a child, so he was recommended to study in the Capital Academy.

Such a son-in-law candidate is really far from what Shen Lingchang had in mind.Naturally, it was impossible for him to accept it, so he also decided that this time it was also an act.

As for these thoughts of Shen Lingchang, they are never enough for outsiders to understand.If Shen Changle knew about this, she would definitely recommend her second uncle to write story books. His brains are so clear, much better than those who wrote story books.If he writes a storybook, he will definitely be popular in the whole city.

It's a pity that now, except for himself, no one else knows what he thinks about him.

Seeing Shen Lingchang's tough attitude, Shen Ruyan lost his mind for a while. After all, Shen Lingchang is an elder, and he can't be rude to his elders.So Shen Lingchang left, and he couldn't stop him.After he returned, he saw Wei Yansheng looking at him blankly.

He couldn't help asking: "Yansheng, you have some misunderstanding with my second uncle?"

"Misunderstanding? I have never met Master Shen Er," Wei Yansheng said immediately, and he also found it strange.After all, his memory has always been good, if he has met the second master of the Shen family, it is impossible not to remember it.So he can say with certainty that he has never seen it.

Shen Rufan was even more surprised that he was so firm.If he hadn't seen him before, why did Second Uncle dislike him so much, and what did Second Uncle mean by what he just said?
What does it mean that they jointly acted in a scene where a hero saves the beauty, and where did it start?
Besides, after Shen Lingchang went back, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.Originally, he had already concealed this matter, but who knew that Shen Hui was so shameless, colluding with Shen Ruan to put on such a good show in front of him.If he hadn't known about it before, he would have been deceived by these two people.

The more he thought about it, the angrier Shen Lingchang became, and he got up and went to Shen Hui's yard.

"Miss San, is Miss San there?" Xiaotao, the maid beside Shen Hui, came over out of breath, with a thin layer of sweat glistening on her forehead, she was very anxious when she ran over.

Chunliu naturally didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly led her in, and when she saw Shen Changle, she immediately said: "Third Miss, our girl please go over now."

Her eyes were slightly red, she looked extremely wronged, Shen Changle was naturally surprised, and immediately asked: "What's the matter, but what happened to Big Sister?"

Most of the maids around Shen Hui have the same temperament as her, gentle and gentle, even Xiao Tao, who is the most eccentric, has never been so embarrassed as she is now.

"My girl asked the third girl to come over and discuss something important," Xiaotao choked up, tears flickered in her eyes, she endured it for a while, and finally couldn't help it, sobbed loudly, and shouted: " Third Miss, please help my young lady, she is about to be wronged to death."

Seeing her crying like this, Shen Changle didn't ask any more questions, and hurriedly got up and went over.

When she arrived at Shen Hui's yard and saw her second uncle, she still felt strange.There are big rules in the backyard, even if it is a father and daughter, the second uncle is not good to come directly to the big sister's yard like this.Besides, everyone in the Shen family knew that among the two daughters, Shen Lingchang preferred the concubine Shen Lan more.

When she came in, the father and daughter were sitting separately, Shen Lingchang looked serious and cold, while Shen Hui's brows were faint, but Shen Changle could still see her red eye sockets.

The second uncle actually made the eldest sister who had always been indifferent cry?
Shen Changle couldn't help feeling angry, although for parents, the love for their children is different.But even if daddy likes her the most among the three daughters, but daddy has never been so eccentric and angry like second uncle.

"Greetings to Second Uncle," Shen Changle said although he felt resentful towards Shen Lingchang in his heart, but etiquette was indispensable.

Shen Lingchang nodded and asked her to stand up.

At this time, Shen Hui also looked up at her, with an apologetic smile on her face, and said, "Sister San, I'm really sorry to trouble you here."

"Big sister, you are being polite," Shen Changle nodded, and said cautiously.

Although he didn't know what happened between their father and daughter, Shen Changle knew that it was not a good thing when he saw the atmosphere.Sure enough, Shen Hui said: "Third sister, you must still remember what happened on the birthday of the old lady of Jining Hou last year, right?"

Shen Changle didn't know why she brought up that day, it was her grandmother's birthday, she naturally remembered it clearly.So she nodded slightly, indicating that she still remembered.

"Okay then, please tell my father whether I will be with you the whole time that day," Shen Hui said again.

Shen Changle blinked, but seeing Shen Lingchang's stern face, she felt a strange feeling, and said truthfully: "Second uncle, my eldest sister and I were indeed together all the time that day, and we also had maids by our side. They can all testify."

Hearing Shen Changle's words, Shen Lingchang still didn't speak, but Shen Hui's calm face could not help it after all, and became stiff.Finally she turned her head, lifted up a piece of handkerchief in her hand, and asked softly: "That day when the second sister fell into the water, I handed this handkerchief to her, third sister, do you remember?"

Shen Changle naturally remembered what happened that day clearly, but it was a matter of details, Shen Changle stared at the veil for a long time before finally confirming: "Well, I remember, we pulled the second sister After you come up, elder sister, you handed her the handkerchief to wipe her face."

"Father, you don't have to believe what I say. Then you have no reason to be worried about what the third sister said. Although the third sister is on good terms with me, she has always been upright, and she is not the kind of person who talks nonsense. "Shen Hui turned her head to look at Shen Lingchang. At this moment, she had probably calmly accepted the reality. The pain on her face disappeared, leaving only calmness.

On the contrary, Shen Changle is a bit confused, what is the eldest sister talking about?She couldn't understand a word.

"I lent this square handkerchief to my second sister, but I don't know why she left it there. Mr. Wei happened to be a guest at Jining Hou's mansion that day, and he was there when the second sister fell into the water. , this third sister can also testify. And yesterday when I made a special trip to thank Mr. Wei, he also told me. During the Lantern Festival that day, he recognized his daughter. Me. After he picked up the square handkerchief, he kept it safe. Although he wanted to return it to our house, he was afraid that we would treat him as a prodigal son. Just when he was hesitating, this square was supposed to be in his The veil at home has disappeared. He was also very terrified at first, for fear that someone with a heart would use this veil to make a fuss." Having said this, Shen Hui smiled, showing a bit of naughtiness.

She chuckled and said, "I didn't expect that this handkerchief fell into the hands of my father. Then my daughter can rest assured."

Shen Changle, who was listening on the side, was also taken aback, she didn't expect such a small thing to happen in the sunset that day.

Shen Lingchang naturally did not expect this to happen.He came over aggressively to ask the crime, but in the end he realized that it was just his overthinking.So he couldn't hold back on his face, he looked at Shen Hui in embarrassment, his expression was stiff, and he said after a long time: "You child, you have always been silent, but this time I blamed you for my father."

"It's the daughter who is unfilial and makes father so difficult," Shen Hui said with a mocking smile.

Just now when he dropped the handkerchief in his hand, his words were not so light.Shen Hui naturally didn't expect her father to apologize to her, she was just disappointed.For so many years, she followed the rules and did not dare to make mistakes in every step, just for fear of embarrassing her mother and disappointing her father.

But even if she had been a good daughter for so many years, in the end, she was still no match for Shen Lan.

If it is said that she still had a little expectation for Shen Lingchang in the past, hoping that he would like her like she likes Shen Lan, but now, she no longer has any expectations.

Such a father, such a liking, just don't want it.

Now that the misunderstanding was resolved, Shen Lingchang naturally didn't want to stay here any longer.Here, every time he looked at Shen Hui, he felt guilty.So he got up immediately and said: "Then daddy is leaving first, you and Changle have a good talk."

Although Shen Changle glared at Shen Lingchang, he despised this second uncle to death in his heart.She always thought that the second uncle was just partial, but she didn't expect to be so indiscriminate between right and wrong.

After he left, the two girls looked at each other, but Shen Hui burst into tears.Every girl in this family has been wronged more or less. They grew up together and saw each other's tears on weekdays.But she will not panic when she sees anyone's tears, but when she sees Shen Hui's tears, she has the urge to cry.

"Big sister, don't cry, you are not wrong at all, it's the second uncle who wronged you." Although Shen Changle didn't hear the whole story from beginning to end, he guessed it based on the words just now.

She couldn't help but sneer when she thought that her second uncle actually thought that her elder sister would have selfishness with outsiders.Anyone who has come into contact with Shen Hui would not know that she is a well-behaved girl.But what everyone else knew, Shen Lingchang, as his biological father, didn't believe in Shen Hui at all.

Even Shen Changle felt disappointed, the despair in Shen Hui's heart can be imagined.

"Big Sister, you are doing well and sitting upright, no one can say anything about you," Shen Changle comforted her while holding her palm.

Shen Hui looked at her gratefully and wanted to smile, but tears fell like rain and she couldn't say anything.

Because of Shen Hui's matter, even Shen Changle was unhappy.She was unhappy in the house, if it wasn't for her aunt's birthday, she might not even be willing to leave the room.My aunt's birthday is in the first month, so she didn't make a big deal, but invited relatives and friends at home.

Shen Changle is her only niece, so naturally she cannot be absent.So she dressed up early in the morning, and boarded the carriage with her third aunt.Because it's only my aunt's birthday, my grandmother won't go, so my third aunt will come over to congratulate her.

When they arrived at Anjun Prince's Mansion, the entrance was already extremely lively, even the carriage of Shen's Mansion had to wait for a long time before entering the second gate.

When they entered, Zhang Ru was already waiting at the door with her servant girl. Seeing this, Mrs. Zhao hurried forward and said with a smile, "It's so cold outside, how can Princess Labor wait at the door?"

"Others don't need it, but you and I should wait," Zhang Ru gave Shen Changle a sideways look, "Why don't you come to Auntie's house to play?"

"I'm already a big girl, how can I play around like I used to," Zhang Ru sent someone to pick Shen Changle to the Anjun Palace before, but she was in a bad mood, so she declined.

She didn't expect her aunt to remember it in her heart. She couldn't help but stepped forward to hold her arm and said coquettishly: "Auntie, don't be angry, because the weather is too cold these days, I'm tired. How about How about this, punish me to accompany my aunt to offer incense at the beginning of spring?"

"Bah, bah, you have to be sincere when you treat a Bodhisattva, there's no one like you," Zhang Ru immediately snorted when she saw her say that.

Seeing that she wasn't angry anymore, Shen Changle immediately said something funny to coax her.Zhang Ru was not very angry at first, but seeing her obediently and submissively by his side, all anger in her heart disappeared.

After they entered the house, Mrs. Zhao saw many acquaintances.And Shen Changle followed Zhang Ru, accompanying her to greet the guests.

"Third girl, you are really born like a fish and a wild goose. With such an appearance, I am afraid that she is the first among the girls in the whole capital." When Zhang Ru greeted the guests, a woman was wearing a brocade gown with a large squirrel style and a large squirrel. The woman looked at her for a while and praised her.

The ladies next to her were naturally surprised by what she said, but Zhang Ru immediately said: "Mrs. Xu, you are really absurd, she is a little girl, how can she stand up to your praise. If it spreads, I don't know I thought our girl didn't know what to do."

It's not Shen Changle who said this, so of course it's not her who doesn't know what's good or bad.Mrs. Xu, who was secretly demoted, was holding her breath in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face.

Zhang Ru also knew that her niece was indeed born in a very good place.Just talking about her appearance, Zhang Ru thought she was a stunning beauty when she was young, but compared to Shen Changle now, she is still far behind.Because of the young girl's youth, her small face would look as white and tender as a peeled egg, even without makeup.What's more, her face is pink and white, without even a small mole.The soft and supple pink lips, paired with this snow-white skin, are really charming.

Not to mention that she has gradually opened up now, and her figure is even more exquisite. She is tall and has slender arms. Even the most ordinary clothes look outstanding on her.

Fortunately, a girl with such a face was born into a wealthy family. If she was born into a small family, she would have been taken by some rich person long ago.But even Shen Lingcheng cherished her like a treasure.

Zhang Ru was afraid that Mrs. Xu would say something out of line, so she asked her to play with the girl next to her.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she passed by, there was a girl wearing a brocade gown with plum red sleeves, with the corners of her mouth curled up, and she greeted her pretty, "Changle, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Shen Changle looked at her, and after a while, he recognized her as Xu Yuexin, a classmate in his girls' school.This Xu Yuexin's grandfather was Xu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of Officials and a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion. She had a very prominent family background when she was in the women's school.

But she didn't expect that she would also come to attend her aunt's birthday.

"Ever since you stopped studying in the girls' school, we rarely saw each other," Xu Yuexin chatted with her enthusiastically.

Shen Changle nodded, and said: "It's hard for you to go to school, it's not as leisurely as I am at home."

"You are the best student in our class, I think you must have not been left behind at home in the past few years," Xu Yuexin said empathetically.

Shen Changle: "..."

There are quite a few girls who came here today, and many of them are girls from the Ji family's royal family. Regardless of their young age, they are either county lords or princess lords. Shen Changle is naturally happy to talk with Xu Yuexin when he meets Xu Yuexin.

It wasn't long before Xu Yuexin was called over by Mrs. Xu.

So only Shen Changle was sitting here alone, and although the voices of the two girls chatting next to her were not loud, they just fell into her ears.

"See that person in the plum red dress just now?" The older girl said, and the younger one next to her nodded, and she said again: "I heard that she was spotted by Defei?"

"Empress Defei? What does your empress think of her?" The young girl in green asked puzzled.

The older girl probably got some great news, but she has been suffering from no one listening to her.This will seize such an opportunity, and hastened to show off: "This year is the draft, what do you think your mother likes in her?"

Shen Changle only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and his mind was buzzing.One hand couldn't help but grab the armrest beside him and hold it tightly.

"So that's the case, how did my sister know?" Lv Yi said with admiration.

"During the palace banquet this year, I followed my mother into the palace, and I saw Mrs. Xu always flattering the concubine De, everyone knows." Although this girl is a little older, she is not very scheming. As for her Everyone here naturally refers to those who attended the palace banquet.

In fact, the old ladies from the Shen family should also enter the palace, but the emperor issued an imperial edict last year, sympathizing with these old ladies because of their advanced age, so the palace banquet can be taken off.Grandma never liked to go out, so she naturally asked her father to ask for leave for her.

"Sister is really amazing, I haven't entered the palace yet," said the little girl in green enviously.

The emperor's family also has a few poor relatives, all of them surnamed Ji, but some branches of the royal family are in decline, and I'm afraid they are not as good as ordinary nobles.Apparently these two little girls are the juniors of the partial branch of the Ji family, it is rare to enter the palace to see something, and when they see something, they show it off.

So what she said was definitely not true.

Shen Changle comforted himself in his heart, but his palms kept shaking.She had always believed in Ji Yu, but she suddenly realized that what she believed was the iron-blooded emperor who ascended to the throne through a strong hand.

But the current Ji Yu is not the future Ji Yu, his marriage will not be decided by himself, it will be decided by the Emperor and the Concubine De.

Even though she felt that what the two of them said was nothing more than gossip, she was still in a state of confusion.He was still in a trance until meal time.

But halfway through the meal, Ji Qishu's maid, Yueru, came over quietly, saying that the second elder brother drank too much, and asked her to go and have a look.Shen Changle didn't doubt it, and got up quickly, the second elder brother didn't know who he learned from, although he didn't drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but his posture was full, but he always put on an appearance of being resolute when he drank.

As a result, he was often drunk.

So she didn't doubt it, and left with Yueru.

It's just that after she went out with Yueru, not long after, she felt a little strange and asked, "Isn't second cousin's yard in this direction?"

"Biao girl, Master Biao is not in the second young master's yard," Yue Ru immediately replied.

As a result, as soon as they turned a corner, they saw Xu Yuexin lowering her head on the cobblestone road not far away, talking to a tall and tall man.

Shen Changle was a little embarrassed, and was about to speak, telling Yue Ru to change the way, so as not to disturb others.

But at this time, the man turned slightly, and the person whose back was completely turned to them showed half of his side face.

But with only half a side face, Shen Changle still recognized him.

Ji Yu, Ji Hanyuan.

(End of this chapter)