lcionline Chapter 186 Nobility
Chapter 186 Nobility
"Second Miss, please let Tong'er go. She is your biological sister!" Aunt Liu cried so hard that she wanted to kneel down in front of Shen Qingyu several times, but was held back by the maid beside her.
"Isn't it too late to talk to me about family affection now?"
When these people harmed her before, why didn't they think of the blood relationship? Why could they frame her and kill her again and again, and why couldn't she fight back?
She has been lying in wait for this day for a long time.
Aunt Liu, when Shen Youhong returns one day, your overall situation will be settled.
On this day, Shen Xitong, the eldest daughter of the Shen family who was usually very majestic, was escorted by two middle-aged maids. With an incense burner on her head, she walked one step and kneeled one step, all the way from the gate of the Shen family's mansion to the main hall. During this time, Miss Shen fainted several times, but was awakened each time by needles, so that she couldn't faint even if she pretended to.
By the time Miss Shen finally knelt down in the main hall with difficulty, it was already dark. Not only was she starving, her knees were also red and swollen from kneeling, and she couldn't even stand up. It was said that she cried so much that her voice became hoarse. When she saw Miss Shen II, she was so frightened that her whole body trembled, and she no longer had her usual arrogance and domineering demeanor.
Aunt Liu, who was pregnant, saw her daughter being tortured beyond recognition, with her hair disheveled and her dress torn. She burst into tears on the spot and almost died from crying several times.
According to the servants of the Shen family, the second Miss Shen was dressed in plain clothes and fox fur, standing in the center of the courtyard, watching her eldest sister kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times to meet her, with an expression as if it was a matter of course and a wild smile.
Some people also said that the person who really drove Mrs. Shen crazy was actually the fourteen-year-old second Miss Shen, Shen Qingyu.
Some people even said that the second Miss Shen was cruel and ruthless, and she did not recognize her own relatives. She secretly murdered her own brother Shen Youhong, but found a boy who looked exactly like her brother to deceive Shen Chuanhe, so as to monopolize the Shen family's property.
Rumors continued to circulate in Jinling Prefecture, and once the news that Master Nanrong had come to the Shen family in person spread, it added an air of mystery to the second young lady of the Shen family.
Since that day, Shen Xitong fell ill.
Shen Xitong had been spoiled since childhood, but that day, she knelt in the cold wind for several hours and even hit her head. The servants in the mansion saw her miserable appearance, and she was ashamed and angry, and she caught a cold. So, Miss Shen had a high fever that night. While she was unconscious, she kept cursing Shen Qingyu for a bad death.
Shen Qingyu chose to attack Aunt Liu and Shen Xitong at this time. Firstly, he was forced into a desperate situation by them, so he took the risk and went all out. Secondly, the end of the year was approaching, and some of the Shen family's businesses had already made Shen Chuanhe busy. Shen Chuanhe had no mood to take care of the mess in the mansion. No matter whether it was Aunt Liu or Aunt Xu, it would be the same for Shen Chuanhe to throw it to anyone. Even if there were intrigues, as long as it was acceptable, Shen Chuanhe would turn a blind eye.
By the time Shen Chuanhe was done with his busy schedule and came to his senses, he realized that the power in the mansion had fallen into the hands of the eldest daughter. By that time, he was already out of reach and could not control anything even if he wanted to.
Besides, with Shen Qingyu's intelligence, she would never force herself to take the lead in everything. Even if Aunt Liu sued Shen Qingyu to Shen Chuanhe, she had no evidence and Shen Chuanhe could not do anything to Shen Qingyu.
Aunt Xu has been in high spirits these days. Shen Chuanhe dotes on her and she is in charge of all the important affairs in the mansion. When something good happens to her, she naturally looks as beautiful as a peach and smiles all day long. In comparison, Aunt Liu has a sad face and has to take care of her daughter Shen Xitong who is lying on the sickbed. She almost never leaves the house.
The first thing Aunt Xu did after taking charge of the household was to find another courtyard for Shen Qingyu to move into, but Shen Qingyu refused. The small courtyard she lived in now, although simple, was secluded and comfortable. The noise and bustle of the mansion could not disturb her, and she was not annoyed by it.
"Second Miss, Aunt Xu is here."
When Xiangyun came in, Shen Qingyu was painting on rice paper. When she heard Xiangyun report that Aunt Xu had come to pay her respects again, she put down the wolf-hair brush in her hand, walked out of the table, and said, "Let her in."
The pearl curtain rolled up, and a beautiful woman came in gracefully.
"My concubine greets the Second Young Lady." Aunt Xu was respectful as usual. She knelt down to salute Shen Qingyu, smiled and took the fish wash basin engraved with four koi carps from the incense box and came in front of Shen Qingyu.
The fish wash is made of bronze and is an antique left over from the previous dynasty. It is priceless. The Shen family has plenty of money, and the late Old Master Shen loved to collect these antique utensils. It's a pity that Shen Chuanhe only cares about silver and knows nothing about those antique utensils.
When Shen Qingyu said yesterday that she liked this fish wash, Shen Chuanhe gave it to her without saying a word.
Aunt Xu thought of this and laughed out loud, "Second Miss, if the master knew that this fish cleaning can equal the money he earned from half a year's business, he would probably be so angry with you that he would fall ill again."
She is truly worthy of being the second young lady. She is so wealthy that she actually uses a fish basin worth a fortune as an ordinary copper basin.
Shen Qingyu put her ink-stained hands into the fish basin, and then rubbed the two sides of the basin back and forth, seeming to be having a lot of fun.
Aunt Xu was surprised, but soon felt relieved. No matter how resourceful the Second Young Miss was, she was only fourteen years old, and it was understandable that she wanted to have some fun.
"Second Miss, this... this... is amazing!" But the next moment, Aunt Xu was stunned by the strange sight of the water in the fish wash suddenly rippling and several streams of water spraying upwards.
"Mrs. Xu, you try it too."
Shen Qingyu said this as she wiped her hands with a handkerchief.
Aunt Xu couldn't resist her curiosity and imitated Shen Qingyu's behavior, rubbing the two sides of the fish washer continuously. However, after rubbing for half a day, there was still no movement in the water inside the fish washer.
"What's going on?" Aunt Xu asked puzzledly.
Xiangyu, who was standing by, covered her mouth and laughed, "I heard that this fish sprays water when it chooses its master. The more noble the master is, the higher the water will spray. I didn't believe it at first, but today, I have seen it. Our Second Miss will definitely be extremely noble in the future."
Aunt Xu suddenly realized and also laughed, "Isn't it true? If the second young lady marries Master Nanrong, she will be the most honorable young lady of the Nanrong family. This status is not something that ordinary people can compare to."
"There are royal nobles and ministers above them, and there are provincial governors and officials below them. Even if the Nanrong family is the leader of all the aristocratic families in Jiangnan, it is still slightly inferior to them, let alone the word 'noble'. Aunt Xu, Xiangyu is talking nonsense, and you take it seriously."
Shen Qingyu glanced at Xiangyu and cursed, "You dare to say something you heard from others? Aren't you afraid of Aunt Xu's ridicule?"