allonlinenovel Chapter 172: Fight
Chapter 172: Fight
"A hermit master, you are not just making this up, are you? Why haven't I heard that there is such a master who can bring people back to life living in Jinling Mansion?"
Shen Qingyu, don't you think the lies you tell are getting bigger and bigger? Even your father is beginning to not believe you. Wait a minute, let's see how you can use your eloquence to cover up this lie.
What Shen Xitong said was exactly what Shen Chuanhe wanted to ask Shen Qingyu. Jinling Prefecture was not very big. If there really was some hermit master living there, it didn't make sense that he wouldn't have any information about him.
"Qing Yu, who is that otherworldly master?" Shen Chuanhe's face darkened and he shouted angrily, "If you don't tell the truth, Dad will have to punish you according to the family rules."
Upon hearing that the master was going to punish the second young lady according to family rules in front of everyone in the mansion, Aunt Xu became even more anxious. The second young lady usually did things flawlessly, so how could she be so confused this time? Not to mention that the master and the others didn't believe what she said, even she didn't believe it. It was obvious that the eldest young master's illness was incurable, and even if they invited Master Bai from the Bai family in Hejian Prefecture, he might not be able to cure it.
Not only was the Second Young Miss reckless in what happened last night, she also put herself in danger, allowing Aunt Liu and the Eldest Young Miss to get hold of her. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes today, she really wouldn't have believed that the Second Young Miss, who had always been so cautious, would be so impulsive and reckless. She was completely different from the usual Second Young Miss.
Aunt Xu was full of doubts, but she often came into contact with Shen Qingyu, and knew that with Shen Qingyu's strategy and cunning, if she was not sure about this matter at all, the second young lady would never be so bold in front of the master and easily expose her true face.
Could it be that the Second Miss finally couldn't hold back any longer and was going to start dealing with Aunt Liu and the Eldest Miss, the vicious mother and daughter?
Aunt Xu was terrified. Last night, the second young lady sent someone to tell her to hold the master back at all costs and not to worry about anything else. Originally, she was still wondering what the second young lady was going to do. Until this morning, Aunt Liu and the eldest young lady hurriedly came to ask to see the master and said that the second young lady had left the house with the eldest young master. Only then did she realize that the second young lady, who was usually cautious in her words and actions, had caused such a disaster.
Aunt Xu couldn't guess Shen Qingyu's thoughts for a moment, but seeing Aunt Liu and the eldest lady being so aggressive towards the second lady, she became anxious. The master was angry, and if the second lady gave in, she could help her and say a few good words, and the second lady would leave the house overnight. But the problem now was that the eldest master in the house was missing.
I heard that the people sent by the master searched the entire Yuntai Mountain and were almost digging three feet into the ground, but they still couldn't find the eldest young master. It was really strange. Where did the eldest young master go? No one could find him alive or dead.
"You won't say it, right?" Shen Chuanhe was furious. Ever since he took over the Shen family, even the old men in the clan were respectful to him. No one in the Shen family dared to disobey a word from him, Shen Chuanhe.
But now, this fourteen-year-old daughter dared to disobey him again and again, "Shen Qingyu, don't think that I won't hit you just because you are the legitimate daughter of the Shen family!"
"Dad, you really are a forgetful person," Shen Qingyu retorted, "A few months ago, didn't you also teach me a lesson with a whip? Why, do you want to do it yourself this time?"
Anyway, this is not the first time she has been beaten. As for the Shen family's rules, they have long been destroyed by you, Shen Chuanhe. There are no rules at all. The only rule is that angering you, Shen Chuanhe, is the biggest family rule.
"You!" Shen Chuanhe was blocked by Shen Qingyu and couldn't say a word.
"Also, I advise you not to listen to my sister's words, otherwise you will regret it. But if you like to lose both the wife and the army, then I can't do anything about it." Shen Qingyu looked at him straight, her eyes full of mockery. "Looking at the whole of Jiangnan, I think there are too many famous ladies who are more beautiful than my sister. Miss Liang is charming and graceful, Miss Wei is heroic, and there is also my aunt's cousin Jin Yue, who is more noble than my eldest sister in my opinion. Dad, you don't think that just because of her face that is not the most beautiful in the world, she can marry into the Nanrong family smoothly, right? Forgive my daughter for being frank, with her status as a concubine and her grandmother who is a slave, even if she is a concubine, the Nanrong master may not be willing to accept her!"
As soon as Shen Xitong returned home, she told Shen Chuanhe everything that happened at Madam Nanrong's birthday party. However, all the credit went to her, Shen Xitong, and all the things that ruined the Shen family's reputation were done by her, Shen Qingyu alone.
Even though everyone in Jinling Prefecture now knows that the person who won the first prize at Madam Nanrong's birthday banquet was Shen Qingyu, Shen Chuanhe, who was coaxed around by Aunt Liu and Shen Xitong, still believed in his heart that it was Shen Qingyu who stole Shen Xitong's limelight and ruined the marriage between the Nanrong and Shen families.
As soon as Shen Qingyu finished speaking, everyone in the room gasped in fear. The second young lady was becoming more and more bold in her words. She not only mocked the master, but also ridiculed Aunt Liu and the eldest young lady.
Shen Xitong trembled all over after hearing this. What does it mean that her face is not the most beautiful in the world? Wasn't Shen Qingyu, the little bitch, indirectly scolding her for her average looks? As for Xiao Jinyue, she was just a concubine's daughter raised by her stepmother. How noble could she be? But Shen Qingyu, the little bitch, said that she was not as good as Xiao Jinyue. The most hateful thing was that Shen Qingyu, the little bitch, mentioned her grandmother who was born as a slave in front of everyone in the Shen family. Shen Xitong's eyes were blazing with fire. If Aunt Liu hadn't held her back, she would have rushed forward and fought Shen Qingyu to the death.
Shen Chuanhe, who was sitting in the main seat, had a grim look on his face. In order to marry into the Nanrong Mansion, he gave countless silver to Master and Madam Nanrong every year. And at this Madam Nanrong's birthday party, he even spent a large sum of money to let Tong'er draw a good lot. Originally, he thought that the marriage with the Nanrong family was just around the corner, but he did not expect that in the end, it was all in vain.
Although the daughter's words were harsh, they were not without reason. Yes, there were countless young ladies from aristocratic families in the whole of Jiangnan, and there were also some whose talents, appearance and status were far superior to Tong'er.
If it were just the few noble families in Jinling Prefecture, their Shen family could compete with them, but all the noble families in Jiangnan were coming to compete for Master Nanrong, so how could a small Shen family like them win?
"Second Miss, what you said is wrong. If Young Master Nanrong had no interest in our Shen family's daughter, why would he give his purple bamboo flute to our Shen family instead of to another young lady from aristocratic family?"
Aunt Liu was smart enough to know that she couldn't mention that Nan Rongyan's purple bamboo flute was for Shen Qingyu. When Aunt Liu said the so-called daughter of the Shen family, in Shen Chuanhe's heart, there was only Shen Xitong.