Chapter 131 Not Much
Chapter 131 Not Much
"Let's go in."
Liang Lan didn't care at all about the second Miss Shen, who hadn't even reached marriage age and was of average appearance.
Liang Lan couldn't help but take a few more glances at Shen Xitong, the beautiful and talented eldest daughter of the Shen family. But when he thought about Shen Xitong's background, how could a concubine's daughter be worthy of his cousin Nanrong, he felt less worried.
Wei Xue and others ridiculed Shen Qingyu outside the Nanrong Mansion. Seeing that Shen Qingyu had no reaction and just lowered her head, they suddenly felt that it was boring. Is the second young lady of the Shen family a fool?
She remained indifferent even though they humiliated her like this?
So, after Liang Lan said that, they stopped paying attention to and mocking Shen Qingyu, and followed Liang Lan into the corner gate.
"Qing Yu, are you okay?"
After seeing those young ladies from aristocratic families disperse, Shen Ruyan hurried over to comfort them.
Shen Qingyu suddenly raised his head and opened his clear eyes, like a ray of light sweeping across the sky, so arrogant and awe-inspiring that Shen Ruyan's smile suddenly froze and she felt a chill in her heart.
"Aunt, please don't lose both your wife and your troops when you come to Jinling this time."
Since Shen Chuanhe and Shen Ruyan are not on good terms, there is no need for her, her niece, to curry favor with Shen Ruyan. If anything goes wrong, Shen Chuanhe will naturally take the blame.
Shen Ruyan's expression kept changing, and she looked incredulous.
What did this yellow-haired girl Shen Qingyu just say? She actually didn't take her seriously and secretly mocked her that Jin Yue couldn't marry Nanrong.
"Aunt."
Shen Qingyu motioned Shen Ruyan to look at the ladies and young ladies from the noble families who were staring at them, "If something happens to my niece in the Nanrong family, it will be a shame for you, my aunt."
Since Shen Ruyan didn't want to get involved and help her just now, she had to tie Shen Ruyan together, and both of them would suffer. If she lost face, Shen Ruyan, who was her aunt, would not have an easy life either!
In front of many ladies and young ladies from noble families outside the Nanrong Mansion, Shen Qingyu sweetly called Shen Ruyan "Auntie". However, Shen Ruyan was so angry that her chest was blocked. She felt embarrassed and said, "Stop calling me Second Miss Shen."
Shen Ruyan didn't even need to look up to know how those ladies from the aristocratic families viewed her. She was obviously their own niece, but she, as her aunt, just ignored it because she was still a legitimate daughter.
"You come in with me."
Shen Ruyan pulled Shen Qingyu up with one hand and quickly entered the corner gate of Nanrong's house.
"Mom, wait for me!"
When Xiao Jinyue saw that her stepmother only brought Shen Qingyu in, she felt a little depressed. Who is the daughter of the Xiao family?
After entering the corner gate, you will see rows of sedan chairs leaning against the high wall, and next to each sedan chair stand four handsome servants.
Shen Ruyan pulled Shen Qingyu into the sedan chair, and the servant lifted the sedan chair and walked towards the Nanrong Mansion's residence.
"Aunt, how come you forgot about cousin Jinyue?"
Shen Qingyu's face was smiling. Although she was plain, Shen Ruyan looked at her closely for the first time and found that this niece was quite attractive. No wonder Qingye was so...
Shen Ruyan thought of Xiao Qingye and sighed slightly. Qingye could fall in love with any woman in this world except Shen Qingyu.
"Qing Yu, tell your aunt the truth. What did you find out about the villa in Yuntai Mountain?"
She was unwilling to accept it. She really was unwilling to accept it. After so many years of planning, it was ruined by a young girl who had not yet reached the age of marriage. She knew who helped this young girl in the death of Manager Li. However, since she was dead, there was no point in digging deeper into it.
"Not much. Even if there were any clues, they were all cut off by you, aunt. Even if Qing Yu can predict the future, she is still far less far-sighted than you, aunt."
She was only able to find out some superficial details about the death of Manager Li and the secret accounts of Yuntaishan Tea House.
Shen Ruyan has been plotting against the Shen family for a long time. Now that Manager Li's plan has been exposed, she will naturally not leave any traces that could lead people to her.
The Nanrong Mansion was surrounded by high walls and deep houses. The servants carrying the sedan chair walked very steadily. Inside the sedan chair, Shen Qingyu and Shen Ruyan were chatting and laughing. However, every word they said contained a mystery, and the two of them understood each other tacitly.
The sedan chair landed at a door with hanging flowers in the Yun Mansion, and several maids came forward to lift the curtain.
Shen Ruyan pretended to be doting and took Shen Qingyu's hand and walked into the hanging flower door, "Qingyu, if possible, my aunt really wants you to be my daughter-in-law."
"I'm afraid that the eldest aunt is attracted by Qingyu's status as a legitimate daughter."
Shen Qingyu could naturally tell the truth from falsehood in Shen Ruyan's words and would not believe it so easily.
If she had the Shen family's eldest daughter as her daughter-in-law, it would be much easier for Shen Ruyan to gradually annex the Shen family.
But, would Shen Ruyan be willing to sacrifice her own precious son?
Walking out of the hanging flower gate, there is a deep, endless courtyard that stretches out in twists and turns.
Nanrong Mansion's maids stood three or four at intervals to guide them, "Madam Xiao, Miss Shen, this way please."
But Shen Ruyan said, "Qingyu, you go in first, your aunt will come to see you later."
Xiao Jinyue and Shen Xitong were still behind, so Shen Ruyan naturally had to wait for them. Shen Qingyu nodded and took her maid into the courtyard corridor. During the time, she met several young ladies from aristocratic families, but she didn't know any of them.
And those young ladies from aristocratic families saw that she had not yet reached the age of marriage, and probably felt that she was not qualified to compete with Master Nanrong, so they did not have much hostility towards her, and some even smiled at her.
"Xiangyun, tell me, if I shout out that I am the notorious Second Miss of the Shen family, do you think they will come over like Wei Xue did at the gate of the mansion?"
Shen Qingyu became interested.
Xiangyun was frightened by this, and she quickly said, "Second Miss, they are so numerous and powerful that we can't afford to offend them."
These young ladies from aristocratic families all came for Young Master Nanrong. If they knew that the Second Young Miss had really flirted with Young Master Nanrong, I'm afraid they would be even more horrified than Miss Wei.
The inner courtyards of Nanrong Mansion are connected, with painted pavilions and deep towers, locust trees in a row, and hibiscus flowers in bloom.
Valuable parrots, thrushes and other birds are hung at the corners of the courtyard corridors.
Not far away was a large marble screen, blocking the main courtyard at the back. Shen Qingyu looked at the ladies and young ladies from the aristocratic families walking towards there in groups, talking and laughing, and thought that it must be the courtyard where Madam Nan Rong lived.
There were several side rooms on both sides, and outside the rooms stood several maids in green clothes, all with their heads bowed and standing respectfully. When the ladies and daughters of the aristocratic families approached, they would open the curtains and welcome them into Madam Nan Rong's main room.
"Second miss..."
Just as Xiangyun was about to speak, Shen Qingyu covered her mouth and dragged her in another direction.
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