Chapter 255: Paranoid Warlord and Vengeful Undercover (14)
Chapter 255: Paranoid Warlord and Vengeful Undercover (14)
By the time she hurried to the hall, the room was full of people.
The Marshal had a gloomy face and said nothing, while her beloved son was kneeling in front of him with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
Wen Shuqin suppressed her anger and hurried to her son's side to help him up, with a barely perceptible complaint in her voice.
"Marshal, what are you doing? No matter how wrong Sizhe has done, he is still your son, the second young master of the Marshal's Mansion. How can you let him put his face down?"
Then she glanced hatefully at the concubines who were watching the fun, feeling very angry.
The Marshal looked at her with a gloomy face. Wen Shuqin didn't dare to say anything. Pei Sizhe just stood up halfway and knelt back down in frustration.
For a moment, you could hear a pin drop in the hall. No one dared to speak. All that could be heard was Shen Yin's faint sobbing.
After a long silence, Pei Shichang let out a deep breath. Looking at Pei Sizhe, he wanted to beat him to death. He was even more angry at him for not fighting for his chance and giving him plans in vain.
He was furious when he thought about the woman that was originally intended for his eldest son being slept with by his youngest son. If Pei Jingmo married a noble lady in the future, he would simply step down as the commander-in-chief and let her go.
Seeing Shen Yin crying so pitifully, Pei Shichang's eyes no longer had the pity he had at first. After a long pause, he spoke in a deep voice:
"Pei Sizhe, Shen Yin's father saved me, your father, and I also agreed to take care of his child. My Pei family cannot go back on its word. Since you are already with Shen Yin..."
"Commander!"
Wen Shuqin was startled and immediately interrupted Pei Shichang, suppressing the panic expression on her face and said:
"We, the Pei family, must take good care of Yinyin. I thought Yinyin and Jingmo were a good match from the beginning, and they were also nominally engaged. I thought..."
"You think shit!"
Pei Shichang roared angrily, stopping Wen Shuqin from saying anything nonsense.
Wen Shuqin looked embarrassed and turned to glance at Pei Jingmo who was sitting on the sofa. When she met his cold eyes, she couldn't help but shudder and cursed him in her heart, "You bastard."
Wen Shuqin was so anxious that her heart was spinning. Sizhe absolutely could not marry a country girl like Shen Yin, otherwise how would he compete with Pei Jingmo in the future?
After thinking about this, Wen Shuqin's expression changed instantly. She cried and punched Pei Sizhe who was kneeling, and said in a sad voice:
"You bastard, how can you be worthy of Mengmeng for doing such a thing today? She grew up with you. The Marshal and I have already finalized your marriage with the Liu family. What do you want us to do now?"
After saying that, he turned to Pei Shichang and said:
"Marshal, Mengmeng grew up under your care. Our Marshal's Mansion and the Liu family have always been close. You don't want to break your promise to the Shen family, but we can't go back on our word to the Liu family. Otherwise, who knows how the people of Jincheng will accuse our Marshal's Mansion in the future."
Wen Shuqin suddenly felt fortunate that she had mentioned this matter to the Liu family again today. Both families were interested. She had also mentioned this matter to the Marshal before, but the two families had not yet made it public.
She also knew that the Marshal would definitely agree. As his bedmate, she understood Pei Shichang's thoughts better than anyone else.
Sure enough, after she finished speaking, Pei Shichang's originally furious expression also eased, and he sighed helplessly:
"The Liu family has always been a strong supporter of me. We really can't let them down and let their daughter lose her reputation..."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall understood the implied meaning.
One is the daughter of a benefactor who has no practical value, and the other is a lady from a noble family who can provide help. Everyone present knows how to choose.
But their thoughts are not important. What is important is whether the Marshal still values his son Pei Sizhe. If Pei Shichang has not given up on training Pei Sizhe, he will not let him marry Shen Yin.
Shen Yin naturally understood what he meant, and her sad crying stopped. She stood there with her head down, quietly without saying a word.
The corner of her mouth curled up in a sarcastic arc, and she was completely disappointed.
She knew from the beginning that the Marshal could only value her on the surface, and she was still useful. She never thought that the Marshal would really stand on her side and seek justice for her. At most, he would scold Pei Sizhe a few words and then let her marry Pei Sizhe.
But she never expected that Pei Shichang could be so cold-blooded and ruthless that it frightened her.
For the first time, she felt regretful that she had come to them thinking she could get some protection, but she didn't expect that she would end up in a den of tigers and wolves, and now she was being manipulated by them.
There was pain and hatred in Shen Yin's eyes.
Seeing that Shen Yin didn't say anything, Pei Shichang's face looked a little unhappy, and Wen Shuqin quickly said:
"Yes, if we offend the Liu family like this, our Marshal's Mansion will also be stabbed in the back."
After that, she walked to Shen Yin again, held her hand affectionately and comforted her:
"Yinyin, Auntie knows you've been wronged, but now that it's happened, it's no use beating or scolding Sizhe anymore."
Wen Shuqin looked like she was doing this for her own good, but in her heart she wanted to beat to death the person who seduced her son.
She patted Shen Yin's hand and continued, "Now that Sizhe already has a fiancée to marry, we can't break the contract, right? Anyway, no one outside knows your identity, so being Sizhe's concubine is also a way out."
Wen Shuqin felt like vomiting blood as she spoke. If she were to say it, she wouldn't even be happy to have Shen Yin be her concubine.
She had taken all precautions, but she didn't expect that she just went out and still couldn't prevent Shen Yin from hooking up with her son. It was definitely impossible for her to be his legal wife, so she could only take him in as a concubine.
Wen Shuqin did not give Shen Yin a chance to speak, and directly scolded her son on the ground:
"Yinyin has become your concubine. You must treat her well in the future. This is also to fulfill your father's promise to take good care of the daughter of the Shen family."
None of the parties involved said a word during the entire process. Wen Shuqin alone quietly turned the situation around in this terrible event.
Although Pei Shichang's face still looked unhappy, people who knew him knew that he was satisfied with the result.
Shen Yin was the only victim in the whole scene, and no one cared about her decision. She was just arranged to be Pei Sizhe's concubine.
After it was over, everyone dispersed.
Before leaving, Ruan Guannan raised her eyes and glanced at Pei Sizhe, and unexpectedly met his gaze. When she saw Ruan Guannan looking at her, he actually smiled at her.
Ruan Guannan clenched his fingers into his palms and calmly looked away.
However, Pei Sizhe actually ignored his new concubine and when Pei Shichang wasn't paying attention, he almost glued his eyes to Ruan Guannan.
When Pei Jingmo glanced at Ruan Guannan, he happened to see this scene and his eyes suddenly became gloomy.
He stood up and straightened his wrinkled uniform, then walked over to block Pei Sizhe's disgusting sight. He casually raised his hand and patted Pei Sizhe's shoulder, and said in a cold voice:
"Congratulations, second brother."
After saying that, he patted her a few more times "sincerely". Although the force didn't seem strong, Pei Sizhe's expression was almost distorted. Pei Sizhe gritted his teeth to hold back from screaming, and said provocatively in a low voice:
"If you are jealous, I will give it to you."
The voices were not loud and people far away could not hear what they were saying.
Pei Jingmo subconsciously glanced at the receding figure, then frowned after retracting his gaze. He knew that the matter between Pei Sizhe and Shen Yin was a little strange, but he was not interested in gossip about irrelevant people, nor did he want to spend time exploring it.
He just said "Congratulations" to warn Pei Sizhe not to have any random thoughts. But he didn't expect Pei Sizhe to be so ruthless to his woman and even say something like giving her to someone else.
Pei Jingmo withdrew his hand, lowered his head, took out a handkerchief and wiped it. When Pei Sizhe's face turned dark, he said without any emotion:
"My second brother's joke is not funny, so treat him nicely."
After saying that, he strode out of the hall, leaving only Pei Sizhe's murderous eyes and Shen Yin's heartbroken expression after hearing his "congratulations".
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Good night, babies~
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