Shen Zangning, who was wearing a double-snail bun, was running around the hall with her skirt in tears. The colorful silk ribbon tied to her bun fluttered as she ran, which was really beautiful.
It's a pity that no one in the hall is in the mood to appreciate it now -
Madam Su was furious, holding a ruler and wooden clogs, chasing and beating her while cursing: "You are so brave! Your father loves you so much that he allowed you to go into the study, but you are so bold to help Feng'er steal the unworthy things." "Killing Hu"! Did you know that this sword was made by your father from a piece of meteorite iron when he was young? It is something that even your second uncle has been thinking about for decades! He stole it and took it to Fengzhou and gave it to the Wei family! Do you know that the Wei family will not be able to withdraw from it?"
Shen Zangning dodged left and right, frequently going behind pillars to avoid being caught and beaten by her mother. In her busy schedule, she did not forget to cry out: "Don't do my business! The third brother stole it himself!"
"You dare to talk nonsense! There were people guarding outside the study, but Feng'er never entered the room in those days!" Mrs. Su was so angry that she almost smashed the ruler over, "It's not like you hid the fake product under the guise of playing the piano and transferred it, in full view of everyone. Who can steal that sword?"
"Maybe the third brother climbed through the window!" Shen Zangning said loudly, "The third brother is the most cunning! He must be the one who slandered me. Mother, you have to make the decision for me!"
Mrs. Su jumped to her feet: "Is there no one guarding the window?! Shu Yan has already been tricked, how dare you falsely accuse your third brother? Considering that others are not here, I can't confront you?! Who did you learn this ability to talk nonsense from? You don’t have to embarrass me! Don’t say she’s my daughter when you go out!”
"What? Shu Yan actually did it?" Shen Zangning was shocked and said, "She is really..." After such a pause, the person stopped. Although Mrs. Su did not move, she made a move to the two nearby maids. With a look, the maid suddenly rushed forward while Shen Zangning was distracted complaining about her niece's lack of loyalty!
Shen Zangning realized that she had been deceived, and let out an oop, jumped up and was about to continue running, but she was still a step too late. The maid grabbed her arm and forced her to Mrs. Su. Seeing that the situation was not good, Shen Zangning immediately burst into tears: "Mom, mother, I know I was wrong! Listen to me, it's actually Shu Yan's fault..."
Mrs. Su saw that she had not forgotten to shirk her responsibilities even now, so she was so angry that she asked the maid: "Man the hall, Man the court, lift her hand up for me!"
"Mom, don't want it! I really know I was wrong!" Shen Zangning cried bitterly and defended repeatedly, but Mrs. Su still hit her palm four or five times with a ruler, and then asked bitterly: "Do you still dare to lie? !”
Shen Zangning retracted her hand with tears in her eyes, crying out in pain and saying angrily: "I didn't lie to my mother, it was Shu Yan who did it!"
"You still dare to say that!" Mrs. Su was so angry that she couldn't say anything. She picked up the ruler and didn't need the help of Mantang and Manting to catch her daughter. She directly grabbed Shen Zangning's left hand that had been beaten before and hit it with all her strength. He said, "How could I have given birth to such an unlucky bastard like you! I just dragged the ignorant Shu Yan to help your third brother steal the sword, but when I was discovered, I actually had the nerve to pass the responsibility to my three-year-old niece!"
Shen Zangning jumped up and down in grievance, crying and fussing: "What I said is true! How can Shu Yan be so ignorant? Who in the entire empire doesn't know that we have a child goddess in our family who can recite poems and write poems before she is four years old - I am ten years older than her, and my poetry is not as good as hers! She wanted to help the future third sister-in-law, so she kept urging me to pester the third brother to intervene! How could my mother do it because I was better than her? Is it all my fault?”
Mrs. Su was dumbfounded, stopped and hit her, thought for a while and then said: "Although Shu Yan is extremely talented in poetry and prose, she is still a child... She has never met the Wei daughter, why do she want to help her like this? "
Shen Zangning choked and wiped her face with her sleeves, then said aggrievedly: "Isn't it because the future third sister-in-law's surname is Wei!"
"She likes the Wei family?" Mrs. Su was confused. Although her granddaughter's talent in poetry was amazing, she was just like an ordinary three-year-old child in other aspects. How could she suddenly be so fond of the Wei family? interest
Shen Zangning raised her mouth high and said angrily: "The Wei family in Fengzhou has a prosperous literary style, and all the classics collected in the family are extremely precious - the future third sister-in-law is said to be very favored in the Wei family..." When she said this, she became angry. He glanced at his mother and hummed, "My future third sister-in-law and I are usually legitimate daughters, but I am pitiful. How can I compare with my third sister-in-law's status in my natal family!"
Mrs. Su sneered and raised the ruler and said: "You deserve it! Has the Wei family ever stolen something that both her father and uncle loved and gave it to others? If you don't beat a prodigal daughter like you, there is still justice. What!”
Seeing the ruler, Shen Zangning shrank his head and did not dare to use the topic to complain. He muttered: "In short, when the future third sister-in-law comes over, she will probably bring one or two authentic classics and put them in the bottom of the box. Shu Yan really wants to ask the future third sister when the time comes. My sister-in-law asked for an authentic copy and found out that my third brother planned to...well, he planned to steal the sword and go to Fengzhou, so he pestered me to help. When the time comes, I can trade the favor with my future third sister-in-law for the original copy!"
Mrs. Su was so angry that she wished she could give her another blow, and said: "You! You are also thirteen years old. In terms of age, you are ten years older than Shu Yan! In terms of seniority, you are her aunt! How come it was not you who persuaded her to stop messing around? Instead, you were persuaded to do more nonsense with her! What kind of brain do you have!"
Shen Zangning said unconvinced: "Why am I so brainless? Shu Yan didn't expect that the Wei family had many rare and ancient books, and the favored daughter-in-law would probably bring some as a dowry when she came out of the palace - I reminded her, and she knew!"
Mrs. Su almost vomited blood. She picked up her ears and said through gritted teeth, "Then you still say that Shu Yan seduced you?"
"It hurts, it hurts!" Shen Zangning covered her ears and shouted, and then she said confidently, "She was the one who instigated me! I just told her that and nothing else! It was Shu Yan who came to pester me to help with the robbery. Damn it! I’m not the mastermind behind this!”
"...!" Mrs. Su took a deep breath and ordered, "Drag this little bastard back to the house! Make her copy the "Women's Code" a hundred, no, three hundred times! If she can't copy it well, she's not allowed to leave the house. , and no one is allowed in!”
"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, ," Shen Zang Ning cried immediately after hearing this, "Mom will definitely wrong me! It's obvious that the masterminds are Third Brother and Shu Yan, why should you punish me now?"
Mrs. Su gritted her teeth and shouted: "Shu Yan is only three years old, how are you going to punish such a young child? As for your third brother, don't worry, when he comes back, you will have your own way of making him look good!"
Speaking of taking the case, "Drag her down quickly! During the copying period, no meat or fish is allowed in the food and drink - you are so bold and reckless at a young age, if I don't teach you a lesson, what will happen in the future?!"
Shen Zangning was dragged out of the door crying. Mrs. Su suddenly remembered that she still had a question that she had not asked. She hurriedly asked someone to drag her back and said, "What are you doing to coax Shu Yan to intervene in this matter? But who is there with her?" Did you tell me about Wei’s daughter?”
"I..." Shen Zangning pursed her lips and looked at her mother with tearful eyes for a moment. Then she suddenly stamped her foot and said angrily, "I am the only one who gets punished for what three people did! And I obviously have the least responsibility! It's so unfair. , I won’t tell my mother!”
Mrs. Su was so angry that she fell back and clenched the ruler tightly: "Are you going to say it or not?!"
"No, tell me!" Shen Zangning raised her head and said with great courage, "I won't tell you even if I kill you!"
"I'll beat you to death, it depends on whether you say anything or not!" Mrs. Su rolled up her sleeves and said with gnashed teeth!
... After being so noisy for half an hour, Shen Zangning ran out crying all the way.
Looking at the mess in the hall, Mrs. Su was angry, resentful and tired. She waved her hand and ordered everyone in the hall to clean up, but she had no time to rest. She rushed to the study to tell Jin Qing that she wanted to dance with swordsmanship, but she didn't want to get an empty shell. The furious husband Shen Xuan said: "Ning'er is fooling around. Just for fun, she helped Feng'er steal the sword! There is no other inside story."
Shen Xuan's expression was ugly: "You're almost a girl with haircuts, why are you still so ignorant of the importance?"
"Isn't it all your connivance?" Mrs. Su had previously beaten Shen Zangning to the point where she was running around the room, but now she spoke for her daughter again, "I have told you a long time ago that in this place of study, women Don't let them in the child's house, you have to spoil her. She is used to being pampered by you, how could she know the consequences of stealing the sword for Feng'er? "
Shen Xuan said angrily: "Usually I just call her naughty, but it's not too much... From now on, I tell them not to come in!"
Mrs. Su sighed and said: "That's all, but over there in Fengzhou...why is Feng'er so stubborn? That Wei daughter is Wei Huan's only granddaughter, and her mother Song has been with her for nearly ten years. I only got this daughter when I was young, and I love her more than my own life. Even if our family breaks off the engagement, she will only marry at a lower price. With the wealth of the Wei family, it is not difficult to keep her in good clothing and food for the rest of her life - Feng'er is partial. He doesn't want her to suffer even this slight grievance! He doesn't want to wrong the Wei daughter, but he doesn't want to think that he will be the one who suffers the most after the Wei daughter comes over!"
Seeing that Shen Xuan was sullen and silent, he asked, "Husband, this is a marriage in the Wei family... At least the second brother is one step ahead, can he retreat before Feng'er?"
Shen Xuan said coldly: "I asked him to take away the 'Hu Hu' sword. It must have been given to Wei's daughter under my banner. You don't know about your son? Even if he arrived in Fengzhou, Dan Xiao has already told the Wei family to break off the engagement, and he will also use the 'Hu Hu' command arrow to tell us that we have changed our minds or that Dan Xiao has failed!"
Mrs. Su was speechless for a while, and after a while she said aggrievedly: "I gave birth to him, isn't he your son? Speaking of which, you personally raised Feng'er."
"... Just prepare the couple to come in on the previously agreed date." Shen Xuan was not in the mood to argue with her. He sighed and rubbed his forehead tiredly as he ordered.
Mrs. Su was very unwilling and said: "The reputation of the Wei family's daughter... Feng'er is fooling around, and you really just let him go like this?"
"This treacherous son stole all the swords of 'Killing Hu', and then used my banner again - do you think you can regret it again now? Retreat once and at most not marry with the Wei family. The Wei family can understand. Retreat, continue, continue If the news spreads out, the Shen family will become a laughing stock among the people!" Shen Xuan snorted coldly and said, "This traitor has blocked our family's escape route. , What else can I do if I don’t welcome Wei’s daughter?”
Mrs. Su said bitterly: "My good son..."
"Stop talking about this!" Shen Xuan frowned and said, "Anyway, the marriage can't be canceled. Instead of worrying about whether Feng'er feels wronged or not, it's better to think about the benefits of continuing this marriage!"
Mrs. Su stood up in anger: "This is a major event in Feng'er's life! You don't take care of him, but you immediately think about what benefits your son can get by marrying a woman with a disgraceful reputation?! Is there a father like you?"
Shen Xuan snorted: "Didn't I break off the engagement for him? But this traitor didn't want it himself, and even stole my sword and ran to Fengzhou to personally stabilize the hearts of the Wei family! Now that the fact has been established, it's hard to talk about it again. What’s the use? You also think your son has suffered a loss, shouldn’t I take this opportunity to make a name for Feng’er?”
He said, "I will call the staff over in a moment. In our family, the Wei family's daughter has a bad reputation... Well, no, she should be slandered. She will never leave her, understand everything, and abide by her promise... Especially when Feng'er went to Feng'er with a sword. The state proves our family’s willingness to provide help in times of need... let them write some eloquent essays, and take this opportunity to let the whole world know about our Shen family’s kindness and generosity!”
Mrs. Su asked doubtfully: "Is the Wei girl really being slandered? Is her innocence still intact?"
"How do I know?!" Shen Xuan frowned and said, "But the Wei family doesn't admit it, and our family doesn't admit it either - that's slander! Do you like her coming in with a name that is innocent and has been lost? Since you don't like it, then Treat her as innocent!"
Mrs. Su: “…”
Shen Xuan said again: "You have to say the same thing when dealing with other women's families! By the way, not long ago, I heard that there is a legitimate daughter in the Liu family who pays close attention to Feng'er? Are you implying to everyone that our traitorous son is captivated by both his talent and beauty? There are countless ladies, and the reason why the so-called Wei girls have lost their innocence is that these women are jealous of the Wei girls and deliberately spread rumors! If you talk about the Wei girls in the future, you will suspect that they want to get married to our family! My lady, I suspect she has taken a liking to Feng'er - if she wants to bring shame to our family, she might as well not lose any face!"
As Shen Xuan spoke, he threw away the official document in his hand angrily and said, "This treacherous son has caused such trouble, and now the whole family has to deal with it for him! The most important thing is, what is not easy to get in this study?" ? You want to kill Dan Xiao! It’s so generous to Dan Xiao! I will break his legs when he comes back!”
This time it was Madam Su's turn to snort: "He asked for leave from His Majesty before he could leave the capital. When he comes back, he will go to His Majesty to continue his errands. You broke his leg, what are you going to tell His Majesty?!"
"Go back to the backyard and teach Ning'er well!" Shen Xuan was speechless and drove him away impatiently... (To be continued)