"Do you think she will really take part in one of our books?" After Mrs. Shen San and the others left, and the mother and daughter calmed down a little, Ms. Cao finally couldn't help but ask.
She looked at Gu Shiba Niang, who had a serious look on her side. This Mrs. Shen San was completely different from what her daughter described. With such a fierce and fierce aura, she must be a strict and unsmiling mother-in-law. Why did her daughter say...
"She won't." Gu Shiba Niang replied, her hand holding the tea cup couldn't help but tighten.
As far as she knew Mrs. Shen San, she would not do this, but did she really understand Mrs. Shen San
No one in this world will be nice to you for no reason, except for close relatives, and obviously Mrs. Shen San is not her close relative.
When this thought arose, my mind was extremely clear for a moment.
She thought of many things, and the memories of Mrs. Shen San emerged one after another. Her gentle words, loving face, and daily preaching seemed to have a different feeling at this moment.
That feeling of intimacy was actually a deliberate act on the outside. No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't convince herself to notice a trace of the tenderness she once thought.
She has changed. She has completely changed now, so what she sees has also changed
She had come back early just now. When she saw Mrs. Shen San, she couldn't suppress her excitement, but she could see that the other party was evil. Because the only warmth left in her previous life made her unable to face the conflict between the two, so she stood outside the door. She didn't come in, so she saw this scene, and saw a Mrs. Shen who had never been in her memory.
Gu Shiba Niang closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Well, now that things have happened, it is no longer possible to imagine that Mrs. Shen San truly loves and protects her, so she wants to broker an engagement.
For her, Gu Shiba Niang, she must not deceive herself or others. Once she gets lucky, she will be doomed the next moment.
If that's what Shen Anlin said, that she was doing it for money, then from another perspective, in that life when Gu Shiba Niang had no money, why did Mrs. Shen San do it
According to the condescension and disdain shown by Mrs. Shen just now, Gu Shiba Niang did not have any advantages at that time, but a lot of disadvantages...
Disadvantage Gu Shiba Niang put the tea cup down and her eyes lit up.
"Eighteenth Mother?" Ms. Cao asked anxiously and with concern.
Just now I saw that my daughter was thoughtful and looked sad, so I just thought that she was worried about what happened just now.
"Don't be afraid, repenting of a marriage is not a big deal. It is a common thing and is not unusual. Besides, if they are wrong, they should be rude first. Even if they go to court, my mother is not afraid..." Mrs. Cao stroked Gu Shiba Niang's head and said softly. .
As she spoke, she suddenly turned around and walked into the inner hall. Gu Shiba Niang didn't know what she was going to do, so she followed her curiously.
"This..." Mrs. Cao took out a piece of paper from the bottom of the box. The spots were yellow.
"Is this the marriage contract that Mr. Shen San and his father wrote back then?" Gu Shiba Niang reached out and took it.
Seeing that the handwriting on it was scrawled and formatted, it was obvious that it was not a formal letter of ceremony. It did not mention birthdays or anything like that, but only said that it was agreed to be the in-laws of the children. At the end, it also composed a poem, to the effect that it was about looking forward to the next college entrance examination with high spirits, although it was full of emotion. There is a strong sour and rotten atmosphere, but the young man Zhengmao's high-spirited spirit is not lost...
"They wrote this when they were drunk..." Mrs. Cao had a smile on her lips, as if she saw her drunken husband coming back with the gift letter in the air and laughing loudly. The smile quickly dissipated, leaving only a bitter taste in his mouth.
Gu Shiba Niang lit the candle on the table.
"It's wrong to have a wrong door..." she murmured.
What does it mean to Shen Anlin, the legitimate son of everyone, to marry someone with such a status as himself, and a lonely person with no father, mother, or brothers and sisters
"Joke...shame..." Gu Shiba Niang raised her hand, and sparks rose up, instantly turning the thin paper into ashes.
Just look at Mrs. Shen San's performance today. Is she someone who is willing to be treated as a joke and labeled as a shame
There was silence in the room, as the mother and daughter looked at the ashes, each thinking. A gust of wind blew by, and the ashes scattered in all directions.
"So Mom, she won't really take part in our book," Gu Shiba Niang said lightly, "She is a very face-conscious person..."
As he said this, he helped Mr. Cao sit down and said, "This marriage failed. If outsiders know that it was us who regretted our marriage and refused to admit it, who do you think would be more embarrassed?"
If they say that they regret their marriage and deny it, I'm afraid no one will believe it.
"So, she can't afford to embarrass that person," Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile, "It's inevitable that she will become angry. That's okay. It's just spreading some rumors that slander us... I don't care, but I'm afraid that my brother's marriage will be a little more painful. …..”
A look of worry appeared on her face.
"Eighteen Mother..." Ms. Cao whispered, "...there is nothing more important than living..."
At this moment in his life, he and Gu Hai were no longer alive, let alone talking about choosing a marriage...
"Yes." Gu Shiba Niang nodded with a smile, her eyes were unusually bright, "However, if she dares to use her connections to make things difficult for her brother in the officialdom, I will not let her have an easy time."
She clenched her hands tightly, "The barefoot ones are not afraid of the shoes-wearing ones. I think if it gets too big, who will be afraid of whom?"
It's not impossible to give in and endure, but she has a bottom line for Gu Shiba Niang. If anyone challenges her bottom line, don't blame her for harming others and not benefiting others.
She does not have the power of heaven and no nobles to rely on. What she does have is the will of a trapped animal to fight to the death.
Outside the door of Gu's house, Mrs. Shen's carriage sped away. In the luxurious carriage, Mrs. Shen's hairdress was scattered, her face was ashen, and the fingers on her knees turned white from exerting too much force.
"This bitch, this bitch," she repeated through her teeth.
"Madam," a round-faced woman hurriedly came forward, "I must read their book and write a letter to my husband in the capital, asking them to deal with his son..."
Before she could finish her words, a heavy slap fell on her face. The woman fell onto the carriage frame, ignoring the pain and hurriedly lying on her head on the ground, shivering all over.
"Don't you think I'm embarrassed enough? Do you think letting everyone know that they rejected our marriage is something worth showing off?" Mrs. Shen San glared at her and gritted her teeth, "Idiot, get away from me."
The woman was so frightened that she didn't even ask to stop. She actually raised the curtain and jumped out. The carriage sped forward and the woman rolled down on the road.
The coachman didn't seem to notice, his expression remained unchanged, and he kept urging his horse with his whip raised.
After they passed, the carriage following them dared to stop. The two servants pulled the woman up with gloating smiles. The woman fell through her clothes and covered her red and swollen face in shame and shame, letting others laugh at her. In the carriage, the group of people disappeared into the Gu family alley.
Two days later, the Shen family's inner residence.
"Madam, I can't find the marriage certificate..." Several maids lowered their heads and replied to Mrs. Shen San who was sitting in the hall.
Mrs. Shen, who had regained her composure and showed no sign of emotion or anger, just put down the teacup heavily upon hearing this, stood up and walked into the inner hall.
"Master...Master..." Mrs. Shen San called softly.
In the bed, Mr. Shen San was just drowsy and asleep. It took a long time before he seemed to wake up.
"Where's the marriage certificate? With the Gu family..." Mrs. Shen San asked hurriedly.
"..Well..." Mr. Shen San turned his head on the pillow in confusion, "...there is no...what kind of marriage certificate...if not...don't even think about it..."
Mrs. Shen San breathed out a heavy breath, unwillingly sat down by the bed and stroked Mr. Shen San's hand.
"...Didn't you mean that you got drunk, made a date...and mentioned a poem..." She whispered in his ear.
Master Shen San seemed to have thought of something, and a smile appeared on his weak face.
"...The green pole swings gently through Chucheng... The fishermen's songs send the river breeze far away...What a poem..." he murmured.
"Master, have you remembered it? Where do you put it?" Mrs. Shen San asked hurriedly with a happy face.
"It's burned..." Mr. Shen San murmured, his head tilted suddenly, tears streaming down his face, "...Wen Niang... Wen Niang... I'm sorry for you..."
Mrs. Shen San's face darkened, and she slowly sat up straight. She listened to Mr. Shen San on the bed whimpering indistinctly and calling Wen Niang to fall into a deep sleep. The room was quiet.
Mrs. Shen San only felt that the hand in her hand was cold. Her eyes fell to the bedside. There was a black lacquer makeup box on the small table, and the words "Wen Niang" carved in seal script stood out.
She stood up suddenly, took a few steps over, grabbed the makeup box, and was about to smash it on the ground.
"Madam" an old woman ran out of nowhere, held her hand, and shook her head violently at her.
"Madam, no, the master has not yet... and the young master Lin has not yet..." the old woman whispered, "...not at this time..."
Mrs. Shen San's expression changed, she slowly lowered her hand, put the makeup box back in place, and reached out to touch it gently, as if to wipe away the dust on it.
"It took me fifteen years to get to where I am today..." She murmured in a low voice, "...Fifteen years are just a blink of an eye..."
"...Yes, madam..." the old woman stretched out her hand to support her, "...Master Lin has gone to Beijing to join the army... I have received news that the war in the north is getting more and more intense..."
"Didn't you say that you want to negotiate a peace..." Mrs. Shen San turned around and walked out, "...and the fight continues, and many people are going to die...Amitabha..."
Her voice was filled with sadness and compassion, but her eyes were cold.
"However, we can't let the matter of that bitch's family go away like this," she gritted her teeth and said, "After so many years, I've still been so angry."
"Yes, Madam, don't worry." The old woman raised her head and smiled, "As long as she stays healthy for a day, she will never get married."
Time flew by like a shuttle. To Gu Shiba Niang's expectation, there was no movement from Mrs. Shen San's side. It seemed that nothing had happened. Afterwards, Gu Ba Niang hesitated again and again. , she sent someone to quietly check on Shen Anlin. She wanted to ask a few more questions about his sudden conversation that day, but the person who came back told her that Shen Anlin had returned to the army and resumed his duties.
"At this time?" Gu Shiba Niang was stunned, turned around and made peace with her memory.
She and Shen Anlin are getting married next year. When they get married, Shen Anlin is away on war. So that means they set off at this time, right
She suddenly shuddered, which meant that when she saw Shen Anlin again, he would be...a cripple.
This is a matter of fate and has nothing to do with her, not to mention that he is just lame and is much happier than losing his life.
Looking at the swallows circling low in the sky, Gu Shiba Niang waved her hand and asked the young man to step back and stop asking about anything about the Shen family.
It was June in the blink of an eye, and after putting down the letter from the capital, Gu Shiba Niang rubbed her sore arms and walked out of the pharmacy.
Gu Hai was stable at Yunmeng Academy, while Gu Yu didn't do anything, he just studied hard. Facing the upcoming interview to determine his future official career, everyone put aside other thoughts and could only work hard and wait for the fate of their choice. select.
Lingbao found shelter in a medicine shop and worked as a medicine cleaner at night to make money. During the day, he walked around the streets looking for Lingyuan, but he still had no whereabouts.
A cough interrupted Gu Shiba Niang's contemplation. She turned around and saw Mr. Liu coming back at some time. He was walking quickly to his room, his face flushed with coughs.