The Jing family finally arrived in Ding capital a few days later.
As a small family from Suzhou, the Jing family learned ten percent of the face of the villain. When the Jing family knew about Jing Chuchu and Shen Yuan, they first cried bitterly and sighed that their daughter's life was suffering, and then they clamored for Shen Yuan to pay the price when they wanted to report to the officials. It looks like this on the surface, but people with discerning eyes know in their hearts that the Jing family is just getting cheap and behaving well, but they want to make a battle of Shen Yuan Baba marrying Jing Chuchu.
It's not that the family doesn't enter the house, the old lady Shen has been unreasonable in the mansion for so many years, and her mother's family's rampant and domineering is exactly the same as her. After several battles, he was actually at a disadvantage, promising to carry a big sedan chair to win Jing Chuchu's door, and he had to pay a large betrothal gift.
Mrs. Shen was dumb and couldn't tell how hard it was to eat Huang Lian. Every day she faced the cheap face of the Jing family, her mouth was crooked, and she almost had a stroke. In a fit of rage, he simply hid in Rongjingtang and saw no one.
The Jing family got chicken feathers as arrows, but within a few days, the people in the capital all knew that Shen Yuan was going to marry Jing Chuchu from Suzhou. The people did not know the secrets of the Shen family banquet, and the rumors outside were only that Shen Yuan admired Jing Chuchu, who was gentle and beautiful. , is sincerely treated.
The Jing family tried their best to portray Jing Chuchu as a beautiful woman that made people feel heartbroken. I don't know what other people think, but it was extremely depressing to want to come to Shen Yuan.
In the Shangshu Mansion, Sun Cainan looked at the post in his hand, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into the trash.
"Shen Yuan, this bastard!" he said bitterly.
After a long time, I met a woman who I admired. The women in Dingjing watched more, and Jing Chuchu from Suzhou looked extraordinarily different. When the woman he took a fancy to had never missed, and this time he had become more playful, he had spent a lot of effort on Jing Chuchu, but he did not expect to be taken advantage of by Shen Yuan in the end.
The servant said cautiously, "Miss Jing and Second Young Master Shen also misunderstood and had no choice but to do so."
No matter what the rumors of other people say, the aristocratic family knows exactly what is going on. Sun Cainan had already heard about everything that happened at the Shen family banquet. He sank his face: "Jing Chuchu, that bitch, who took the things from the young master, is playing with the young master."
Sun Cainan was very unhappy. He had seen many women like Jing Chuchu. As long as you give money and benefits, you can easily win over. The matter of the family banquet in the Shen residence was probably not related to Jing Chuchu. That woman was planning to marry the Shen family while taking his belongings? For Sun Cainan, being toyed with by a woman is the most humiliating thing.
"But what are the young masters going to do now?" the servant asked, "Do you want to accept or not accept the post from Miss Jing?"
Sun Cainan looked down at the post in his hand, the post was especially fragrant, like a daughter's fragrance. Just like Jing Chuchu's docile and harmless appearance, he always hides a restless heart. Even if he was about to marry someone else, he still had to come over to tease him for the last time.
"Of course I will." Sun Cainan laughed: "This young master has given her so much money, but she hasn't slept yet. I'm already very dissatisfied with Shen Yuan's first boarding, so what if I don't sleep once?" He stared at him for a while. The servant glanced: "Go, reply to a post."
…
Shen Yuan was always out of the mansion these days, no matter what the Jing family did, he rarely showed up. However, Chen Rouqiu was suffering. At the same time, she had to deal with Old Shen Furen's anger, and at the same time, she wanted to satisfy the insatiable appetite of the Jing family. The money in the public middle was getting less and less, and she couldn't get in or out.
"Why have you been so worried these days, Madam?" Shen Wan asked when he came back down.
Chen Rouqiu smiled reluctantly, not wanting to talk to Shen Wan about the money, so she said, "The Jing family has been making trouble in the house all day, which will inevitably cause people to be disturbed."
Shen Wan also sighed: "Mother lost her wife and lost her army this time, and Yuan'er was also held back."
What happened between Shen Yuan and Jing Chuchu, everyone in the Shen residence knew very well. For what happened at that time, Sanfang chose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, at least compared to Shen Yuan, the big room was more daunting. It's a pity that in the end the big room was safe, but it was the second room that was unlucky, and they were also worried.
"You have also worked hard these days." Chen Rouqiu said gently, "If something happens to the Shen family, you will also be pointed out."
The chaos in the house is naturally a joke from the aristocratic family. Shen Xin is a rough person, and he is not afraid of being pointed out, but Shen Wan pays attention to the statement, and it is not easy to think about these days.
Shen Wan took Chen Rouqiu's hand and shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just that Yuan'er married Jing Chuchu and wants to help each other in officialdom in the future, but it's a little troublesome." He sighed, "Originally, Yuan'er was the most prosperous. expected."
Hearing this, Chen Rou Qiu felt a little panic in her heart. Shen Wan didn't have a son of his own, so among the next generation of the Shen family, only Shen Yuan could take on the heavy responsibility. The most important thing in the officialdom is nepotism. If Shen Yuan married a lady of the official family in the future, then the road to Shen Wan would be much easier. Marrying Jing Chuchu now is tantamount to cutting off the wings that may be born in the future.
Chen Rouqiu lowered her head and said, "Who knows, even the fifth sister has become so powerful right now, the big brother and sister-in-law's family... really embarrassing people."
"Don't worry." Seeing Chen Rouqiu's worry, Shen Wan patted her on the shoulder: "Yuan'er is not an ordinary person, Xiao Wu calculated Yuan'er, Yuan'er will definitely be returned. There are times when the elder brother and elder sister-in-law are helpless."
"Husband means..." Chen Rou Qiu's heart moved.
"Yuan'er has been a little strange recently." Shen Wan whispered, "I always feel that something is going to happen."
In the west courtyard, Shen Miao put down the book in her hand and frowned, “What exactly does Shen Yuan want to do?”
Mo Qing said in a low voice, "Miss has asked her subordinates to guard Baoxianglou for a long time, and now..."
“Continue.” Shen Miao interrupted him and Mo Qing’s face suddenly fell. After thinking for a while, he said again: "But Mr. Pei from Guangwentang appeared, what other orders does Miss have?"
For a long time, Mo Qing did not know why Shen Miao asked him to go to Baoxianglou to see Liuying. When he left that day, he accidentally met Pei Lang, and for some reason, Mo Qing had a feeling that Shen Miao asked him to go to Baoxiang Lou to see Liu Ying, maybe he knew early on that Pei Lang would appear. Everything Shen Miao asked him to do had her own intentions, but this time she heard that Pei Lang appeared, but Shen Miao did not say anything.
“No.” Shen Miao said, “Just do your own thing well.”
"I didn't expect that Mr. Pei would go to a place like Baoxianglou when he looked at a decent gentleman." Gu Yu blinked: "It really doesn't look like that kind of person." After a pause, he added: "Mo Neither are the guards."
Mo Qing's face was embarrassed.
“Mo Qing, apart from going to the Baoxiang Building these days, you also occasionally pay attention to Shen Yuan’s movements in the Eastern Courtyard.” Shen Miao said. For some reason, Shen Yuan always made him feel a little uneasy.
Mo Qing should say yes, and after Mo Qing left, Jing Zhe asked, "Miss, will the second young master have any bad ideas?"
“It is very strange.” Shen Miao said.
After Shen Yuan's incident with the Jing family, he didn't investigate why the accident happened that day, and he didn't try to stop it. Although Jing Chuchu wanted to marry Shen Yuan, if Shen Yuan used other methods, he would probably be able to delay it. But Shen Yuan didn't even procrastinate, it could only show that he was doing a more important thing right now. Shen Miao could not think of anything more important than dealing with her.
What was Shen Yuan calculating, but he did not stay in the Shen residence all day and Shen Miao could not spy out.
"You don't have to worry, girl, by the way," Jing Zhe suddenly remembered something: "Taoyuan said, Miss Biao sent a message to the other end, and she has already received a reply, so she will go to the appointment tomorrow."
Shen Miao's eyes lit up, "Very good." Shen Yuan made her feel uneasy, so some things must be better sooner.
They were discussing things, and there were also people talking about it in the Linjiangxian building of Fengxian's pawnshop.
"Shen Yuan has already collected all the evidence of Shen Xin and presented it to Fu Xiu Yi." Ji Yushu said, "Fu Xiu Yi will sort it out in three days, and give the emperor a document at the meeting. At that time, the Shen family will surely be doomed."
"Disobeying the sovereign's order, Yang follows Yin and disobeys. When this kind of thing comes out, the lightest thing is to disarm and return to the field." Gao Yang said, "This Shen Yuan of the Shen family is also somewhat capable, and this kind of thing can be found out."
"Didn't you say it?" Ji Yushu was a little impatient, "Shen Yuan has been dealing with Shen Xin for many years, and he has been planning and waiting for it to come in handy. In two years, the big house of the Shen family will have to be completely beheaded."
"So, Fu Xiu Yi really has a good eye." Gao Yang thought about it: "Shen Xin is too powerful, and there are too many people who want to deal with him. More importantly, the people of the Ming Qi royal family are happy to see it succeed, Shen Xin is unlucky. , the royal family will step up and step on it."
"So what are we going to do now?" Ji Yushu had a headache: "Shen Yuan is a person who knows how to forbear, and has the same nature as that Fu Xiu Yi. The big house of the Shen family is unlucky, how sad Miss Shen should be."
“You still think about Shen Miao?” Gao Yang rolled his eyes at him: “If Shen Miao hadn’t pushed their cousins of Shen residence and Shen Yuan to be in bed, Shen Yuan would not have acted so quickly. He will endure for another two years to kill the Shen family’s big house in one go, but he is forced by Shen Miao to take action now.” Gao Yang stroked his chin, “With Shen Yuan’s hatred for Shen Miao, this time he will definitely not let it go easily this time. Passing Shen Miao. Maybe the rest of the Shen family can still save their lives, but Shen Miao’s end must be tragic.”
Ji Yushu scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously: "Then what should I do? That bastard, Shen Yuan, shouldn't use any rude means against Miss Shen. He can even calculate his own uncle, and he must have a dark heart."
“Don’t worry.” Gao Yang said slowly, “Shen Yuan has a dark heart and Shen Miao is not a fuel-efficient lamp. I am very curious this time, what means will Shen Miao use to turn the tide. With her attack, Prince Yu will be wiped out. With the temperament of a man full of people who still have no retreat, he always feels that he will not be captured like this."
"Ms. Shen is resourceful, Shen Yuan will definitely not be able to fight her." Ji Yushu suddenly thought of something and looked at Gao Yang: "Before the third brother Xie leaves, we are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the Shen family, so... if she wins, you are not allowed to help Shen Yuan."
"You are quite confident in her." Gao Yang unfolded his folding fan and shook it: "It's just that I also really want to see what method she will use." Seeing Ji Yushu's relieved expression, Gao Yang gave him mercilessly. He poured cold water: "But don't worry too much. Since Xie San's plan was advanced, the situation in Dingjing has changed a lot. One thing that will not change is King Ding's ambition. The fat delivered by the Shen family, How could he not make good use of it. No matter how good Shen Miao was, she was only a boudoir girl, Prince Ding was no more stupid than Prince Yu, and it was difficult for him to fight against many forces. Losing the official hat..." He half sighed and half sighed: "For the big family of the Shen family, it is a disaster, and he can't protect anyone he wants to protect."
Ji Yushu's face also slowly darkened.
"Xie San once said that no matter what, the big house of the Shen family will inevitably die." Gao Yang stopped his fan-shaking hand, and his eyes flickered slightly: "It's just like the Xie family."
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On the second day, the weather was fine. In the courtyard of Rongjingtang, Taoyuan was taking out some clothes for Jing Chuchu to choose.
Ever since the Jing family came, the yard where Mrs. Shen used to live for the Jing Chuchu brothers and sisters seemed a little crowded. When the Jing family entered the room, they took up the largest yard in Rongjingtang except Mrs. Shen, and they also used Rongjingtang's servants inside and out. It was not Mrs. Shen who lived in Jingtang, but the Jing family.
Jing Chuchu sat at the table and carefully drew his eyebrows in front of the bronze mirror. She drew very carefully, her lips pursed with a touch of rouge, and her hair was neatly combed, obviously well-dressed.
"Just the moon-white one." Jing Chuchu said. The moon-white clothes are plain, but they can better show her pitiful temperament. Today is the day she wants to meet Sun Cainan. Whether she can make Sun Cainan remember her will depend on this time.
Maybe it was the woman's vanity, or maybe she really moved a little bit of affection for Sun Cainan. She knew that it was extremely risky to meet Sun Cainan now, so she still wanted to give it a try.
Taoyuan put away the rest of the clothes, someone pushed the door and came in, it was Mrs. Jing.
Seeing Jing Chuchu dressed like this, Mrs. Jing was a little puzzled: "Chuchu, are you going out?"
"I want to go out and buy some jewelry." Jing Chuchu responded, "Since you are going to be the young lady of the second room of the Shen family, you can't wear those jewelry from the past, and you will be looked down upon."
"That's how it should be." Madam Jing said. Anyway, the silver and silver that Jing Chuchu buys jewelry will be spent from the public, and Mrs. Jing has made a lot of money these days. Mrs. Jing said, "How can you do it alone, I'll go with you."
"No!" Jing Chuchu quickly refused.
Madam Jing puzzled: "Why?"
"I-I made an agreement with Miss Yi to go together." Jing Chuchu shook Madam Jing's hand: "In the future, in Dingjing, you will always have to make good friends with these young ladies. Mother, don't go, and neither will Miss Yi. They like to meet strangers casually, you know that these high-level young ladies have a bit of a weird temperament."
Mrs. Jing was a little dissatisfied: "Miss Gaomen, what's so special, you will not be the wife of the official family in the future. Forget it, since you want to make a good friendship, then go ahead and take a few more guards out."
"No need." Jing Chuchu declined: "There are so many guards in the Yi family, what did I look like when I brought them here. Mother, don't worry about it. When I come back, I will buy you some jewelry." After that, he continued to draw his eyebrows.
Madam Jing had to give up.
After leaving the house and getting on the carriage, Jing Chuchu felt a little nervous and asked Taoyuan: "Is the restaurant you chose safe?"
"Don't worry, miss." Taoyuan said: "The restaurant is very far away and remote, and there are very few people who go there on weekdays. Xiaojiu is wearing a hat and covering his face, so no one will recognize it."
Only then did Jing Chuchu relax.
The carriage passed through the south of the city and finally stopped in front of a remote alley. Jing Chuchu straightened the bucket hat and helped the veil, and then Taoyuan walked to the restaurant.
Although Jing Chuchu often wandered among a kind of son-in-law when he was in Suzhou, but now his identity is different. Ming Qi's folk customs are open, but if a woman with a fiancé meets another man in private, that's not a small crime.
The restaurant has only two floors, but it is really as remote and deserted as Taoyuan said, and the guests are not crowded in twos and threes. Seeing that she came in without paying attention, Taoyuan gave the shopkeeper a piece of silver and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper, where is the room you booked yesterday?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly instructed the man to bring Jing Chuchu in.
The guest room on the second floor is the last one, and the attic is made of wood. Taoyuan thanked the man and helped Jing Chuchu into the room. As soon as he entered the room, Jing Chuchu couldn't wait to take off his hat and veil and said, "I'm suffocating me. ."
"Miss, take a break first and drink some tea." Taoyuan said: "I think Sun Gongzi is coming soon."
"Come here and trim my hair." Jing Chuchu first fiddled with the bronze mirror by himself: "I was carrying a bamboo hat all the way, and my hair was messed up."
"Miss is very good-looking." Taoyuan complimented: "Today is even more beautiful."
Just as they were talking, the door opened with a creak, Jing Chuchu and Taoyuan couldn't help but stunned for a moment, when they heard a familiar voice: "Chuchu, it's really you."
Sun Cainan stood at the door, looking at Jing Chuchu earnestly, Jing Chuchu's face suddenly turned red, she glanced at Taoyuan angrily: "You go down."
"Okay," Taoyuan said with a smile, "Young Master Sun and Miss will talk first, and the servants will be guarding the door, and no one will come in."
Talking like this seems to imply something. Jing Chuchu lowered his head, and after Taoyuan went out and closed the door, Sun Cainan took two steps forward and called out "Chu Chu".
Jing Chuchu hesitated for a moment, then looked up. There seemed to be a hint of water in his eyes, half melancholy and half attachment, if Shen Miao was fortunate to be present at this moment, one would have to admire the truth of Jing Chuchu's acting at this moment.
Sun Cainan walked up to Jing Chuchu and said softly, "Chu Chu, is it true that you and Shen Yuan are engaged?"
Jing Chuchu paused, then nodded.
"You..." Sun Cainan seemed to have taken a huge blow and took two steps back. Seeing this, Jing Chuchu immediately blushed and said timidly, "Are you angry?"
"No." Sun Cainan paused, then suddenly reached out to touch Jing Chuchu's face, he said, "I've heard everything, that guy Shen Yuan forced you to marry him. I don't blame you for marrying him. You're not mad at you either."
Hearing this, Jing Chuchu lowered her head, but no one saw a glimmer of pride in her eyes. Sun Cainan must really love her, even if she wants to marry Shen Yuan now, she still can't bear to blame her.
"Actually..." Jing Chuchu didn't look away: "The second cousin didn't touch me that day, but it was hard to explain it in front of everyone's eyes." She lowered her head: "Master Sun, actually I... I'm still innocent!"
In fact, nothing happened between Jing Chuchu and Shen Yuan that day. It's just that they hugged each other like that and looked at them in the eyes of everyone, so I couldn't make it clear. Afterwards, Jing Chuchu found someone to look at her, and she was still perfect. It's just that Shen Yuan and Old Shen Furen didn't know, so she didn't say anything, otherwise Old Shen Furen and Shen Yuan knew about it, and they would definitely make a big fuss. But when Sun Cainan said this, the situation was very different. Men always hope that their women are innocent. If Jing Chuchu and Shen Yuan really have something, Sun Cainan has a lump in his heart, but if there is nothing, in Sun Cainan's eyes, he will feel more pity for Jing Chuchu.
Sure enough, Sun Cainan was stunned when he heard this: "What?"
Jing Chuchu raised her head and said with tears in her eyes, "The body of my daughter's family is naturally to be given to the person I like. The second cousin and I just misunderstood, but there is no other way out in the future. It's too late to meet, Master Sun will hate me in his heart?"
Sun Cainan hugged Jing Chuchu in his arms and comforted him warmly: "How could I hate you? I love you, love you, and like you!" Sun Cainan's eyes flashed with ecstasy, he thought Jing Chuchu was innocent Since it was given to Shen Yuan, to sleep Jing Chuchu again would just be to get back the money. Who knew that Jing Chuchu was still a yellow flower girl, this was a surprise to him.
Jing Chuchu was hugged by Sun Cainan, pretended to struggle a few times, and then stopped moving. But it was Sun Cainan who held her and slowly untied her crony... .
As it happened downstairs, someone rode to the door of the restaurant and handed the horse to the guy outside to tie it up. He walked in by himself, and when he walked to the shopkeeper, he handed him a piece of silver and walked up on his own. It was the guy who saw him and shouted, "Young Master!"
When that person turned around, it was none other than Shen Yuan.
"What's the matter?" Shen Yuan asked.
The man quickly shook his head, and ran downstairs with a towel on his shoulders. The moment he passed by, Shen Yuan clearly heard the man whisper: "Everyone in the world knows that you are wearing it. Green hat, what a pity."
Shen Yuan paused and looked down, but saw that the eyes of the diners sitting downstairs were all fixed on him, as if they were pointing at something. Shen Yuan's expression gradually turned gloomy.
This restaurant was his frequent restaurant, and he occasionally communicated with Fu Xiu Yi's people, and it was here. There are a total of nine princes in the Ding capital, and the relationship among them is intricate. As the most hidden one, Prince Ding must be careful in everything. Shen Yuan was very careful every time he came, and occasionally changed his clothes, no one would know him here, but why is the situation a little strange now.
He shook his head, but went straight to the second floor, the place where he always met with Fu Xiu Yi's people. But when he came to the last guest room, he saw an acquaintance for the first time ever.
Taoyuan was startled when she saw him, Shen Yuan's heart sank, Taoyuan is Jing Chuchu's maid, why is she here? Could it be... He lifted his foot and was about to walk in, but Taoyuan couldn't dodge in time, but Shen Yuan kicked the door of the guest room open.
I saw that in the spacious guest room, two people were folded on the soft couch at the moment, accompanied by clothes all over the floor, how beautiful it was. Taoyuan screamed for a lifetime: "Miss, the second young master is here!"
The person on the bed sat up all of a sudden, and half of the snow-white body was naked|exposed, it was Jing Chuchu. She looked at Shen Yuan at a loss and said, "Second, second cousin!"
Shen Yuan looked at him coldly. The other person on the bed, Sun Cainan also slowly woke up and sat up. He was raised by others, but he was interrupted when he was lingering with Jing Chuchu, and he was angry in his heart. Very excited, he said, "Who are you?"
"Second cousin!" Jing Chuchu suddenly came back to his senses, pointed at Sun Cainan and said, "Second cousin, he forced me, I, I didn't do it voluntarily!"
"Bitch!" Sun Cainan sneered and slapped Jing Chuchu in the face: "It's obviously you who asked me to come, why, you turned your face and didn't recognize anyone?"
"Grandson Sun!" But Taoyuan rushed over with righteous indignation: "How can you treat the young lady like this? Why are you doing this to the young lady? Is it just to put a cuckold on my second young master? You have to oppose the second young master like this!"
In the chaos, no one noticed that Taoyuan's words were wrong. Sun Cainan sneered: "Second young master?" He looked at Shen Yuan up and down, and smiled arrogantly: "Yes, I just put a green hat on your second young master, how about it? Shen Yuan, you haven't tasted your fiancee yet. Taste it, the taste of virgin is quite good."
"You, you are talking nonsense!" Taoyuan was taken aback: "My lady..."
"You don't know yet?" Sun Cainan gave Shen Yuan an exaggerated look: "No wonder, you were toyed with by a woman and applauded. But Second Young Master Shen, you have great skills in the imperial court, and your woman is still being applauded. I slept. And you have to marry her, how does it feel to pick up broken shoes?"
The blue veins on Shen Yuan's forehead rioted, and finally he stepped forward in two steps and knocked Sun Cainan to the ground with one punch.
"You dare to hit me?" Sun Cainan was also used to being spoiled, so he got up and threw himself on Shen Yuan without saying a word. Neither of them were military commanders. They could only rely on their direct thoughts to fight each other with one punch and one punch. Sun Cainan was taller and stronger than Shen Yuan, and Shen Yuan gradually fell behind, but was beaten by Sun Cainan.
"Bastard!" Taoyuan rushed over and helped Shen Yuan to hug Sun Cainan from behind. Shen Yuan looked at the gap and finally freed his hand, but felt that something cold was stuffed in his hand. He was beaten so badly that he pushed the thing in front of him without thinking.
A "chi" sound.
The sound was extraordinarily long, and the surroundings seemed to be still, until Taoyuan's long scream and Jing Chuchu's flustered face came into view.
Shen Yuan looked down, he was holding a silver hilt in his hand at the moment, only the hilt, the rest of the blade, in Sun Cainan's lower abdomen, could not see anything.
Large swaths of blood flowers bloomed.
Sun Cainan fell on his back.