Chapter 107 Sister and brother meet
Chapter 107 Sister and brother meet
Sure enough, those who want to find fault always have a reason.
Could Shen Wen be the kind of person who fears trouble? So she turned and headed in the direction of Madam Helian.
Unexpectedly, the maid who led the way grabbed Shen Wen's sleeve and whispered, "Miss! Just follow me. The second young master ordered this. This little episode is like a needle dropped in a busy city. As long as you don't listen, it won't make any noise."
Only then did Shen Wen look at the maidservant straight in the eye.
The maid looked at him with kindness, and urged, "Miss, please follow me. I know where you can change your clothes."
Shen Wen smiled and followed the maid.
When Mrs. Helian, who was about to act later, saw this scene, she instantly lost her composure and shouted angrily for someone to stop them.
At this time, the housekeeper who was staying in the corner quickly brought two people to comfort Madam Helian in time, thus blocking the time for persuasion. When they looked again, Shen Wen and the others were gone.
Shen Wen followed the maid out of the side door of Changqing Courtyard, and she smiled and said, "It seems that you have experienced this kind of thing before, right? Fortunately, it was our family members who made trouble this time. If it was another rich lady, would you dare to be so bold?"
The head maid said, "To answer the young lady, I am a maid in the second young master's courtyard. I will do whatever the second young master tells me to do. There are no rich ladies here."
Shen Wen said with a smile: "Oh! You are quite a character girl! I like it!"
The head maid was not proud of her praise. She said, "Young lady, follow me through the side door of Ziwei Courtyard. Don't walk around randomly inside. It is an important place for the Marquis to meet guests. Normally, women are not allowed to approach it. Today, there is a reason. The second young master told us to do this when necessary, so young lady must listen to my advice!"
Seeing that she was serious and had a solemn expression, Shen Wen had no choice but to agree obediently.
But when the time came, the moment it actually happened was not the same.
They never imagined that the eldest master, who also holds the title of Marquis, was meeting guests in the main hall of Ziwei Courtyard at this moment.
And what kind of distinguished guest would make the Marquis have to receive him in such a distinguished occasion, when even the banquet hall where all the colleagues in the court gathered could not appear solemn?
They were chatting in the main hall, while Shen Wen was changing clothes in the dressing room just separated by a wall.
Shen Wen tilted his ear and listened to their conversation for a while.
Hearing their conversation, Shen Wen stopped putting on his clothes...
The maid who was waiting nervously outside probably felt that time was enough, so she quietly urged Shen Wen to come out quickly.
Shen Wen was annoyed by her urging, so he hurriedly tied the belt, but the belt broke as soon as he pulled it. So Shen Wen took off his clothes again, opened the door a crack, threw the torn clothes to the maid and said, "This dress is torn, no! Go get another one!"
The head maid was so anxious that she was about to burn her room. She wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked at the damaged place on the clothes, and had to stomp her feet and go out to find clothes for her.
Shen Wen had already guessed who were sitting in the main hall.
At this time, the eldest master said to the male guest, "Your Highness, you don't know yet? Your mentor, Mr. Cheng, is here today. Your Highness, you don't know that many years ago, after Mr. Cheng came to power, he met my third nephew at Yunyin Temple. Because he liked my nephew Chu very much, he accepted him as his last disciple!"
The prince was delighted when he heard this: "Oh! There is such a thing? Today is the first time I heard of it. No! I have to go ask my teacher!"
As he spoke, the prince went to the banquet hall under the guidance of the eldest master.
At this time, only a group of female relatives were left in the main hall of Ziwei Courtyard, and those female relatives were none other than the young princess Shen Shuyuan and the concubine Shen Shuchan. They each brought their slaves and maids, sitting in the main hall chatting and drinking tea.
The concubine Shen Shuchan took a sip of tea and put it down, saying, "Wouldn't it be good for Fifth Sister to enjoy her leisure time in the palace? Why come here to socialize? It's so noisy and unlucky. What if some sick woman gets sick? Besides, our Shen family and the Ji family have a bad relationship. I am a concubine after all. I can't bring myself to be in the public eye if I come here. I can't lose face in front of grandfather. But you are different! You are the main concubine. You are not only the face of the prince, but also the face of our Shen family. A main concubine rushes to curry favor with the Ji family, which makes grandfather ashamed."
Shen Shuyuan just listened to her quietly, her face calm.
Shen Shuchan was very annoyed. She suddenly changed her expression and slammed her hands on the table, saying, "Who are you? What are you going to do? You ruined my good thing last time, what about this time?"
Shen Shuyuan looked at her and laughed at her.
Shen Shuchan was so angry that she wanted to jump up, but when she glanced at Shen Shuyuan from behind, she was suddenly stunned!
She stretched out her arm and pointed at the place she saw with shaking hands: "You? You...how did you appear here?"
Her words, filled with great shock, attracted everyone's attention in that direction, and they saw a woman in only a snow-white inner garment appear at the entrance of the secret door.
Shen Wen walked out openly, and Shen Shuchan could no longer hide her excitement as she moved her body. She rushed forward and grabbed Shen Wen's arm. She cried, "Brother! You made me so hard to find you!"
Shen Wen pushed her hand away, turned around and sat down below Princess Shen Shuyuan, smiled coldly and said to Shen Shuyuan: "Fifth sister, what's wrong with Seventh sister? I haven't seen her for a few years, and she has learned all the tricks that the local officials use to put on a show."
Shen Shuyuan chuckled, then ordered all the servants to leave. After the servants and maids left, Shen Shuyuan looked at Shen Wen and asked, "What are you wearing? How did you suddenly appear?"
Shen Wen shrugged helplessly and said, "Someone plotted against me and made me spill soup all over myself at the banquet, so I came here to change clothes."
When Shen Shuchan heard this, she seemed to have completely forgotten the embarrassment of being teased just now, and said to Shen Wen with concern: "Brother, you should go with me now! You can't survive in this cannibalistic Duke's Mansion. It's better to escape. I will take care of you."
Shen Shuyuan interrupted, "Yes, let's go home! Our third brother and tenth brother are also here for the banquet today. Seventeenth brother, do you still remember the third brother? He has been at the border for many years, following the second uncle. Although he is a military advisor without an official position, he is second to none in the army. Some time ago, the emperor took pity on his talent and said that it was a waste of his talent to guard the border. So he specially transferred him back and appointed him as a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel. For the third brother who was just an aide, it was a meteoric rise to fame!"
Third brother?
Not much impression!
However, he remembered that when he was young, there was an older brother with a short beard who took good care of him. He should be the son of his uncle.
Shen Wen couldn't judge whether Shen Shuyuan had good or bad intentions towards her. As for danger, Shen Shuchan felt that Shen Shuyuan was more dangerous. Although she didn't know why Shen Shuyuan mentioned her third brother, she decided to stay away from this woman. After all, she was a person who had changed her mind just like her, so it was best not to provoke her.
So Shen Wen looked at Shen Shuchan and took over her words sarcastically: "Seventh sister just said to take care of it? Where did you take care of it? In the bridal sedan?"
Shen Shuchan's big, twinkling eyes suddenly shrank, and she naturally remembered what happened back then. Her cheeks flushed, and her expression turned from guilt to sadness. She couldn't help crying with red eyes, "It was all my fault back then, but if I hadn't done that, I would have really been dead... Woo woo woo... Now that we meet again, I will definitely make it up to you. Even if I return to the Shen family, I will protect you and won't let anyone bully you."
Shen Wen looked at her pitiful appearance with tears in her eyes and became soft-hearted. She said, "Okay, sister, let's not talk about the past. But Seventeenth Brother, I really have something to ask of you right now!"
Shen Shuchan quickly turned to joy and said, "Brother, just tell me!"
Shen Wen tugged at his underwear and said, "I don't have any clothes to wear yet, sister, can you please get me some clothes to wear?"
Shen Shuchan said quickly: "What's so difficult about this? I'll ask someone to bring you one right away..."
Shen Wen interrupted, "If you want men's clothes, you'd better bring them immediately. I'm cold!"
Shen Shuchan said in a dilemma: "Men's clothes? It's hard to find them. Before Seventh Sister left, she asked me to prepare a set of clothes for me. I wanted to give it to my younger brother, but men's clothes... The prince also has a set of spare clothes. Otherwise, my younger brother would have worn the prince's set?"
This woman's intentions are obvious.
Firstly, she had no regard for social ethics and called her sister-in-law... no, brother-in-law, and she wore her clothes. Secondly, as a concubine, she openly exceeded her authority and made decisions for the prince. Even if she was really the legal wife, she could not make the decision. So what was the basis for her to do this?
Shen Wen understood everything. She looked at her sharply, her eyes like a knife, dissecting this woman's body thoroughly.
Seeing this, Shen Shuchan was in a panic and had no time to dodge, but she tried to remain calm and managed to force a smile, saying, "This... this is also a response in an emergency. If the prince knew about this, I believe he would be gracious and lenient. Fifth sister, you will also beg for mercy with your younger sister, right?"
Fifth sister Shen Shuyuan also looked at her sharply and said, "Wearing something used by the royal family? If someone with ulterior motives sees you, it would be considered as disrespecting the royal authority. You could even be reported to the court and accused of treason! Hmm?"
Shen Shuchan's heart skipped a beat with fright!
At this time, Princess Shen Shuyuan suddenly turned around and shouted towards the secret door: "Who are you? Why are you hiding? Come out and let me see..."
Shen Wen and Shen Shuchan also looked towards the secret door.
Not long after, the maid who had led Shen Wen before came out!
Shen Shuyuan looked at Shen Shuchan with amusement and said coldly, "See! Walls have ears, my dear sister, it's a good thing you didn't do that just now, otherwise there would be more to come!"
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