Chapter 869: Disappearance
Xia Zihan thought for a while and then said to Mrs. Shen, "Auntie, I think the marriage between the two cousins must be done slowly, especially since the daughter-in-law married by the eldest cousin will be the descendant of the Shen family in the future. Women, you should choose carefully.”
There are many people here, so Xia Zihan can't say something clearly. It seems that after the banquet, she has to have a good chat with her great-aunt.
Mrs. Shen nodded seriously, "Yes, this is a matter that affects several generations of the Shen family. Don't be anxious. The ancients said that if you marry a good wife, you will be blessed for three generations. If you don't marry well, you will be lucky." After three generations of cheating, whether the heirs of the Shen family are good or not depends on whether the wife is well married.”
Thinking of this, Mrs. Shen felt more and more that the grandson's daughter-in-law couldn't be too hasty and had to take her time.
After the banquet, the guests gradually dispersed.
Old Mrs. Qian, who had been talking to Old Mrs. Shen, saw that it was getting late, so she got up and wanted to leave, but... she seemed to have something to say to Old Mrs. Shen alone, and also hinted that Xia Zihan should leave.
Xia Zihan thought of Miss Qian Er who couldn't come because she was injured.
It is guessed that Mrs. Qian came to propose marriage, because the Qian family belongs to the woman, and it would be shameful for a woman to propose marriage to the man's house. Mrs. Qian naturally did not want outsiders to be present.
Xia Zihan thought about this, turned away, deliberately pretended not to understand Old Mrs. Qian's hint, and stayed with Old Mrs. Shen all the time.
And Mrs. Shen didn't know if she had guessed it, but like Xia Zihan, she pretended not to see what Mrs. Qian had to say.
Mrs. Qian saw that it was getting late and could not delay any longer, so she gritted her teeth and tried to save her face.
Xia Zihan spoke first, and she said with a smile, "Old Mrs. Qian, it's getting late. Let Mrs. Yao take you out. If my aunt and I don't let you go, Qian Tongpan will probably have to Looking for someone.”
"Ignore him, he is probably drunk at noon." Old Mrs. Qian said with a sinister face, and looked at Old Mrs. Shen again. Just as she was about to speak, she was interrupted by Xia Zihan, "You are always Qian Tong's mother. , No matter what you do, we don’t dare, Mrs. Yao, to send the old lady out of Chuihua Gate. I’m afraid Qian Tongpan will be waiting outside Chuihua Gate.”
Mrs. Yao walked up to Mrs. Qian, bowed and said, "Mr. Qian, please."
Old Mrs. Qian looked at Xia Zihan, then at Old Mrs. Shen who smiled kindly but allowed Xia Zihan to speak, and then followed Mrs. Yao with a black face.
After Mrs. Qian left, there were no guests in the banquet hall. After leaving the finishing touches to the housekeeper, Xia Zihan helped Mrs. Shen to the lobby.
She asked curiously, "Uncle, in addition to several girls, the Qian family also has three daughters-in-law. Why is Mrs. Qian the only one here today?"
"The second wife of the Qian family has been sick all year round and rarely goes out to socialize. A few days ago, I heard that she fell ill again. As for the third wife of the Qian family... she has been married to the third master of the Qian family for four or five years and has never left the house. , except the Qian family, no one has seen her.”
"There is also the eldest wife of the Qian family. Miss Qian's head was bruised. The doctor said it would leave scars. When the eldest wife Qian heard this, she was so angry that she fainted on the spot. Although the Qian family had banned this matter, The password was passed out anyway.”
Mrs. Shen counted all the daughters-in-law of the Qian family one by one.
Then he told Xia Zihan, "The eldest wife of the Qian family has a reputation for protecting her shortcomings. Miss Qian has ruined her life by you. You live in the inn, so be careful and don't be plotted by others." Go.”
"I know."
In fact, she could remove the scar on Qian Hongyan's forehead with a bottle of jasper cream. However, she did not want to give Qian Hongyan such precious jasper cream to use.
She deserves it because she loses her appearance. Who told her to curse people randomly?
Xia Zihan pursed her lips and guessed, "Auntie, Mrs. Qian is hanging on today, does she want to give her to her eldest cousin before the news about Qian Hongyan's disgrace spread?"
"Well, it's a good thing I have you today, otherwise it would be really hard to send her away." Mrs. Shen patted Xia Zihan's hand with a grateful look on her face. It is not a secret that Qian Hongyan loves Shen Yu, and Mrs. Shen has heard about it a long time ago. However, Qian Hongyan has a bad temper, is unruly and willful, bullies good and fears evil, and no one in the Shen family likes her. she.
The Shen family has no intention of marrying the Qian family.
If in the past, the Qian family had not cared about the increasingly disadvantaged Shen family, there was no Young Master Shen, and there were higher officials. Qian Hongyan was the legitimate daughter of the Qian family, and she was beautiful, so Qian Tongpan would have Thinking of using her to gain a bigger backer for the Qian family.
But now Qian Hongyan has lost her appearance, disfigured her face, and has no use value.
Therefore, the eldest young master of the Shen family, whom the Qian family had previously looked down upon, was now the most suitable husband candidate for Qian Hongyan.
But the Shen family is a wealthy family, even higher than the Qian family. The Shen family has a proud character and will not let their eldest son and grandson marry a disfigured woman.
After much thought, Mrs. Qian decided to settle the marriage before the Shen family knew about Qian Hongyan's appearance.
Who knew that he would meet a Cheng Yaojin like Xia Zihan who would ruin Mrs. Qian's plans time and time again.
Because of this, everyone in the Qian family hated Xia Zihan.
Xia Zihan helped Mrs. Shen into the lobby. She gave Chu Cong and Chu Fei behind her a look, and Chu Cong and Chu Fei retreated out of the door. At the same time, she took all the servants of the Shen family out and returned After closing the door, the two maids were still guarding the door, preventing anyone from approaching.
Seeing this posture, Mrs. Shen knew that Xia Zihan must have something important to say to her.
"Princess, if you have something to say to the old woman, just say it directly." Mrs. Shen's face looked a little solemn and a little respectful.
Xia Zihan said, "There is one thing. I want to say hello to the old lady in advance."
Then, he wrote a letter back to Chu Jingqi, asking Chu Xuanyu to transfer Mr. Shen back to the capital.
"Uncle Shen has been sitting in this position for eight years. He should have done something a long time ago. He didn't know about it before, but now that he has encountered it, we can't ignore it."
"The emperor is always the first to handle matters requested by my father-in-law. He will not delay. I estimate that the transfer order will be issued quickly, and it will only take two months to reach Ningfeng City."
It takes three days to send a message by flying pigeon to the capital, and on the sixth day at most, the imperial order can be issued.
If we work quickly from the capital to Ningfeng City, the transfer order will be delivered to Ningfeng City in less than a month. Even if we delay for a few days on the road, it will not take more than two months.
Suddenly, Xia Zihan shuddered all over and turned pale.
She suddenly thought of something very important.
If Mr. Shen leaves for the capital in two months, bringing his family with him, he will definitely be walking slowly on the road, and this is a drought year.
Here in Jiangnan, there will be chaos in June and July.
At that time, the Shen family's motorcade happened to be halfway...
(End of chapter)