flstandardbreds Chapter 154 Disappointment
Chapter 154 Disappointment
Old Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Qing with disappointment on her face.
"Shen Qing, shut up! Yi girl is right. What qualifications do you have to look down on your cousin? Second brother, is that how you educate this girl? You use such words to talk about your own cousin!"
Shen An first looked at Shen Yun. After all, his daughter had just quarreled with Shen Jinyi, and he was afraid that his third brother would be angry. Then he stood up and knelt down in front of Old Lady Shen.
"Mother, calm down. Qingqing is young and doesn't think before she speaks. She is definitely willing to marry. Besides, Mingyao is my sister's son. He is well educated and looks good. If it weren't for mother's decision, we wouldn't have gotten such a good marriage!"
Old Mrs. Shen looked at Shen An and didn't say anything. She didn't say anything not because she believed what Shen An said, but because Yu also ran over and knelt beside Shen An.
"Mother, what my husband said is true. We know Mingyao inside and out. It is definitely a blessing for us to marry him.
But, Qingqing, a few years ago, a wandering monk passed by and calculated for Qingqing and her sister, saying that Qingqing was not suitable for marriage this year. If she got married, both the couple would be in bad luck. You see, Mingyao's body, how could he be tortured by such a thing again? "
Old Mrs. Shen snorted coldly. She picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Then she felt that the tea could not quench her anger. She grabbed the teacup and threw it out, hitting Yu on the head.
Cheng Jinchu was stunned. This old lady Shen's hit was quite accurate!
"Humph! You said all this because you think I'm old and confused and easy to deceive, right? Where did this wandering monk come from? Tell me, let me hear it. He must have some fame to convince you, Madam Shen, right? Do you think you can deceive me just because I'm an illiterate woman?"
Blood was oozing from Yu's forehead. She covered her wound with a handkerchief. Although she was afraid of disfigurement, she did not dare to leave at this moment.
"Mother-in-law, what I said is true. Mother-in-law, why do you have to show Mingyao a physiognomy now? After he passes the imperial examination next year and has achieved fame, which good girl can't he go to?
Mother-in-law, Mingyao is well in the palace now, with so many doctors guarding him, I think he will be fine.
Yu thought that with so many imperial doctors guarding him, if Bai Mingyao really died, that would be his fate. Why should she marry her daughter to him and become a widow?
"Okay, okay, you two mother and daughter look down on me, Mingyao, so you are saying these things here. I don't know, have you raised your second wife to the point where she doesn't even know what she used to be like over the years?
It's very good, second brother. Mingyao is your sister's son. Isn't your current life dependent on the third brother?
What about your sister? She has no one to rely on. Her brothers are far away. For so many years, she never told me about her sufferings. How could she tell you brothers? You have had a good life for a long time. It's great. You are living such a good life now. Let me ask you, have you taken care of your sister at all? "
Shen An lowered his head and muttered softly.
"She is a daughter who has been married off, and she is already a member of someone else's family. What can I do to take care of her?"
Although he spoke softly, the whole room was very quiet, so everyone still heard Shen An's words.
This time, Old Lady Shen was really taking advantage of this situation to marry the girl from the Shen family to her grandson. Although Old Lady Shen had not read much, she had read a lot after all.
She knew that even if Bai Mingyao achieved fame and fortune in the future, he would not be able to marry the girls from those aristocratic families because his status was too low, even if he became the top scholar in the imperial examination.
This number one scholar is born every three years, and his glory soon fades. If she cannot run around in the court and get a monopoly, then there is no hope for her official career. She knows that Bai Mingyao is in poor health, and even if he becomes knowledgeable in the future, he can only rely on Shen Yun.
Of course, Old Lady Shen also listens to operas, and there are also young ladies in the aristocratic families who are not very smart, but even if she is not smart, can her family members not be smart?
If you really want to be with Bai Mingyao, it will be very difficult. Even if you succeed, those girls will definitely lose the protection of their mother's family.
What those families have the most is girls. Even if one is lost, there are still many more.
If this is the case, Bai Mingyao will be even more miserable. Not only has he offended the girl's family, but it would be good enough if others don't target him in the future. He thinks he has only offended one person, but in fact, all those who are close to that family have been offended.
So, Old Lady Shen had a plan. It was the best choice for Bai Mingyao to marry a girl from the Shen family. In this way, he could always depend on the Shen family. As long as the Shen family was doing well, he would also be doing well.
Old Mrs. Shen asked her maid to support her and walked in front of Shen An. She raised her hand and slapped Shen An hard.
"What do you think? She is your biological sister. Haven't you seen what kind of life she has been leading in her husband's family these years? You are so cold-blooded. Let me ask you, your sister has become so miserable over the years. Has she ever looked for you? Has she ever looked for you?"
Shen An shook his head.
Old Mrs. Shen sneered.
"She's just afraid of causing trouble for you. Ask your brother if he has ever taken care of your sister. Ask him!"
Shen An thought that Shen Yun had never paid attention to him. After all, Shen Yun was quite cold to them brothers.
He and his eldest brother were afraid of the third brother. The business held by the two of them accounted for less than half of the third brother's total business, yet they still had to please the third brother, fearing that he would take back what he had given them.
He thought that his third brother would definitely not care about his sister. After all, he was the one who was most opposed to his sister's marriage. He looked up at Shen Yun. Shen Yun was sitting there, looking at him coldly. Suddenly, Shen An was a little afraid of Shen Yun's answer.
"Don't look at your brother like that. They had no place to live after they were kicked out. The third brother asked someone to find that house for them, and he also paid for it.
Including, for so many years, Mingyao's study expenses have always been paid by the third brother. What about you? What did you do? Do you want me to tell you? I wanted to punish you at the beginning, you rebellious son. If your sister hadn't stopped you and she had said good things to the third brother, would you still have such a good life now? "
"Mom, what did I do? I admit that I never paid attention to my sister, and I didn't take the initiative to help her. But my sister is just my sister, not my daughter. I have no obligation to take care of her."
Old Mrs. Shen took a deep breath, and in an instant she seemed to have aged several years. She hunched her back and was helped by the maid to sit back down.