The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 1113 - 253: Facilitating Marriage_2

Chapter 1113: Chapter 253: Facilitating Marriage_2

Jiujiu saw her clearly exaggerating the story, but she still listened with great interest, her eyes shining.

Xixi was even more admiring, unable to contain herself, "My mom is awesome!"

Jiujiu glanced at her father, who was sleeping outside and being neglected, and laughed as she complimented, "Dad is awesome too!"

Xixi turned her head to look and repeated, "Mom is awesome!"

Jiujiu coughed slightly and looked at her father with some sympathy. It’s not that your daughter won’t help you, but your little sister is still young and doesn’t understand things, and she’s more attached to mom right now. When she grows up a bit, she won’t despise you like this!

"Time for sleep," Mo Heng adjusted the blankets and drew his wife and daughters into his embrace.

Pei Qin was already yawning. She hadn’t had a good sleep because of the traveling!

As the night grew darker, lights were still on in several parts of the Shen Mansion.

Upon returning, Shen Bi immediately called Shen Songming to inquire about Pei Qin’s identity.

Shen Songming simply responded, "I’ve known for a while."

"You knew about such a major issue and you didn’t tell the family?" Madam Shen was furious.

Shen Songming looked unconcerned, "I thought if you couldn’t see it, you would have at least guessed it. Besides, when she came to the Shen Mansion for the banquet, didn’t she reveal her identity to uncle?!"

That turtle painting bore the seal of Pei Hansan, and Shen Bi knew that the late Emperor had granted Pei Qin the Jin Tang as her courtesy name. However, Madam Shen thought Pei Qin’s actions were frivolous and had burned the painting. Without the seal on subsequent turtle paintings, even if Shen Bi looked a hundred times, he wouldn’t have recognized it.

"Besides, if I told you her identity, would you have let me marry her or helped me take her back?" Shen Songming sneered sarcastically.

Madam Shen’s expression darkened, "I know you’ve always blamed me! You..."

"She might come from a humble background, but her abilities are unparalleled. Back when I saw her growing sweet potatoes, I wanted to get her an award to make you agree to my marrying her. Even if you disagreed, you shouldn’t have forced me to the point of death not to leave the Shen family and marry her." Shen Songming indeed harbored resentments – against the Shen family for forcefully stopping him from marrying Pei Qin, against Mo Heng for stealing his love, against Liang San for intervening and taking away his opportunity with the double-crop rice. He also resented Pei Qin; he had made concessions, yet she didn’t give him a chance.

Madam Shen’s eyes reddened, "I ruined your marriage, you blame me and hate me, don’t you?"

Old Lady Shen frowned, "Not everyone is fit to enjoy boundless riches and honor. Our Shen family has already achieved enough glory. If we are really put through fire and oil, our fortune might soon be exhausted. As for the matters of marriage, that is even more unpredictable. Whoever it belongs to, it belongs to, and cannot escape. If it doesn’t belong to someone, it cannot be seized by force."

Shen Bi, being a man, naturally hoped for the family’s prosperity and glory. Pei Qin not becoming a daughter-in-law of the Shen family was a loss! Shen Songming had even gone as far as having no plans to marry, missing out on an heir.

"Enough! Let us not discuss this matter further! We shall invite her to our house as a guest another day and treat her well!" Old Lady Shen decisively ended the conversation.

The others did not say more.

Great-grandmother Shen recalled her mistreatment of Pei Qin and couldn’t help feeling uneasy. The Emperor had even inquired about it, and her mother-in-law had also suffered neglect because of it. The whole incident, however, was instigated by her, and Pei Qin remembered it.

When Shen Bi saw that she had something to say to Madam Shen, he thought of the time Pei Qin was mistreated at a banquet in the Shen Mansion. The Emperor asking him for a painting was not really to look at the artwork, but to assert Pei Qin’s identity, and to support his appointment to Tiance as a general. The painting had been burned, and he had only come to know of Pei Qin’s identity now.

"Master..." Madam Shen also looked at him questioningly; they had offended Pei Qin without knowing the truth. Moreover, it was said that her painting of the Rong Clan beauty was without equal, more lifelike than the real person. She could have just drawn it directly that day, yet she chose to draw a turtle and even have it sealed to give to Shen Bi. With such frivolous conduct, who would take her seriously?

Shen Bi understood her, "She and Song Ming are close, but that doesn’t mean she won’t hold a grudge against us. You invited her to our house and purposely made it hard for her, humiliating her. Go apologize to her another day!"

Madam Shen’s face soured; as Madam Elder Statesman, apologizing to Pei Qin was out of the question! It would be a loss of face for her. Unfortunately, Pei Qin had become the general of Tiance, and they hadn’t taken her seriously at the time and had even demanded the painting.

"Go and make a proper apology, and let us put this behind us. The Emperor does not intend for her to resign from her office," Shen Bi said, noticing her discomfort and added.

Madam Shen’s expression changed, "I understand, I will arrange it as soon as possible."

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