C103 The Chen Family Is Coming to the Capital
C103 The Chen Family Is Coming to the Capital
Mu Chen's wife was actually born into a small business family in a small town in the Southern Wilderness. If a small family came from a poor family, then it would be fine.
Although he had committed a crime and was kicked out of the sect, he still had the surname Mu. Furthermore, he fought in the battlefield back then, and his achievements were impressive, so when he fell, he actually had to buy a wife in order to marry his wife? Moreover, they were even buying an ordinary pair.
When many of the noble girls in the capital heard about this, they both regretted it so much that their guts broke, but they also hated it so much that they gritted their teeth. It was simply taking advantage of the fall of Fourteenth Master. Now that Fourteenth Master was being used again, this pair of them actually casually took over the position of legal wife.
In just a short while, all the matchmakers in the capital had their eyes on Mu Chen, and all of them headed towards the Nanping County Prince Palace in an attempt to matchmaking for him. In their eyes, although Shen Jingli had been bestowed the title of County Prince, and obtained the title of Five Tiger Town as his fiefdom, he was after all a pair from the countryside, who could not see clearly, and could not sit still in his position as the manager. Furthermore, with the comparison made by the noble ladies of the capital, would the Fourteenth Master still guard the ugly double?
Those matchmakers rubbed their hands together, their spirits high, yet they did not even enter the Nanping County Prince Palace, and were swept out the door. Not long after, rumors about Shen Jingli spread throughout the capital.
One day, at a tea house in the east of the city
"I heard that the pair of them are very ugly. There's a big, black scar on their faces and they have short statures. How can such a person still have the nerve to marry?"
"Not only that, his family is also very poor, and their entire family is eccentric. I heard that they once extorted the Fourteenth Master, and to think that he would actually have the nerve to follow the Fourteenth Master back to the capital."
"That's right, I wonder how did such a person get bestowed the title of County Prince? This is simply a disgrace to the royal family. "
"I heard that Fourteenth Master was grateful that he didn't abandon her, and that's why he specially requested for a marriage with the Emperor. Right now, he is using Fourteenth Master's gratitude to him and occupies the position of mistress, not allowing Fourteenth Master to marry evenly, and not allowing Fourteenth Master to take in concubines. Truly shameless."
Everyone was discussing with saliva flying out of their mouths.
A few people were sitting inside the teahouse. When they heard their discussion, their faces turned ugly.
"These people are too much, how can they say that about Fourth Brother? Fourth Brother is not ugly. " In her eyes, Shen Jingli was like a god, he could not tolerate others slandering his.
She was enraged, if not for Sister-in-law Chen holding her down, she would have rushed over to argue with them, who was it? She actually talked behind everyone's back. She really had no face at all.
"Calm down, don't cause trouble for Jinglee." Sister-in-law Chen pressed her hands down, then turned her head and made a silent gesture towards his two daughters.
Sister Tian and Xinmei immediately covered their mouths, but their eyes were filled with suspicions. They didn't understand why those people would talk about Uncle Shen like that. The Uncle Shen is such a good person, why did they call him shameless?
A hint of disdain appeared on Chen Da's face. He took a piece of pastry and fed it to his son before saying to his wife, "Let's go."
Sister-in-law Chen nodded her head, she immediately grabbed her luggage and led his two daughters out of the teahouse. After finding out that Shen Jingli had sealed the entire County Prince, they immediately planned to come to the capital to visit and meet their son, whom they had not seen for a long time. After the new year, they packed and packed, and after two months, they arrived at the capital.
"Sister-in-law Chen, will Fourth Brother be alright?" Shen Yue'er could not help but be worried. Would the Fourth Brother know about the things that were happening outside and feel very sad?
"Don't worry, Jinglee isn't that weak of a person." Sister-in-law Chen was also unsure in her heart, and only hoped that Mu Chen could properly protect Shen Jingli.
"Mom, I'm afraid." As Xinmei leaned on Sister-in-law Chen, the excitement of going out to play was replaced with a sense of unease.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen to your Uncle Shen."
Following the address that Liu Hsingzu gave them, they arrived at the Nanping County Prince Manor.
When the servant came to report, Shen Jingli was listening to Nian Hua's narration of the rumors outside.
"Who did you say was looking for me?" Shen Jingli asked uncertainly.
"He said it's Madam's sister and neighbors. That man is called Chen Da." Seeing Shen Jingli's expression, the servant who came to report thought to himself, that must be a few scammers from the County Prince's Mansion. It was fortunate that he did not let them in, otherwise, who knows how much anger he would have to endure from his master.
Sure enough, it was the Sister-in-law Chen family and Shen Yue'er. Shen Jingli stood up abruptly and walked towards the main entrance.
"Fourth Brother …" Shen Yue'er was the first one who saw Shen Jingli. He rushed forward and hugged him, "Fourth Brother, I missed you so much.
So this person was really Madame's younger sister. He had thought that she was a liar, but there had been many swindlers in the capital recently. A few days ago, someone from the dark had invited a few beggars to appear out of the Madame's family and caused a ruckus at the County Prince's Mansion entrance. It was a joke.
Shen Jingli looked at her, and then patted her head and said: "You've grown taller, and fatter. You even became lively and lively, and become more and more beautiful."
"Fourth Brother, I'm telling you, after you left, father and mother came to find me. They didn't know where you had left me the house, and actually wanted me to sell it. Go back with them, they sure are heartless, to actually want to sell it to a sixty year old person as a concubine …"
With the personality of the Shen Family people, what could they not do? Shen Jingli sneered and turned to look at the Sister-in-law Chen family.
"Big Brother Chen, sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
"Uncle Shen, the carriage is so heavy. My old waist is about to break." Xinmei held onto his waist, and sighed.
Shen Jingli hugged her and said, "Little girl, you've become heavier. You probably eat a lot of meat normally, right?"
"Every day we eat meat." Xinmei cried out happily, "Red Braised Meat, Potato Stewed Ribs, Chestnut Roasted Wild Chicken, Drunken Duck … "Mother cooks delicious food every day, big sister is getting fatter, little brother is getting fatter as well …"
Xinmei raised her head proudly, her face filled with pride. "Mother, because I am diligent, everyone has meat to eat every day, I am a meritorious general."
"Look at how pleased she is with herself. Isn't it just raising a few ducks? What's there to be proud about?" Sister-in-law Chen said this, but her tone was filled with pride.
Shen Yue'er was not willing to fall behind and quickly said: "Fourth Brother, I also raised them together with you. Also, the peanuts you asked us to grow really squeezed out some oil.
"Got it." Shen Jingli couldn't help but laugh, a trace of brother's pride rose in his heart, "You guys have been bumpy on the road for so long, you must be tired, go in and rest first."
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Looking at the guest room that Shen Jingli asked people to clean for him, Shen Yue'er was so happy that his mouth could not close. He sometimes touched the big and delicate bed, and sometimes he touched the tables and chairs in the room, and then he looked at the big wardrobe. She said to Shen Jingli happily: "Fourth Brother, this room is really big, everything is beautiful."
Xinmei looked a little like a country bumpkin who had just entered the city. She covered her mouth with her hands and laughed as she whispered into Sister Tian's ears, "Sister Yue'er is so stupid."
Sister Tian also laughed, at the same time she tugged on her clothes nervously. It was the first time she saw such a luxurious house, her mood was actually similar to Shen Yue'er's.
"You can stay here for now. Tomorrow, someone will come and customize your clothes."
Shen Yue'er suddenly stood stiffly and stuttered: "Fourth Brother, I, I, I … Would I embarrass you? "
She remembered the rumors outside and said firmly, "How about you say that I'm also your neighbor and not your sister. Those people outside say that your birth is bad and that you're not worthy to be my husband."
The more she spoke, the softer she got. She actually felt a bit sad in her heart, it wasn't easy for the Fourth Brother to live a good life, but in the end, their family's troubles still implicated the Fourth Brother. Born in Shen Family, it was truly wronged for the Fourth Brother.
Shen Jingli did not expect Shen Yue'er to actually consider this issue, and suddenly felt warmth in his heart. No matter what Shen Family he had done in the past, at the very least, Shen Yue'er still treated him as his big brother, and thought of him sincerely.
"What does what they say have to do with you?" Shen Jingli felt that it did not matter, as long as it was what others wanted to say, he could do whatever they wanted to do.
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"I'm your Fourth Brother, I can't change anything. If you don't want me to lose face, then work hard to become stronger, so strong that they won't dare to offend you, and you can shut them up."
The little girl's eyes were firm as she earnestly nodded, "I will definitely study hard and not let you lose face."
Xinmei was not to be outdone, "Uncle Shen, I will also study hard." She ran over and hugged Shen Jingli's leg, her tone withered, "I hate those people outside, they're all saying bad things about Uncle Shen."
"What nonsense are you spouting, no one is spouting bad things about the Uncle Shen, are you mad?" Sister Tian was sensible and was afraid that Shen Jingli would think too much into it, so he quickly pinched his sister.
Shen Jingli felt his heart filled with sugar, he hugged Xinmei from behind and caressed her face, "You really are so cute and adorable the more you grow."
"These three girls miss you so much. When we were at home, they would think of you every day." The Sister-in-law Chen pulled Shen Jingli down and chatted, "Are you having a good time in the capital? Did the people from Mu Family make things difficult for you? "
Ever since she knew that Mu Chen was the son of Marquis Yuan, Sister-in-law Chen had always been worried about Shen Jingli, afraid that he would suffer grievances in the capital.