Chapter 5 Old Lady Shen
Mrs. Shen was disheartened after the death of her husband and her own son's accidental death, and she has been living in the Buddhist hall for many years.
In the past, Shen Qianmo never dared to take the initiative to see the old lady, for fear that the Cui family and daughter would know about it and be tortured, she just wanted to stay quietly in the small courtyard until she got married.
But now Shen Qianmo is different, she has made up her mind to pay attention, she is bound to retire from the family business of Rongwang Mansion, but in this way, her position in the mansion will be more difficult, a woman who has been disfigured and retired, even if you are the eldest lady of the Guogong Mansion, in this Dasheng Dynasty that pays attention to fame, you can't marry a good family.
Therefore, judging from his current situation, relying on the big tree of Old Madam Shen is also a last resort.
Early the next morning, Shen Qianmo went to the Buddhist hall to see Mrs. Shen. The Buddhist hall is built in the north corner of the Guogong Mansion, the environment is quiet, solemn, and very suitable for Qing repair. Shen Qianmo stood outside the Buddhist hall for half an hour, and the grandmother who went in to pass the word came out and said, "Miss, the old lady is invited." ”
"Thank you, Mama." Shen Qianmo nodded politely to Mama without a trace of impatience. Mama's eyes showed a hint of appreciation, and she appreciated Shen Qianmo's calmness and composure. is worthy of being a child with the blood of the Xie family, and sure enough, this bearing is different.
Shen Qianmo followed Mama through the corridors and came to the door of a quaint room, and Mama said at the door: "Old lady, the eldest lady is here." ”
"Come in." An old woman's slightly majestic voice came from inside.
Mama pushed open the door and asked Shen Qianmo to go in. Shen Qianmo nodded to Mama in thanks, and then stepped into the threshold of the Buddhist hall.
The room is slightly dimly lit, and the decoration is clean and elegant, with a Buddhist shrine in the center and cigarette smoke. On the brocade in front of the shrine knelt an old woman dressed in a blue shirt with frosty sideburns. Seeing Shen Qianmo walk in, she slowly turned her head, and Shen Qianmo met a slightly majestic and scrutinizing gaze.
She saluted respectfully and said, "Mo'er has seen grandmother. Old Madam Shen continued to examine her for a while, Shen Qianmo did not dodge, met her eyes frankly, saw that she had the intention of getting up, and stepped forward to help: "Grandmother be careful." ”
Helping Mrs. Shen to sit down on the chair, Shen Qianmo stood aside with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, and said, "Mo'er is not filial, I haven't come to greet my grandmother for a long time, and I ask my grandmother to punish her." Grandmother has always been in good health? ”
Old Madam Shen listened to what she said, her expression was a little pale, and she nodded lightly and said, "I heard about your injury, why don't you rest for a while, how is your body now, how is your injury?" ”
"Thank you grandmother for your concern, the doctor said that as long as the body is well recuperated, there is no major problem, but the wound on the face is more difficult to treat, and it may take some more time." Shen Qianmo replied.
Old Madam Shen sighed lightly, "Alas, it's really hard for you." Looking at Shen Qianmo's uncontested appearance, she was the same as her mother back then, and it was precisely because of such an indifferent temperament that she did not attract Yi An's love.
Because of the reputation of the Xie family, she defended the Xie family many times back then, but in the end, she let the fox spirit of the Cui family take advantage of the loophole. Later, she didn't bother to care about these worries. A year ago, after she came forward to win the family of Rongwangfu for this girl, I only hope that she can wait until she gets married peacefully, and she is worthy of the old man's trust and the friendship of the Xie family.
I didn't expect that I would come out like this when I was coming, it was really unfulfilling. Now I only hope that the Rong Wangfu is a sensible person, and don't come to withdraw from the marriage because this girl's appearance is ruined.
Shen Qianmo didn't come to see Mrs. Shen to remember the past, she cooperated with a sad look, and pretended to be strong and said: "Grandmother doesn't have to worry, Mo'er doesn't care." It's just ......" she knelt on the ground with a "bang", "Mo'er has something, and she asks her grandmother to call the shots." ”
"What?" Old Madam Shen was startled by her sudden kneeling and said, "Get up and speak." ”
Shen Qianmo got up and said: "Yesterday, Mo'er felt better, so she went to the burning yard to clean up her things. ”
said that Shen Qianmo told Mrs. Shen about her discovery in the fire and her suspicions one by one, of course, she only talked about Zhao Sanhuai, and did not talk about Cui's mother and daughter. Zhao Sanhuai is just a subordinate, as long as Old Madam Shen speaks, it is no problem to interrogate him. But Cui's mother and daughter are not yet in time to move them.
Old Madam Shen has been in charge of the Guogong Mansion for decades, and she has become a fine, she already suspected that this fire was unusual, but now when she heard Shen Qianmo say this, whether it was for the old man's trust before his death or the Xie family's friendship with the Shen Mansion back then, naturally there was no reason not to support her, only to let her go and investigate, and also assigned Mama Ning to her as an assistant, in fact, it was more to support her. Who in the Guogong Mansion doesn't know that Mama Ning is the person next to the old lady, and with Mama Ning here, it is equivalent to the old lady being there.
Mama Ning is the mama who led the way just now. Shen Qianmo thanked the old lady and showed enough respect to Mama Ning. Mama Ning already had a good impression of the Xie family, but now that she sees that Shen Qianmo has the style of her mother, she admires her more and more.
With the support of the old lady, Shen Qianmo has the confidence to deal with things. She didn't like to procrastinate, so as soon as she got out of the Buddhist hall, she sent Luzhu to call all the people of the Guogong Mansion to the front yard, and sent people to invite Shen Guogong, Cui's family, Shen Qianxue and several other aunts.
When Shen Yi'an and his entourage came to the front yard, they found that the subordinates in the house were standing in the courtyard together, and Shen Qianmo was standing on the eaves of the high place, coldly scanning the crowd in front of them. The mother-in-law standing next to him, he looked at it, and it was actually Mama Ning next to the old lady. What does this girl want to do? Shen Yi'an frowned slightly, and asked unhappily, "Mo'er, why are you doing this?" ”
Shen Qianmo saw Shen Yi'an arrive, saluted him, and said, "Father, my daughter invited her father over today because she wanted her father to administer justice for her daughter." ”
Cui Shi said coldly on the side: "Mo'er, this is your fault, even if you want to uphold justice, what do you mean by calling all your subordinates, are you afraid that your father will be unfair to you and want to threaten him?" ”
When Shen Yi'an heard this, his brows furrowed even deeper, he snorted coldly, and looked at Shen Qianmo angrily.
Shen Qianmo ignored Cui's provocation, she confronted Shen Yi'an and said to him: "Father also knows that his daughter was hit by a fire a few days ago and escaped death. Now her daughter finds out that the fire was not an accident, but someone deliberately set it on fire and harmed her daughter. Therefore, the father was also asked to uphold justice for his daughter and severely punish the murderer. ”
After speaking, she peeked at Cui Shi and Shen Qianxue's expressions. Cui Shi was obviously taken aback, quite surprised, and Shen Qianxue's expression was quite playful, she was neither surprised nor timid, but Shen Qianmo saw a touch of panic in her eyes, and also noticed that her two hands were clenched into fists and hidden in her sleeves. It's a sign of nervousness.
Could it be that this fire is related to Shen Qianxue?