Shen Yuan looked at Shen Miao intently and smiled. “That’s right. I’ll go now.” After saying that, he bowed to Old Madam Shen. “Grandma, I’ll go and see my sister first. Over the years, I haven’t fulfilled my responsibility as a brother. Now that she’s getting married, I don’t know if she’ll be bullied in the future. I will try to give her all the support I have. Excuse me.” With that, he turned around and left quickly without greeting others.
From the beginning to the end, he did not say a word to Shen Gui.
In the past, although Shen Gui and Shen Yuan were not particularly close, they were still father and son. Shen Gui valued Shen Yuan and took good care of him. Shen Yuan also treated Shen Gui with respect. Today, his attitude was obviously not right. Shen Gui’s face was ashen and he clenched his fists. Old Madam Shen looked at him resentfully and was a little annoyed. She waved her hand and said, “Help me back to my room!”
Old Madam Shen did not plan to go to the wedding banquet today. Most of the guests who were invited to the banquet were high-ranking officials and nobles who knew the ins and outs of this marriage very well. She didn’t want to go to be a walking embarrassment.
After Old Madam Shen left, the hall was a little awkward. Shen Yue glanced at Shen Miao and asked, “Fifth Sister, what did you give to Eldest Sister?”
“Just some jewelry,” Shen Miao said indifferently.
Shen Yue nodded. Seeing that Shen Miao couldn’t be bothered to talk to her, Shen Yue was pissed off. BUt in front of Shen Xin, she didn’t dare to reveal the anger on her face and just stood quietly beside Chen Ruoqiu.
Shen Wan looked at Shen Xin. “Brother, now that Yuan is back, what should we do?”
“What does it have anything to do with me?” Shen Xin asked curiously. “I don’t even have the time and energy to take care of Jiaojiao and Qiu, so why should I care about Shen Yuan? Third Brother, try to help Second Brother if you can. We’re all brothers, right?”
Shen Xin looked honest and sincere, but in fact, he was the most sharp-tongued. Xie Ding, the Marquis of Lin’an, had been engaged in a war of words with Shen Xin for decades but never managed to beat him. After Shen Xin said this, Chen Ruoqiu was so angry that she dug her nails into her palms. Everyone knew that the third branch was very underpopulated. Other than Shen Yue, they had no children. Although Shen Wan was deeply in love with Chen Ruoqiu now, Old Madam Shen had long wanted to take in a few concubines for Shen Wan. What Shen Xin just said hit Chen Ruoqiu right on her most vulnerable spot.
“That’s right, Sister-in-law.” Luo Xueyan also smiled and said, “Don’t always worry about others. I know the two of you are kind-hearted, but it’s time to think about your own matters. Yue has already come of age. You can start thinking about perhaps having another one.”
Shen Miao smiled. Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan were not good at dealing with battles at home, but their experience on the battlefield made them more sensitive than others. Shen Wan and his wife wanted to sow discord, but with just a few words, Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan made them speechless.
“Sister, let’s go and see Eldest Sister too.” Shen Qiu patted Shen Miao’s shoulder. “I selected some jewelry for you to give to her.”
Shen Miao knew that Shen Qiu had something to say to her, so she nodded and walked to the west courtyard with Shen Qiu.
“Sister, Shen Yuan is hostile to you,” Shen Qiu said.
“I know.”
“He might know the real reason why his sister is married to Prince Yu.” Shen Qiu was a little anxious. “He likes to stab people in the back and is quite scheming. He will probably avenge Shen Qing and will always think of ways to harm you. You, you stay in the mansion for the next few days and don’t go out.”