638 Return (1)
The General’s Mansion in the capital was originally lively and filled with people. At the mention of the General’s Mansion, everyone thought of the heroic achievements made by the mighty general.
However, ever since the first branch and the Shen family separated two years ago, the General’s Mansion had been declining at a visible speed. Although Shen Gui and Shen Wan tried their best to climb the official ladder to support the former glory of the General’s Mansion, it was a pity that civil servants and military officials were hugely different. Civil servants relied on their brains and eloquence. If they wanted to obtain merit, they would have to work hard for a long time. Military officials were different. All it took was for them to win a war.
After the decline of the General’s Mansion, it didn’t receive as much attention from the people as before. Over the past few days, it was finally under the limelight again, but good news never went beyond the gate while bad news spread far and wide. The most surprising thing was that at some point, a rumor had spread on the streets that the third master of the Shen family, Shen Wan, was planning to divorce his wife.
Among the three sons of the Shen family, other than Shen Xin, although Shen Gui was tactful, he was too much of a hedonist, so he messed up a lot of things. Shen Wan was different from his second brother. He was honest and abstained from vices. Although he would also fool around with his colleagues, he would not go overboard. He also cherished his reputation very much. Usually, in the eyes of everyone, he was a person who was knowledgeable and talented. If he waited for a few more years, his position would probably get higher and higher.
The madams of the officials had a good impression of Shen Wan because Shen Wan doted on his wife and daughter very much and didn’t have any concubines. Those madams had always been jealous and envious of Chen Ruoqiu. After all, such a husband who was only loyal to his wife was very rare.
Unexpectedly, at this juncture, Chen Ruoqiu and Shen Wan were suddenly going to be divorced.
The rumors in the market were all accurate. They said, “That’s right. I heard that it’s because Third Madam Shen doesn’t have a son. Look, now that the Shen family doesn’t have a third generation male descendant, they have to do something. No wonder they’re anxious now.”
“That’s true. Third Master Shen has a good official career. It’s a pity that he doesn’t have anyone to inherit his title in the future.”
“That Third Madam Shen is useless. She couldn’t give birth to a son after so many years and didn’t even let her husband take in a concubine. Ordinary families definitely won’t tolerate such a woman. If I were Third Master Shen, I’d do the same thing.”
The rumors circulating in the entire capital were all on Shen Wan’s side. Chen Ruoqiu was originally known to be a famous talented girl in the capital and came from a scholarly family. She was extremely popular among the noble ladies. However, this time, be it the commoners or the women who used to flatter her, they all pointed a finger at her. Perhaps it was because in the past, Chen Ruoqiu had too good and comfortable a life so that people were jealous. Now that her good life was on the verge of collapsing, everyone couldn’t wait to hit her when she was down.
In the Shen mansion, Chen Ruoqiu smashed the white porcelain vase in front of her with a bang. The vase shattered into pieces on the ground, and the floor was filled with dregs. Chen Ruoqiu was still angry and knocked over the teacup on the table. Shi Qing and Hua Yi were so nervous that they did not even dare to breathe loudly.