All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 67 She Was Wronged Too

When Qiao Xing was taken into the upper room by the guards of the Hou Mansion, Shen Yuyao had just changed into a newly made wedding dress and came out of the bedroom.

Seeing Qiao Xing, Shen Yuyao felt guilty, and subconsciously wanted to hide, but Madam An got up and held her arm to stop her.

Qiao Xing also grew up in the Hou's Mansion since she was a child, seeing this battle, and thinking of the cold reception she received in the Jingsiyuan these few days, she couldn't figure out what was going on.

Mother An removed the cloth stuffed in her mouth, and she asked Shen Yuyao directly: "Miss Si, are you trying on the wedding dress for Miss Fifth of our family?"

Even though there was no one else in the room, Shen Yuyao still felt very embarrassed, her eyes dodged and she turned her head, not daring to look at Qiao Xing.

Mrs. An patted her on the back, and said in a low voice: "Si girl, you are even afraid of a little girl. When you marry and go to Cheng'en Gong's mansion in the future, how can you face that big family?"

Seeing Shen Yuyao's appearance and hearing Xiao An's words, Shen Ji suddenly felt that the tea in his hand was no longer fragrant.

He put the teacup heavily on the table, looked at Qiao Xing, "Shen Lingxi told you to run out over the wall at night, to deliver a letter to someone? Take out the letter, and I won't make things difficult for you."

For Shen Ji, the head of the family, Qiao Xing was naturally afraid in her heart.

She faintly felt that her girl should have given her that purse because she knew what happened outside.

The purse was meant to be given to the Fourth Miss, Qiao Xing lowered her head, pretending to be submissive, and timidly replied: "Go back to Lord Hou, Miss asked the servant to deliver something to the Fourth Miss, and it is in the slave's sleeve pocket."

Mama An went straight forward, searched out the purse, and presented it to Shen Ji.

Shen Ji frowned, and looked at the purse carefully with the candlelight at hand, but he didn't see anything, so he simply asked Mama An to take it to Shen Yuyao.

"She just asked you to send a purse? Didn't she ask you to send anything?" Shen Ji asked again.

Qiao Xing: "The girl only said that the fourth girl understood the purse when she saw it, and she didn't say anything else."

Shen Yuyao took the purse and stroked the gold silk embroidery pattern with her fingertips.

The double lotus, with one stem and two flowers, is the most festive pattern.

It means the same heart, same root, same blessing, and same life. It can be compared to the consummation of conjugal love between husband and wife, and it can also represent brotherhood and sisterhood.

She couldn't help but recall what Shen Lingxi had said to Yaoniang when she was tidying up Yaoniang's body on the wedding night.And those words that I said to the staff at the side door of Fu'an Hall that day...

There is a little touch in the mind.

And Shen Ji, who was sitting at the top, saw her bowed her head and remained silent for a while, then looked at Qiao Xing, "What has Shen Lingxi been doing in the yard these days? How is he feeling? Tell me the truth."

Qiao Xing had a flash of inspiration, Wu Shi Tong opened his mouth and started talking nonsense, "At first, the girl was just anxious and couldn't sit still, so the slaves kept knocking on the door, wanting to see Lord Hou."

"Later, I found out that no one paid attention to us. The girl didn't know what to understand, so she started to cry. She sat on the porch and wiped her tears every day. She didn't think about eating and drinking. She lost a lot of weight. Uncle, I have nothing else to ask for, I just hope to stay and fly together with my uncle..."

As she spoke, she still glanced at Shen Yuyao from the corner of her eye.

After successfully seeing Shen Yuyao's face, which turned red and white, Qiao Xing relaxed a little.

Miss Ruosi was thinking of her own girl's kindness to her in her heart, so she definitely couldn't do that kind of thing to steal someone's marriage.

The fourth girl will not marry until she dies, is it possible that Lord Hou can tie her to the sedan chair?
Shen Ji sneered: "She knows she's crying now, and there will be times when she will cry in the future."

Seeing that nothing more could be asked from Qiao Xing, Shen Ji waved his hand at the guards, "Put her in the woodshed and keep her under strict watch, and let her out after a while."

When Qiao Xing was taken away by the guards, Shen Yuyao held the purse in her hand, summoned up her courage and said to Shen Ji: "Daddy... forget it, this is my sister's marriage, my daughter really shouldn't..."

Shen Ji frowned, and interrupted her in a deep voice, "This is your marriage, not hers. On the Geng post exchanged with Mu's family, it says your birth date, and the token is in your hand. Who dares to say otherwise?" Your marriage?"

"But... but the queen's decree for marriage..."

"You don't need to worry about the imperial edict of the empress. It is only said that she is the daughter of the Shen family. Her name, Shen Lingxi, has not been written on the old family tree. What kind of daughter is she? When the time comes, the Mu family will pay homage." Can you return your daughter to me?"

Shen Ji pointed to the purse in her hand, "What does she mean by giving you this thing? Didn't you agree to marry before? Why did you see this purse suddenly change your mind? What can you do if you look forward and backward like this?"

Shen Yuyao wet her eyes and shed tears, "It was the fifth younger sister who rescued my daughter from the fire pit in the Li family. My daughter looked at the purse and heard what Qiao Xing said. She felt ashamed of the fifth younger sister..."

"Are you ashamed of her?" Shen Ji seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, "Do you know how much private property my ancestors gave her? That's most of the property of the entire Marquis Mansion. It's all from your father and me If it wasn't for that, how could your dowry this time be so little?"

Shen Yuyao bit her lip, her eyes were full of complex expressions.

Seeing this, Mrs. An at the side smiled and grabbed her hand, and took the purse out of her hand, "Si girl, if you really regret it, you have been fooled by Wu girl. She is such a shrewd person, Only a few days after meeting the old ancestor, she coaxed the old ancestor to hand over all his private property to her. She is best at guessing people's hearts. At this time, she asks someone to send a purse, isn't it just betting that you will be soft-hearted and instigating you to go with Is there a relationship between Lord Hou?"

"Think about it, the fifth girl is holding the private property of the ancestors in her hands. Even if she doesn't marry in this life, she will be comfortable and have no worries about food and drink. But what about you? If you miss Mr. Mu, you can still find someone who is better than you." Mr. Mu is more handsome, is he a man with a better family background? Mother knows you are a good boy, if you think of her kindness, you can repay her when you become the wife of the eldest son. Reincarnation, since you can't choose your own origin, you have to do whatever it takes, marry a good man, right?"

Xiao'an's sentence "I can't choose my own origin" really touched Shen Yuyao's heart.

Although the patriarch issued a gag order, everyone in the Shen family now knows that she is a daughter born outside.

This identity is a taint from birth, even if she knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, even if she has both virtue and appearance, it can't cover up the taint.

Even if she is favored by her father now, no one dares to look down on her, but one day she will marry...

A complicated look appeared on Shen Yuyao's face.

Shen Ji gave Xiao An an appreciative look, and with a straight face, said to Shen Yuyao: "Anyway, everything my father can do for you, I will do everything for you. Since I want you to marry her to Mu's family, I will have a perfect plan, of course , if you really don't want to, then I won't force it, at worst, I will catch a good son-in-law for you next spring."

"Whether to choose Mu Huai'an, or to choose a stranger for the rest of your life because of the guilt in your heart, you make your own decision. I will ask you one last question as a father, will you marry or not?"

Shen Yuyao couldn't imagine how she would survive if she met someone like Li Anlin again.

She only hated that she didn't have a good background, nor was she as lucky as Shen Lingxi.

Fate was so unfair to her, so she had no choice but to fight hard for a good future, and she was forced to do nothing.

After a long time, Shen Yuyao finally made up her mind, with tears in her eyes, she said aggrievedly: "Daughter...marry."

"This is my good daughter." A loving look appeared on Shen Ji's face again, "Since I have made a decision, I am not allowed to go back on it in the future. Those who achieve great things must be ruthless, and Daddy will still rely on her in the future." What about you, the future princess of the country?"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to Mother An and said, "I'll give you some dark guards with high martial arts skills. Prepare yourself. Tomorrow night, quietly send Shen Lingxi to me in Biezhuang, and keep them under strict supervision. Before the big wedding , must not let her escape, understand?"

"Your servant knows." Mother An hurriedly responded, turned around and went out, and arranged to go...

(End of this chapter)