Quick Wear: The Heirless Boss Wants to Get Close to Her Every Day

Chapter 483 The General's Daughter vs. the Deposed Crown Prince with No Heir (20)

Shen Qingyi threatened to kill herself before she finally met Shen Jing, and Shen Feng was also present.

Shen Jing sat at the head of the table, while Shen Qingyi and Shen Feng knelt in the hall.

"Father, I've been drugged. Please, you must do justice for your daughter!"

Shen Feng remained silent.

Shen Jing ignored Shen Qingyi and looked at Shen Feng, "What about you? You're also taking Chinese medicine?"

"Don't you know she's your sister?!"

Shen Feng lowered his head.

"Rebel!"

"Rebellious girl!"

Shen Jing slammed his fist on the table in anger. Shen Qingyi was scared, but she still asked the question.

"Father, where is Mother?"

"You still bring her up? If it weren't for her failing to educate you properly and causing such a disgraceful incident at the palace banquet, I would have been fined three years' salary by His Majesty!"

The most terrible thing is that the emperor has lost interest in him and will probably take back his military power next!

"From today onwards, you shall stay obediently in the manor and shall not leave without my permission."

"Father, but I want to go to the Fourth Prince's residence to be a concubine."

"Hmph!" Shen Jing snorted coldly, "His Highness the Fourth Prince witnessed your affair with Shen Feng. Do you think he would still take you into his household? Let alone a concubine, it would be difficult for him to even become a mistress in the Fourth Prince's residence!"

He suddenly stood up and was about to teach Shen Qingyi a lesson, but Shen Feng hurriedly blocked Shen Qingyi's way. "Father, if you want to hit or kill someone, do it to me. Please don't hit my sister Qingyi."

"You!" Shen Jing stared at him, her eyes wide. "Did you two have been having an affair all along?!"

"Father, please don't misunderstand, I have no romantic relationship with him!" Shen Qingyi quickly clarified.

Shen Feng's eyes were filled with pain, but he still stood in front of Shen Qingyi. "Father, it was I who coveted Sister Qingyi. I have loved her for a long time, and I want to marry her."

"Since the Fourth Prince cannot marry Sister Qingyi, Father, why don't you marry her to me?"

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Feng was kicked to the ground by Shen Jing.

"Get out of here and go to the army camp. You are not to come back without my permission!"

"Father!"

"Guards, take him away!"

The general's mansion was in chaos. After having dinner, Shen Shuyi and Zhao Heng returned to Tingyu Villa.

She knew that Zhao Heng had been poisoned at the palace banquet and would be planning a counterattack. She also had things to do when she returned to Tingyu Manor.

When news of Prince Su's poisoning reached the palace, the emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the palace banquet. Although the culprit was not found, a large number of people in charge were punished. The emperor also dispatched imperial physicians to Prince Su's residence to treat the prince.

With the deposed crown prince in such a predicament, various factions in the court inquired about the situation. Seeing that although the emperor had deposed the crown prince, he still cared for him deeply, their thoughts were in turmoil. No one dared to take advantage of his misfortune at this time; instead, they felt more regret.

In particular, the important ministers who were wholeheartedly devoted to serving the country hoped to reinstate the deposed crown prince, because among all the princes, only the deposed crown prince had the great talent to govern the country.

In Prince Su's residence, Zhao Heng ordered everyone who knew about his illness to conceal it and not to let the news that Shen Shuyi had cured him spread.

Zhao Heng stood with his hands behind his back, looking straight ahead. Now was not the time.

At Tingyu Manor, Shen Shuyi was checking the condition of the medicinal herbs in the herb garden when suddenly an imperial edict arrived.

The eunuch delivering the imperial decree read it aloud with a smile:

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Shen Shuyi, the eldest daughter of the Grand General, is virtuous and talented, gentle and kind, and outstanding in appearance. She is hereby betrothed to Prince Su as his princess consort. The wedding date shall be chosen. This is the imperial decree."

Shen Shuyi accepted the decree, and Lvwu took out a very heavy money bag and stuffed it into the eunuch's hand, saying, "I'm sorry to trouble you to make this trip, please have some tea."

"Miss Shen, you're too kind. We congratulate you on your passing." The imperial decree was first sent to the General's Mansion, but after discovering that Shen Shuyi was not there, it was delivered to Tingyu Manor.

Even so, the people in the general's mansion learned the contents of the imperial edict.

At first, Shen Qingyi thought it was an imperial decree from the Emperor bestowing marriage upon her and Zhao Qiyu, but she never expected it to be from Shen Shuyi.

As soon as the eunuch who delivered the imperial decree left, Shen Qingyi collapsed to the ground, her eyes filled with disbelief. Why was Shen Shuyi able to become the princess consort, while she was despised?

After the palace banquet, Zhao Qiyu never contacted her again.
The more I thought about it, the more bitter I felt. The jealousy in my heart was hard to suppress, and it even gave rise to intense hatred.

At the palace banquet, it was supposed to be Shen Shuyi who was defiled, but instead, it was her who was defiled. What was the reason for all this? Was it all Shen Shuyi's scheme?!

God is so unfair, why does all the good luck go to Shen Shuyi!

Shen Qingyi was extremely frustrated.

In contrast to her melancholy, Shen Jing's mind was racing, and even a sense of relief welled up inside him. Even if Prince Su was not the Crown Prince, he was still a prince favored by the Emperor. Now that his eldest daughter could marry into Prince Su's mansion, it would also be beneficial to the General's Mansion.

Right now, the most important thing is to eliminate the estrangement between my daughter and me and let her move back to the General's Mansion to await marriage!

Shen Jing decided to personally go to Tingyu Villa to bring Shen Shuyi back to the General's Mansion.

At Tingyu Villa, Shen Shuyi put away the imperial edict and then examined the rewards that the emperor had sent along with it.

The emperor was quite generous, with countless gold and silver jewels, including gold hairpins, jade ruyi scepters, and luminous pearls, as well as silks and satins.

The emperor issued an imperial decree to grant the marriage, and the Ministry of Rites would handle the wedding. Shen Shuyi only needed to stay at home and wait for her marriage.

When Shen Jing came to Tingyu Manor to invite Shen Shuyi back to the manor, he saw all the gold and silver jewelry and felt his heart was bleeding. He regretted that he should not have stood up for the Lin mother and daughter and kicked his eldest daughter out of the house.

After returning Hongying's dowry, the household was in dire financial straits, which worried him so much that his hair turned white.

"Shuyi, your father has come to take you home."

Shen Shuyi looked at him coldly, "I will never set foot in the General's Mansion again."

Shen Jing's face darkened upon hearing this. "No matter what, you are still my daughter, Shen Jing. It is only natural for you to marry into the General's Mansion. I will have these dowries carried to the General's Mansion so that you can have a grand and glorious wedding."

"You don't need to worry. Whether things are going well or not is not up to you. You should worry more about Shen Qingyi's marriage."

"Keeping her in Chang'an might offend His Majesty's eyes."

Shen Jing was completely sober; his daughter was determined to sever all ties with him.
What she said makes sense. The Emperor is currently fining people, and if he were to offend the royal family again...
As soon as Shen Jing returned to the general's mansion, he had people find a husband for his daughter, determined to marry her off from Chang'an, the farther the better.

A staff member dressed in white robes suggested, "General, to show your loyalty, you should not find a husband of too high a status for the young lady."

Shen Jing stroked his beard and pondered, "Liewen, do you have any good candidates?"

The white-robed strategist He Liewen suggested, "Cheng Hao, the centurion of Fufeng County, is quite good. He's twenty years old. Once things have calmed down, you can promote him."

Shen Jing pondered. Cheng Hao was a border guard who could not return to Chang'an without being summoned. It would be a problem if his daughter married into that family.
But then he thought of the official hat on his head.
……

The General's Mansion hastily married off the Second Miss from Chang'an, and few people knew the inside story. Even Madam Lin and her daughter did not know why Shen Jing did this.

Just then, inside Tingyu Manor, a man in white robes hurriedly stepped down from a carriage and entered the manor.

He Liewen said respectfully, "Miss, the matter has been taken care of."

Shen Shuyi raised her hand to signal Lvwu, who then came out carrying a tray of gold ingots.

"Thank you for your help, Mr. He."

He Liewen simply said, "I was powerless to help you with what happened back then, but I'm happy to help you now. It's not for money."

This is a debt of gratitude he owes to Zhou Hongying.

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(End of this chapter)