Chapter 55: The Third Prince's Estate Sends Someone (Seeking Pink)

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  "What did you say? Is what you said true?" Shen's family heard Qingjin's words and suddenly stood up.

  At the same time, Jun heard Qingjin's words and stood up, her face full of anger: "What kind of Li family is this, daring to have such a despicable idea about the young master, I'll take people to destroy the Li family right now."

  "Sister-in-law, you mustn't take it to heart and get worked up over nothing..."

  "Preposterous! You think this is still the time when your family was in power, hurry up and sit down for me." Shen's wife immediately turned her head around to scold Jun's wife.

  Mr. Jun reluctantly sat back after hearing Mr. Shen's words.

  The Shen family then turned back, seeing the several granddaughters standing at the lower end, Gu Qingyao's beautiful eyes were flashing with confusion, and Gu Qingxia and Gu Qingqi also had a bewildered expression.

  "Where did you hear that from?" Shen's eyes swept over them, finally settling on Qingjin as she asked cautiously. She didn't think Qingjin would speak up, a girl of her age wouldn't say something like that unless she really knew something.

  In the aristocratic circles of the capital, there were cases of raising concubine-born children. Such things would be unknown to unmarried young girls like Qingjin. Shen Shi only knew about such matters after marrying Qingjin's grandfather and accidentally hearing him mention it once. After hearing Qingjin's words, she already believed about 80% of it.

  "...then why didn't you come and report to me first at that time..." Suddenly stopped talking.

  "I am the Anguo Hou Mansion, a hundred-year-old aristocratic family. Although we have declined now, my grandmother said that when our family was at its peak, we were once enfeoffed as Guo Gong, let alone Qingjin's maternal grandfather who is still the current emperor's personally appointed General of the Guards. If little seven were to... what face would our Anguo Hou Mansion have left? We can't even protect our own family heir. Little seven is my father's only legitimate son; if he were to be ruined, what future would our Anguo Hou Mansion have? Fourth sister's idea of temporarily avoiding trouble is a good one, but it depends on who the other person is. If they really could protect little seven without any effort... Qingjin isn't being stubborn for no reason, but if the other side doesn't budge, and I let little seven be taken away by them in the streets, my grandmother..."

  "Don't mention it."

  "If the Gu family's power cannot protect its own heir, then what is the point of this Gu family and this Anji Hou Mansion? It would be better to die together with honor rather than live in shame. And I am Gu Ningxuan's older sister, I absolutely cannot watch him being... I would rather we all die, but I will never accept humiliation." Qingjin's voice was firm and decisive.

  "How dare you! Who allowed you to speak to your grandmother like that?" Gu Huai Li stepped inside from outside.

  "Shut up, she's absolutely right. If the Anji Marquis Manor and the Gu family can't even protect their own heir, what's the point of existing?" Shen said to Gu Huali who had just walked in.

  "Mother..."

  "The safety of the Anji Marquis's manor is crucial, but there's something even more important than life and death that cannot be challenged. That is the dignity of the Anji Marquis's manor. You won't even compare to your own daughter on this point, let alone Ningxuan, your eldest son, who is also the future heir of our Anji Marquis's manor. If you can't even protect your own heir, then as Qingjin said, it would be better for the Anji Marquis's manor to perish early." Shen Shi said to Gu Huaili.

  "What the mother teaches is." Upon hearing Mrs. Shen's words, Gu Huai Li hastily nodded in agreement. Although he was a scholar with no ability to bind chickens, he also had integrity. He had just scolded his daughter, but it was only because of her attitude towards her mother, Mrs. Shen. Since Mrs. Shen didn't blame him, as the father, he couldn't say anything more.

  The lady sitting next to her, upon seeing Gu Huai Li enter and hearing Shen Shi say that Gu Ning Xuan was the future heir of the Marquis's household, clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly.

  Her husband is not inferior to Eldest Brother Gu Huai Li, but just because Eldest Brother Gu Huai Li is the eldest son, born earlier than her husband. Although Gu Huai Li has no talent, he is still steadily Anji Hou. Her husband has a gap in his heart, but can only be placed outside year after year in a bitter and cold place. Both are legitimate sons, just because Eldest Brother is older, her husband is younger, do they have to suffer so much unfair treatment?

  And this fate will continue to her Mingxuan, look at her Ningxuan nephew, unreasonable and arrogant, her Mingxuan is intelligent and capable, why can the title only be on the head of the eldest house, her Mingxuan is obviously much better than this Ningxuan nephew, at this moment, Su's heart suddenly generates a lot of injustice.

  Now her husband is fighting outside, and the life and death are unknown. The house is still facing a crisis of destruction because of the two children of the big house who offended the brother of the princess, if it were herself, she would not have any complaints at all. However, she also has Mingxuan and Qingyao, her Mingxuan, her Qingyao are such obedient and well-behaved children, but she can't express and vent out like this, she tried very hard to suppress the injustice and resentment in her heart.

  Facing Shen, she said: "My daughter-in-law also heard some things about the Li family. It is said that Li Bo Tian relied on his sister's favor in the palace and was lawless outside. Several small families were retaliated against by the Li family because they offended Li Bo Tian...". In fact, she was reminding Shen that today's incident was caused by this niece Qing Jin, and Old Madame should punish Gu Qing Jin severely.

  As expected, Shen heard Su's words and spoke to Qingjin who was kneeling on the ground: "Although your behavior today is justified, but you galloping in the street indeed affects the reputation of Anji Houfu. If I punish you, can you accept it? As for your confrontation with Lifu, considering that you are also anxious about your brother, there is some justification for your emotions. I won't hold this against you, do you have any complaints? And what about this maid by your side...

  "Grandma's treatment of Qingjin didn't make Qingjin resentful, it was just because of Yuanyang that Grandma forgave her this time for the sake of being loyal to her granddaughter!"

  "Alright, I'll spare her this once because of her loyalty to you. However, although she may be exempt from the death penalty, she can't escape corporal punishment. Have someone take off her clothes and give her thirty strokes of the rod." Shen Shi said, looking at Qing Jin with a stern expression.

  "Thank you, grandma..."

  "Thank you, kind old lady." Yuanyang knelt down.

  Shen shook her hand and two old women came in from outside, dragging Yuanyang out.

  After seeing no one else was coming down, Shen Shi sat in the main seat and looked at Qing Jin, saying: "As for you, Qing Jin..."

  "Grandma, everything the second sister did was for the seventh brother, please spare the second sister!" Before Shen could continue, Qingyao stood up to plead for Qingjin.

  "Yao'er, don't be presumptuous!" Su Shi sternly scolded her daughter who had just interrupted Shen Shi's words to plead for Qing Jin.

  Qing Yao heard Su's words, her beautiful eyes gazed over with a misty look. Su immediately softened somewhat, the severe expression in his eyes fading away. "Yao'er, your grandmother is the most impartial person, your second sister's behavior today was indeed inappropriate, but it was also to save your seventh brother. Your grandmother will of course handle it fairly, but you're now so eager to plead for your second sister before your grandmother has even spoken, are you trying to make people say that your grandmother is not kind?"

  Upon hearing Su's words, Qingyao's gaze immediately filled with a moist air as she looked at Shen, carefully saying: "No, Grandmother, Yao'er didn't mean it that way, Grandmother is the most kind and fair grandmother in the world, Yao'er was wrong, Yao'er didn't do it on purpose, Grandmother won't dislike Yao'er, will you?" Pitifully, like a discarded little dog.

  Shen saw Qingyao like this, and immediately glanced at Su beside her: "How can you scare your daughter like this? Yaoke, get up quickly, grandma won't blame you."

  Qing Yao heard Shen's words, and her beautiful eyes, which were originally filled with mist, suddenly filled with joyful clouds dispersing, revealing a clear smile. In that instant, Shen couldn't help but lose himself for half a moment.

  She came back to her senses and let Qingyao come to her side, but in her heart she couldn't help feeling a pang of regret. If the Anji Marquis Manor was still as prosperous as it used to be, such a granddaughter would not have had any trouble marrying into a high-ranking family.

  At this moment, Chū Liǔ came in from outside again, "Old madam, there is a noble guest visiting!"

  Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall became serious and couldn't help but think to themselves: Could it be that someone from the Li family has really come to our doorstep?

  Shen's heart sank, and he asked with a completely expressionless face: "What noble guest?"

  "In response to the old lady's words, the butler came to report that the visitor claimed to be from the Third Prince's mansion and was a young man in black clothes."

  "What, the Third Prince's residence?" This time, Shen Shi could no longer sit still, her astonished gaze swept across the crowd in the hall, seeing that everyone had a bewildered expression. The Third Prince shouldn't be accompanying the Emperor on the border, so why did he suddenly return to the capital? Shen Shi was stunned.

  Qing Jin, who was kneeling below, also heard the words of Chu Liu and was puzzled for a moment. In her previous life, there were no visitors from the Third Prince's Mansion to the Anji Marquis' Mansion, so how did this sudden appearance of someone from the Third Prince's Mansion come about?

  Qing Jin thought of the scene where she met Long Han Yuan on the street, how could it be? It was impossible. In the two scenarios where they met, Long Han Yuan was always gentle and courteous to Si Miao, but cold towards her. She couldn't possibly have any feelings for Long Han Yuan. Thinking this way, since she had already been reborn, it was only natural that some things would change. So, she didn't bother herself with the purpose of Long Han Yuan sending someone to An Ji Hou Fu anymore.

  Anyway, she will never have any entanglements with Long Han Yuan in this life. She has also arranged a marriage for herself. Whatever Long Han Yuan wants to do has nothing to do with her.

  "Mother, since the Third Prince's residence has sent someone over, shouldn't we have the steward invite them in first?" Gu Huai Li's voice broke Shen Shi's trance. Yes, she was getting old and muddled, no matter what, inviting people in was the proper etiquette.

  Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said to the initial willow: "You go call the housekeeper to hurry up and bring the noble guest over."

  "Yes, ma'am!"

  After the first willow left, Shen Shi spoke to the crowd in the hall, "Now that there are noble guests visiting, you all return to your respective courtyards. Whatever matters, let's discuss them after the noble guest leaves."