SFS Chapter 403: No money, want to ask for dowry?
Chapter 403: No money, want to ask for dowry?
"What my sister said makes sense. You guys go ahead. I'm not free tomorrow. I've already made an appointment with Doctor Han to go and see how my brother is doing." Yao Qingnian refused. At this moment, she had guessed the old lady and the others' intentions. They thought she was stupid and wanted to use her to ask for a dowry. This was a good plan. She would not get involved. They were shameless enough to let Chen Shuhua raise the child and still wanted to go to the Duke's Mansion to ask for a dowry.
"Why can't your brother go to see her at any other time? Why does he have to go tomorrow?" The old lady looked displeased. Nothing was more important than You Ran's marriage right now.
"Grandma, my brother is the only child in the family. Aren't you worried at all? Oh... I almost forgot that there is another father's illegitimate child outside!"
"You! How could I not worry about your brother? But now your sister's marriage is imminent. As a sister and a member of the Shen family, you naturally have to put her marriage first. Her marrying into the palace will be good for both the Shen family and you. This is related to the future of the mansion and cannot be taken lightly." The old lady said seriously.
"My sister is getting married, and I can't help. Didn't you tell mother about going to the Duke's Mansion? It doesn't matter whether I go or not! Or does grandma have some reason that insists on me going?" Yao Qingnian raised his eyebrows and looked at the old lady seriously.
"..." The old lady was speechless. She couldn't say that she was called here so that she could come to ask for the dowry and not be kicked out, right? She would not admit it.
"Sister, you misunderstood. Grandmother is also very worried about my brother. She just wanted us sisters to go see mother and the others together tomorrow. After I get married, it may not be that easy to go back."
After I got married, I became the Princess of Rui. This bitch had to bow whenever she saw me. Even though she was a concubine, her status was much higher than hers. Even if she went back in the future, she could only stand behind me.
"Oh... so that's what you mean. It seems that I misunderstood you. I thought you called me here to ask my mother to prepare a dowry for my sister!" Yao Qingnian smiled playfully.
"How could it be..." The old ladies who were exposed looked embarrassed at the moment. How could this bitch know that?
"That's because my granddaughter is thinking too much. I won't disturb you tomorrow. It's a good opportunity for my sister to have a good chat with mother. Grandma, my granddaughter has something else to do, so I'll take my leave first." Yao Qingnian said and slipped away.
"Miss, don't you want to go over and take a look? Aren't you worried about Mrs. Chen?" Shan Wei spoke from the side.
"Don't worry, my grandfather and General Zheng Cheng are here at the Duke's Mansion. I believe my mother will take care of things."
Watching her back as she walked away, Shen Youran said coquettishly beside the old lady: "Grandma, look at my sister. She doesn't care about the family at all. What should we do now?"
"What else can I do? I'll just go. I don't believe that Chen Shuhua can really do anything to me. If she doesn't take it, I'll make a scene at the gate of the mansion and see how they can put their face at the Duke's Mansion." The old lady was willing to risk everything for the future of the Shen family. Would they not go without that little girl? No, they had to go.
"Thank you, grandma. I'm sorry to have made you worry about Youran. But grandma is the best to Youran." Shen Youran nodded obediently. For the sake of the old lady, she believed that the Duke's Mansion would be fine.
The next morning, Shen Youran accompanied the old lady to the Duke's Mansion. When they arrived at the door, the old lady got off the carriage with the help of Nanny and Shen Youran. The door of the Duke's Mansion was open.
Could it be that Chen Shuhua knew they were coming and opened the door to welcome them? Thinking of this, the old lady was secretly delighted and walked straight over. She asked the nanny beside her to go forward and explain the purpose of their visit to the doorman: "Please tell them that the old lady and the second young lady of the Shen family are here to visit."
Unexpectedly, when the gatekeeper heard that she was the old lady of the Shen Mansion, he drove her out without saying a word. The Duke had ordered that no one except the eldest lady and the eldest master was allowed to enter the Shen Mansion.
Seeing this, the old lady was furious. She had never been humiliated like this in public before. She stood at the door and pointed at the servant and cursed, "What a dog slave! I am Chen Shuhua's mother-in-law, how dare you do this to me! When I see her, I will ask her, is this how the Duke's Mansion usually disciplines its servants?"
"Hey, you old woman, what nonsense are you talking about! Our young lady has already divorced her husband, so where does the mother-in-law come from? Go away, get out of here now, or I will be rude to you." The servant was not afraid at all and drove the woman out rudely.
The old lady didn't expect that she would be kicked out before she even saw Chen Shuhua. She was so angry that she just yelled at the door of the Duke's Mansion: "Chen Shuhua, how can you be so cruel? Even though you and my son have divorced, Youran still called you mother and raised you for more than ten years. How could you ignore her? Now Youran is getting married, and she wants to come and see her mother and grandparents out of filial piety, but she can't even get in the door!"
Her shouting attracted the attention of nearby residents, who gathered around to watch the fun.
Shen Youran stood aside, looking pitiful, her face pale, and wiping her tears with a handkerchief from time to time. She looked as if she had suffered a great injustice, which aroused everyone's sympathy.
"Shen Wenting made a mistake and was divorced, so there is nothing to say. The second young lady of the Shen family is about to marry into the palace. She came to take a look. Why is it that she is not allowed to enter the door?"
"That's right. Although the second young lady of the Shen family is not a biological child of the Shen family, she has always been well-behaved and sensible. When I saw her going out with Madam Shen before, they looked like a loving mother and daughter. Was it all fake?"
"Maybe he dislikes the adopted Second Miss Shen now that he has his own biological daughter."
"I heard that Miss Shen always bullies Miss Shen! She must have been jealous because she was going to marry into the palace, so she whispered something in her mother's ear."
Everyone was speculating and thinking that Chen Shuhua had gone too far. Why should the mistakes of adults be blamed on the child?
The old lady saw that everyone was on their side and continued, "My son has divorced her, but You Ran still has to call the Duke "grandfather" and Chen Shuhua "mother". She is still a young lady of the mansion. Why don't you let me in or let her in?"
"We have only one young lady, and that is Miss Nianran from the Shen family. Where did this person come from? Who does she think she is? How dare she say she is our young lady?" At this time, the housekeeper of the Duke's Mansion came out and replied bluntly after hearing the old lady's words.
What does this mean? In the past ten years, the Duke and his wife have also loved this granddaughter. Why today... Is it really because of Shen Nianran?