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Chapter 140 Son
However, Shen Xitong was spoiled by Aunt Liu and Shen Chuanhe on a daily basis, and she also had a bit of the temper of a young lady. When she saw that Shen Ruyan would not take her there, she no longer lowered her face to beg Shen Ruyan.
After all, the seats in the middle were already full, and leaving her there alone, neither standing nor sitting, would be a loss of status for her.
Shen Xitong was angry and naturally felt that it was all Shen Qingyu's fault. When she just sat down, the little bitch Shen Qingyu was not there. She was a legitimate daughter, but she was useless.
She thought, if she, Shen Xitong, was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, she would never sit in the most inconspicuous last seat and be looked down upon.
"Shen Qingyu, Dad told you to help me. I want to see how you can justify today's incident in front of Dad after you return home." Shen Xitong said righteously.
Originally, she was full of anger, and now seeing the ladies and young ladies from noble families in the room pointing fingers at them, sneering at them, she felt even more humiliated. She cursed Shen Qingyu a thousand times in her heart.
Dad also told her to let that little bitch Shen Qingyu help her, but now, Shen Qingyu didn't help her at all. It was good enough that she didn't get involved. She could see that that little bitch Shen Qingyu herself was not qualified to be the young lady of the Nanrong family, so she was jealous of her beauty and deliberately didn't let her marry Young Master Nanrong.
"Sister, it's better to be self-aware as a person."
He whispered something to Shen Xitong. This sentence, seemingly ordinary, actually contained deep meaning. There are so many young ladies from aristocratic families here. What right do you, Shen Xitong, have to compete with them? In terms of beauty and background, Liang Lan is enough to surpass you.
Shen Chuanhe asked her to help Shen Xitong, so does that mean she has to obey him?
This has never been her way.
Shen Xitong's heart sank immediately. She was blocked and couldn't say a word. Shen Qingyu's short words shattered all her confidence and trampled her under her feet. Her status as a concubine's daughter has always been a pain in her heart. She and her mother framed Shen Qingyu in the mansion several times, but Shen Qingyu seemed to have predicted it and escaped by luck every time. It was hateful that Shen Qingyu was just lucky. She was born as a legitimate daughter, and yet she was ranked higher than her with such a mediocre appearance.
Shen Qingyu looked at her quietly, then retracted his gaze.
Shen Xitong has already lost. Even though she has stunning beauty, her self-righteousness and her belief that everything in the world should belong to her, as well as her greed and narrow-mindedness, have already doomed her to not go far.
If Shen Xitong was not the protagonist, someone like her would ultimately become a supporting role.
However, because she knew the future plot, even if Liang Lan was better than Shen Xitong, she could not marry Nan Rongyan.
The heroine of this book is Shen Xitong, so the only one who can be with the hero openly in the end is her.
The Nanrong family is already the leader among all the noble families in Jinling Prefecture. They have too much power and reputation, so they will not make excessive demands for marriage with high-ranking officials or prominent families, so as not to show their edge too much and arouse the court's fear.
This is the reason given in the book, and it is the reason why Nan Rongyan asked to marry Shen Xitong.
However, the real reason why Liang Lan could not marry Nan Rongyan was probably because of Madam Nan Rong who was by her side. Liang Lan was bent on pleasing Madam Nan Rong, thinking that with Madam Nan Rong's help, she could marry Master Nan Rong. However, she did not know that it was because of this Madam Nan Rong that Master Nan Rong had already developed a dislike for her.
Shen Qingyu calmly put down the silver chopsticks, and under the mocking gazes of everyone, she elegantly wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, smiling with her clear eyes, her face as calm as water.
There was not a trace of panic or uneasiness. She met everyone's gaze so calmly, which shocked all the ladies and young ladies from the noble families present. This Second Miss Shen actually had some courage and did not seem like a cowardly and incompetent person.
Standing up from his seat, Shen Qingyu walked slowly to the center, holding a cup of wine, and toasted to Madam Nan Rong who was sitting in the main seat, "Mother is ill and cannot come. Qingyu wishes Auntie many children and grandchildren, and a long life on behalf of mother."
Compared with the Nanrong family, the Shen family is really insignificant, but Mrs. Shen Bai Ying is from the Bai family of Hejian Prefecture.
Speaking of the Bai family, an aristocratic family from Hejian Prefecture, the families present here will more or less give the Bai family some face.
In this world, who can guarantee that they will not get sick for their entire life? If you get sick, you naturally have to see a doctor. If the illness is serious and ordinary doctors are helpless, you can only seek help from the Bai family of Hejian Prefecture. Therefore, the Bai family is a relatively special existence among these aristocratic families. Even the Nanrong family will not easily become enemies with the Bai family.
Seeing Shen Qingyu mention Bai Ying, even if Madam Nan Rong didn't want to pay attention to her in her heart, she could only smile and say, "Madam Shen is thoughtful. I thank Madam Shen for her kindness."
What hundreds of children and grandchildren? This Second Miss Shen is deliberately embarrassing her. Everyone knows that she has been married to Master Nanrong for more than ten years and has only given birth to three daughters, and even no son.
This woman, no matter how favored or glorious she is, it is a great sin if she does not give birth to a son for her husband's family. Madam Nan Rong hated it secretly. If she had a son, why would she be so servile in front of Nan Rongyan all day and try to please him in every way?
Master Nanrong has three sons, and the other two are born to concubines. Even if they were to be raised by him, it would be of no use.
The eldest son in the mansion is the legitimate son of the deceased master, but the old man still doesn't like him. He originally thought that Nan Rongyan was his sister's child and his own nephew. When she gets old in the future, she will not be so ungrateful and ignore her, her aunt. But now it seems that Nan Rongyan's temperament is completely different from that of the master. Over the years, she has paid more attention to Nan Rongyan than to her three daughters, but he still ignores her.
However, when Mrs. Nan Rong thought that Nan Rongyan seemed to be like this to everyone, her dissatisfaction was alleviated a little. No matter what, she was Nan Rongyan's aunt, his stepmother, and his biological sister from the same mother. In the future, could he still ignore her life and death?
She was able to make the elegant Madam Nanrong so angry that her face changed color, but she couldn't even get angry. Is this Second Miss Shen really just a stupid woman?
The many ladies and young ladies from the noble families present saw that the rumored Second Miss Shen acted appropriately and spoke calmly, especially her demeanor in her every move, which fully demonstrated the elegance and nobility of a lady from a noble family. In a short moment, this Second Miss Shen turned from a country girl into the daughter of a noble family, not at all as rude and impolite as she had just been. This sudden change made the ladies and young ladies from the noble families present stunned and overwhelmed.