Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

On the second day, Mrs. Jiang ordered someone to go to the Yamen to sue Guan for allowing Shen Man to murder his wife. Generally speaking, this kind of private matter is a family scandal, and the family scandal should not be publicized. Once Mrs. Jiang sued the Yamen, she really lost face. He didn't stay, and Jiang Wenming, who always cared about the overall situation, didn't object, which showed that he was very angry.

Lord Yin Huang of Shuntian Mansion received the pleadings and complained secretly. At first, the case between the Shen family and the Jiang family was tried by the emperor, and it was suppressed with great difficulty. Now, it is good, the men stopped making trouble, and the women started to toss about it. One of the two sides is Qi Guogong The in-laws of the mansion, one is the mother of the No. [-] upstart, it is not good to offend either one.

Mr. Huang thought about it, first went to Qi Guogong's mansion to find out Qi Guogong's tone, if Qi Guogong wanted to be biased, then he had a sense of propriety, if Qi Guogong's mansion had no intention, Guan Shi is also a woman who has no orders, so which one should she choose? It is clear at a glance.

Chen Yi has long been annoyed by Guan's arrogance, domineering and unreasonable, but for the sake of his daughter-in-law Shen and his in-laws Shen Yueming, he has repeatedly tolerated it, and now he has brought it to court. Doesn't this embarrass the Chen family?Therefore, when Chen Yi heard that Mr. Huang asked to see him, he said impatiently: "It's not that I was sued, why did you ask me? Whoever Mrs. Jiang sued, tell him to go to him?"

When Mr. Huang heard this, there was still something he didn't understand, so he immediately sent the yamen to the Shen family's old house to pick up someone. Guan's honor will be honored all his life. Nao refused to follow.

Shen Erniang and Shen Sanniang were really serious when they saw her, and they felt sorry for their mother, crying and begging Shen Aixiao to come forward and say something, Shen Aixiao didn't even look at Guan Shi, but greeted the yamen who came to fetch her: "It's hard work for you to make a trip, do you want to have a cup of tea before leaving?"

Yacha looked at each other in blank dismay, no one dared to answer.It is true that I have never seen Shen Aixiao like this. His wife was about to be taken away, but he acted like a normal person.Guan Shi pointed at Shen Aixiao angrily, his lips trembled for a long time, but he still didn't say a word, he pouted, and everyone surrounded him, Shen Aixiao didn't even glance at him, and took the servant to the bookstore.

Perhaps it was Shen Aixiao's indifference that made Guan's heart die.After she woke up, she followed the yamen with a pale face. Shen Tan and Shen Wan stuffed a lot of money for the yamen. Those yamen were also smart, and reminded: "This is a family matter after all. As long as you settle it privately, If Mrs. Jiang withdraws her case, nothing will happen. Rest assured, the old lady will never suffer."

Xiao Guan didn't leave the house all the time, she guarded Shen Man, watching Guan Shi being taken away, she actually felt the pleasure of revenge, and murmured: "It's all her, who caused Sister Man so badly!"

Shen Aixiao was away, Guan's eight sons, daughters-in-law, daughters-in-law and sons-in-law gathered together to discuss what to do, and Xiao Guan remained silent.The Fourth Mistress had nothing to do with her. Although Shen Tan and Shen Wan were anxious and wanted to mediate, it was not convenient for them two elders to come forward about the inner house.

In the end, Shen Tan sighed: "Mother is too confused, how could she instigate Sister Man to give someone medicine, that is the eldest grandson of the Jiang family, how could Mrs. Jiang give up."

The fourth grandma said: "Let me tell you. We still have to ask Grandma Wugu. After all, Mrs. Jiang is her cousin. If Grandma Wugu comes forward, Mrs. Jiang must give her a little bit of face."

Shen Sanniang said: "What kind of temperament is Wu Niang? Fourth sister-in-law still doesn't know? She naturally asked her nephew and daughter-in-law to intercede, but she would definitely refuse. It would be better to ask Wanru. At the beginning, Jiang's family refused to let Sister Man in. Jiang Dao agreed. As soon as she opened her mouth, Wu Niang would not refute her, but would help her, and she was pregnant, so if she came to the door to intercede, Mrs. Jiang might soften her heart."

Erniang Shen sneered and said, "Wu Niang doesn't get close to us. Wan Ru is even more like a stranger to us, so why is he willing to come forward? According to me, it's better to hand over Sister Man to Mrs. Jiang and let her dispose of her. Sister Man is the concubine of the Jiang family, so it is just right for the Jiang family to deal with it."

Xiao Guan looked at Shen Sanniang fiercely: "Don't even think about it, I will never send Sister Man back."

Shen Sanniang said sharply: "Then can you just watch mother suffer? Who is mother doing this for, or is she doing this for Sister Man?"

Guan covered her face and began to cry: "If it wasn't for her, how could Sister Man become like this? Jiang Dao, who was so hard to persuade at the beginning, nodded. When Sister Man married, she would be the young mistress and the first wife. If it weren't for the old man If you insist on stretching and wanting face, how can you let Sister Man be reduced to being a concubine!"

Shen Tan and Shen Erniang shouted at the same time: "Shut up!"

But Guan stood up like crazy, and cried, "I can't hold back, I really hate, I hate myself for listening to the old man's words and letting her torment Sister Man, my Sister Man! , she is the eldest daughter of the Shen family, even if she is married to the prince, she is more than enough to be the prince's concubine, but she is turned into a ghost, who is responsible for this!"

Xiao Guan cried and cursed at the same time, and finally collapsed on the ground, the whole hall was silent, only Xiao Guan's crying.

Shen Man listened behind the hall, covering her mouth and weeping silently. She thought of the luxurious life in Suzhou, the high-spirited life when she went to Beijing, the cramped small courtyard for concubines in Jiang's house, and her mother's Tears, Jiang Dao's indifference, and He Zhishu's hostility and Mrs. Jiang's hatred.

How did she come to this point?

Shen Man stumbled and rushed back to the house, lying on the bed and crying loudly, the girls surrounded her timidly but did not dare to persuade her, they just stayed beside her and wiped her tears.

Xiao Guan feels sorry for Shen Man, so why doesn't Shen Tan feel bad?But one is a mother, the other is a daughter, and the palms and backs of his hands are full of flesh. Could it be that he is allowed to watch his own mother suffer in prison?

Shen Tan couldn't bear to blame his grief-stricken wife, so he discussed with Shen Erniang, and decided to ask Shen to find out first, and then it would be private if he could.

Before sending someone to invite her, Mrs. Shen has already brought Lin Wanru over. With a displeased face, Mrs. Shen reprimanded her as soon as she entered the door: "How can you allow Second Aunt to gossip like this? Could it be that Second Aunt wants to kill people and set fires? Is it okay?"

Shen Shi is the eldest sister, and even Shen Tan can only obediently listen to the training. Shen Shi looked around and said, "Where is Second Uncle?"

Shen Tan said bitterly: "Father said it doesn't matter, and went to the bookstore."

Shen was not dissatisfied at all, but seemed relieved. She sat at the top and looked at her younger siblings: "Although we are separated now, we are still relatives. We have to do whatever we want. Don't feel embarrassed." , the third brother wrote to my father, told him about this matter, and asked him to help out with an idea, and the fourth brother wrote to the housekeeper, telling him what the second aunt did. He is the second aunt's brother, and asked him to come forward Settle this matter, if he refuses to come, tell him that the second aunt has violated the seven-out rule, the Shen family will divorce her, and tell him to welcome his younger sister back home."

As soon as these words came out, Shen Tan and Shen Wan were all shocked, and Shen's face did not change: "I am the eldest sister, I am the master of this matter, and I will persuade him from the second uncle. You have to remember, your surname Shen, it doesn't matter what your surname is, our Shen family has never had such a shameful thing, she is so noisy, you are ashamed as children, you are ashamed of the children below, a few girls haven't talked about marriage, a few boys are still If you have no future, everything will be ruined in her hands? If you have any objections, you are willing to turn to the second aunt, okay, I can only say that you are filial, and I will ask my father to open the ancestral hall later, remove your names, and you will follow the second aunt's surname. The descendants of our Shen family, we would rather be short than excessive!"

Shen Tan and Shen Wan hesitated for a long time, finally nodded, and each went down to write letters. Only then was Shen relieved, and told the younger sisters and sister-in-law: "When something like this happens, the third younger siblings must take good care of Sister Man, don't worry about it." Tell her to commit short-sightedness, the four younger siblings take good care of the house, Fu'er, Rong'er and Quan'er need to take care of the food and daily life of these children, the second mother and the second brother-in-law should bring more food, clothing and money to Shuntian Mansion to have a look Second aunt, she is still a member of the Shen family, don't make her suffer, Sanniang will prepare gifts, and my third brother-in-law will follow me to Jiang's family to make amends, no matter whether she accepts it or not, we have to do what we have to do."

With Shen's arrangement, everyone has a backbone, and they go back to get busy, while Shen goes to see Shen Man, and Lin Wanru follows behind. At first glance, Shen Man is a little unbelievable. The original Shen Man has a ruddy complexion. She is slender but not slim, now she has a sallow complexion and is thin and bony. There is really a world of difference between the two.

Seeing Shen Shi, Shen Man still remembered to salute. Seeing Lin Wanru standing aside with her belly outstretched, she couldn't help feeling glaring, but she was still slightly blessed.

Lin Wanru returned the gift, and listened to Shen's comforting Shen Man: "I know you are a good boy, but you are soft-hearted. Although you should obey your parents' orders in matters of marriage, you should also have your own opinions." At the beginning, seeing Jiang Dao's excellence, your mother and we started to match up and wanted to make you the number one lady. I didn't expect that something wrong happened, and such a change made you suffer such grievances. In all fairness, Jiang Dao had never I'm sorry for you? Did Mrs. Jiang ever forgive you? Did the young grandma of the Jiang family ever forgive you? They are all reasonable people. They had no choice but to let you be a concubine. I told your mother that you were a noble concubine when you married. The relationship with Jiang's family, when He Zhishu gave birth to the eldest son and set the title, if you have another child, we can talk about it and help you become an ordinary wife. You also have someone to rely on, teach your son well, wait for it After more than ten years, the child is old, and Mrs. Jiang is old, you can live alone with your son, no better than anything else? It's just a hard few years, but you let the second aunt mess around, she doesn't talk to you I should persuade you, if she gave you medicine to harm He Zhishu, you should throw away the medicine early, why do you still keep it?"

Shen Man was remorseful and ashamed, and cried: "I didn't know what kind of medicine it was. My grandmother said that Jiang Dao didn't get close to me, and I couldn't have a child. She said that she would give me that kind of medicine to keep Jiang Dao. Seeing that He Zhishu was pregnant and wanted a child, I thought it was that kind of medicine, so I kept it, I really didn't know it was abortion medicine..."