novelones Chapter 196 You're Unworthy
Chapter 196 You're Unworthy
Mrs. Shen shook her head and said with difficulty: "Don't say that...ahem..."
"Oh, she's not your granddaughter. Why are you always protecting her?" Mrs. Yao gave Mrs. Shen some relief and raised her chin outside the room, "Look, you've been taking medicine for so long, don't you?" I was just lazy."
Aunt Zheng on the side couldn't listen anymore, so she brought a cup of tea to Mrs. Yao and said with a faint smile: "The second lady has been talking to the old lady for so long. She must be thirsty. Please drink some tea and have a rest."
Yao was really thirsty, so he took the tea cup and started drinking.
Aunt Zheng had a smile on her face, but she glanced at Yao shi with a bit of annoyance.
Everyone in the family knows that Shen Rulan has served the old lady for many years and has always done her best and worked tirelessly. On the contrary, she is their second wife. She rarely visits the old lady on weekdays. If the old lady is not ill, they will not show their faces at all.
I don't ask her to be grateful to Miss Rulan, I just hope she can say a few less words.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Yao took a few sips of tea and just calmed down for a while. As soon as he put the tea cup down, he started talking nonsense again.
"Mother, what you said about eldest brother is true. He is not the only general in the court. Why does he have to go? It's not worth the loss of lives for those who have no eyesight on the battlefield!"
Shen Mu is the backbone of the Shen family. If he falls, who will their second wife rely on?
Mrs. Shen shook her head, her tone full of pride and gratification: "He is in his prime and should serve the country."
Yao sighed and said, "He has a good intention, but he doesn't think about his family. If something happens to him, what will you do? Do you want a white-haired person to send a black-haired person?"
Mrs. Shen coughed violently, all the wrinkles on her face gathered together, and her body trembled like a withered leaf.
Aunt Zheng hurriedly patted the old lady on the back and glanced dissatisfied at Yao.
"Don't worry, madam. The general is blessed with great fortune and will be fine."
At this time, Shen Rulan came in with medicine, her delicate and gentle face looked haggard, and there was a touch of sadness in her eyebrows.
Next to her was a woman who looked to be two years younger than Shen Rulan. She was wearing a goose-yellow silk shirt, with jingling hairpins on her head. She had pretty features, a pair of big black eyes, and a face full of good will.
It was Shen Rumeng, the daughter of the second wife.
As soon as she entered the room, Shen Rumeng snatched the decoction from Shen Rulan's hand and walked over with an obedient expression.
"Grandma, my granddaughter will give you medicine."
Shen Rulan didn't say anything, and walked quietly to the bedside, looking at the sick Mrs. Shen with a worried look in her eyes.
Mrs. Yao pointed at Shen Rumeng with a smile on her face and said to the old lady, "Look, Rumeng is so filial to you. She must be her own granddaughter."
Mrs. Shen tried her best to raise the corner of her mouth to Shen Rumeng, with a faint smile on her pale face.
Shen Rumeng held the spoon and stirred it. The unpleasant smell penetrated her nose. She frowned in disgust, scooped a spoonful and brought it to the old lady's mouth.
As soon as the soup was in her mouth, the old lady was burned and spit it out.
Shen Rumeng said "Yeah" and stood up in a panic, at a loss.
Shen Rulan hurriedly went to get cold tea, and Yao complained while wiping the decoction on the old lady's body with a handkerchief.
"Why is this medicine so hot?"
Shen Rumeng hurriedly shirks his responsibility, puts down the soup and stares at Shen Rulan.
"Even so, you didn't know how to let it cool for a while before serving it to grandma to drink. Did you mean it on purpose?"
Shen Rulan ignored her and brought cold tea to the old lady's lips, "Grandma, calm down for a while and wait for the medicine to cool down before drinking."
Mrs. Shen said "Huh" and took a sip of cold tea in her mouth.
"Okay, go to the other side." Yao pushed Shen Rulan away and rolled her eyes at her, "You can't do such a small thing as serving tea and water. I really don't know what you do for a living."
Shen Rulan whispered softly: "Second aunt and sister Rumeng, don't worry, I will take good care of grandma."
Shen Rumeng pushed her, his beautiful face full of acrimony.
"Why, you are my grandmother's granddaughter, and you are not allowed to show filial piety to others? You are so diligent, but I have never seen how well you serve my grandmother. My grandmother's health is so poor, and it is probably due to your negligence!"
Mrs. Yao snorted coldly, "She is a disaster! She will only cause chaos in the family."
Shen Rulan's elegant face looked slightly pale, and she was holding the handkerchief in her hands without saying anything.
But Yao became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, pointing at Shen Rulan's nose and said: "You and Ruzhou are both heartless things! Ruzhou is the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter, she does whatever she wants, and doesn't think about the family at all. Marry that King Wu Cheng."
"Who doesn't know that he is the prince that the emperor dislikes the most? What future can there be for marrying him? I heard that she was tossing around every day and never had a happy life in the palace. She deserves what she deserves. She asked for it! "
Mrs. Shen was speechless with tea in her mouth. She looked displeased when she heard what Yao said.
A trace of jealousy flashed in Shen Rumeng's eyes.
Both are daughters of the Shen family. Shen Ruzhou is the eldest daughter, and her father is a high-ranking official, so he is more noble than her. She has been jealous of Shen Ruzhou since she was a child.
No matter how unfavored King Wu Cheng is, he is still a prince. Why can Shen Ruzhou marry the prince?
She gritted her teeth and said, "Shen Ruzhou has always been selfish and only sees himself!"
Shen Rulan frowned slightly, "Ruzhou is not selfish, she..."
"Why not!" Shen Rumeng interrupted her with a sharp voice, "My uncle only has her daughter, and her wedding is related to the future of the entire Shen family!"
"It's good for her. She married King Wu Cheng on her own initiative, so now my uncle doesn't even have anyone to help him. If the husband she married was a powerful military commander, then there would be no need for my uncle to go to the battlefield and fight for his life. He wouldn't be injured. He is also her husband! Huh, Shen Ruzhou is stupid and bad!"
Shen Rulan's face suddenly darkened a bit, her beautiful eyebrows were tinged with coldness, and her tone was serious.
"Sister, please be careful, how can anyone say this about their own sisters?"
Shen Rumeng looked at Shen Rulan with fierce eyes, raised her hand and slapped her.
"What are you talking about!"
Shen Rulan received a firm slap, and a red palm mark immediately appeared on her fair cheek.
Seeing this, Mrs. Shen was so anxious that she waved her hand to stop her, and then quickly called to Aunt Zheng to bring the spittoon.
Shen Rumeng stared, and his fingers were about to poke Shen Rulan's face, "You are an adopted daughter, and our Shen family gives you a mouthful of food. It is already a great gift. You just accept it with gratitude, and you also treat yourself Have you become a dishonor? Is there a place for you to talk here?"
"I just said what's wrong with her? Shen Ruzhou is just a piece of mud who can't stand up to the wall. What can I say?"
Yao glanced sideways at Shen Rulan with disdain.
Aunt Zheng brought a spittoon, and the old lady quickly spit out the water in her mouth and coughed several times.
"Ru Meng, Ru Lan is your sister, how could you hit your sister so hard? Please apologize quickly, cough cough."
How could Shen Rumeng be willing? She pouted and said, "Grandma, that's what I said. Shen Rulan is not my sister. She is just an adopted daughter. Besides, who asked her to talk back?"
"How much trouble has Shen Ruzhou caused for the family and how much shame has she caused since she was a child? Let me tell you, she is simply not worthy of being the daughter of our Shen family!"
The red mark on Shen Rulan's face was shocking, and her voice was cold, "For example, Zhou just asked for a royal title for his grandmother and won glory for the general's palace. If she is not worthy of being the daughter of the Shen family, then how can you be worthy?"
"You..." Shen Rumeng was speechless for a moment, with a trace of reluctance on his face, and said harshly: "She just got lucky! It's just a decree, what's so rare about it! Give it to me, I don't want it!" "
Mrs. Shen's face suddenly darkened. The imperial edict was given by the emperor. To say such a thing is disrespectful!
"Rumeng, don't talk nonsense! Shut up, cough, cough, cough..."
Shen Rulan hurriedly stepped forward to give the old lady some relief.
Shen Rumeng was angry with Shen Ruzhou in her heart. She was even more upset when Shen Rulan protected Shen Ruzhou. She grabbed Shen Rulan's back collar and pulled her to the side.
"No, who do you think you are? Why do you protect Shen Ruzhou and talk back to me?!"
The more she talked, the more excited she became. Shen Rumeng wanted to take action again. He raised his palm high and swung it towards Shen Rulan's face.
Suddenly, Shen Rumeng's wrist was grabbed by someone.
She was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, she received a heavy slap on the face...