novelones Chapter 380: Being punished, for the sake of royal face
Chapter 380: Being punished, for the sake of royal face
Shen Ruzhou didn't hide, and the tea cup hit her chest. She groaned in pain, and most of her clothes on her chest were wet.
Shen Mu looked at it with a hint of distress in his eyes, but the anger on his face remained unabated.
Faced with his father's raging anger, Shen Ruzhou wanted to tell the truth about the divorce, but she couldn't tell her about the past life, and she couldn't.He could only explain: "Father, King Wu Cheng dotes on his concubines and destroys his wife. He doesn't like me and has never given me any honor as a princess. My daughter really can't bear it anymore. In desperation, she has no choice but to divorce."
Hearing this, Shen Mu let out a long sigh. It wasn't like he didn't know that his daughter had a hard time after getting married. He thought that the two of them would get better as time went by, but he didn't expect that they would get into trouble and divorce. The emperor came forward, and finally everyone in the capital knew about it.
"Ordinary families still have three wives and four concubines, let alone the royal family. Since you chose King Wu Cheng, you should have thought of this. Besides, it is inevitable for any family to have stumbling blocks in life, and there are only a few couples who are truly loving. Why do you insist on making peace with me?"
After listening to his father's words, Shen Chumu interrupted: "It's not like every family has three wives and four concubines. Not to mention the distant ones, as for father, don't you only marry your mother? My sister has watched you two treat each other with respect and love since she was a child. Plus, she is naturally eager to find someone who will treat her wholeheartedly. King Wu Cheng took his concubine into the house on the day he married her, and also made his concubine pregnant first, so naturally he cannot be regarded as a good man."
"That is, if I can't find someone who treats me wholeheartedly, then I would rather never marry and live alone."
Shen Mu only felt that the words of his two children were too ridiculous, and said angrily: "What you said is nice. Father, I am an exception. There are so many single-minded men in the world."
Shen Chumu caught his father's words and joked with a smile: "Father is praising himself in a roundabout way, and he is not ashamed."
After he finished speaking, he winked at Shen Ruzhou, who immediately answered tacitly, "In the eyes of my daughter, my father is a peerless good man. I take my father and mother as my role models. I want to find a man who only cares about me and is good to me." There must be no big mistake.”
"You, you..." The words of the brother and sister immediately made Shen Mu lose his temper.
Seeing that his father's anger had subsided a little and his expression had softened a lot, Shen Ruzhou said again: "Father, I know that the imperial edict says that you should discipline me well. You don't have to be embarrassed, just punish me. My daughter will never complain."
"Of course you will be punished. Tomorrow you will go to the Jingxin Temple in the suburbs of Beijing to copy Buddhist scriptures every day and cultivate your mind."
After Shen Mu said that, he flicked his sleeves and left.
As soon as he left, Shen Chumu immediately helped Shen Ruzhou up, "Don't be sad. Go to the nunnery to stay for a while. When the storm is over, my brother will pick you up."
"Brother, there is no need to comfort me. I understand that for the sake of the royal family's face, my father always has to show off to others." Shen Ruzhou naturally understood his father's painstaking efforts. "I was too reckless, which brought shame to the family and even embarrassed the family." My father had half of his military power cut off."
Shen Chumu patted her on the shoulder and said: "The emperor has already intended to reduce military power, but he just made an excuse. This is always the case for masters with great achievements, so don't think too much about it."
"Yes, I understand." Shen Ruzhou nodded. In fact, his father and brother never cared about their power, but she was confused when she cared about them.
"Let's go see grandma." Shen Chumu took Shen Ruzhou's hand and walked towards the backyard.
In the Regent's Palace, Beixiu Yan frowned slightly after hearing Qin Ming's report, with a cold light in his eyes, "Why did Shen Mu punish Shen Ruzhou to live in a nunnery?"
Qin Ming knew that the regent had never paid much attention to these marriage rules, so he quickly explained: "A woman who has been abandoned has always been a shame to her family. She will not be allowed to return to her natal family, or she will be randomly found by her natal family to remarry. If you don't, or you may kick yourself out of the house and go to the nunnery to do some spiritual repairs, this is already an established rule."
Hearing this, Beixiu Yan remained silent.
Lu Huaining was very unconvinced and argued with her neck raised: "My beautiful sister is clearly getting divorced and not divorced, so why do we have to deal with her like this?"
"Young Master Lu, if your husband's family is an ordinary one, you will not be punished for being divorced. However, Miss Shen is in harmony with King Wu Cheng. With the power of the royal family, such divorce is no different from being divorced."
Lu Huaining obviously didn't listen to Qin Ming's words, and still angrily defended Shen Ruzhou, "This is so unfair to the beautiful sister. Also, this world is too harsh on women. Wait for me..."
"Huaining." Before he could finish speaking, Beixiu Yan stopped him sternly, "You talked too much today."
Hearing this, Lu Huaining lowered his head and did not dare to say anything more.
After a long time, Bei Xiuyan stood up, straightened his clothes and robes and said, "Let's go, let's go to the nunnery on the outskirts of Beijing."
Qin Ming dug his ears and seriously suspected that he had heard wrongly. He asked carefully, "Your Majesty, Miss Shen hasn't gone yet. What are we going to do now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bei Xiuyan flew over with a sharp glance, "I have nothing to do. I want to go for a walk in the suburbs of Beijing, don't you?"
Qin Ming really couldn't figure out the purpose of Beixiu's banquet, but he didn't dare to delay and immediately asked his servants to prepare the car.
It was already late autumn, and the suburbs of Beijing were much colder than the capital. When the few people went up the mountain, they felt gusts of cold wind. Lu Huaining sneezed several times and quickly tightened his cloak.
Everyone walked for an hour before reaching the nunnery on the top of the mountain.The main hall is enshrined with a statue of Guanyin, and behind it are several dilapidated houses, which look desolate to the eye.
After seeing this, Lu Huaining felt even more sorry for Shen Ruzhou, and muttered: "Can anyone live in this house with air leakage everywhere?"
When Master Jingxin saw someone coming, she walked out with the beads in her hands, clasped her hands together and said, "Several donors have come from afar. If you don't mind the simplicity of the nunnery, please come in and have a cup of tea."