Chapter 16 The Ringleader of the Crime: Hong Meng's Pregnancy and Qing Dou's Trouble

  〒▽〒 Doudou is ￣, Mingming had long been prepared to participate in PK, but he forgot to apply for PK and only appeared on the PK list today.

  So I'll also shamelessly ask for votes, friends who still have their pink tickets, can you give them to me? Weakly opposing Ing, this time the ones he likes, 66 and Zhang Lian are both in the PK, so I'm really nervous.

  How could Hu Xiaoyan have thought that Shen Han would use this opportunity to provoke herself? At the moment, her face didn't look very good. Her family wanted her brother to make a good impression, so they were busy trying to find him a good wife, but unfortunately, they couldn't do anything about it. Now that there was a ready-made scholar on her younger sister's side, how could she not set her sights on her?

  "What does this little sister mean by saying that Yu Xuan's character is not good?"

  Upon hearing this, Shen Huan couldn't help but slightly furrow her brow. No matter how she listened to these words, they didn't quite sit right with her. Did Hu Xiaoyan have to nitpick like this? Didn't she know that the point of what she was saying was that she had already helped smooth things over with her in-laws?

  She really can't like such a sister-in-law, although her performance is not the kind of wealthy and heartless woman she dislikes the most. However, this kind of woman who takes people's kindness for granted and feels that it's only natural to do so, she can't like either.

  Before, Shen Han would have reacted to such a situation, she didn't know, she only knew that her heart was very uncomfortable at this moment. For the sake of twenty taels of silver, she had been worried for a long time and finally managed to raise the money and return home to establish a good relationship with her family members. How did such an ungrateful woman pop up?

  "Sister-in-law, is this how you think? I was trying to help your family and now I'm being framed as someone who's bullying you?"

  The words you spoke, everyone can tell that she is angry. At first, in front of Li's family, it almost caused a scene, and now this rare opportunity for the whole family to have a peaceful and happy meal together, do you want to ruin it again?

  Shen Shi Yi immediately gave a signal to his eldest son, while Shen Yi Feng also turned his head to look at his wife, not hiding the displeasure on his face. He picked up the bowl in front of Hu Xiao Yan, scooped up a few mouthfuls from the nearby dishes and pushed it in front of her, saying sternly: "Go back to your room to eat, don't cause trouble here!"

  At noon, she was scolded by her mother-in-law. After that, her husband also warned her not to talk nonsense. She was also implicitly blamed for not giving birth to a child for the Shen family. Hu Xiaoyan felt suffocated in her heart. Wasn't it just a widow and a young aunt returning to her natal home? She is the treasure of the Shen family, but I am just a weed, right?

  Thinking of this, Hu Xiaoyan didn't say another word and turned around to scold Shen Yifeng: "Go back to eat if you want to eat! I won't be able to eat sitting here either! You're so useless!"

  After finishing speaking, Hu Xiaoyan got up with her rice bowl and left, but because of the force, she knocked over the stool on the ground, making a very annoying sound.

  "Little sister... your sister-in-law is just a bit sharp-tongued, no other ill intentions, you..."

  "Big brother, don't worry, I'm not so petty, sister-in-law is a straightforward person, I understand."

  It's been half a day since I got back, and Shen Han has some understanding of the situation in this house. From the commotion at noon to that brief gun smoke, this house is not as calm as it seems on the surface. Hu Xiaoyan's fuss is probably mostly about her own man, she wants her own man to take over the business in the future and become the heir to the family business. Unfortunately, Shen Yifeng is not a good fit for medicine, and he has some grudges with Shen Shiye.

  But although the younger brother has a talent for medicine, he is also afraid of blood. It's not suitable for a doctor to be afraid of blood. Thinking about when Shen Zian was carried back by Lao Da, the seriousness in Lao Da and Father's eyes was probably because of this problem. For Father, Lao Da is the right person, but from the perspective of the shop owner, Lao San is the right person, only...

  "Then Xiao Xuan's matter, I'll trouble you with it."

  "A family doesn't speak two different languages, and having someone to accompany you is a good thing, even if it's just your younger uncle."

  Although she said so, Shen Huan couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive about this matter after Hu Xiaoyan's reaction. Although he didn't know much about his younger uncle, from his daily habits, he should be a person who likes quietness. Moreover, the imperial examination is imminent, and he must not want to be disturbed. When he agreed with his mother on this matter before, he really didn't think deeply, now he feels that it's not quite right, but it's not good to push it back either.

  "Alright, let's talk about it after dinner."

  Shen Shi Yi finally spoke up, and Shen Han also stopped talking. The family finished dinner in peace and quiet. Although Fang Shi wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with her daughter, she was worried that her daughter would be tired from rushing back, so she just told her to rest early and they would go shopping together the next day. They then went back to their rooms to rest.

  Lying in bed, Shen Huan couldn't fall asleep, thinking about it over and over again, but unable to calm down. His heart was inexplicably annoyed, and he didn't know if his mother-in-law had taken the money back to resolve the matter or not. He really hadn't expected that the Yuan family's affair would spread to his parents' ears, truly a case of no wall being impermeable to wind.

  Outside the window, the occasional gusts of wind blowing through the branches made a rustling sound. Shen Huan was already feeling annoyed and now couldn't sleep, so she thought about getting up to take a walk in the courtyard. It just so happened that it was the middle of the month, and looking at the moon would be nice too - who knows if the ancient moon and stars were more beautiful than modern ones?

  Shen Huan sat in the courtyard, her mind a complete blank as she wondered what to think about. She felt that in this big household, there really wasn't a place that belonged to her. She couldn't help but feel a little melancholy in her heart. In her husband's family, despite the harsh conditions, she had been able to live quite comfortably. Could it be that she was truly someone who was meant to suffer?

  "What's wrong with staring at me? I didn't say anything wrong!"

  "Can't you keep your voice down? Little sister is right next door, are you afraid she can't hear?"

  The quiet night sky, with only the sound of wind left, suddenly carried a whispering conversation. It wasn't that she wanted to eavesdrop on others' private conversations, but the surroundings were too quiet and their discussion was too sudden. Moreover, it seemed possible that they might be talking about her. Shen Huan got up and returned to her room, but continuing to sit there and listen leisurely didn't feel right either.

  "It's better if she heard it, I dare say she'd be even more afraid of being heard?"

  Although she said so, Hu Xiaoyan's words obviously lost the confidence of just now, but still in this quiet night, let Shen Han hear clearly, her heart that had just calmed down was once again annoyed, and she was really speechless about this sister-in-law, how could she not be satisfied with whatever others did in her eyes?

  What was said in the house behind, Shen Han didn't have the interest to listen anymore. When she returned to her room and closed the door, it seemed like she intentionally slammed it shut. The lights in the room were also turned on brightly. Soon after, a faint noise could be heard from the eldest's room. She walked over to the bed, took off her outer clothes, lay down, and unexpectedly fell into a deep sleep, sleeping until dawn.

  The next morning, Shen Huan got up early and put on her clothes. She heard a light knock at the door. After tying the belt around her waist, she opened the door to find Fang Shi standing there, which was somewhat unexpected. Originally, she thought it would be Lao Da who came, after all, last night's incident had left them both tacitly understanding each other.

  "Mother... so early?"

  "It's still early? The sun has already climbed up high."

  " Overslept...... "

  Shen Han felt a bit embarrassed, usually waking up early in the morning when she was at her husband's family home, but last night she slept all the way until now. To her surprise, Fang Shi laughed happily: "I was worried about your habit of not being able to sleep well in a new bed, you've been at my family's home for several months and should have gotten used to it by now, I was even worried that you wouldn't be able to sleep well when you came back!"

  "Uh... don't make me sound so pampered."

  As they spoke, the two mother and daughter had already walked hand in hand to the dining hall. Shen Huan still felt a little uncomfortable for a moment. Normally, she would get up early to serve her mother-in-law washing and making breakfast. Now that she slept until the sun shone on her buttocks before getting up, not to mention having ready-made food to eat... The contrast seemed quite big.

  "Are big brother and sister-in-law still not up?"

  As soon as he entered the dining hall, he saw that although his face was still stern, some joy could be seen in his eyebrows and eyes. The old father looked happy, while across from him, two seats were empty. Shen Zian seemed to be somewhat tired and slumped in his chair, and when he saw Shen Han, he only nodded slightly as a greeting.

  "They left early this morning, your sister-in-law said she had something to attend to at her maternal home."

  Shen Huan's heart vaguely understood, last night she had already made it clear to her husband's family that her brother would follow her younger uncle to study, now she estimated that he was anxious to return home to find his younger brother, a typical case of being two-faced, last night still whispering behind her back that she was wrong, today rushing back home to report the good news, what kind of person is this?

  The big brother is such a character, marrying such a woman who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, it's really hard for him.

  "Son, after we finish dinner, come with me and mom to go out on the street, okay?"

  Look at Shen Zian's lackluster appearance, Shen Han just thought he had a case of morning sluggishness, which she also experienced in modern times. For about an hour after waking up, her whole body felt soft and weak, as if she was floating on clouds, but after coming to ancient times, she got better.

  "I'd rather stay in the shop with Father."

  Shen Zian replied with a reply, but didn't show any anger, which made Shen Han smile: "We haven't seen each other for several months, and none of you accompanied me to go out?"

  When Shen Zian heard what Shen Huan said, he also felt a bit embarrassed. His second sister had just returned home and indeed needed someone to accompany her. His older brother had been taken away by his wife, and his father had to stay at the shop, so the only one who could accompany them was himself. Thinking of this, he nodded: "Okay, I'll go be a laborer for once."

  After lunch, Shen Huan and her mother and younger brother left the house. Along the way, they chatted and laughed. When looking at fabrics in the silk store, she saw a large piece of red fabric that made her think of something. She casually asked: "Little brother, when did your fainting spells start?"

  As soon as this was said, Shen Zian's face, which had been smiling with a lot of feeling, immediately stiffened and then twisted. Shen Huan saw the situation and was startled, thinking that maybe her guess was correct, that he actually had some psychological shadow in his heart. Just when she wanted to say something, Shen Zian's face showed puzzlement, those eyes full of question marks, and his furrowed eyebrows could almost pinch a fly to death.

  "Second sister, isn't it you? You're the one who's responsible for this whole thing and yet you're asking me?"