After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Chapter 3 She Has a Fiancé

Although Mrs. Shen felt that her daughter seemed to be more independent-minded, she did not think much about it.

She believed what Shen Jinyao said, that she had been ill for too long and wanted to change her way of life.

Madam Shen stroked Shen Jinyao's hair and said, "Jin'er, whatever you want is fine. Mother will always be your support."

Shen Jinyao was so moved that she believed everything her mother said.

This is fine. As long as the head of the family believes in her, then nothing she does will be too much.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Shen’s next words gave Shen Jinyao a headache.

"Oh, my Jin'er can finally be like a normal woman."

"Your embroidery used to be the best, but now you're almost outdone by Ting'er."

"Oh, and the Minister of Justice's wife is planning a banquet in a few days, and you can attend it."

"Also, you have to find some time to learn housekeeping from me. My dowry shop will be yours then."

……

"Stop, stop... Mom... I just..."

Shen Jinyao protested, saying, "I've just woken up, and I have to learn this and that?"

The maids around her laughed secretly.

It's been a long time since I saw the warm scene of the lady and the lady chatting and laughing.

Mrs. Shen smiled a little embarrassedly, "Look at me, I don't know what to say when I'm happy."

Fearing her daughter would be upset, she changed the subject and said, "It doesn't matter whether you learn these things sooner or later, but there's one thing you have to do tomorrow."

Shen Jinyao was puzzled and didn't understand what her daughter wanted to do as soon as she was able to get out of bed.

Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Jinyao's puzzled expression and sighed.

"Ah, it's also your fault that you got sick at the wrong time. I didn't expect that Hongxuan would be leaving as soon as you recovered."

Who is Hongxuan?

It sounds like a man's name.

Shen Jinyao glanced at Qiuyan and Dongmei inconspicuously. The two of them were still immersed in the joy of the young lady waking up.

It seems that this person exists.

Then why didn’t the two maids mention it just now?

Shen Jinyao was worried about being exposed, so she had to lower her head.

She said, “Are we leaving?”

Mrs. Shen looked at her daughter's shy appearance, feeling both amused and sad.

"Oh, yes. I heard that we will be stationed at the border again soon."

"We agreed to get married in three years. He's gone this time, and I don't know when he'll be back..."

"But don't worry, your grandmother has arranged a marriage for you, and no one can change it."

Shen Jinyao didn't dare to look up, she grabbed the quilt.

what's the situation?

Who to marry? Her?

Madam Shen suddenly grabbed Shen Jinyao's hand and said, "Yao'er, no, you must go see Xiang Hongxuan."

Mrs. Shen took a deep breath and said, "Otherwise, my mother's heart will always feel uneasy."

This time, Shen Jinyao was completely certain that this man named Xiang was engaged to her.

That means she has a fiancé.

Shen Jinyao raised her head and said in a somewhat cold voice, "Mom, this is not good, right? It's so embarrassing."

From the maids' descriptions, Shen Jinyao felt that Madam Shen, as the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, was a relatively restrained and polite person.

She said this just to make Mrs. Shen give up the idea of letting her meet her fiancé in private.

Mrs. Shen was amused by her daughter's words. "What are you talking about? I just asked Xiang Hongxuan to accompany you to the temple and improve our relationship."

Unexpectedly, Shen Jinyao had such a wrong idea, but this was good. She wouldn't worry about her daughter doing something out of line.

She continued, "Besides, since Xiang Hongxuan returned to Shangjing, the Xiang family has sent countless invitations just to see you. But..."

At that time, Shen Jinyao was in a critical situation. The Shen family had no time to take care of her and did not want to spread the news that Shen Jinyao was dying.

Shen Jinyao understood what Mrs. Shen meant. She should send a message back after she recovered.

So it was natural for the two to meet.

"Mom, what are we going to the temple for?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Mrs. Shen actually looked outside the door with a guilty look.

The maid Chunyu understood and quietly closed the door.

Shen Jinyao looked at Mrs. Shen, who seemed to be feeling guilty, and became even more curious about what was going on.

Qiuyan and Dongmei didn't dare to breathe.

It is understandable that the young lady is acting abnormally, after all, she has just recovered from a serious illness.

But why did the lady, who was always dignified and strict, look like this when talking about the temple?

"Jin'er, let me tell you something. I was worried about your health, so I went to the temple to see the abbot. He gave me a jade pendant, which is the one you have around your neck."

"The abbot said that wearing this jade pendant can bring the dead back to life. Now that you're fine, mother wanted to let you fulfill your wish yourself."

And this thing?

Shen Jinyao was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Mrs. Shen would hide it from her husband for the sake of her daughter.

The Marquis is a typical nerd. Qiuyan said that since she fell ill, many people have said that she has a bad fate.

But the Marquis stopped them one by one and threatened to expel anyone who said anything weird or superstitious in the Shen family again.

She touched the jade pendant in her arms. She had felt the presence of the jade pendant since she woke up, but she thought it was just an ordinary jade pendant.

I didn’t expect it to be such a heavy motherly love.

Shen Jinyao struggled and said, "Mom, can't I go and fulfill my vow by myself in the future?"

"No, what if your father finds out? Besides, I won't be at ease if you go alone in the future. It's a good thing that Hongxuan is with you this time."

Under Mrs. Shen's earnest gaze, Shen Jinyao could only nod.

"Go tomorrow. When you come back, you can go and pay your respects to your grandmother. She hasn't seen Hongxuan in a long time."

Shen Jinyao was surprised: "So fast?"

Madam Shen nodded and said, "I heard from your father that Hongxuan will be leaving in the next two days."

"I have to tell the Marquis right away to reply to the Xiang family. Tomorrow, after you leave, you will say that you went to the temple. Do you hear?"

"Oh, Qiuyan and Dongmei have to follow. Find Miss Mingri's clothes for me now."

"Oh, and one more thing. Throw away all of Miss's medicine. Didn't Doctor Li say she doesn't need to take it anymore?"

……

Madam Shen turned around and arranged the servants to work, and then asked the servant to deliver a message to the Marquis.

One moment he said he wanted to replace all the furniture in the room, and the next moment he said he wanted to check the clothes for going to the temple tomorrow.

In short, she no longer paid attention to Shen Jinyao.

Shen Jinyao didn't think there was anything wrong with it. For a lady in a marquis's mansion, it was already good enough for her children to be so kind.

She was a little worried when she thought of her fiancé whom she would meet tomorrow.

It was almost evening when Mrs. Shen was asked to leave by the servants.

"Qiuyan, have you met Mr. Xiang?"

When Shen Jinyao was waiting for Dongmei to leave, she specifically asked Qiuyan.

After all, Dongmei is not as easy to fool as Qiuyan.

Qiuyan shook her head. She had never seen it before.

"Miss, have you forgotten what General Xiang looks like? That's normal, you probably only saw him a few times when you were very young."

Fortunately, such a drastic change in personality is understandable.

So he is a general, so he must be very old, right?

"Qiuyan, you are so smart. I just can't remember it."

This was the first time Qiuyan was praised for her intelligence by someone, and that person was a young lady.

She was delighted and elated.