Chapter 58: Between Mother and Daughter

  The secret he had been keeping to himself was suddenly exposed.

  Shen Mu's warehouse was in disarray and he was at a loss.

  Li's face was cold and stern: "Jin Xi did such an ugly thing, you didn't drive her out early to marry someone else, but instead let her hide in your house to recover from illness. This is the first point. She spoke nonsense there, you didn't use Li Mama who was guilty of doing wrong and timid, but instead sent the maids from your own house to serve her in turns, letting the situation expand arbitrarily. This is the second point. You clearly know that such a thing happened at home, it's not tolerable for her, but when you see that there's no movement on my side, you think I will make an exception for her because of you."

  He has no ability to seize the opportunity. This is his third fault. Knowing that I want to send her to Zhuangzi, he didn't take the initiative to arrange things first, but instead waited and observed with a lucky mind. Weak-willed and indecisive. This is his fourth fault."

  Shen Mu was drenched in sweat.

  "Come, I'll ask you, if I don't let that mouthy Puyu go to the Xiao Liu Garden to sweep snow and instead directly send her to the Zhuangzi, what will you do?"

  So that's how it is.

  It was strange at the time, why did Yu Yu run to Xiaoliu Garden to sweep the snow... Did Li already have an idea when he left Yu Yu behind? Or even earlier...

  Serene and calm, with a clear tongue.

  "You wanted to marry Zhenzhu off to Bai Mu, but you didn't make any arrangements. It wasn't until Zhou Guanshi came to me asking for the marriage that you hastily drank a toast with Zhou Bing and managed to settle the matter. Li Shi's face was as calm as water. "I'll ask you again, you've never met Zhou Bing before. If Zhou Bing didn't have this cleverness, and I had already made up my mind to marry Cuiluan off, what would you do?"

  After the initial panic, in Li's questioning, Shen Muqing gradually calmed down.

  She started to reflect on her own behavior.

  Yes. I've changed a lot... it seems that with the change in my body, my attitude towards things has also changed. The tightness and vigilance of before are gone. Is it in my subconscious? I always feel that even if something happens, Li will still protect me...

  His eyes inadvertently swept over Li's hand, which was slightly shiny due to edema. Shen Muqing felt a pang in his heart. Tears fell without warning.

  Lee's territory. Just hoping she has the ability to protect herself...

  Seeing her daughter in tears was nothing new. Mrs. Li had already wrapped her in her arms and comforted her with a thousand tender words. But at this moment, Mrs. Li could only suppress the reluctance in her heart. She continued to question Shen Muqing sternly: "Tell me, why must you marry Zhuji to Bai Mu?" However, her tone was still somewhat softened.

  Of course it's because they are in love... When people around them get the happiness that they themselves can't have, they will feel happy for them!

  But she couldn't say it out loud.

  The maid of the inner house and the young servant of the outer courtyard, privately taught... what kind of consequences will there be, and how many innocent people will be implicated... just like that fall many years ago, although it brought her from that time and space to this one, she also witnessed with her own eyes the strict feudal hierarchy.

  Seeing his daughter wanting to speak but stopping herself, he remained silent in the end. Mr. Li was very disappointed.

  "Mu Qing, from now on, you must think carefully before acting. I'm not going to indulge your recklessness." She shook her head gently and said with a serious tone, "The Shen family's silk store is entirely under Zhou Bing's name. Without the Shen family backing him up, Zhou Bing's business wouldn't have been so smooth sailing; likewise, without Zhou Bing's diligent management, the Shen family's silk store wouldn't have expanded from two small shops to eighteen branches in ten years. Someone like Zhou Bing is a treasure to be cherished. That's why I've already made plans for Bai Mu's marriage."

  Shen Mu Qing listened attentively and tried hard to keep up with Li's train of thought.

  "Zhou Bing also knew it in his heart. As soon as he came back, he proposed to marry a daughter-in-law and have children, just to show his attitude towards me. Although he is now in charge of the Shen family's business outside, whether it is him or his son or grandson, they are all people of the Shen family for generations." Li said calmly, "But when I really gave Cuiluan to him, he showed a somewhat reluctant expression. In fact, he was also telling me that although he is a servant of the Shen family, he is not someone who can be manipulated at will, and I should give him some face in important matters. It's just that I didn't expect you would come out and stir up trouble, nor did I expect that he would take a chance and get involved with you when I had a slightly indulgent attitude towards you."

  "Hooked? Has he hooked onto this thread of mine?" Shen Muqing was somewhat stunned.

  The people of the Shen family are now all in a state of anxiety, which has a great deal to do with Li's illness. Although they don't go so far as to curry favor with Chen's wife openly, neither will they put on an air of devotion to themselves.

  Mr. Li smiled and said, "He has been following me for over a decade. Even if one day he wants to switch to someone else, others will think that he is someone I've used before, and they'll be hesitant to use him. He might as well stick to the path he's on and take this opportunity to express his attitude of wanting to follow you. Speaking of which, you're not getting any younger either, it's time for you to settle down. Rather than staying in the Shen family with an uncertain future, why not just go with him?"

  "Follow me?" Shen Muqing muttered in confusion, "He's a high-ranking official, can't he even be an escort?"

  "It's just going with the house!" Li said with a smile.

  Will this work? First of all, can Shen Zhen's pass be passed through?

  But today's unexpected events one after another made Shen Muqing lose confidence in his own judgment, and he decided

  Mr. said.

  Who knew that Li didn't let her remain silent and listened to what she had to say, saying: "Tell me, why does he want to go with you as a concubine?"

  Shen Muqing really wanted to break the jar and smash it, answering with a "I don't know", letting Li tell her directly that she had gotten it. However, when she lifted her head and saw Li's hopeful face, she hesitated again.

  "After some deliberation, she said cautiously: 'Is it because if I were to get married, you would definitely give me two shops as my dowry? And since I'm still young and don't understand anything, while his family wouldn't dare interfere with my dowry, this way all the shop's affairs would be entirely up to him... This is no different from him opening a shop himself... It's not even better than if he opened a shop himself. At least Shen's family has smoothed out those official matters for him.'"

  Li's face cleared slightly as he smiled and nodded: "Not bad. That's why he would resolutely abandon the jade pendant for the pearl."

  Could it be that Zhou Bai Mu also thought of marrying Zhu Ji because of this...

  A thought flashed through Shen Muqing's mind, and his heart suddenly felt a chill.

  But she didn't have time to think carefully, Li looked at her with piercing eyes: "Mu Qing, why did you insist on going to the Medicine King Temple that day with a simple carriage?"

  Looking at Li's eyes full of wisdom, Shen Qing suddenly realized.

  For someone like Li who has experienced many ups and downs in life, his own concealment is how ridiculous!

  What she is worried about is not her own death, but that her last wish cannot be fulfilled!

  Mu Qing suddenly felt a clarity in front of her eyes.

  For a mother like this, the best comfort is to show her in front of you that you have the ability to protect yourself.

  She straightened her back and said: "I often followed the old master to the Medicine King Temple, passing by a nearby pharmacy called Jizheng. I saw many people seeking medical treatment there, so this pharmacy should be good. I took the prescription that Liu Daren wrote for you and asked about your condition."

  Perhaps because he had made up his mind about things, Shen Muqing changed from his usual carefree self, and a hint of coldness seeped into his voice.

  A flash of relief flickered across Li's eyes: "Why go far and wide when you can just ask Dr. Liu directly?"

  "There's no evidence, I'm just afraid he'll brush me off!"

  "How much longer?"

  Just as he was about to speak, Shen Muqing hesitated for a moment: "When we had guests at home, I asked Dr. Liu. He said it would take at least two months or half a year..."

  Li closed his eyes and leaned back against the big armchair behind him with a tired expression.

  She muttered to herself in a low voice: "... that is to say, I can hold on until next summer, and I won't be able to hold on before or after the Spring Festival..."

  Clearly knowing one's own death news is that even people with broad minds and insight into the world will have a moment of sorrow!

  Shen Mu Qing grasped Li Shi's hand.

  Li turned her face and looked at Shen Muqing with a faint smile: "Muqing, what are you going to do now?"

  That is different from the usual joking, teasing or coquettish tone between mother and daughter, but a tone of discussion.

  Treat Shen Muqing as a person who can think independently and negotiate with her.

  "In concrete terms, I haven't thought it through yet. But what I'm thinking is that no matter what, I have to make arrangements for the people around me. In case of an emergency, I need to have someone reliable by my side."

  Li slightly raised her eyes and looked at her: "At least she can still see her own situation clearly, which makes me feel a bit relieved."

  Just set my mind at ease!

  Can't believe it at all!

  Shen Mu Qing lowered his head in slight embarrassment.

  The house fell silent.

  The grandfather clock in the eastern room was ticking away regularly, and the sound of "tick-tock" clearly entered her ears, making people feel more anxious about the unease that filled the air.

  Li slowly leaned back on the big pillow, closing her eyes with a look of exhaustion.

  "Mu Qing, the third young master of the Liang family!"

  "What!" Shen Muqing didn't understand the meaning of this sentence for a moment, but soon she reacted.

  During this period, I visited seven or eight families. Either their knowledge was slightly inferior, or their appearance was not quite right. There were two that seemed acceptable at first glance, but when asked, they turned out to be born out of wedlock. This didn't bother me, in fact, those born out of wedlock are better off, marrying into a family and living life on their own terms is more liberating. But when called upon to ask questions face-to-face, they were all very nervous... Alas, this was only in front of me, if it were in front of the old master, I fear they wouldn't even be able to get their words out.

  Is it Liang Jimin?

  Is that the elegant and refined gentleman Liang Jimin?

  Shen Mu Qing had a moment of daze.

  "He is the third son in the family, with an older half-brother and a legitimate older brother. This title, no matter how hard he tries, will never fall on his head. He has no desires, so naturally, he also has no anger... Li's voice was filled with exhaustion. "Now he is a scholar, later he will be a fallen scholar, as long as he doesn't have high expectations, he can still become an official and be a idle deputy officer, isn't that better? He and you are the same, both liking those things that waste money, even if he's not as devoted as you say, the two of them won't be speechless when facing each other... Later, after having children, this husband will become even more indifferent... I'll tidy up the family's belongings and quietly accompany him to your place, as long as Liang Jiemin doesn't pick up the habit of excessive gambling, he will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life..."

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  Chapter 58: Between Mother and Daughter