OBS Chapter 717: Planning a Big Wave
Chapter 717: Planning a Big Wave
As a first-rank official, Shen Maoxue could not be without a wife, and the Shen family could not be without a mistress.
There is no rule in the Great Zhou Dynasty that a husband must observe mourning for his wife. It will probably not be long before Shen Maoxue remarries.
Although Shen Zhinian's mother is Madam Meng, even if Shen Maoxue remarried, the new wife would not be so bold as to claim to be Shen Zhinian's stepmother.
But given this relationship, if Shen Maoxue marries a restless woman, it will also bring trouble to Shen Zhinian and even the Fourth Prince.
Although there are many parents in the world who truly love their daughters, there are also many who want to marry into the rich and powerful.
With the Shen family's current status and position, there are countless noble families in the capital who want to marry their unmarried daughters to the Shen family.
It seems that she needs to have someone keep an eye on this matter secretly to prevent Shen Maoxue from being plotted against by others and marrying a wife who will affect her and Axu's future.
But on second thought, Shen Zhinian felt that he might be worrying too much.
After what happened to Zhou, she realized that Father Shen was far more realistic and snobbish than she had imagined.
Even if he wanted to remarry, he would probably only choose a noble lady who could help his future. How could anyone be pleasing to him?
But to be on the safe side, Shen Zhinian still instructed Fuqiu to send someone to keep an eye on the matter secretly.
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Lu Jianglin is still so young, but he has already passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. In the entire Great Zhou, he is considered a promising young man.
If not everyone knew that he was the son-in-law of the Minister of Personnel, Lord Shen, Lu Jianglin would probably have been caught as a son-in-law on the day the results were announced.
However... even with such achievements, Lu Jianglin, and even Lu's mother and Lu Jiangyue, still couldn't stand up to Shen Nanqiao.
Because of her powerful family background, she had the confidence to stand tall in her husband's family!
There were several times when Shen Nanqiao could feel that she had actually irritated Lu Jianglin. But this man didn't know what he was thinking, and he swallowed his anger and just said that he would not argue with her.
Shen Nanqiao was not stupid. From their words, he could tell that the three members of the Lu family, mother and son, were more afraid of Concubine Chen and the Fourth Prince in the palace than of their father's identity.
After all, a noble like that could ruin Lu Jianglin's future with just one sentence.
No matter what the relationship between Shen Nanqiao and Concubine Chen is, in the eyes of outsiders, they are sisters. No wonder Lu Jianglin is becoming more and more obedient in front of her.
Although she didn't know what went wrong in this life, Lu Jianglin couldn't get the top three prizes and be made a marquis and a prime minister. She also couldn't be like Shen Zhinian in her previous life, a lady of the first rank with unlimited glory.
But Shen Nanqiao kept comforting herself in her heart. No matter what, her life in this life was much better than her previous life where she suffered many setbacks in the harem and finally died tragically in the cold palace.
Moreover, in this life, her father was not implicated by her and was not demoted to the frontier. Instead, his official position became higher and higher, and she was able to benefit from her father's influence.
With his father's support, Lu Jianglin's career will not be too bad.
Maybe... this is fine.
Shen Nanqiao accepted his fate, and the only thing he was worried about now was Zhou.
These doctors outside are so useless that they can't even cure a stroke. Shen Nanqiao was already thinking about how to ask Shen Zhinian to send an imperial physician to see his mother.
Who knew that at this moment, the door of the Lu family was slammed loudly.
Shen Nanqiao frowned and went forward to open the door, only to find that the person who came was actually an old servant of the Shen family.
Shen Nanqiao's eyes flashed with surprise, and he asked in confusion: "Uncle Zhang, why did you come here at this time?"
The Lu family also knew that Uncle Zhang was an old servant who was very popular with Shen Maoxue.
Lu Jianglin was proud of his status and naturally would not go forward to please others.
However, Lu's mother and Lu Jiangyue were particularly attentive.
Mother Lu forced a smile and stepped forward to ask, "But what instructions does my father-in-law have?"
Could it be that the Shen family has something good to give them, or that the father-in-law finally remembered that he has a son-in-law who is also a Jinshi and needs support?
Although Uncle Zhang didn't like Zhou's kind face but cruel heart, he had watched Shen Nanqiao grow up.
At this moment, he sighed and said in a deep voice: "Miss, the lady is gone, you should pack up and go back to the Shen family to attend the funeral..."
Shen Nanqiao was stunned and couldn't believe what he heard!
How can this be? !
Clearly, in the previous life, when my mother was exiled to the frontier with my father, she was in good health.
Even if I didn't know why I had a stroke in this life, I shouldn't be gone so soon...
why? !
Why did the person she loved most leave her just when she had finally accepted the reality and was ready to live a peaceful life?
From now on...will she be a motherless child?
At this moment, Shen Nanqiao felt as if someone had hit him hard in the heart, and he felt extremely confused.
I can’t be a first-rank lady, and my mother is gone too.
Why is it that other people in the storybooks who are reborn all live a life of power, while her fate remains so miserable?
Do not!
Shen Nanqiao simply couldn't accept this fact.
Mother Lu and Lu Jiangyue looked at each other. Although they were a little surprised by the result, they also felt it was reasonable.
The last time my mother-in-law fell ill, it looked quite scary. It didn't seem strange that she died so suddenly.
Lu Jianglin was the first to react. He supported Shen Nanqiao's shaky body and said gently, "Don't be afraid, my lady. No matter what happens, I will always be by your side."
"Even if my mother-in-law passes away, you still have Xiaosheng in the future!"
This situation is when a woman is most vulnerable. He had long been fed up with Shen Nanqiao's arrogance and unreasonableness, so of course he had to take this opportunity to control Shen Nanqiao's heart!
Seeing that Shen Nanqiao was in a state of panic, Uncle Zhang bowed to Lu Jianglin and said, "Please take Miss back to the Shen family, sir."
Lu Jianglin nodded, looking gentle: "Don't worry, I will take good care of Nan Qiao."
One must change into plain clothes when attending a funeral. Lu Jianglin supported the distraught Shen Nanqiao and returned to the room.
He was already a fellow Jinshi, so the Lu family's conditions naturally improved a lot. These days, Lu's mother and Lu Jiangyue's living standards have risen sharply, and the materials they wear are bright in color and soft in texture.
"What bad luck!"
Mother Lu shook her head and pulled Lu Jiangyue, saying, "Let's go, let's change into plain clothes."
"You have to cry hard when you go to the Shen family to attend your mother-in-law's funeral. Maybe your father-in-law will be moved by your sincerity towards her and give us a lot of good things!"
When Mother Lu said this, her eyes were full of calculation.
Lu Jiangyue's eyes rolled around, and she didn't know what she was thinking about. Her tone suddenly became nervous: "Mom, what are those little possessions worth?"
"We should plan something big!"