amaotonovel Chapter 350 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Chapter 350 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Chapter 350 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis's Marquisate VS The Frail and Early-Dying Eldest Son of the Marquis's Family (25)
"The old Taoist priest has calculated that two happy events happened in your household recently, madam. The arrival of a new bride is a joyous occasion, but unexpected changes also occurred during these two happy events."
Two couples entered the mansion on the same day, but the auspicious time for their weddings was more favorable to the southwest, causing the originally weak fortune of the southwest to begin to rise.
However, the total fortune of a prefecture is limited. As fortune ebbs and flows, if the fortune of the southwest is strong, the fortune of other places will be weak. When fortune is weak, people will encounter misfortune.
Therefore, madam, I see that your face is dark, which indicates that the fortunes of your household are not good for you, especially your children's palace, which may be experiencing some setbacks recently.
If this isn't dealt with promptly, things will likely become increasingly unfavorable for you. Madam, you should make plans as soon as possible..."
Lady Hou clenched her hands tightly at her sides, her heart filled with panic. Things had indeed started to go wrong after Shen Huaizhi and Shen Yichen got married.
The thought that Lord Shen insisted on setting the wedding date of Shen Huaizhi on the same day she married Shen Yichen sent a shiver down the spine of Lady Hou.
It seems that the auspicious time that day was indeed favorable to Shen Huaizhi. Look, Shen Huaizhi's health is gradually improving, but now her son and daughter have run into trouble, haven't they?
The facts were right before her eyes, leaving Lady Hou no choice but to believe them.
The southwest direction is precisely the direction of the courtyard where Shen Huaizhi lives.
Lady Hou's mind was in turmoil. She somewhat believed the Taoist's words, but her intuition as the mistress of the Hou mansion made her somewhat skeptical of the Taoist's appearance.
Lady Hou was hesitant, wondering whether to believe or not.
In the end, Lady Hou did not ask any further questions and ordered the coachman to leave immediately.
The white-haired, youthful-looking Taoist priest was actually someone Su Jinyue had hired to impersonate her. She thought it was a foolproof story, but unexpectedly, the Lady Hou didn't even ask about the follow-up and just left.
The fake Taoist priest was terrified. Had he been exposed? Or had his story revealed a flaw?
Although he was inwardly flustered, the fake Taoist maintained a composed and dignified demeanor, remaining calm and unhurried as the carriage departed.
Then, the carriage, which had traveled several dozen meters, suddenly stopped again, and a nanny got off. The fake Taoist priest's heart immediately settled.
Back at the Marquis's residence, the Marquis's wife got off the carriage with a heavy heart, but before she could even return to her quarters, she was startled by the news brought to her by a servant who rushed over.
"Madam, Madam, something terrible has happened! The Third Young Master has fallen from the artificial hill in the garden!..."
Lady Hou was shocked: "What did you say?! What happened to Xuan'er?"
The servant knelt on the ground, recounting his story with snot and tears streaming down his face.
"The Third Young Master saw that Madam had been feeling down lately, so he thought of ways to cheer you up."
The flowers in the garden are in bloom, so the Third Young Master thought of painting a picture of spring flowers for you. He climbed the artificial hill to find a good angle.
Who knew that, in a moment of carelessness, the third young master lost his footing and fell off the artificial hill…
Lady Hou was extremely anxious and rushed to the courtyard of the third young master, Shen Yixuan, while scolding the servants: "How did you servants take care of the young master? How could you let him climb the artificial hill and fall down from it?"
"Where's the royal physician? Has he examined the young master? How serious are his injuries?"
Lady Hou rushed to the residence of the Third Young Master Shen Yixuan. The family physician had just finished examining the Third Young Master. Fortunately, the artificial hill was not too high, and a servant stepped on it. Shen Yixuan had only sprained his ankle. After applying medicine and resting for a few days, he was fine.
Knowing it was just a false alarm, Lady Hou relaxed and sat down in a chair. Only then did she realize that her palms were sweaty.
Lady Hou dared not think about what she would do if something really happened to Xuan'er.
Lady Hou then thought of the Taoist priest she had met on her way back. All three of her children had met with misfortune, and what the Taoist priest had said was true!
After examining Shen Yixuan's injuries, Madam Hou instructed him to rest in bed before returning to her own residence.
As soon as she returned, she shut out everyone around her, leaving only her personal maid to speak, but no one knows exactly what they said.
Afterwards, Lady Hou went to the study to find Lord Shen. No servants were allowed to attend to her in the study, and guards were on duty outside. No one knew about their conversation.
Lord Shen and Lady Hou talked for a long time before Lady Hou left the study with a satisfied expression.
In the study, Lord Shen sat expressionlessly behind his desk. He remained motionless for a long time before slowly reaching into a hidden compartment under the desk and taking out a jade pendant.
Lord Shen stared at the jade pendant for a very long time, his expression suddenly becoming somewhat melancholy.
"Is it you? I've been helping you for over ten years, I don't owe you anything."
You shouldn't have schemed against my daughter!
Was it a warning you gave me that my two sons got into trouble?
Eighteen years ago, I compromised once out of consideration for our past relationship. This time, I won't make the same mistake again!
That night, after listening to Ping An's report on the situation at the Marquis's residence, Su Jinyue also put away the real-time monitoring equipment and learned about the decision of the Marquis's wife and Marquis Shen.
Su Jinyue sighed. She wasn't surprised that the Lady of the Marquis would give up on Shen Huaizhi. What she didn't expect was that Lord Shen would agree to the Lady of the Marquis's proposal without any refusal.
Su Jinyue wanted to take Shen Huaizhi away from the Marquis's mansion temporarily, but this was not an easy task.
Therefore, Su Jinyue wanted to take advantage of what the Marquis had said before, that Shen Huaizhi and the Marquis's family were incompatible, and do something to deepen the Marquis's impression of this idea.
The second young master Shen Yichen's condition worsened, which was caused by Su Jinyue. It looks serious, but it is not actually life-threatening. He will recover in a few days.
Lady Hou is a Buddhist. Since her daughter Shen Yuxi and son Shen Yichen have both run into trouble, she will definitely go out to worship Buddha. Then Su Jinyue arranged for a fake Taoist priest to expose Shen Huaizhi's intentions against her children.
Afterwards, when Lady Hou returned to the mansion and the Third Young Master Shen Yixuan got into trouble, she became even more convinced of the false Taoist's words. Only then did she follow the solution suggested by the false Taoist.
Every step Su Jinyue took was meticulously planned, stepping on the Hou Madam's psychological defenses. A mother's love is strong; even if it's just a false fortune-telling claim, the Hou Madam would do it for the safety of her children.
The outcome was exactly as Su Jinyue had expected.
But Su Jinyue didn't understand what Lord Shen was talking to himself in the study at the end. Shen Yichen and Shen Yixuan had an accident, and it was clearly her fault. Why did Lord Shen say that it was "her" who gave them a warning?
They also said that the other party plotted against Shen Yuxi. Could it be that Lord Shen already knows who the mastermind behind framing Shen Yuxi and causing her to fall into the water is?
Judging from Lord Shen's words, he had already helped the other party once 18 years ago, which was probably related to Shen Huaizhi.
But now Lord Shen is no longer willing to help them, and even Shen Huaizhi has been abandoned by Lord Shen.