eurekapd Chapter 239 Lost
Chapter 239 Lost
Everything was as Shen Shuyi expected, and she was naturally relieved.
However, he still had to save face, so Shen Shuyi stepped forward, knelt down and said, "Dad, it's not easy for mother to manage the dowry left by my mother and the household affairs over the years. Shuyi believes that mother was just confused for a moment and it was unintentional..."
Shen Jingchuan said in a deep voice: "Don't speak for her anymore! As the mistress of a family, she did such a thing. Is she worthy of my entrustment? Is she worthy of my trust?"
"Dad, but Shuyi thinks we should give mother another chance..."
Shen Shuyi's eyes were clear, and he seemed unwilling to believe that Qin Xuerong was really such a person.
Shen Jingchuan interrupted impatiently, "Alright! No need to say any more. Let Qin make up for the loss of your dowry. If you can't make up for it, don't blame me for being ruthless. I will just give you a divorce letter and you can go back to the Qin family!"
Qin Xuerong was slightly startled when she met Shen Jingchuan's eyes. She could clearly see the disgust in his eyes.
"Master!" Qin Xuerong choked up and said with tears streaming down her face, as if she couldn't believe that he would be so heartless.
Madam Qin frowned and couldn't help but said, "My dear son-in-law, isn't this too much? Even if Xuerong did something wrong, she still gave birth to four children for the Shen family. How can the children live with themselves in the future if you humiliate her like this?"
Shen Jingchuan sneered: "I would like to ask my mother-in-law, how did the Qin family raise their daughter? How should I, Shen Jingchuan, behave with her behavior? How should I deal with it! I am afraid that soon, the whole capital will be full of jokes about me, Shen Jingchuan!"
He misappropriated the dowry left by his deceased wife and let his youngest son squander it all.
If this matter gets out, the Shen family will be criticized!
No matter how innocent Shen Jingchuan is, he will still be despised by others!
"Your Qin family wants to save face, but who will take care of the face of our Shen family? The head of the Qin family is indeed dedicated, but so many things have gone wrong over the years. I think she should take a good rest!" Old Madam Shen also spoke.
After saying this, Qin Xuerong collapsed to the ground.
Madam Qin said again: "But you have to consider your children. If you divorce your wife, how will your children live?"
What Old Madam Qin is most worried about now is Shen Jingyu's marriage.
The Qin family is ambitious and has been planning for a long time, and they also want to win the credit of following the dragon.
Unfortunately, there are no outstanding figures in the Qin family for three generations. Since they cannot compete in the court, they can only focus on the inner house.
Therefore, Shen Jingyu is now the one she values the most, and her marriage is also a top priority.
Shen Jingchuan said in a deep voice: "Mother-in-law has misunderstood. I said that if Qin can make up the dowry, I will keep her in the Shen Mansion for the sake of our past friendship. But if she can't, we in the Shen Mansion will never allow her to stay!"
Shen Jingchuan's words were resolute and firm. Although he seemed to be much calmer now, he looked extremely disappointed and cold-hearted.
Old Madam Qin frowned, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
The Shen family's attitude may seem like they are forcing their own family. After all, this amount of money is not a small amount. If the Qin family does not want Qin Xuerong to be divorced, they must find a way to pay the money to make up for her shortfall.
After all, Qin Xuerong had just taken out such a large sum of money not long ago, and now she doesn't have much money in her hands. It's impossible for Shen Jingchuan not to know this.
But since he knew it, he still wanted Qin Xuerong to make up the money. Isn't this targeting the Qin family?
"Does my dear son-in-law have to do this?" Old Madam Qin asked back in a cold voice, knowing that her daughter had completely lost this game.
But losing a game doesn’t matter, what matters is being kicked out.
So no matter what, Qin Xuerong cannot be divorced!
Qin Guiqiong wanted to say something to help, but at the moment, the evidence was irrefutable. Putting aside the testimonies of the pawnshop and Duobao Pavilion owners, the testimony of Nanny Wang and Shen Jinglin alone was enough to doom her sister.
At this moment, whatever others say seems pale and powerless.
Shen Jingchuan met Madam Qin's gaze, neither humble nor arrogant, and said slowly: "Mother-in-law, people have to pay the price for their actions."
After a pause, Shen Jingchuan continued, "Besides, I would rather not have given birth to a rebellious son like Shen Jinglin!"
When talking about Qin Xuerong, Shen Jingchuan felt not only disappointed and heartbroken, but also angry and infuriated towards Shen Jinglin.
The Shen family is not a wealthy family, so I don’t know how they could raise such a naive and innocent playboy!
How much is his annual salary?
He actually dared to talk about tens of thousands of taels of silver!
When Shen Jingchuan thought of this, his chest ached with anger.
At present, the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion is considering his face. Although the matter of him appropriating his deceased wife's dowry will not become a hot topic, his bastard son will surely become famous!
I’m afraid that within a few days, we will hear his name in front of Your Majesty.
"Master...Master! I know I was wrong. I was just jealous of you. I was jealous that you always thought of me all these years. I was jealous that you loved me back then. So when I saw those jewelry, I was moved. I thought if I was like that, would you love me more?"
As she spoke, Qin Xuerong's tears fell one by one.
She no longer defended herself and only talked about her admiration for Shen Jingchuan over the years.
Qin Xuerong had a good appearance, but at the moment she looked very sad, with disheveled hair, pale face, and some blood at the corners of her lips, which made her look quite pitiful.
Shen Jingchuan just looked at her coldly, obviously not believing her nonsense.
Qin Xuerong laughed at herself and said softly, "Since I was promoted to be your wife, your love for me has become less and less... I was originally happy that you have me in your heart and have given me such an honor."
"But the first two years were fine. Since then, you've come to my room less and less frequently. Apart from household matters, it seems like there's no affection between you and me anymore!"
"Do you know how much I longed for you to come to my room every day? Do you know how sad I was when you left my room and went to other concubines?"
"But I know that I am the mistress and the lady, and I cannot be jealous because of this. So I can only hold on to the power in my hands tightly and try to make myself more useful..."
Qin Xuerong fell to the ground, completely disregarding her image.
She didn't care how many people were present, she cried as if talking to herself, her heart breaking, but she insisted on saying these words to Shen Jingchuan.
It seemed that by doing so, I could open up my heart and show it to him carefully.
She had to admit that she understood Shen Jingchuan.
Shen Shuyi clearly saw that the tense lines on his cheap father's face relaxed a little.
That’s right, thinking of the ups and downs, tenderness and sweetness of these years, he finally softened his heart.
Or perhaps, his favoritism towards Aunt Wu and even other concubines over the years would eventually make him feel a little guilty.
Qin Xuerong knelt on the ground, choking with sobs, "I am willing to hand over the power of housekeeper. It's good that you can give up this power. I am tired a long time ago. I just hope that without this restraint, the master can give me another chance. I don't want anything, I just want to accompany you more..."