Chapter 290 - Chu Shi's Big Trouble
Shen Zhiyun was so excited about this banquet that she kept talking about it on her way back, saying that Qin Xiangning's zither was really special and that Dongfang Ruoxue's painting was really too good, until she got home.
When they got out of the car, An Yanran and An Yanyue who were behind them, could not help but frown when they heard her excited voice, the two of them looked at each other, which could be full of disdain in their eyes.
An Qing Ran didn't see the Crown Prince at this party and wondered why he, who showed up when something was not going on, could not come to such a lively occasion.
Probably something big was going on.
An Qing Ran smiled at herself a little by thinking of the Crown Prince.
As soon as she entered Dongnuange, she saw the sad and indignant look on her mother's face: "You're back, Old Lady An is still on hunger strike, and your father even went so far as to visit her ......".
"And did Mother go to see Auntie?"
"Huh? Why are you asking about her all of a sudden?"
"An Mingbo has won the Imperial Examination, this is a great event, is Auntie going to throw a banquet for Mingbo?" An Qing Ran asked again.
Lian Jin Yu froze for a moment, "At this time? What about the old lady's hunger strike, what about her banquet?"
"So, this matter should be Auntie to solve ah, after all, the old lady is fighting for the interests of her family, she should also step in to solve ...... Mother, you put your heart down, this matter does not need us to solve. Trust me." An Qingran's face was calm.
It is indeed as she says.
An Mingbo's success in the imperial examinations was a great joy, and Chu was relieved of her ban by An Zhongyuan, so she came out to make two decent clothes for her son, and to inform his relatives and friends about a banquet, and of course, he had to prepare gifts to thank his teacher. So it's busy as it’s new year eve.
However, some family were happy and some families were sad, Fang's eyes were already staring like a black-eyed chicken, Shen Zhihua was like a frosted aubergine, he sat there with straight eyes, not knowing whether he was dumb or not, Qiao kept dropping tears beside her, but did not dare to raise her voice, she could only stifle her tears, Fang Shi finally spoke up, "We didn't provoke the Crown Prince, did we?"
Shen Zhihua didn't understand why her mother said that, and Fang blushed a little shyly, "When An Qingran's face was badly injured, didn't we go to propose marriage? There might have been something in what I said that made them misunderstand, so it's possible for them to take revenge."
"It must be so, this time, I answered all the questions in the examination, I know I did well, mother you are right to say so, it must be the crown prince who is behind this ......" Shen Zhihua finally found his vent and couldn't help but get cranky. "I'll go find him."
"You're confused ......," Fang Shi tugged at her son, "You know what the Crown Prince is? And you have no proof, what are you going to do?"
Shen Zhihua sniffed and deflated as he sat down again: 'It's time for us to leave here too, I don't want to stay in this place for a day ......'
"Right now your grand aunt's side is having a problem, let's see how it goes first, she's been on hunger strike for almost two days now, I don't know how this is going ......," Fang Shi sighed.
How is this so unpleasant?
She went back to the Bei yuan Court, where the maids had laid a large table of food, and the old Furen lay quietly in bed, ignoring it.
"Auntie, you can't be like this, if anything happens to you, our Shen family will have even less hope ......" Fang Shi sat on the bed, "Zhihua didn't make it in all these exams, but Mingbo came fifteenth. This is a good thing, I heard from the maids that brother Zhongyuan is preparing a banquet for guests. No matter what, the second house is going to have its day, so why care about this little General's house?"
"What do you know!" The old lady gave her a look.
There were some things she could not say, of course.
Fang Shi still wanted to persuade, just as Chu Shi arrived, all dressed in glorious clothes, her face full of joy, at the sight of Fang Shi, her heart stabbed like a knife point, but she couldn't show it on the surface: "Congratulations, are you here to ask my aunt for instructions on whether to hold a banquet?"
"You've thought of it all, I've come to see. Mother, why aren't you eating? Ming Bo has also passed his exams, what will we do if anything happens when you are hungry?" Chu Shi's voice was quite gentle.
Fang Shi also tried to persuade, but seeing that the old lady was getting more and more determined, and the expression on Chu Shi's face was getting harder and harder, she was smart enough to run away on her own.
Seeing Fang Shi's departure, Chu Shi let out a sigh of relief and changed her expression:"Mother, have you ever thought that if you die, the General's Mansion will not belong to us, and if An Zhongyuan reports to Ding You(three years mourning), how much influence will it have on him?IAren't you wasting effort?Moreover, I see that the front yard is very quiet, whether you die or not, they do not care, perhaps you die, they are still happy, if you continue to act like this, don’t know others are happy but it will definitely harm us ......"
"You ......" the old Furen sat up in anger, "What are you talking about? For whom have I done all this? You don't appreciate it, but you blame us."
"How can we not appreciate that, but in this current situation, you're clearly making a stupid move ......"
"That's all I'm going to do, I'll see if he's planning to starve me to death, I'll see if word gets out whether he, a General, is ashamed of himself." The old Furen lay there in anger again.
Chu Shi was furious: "You are harming us and benefiting others, I don't know what you think."
"Get lost, I don't want to see you." The old Furen waved her hand to drive her away.
Chu Shi’s expression changed in anger a while later: "I tell you, if you were to die, we wouldn't put mourning clothes and mourn for your death, you don't expect a family sacrifice at the annual festival ......"
The old Furen pointed at her, her face turned red as she failed to catch her breath, the little maid saw that something was wrong and immediately went forward to pat her back, finally coughing out. Chu Shi stood there helplessly shaking her head: "If you do this, you are setting our sons and daughters up for unfilial, there is no telling how they will be poked behind their backs, you'd better eat quickly ......"
"Get out, I don't ...... want to see you, cough ......" the old Furen waved her hand.
As soon as Chu Shi turned around, she went out.
When she left the courtyard, she was still so angry that her face turned white and her hands trembled.
Just in time to be seen by An Ranyue, she went into the house and said she would go and advise.
An Ranyue approached: "Grandma, aren't you happy that brother has passed the exam?"
The old Furen had not yet caught her breath and did not look at An Ranyue with a good face: "What are you doing here?"
"Grandma, Ming Bo has passed the entrance exam ......"
"I know ......," sighed the Old Lady.
"But you have been on hunger strike, if you really have that day, brother has not yet been ordained to follow the three years of dingxi, and then return after three years, it is likely to delay a great many things, grandmother, you eat ......" An Ranyue persuaded.
"You do not persuade me, I have no other way, this General's residence must be taken back."
