Chapter 216
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Time flew by and in a blink of an eye it was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month was an auspicious day, suitable for weddings and funerals. It was also the day that Prince Yu residence, which had been silent for many years, would marry a Wangfei. After Prince Yu had been a widower for many years, Prince Yu residence finally welcomed a new Mistress. However everyone knew that this was not something to be happy about. Just like the previous Prince Yu's Wangfei, who knew when this happy event would turn into a funeral?
The target that Prince Yu residence was marrying was the Di daughter of the Shen family's Second household in the Ding capital, Shen Qing. There were three Di daughters in the Formidable Great General's residence. Shen Miao was famous for being an idiot, Shen Yue was famous for her talents and Shen Qing could be considered as beautiful, generous, capable and intelligent. In the end, such a good young lady married to Prince Yu of the First Rank, which made one unable to help but sigh.
"That Shen Gui must be crazy." Someone in the crowd that was watching the bustle whispered, "Isn't this like watching one's daughter jump into the fire pit by herself? Really sinful."
"What do you know." Another person disagreed, "I heard from my official Biao Older Brother that this Eldest Shen Young Lady and Prince Yu had been secretly having an affair and her stomach was already pregnant. If it was not because she was pregnant with the Imperial flesh and blood, she would have been drowned."
"Ah? Is what you said true? "When the surrounding people heard it, they were somewhat surprised as it was obvious that they did not know about this before.
That person proudly shook his head, "Isn't it so? One heard that during the returning banquet in the Palace, all the civil and military officials saw it with their own eyes. So this Eldest Shen Young Lady is not pitiful at all and only has herself to blame."
"It is indeed so. Getting pregnant before marriage is immoral!"
"Really do not know shame!"
"How could the Second household of the Shen family teach such a daughter? General Shen is noble and virtuous, but it is really a disgrace to the family. "
"What does this have to do with General Shen? General Shen is not in the Ding capital all year round and is still a daughter raised by the other two households. "
Everyone were talking at once and their words were filled with disdain towards Shen Qing. From the initial sympathy to the subsequent abuse, it seemed that it was just a matter of a short moment. Even Shen Gui and Ren Wan Yun were poked in the back.
The person in the crowd who had initially said that Shen Qing was pregnant laughed quietly, turned around, and disappeared into the crowd.
In the Shen residence, the matchmaker was grooming Shen Qing.
Ren Wan Yun, who was standing behind Shen Qing, tightly twisted the handkerchief in her hands, wishing that she could tear it into pieces. She had raised her daughter well, but now she had to watch helplessly as Shen Qing jumped into the fire pit. There wasn't a mother who didn't love her children. For Ren Wan Yun, all of this was like someone cutting her flesh with a knife.
Unlike Ren Wan Yun, Chen Qing did not have such strong emotions. She quietly sat on her seat and let the matchmaker handle her. The matchmaker smiled and said, "Eldest Young Miss, this old woman is going to twist the dough for you. This is a little painful, so Eldest Young Miss should endure it first. After a while, you will be a beautiful bride!"
It would have been better if she didn't say this, but once she said it, Ren Wan Yun only felt pain in her heart and almost fainted. Chen Qing looked at herself in the bronze mirror with a stupefied expression. If it wasn't for her eyes blinking from time to time, people would have thought that she was a lifeless corpse.
The matchmaker's heart was somewhat apprehensive when she saw Chen Qing's appearance. She took out a thin cotton thread from the box and started to twist the dough for Chen Qing. This twisting of dough was to twist the face until it was white and clean and it was indeed very painful. In the past, those Eldest Young Ladies would always shout out a few words of pain. However when the twisting thread landed on Chen Qing's face, Chen Qing was still expressionless, as if she was dead.
"Qing-er …" Ren Wan Yun could not help but shed tears.
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