dognovel Chapter 720 His Highness Prince Jin Arrives
Chapter 720 His Highness Prince Jin Arrives
Feeling the sad atmosphere around Shen Maoxue, Jiang Lingzhou was also infected by him and became depressed.
However, in this situation, he didn't know what words to say to comfort her.
Just as my adoptive father said, how could most people bear the grief of suddenly losing their beloved wife?
In the end, Jiang Lingzhou could only repeat those words: "...father, I am in mourning."
When the guests who came to pay their respects saw this scene, they all thought that it was rare that Lord Shen, although a noble minister of the Ministry of Personnel, could be so deeply in love with his first wife!
Especially those noble ladies, when they thought of their own heartless and lustful husbands, and then looked at the feelings that Lord Shen had for Madam Shen, they felt more and more envious.
Officials of all ranks took this opportunity to come to Shen Maoxue and comfort him, "Sir Shen, Madam Shen is gone. You must mourn for her!"
"Yes, you and Madam Shen had a deep love for each other. I'm sure Madam Shen's spirit in heaven would be worried to see you so sad because of her death."
"Just for Madam Shen to feel at ease, Lord Shen, you have to cheer up too!"
"..."
For a time, Shen Maoxue earned a good reputation.
Shen Nanqiao lay on Zhou's coffin, crying uncontrollably, but she sneered in her heart.
Others don’t know, so doesn’t she know?
Every time she came to visit her mother, the servants were very negligent towards her mother, even the water in the teapot was cold.
Who is Dad trying to show by pretending to have deep love for Mom?
It's just pretending!
At this moment, Shen Nanqiao finally realized why her father's attitude towards her and Concubine Chen had changed drastically since she married into the Lu family.
It turns out that profit is the only thing on his mind!
She used to think that she was really her father's most beloved daughter...
Thinking of this, Shen Nanqiao became even sadder, but there was nothing he could do but continue to cry.
Lu Jianglin frowned as he listened to her shrill cry.
That’s enough!
I haven't seen Shen Nanqiao on weekdays. He is a man with multiple emotions. Why is he crying like this just because his mother died?
While everyone's attention in the mourning hall was on Shen Maoxue and Jiang Lingzhou, Lu Jiangyue quietly pulled Lu's mother aside.
She leaned close to Mother Lu's ear and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Mother, Young Master Jiang is already here. How are we going to put our plan into action?"
"This needs to be planned carefully. Otherwise, if the plan fails, I will be the only one left with nothing to cover my body. Wouldn't that mean I lose more than I gain?"
Mother Lu was persuaded by Lu Jiangyue, but when she saw Jiang Lingzhou, she became hesitant again: "...Yue'er, are we really going to do this?"
"There are rumors out there that Wenquxing has been weak since childhood. I didn't take it seriously before. After all, which scholar isn't weak?"
"I saw Wenquxing today and realized that he really doesn't look very well..."
"Let's not talk about whether you can succeed or not. He looks so weak, can he really withstand the strong medicine? After all, the effect of medicine for animals is much stronger than that for humans..."
"What if... What if Young Master Jiang can't hold on and dies..."
"This is the Wenquxing who won three first prizes in a row. Your Majesty, don't you chop off the heads of our entire family!"
After hearing what Lu's mother said, Lu Jiangyue also became a little scared.
But think about the sisters who played with her since childhood, either they married peasants or peddlers.
They usually can't even see a godly figure like Wenquxing, let alone marry him.
If she doesn't seize this great opportunity, how can she justify her life in this world?
Thinking of this, Lu Jiangyue became much bolder and frowned as he asked, "How can the consequences be as serious as you think?"
"My daughter doesn't really want to do anything to Mr. Jiang on a day like this. It's enough to let outsiders think... that there is something going on between us."
"Now that it has come to this, you don't want to give up the wealth that is within your reach, do you?"
Seeing that Mother Lu was still hesitating, Lu Jiangyue said, "Don't you see, Aunt Shen has already passed away? Just because Uncle Shen holds a high position, these people are still envious of her. Even if she dies, she is still the wife of a first-rank official minister!"
"Don't you envy me at all and don't want to be Wenquxing's mother-in-law?"
After being persuaded by Lu Jiangyue, Mother Lu finally made up her mind: "Forget it, it has come to this, I will fight with you!"
Lu Jiangyue's eyes were full of calculations. After thinking for a long time, she said, "People with ordinary relationships will leave after paying their respects to Aunt Shen. But those who are close to her will definitely stay at the Shen family until today's funeral is over."
"Young Master Jiang is Uncle Shen's adopted son. It goes without saying that he is also among them."
"He is weak and will definitely go to the side room to rest. When the time comes, you will find the right opportunity to pour the medicine into the tea and find a way to make him drink it. After my daughter enters the room, you can lead the others to the side room..."
"As long as everyone sees that scene, it will be done!"
Mother Lu was terrified when she heard this: "I'm already this old, and I still don't know how to plan these things. Where on earth do you get all these tricks from, you little girl, at such a young age?"
Lu Jiangyue snorted coldly: "Isn't that what's written in those street books?"
Mother Lu shook her head: "No wonder those ladies from wealthy families are not allowed to read random books. Isn't this corrupting the good young ladies?"
It's also her fault for not keeping Yue'er under control since she was a child.
Lu Jiangyue couldn't help but roll her eyes: "If your daughter doesn't learn bad things, will you have a good life in the future?"
Seeing more and more guests coming in, Mother Lu tugged at Lu Jiangyue's sleeve and said, "Okay, it's settled."
"Speak less now, don't let others hear you..."
Lu Jiangyue nodded and continued to lower her head to burn paper money for Zhou.
At this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from outside: "His Royal Highness Prince Jin has arrived--!!!"
Everyone stopped talking and what they were doing, their eyes filled with surprise.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin is the only biological brother of the current emperor, and his fief is in the wealthy Bingzhou.
With such an inestimable status, even royal relatives had to be polite when dealing with him.
Although Lord Shen is the Minister of Personnel, his status is still inferior to that of a cabinet minister or a prime minister.
Madam Shen passed away, so why would His Royal Highness Prince Jin come to the Shen family? It couldn't be that he was here to pay his respects to her, right?
Shen Maoxue also felt the same way.
But no matter what, the people were here, so of course he could only welcome them with the highest etiquette.
Shen Maoxue immediately put down what he was doing, wiped the tears from his eyes, and walked out.
Lu Jianglin's heart couldn't help but become excited!