latelenovela Chapter 561 Being a concubine
Chapter 561 Being a concubine
Shen Jingchuan's face suddenly looked extremely ugly, and he felt that all his face in this life had been disgraced by Shen Jingzhen.
But he was not so easy to be manipulated. He took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Madam Feng, don't force it. If the Feng family doesn't want to acknowledge the child, our Shen family doesn't need to worry about it. We won't let the child live on the streets."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Feng looked somewhat uncomfortable.
Although she didn't like Shen Jingzhen, if the child in her belly was really the child of their Feng family...
How can I live outside and be bullied by others?
Having said that, in order to allow Bochang to choose a good marriage, although he had concubines in the backyard, he had no children.
Therefore, what is in Shen Jingzhen's belly now is Bochang's first child. If it was a grandson, Mrs. Feng would still feel a little reluctant.
But she really didn't like Shen Jingzhen. She was so young, but she looked so seductive, shameless, and self-degrading. She didn't have the demeanor of a noble lady at all.
Madam Feng forced a smile: "Lord Shen, you are joking. If it is our Bochang's child, we naturally have no reason to deny it. But if it is not...it is not right to put the blame on us, right?"
Shen Jingchuan turned the beads in his hand and said, "Then according to Madam's wishes, let's wait until the child is born?"
After saying this, before Mrs. Feng could speak again, Shen Jingchuan said again: "Forget it, since the Feng family is so embarrassed, let's not get married. I'll drink a bowl of soup and beat this evildoer directly. Then I'll give my shameless daughter a haircut and let her become a nun!"
Mrs. Feng's face was unpredictable. She had delayed for two days, thinking that the Shen family would abort the child during these two days and put an end to it once and for all.
But as she waited, she found that the Shen family was very patient. Not only did they not punish the child, they also did not punish Shen Jingzhen.
In this way, the Feng family would be put on the fire.
If she wasn't worried that Shen Jingzhen would be desperate and bite off a piece of her Bochang, Bochang would not admit it no matter what.
"Sir Shen, you have to know that it's not that our Feng family wants to shirk its debt. That day, Shen Jingzhen slept in the same bed with the prince of the Princess's Mansion, with her clothes half exposed. If you didn't do anything about it, I'm afraid no one in the world would believe it!" Mrs. Feng spoke again, with a much lower tone.
If it were someone else, they would dare to say that the child was someone else's.
But that man is Xiao Rui, the son of Princess Guining. They dare not bring charges against the Princess's Mansion!
When this matter was mentioned, Shen Jingchuan's face darkened.
Shen Jingzhen's eyes were filled with tears, and she choked up as she explained, "Madam Feng, the prince and I are truly innocent. He is so foolish...how can he be compared to a finger of Brother Feng!"
Mrs. Feng and Shen Jingchuan cursed in their hearts at the same time: Idiot!
Princess Guining had just lost her son. If she heard this, I don't know how resentful she would be.
Shen Shuyi lowered his head to hide the smile in his eyes. Everyone in the world has strengths and weaknesses.
Shen Jingzhen has always been coquettish and willful, and acts as if she is innocent, frank and cute. After so many years of pretending, it has become a habit.
Now that his reputation is ruined and bad deeds are happening all the time, he has become stupid.
Shen Jingzhen seemed to realize that she had said the wrong thing. She was just too anxious to get the attention of her future mother-in-law.
Madam Feng looked at Shen Jingzhen and sneered, "Miss Shen San, that's not what you said. You were touched by a man before you fell into the water, and now you have an affair with the prince and slept in the same bed with him. Now I suspect that you are pregnant with a child. You can't blame me, right?"
The corners of Shen Jingzhen's eyes were sore and swollen, and tears were overflowing.
"Feng...Brother Feng knows! The child is his!"
"Okay, you still have the nerve to talk about having an affair without a matchmaker and getting pregnant!" Shen Jingchuan scolded in a deep voice.
Shen Shuyi looked at Madam Feng and said, "Madam, since you have come here in person, you must be sincere. Why don't you tell me your plan?"
Mrs. Feng's eyes fell on Shen Shuyi, and she couldn't help but sigh.
Look at the second young lady of the Shen family. It’s only been a few months, but her demeanor is already completely different from when she first returned home.
"Okay, since the county lady has spoken, I won't waste any more words. Our Feng family can allow Third Miss Shen to marry into our family, but there are a few conditions."
"First, if the child born after we get married is not from our Feng family, don't blame our Feng family for being shameless and sending the third young lady and that bastard back."
As soon as Mrs. Feng said this, Shen Jingzhen immediately raised her finger: "Madam, don't worry, I swear to heaven, I only have Brother Feng, this is definitely Brother Feng's child..."
"Secondly, if Miss Shen wants to marry into the Shen family, the Shen family's dowry must be at least sixty-four loads."
Shen Jingchuan frowned and didn't respond.
If it is a formal marriage, sixty-four sedan chairs would not be excessive, it is just an integer. However, Mrs. Feng emphasized the word "real", which means that there can be no perfunctory treatment.
"Third, Shen Jingzhen cannot be the principal wife. She is not virtuous and may bring disgrace to the reputation of our Feng family. If she wants to marry Bochang, she can only be a concubine."
After Mrs. Feng finished speaking, Shen Jingchuan frowned.
Tears rolled down Shen Jingzhen's eyes all of a sudden. She stood up and said, "As a concubine? No, Brother Feng promised me that he would marry me!"
Madam Feng sneered, "How did you trick Bochang? Do I need to say more? If you hadn't deliberately seduced him, how could he have done something that would ruin his future!"
Shen Jingzhen bit her lip and turned to look at Shen Jingchuan: "Dad..."
Shen Jingchuan was really upset: "Mrs. Feng wants a concubine and a dowry of 64 sedan chairs. This is too greedy."
Madam Feng wanted to say something else, but Shen Shuyi spoke first: "It seems that the Feng family's sincerity is limited. Since the Feng family is unwilling to recognize this marriage, then Madam Feng, please go back."
Mrs. Feng's face froze immediately.
Shen Jingzhen became even more anxious and glared at Shen Shuyi: "Shen Shuyi, what do you mean!"
Shen Jingchuan was so angry at her stupidity that he was shaking all over: "Shut up! Otherwise, get out of the Shen family now and fend for yourself!"
"What does the county lady mean?"
Shen Shuyi curled his lips and said, "Mrs. Feng should know that whether this marriage is successful or not, the Shen family's reputation will be ruined, so the Shen family does not care about this marriage."
"If the Feng family dares to act and take responsibility, they can at least restore some of their reputation and get a grandson for free. If you are not worried that Feng Bochang's career will be affected by this, then this marriage doesn't matter."
Shen Shuyi hit the nail on the head and exposed Mrs. Feng's thoughts.
Madam Feng's face darkened slightly. She was silent for a long while, then she said in a cold voice, "Okay, the Shen family can choose not to give a dowry, but Shen Jingzhen can only be a concubine. If that doesn't work out, then forget about this marriage."
In fact, her Feng family had never thought about asking for a dowry from the Shen family. However, if she asked for Shen Jingzhen to be a concubine right away, she was afraid that the Shen family would not agree, so she made a request first.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, she heard Shen Shuyi say, "No, my third sister is the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, so it is naturally unreasonable for her to be a concubine. Not only that, the Feng family must give the Shen family 100,000 taels of silver as compensation."