Chapter 19 Desecrating Her Portrait
Song Shiwei chuckled as she drank her tea, saying, "Because you are my dowry maids, I have more important things to entrust to you."
Upon hearing this, Cailian and Chuntao were delighted and expressed their sincerity.
Song Shiwei said: "Suyun just came over and said that her mother was ill.
But the Shen family and I have had such a mess, if I go there in person to take care of my mother, I'm afraid her illness will get worse.
If I don't go, I'm afraid that others will gossip about me again, saying that there are no rules in our Cheng'enbo Mansion.
After much thought, I decided to let you take care of the old lady on my behalf. Firstly, it will help me fulfill my filial duty, and secondly..."
She glanced at Cailian and Chuntao and saw that their faces froze, obviously a little surprised.
Song Shiwei continued, "Chun Tao must know it best, it's very dangerous to be around me.
You are my dowry maids, how can I let you put yourself in danger and suffer with me?
So let Jingque, Zhuqing and the others take care of the personal service, and you can just focus on serving the old lady.
Remember to be attentive and know that you represent not only me, but also the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion.
If the old lady finds out your mistakes and uses them as an opportunity to embarrass you, and lets the Cheng En Marquis's family save face, you will suffer a lot. "
Chun Tao hurriedly asked, "Madam, are you going to chase us away?"
"Silly girl, why do you think so?
It is because I value you that I asked you to help me serve the old lady, don’t you want to help me share my worries? "
Song Shiwei's tone was deep and solemn, yet revealed a certain aura.
Chuntao and Cailian were choked. It seemed that this was for their own good, but in fact it was a punishment for them.
After all, they were the ones who didn't serve attentively, but they couldn't even refute.
Song Shiwei took a sip of tea and continued, "You can also take this opportunity to think carefully about how to go about your future."
She put down the teacup and said to them, "Pack up your things and go."
Chuntao and Cailian both stood up, knelt down and bowed to Song Shiwei, then stepped back.
Song Shiwei curled her lips. It was just dealing with two disloyal maids. Sometimes there was no need to fight and kill.
With Madam Shen's picky temper, they will have a hard time in the future.
How can they understand which path to choose without suffering some hardships?
After Jingque came back, Song Shiwei took her to Shen Linzhou's yard.
As they walked along the road, Jingque couldn't help but complain, "Miss, you knew that the eldest son of the Shen family had dirty thoughts about you, so why did you go to see him?
Otherwise, I will help you to destroy him, so that he won't always think of you with ill intentions."
She was shocked after hearing the conversation between Shen Linzhou and Shen Linchuan last night.
But it was obvious that Song Shiwei had already known what the two brothers had done.
"It has to be done, but I want to do this myself."
Song Shiwei looked back at what Jingque was holding and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't let him go.
I will not let anyone from the Shen family go!"
Arriving at Biboyuan, Song Shiwei went straight to the room where Shen Linzhou lived.
She called out, "Brother."
Shen Linzhou in the room was staring intently at a painting on the table.
Hearing the word "brother" unexpectedly, he was startled.
When he looked up and saw Song Shiwei coming in, his face changed and he hurriedly put away the paintings on the table.
However, Song Shiwei still caught a glimpse of the woman in the painting. She was wearing a bright red wedding dress, exactly as she looked on her wedding day.
There were a few pieces of paper on the ground with suspicious liquid on them, and the air was filled with a faint smell of heather.
Song Shiwei knew very well what that thing was.
She had known for a long time that Shen Linzhou was a dirty man, but she never expected that he would masturbate in front of her portrait in broad daylight.
Song Shiwei clenched her hands, trying hard to suppress the anger in her heart.
Shen Linzhou looked guilty, he hurriedly picked up the things on the ground, and asked stutteringly: "Brother...sister-in-law, why are you here?
I thought you didn't want to see me anymore, please... please take a seat."
He limped to the table and poured her tea.
Song Shiwei said: "Since the previous incident has been exposed, let's not mention it again.
Yesterday, my mother was in trouble. Thank you, brother, for speaking up for me. This is my small token of my appreciation."
She asked Jingque to put down what he was holding.
Shen Linzhou looked at what she brought, which was a pair of ebony beads.
The masters and young men of wealthy families all like to play with such beads in their hands.
Wooden beads are the best choice as they can often make the beads shiny and glossy.
Shen Linzhou has no other hobbies, but he likes to play with beads like this in his spare time.
However, the beads he made were made of ordinary wood and were not presentable.
The ebony beads that Song Shiwei gave as a present looked very valuable.
Shen Linzhou was flattered. He thought Song Shiwei would ignore him again.
He stroked the pair of beads lovingly and said, "Sister-in-law, you are too polite. How can I be so embarrassed?"
Song Shiwei smiled and said, "My father and my eldest brother both like to play with these items.
I think if you two were to sit together you would have a lot to talk about."
Shen Linzhou had never met Uncle Cheng En, and it was his second brother who went to the mansion to propose marriage that day.
If it weren't for his disabled legs, the marriage would have been his.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling resentful.
Song Shiwei pretended to be curious and asked, "I wonder how big brother's leg was injured?"
Shen Linzhou's eyes darkened, and he subconsciously touched his injured right leg and said, "I got hurt when I was saving my second brother when I was a child."
It was because of his injured leg that he lost the opportunity to take the imperial examination, and even his marriage was given to his second brother.
This is the eternal pain in his heart.
"It's a pity."
Song Shiwei looked around and said, "I see that big brother's handwriting is good and his painting is also very good.
If your leg hadn't been injured, you would have been able to take the imperial examination and marry a noble lady.
To be honest, this is all what your husband owes you. When your husband becomes the top scorer in the imperial examination in the future, he will definitely pay you back what he owes you."
Shen Linzhou didn't want to wait until that time. He just wanted Shen Linchuan to give in and agree to let him sleep with Song Shiwei.
It was just that the second brother was too proud to care about his reputation, so he went back on his word and didn't want him to share a room with Song Shiwei.
He could only satisfy his curiosity by looking at Song Shiwei's portrait.
He looked at Song Shiwei who was standing in front of him. She was very beautiful, the kind of beauty that was pleasing to the eye.
The first time he saw her, he wanted to possess her.
Unfortunately, he failed to succeed on his wedding night and was instead covered in injuries.
After all, a portrait is a dead object. It cannot capture her spirit or feel her tenderness.
Just thinking about it, Shen Linzhou felt a little hot.
He picked up the herbal tea and took a sip, trying to hide his dirty thoughts.
Song Shiwei sighed quietly and said, "My mother doesn't like me. I'm afraid she will divorce me when my husband becomes the top scholar in the imperial examination.
If my father-in-law were still alive, maybe my life would be better.”
She asked Shen Linzhou: "I have been married to the Shen family for such a long time, but I still don't know how my father-in-law passed away?
Big brother, can you tell me about the Shen family's past so I can understand more and avoid upsetting mother again."
Shen Linzhou was naturally very happy. He wished Song Shiwei could talk to him more, so he began to talk incessantly.