Chapter 44: Kick Her Out of the Mansion
Shen Suyun's face turned red, and she felt as if she was being roasted on the fire and couldn't get down from the situation.
She stammered, “You…you guys, don’t talk nonsense.
This invitation was given to me by Song Shiwei. She asked me to come to the banquet. She also chose this gift. What does it have to do with me?"
She was eager to distance herself from the matter and threw all the dirty water on Song Shiwei.
However, no one believed her.
"I bother!"
Someone spat at her and said, "I guess you must have used some despicable trick to get the invitation from the eldest lady of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion in order to attend the banquet.
Your Shen family's reputation is ruined, yet you still have the nerve to attend the banquet at the Yongning Marquis's Mansion. You are so shameless!"
Shen Suyun was scolded so badly that she couldn't even raise her head. However, those who came to the banquet today were either rich or noble, and she couldn't afford to offend any of them.
I just wish I could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Just then, Mrs. Sun, the wife of Marquis Yongning, rushed over with her people.
She looked at the messy crowd in front of the mansion gate and asked, "What's going on?"
Shopkeeper Li opened the gift brought by Shen Suyun and showed it to Sun, saying, "This Miss Shen came to the banquet with an invitation from the eldest daughter of the Cheng En Marquis's mansion, but she gave an old, used hairpin instead."
Sun took a look at the old hairpin in the box and her face suddenly darkened.
Their mansion is considered to be a royal family, and there are countless people who want to curry favor with them.
This Miss Shen is so rude that she gave someone an old used hairpin as a gift. Who is she trying to disgust?
She said in a cold voice: "Our mansion invited the eldest lady of the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, not your Shen family.
Miss Shen, you should take this old hairpin back and play with it yourself. My mansion cannot afford such a great gift!"
Sun waved her hand without saying anything more and ordered the guards: "Please leave, Miss Shen, and don't block the nobleman's way."
Two guards came forward and immediately kicked Shen Suyun out of the mansion.
He threw the gift and post she had sent on the ground.
Shen Suyun was so angry that her eyes turned red. She knew she had caused a big disaster. She stamped her feet anxiously and was at a loss for a moment.
Chun Tao picked up the things on the ground and said, "Miss, let's go back quickly and ask the old lady to think of a solution. This Marquis' Mansion is extraordinary and we can't afford to offend it."
Shen Suyun reacted and hurried back home.
She ran straight to the old lady's yard and ran in crying, "Mother."
Old Madam Shen was startled. She looked at her daughter's disheveled appearance and asked hurriedly, "Didn't you go to the banquet? Why are you back?"
Shen Suyun said: "They said that the Marquis' Mansion invited the eldest daughter of the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, not our Shen family.
I was kicked out before I even entered the gate of the mansion."
"How could this be?"
The old lady was shocked. As far as she knew, anyone could enter such a banquet with an invitation. How could she be kicked out?
Shen Suyun said: "It's all Song Shiwei's fault, she only gave me the invitation but didn't give me the gift.
I thought a family like the Marquis' Mansion wouldn't care what the gift was, so I just took a jade hairpin from my dressing table as a gift, but I didn't expect it to be discovered!"
When Mrs. Shen heard this, she was shocked. She pointed at her daughter and was so angry that she couldn't say a word for a long time.
Until a voice behind him shouted: "You idiot!"
Shen Linchuan heard that his sister had returned, so he rushed over to see her.
Unexpectedly, I heard that she took an old thing as a gift to the Yongning Marquis Mansion.
He flew into a rage, and cursed with a ferocious look on his face: "Do you have any brains? What is the status of Yongning Marquis Mansion?
You actually took a used old thing as a gift, are you trying to drag our Shen family down with you?"
Shen Suyun hid behind the old lady, huddled together and dared not look up.
Although Old Madam Shen was also annoyed, she was reluctant to scold Shen Suyun.
She said, "Why are you being so mean to your sister? Right now you should think about how to explain to the Marquis' Mansion."
Shen Linchuan had a splitting headache, he said: "If it was Shi Wei who went to the banquet, there wouldn't be so many problems.
But her mother favored Suyun and insisted that she go instead of Shiwei.
Now the Marquis' Mansion has been completely offended by us. What's the point of my son taking the test this time? In my opinion, we are all waiting to die."
He waved his sleeves and turned away in anger.
Old Madam Shen turned around and glared at Shen Suyun fiercely, saying, "It's all your fault. You didn't know how to seize the opportunity I gave you."
Shen Suyun lowered her head and argued, "How can you blame me for this? It was obviously Song Shiwei who didn't want to give me the gift."
Madam Shen choked and said, "As soon as you left, she came with a gift, and she wanted you to take it.
If you weren't so anxious and afraid of losing this opportunity, how could you have made things like this?
The Marquis' Mansion is backed by the Crown Prince and plays an important role in the court. If you make a scene, your second brother's career might be ruined by you."
She was extremely anxious. Her son had worked hard to get to where he was today, and she couldn't bear to see his future ruined.
Now the only one who can save the Shen family is Song Shiwei.
Old Madam Shen hurried to Chanzhiyuan.
Shen Linchuan was also here, and he was begging Song Shiwei humbly: "Madam, Su Yun was ignorant and caused such a disaster.
I'm afraid the Marquis' Mansion is dissatisfied with my Shen family. Can you go and explain to them?"
Song Shiwei frowned and said, "Suyun is such a grown-up, how come she doesn't even know this little bit of rules?
I clearly prepared all the gifts, but she didn't come to get them. When I gave them to her, she had already left. I thought she had prepared something good.
How can you explain to me how humiliating it is to give away jewelry that I have used before?"
Shen Linchuan lowered his head and said, "It's all Suyun's fault, but we really can't offend the Marquis' Mansion. Many people saw what happened today.
If this gets out, our Shen family will have no face to stay in the capital.
Please, can you help me this time for the sake of our relationship as husband and wife?"
Song Shiwei sighed: "Forget it, my husband's career is the most important, I will give it a try."
She called Zhuqing in and helped her wash and change her clothes.
Shen Linchuan was overjoyed and wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Song Shiwei's cold voice.
"My husband, please go back. I will go to the Marquis' Mansion to apologize after I change my clothes."
"My lady is wronged."
Shen Linchuan bowed deeply to her, then turned and walked out.
Old Madam Shen stood in the yard, feeling uncomfortable watching her son begging in a low voice.
But the trouble was caused by his own daughter.
When Shen Linchuan saw the old lady, his face darkened and he lowered his voice to warn: "If mother doesn't want to kill her son, don't be so rude to Shi Wei. Now she is the only one who can save our Shen family!"
"I know."
Madam Shen sighed: "I'm here to ask her for help as well."