PFC Chapter 345 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Chapter 345 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Su Jinyue couldn't stand it any longer and, seeing the awkward atmosphere, she couldn't help but speak up.
"My husband, Father just told me that your health has improved, and he is very pleased!"
Shen Huaizhi, understanding the implied meaning, immediately replied, "Thank you for your concern, Father. I am much better now."
After getting married, with his wife taking such good care of him, he believes things will only get better.
"Good, that's good!" Lord Shen was overjoyed. For more than ten years, he had been worried that Shen Huaizhi's health would not be able to hold up, but he did not expect that Shen Huaizhi's health would improve after the marriage.
It seems that the auspicious wedding date set by the enlightened monk really works!
"You still need to take good care of your health. If you need anything, just tell the household, and they'll find it for you no matter what it is..."
Faced with Lord Shen's overflowing fatherly love, Shen Huaizhi didn't take it all seriously. He agreed to some of it and politely declined others.
The Marquis's mansion doesn't just belong to Marquis Shen, but also to his wife. Shen Huaizhi feels that his current life, where he is not in the public eye, is quite good, and he doesn't want to cause any trouble.
As Su Jinyue listened to the conversation between the father and son, the more she listened, the stranger it seemed.
The relationship between Shen Huaizhi and Lord Shen was far too distant. Lord Shen treated Shen Huaizhi not like a father would care for his son, but rather like a guest, showing great concern and care, but lacking the intimacy and casualness between relatives.
The time was too short, and Su Jinyue couldn't figure out where this feeling came from, but it just felt strange.
Could it be because of Shen Huaizhi's identity?
Shen Huaizhi was born out of wedlock and was sent to the Marquis's mansion as an infant, which offended Marquis Shen and caused him to be unwilling to face him.
However, judging from Lord Shen's current concern for Shen Huaizhi's health and his promise that Shen Huaizhi could use anything in the manor at will, it doesn't seem to be what Su Jinyue guessed.
Su Jinyue's thoughts had already drifted far away, but her face still wore the obedient expression of a dutiful daughter-in-law listening to her husband and father-in-law talk.
When Lady Hou rushed out from the inner room to ask Lord Shen to intervene on behalf of her daughter, she saw this happy family of three.
Lady Hou could no longer contain her anger!
His daughter was maliciously pushed into the lake from a banquet and almost drowned, but Shen Mingze, the father, was not worried at all and chatted with his other sons!
Did he ever think about his daughter's feelings at all?
Especially when she thought about how the person in front of Shen Mingze was the mistress that Shen Mingze had kept when the Lady was pregnant with her eldest son, and who had been sent to the gate of the Marquis's mansion in a grand manner, she felt like vomiting blood!
That woman, that woman definitely did it on purpose!
The grudges of the previous generation were something that Lady Hou originally did not want to involve her children's generation, but now that her daughter's life was threatened, she was determined to protect her daughter and no longer cared about anything else!
"Shen Mingze! What time is it? You still have time to enjoy family time with your precious son?"
Oh, I forgot, this is the eldest son born to you by your beloved mistress!
I suppose in your eyes, I, the lawfully wedded wife of a marquis, and my son and daughter, are not even a fraction as good as your mistress and son.
For over ten years, I've managed the household and the entire manor for you. Now you've dropped the pretense completely. Since that's the case, Shen Mingze, why don't you just divorce me, drive away my son and daughter, and then live happily ever after with your beloved woman and son!
Lord Shen was having a pleasant conversation with Shen Huaizhi and his wife when Lady Hou suddenly came out and berated him mercilessly.
The problem is that Lady Hou was talking about some old, trivial matters, showing no respect for Lord Shen in front of the younger generation. He was already losing face.
"Madam, what are you saying? I only asked a few questions because I saw that Huaizhi was feeling better. Do you have to make such a big deal out of it?"
Lady Hou was so angry that she laughed: "What are you saying? I'm just telling the truth!"
For so many years, your eldest son has been in poor health, but I have taken good care of him and we have lived peacefully together.
As a result, he got married and his health suddenly improved. Now you're blaming me for making a big deal out of nothing?
Who knows why he suddenly recovered? Maybe it's just that he and the Marquis's family are incompatible according to their horoscopes. Otherwise, why did my daughter have an accident after he recovered? ..."
Madam Hou spoke recklessly, even going so far as to speculate about a conspiracy behind Shen Huaizhi's improved health, and even connecting it to her daughter's accident.
The more Lady Hou thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. Before, Shen Huaizhi was sickly and looked like he was about to die, but everything in the Hou family was normal and her children were all healthy and doing well.
As a result, Shen Huaizhi's situation improved, but his daughter started having problems. Lady Hou felt that everything was caused by Shen Huaizhi, her illegitimate son!
Her life, everything about her, began to turn unfortunate with the appearance of Shen Huaizhi. Before, Shen Huaizhi was ill and posed little threat to the others in the Marquis's mansion, but now that he is well, the people in the Marquis's mansion, especially the children of the Marquis's wife, are all obstacles to Shen Huaizhi!
Lady Hou's eyes flickered. She knew she didn't get along with that brat Shen Huaizhi. It was right not to associate with him before, and she couldn't let him develop his influence now!
Otherwise, given how much Shen Mingze values Shen Huaizhi, who knows which son he will leave the title of Marquis to?
What Lord Shen didn't know was that in a short period of time, Lady Hou had already figured out the whole conspiracy and even hated Shen Huaizhi.
"Madam! The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits! How can you blame Huaizhi for your daughter's accident?"
"I've been back for half a day now, what happened to my daughter? What happened? Why hasn't anyone told me what happened?"
Lady Hou was still lost in her own thoughts when she heard Lord Shen's question. She felt that what he said was just an excuse!
"Tch, you still remember you have a daughter? Looking at your adopted son's face, you're not thinking about your mistress who ran away for 18 years, are you?"
Hmph, she's just a spoiled brat who's been raised to be arrogant. Just because she looks a bit like that woman, she thinks she can get in here?
She thought you, Lord Shen, were some kind of virtuous man, but in reality, she was just a substitute!
She left behind this adopted son, and we haven't heard from him for so many years. Did he run away, or was he killed by you, her former bedmate...?
"Shen Wenshi!" Lord Shen shouted, slamming his hand hard on the table. His sharp eyes stared at Lady Hou, his cold gaze deterring her from saying anything more.
The room fell silent, but Su Jinyue inwardly let out a shout.
A stand-in? A devoted love interest?
Who would have thought that Lord Shen, such an upright person, would do such things when he was young!