Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 409: Demoted and Sent to Repair the City Gate

"Mother, the most important thing now is the marriage between Prince Rui and Youran. Only if this marriage is completed will our Shen family have room to turn things around."

"But what about Chen Shuhua?" With so much money to pay back, how could he have the mind to prepare a dowry for You Ran?

"Let's not worry about her for now. Don't forget that her son and daughter are still in our house. If Chen Shuhua dares to come to our house and ask for money at this time, don't blame us for being rude."

In the past, considering that Shen Jinghong was the eldest son of the family and the Shen family would have to rely on him in the future, they might have had some reservations, but now he had become an out-and-out fool, and there was no use for him, so they just let him fend for himself. Shen Nianran was different, her marriage was in their hands, and if they planned it well, they might be able to continue to give him opportunities.

Originally, Chen Shuhua had prepared a dowry for Shen Youran long ago, even if they didn't tell her, considering their relationship for more than ten years. But when she found out that Shen Youran was Shen Wenting's biological child, and that she had raised him for so many years in vain, she couldn't get over it.

But things have already happened. Shen Youran was just an innocent child back then. She had been by her side for so many years, making up for the regret of her daughter not being around. She couldn't bear to do it and felt that if she had to blame anyone for all this, she could only blame Shen Wenting.

Considering that she was about to marry into Prince Rui's mansion, Chen Shuhua did not want to make a big deal out of it so quickly. It was impossible for her to pay the dowry, and not adding insult to injury at this time was already a kindness on her part.

Who would have thought that just as she felt pity, the old lady brought Shen Youran to her house to make a scene. Instead of blaming her son, she put all the blame on her and the Duke's Mansion. They were unkind and unjust, so why should she worry so much? So she filed a lawsuit and took them to court.

Although this time Shen Wenting was not harmed too much, he was able to let out a sigh of relief, allowing everyone to see his true face.

It would be difficult for him to pay back this amount of money. She knew the situation of the Shen family very well. Even if all the family property was added together, it would not be enough for him to pay back. She could only wait and see what would happen to him.

The news spread quickly in the capital. The next day, before Shen Wenting had time to think about other things, the memorial impeaching him was sent to Emperor Cang Ling. The pile of memorials piled up on the desk in the imperial study. Emperor Cang Ling was furious and directly demoted him to a doctor in the Ministry of Works and asked him to repair the city gate. If it weren't for his decades of hard work, the emperor would have wanted to suspend him directly.

At that time, Shen Wenting passed the high school entrance examination at a young age. Emperor Cang Ling admired him very much. Later, he learned that his father, Shen Kangyuan, had taken exams for most of his life but failed. He ordered people to retrieve all his test papers over the years. He found out that Shen Wenting was not without talent, and his essays were unique and eye-catching.

It was a pity that he had bad luck, and there were various reasons every time. At the beginning of the imperial examination, either he was not assigned a good position, or he did not persist halfway through, and he only wrote half of the essay every time. After he adjusted his physical condition and these problems, it was strange that his essays did not catch the eyes of the late emperor. When it was Emperor Cang Ling's turn, he should have passed the exam that time, but Emperor Cang Ling took a nap and accidentally put a cross on the test paper, which resulted in him failing the last imperial examination.

Who would have thought that Shen Kangyuan suddenly died because of this incident. Emperor Cang Ling certainly could not tell such a thing to anyone, but he still felt a little regretful and guilty, so he compensated for the mistakes made against him on Shen Wenting. Shen Wenting was indeed a promising talent at that time, down-to-earth and capable. Emperor Cang Ling admired him very much and entrusted him with important tasks.

Later, he married Chen Shuhua and had connections with the Duke's Mansion. He became very successful in the court and soon became a minister. Everyone would say he was young and promising.

Shen Wenting had never thought that because of this incident, he would be demoted again and sent to do hard labor to repair the city gate. He lost his temper again at home, but no matter how angry he was, he did not dare to smash whatever he wanted like before. He cursed Chen Shuhua and the Duke's Mansion: "Bitch! Vicious woman! Just wait for me!"

After hearing that this incident had such serious consequences, Shen Youran was in a state of panic in the yard, worried that her marriage would be affected.

The emperor knew about this, and her father was demoted. The queen mother and Prince Rui must have known about this, which would definitely affect her. The dowry was not a big deal, but she was afraid that they would cancel the marriage. Then she would be finished. What should she do? ! She was anxiously thinking about what to do in the room, and was about to go to the old lady's yard to discuss it.

As the saying goes, "No, Second Miss, someone is coming from the palace! It's the eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict last time, someone close to the Queen Mother."

"What! Come out with me." Shen Youran's face was pale and she was at a loss for a moment. Fortunately, the maid supported her in time. She hurried to the front hall. On the way, she told herself to stay calm and not panic. After seeing her belly, her mind stabilized again. She touched her belly. Yes, she almost forgot that she had this trump card. What was there to be afraid of!

She walked slowly to the main hall and saw Shen Wenting, the old lady and the others were there. The eunuch who came to convey the imperial edict last time was also sitting on the main seat in the main hall. Especially when she saw that bitch Shen Nianran was also there, Shen Youran felt so angry that her teeth were itching. She must be waiting to see her make a fool of herself!

Seeing Shen Youran coming over, the eunuch slowly stood up and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's start reading the Queen Mother's decree."

"Please come in, eunuch!" Shen Wenting was very respectful and did not dare to be negligent at all, and then everyone knelt down.

The eunuch then shouted in a shrill voice: "According to the Queen Mother's decree, the marriage between the second young lady of the Shen family and Prince Rui is cancelled..."

"What! Father-in-law, everything is fine, why did you cancel the engagement?" When Shen Wenting heard that the engagement was cancelled, his heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself that this was not good.

"Sir Shen, do you want to disobey the Empress Dowager's order?!" The eunuch was interrupted by him and was very displeased, and he scolded Shen Wenting.

"I dare not! Please forgive me, eunuch. I was just in a hurry at the moment and had no intention of disobeying the Empress Dowager's order." Shen Wenting was so scared that he knelt down again immediately. He could not afford to bear the crime of disobeying the Empress Dowager's order.

"Sir Shen, don't you know what you did? The girl in your mansion was going to marry into the Rui Wang Mansion soon. At this critical moment, you Shen family didn't know how to restrain yourself. Who can you blame? I have already conveyed the Queen Mother's words, so I will go back and report first."

"Wait! Eunuch!" This time it was Shen Youran's turn to stand up.

The father-in-law's face darkened instantly. Is this father and daughter never going to stop?