TN | The Malicious Empress

Chapter 65: No Loss (Part 1,2 & 3)

Seeing Old Shen Furen's expression, Chen Rou Qiu secretly scolded her a fool. If Jennie was expelled from the Shen residence then with Shen Xin's personality, he would definitely leave together with the entire First household. Even though they did not like seeing the First household well, there were many matters that required the name of the First household. This old woman really think it was that simple. Her thoughts truly originated from a songstress that could not be seen in public.

Ren Wan Yun was also startled when she heard it as she had roughly guessed Old Shen Furen's hidden wish. She however did not wished for Jennie to be expelled from the Shen residence. Not because of anything else but because this would be letting Jennie off too lightly. She now could not wait to let Jennie remain in the Shen residence then there would be lots of tricks to use to take revenge on her. Once she was expelled from the family, how would it be easy?

But everyone had their own thoughts and when they heard Jennie's light cough, she was looking at Shen Gui.

Shen Gui was shocked by her inexplicable move and looked at her with a frown. He often put on airs in the official circles and his official rank was not low. If he was stared at by normal people, they would have been weak in their knees if they witness his anger.

But Jennie did not make the slightest move. Her calm demeanour and undisturbed eyes even projected an illusion to Shen Gui. As if Jennie was higher than him and he was just her subordinate.

This kind of illusion was broken by Jennie's words. She said, "Second Shu indeed has a good heart. Eldest Sister is bedridden and Second Shu was not in a rush to check on her condition, but was busy with teaching me on behalf of my father. It is probably Second Shu truly caring for me, even much more than for Eldest Sister."

When the words were out, everyone in the house fell silent.

There was a flash of sarcasm in Chen Rou Qiu's eyes while Shen Wan frowned. Old Shen Furen's facial expression changed and Shen Yue's mouth was opened, whereas Ren Wan Yun's head was lowered as she secretly clenched her fist tightly.

If one were to talk about the three masters in the residence, although Shen Xin neglected Jennie, he really truly loved her. Shen Wan cherished Chen Rou Qiu and loved Shen Yue, who was born from Chen Rou Qiu, like treasured stones. And there was Shen Gui.

Shen Gui was one who coveted wealth and lusted for women and probably had not done his role of a father. The treatment to his two sons were much better but towards Shen Qing, his daughter, he had never disciplined her. Most likely in Shen Gui's eyes, Shen Qing would be married into some nobility and it would be best that she was able to give a boost to his power. This time Shen Gui was this angry since Shen Qing fell into a mishap, and that was not because he was distressed that his daughter had a bitter experience, but because he resented that the plans were disrupted and feared that if Prince Yu were to know of the matter, he would be furious. He was also furious that because of Jennie, he had wasted the possibility of using his daughter to gain power for his official route.

It all boiled down to the word 'benefit'.

If a father were to truly love his daughter, after knowing of the matter, one would definitely return to take a look at his daughter's condition and would not have rushed back in a hurry like this, to 'discipline' the person who initiated the entire thing. So to say, one would feel some pity for Shen Qing.