Chapter 155 - The Shi Family’s Fame and the Token Granted by the Emperor (1/2)
In no more than two days, the news that Shi Qingxue had woken up spread all over the capital city.
Then it was said that Duke Shi came to King Rui’s mansion to take his daughter back home but he was rejected. At last, somebody solemnly revealed that he had seen that the smart and talented girl Shi Qingxue had become a fool who couldn’t recognize anybody or even speak.
For a time, it was spread everywhere in the capital city. With Mo Junyang’s shocking act that he went ballistic because of the beauty, when it was rumored that Shi Qingxue became a fool, many people secretly laughed at Mo Junyang and thought that he did everything in vain and lost more than gain.
Somebody with evil intentions guessed that it was a rumor that Duke Shi came to pick up his daughter and was rejected. The fact was that the Shi Family had abandoned Shi Qingxue who was good for nothing.
However, before the rumors to the disadvantage of Shi Qingxue caused a temporary clamor, they disappeared soon.
In less than one day, nobody dared to say that Shi Qingxue was a fool. Everything spreading was about her good moral quality. Somebody spread the story that Shi Qingxue went to the Qingluo Mountain alone to help her father kill the bandits and saved his life, and soon the Shi Army confirmed it.
The common people spoke highly of the Shi Army. After knowing that Shi Qingxue was Elder Duke Shi’s most favored granddaughter and General Shi’s youngest daughter, they praised her highly and nobody spoke ill of her anymore.Read more chapters at Lisnovel.com
Later, the servants from King Rui’s mansion disclosed that King Rui’s heir doted on Shi Qingxue and would give her anything she wanted. He even swore that he would love her only all his life and he wanted to marry nobody but her.
The woman was talented, beautiful and patriotic, and the man was powerful and deeply in love with her. They were a perfect match.
All the talented men and beautiful women in the capital city took the couple as their idols or the model of their future husband or wife. Nobody dared to say anything unpleasant about them because the public would criticize.
What? They lived together before getting married?
The wind was strong. Nobody could hear that.
In Duke Shi’s mansion, Zhou Ruyu witnessed that the public was partial to Shi Qingxue again, and her elder daughter was cursed after dying. And even her younger daughter was implicated and suffered a lot. She couldn’t bear it and hurriedly ran to Mo Shujun to exaggerate embellishment to the rumors.
Of course she expressed that Shi Qingxue was an unmarried woman but lived in a man’s mansion with no sense of shame, and the news even spread all over the city. It ruined the fame of the Shi Family and embarrassed the other ladies in the family in the noble circle.
“Mother! Shi Qingxue is shameless and lives with a man without telling her parents, but Baoyou is dignified and virtuous, with a beautiful face and outstanding moral quality. She can even be the empress…”
While speaking, Zhou Ruyu got excited and praised Shi Baoyou, forgetting everything.
Mo Shujun glanced at her coldly. “How dare you? What are you talking about? Don’t you think our family’s reputation is bad enough? And do you want the outsiders to think that our family is conceited and covets the position of the empress?”
Zhou Ruyu finally realized that she said something wrong and admitted her mistake. “No, I didn’t mean that. I just think Baoyou doesn’t deserve to be cursed and I am worried about our family’s reputation. Mother, please figure out a way. Otherwise, when our family’s fame is ruined by Shi Qingxue, it would be too late!”Read more chapters at L isnovel.com
Nobody knew if Zhou Ruyu had persuaded Mo Shujun, whose face was serious. After a long while, Mo Shujun stated leisurely, “Junhe has gone to pick up Qingxue. Why are you anxious?”
Zhou Ruyu heard that and turned pale with fear, thinking that if Shi Junhe took Shi Qingxue back home, wouldn’t her plan be in vain?
She didn’t care if she looked too anxious and expressed directly, “Shi Qingxue has stayed in King Rui’s mansion for so long. It can be said that nobody would believe that she is still a virgin. Now he has gone to take her back home. Wouldn’t it give the outsiders more reasons to curse our family?
Mother, don’t let Shi Qingxue come back.”
“Ridiculous. Shi Qingxue is a member of our family. Where can she go if she doesn’t come back here?” Mo Shujun pounded the armrest and stared at Zhou Ruyu coldly, asking.
Zhou Ruyu trembled with fear but then thought she was reasonable. She straightened her back and responded, “Are you going to let her ruin our family’s fame?”
Mo Shujun just looked at her silently, which made Zhou Ruyu shrink back repeatedly.
At last, Zhou Ruyu pondered for a while before speaking in a low voice. “Even if we won’t stop Shi Qingxue, we should take back the token granted by the Emperor, right? She is not in our mansion now. Do you want her to give the token to somebody else?”
The token granted by the Emperor was a life-saving token for a large family. Even though Zhou Ruyu didn’t qualify to keep it after it was taken back, she coveted it.
If it were given to Shi Juncai, the outsiders would look up to the third master’s family even when they had it and did nothing.
“The token granted by the Emperor…” Mo Shujun pondered for a minute and looked hesitant.
Zhou Ruyu knew that she had a chance to win and continued to advise. “I understand you are unwilling to abandon any member of our family, but you can’t indulge them when they live on you while helping others secretly! And now Qingxue…”
She pointed at her head and intentionally lowered her voice. “There is something wrong with her. I hear that she doesn’t know anybody but only listens to His Excellency. What if he covets our token? After he coaxes her, wouldn’t our treasure go to him?”