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[Chapter 4 - Ransomed an ancestor!] Don't poke my alabaster jade table

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"Quickly come sit by your mother's side." Once Shen Qian Ling reached the upper floor, he was pulled over by Shen fu-ren to sit on the lounge; a nearby servant girl immediately brought up fragrant tea and slices of fruit; the table is full of exquisite items, one look and one can see the intentions for a long chat.

Shen Qian Ling looked down, "Second brother is not here?" Why is he letting his mother make such a scene.

"He was still here, admonis.h.i.+ng her just now, but he got frustrated and left irritably." Shen fu-ren continued to eat her melon seeds, "To have a mother who easily cries for any reason, Qian Qian is truly pitiable."

"Ke ke." Shen Qian Ling choked on his water.

"Drink slower." Lady Shen hastily helped him to pat his back, the gold, silver and jade bracelets on her wrist making a cacophony of noises; one look and one knows she lives a luxurious life.

"Should we find father and get him to come over?" Shen Qian Ling is worried, "What if something really happens."

"Of course not." Lady Shen said cryptically by his ear, "Not only should we not find him, I specially got someone to delay your father, so he can't return in a short while."

Shen Qian Ling's feelings are complicated; what kind of mother is this.

"Do you know, what's the hardest part of acting?" Lady Shen asked.

Shen Qian Ling thought for a while, and answered, "To have no idea how to act out real emotions."

As a professional actor, this answer is certainly authoritative, but Lady Shen shook her head and disagreed, "It has nothing to do with emotions, the hardest part of acting is to be act your heart out, but there just isn't anyone willing to watch."

Immediately Shen Qian Ling felt that his answer became inferior.

"Such a big incident has happened; she's doing nothing but rus.h.i.+ng to show that second son has nothing to do with her before the lord gets angry." Lady Shen scorned, "This kind of minor scheme, how can it escape my eyes?"

Shen Qian Ling, shocked, "To wash her hands off of second brother? Second brother is her biological son." No matter what she should be spoiling and protecting him, not declaring that she has nothing to do with this.

"This small melon head of yours, who knows when you can regain clarity." Lady Shen poked his forehead with her index finger, "You truly forgot everything."

Shen Qian Ling: .....

"Bao Dou, explain it clearly to young master." Lady Shen continued to lean on the railing, enjoying the scene; just now the second mistress had probably drank water to relieve her throat, and she returned to crying and making a scene with vigor.

The servant's expression was awkward; as a servant he really shouldn't talk bad in front of his masters, but he can't disobey either, so he could only say with a tone of unwillingness: "Second young master and his mother has always been distant; on the other hand, second mistress and third young master's relations.h.i.+p is not bad."

Now then did Shen Qian Ling remembered, he had heard before that the Shen family has a son who is an official in the capital, and rarely comes home.

"What use is being a high ranking official?" Lady Shen scoffed, "He's still not able to be by her side."

"Why don't I go and talk to second brother?" Shen Qian Ling's impression of Shen Qian Qian is not bad.

"What are you talking to him for?" Lady Shen looked at him with astonishment, eyes widened.

.....

Because his mother wants to hang herself, even if it's just acting, standing on the chair in the hot sun is also very tiring right? Shen Qian Ling grumbled inside, his face a look of obedience, "I'm afraid that if mistress continues making a scene, it will bother your rest."

"It's no matter." Lady Shen said, invigorated, "With this kind of scene to watch, I'm fine with not sleeping for three days."

Shen Qian Ling's heart is full of melancholy.

"Does Ling-er want to have a meal with me in the afternoon?" Lady Shen invited him, "I asked the chef to make your favorite cold-bitter-gourd-radish-crown-daisy-celery-fish-mint dish."

Shen Qian Ling wanted to vomit the moment he heard it, "I will be going back to eat instead."

"Why?" Lady Shen's eyes reddened instantly, "Could it be that after Ling-er has lost your memories, you began to hate your own mother?"

"Of course not." Shen Qian Ling quickly consoled, "I ate too much for breakfast, so I wish to skip a meal to digest food better."

"That's also right." Lady Shen glanced at his stomach, and said with a laugh, "You gained weight recently."

Shen Qian Ling immediately covered his belly nervously.

His mother has given birth to two children and must be very experienced; if it's seen that there's "goods" inside of him, then he's dead.

"Why are you covering it for, even if you having gained weight you are still beautiful." Lady Shen didn't take it seriously "I don't believe that Qin Shao Yu can still dislike this."

Shen Qian Ling had the impulse to cry again.

Don't bring up that person's name when everything is going well.

After taking his leave from his mother with much difficulty, Shen Qian Ling rushed to his second brother's residence; before he went into the courtyard he heard an angry bellow, "You better stop this!"

"No." The voice is youthful and clear, but can't be determined whether it belongs to a man or a woman, "Since you brought me back, then you must let me play to my heart's content."

"Ah!" Second young master shouted.

Shen Qian Ling, horrified, stopped walking, and met Bao Dou face to face.

"How old are you this year?" Shen Qian Ling suddenly asked.

"Almost seventeen already." Bao Dou is a bit confused, "Why did young master suddenly ask this?"

"Then you cannot go in." Shen Qian Ling's tone is firm, "Wait for me at the entrance." He must protect an underaged youth's pure heart.

Bao Dou pouted; he also wants to go see what's happening.

"If you continue to be like this, don't blame me for not holding back!" Second young master Shen hollered once more.

"So what if you don't hold back." The other party obviously didn't take his words seriously, "As long as I'm happy with the thrusting, who cares if you are happy or not."

Shen Qian Ling, on the other, sucked in a cold breath; even these kind of words can be said out loud, as expected, she is truly a woman from a brothel; one sound and one knows she's very very wild; no wonder the mistress cried and wanted to hang herself.

"Young master, are you still going in?" Bao Dou asked with a blush.

".......Let's change it to some other day." Shen Qian Ling turned and ran, if he interrupts other people doing this kind of thing he will definitely grow a stye.

"Do you think I won't fight with my life against you?" In the small yard, second young master Shen pushed up his sleeves and threatened.

Under the sycamore tree, a white clothed youth is currently using his finger to poke holes into the trunk for fun; the white jade table beside him already has innumerable holes.

"How long do you intend to make a scene till?" Shen Qian Qian began to regret taking this hot potato, "Quickly go into the room and change into girl's clothes, what should we do if you are seen by others?"

"Humph." The youth crushed the stone bench into powder, but still sat there, not moving; it is obvious his mood is not good.

Shen Qian Qian ma.s.saged his temples in agony.

Can't be scolded; can't win in a fight, and his temper is extremely violent, what kind of ancestor is this.

Around noon, sect leader Shen and Shen Qian Feng just finished their work and came back, and immediately heard the incomparably shocking news of "second young master went to the entertainment parlor and paid for a prost.i.tute's ransom".

"What?" Sect leader Shen almost fainted at that.

Shen Qian Feng also got a shock, "Really? Second brother has always minded his own business, why did he do such a thing."

"It's true." The servant said honestly, "After the mistress heard what had happened, she kept threatening with her death, wanting to hang herself. The weather later was simply too hot, she couldn't stand it and went back."

"What a farce!" Sure enough, the elder sect leader is enraged, "Where is second young master?"

"Still in the room, he hasn't come out yet." This sentence truly has the effect of fanning the flames; not to mention the old sect leader, even Shen Qian Feng also frowned.

"If my father comes by later, you must talk according to discussion later." At the same time, Shen Qian Qian is anxiously educating the youth, "No matter what, never again say that you're a prost.i.tute, can you remember that?"

"Humph!" The youth has already changed into a goose-yellow dress, and even has a flower on their head, their face rosy and delicate; no matter who looks at them, they will think that this person must be a young girl of only thirteen, fourteen years old, and will definitely not connect him with the worn-out table, which is full of holes, in the courtyard.

"Be good, if you are obedient I will give you some sweets." Shen Qian Qian helped to adjust the hairpin in their hair; coincidentally the courtyard door was pushed open with great force at the same time, a group of people rus.h.i.+ng in.

"Miscreant!" Old sect leader Shen came in, and saw his son helping someone to put on a flower, and got even more furious.

"Father calm down first!" Shen Qian Qian rushed to explain, "Xiao Yao is not what you are thinking of!"

"Yes, let's hear second brother's explanation first." Shen Qian Feng also a.s.suaged by his side, "Second brother, just what is happening?"

"While Xiao Yao is truly born in an entertainment parlor, but she has always kept herself pure and away from bad influences. Last night, when I was pa.s.sing Fu Rong court, I saw her crying alone, and so went up to ask what's the matter." Shen Qian Qian said, "Then I found out she will be fourteen in a few days." Girls in a brothel, who have reached fourteen years of age, will have to start taking customers; no one can escape this.

"I felt pity for her, and so paid for her ransom; even being a servant girl who watches over the fires is still better than being at that carnal place." Shen Qian Qian carefully looked at his father's expression.

"She's really just a servant?" Sect leader Shen asked.

"Of course!" Shen Qian Qian quickly nodded his head.

"If that's the case —"

"So this is young master Shen?" Sect leader Shen only finished saying his words halfway, when the rosy-cheeked youth suddenly opened their mouth; smiling slightly, they covered up a corner of their mouth, "Truly a man of talent."

Sect leader Shen's wizened face instantly turned dark.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shen Qian Qian wanted to cry and quickly covered his mouth.

"When I was previously at Fu Rong court, I heard that first young master Shen is very good looking, and is rich and powerful too." The rosy-cheeked youth said, shy and timid, "Now that I got to see him in person, he's really no different from the rumors; so many times better than the rest of those awful men."

"Quickly shut up!" Shen Qian Qian wished he could faint right now.

"Watch yourself, young lady." Shen Qian Feng's expression is also very unpleasant.

"If this mister is willing, can you keep me by your side?" The youth bit his finger, eyes full of tears and sadness; half his clothes have also sild down his shoulder, revealing a pale, delicate shoulder, and a aquamarine inner garment. (1)

Shen Qian Qian, face full of tears, flew forward to use his coat to cover him.

"Give some money for travelling expenses, and quickly send her off!" Sect leader Shen is so angry till he could almost faint.

"Father." Shen Qian Qian has a look of suffering on his face.

"After she leaves then you can call me father!" Sect leader Shen turned furiously and left; Shen Qian Feng also said unhappily, "If you still think of me as your brother, then quickly send this lady away."

"First young master is really cruel." The youth's eyelids are red; he obviously got hooked on acting.

"You shut your mouth!" Shen Qian Qian is in the deepest depth of despair, and couldn't be bothered in explaining to his big brother anymore, and carried the youth and went into the inner room.

Shen Qian Feng, shaking his head, turned and left the courtyard.

"What were you thinking of doing?" Shen Qian Qian angrily threw the door closed, and angrily said in a low voice, "You know that, whether it's him or me, we are all doing this for your own good!"

"So what?" The culprit relaxed lazily on the bed, casually opening a book, "Let him come and fetch me, or else I will continue to make a scene, until your Shen family knows no quiet!"

(1) inner garment: 肚兜 - it's an undergarment covering the chest and stomach, not meant to be seen in public.

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