The mistress died of overwork, and after rebirth, she was bad at raising her cubs

The only difference from the last time I saw Shen Qingyao was that this time there were dark circles under Shen Qingyao's eyes, which could not be covered even with powder. It was obvious that she had been distracted these days.

"Third sister is here, come and sit down."

Shen Qinglan did not ask any more questions, but just smiled and took Shen Qingyao's hand, walked to the hexagonal pavilion nearby, sat down, and then said:

"It's rare for Third Sister to come visit me. I remember that Third Sister seemed to like drinking Lushan Cloud Mist. Shuyu, go prepare it."

Shuyu quickly responded and left.

Shen Qingyao felt relieved when she saw Shen Qinglan being so enthusiastic.

Fortunately, Shen Qinglan was not angry because of her rash visit.

Shen Qingyao was extremely nervous when she entered through the gate of Prince Zhan's Mansion.

Prince Zhan’s Mansion is very large, and it looks much more luxurious and majestic than the Marquis’ Mansion!

Shen Qingyao had never been to the imperial palace, but she secretly felt that this place was probably not much different from it.

So Shen Qingyao was afraid that Shen Qinglan would think she was a poor relative who came to ask for money and would drive her back.

after all……

Yesterday, she heard that after Marquis Jing'an and his wife returned home, Marquis Jing'an flew into a rage at his wife, and even used family rules. Now, his wife is being confined to reflect on her mistakes...

If Shen Qingyao hadn't been forced into a desperate situation, she wouldn't have dared to come to Shen Qinglan.

Shen Qinglan could naturally see that Shen Qingyao had something on her mind, but she didn't want to pry.

After all, her relationship with Shen Qingyao was just a nodding acquaintance.

Besides, if Shen Qingyao really wanted to ask for something, and he agreed to her request, then it would set a precedent. In the future, other people in the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion would probably have to ask for help as well. Wouldn't that be causing trouble for himself?

So at this moment, Shen Qinglan just smiled and talked to Shen Qingyao about interesting things in the mansion, and did not ask about her purpose at all.

Shen Qingyao felt a little uneasy. While talking to Shen Qinglan, she also looked at the servants who came to report something from time to time.

Shen Qingyao could see that at this moment, the servants in Prince Zhan's mansion were truly respectful to Shen Qinglan.

This shows that Shen Qinglan's position as the mistress of Prince Zhan's Mansion is extremely secure.

Seeing the time passing by little by little, Shen Qingyao could no longer bear it, and suddenly knelt in front of Shen Qinglan, and said with red eyes:

"Big sister, please save me!"

Shen Qinglan really didn't expect Shen Qingyao to kneel directly in front of him. He couldn't help but frown and reach out to help her:

"Third sister, if you have anything to say, just say it. Why do you have to kneel?"

But Shen Qingyao shook her head and refused to get up. Instead, she seemed to have given up and said seriously:

"Big sister, Qingyao really has no other choice but to come to you for help. If there was a glimmer of hope, Qingyao would not come to you to make you unhappy."

Seeing that Shen Qingyao refused to get up, Shen Qinglan simply stopped helping her and drank a cup of tea, saying in a cold voice:

"If you don't get up, then just keep kneeling."

Shen Qingyao was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shen Qinglan nervously, knowing that Shen Qinglan was angry.

She bit her lips nervously and stood up quickly. She folded her hands in front of her and apologized to Shen Qinglan:

"I'm sorry, big sister. I didn't mean to upset you, but you also know that Qingyao is just a concubine's daughter of the second house, and her status is lowly..."

"The stepmother doesn't like us illegitimate children, and it's impossible for her to care about us sincerely."

"Now, I have reached the age of marriage. I originally thought that even if my stepmother disliked us, at least she would not make it too difficult for us to get married. At most, she would just find someone with an ordinary family background to marry me, but..."

When Shen Qingyao said this, tears began to fall uncontrollably, and she cried so sadly.

When Shen Qinglan heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

This second uncle, Shen Qingshan, was a very romantic man, and he had many concubines in the backyard.

But her second aunt, Geng, was jealous and had a bad temper.

So every time Shen Qingshan took a concubine, the concubine would not live long and would die an unnatural death.

For example, the biological mother of Shen Qingyao in front of us died not long after giving birth to Shen Qingyao.

Everyone could guess that it was Geng who did something, but no one cared about it.

After all, for his second uncle Shen Qingshan, if one wife dies, he can just marry another one.

Therefore, the second branch had many descendants, and even if Geng wanted to get rid of them, she couldn't...

However, in recent years, Geng has become much more obedient, perhaps because he has accepted his fate, or perhaps for some other reason.

Two years ago, the second wife married off a concubine's daughter. Although she did not marry well, she was still acceptable in appearance.

So Shen Qinglan never thought that Geng would suddenly make trouble for Shen Qingyao's marriage.

"Don't cry, crying won't solve anything. Who does Second Aunt want to marry you to?"

Shen Qingyao was somewhat happy to see Shen Qinglan actually asking about it, and quickly said:

"She, she wants to marry me to her brother from her mother's family as a successor."

Having said this, Shen Qingyao broke down and burst into tears again.

Even Shen Qinglan couldn't help but look at Shen Qingyao in shock when he heard this.

Geng Xiong, Geng's brother from her mother's side, is old enough to be Shen Qingyao's father, but Geng Xiong's temper is also very violent!

Not only is he a lustful man, but there are as many women in his backyard as Shen Qingshan, and even more!

the most important is……

It would be fine if he was just lustful, but he was extremely cruel. Not to mention the concubines in the backyard, even his wife, seven of whom had been killed by him!

But the Geng family always found an excuse to prevaricate, so they could rest easy for all these years.

However, perhaps because too many wives had died, over the years, even if the Geng family spent more money, they could not marry a girl from a respectable family.

After all, even if others didn't know that Geng abused his wife, they would still suspect that he was destined to be unlucky in marriage.

Which good family would dare to marry their daughter to him?

Although Shen Qinglan had heard of this, he never imagined that the Geng family would actually set their sights on Shen Qingyao.

What a bastard!

Shen Qinglan frowned and asked, "Your father doesn't care?"

After all, Geng Xiong is Shen Qingshan's elder brother-in-law. If his elder brother-in-law marries his daughter, even if she is a concubine and they have no blood relationship, if this matter gets out, the entire Jing'an Marquis's Mansion will lose all their reputation!

Hearing this, Shen Qingyao smiled bitterly and said, "Geng Xiong gave my father an oiran and exchanged me for him. In order to avoid being talked about, my father said that he would let me die of illness in public and then secretly send me to the Geng family."

"Is the Second Master crazy? How dare he do such a heartless thing?"

This time, Shuyu couldn't help it anymore, his eyes widened and he started cursing angrily.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qinglan glanced at Shuyu. Shuyu quickly took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and shut up.

Seeing this, Shen Qingyao pursed her lips, knelt down towards Shen Qinglan again, and said seriously:

"Big sister, Qingyao knows that you don't want to interfere in this matter, but Qingyao has no way out, so I can only come to beg you."

"Big sister is not only the Princess of Zhan, but also the Princess Jiashun personally appointed by His Majesty. If you can help me point out a family, my father and stepmother will definitely not give you face!"

At this point, Shen Qingyao took a deep breath, looked up at Shen Qinglan, and said with all her might, as if she had made up her mind:

"If I can help Qingyao, I can tell you a secret! A secret about your mother."