jdhmnovel Chapter 585: It was a close call. We were almost discovered.
Chapter 585: It was a close call. We were almost discovered.
"Look, your daughter is so thoughtful. She knows you work hard and takes special care of you." The old lady said happily.
"Yes, Nianran is a sensible child." Shen Wenting said lightly as he looked at her leaving back.
After a while, Chen Nianran came back with a cup of tea: "Come, father, try it. This is the health tea that your daughter made for you. It contains astragalus, which can replenish qi and raise yang. Grandmother, you can drink this tea too."
"Okay, good boy, sit down quickly. I'll let the servants do the hard work."
"Grandma, you are so kind to your granddaughter. I am not tired at all. It is my blessing to be able to share your worries."
"Look at this child, his mouth is as sweet as honey every day." The old lady smiled happily at what she said.
"Nianran, can you read? There are many books in father's study. If you are interested, you can go and have a look." Shen Wenting looked at her and said meaningfully.
When Chen Nianran heard him ask this, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he had discovered something?
She suddenly had an idea and said, "I can read, play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Aunt Haitang taught me before. However, the conditions in the countryside are limited, so I am not very good at learning. A few days ago, my daughter just returned to the mansion. Apart from coming to accompany grandma, I didn't know anyone, so I quietly went to your study to find some books to read, but your books are too profound and difficult for my daughter to understand. However, I saw something that looked like a copybook there, and I was instantly attracted by the free and easy handwriting on it, so I took it to learn and practice. I wanted to talk to you about it, but you go out early and come back late these days. I was afraid of disturbing you, so I didn't go to disturb you. I thought I would talk to you when you come back."
"Look at your memory. I almost forgot that those books are about politics. It's normal that you can't understand them. As for the books that your daughter reads, I'll go to the teacher and get you a few books some other day."
"Thank you very much, father. Your handwriting is too difficult to practice. I won't practice it anymore. I will return it to you tomorrow."
"That handwriting is quite masculine, not suitable for girls like you. If you like, I can find some delicate small regular script for you to practice."
"Okay, my handwriting is so ugly, and I'm afraid I'll embarrass you in the future, so I thought about practicing it hard, but it's too difficult..." Chen Nianran pouted and said coquettishly.
"No problem, just practice slowly."
"Father, you are so kind. Unlike mother, after coming back, she always complained about my stupidity, was dissatisfied with this and that, and always said bad things about you in front of me. If I knew that there were such good grandmothers and fathers in the mansion, I would have been eager to come back a long time ago!"
"Oh? She always says bad things about me in front of you."
"That's right! They say you are a hypocritical and selfish villain! But after I returned home, I found that you are not like what my mother said. Not only are you handsome, but you also have an extraordinary demeanor. How could you be the kind of unfaithful man she said?" Chen Youran praised Shen Wenting.
"Mrs. Chen is too much. She said such things in front of the child. Nianran, don't listen to your mother. Your father is not that kind of person at all. She said these things because she didn't want your father to have an easy life after she divorced him."
"Yes! Grandma, I know everything. I don't know who is good to me or not. I am very satisfied to have you by my side. I want to stay by your side forever."
"Silly child, you are not young anymore. You will get married sooner or later. How can you stay with us forever?"
"Wow... Grandma, I just came back and you're sending me away. I'm so sad." Chen Nianran pretended to be angry and turned her head to the other side.
"Oh, you're still angry. Okay! I won't say anything! Grandma can't bear to leave you either!" The old lady looked at her with a smile.
"I know that my grandmother treats me the best. By the way, father, how is your matter going? Have you found out who wants to harm you? This is too bad. If you find out, you must punish him severely!"
"No, but everything has been handled, and the villain who released the beef will be caught soon." Shen Wenting stared at her, but he didn't see anything unusual in her eyes.
"Really? That's great! I went to the kitchen that day. Grandma had been coughing for the past two days, so I bought some pears and planned to cook something for her to soothe her throat. I haven't learned much in the countryside, so my cooking skills are the only thing I can show off. I'll show my skills to father and grandmother someday. Just don't despise me."
"I don't mind, how could I? But you are the eldest daughter of the mansion, so you should not do such things in the future. Just leave it to the servants, otherwise, grandma will be distressed."
"Did Nianran also go to the kitchen that day?"
"Yes, it was after Prince Hong came. I had always remembered that my grandmother was coughing. When I saw him coming, I thought that your elders had something to discuss, so I left. Later I found out that someone was trying to frame you. Alas, it's all my daughter's fault. I went to the kitchen and didn't find out earlier. If I had found out earlier, perhaps something like this wouldn't have happened." Chen Nianran sighed and said with a sad face.
"This is not your fault, Nianran, don't blame yourself." Shen Wenting comforted softly.
He thought, this might be a coincidence. How could a girl like Nianran who just came back from the countryside have so many schemes? It seemed that there was no benefit for her to do this?
"Okay! Everything has been resolved, so why bring it up again? Next time you hire someone, be more careful. The same goes for Yan Huan. She has a very bad eye for servants. They are all petty. You should talk to her and ask her to pay more attention to these things. Our Shangshu Mansion is not as casual as their merchant families." The old lady spent two days of comfortable life and had forgotten the previous hard days.
"Yes, mother, I understand. Nianran, please go down first. Your father and your grandmother have something to discuss."
"Okay, father, grandmother, then Nian Ran will take his leave first."
Chen Nianran bowed to them and then left.
After she walked out of the door, she breathed a sigh of relief. She had finally gotten away with it. It seemed that Shen Wenting had discovered that she had been to the study. Instead of letting him suspect her, it was better for her to say it out loud. Fortunately, she had already thought of an excuse. It seemed that she had to be more careful in the future.
After watching her leave, Shen Wenting said, "Mom, I have something to discuss with you."
"Is there anything that can't be said in front of Nianran? We are all family." The old lady likes Chen Nianran very much now.
"It's about Nianran's marriage."
"Marriage?"