Chapter 374 - 374: The Scandal in the Prime Minister’s Residence

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At the same time, Mrs. Shen was also worried that if Minister Shen came, things would really get out of hand.

“Rong’er, do you know what you’re saying?” She saw the people around them casting odd looks and some even pointed and gossiped. Even though she was worried about her daughter, Mrs. Shen’s gaze became more severe.

At the same time, she regretted not clearing these people out of the site immediately.

His daughter, an unmarried lady, actually said such words.

If the news got out, not only would her reputation be ruined, but the reputation of the Prime Minister’s residence would also be ruined.

The Master accorded such things the utmost importance. When he arrived, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Shen Rong also noticed this situation and a hint of panic flashed across her face.

Then, she felt Meng Xuan’s strong grip of reassurance in her palm and calmed down.

Since she had decided to be together with Meng Xuan, she was already prepared to disregard her reputation.

In fact, what she did today was to ruin her reputation so that her father would be forced by public opinion to help her and Meng Xuan get together.

Since she had already made up her mind, she could not be overcautious and indecisive.

When she thought of this, the look in Shen Rong’s eyes became even more determined.

“Of course, I know.

“Young Master Meng and I are childhood sweethearts. We grew up together and were engaged from a young age.

“Just because the Meng family is in decline, Father sent someone to break off the engagement and cut off the marriage agreement between me and Young Master Meng.”

Shen Rong’s eyes were filled with some anger now.

“I could still let things be at this juncture.

“But even at this point, Father is still unwilling to let Young Master Meng off.

“Not only did he send people to make things difficult for him time and time again, he even…

“He even stopped Young Master Meng from taking part in the previous talent recruitment examination…”

Mrs. Shen’s expression changed at once.

“Shut up!” she scolded loudly.

Shen Rong’s face turned pale and she instantly shut her mouth.

When Mrs. Shen saw this, her heart calmed down a little.

Then, she looked at Song Rui angrily.

“Why aren’t you asking those people unrelated to us to leave?” she lowered her voice and said angrily.

Song Rui seemed to have been roused from his daze at this point.

He quickly asked the servants to send away the people who came to gawk at them.

When he saw this, Meng Xuan panicked and squeezed Shen Rong’s hand again.

Shen Rong quickly came to a realization.

She hurriedly continued, “Mother, you are so worried about sending outsiders away. Are you worried that your daughter will say more things that are not good for the reputation of the Prime Minister’s residence?”

Shen Rong squeezed Meng Xuan’s hand when she saw Mrs. Shen’s expression turning more ominous. She gathered some courage and continued, “Father wants to use his daughter’s marriage to win over Young Master Song and make him work for the Prime Minister’s family.

“But now, I am already carrying Meng Xuan’s flesh and blood in my tummy. How can 1 marry Young Master Song?”

As soon as she said that, everyone stared at Shen Rong’s abdomen. Even Mrs. Shen was no exception.

The onlookers started gossiping heatedly again.

This unfolding drama today was turning out to be quite earthshaking.

The daughter from the Prime Minister’s family was meeting her lover in private while accompanied by her fiance.

After that, there was even a scandal that broke out, saying that she had secretive trysts with her lover and became pregnant.

This was like giving the Prime Minister’s residence and Great Talent Song Rui one tight slap each in the face.

Shen Rong ignored Mrs. Shen, who could no longer stand up and was being supported by a servant. She then looked at Song Rui with a look that seemed to be questioning her own life.

“Young Master Song, 1 thank you for your great affection. But my heart already belongs to someone else.” As she spoke, Shen Rong looked at Meng Xuan affectionately.

At the same time, she reached out to touch her lower abdomen. Then she looked at Song Rui again.

“I only want to be with Meng Xuan henceforth. So I can’t marry you.”

Song Rui’s eyes turned sharp, but he didn’t say anything.

“I don’t know what Father told you. But 1 have made up my mind.

“Today, 1 hereby break off the engagement. Young Master Song, please fulfill my wish as repayment for saving your life back then.”

Song Rui’s eyes flickered for a while.

He glanced at Mrs. Shen, who was so angry that she was about to faint, and then nodded with great reluctance.

Following that, he turned around.

When the people nearby saw this, they felt sorry for Song Rui.

So this was the Immortal Poet who had been in so much limelight recently.

He was such an excellent and talented man without peer, but his fiancee had made him a cuckold after he got engaged. He was simply too pitiful…

When Mrs. Shen saw Song Rui’s behavior, she was even more furious.

Things were now hanging in the balance, yet this person still listened to her daughter and did not care about this matter anymore. How cowardly!

“What are all of you waiting for? Young Miss is suffering from hysteria and spouting nonsense. Yet you guys are taking it seriously.

“Get those people unconnected to us to leave here first, then bring Young Miss back. Send her back to the residence for treatment,” Mrs. Shen said in a stern voice.

If they continued with this ruckus, the situation would only get worse. They had to clear the area of gawkers first.

The servants quickly looked at Song Rui.

However, Song Rui still looked very downcast and out of sorts and did not respond.

“Yes, Ma’am!” Very quickly, a servant in charge stepped forward and responded to Mrs. Shen.

Thereafter, he brought some servants to drive away the people who had come to gawk at them.

Before long, the onlookers were all chased away, and the surroundings finally quieted down.

Mrs. Shen finally calmed down substantially.

She looked at Shen Rong again, trying to persuade her to come back.

Shen Rong’s attitude was firm and uncooperative.

Mrs. Shen once again set her sights on Meng Xuan.

She used all forms of persuasion to force Meng Xuan to let Shen Rong go.

Unfortunately, Meng Xuan refused to bow down to Mrs. Shen’s coercion.

He only put on an appearance of being bullied and looked at Shen Rong with a pitiful expression.

Following that, Shen Rong would shield Meng Xuan behind her like an old hen protecting her chicks and stand up to confront her mother.

As a result, Mrs. Shen had almost no way to deal with Meng Xuan and Shen Rong.

This situation continued until Prime Minister Shen arrived.

That was right. Minister Shen rushed over here in less than two hours.

Along the way, he had already learned about the situation here from the servants.

On one hand, he was angry that his daughter had let him down and embarrassed the Prime Minister’s residence. On the other hand, he was also worried about his daughter’s safety.

Shen Rong, who was at the edge of the cliff, turned pale the moment she saw Prime Minister Shen.

Meng Xuan, who had been very calm earlier, also panicked momentarily when he saw Prime Minister Shen.

Even Mrs. Shen’s face turned pale when she saw the Shen family’s Master.

As she turned back to Shen Rong, a trace of worry flashed across her eyes.

“What are all of you waiting for? Bring the Young Miss back here.” After arriving at the scene, Minister Shen immediately gave an order.

The servants looked at each other and did not dare to go over.

This carried on until Minister Shen turned his gaze to the two servants in charge.

The two servants then acknowledged the order.

“Yes, Sir!” They bowed to Minister Shen.

Thereafter, they walked towards Shen Rong.

Shen Rong and Meng Xuan’s expressions changed drastically.

“Don’t come over! If you come any closer, I’ll jump down from here!” Shen Rong said quickly.

At the same time, she took a step toward the edge of the cliff.

The two servants quickly stopped in their tracks.

They all turned to look at Minister Shen, only to see his ashen and extremely furious face.

“Who allowed you two to stop? Go over!” he barked in a deep voice.

The two servants’ faces were very pale, but they could only continue.

Shen Rong’s face turned ashen white again. She braced herself and closed her eyes…

Upon seeing that her daughter was about to jump off the cliff, Mrs. Shen finally cried out in terror..