Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

Chapter 452 - 452 443 Quiet Cultivation in the Nunnery

?Chapter 452: Chapter 443: Quiet Cultivation in the Nunnery Chapter 452: Chapter 443: Quiet Cultivation in the Nunnery Chen Shiying, unable to bear the thought of his mother being dismissed, argued strongly, “It was indeed wrong of my mother to disrespect Mrs. Wang by not acknowledging her as a daughter-in-law. However, my father’s death, caused by his prolonged illness, cannot be entirely attributed to my mother. The accusation that my mother offended deities is merely a conjecture without proof. In court, evidence is the key…”

This infuriated Mr. Chen, whose anger was so great it contorted his face. He bellowed, “Shiying, even though you’ve become an official, you’re still part of our Chen family. After death, you too will be buried in our family cemetery. Don’t try to intimidate me with your officialdom.”

Uncle Chen also voiced his displeasure, “Shiying, we are not the courts, and we are not trying a case here. We are discussing facts. Mrs. Wang isn’t an ordinary daughter-in-law, but was brought into the family under auspicious circumstances. However, she was disregarded and denied her rightful status. This is tantamount to ill will. In your father’s illness resulted in his death, who do we blame if not your mother? We are not wrong in stating your mother led to your father’s death. Though you now hold a high office, it’s not right for you to disregard us elders. You should remember your late father, think of the many children in the family. Surely you wouldn’t want your father’s soul to remain unrestful because of that ill-natured woman, obstructing our youngsters’ career prospects or hampering our daughters’ chances of a good marriage?”

Such words stung harshly.

Chen Shiying understood the influence of his clan, and more importantly, that his father had been brought up by the clan, and his mother had indeed committed an unacceptable fault. He quickly bowed again, saying, “Elders, my words have been misunderstood. No matter where I go, or how high an office I hold, I will always remember that my family roots are in Hu’an, and it is the Chen family who raised my father and sponsored his education, enabling him to pass the examination… Starting from this year, on top of my current annual donation of 100 taels of silver to the clan, I will donate an additional 100 taels, hoping this will help improve the lives of our clan members. Moreover, there are many talented youngsters in our clan who deserve better education. I plan to donate another 50 taels of silver to establish a Clan School, where every boy from the Chen family would have the chance to study. I promise to sponsor the examination fees for any young man from our clan who qualifies for the imperial examinations.”

This proposition was indeed attractive, causing the eyes of the elderly clan members to light up as they began discussing amongst themselves in hushed tones.

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