Chapter 1664: Chapter 1671 Madam Shen’s Decision Second Watch (2)

Lord Shen searched all night for his missing daughter. Now, he’s catching up on sleep in the carriage. Hearing the Madam’s call, he quickly got up to ask the coachman to stop the carriage and went to the back to see her.

In the carriage, he saw Madam Cui propping her elbow on the small table, her eyes closed as she kneaded the center of her brow, looking full of worry. Juhua sat beside her, head lowered, hands tangled together, as if she had done something wrong.

“What’s happened? Were you all hit by frost?”

Lord Shen sat down beside his wife, jokingly teasing his wife and daughter, his eyes full of affection.

Madam Cui glanced at her daughter with a worried face and said, “You tell your father yourself!”

Shen Juhua twisted her skirt for a while, recounting yesterday’s events from start to finish. Of course, she didn’t realize Mo Zili had already drawn out the venom blood for her, nor did she know she had been seen unclothed, so she omitted this part.

After hearing his daughter’s account, Lord Shen’s face turned more solemn as he looked at the Madam and said, “What does the Madam wish to say?”

Lady Cui said, “Doesn’t the Old Master find it strange? Why would a noble person like Young Master Mo risk everything to jump off a Ten Thousand Zhang Cliff to save our daughter? I remember you’re not very familiar with him. Moreover, to ensure our daughter’s clothes dried quickly, he was willing to endure the cold outside, almost sacrificing his life. Why would he do that? Old Master, don’t you think this is unreasonable? Don’t you have any thoughts about this?”

Old Master Shen straightened his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, “Could it be that Young Master Mo is fond of our daughter?”

He immediately dismissed his own thought, saying, “But it’s unlikely, right? Our Juhua neither possesses nation-falling beauty nor exceptional talent. What could make him so devoted, even risking his life to protect her? No, he shouldn’t have fallen for our daughter.”

Madam Shen gave her husband a resentful look, dissatisfied with his opinion of their daughter, but inwardly agreed with his perspective.

Young Master Mo hadn’t stayed long in their home when she sensed something amiss. After several interactions, she discovered that Young Master Mo had a distant nature, wasn’t fond of socializing, and didn’t seem like one to comfortably reside in someone else’s home. Yet, he remained in their home without leaving. Moreover, although he claimed he was out for sightseeing, he stayed in the House without venturing out, not even visiting the most famous nearby Tianlun Mountain. It didn’t seem like he was here for sightseeing but rather as if he found an excuse to lodge in her home intentionally.

Why is he doing this? What is his real purpose?

If he admired their daughter, but as her husband said, their daughter wasn’t outstanding enough to merit risking one’s life. Moreover, he came from the most powerful family in the Capital, he must have seen many noble ladies, not someone who would develop such an intense emotion for their daughter!

Lady Cui, with a solemn expression, said, “Old Master, this matter is too suspicious. I can’t figure it out, so I had to consult with you.”

Old Master Shen said, “Young Master Mo’s actions indeed defy explanation, but if he does indeed have affection for our daughter, this matter becomes much easier to handle.”

“No, absolutely not!”

Madam Shen interrupted his words and said decisively, “Not to mention that our family background doesn’t match theirs, even if the Old Master has now reached the peak of officialdom and matches the status of the Duke Li Guo’s Mansion, this marriage is still impossible. Our Juhua’s nature is simple, with no craftiness whatsoever, she’s unsuited for such a life among the Marquise Mansion. Marrying her into such a family may seem grand and affluent, but our daughter’s happiness in this life would be over. Moreover, we have so few bloodlines, I’m counting on her to find a son-in-law to take care of us in old age. If she’s married off into those deep courtyards, not only would she be unable to care for us, but meeting her occasionally would be difficult.”