Chapter 114 The Shen Family's Faces
Chapter 114 The Shen Family's Faces
Master Shen asked Shen Wen where he had stayed before. Shen Wen deliberately touched his chin and thought for a long time before saying, "I lived in Zuiye Garden in Caishang Hutong, Baihua Street for a few days. You also know that I was a concubine of the Ji family for a few years before. I am familiar with the three brothers of their Ji family. Zuiye Garden is the private property of the third son of the Ji family...ah...no, the whole Baihua Street is his private property. You know this, right? But the location over there is not good. Except for the street where his family lives, the rest of the nearby streets are inhabited by the lowest class, especially the Chungu Alley next to it. There are almost all prostitutes standing in the whole alley. It is really unlucky. Ah! By the way, a few days ago I saw a prostitute named Chungu die of illness. There were condolences and monks were invited to pray for the soul. The whole street was noisy. Huh?"
When Shen Wen said this, he couldn't help but carefully observe the figure of Master Shen and said, "I passed by there from a distance and saw a man coming out of a sedan chair... Now that I think about it, his figure and attire are somewhat like you, uncle... Oh no... and somewhat like second uncle. By the way, it seems that there are two second uncles in our family, one is your half-brother, and the other is the second uncle Yan from the second old master's family. I am naturally talking about your half-brother..."
At this point, Master Shen immediately clamped his hands around her neck, looking anxious and ferocious as he asked, "You! What did you see?"
Shen Wen's face turned red from being strangled, and he said with difficulty: "Uncle! Let go...you're hurting me."
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Master Shen did not notice that a sedan chair approaching behind him had opened its curtains in an instant. The woman immediately rushed out and ran to Shen Wen and said angrily, "Uncle, are you going to kill someone? Although we are the sons of a concubine, we are still your blood relatives. You have no right to kill us at will."
These words were extremely serious, almost pinning the accusation of murdering clan members and trampling on and harming illegitimate children on Master Shen's head. Hearing this, Master Shen was furious, but he had to let go of Shen Wen.
The person who came was Seventh Aunt Shen Shuchan.
She got the news very quickly and didn't even have to wait for Shen Yifeng to tip her off. She had already had a spy arranged by the mansion come to report.
Shen Shuchan protected Shen Wen and followed Master Shen into the gate of the Shen Mansion, followed by the inconspicuous Lin Bao holding the old ancestor.
Shen Yifeng, who had been observing in the dark from behind, came out and followed him into the mansion.
The servants in Duke Shen's courtyard came over and said that the Marquis was waiting for him at Jianxinju in Zhengchu Garden.
So everyone turned and headed for Jianxinju.
Halfway through the journey, a maid from the old lady's courtyard stopped Shen Shuchan and said, "Aunt, please follow me. The old lady has said that the matter of the Seventeenth Young Master is not something you, an aunt who married out of the family, should be involved in. Even if you want to be involved, you can't go beyond the etiquette of the mansion. You should consider your grandmother's face and get her consent to take her with you. That's the right thing to do."
Shen Shuchan felt very aggrieved.
It's this old woman who's here to mess things up again! Although she has the support of the palace, the old woman's seniority is there. She not only has to take it into consideration, but also has to avoid being criticized. Women in the harem are like this. If a woman gets involved in a serious matter between men or a major family matter without informing the old lady, she will kneel before the old lady and be beaten and confined.
Shen Shuchan had no choice but to agree to go to the old lady's house with the maid. She comforted Shen Wen with her eyes, telling him not to worry and that she would come to help him soon, and then she left.
Shen Wen looked at her receding back, his expression still calm, and followed Master Shen.
As soon as he stood still at Jianxin's residence, he heard the sound of disorderly footsteps and the noisy sound of a woman shouting angrily behind him.
Shen Wen looked back and saw a lady wearing gold and silver, hurriedly coming here surrounded by four or five maids and old women.
As soon as the lady saw Shen Wen, she rolled up her sleeves and raised her arm high to hit Shen Wen in the face. How could Shen Wen let her hit him? She easily dodged and went around to her left and back, and grabbed a maid who was following closely. The maid lost her balance and stumbled and fell on the lady. The two of them actually did a Luohan somersault, pressing the luxurious lady firmly to the ground.
As a result, her servants became confused and scrambled to support their master.
Shen Wen looked at their raised buttocks, and couldn't help but expose their flaws, so he kicked each of them. As a result, the lady who had just been half-helped fell to the ground again, and then the second and third maids also piled up on top, and the lady who was pressed down blushed, opened her mouth wide, and even stuck out her tongue.
When the master saw this situation, he no longer had any interest in watching the fun, and hurriedly waved his hand and asked the servants to pull up the old women and maids one by one.
Fourth Master Shen Changrong also arrived at the scene at this time. He first looked at Shen Wen, then lowered his head to look at his wife, Fourth Madam Shen, and then personally helped Fourth Madam up and said, "Madam, are you okay? Did you suffer any internal injuries from the beating? I don't think it's good, let's go call a doctor."
Unexpectedly, the hot-tempered Fourth Madam pushed away the Fourth Master as soon as she stood still, and headed towards Shen Wen, like a bull with bloodshot eyes, stretching her hands to strangle Shen Wen's neck.
Shen Wen had long been prepared for this bitch's tricks. She only stood in front of Master Shen and waited for the Fourth Lady to rush to her face. Then she quickly moved behind the Master and grabbed Master Shen's back out of fear, pulling him over to block the Fourth Lady's hands. The Fourth Lady's sharp nails just scratched the Master's face, leaving four or five bloody cuts.
The old man cried out in pain and covered his face.
The fourth lady then realized that she had caught the wrong person. She looked down at her ten fingernails in a daze, and there was bright red blood coming out of some of them.
When things got to this point, Shen Wen looked up and saw that the masters and sons of other families came to watch the fight. Although they were surprised that their eldest master had suffered a loss, they soon started to criticize Shen Wen: "Old Seventeen! Look at the trouble you have caused. Even the head of the Marquis's Mansion was injured by you. This is really a rebellion! This is a rebellion! Someone, come and grab a rope and tie him up."
Shen Wen cursed these people in his heart: They are so shameless!
Shen Wen simply hid behind Master Shen Si, grabbing his back and dodging and shouting, "Fourth Uncle, I am innocent! It was not me who made my tenth brother a eunuch! It was the servants of the Ji family who did it! If you don't believe me, just go to the Ji Mansion and ask... Fourth Uncle, I know what you are thinking. You are just angry that the other families laughed at you for not having any descendants! So you use my inconspicuous nephew to cause trouble for Fourth Aunt, and then you plan to sneak your illegitimate son from your mistress into the mansion... Then you can use your nephew as a cover and do some tricks behind the scenes. You just need to make Fourth Aunt sad and mentally ill, so that she can no longer manage household affairs, and then you can bring your mistress to your side with a legitimate reason, right? By then, you will still be Fourth Aunt's gentle and loyal husband..."
When the Fourth Madam heard this, her fist that was raised high suddenly lost its momentum. She stared at Shen Wen fiercely and asked, "A concubine? Who do you think has a concubine? How dare he! You bastard, you spewing shit all over your mouth, do you think my master is the same as your bastard father, who would throw himself on her bed and roll around all night regardless of how dirty or smelly it was, and then give birth to you just like laying an egg?"
Shen Wen just told her to scold him as much as she wanted. He just smiled and hid behind the Fourth Master. Shen Wen's eyes were not idle either. He looked around and saw that the Eighth Master Shen Defeng was also there. He said to the Eighth Master Shen Defeng, "Eighth Brother, this matter can't be concealed now. You should tell Fourth Aunt clearly! Isn't it the adopted daughter Liang'er brought by your wife and stepmother? Although I have been away from home for a few years, I still remember the fat boy she gave birth to. She brought him into the house to show the old master. Fourth Aunt even praised the fat boy for being blessed! Don't deny it! You have done more good things than just this village. A few years ago, Third Uncle married off his daughter. Cai'er went there with a big belly in the sedan chair. She gave birth a few days after she got married. They said that the boy she gave birth to looked like Fourth Uncle in the eyes. Although he looked more like your Third Room in other places, there was no guarantee that he was Fourth Uncle's flesh and blood... Fourth Uncle, I think you should go and take a look. If you can recognize that boy, you won't have to worry about your lineage being without descendants, right? As for Fourth Aunt, it's still hard to deal with her. How could the legitimate concubine in your room not have a child for so many years? Isn't it because Fourth Aunt didn't want her to give birth? She has committed the seven reasons for divorce, the crime of jealousy. Just divorce her and send her back to her parents' home."
As soon as the words came out, the fourth wife immediately turned her target to the fourth master Shen, grabbed the fourth master by the collar and said angrily: "Great! So you have been hiding so many good things from me all these years, you are leaving seeds everywhere! You are still thinking about divorcing me! Dare to divorce me! I will ask my family to strip you of your official uniform immediately, and make you a lowly and dirty commoner!"
Although Shen Wen was talking nonsense, the Fourth Master was concerned about his wife's ruthlessness and difficulty, so he came up with one vicious plan after another to push Shen Wen in front of the fierce woman to fend off her hatred.
The Fourth Master's heart has been exposed, and now he acts like a grandson in front of the Fourth Madam, saying over and over again "Madam, please calm down... Madam, please calm down..." He uses his sweet words to gain the Madam's trust again.
Shen Defeng was exposed by Shen Wen for such a big scandal. He hated Shen Wen to the core. He looked around at the reactions of the people around him with shame and anger, then pointed a shaking finger at Shen Wen and said, "You are slandering me... You are making things up... Don't think that everyone will believe you just because you say that..."
As I was speaking I ran out of words.
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