Chapter 340 Shen Yuantang storms the Jining Marquis's residence!

Shen Congwen was furious; he could already imagine how crazy the court officials would be when they impeached him at the morning court session the next day.

"Shut up! Men, drag her out to the yard, tie her to a stool, and beat her!"

"Have all the women in the mansion go to the courtyard to watch the execution."

"If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'll change my name!" Shen Congwen shouted angrily, his face flushed.

Madam Shen had never seen her eldest son so angry before. She had originally intended to plead for her granddaughter, but now she gave up on that idea.

Yuan Tang went too far this time.

"Grandmother, save me! Grandmother, don't let Father punish me!" Shen Yuantang cried out in fear when she saw her father's fierce and menacing appearance.

When Sun Feng escorted her back, she was already afraid. She was just furious at the attitude of the Marquis of Jining's family. Why could they propose marriage whenever they wanted and then break off the engagement whenever they wanted?

Shen Yuantang isn't unwanted; she's not someone anyone can boss around.

Madam Shen felt a tightness in her chest, thinking of these good-for-nothings.

"Yuantang, have you forgotten how you dealt with Yuan Zhan a few days ago?"

The iron plate at the Dali Temple broke both of Yuan Zhan's legs. The doctor said he would never be able to stand up again. Even though he was half-dead from the injuries, he didn't have any time to recover and left the capital that very night with the others who had been sentenced to exile.

Such a painful lesson did not teach Shen Yuantang a single lesson.

Whenever Madam Shen thought of her grandson, who was beaten bloody, her heart ached.

“Yuantang, how can your grandmother help you? When you went to the Marquis of Jining’s mansion to cause trouble, did you think about the women there? Won’t their reputations be tarnished by you?”

Shen Yuantang collapsed to the ground, her face deathly pale. Just as the two burly old women were about to pull her away, she was so frightened that she quickly grabbed Old Madam Shen's leg.

"Grandmother, I know I was wrong. I was just angry that the Marquis of Jining's mansion didn't respect the Shen family at all!"

Seeing that his daughter was still unrepentant, Shen Congwen was so angry that he slapped her across the face.

"The Lady of Jining is the Empress's own sister. You've made Her Majesty the Empress's own sister faint from anger, Shen Yuantang, you've got some serious skills!"

Shen Yuantang was truly terrified. Now that he understood, he was trembling with fear.

"Father, things have already come to this. We need to think of something quickly. I know I was wrong. I only said a few words, who would have thought the Marquis of Jining would faint? She's perfectly healthy, how could she faint? She must be faking it!"

Shen Congwen felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and raised his hand high, wishing he could slap his daughter again.

"stop!"

Zhou Xinrou is back.

"Mother, save me!" Shen Yuantang felt like he had found a powerful backer and scrambled over to beg for help.

Shen Congwen glanced at Zhou Xinrou, snorted coldly, and turned his head away with a dark face.

"Princess, Yuan Tang has caused a great disaster this time. We must think of a solution immediately!" Old Madam Shen was thinking of Zhou Xinrou going to the palace to beg His Majesty.

“Mother, I’m just furious. Why do they treat me like merchandise? They were the ones who proposed marriage, and they’re the ones who broke it off. They don’t respect the Shen family at all. They treat us like we’re at their beck and call. Mother, I just want to stand up for the Shen family!”

Shen Yuantang burst into tears, choking back sobs.

Zhou Xinrou looked at her daughter's tear-streaked face and let out a long sigh.

"Fine, I'll go to the palace then!"

Madam Shen's eyes lit up, and she quickly winked at her eldest son.

Shen Congwen said reluctantly, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Madam."

Zhou Xinrou turned around and left the house again.

"Grandmother, Mother has gone to the palace to plead for her, she will surely be alright."

"Father, I was wrong. Please don't be angry anymore. I was just angry that they didn't respect our Shen family. I wanted to stand up for our family."

Madam Shen: "You child, why are you so temperamental? Congwen, for the sake of Yuantang's filial piety, let it go!"

Shen Congwen snorted coldly and went to his study with a dark face.

Shen Lanxi looked at the main hall, which had been empty in the blink of an eye, gave a mocking smile, and left as well.

Now, only Shen Yuanxu remains in the Shen family who is studying. In order to encourage the only scholar in the family, Shen Congwen went to the study to supervise him after he resigned from his job.

To his surprise, when he entered the study, he saw Shen Yuanxu practicing martial arts, which immediately enraged him.

"Yuanxu, the imperial examination is just around the corner, how can you be so negligent?"

...

"Sir, that man claims to be from the Second Prince's residence and wants to see you," a guard reported.

Shen Lanxi turned her head and saw a person dressed as a manager running over with a box in his arms.

"Lord Shen, my master is currently unable to come out, so he asked me to deliver a congratulatory gift to you. Congratulations on your promotion to Duke of Juding and your command of the Capital Guard."

Shen Lanxi: "Open the box and take a look."

The steward of the Second Prince's residence was taken aback by Shen Lanxi's bluntness. After a moment of surprise, he deftly opened the box.

Inside was a thick stack of silver notes.

"Your Second Prince is very kind; please accept this!"

The manager was taken aback again. They accepted it so easily?

Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "Go back and tell your Second Prince that I originally planned to hold a promotion banquet, but I'm also thinking about how busy I am lately, getting to know the Imperial Guard and preparing for the imperial examinations. So I'll postpone the promotion banquet for now and hold it when he's free to move around as much as possible."

"I will accept the gift in advance. As for the return gift, I will give it to you all at the banquet. Alright, you may go back now!"

Manager: "..."

No, that's not it~

Wasn't the purpose of sending the silver notes that this?

He can't leave!

"My lord, our prince has a question for you." The steward, with a stiff smile, pulled out a letter and handed it over.

Shen Lanxi: "I won't accept the letter. If you have anything to say, let's talk face to face when he comes out!"

The manager was dumbfounded: No way! You've already taken the banknotes, how can you just take the money and not do anything!

I've never seen anyone like this before!

His master is the Second Prince!

Shen Lanxi didn't care what he was thinking and turned back to her residence.

"Good, good. Tell the guards at the gate that next time Wang Xiangyi comes to deliver something, leave the things behind, but send him away!"

Spring Snow and Autumn Frost kept covering their mouths and laughing.

...

Zhou Ruyuan was summoned to the palace by Emperor Renxiao.

Several scrolls were placed on the desk, and Emperor Renxiao was all smiles.

“Ruyuan, you are not young anymore. When I was your age, I already had a large family. You, however, have no children. In this respect, you are not as good as your other brothers.”

Zhou Ruyuan's heart sank. He glanced at the desk, and his heart sank even further.

"These are the fine girls that your mother and I have carefully selected. Choose one as your principal wife, two as your secondary wives, and a few more that you find pleasing to the eye to fill the backyard of the Prince's mansion. Next year, you will surely be surrounded by children, and your mother and I will no longer have to worry about you all the time."