Chapter 397 The mistress looks similar to Zhou Xinrou!

Little did anyone expect that after Liang Xinyi entered the house and removed her veil, Old Madam Shen would regret it.

This woman absolutely cannot be allowed to live!

The news that a woman had entered the mansion spread quickly.

Some people went to the Duke of Juding's mansion to report the news, while others went to Zhou Xinrou's place to report the news.

The other three wives initially gloated privately, but later they angrily denounced Shen Congwen for the word "deceiving the emperor." This was followed by worry.

"Last time, our eldest brother caused our third branch of the family to be exiled. Are we going to be implicated again?"

"How about we send the princess to the palace to plead for us?"

"Wait, let's go ask Lanxi first."

Seeing that the elders were frowning and arguing endlessly without reaching a conclusion, Hu Jinyu quietly withdrew and sent someone to deliver a letter to Shen Yuanxu.

Shen Yuanxu was so engrossed in reading every day that he felt dizzy and lightheaded. Whenever someone came to visit, he would immediately go and ask his teacher for leave, regardless of the reason.

Upon hearing Xiao Si explain the reason on the way, he immediately changed his destination home.

"Let's go to the Duke of Juding's mansion first!"

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Shen Lanxi calculated the time and asked Wei Dongzhu, "The news from the Northwest should have arrived by now, right?"

Wei Dongzhu: "News from the Northwest has arrived in the capital today, and it is estimated that the news has already reached His Majesty's desk by now."

Shen Lanxi nodded in satisfaction; the timing was just right.

Broken porcelain covered the floor in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger and take care of your health!" Wang Bao knelt on the ground, his face full of worry.

Emperor Renxiao subconsciously reached for the ginseng tea, took a sip, and found it was just ordinary tea leaves, immediately frowning.

Then he remembered that the ginseng that Shen Lanxi had sent had been used up two days ago.

Shen Yuanjing was fighting the enemy in the Northwest, so at this time, the only priority for the Shen family was to appease them.

With such a disgraceful incident occurring in the Shen family, Shen Yuanjing, as Shen Congwen's son, must certainly atone for it.

"Shen Congwen's keeping of a mistress is a matter for the Shen family. I will make a decision after the Shen family has resolved it themselves."

Wang Bao understood. There should be officials who impeach Shen Congwen tomorrow, but there will definitely be fewer of them. We cannot let officials' family affairs interfere with important national matters.

Upon seeing Liang Xinyi's face, Madam Shen immediately ordered someone to secretly send Liang Xinyi away.

Unfortunately, Liang Xinyi was an ambitious person. No sooner had she been sent away than she knelt down with her children at the Shen family's door.

Upon hearing this, Madam Shen could no longer bear it, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

Upon receiving the news, Shen Yuantang rushed to the door in a rage. Seeing the mother and her two children kneeling on the ground, he was immediately enraged and ready to attack.

In the struggle, Liang Xinyi's veil was torn off. When Shen Yuantang saw Liang Xinyi's face, he was shocked and then furious.

Where is Father?

Shen Yuantang rushed into the mansion and frantically searched for Shen Congwen.

Shen Yuanjun noticed that something was wrong with her, so he stopped her and asked her what was wrong.

Shen Yuantang screamed hysterically, "That mistress looks so much like my mother. I'm going to ask my father why he chose someone who looks so much like my mother."

Shen Yuanjun was also shocked. He was distracted for a moment and let Shen Yuantang leave.

Whatever the reason, it will definitely be their mother who gets criticized if the news gets out.

How could my father do such a thing?

Shen Congwen rushed to the door in a great hurry.

"Liang Xinyi, what do you want to do?" Shen Congwen asked angrily.

Liang Xinyi's eyes welled up with tears when she saw Shen Congwen.

"Sir, we cannot live without seeing you again."

Shen Congwen didn't believe it; he didn't believe a single word Liang Xinyi said now.

“Liang Xinyi, quickly take them away. Do you know that if you come here now, our entire Shen family will be convicted of deceiving the emperor? If His Majesty is furious, you and the children will not escape either.”

Liang Xinyi didn't believe it. She was determined to go all out and enter the Shen family's house today.

“My son, call for your father! If your father tells us to go back, we will really have no way to survive!” Liang Xinyi cried.

Normally, if Shen Congwen saw those tearful eyes, he would have softened his heart long ago.

Now~

"Are you crazy? Do you want the entire Shen family to die with you?" Shen Congwen roared.

Liang Xinyi cried, “Sir, our children have reached the legal age, but because of their status, we haven’t had a single matchmaker yet. They can’t take the imperial examinations, and the money we had before has long been spent. You haven’t sent any money for over a month. If you don’t come soon, the four of us will starve to death at home.”

“Father, we haven’t eaten for two days, and no shopkeepers are giving us credit.”

“Father, outsiders think we’ve never had a father since we were little, and everyone wants to bully us.”

"Father, a lecherous man saw me on the street and insisted on dragging me to his mansion to be his maid or concubine. I don't want to be a concubine, please save me, Father..."

Shen Congwen didn't believe it. He gritted his teeth and questioned, "I won't go into the details before the Shen family was exiled, but since I returned to the capital, I've been sending back one hundred taels of silver every month. That's enough for your daily expenses with some left over. How could you be out of money?"

Liang Xinyi's eyes flickered, and she sobbed softly.

“A thief broke into our house and stole all our money and valuables, including our clothes, shoes, socks, and quilts. Now we are destitute and in dire straits. I have no other choice.”

"I can't just watch all the children starve to death!"

Seeing the mother and her three children crying together, and hearing Liang Xinyi's reasons, Shen Congwen gradually softened.

"I'll give you some silver; take it and leave the capital!"

Now that things have come to this, he has no better options.

Liang Xinyi was unwilling.

“Chen Lang, everyone in the manor must know about us now. Can we stay here, even as maids or servants? It would be better than being bullied outside.”

“We, mother and children, have no means of making a living. We don’t know anyone outside the capital. We beg you, Mr. Shen, to give our children a way to survive, considering our past relationship.”

Shen Congwen began to hesitate.

Liang Xinyi continued, "If Shen Lang doesn't want me to stay in the manor, I can leave. I only ask that Shen Lang leave our children behind, so that even if something happens to me in the future, I can close my eyes in peace when I see that the children have their father's protection."

"Mother……"

The mother and her three children burst into tears again.

Shen Congwen looked back at his house and saw Shen Yuanjun and his sister standing there at the door.

My wavering resolve has been strengthened once again.

"Go back now, and I will have someone send you the money later. If you encounter anyone, you must not say that you have anything to do with me. If anyone asks, just say that you have mistaken me for someone else."

Shen Congwen just wanted to get rid of the person as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, it's not that easy.

When Shen Yuanxu returned home, he happened to see Liang Xinyi faint.

Her three children, crying and pleading with their father to save their mother's life.

I went around the main entrance and entered the house through the side door.

Hu Jinyu had been waiting for a long time.

"Did the child bother you?" Shen Yuanxu carefully supported Hu Jinyu's waist.

"It's alright. This child will definitely grow up to be a calm and composed person. He wasn't disturbed at all by the commotion outside."

Shen Yuanxu said meaningfully, "Just wait and see, there will be plenty of trouble later."