Chapter 41 Dog meat is not fit for a banquet!

Shen Congwen was filled with shame when his mother scolded him, leaving him stunned.

"Mother, why do you say that?"

When Madam Shen saw that her eldest son was still pretending to be stupid, she thought that he really didn't care about them anymore, and immediately angrily bumped into him!

Caught off guard, Shen Congwen fell heavily backward to the ground.

Grandma Shen was stunned. She hadn't used much force just now. How could her son have fallen so hard?

“Father…” Shen Yuanjing and the others immediately surrounded him. Just as they were about to help their father up, they saw him clutching his lower back in pain.

"Don't move! Father has hurt his back!" Shen Yuanjing said decisively.

When Madam Shen saw her son's pained expression, she immediately took two steps back, feeling guilty. But then, remembering that she was his mother and Shen Congwen was her son, she stopped.

It was just a light bump, what could possibly be a big deal?

"Grandmother, why did you knock Father to the ground?" Shen Yuanjing stood up and asked.

“Yes, Grandmother, wasn’t Father good enough to you? He gave you money when you asked for it, and he gave you our things when you asked for them. Wasn’t Father good enough to you? Why did you hurt him?” Shen Yuantang had been feeling uncomfortable for a long time, and she took this opportunity to say what she had been holding back.

When Madam Shen saw that her children and grandchildren dared to openly question her in the street and point out her faults, she immediately felt a tightness in her chest and trembled all over with anger.

"Fine, you've all gone too far! Your eldest son has ruined the Shen family like this, and I only said a few words, yet you all dare to talk back and defy me! My good sons, you've dragged the family down like this, yet you only care about your own quarters and completely disregard the Shen family. What sins did I commit in my past life to raise such a bunch of ungrateful wretches..."

Old Madam Shen sat on the ground, berating her eldest son's family for being unfilial.

"Mother, I haven't abandoned you. I have no choice..." In front of so many people, Shen Congwen simply couldn't bring himself to say that he was penniless and that his sons and daughters had to support him!

The other members of the Shen family had already stood behind Old Madam Shen, glaring at the eldest branch of the family with sharp, expectant eyes!

Hmph, aren't you usually so arrogant? Just because you married a princess, does that mean your whole family has to grovel and fawn over you?

Things are different now. There are no more ghostly princesses; they're all the same, exiled criminals. We no longer have to be beholden to the eldest son's family!

"Hey, aren't these members of the Shen family?" someone suddenly said.

"You know them? Which member of the Shen family?"

The person who recognized the Shen family member said, "Isn't this the Shen family member who embezzled rations and caused the death of the Wei family army? Weren't they sentenced to exile? What are they doing here?"

"You've admitted your mistake, haven't you?"

"How could that be? The Shen family even invited me to their home for a medical consultation."

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"Young master, something terrible has happened! The Shen family has been recognized at the entrance of the inn!" Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Madam Li hurried back to report the news.

After hearing the cause and effect, Shen Lanxi's face darkened. She never expected that even with such meticulous arrangements, things would still go wrong.

Moreover, this mishap was caused by someone from the Shen family themselves!

Shen Lanxi gritted her teeth fiercely: "Very good, they are really too good!"

"Young Master, what do we do now?" Qiu Shuang asked anxiously.

Shen Lanxi said coldly, "It's too late, we can only wait!"

Before long, Liu Laohu and Liu Yan arrived in a great hurry.

"Young master, something terrible has happened! The Shen family has been arrested by the authorities!"

Shen Lanxi calmly said, "I already know. Quickly gather the prisoners together, put on the shackles and chains as they need to be, make them look as disheveled as possible!"

Liu Laohu nodded.

"When you go to the government office to negotiate, if you are asked for your reason, just say that you were chased by refugees on the road and ran in the wrong direction!"

Liu Laohu: "Should we use some money?" He was worried that the yamen wouldn't release him.

Shen Lanxi: "If the government is smart, they will release them immediately. If they don't, just tell them that you were being chased on the road and ask the government to protect the Shen family!"

Liu Yan replied, "I'm worried that something might happen to the Shen family at the government office!"

Shen Lanxi continued to give instructions: "Go and spread the word that the Shen family members have been detained in the government office. The more people know this, the safer the Shen family will be."

Liu Yanhui understood; this move would also force the yamen to release the people as soon as possible. The Shen family was now a hot potato, and no one wanted to get involved.

It makes perfect sense for Liu Laohu to be the one to take the man away!

County Government

"Sir, the entire Shen family is imprisoned. This is a hot potato; our county government cannot take it on!"

The county magistrate nodded: "Getting them out of here won't be easy. There are definitely a lot of people watching outside the county government right now!"

Just as the two were worrying, a constable came to report.

"Sir, there's a constable named Liu Laohu who says he's here to take the Shen family members away."

The magistrate and his advisor exchanged a glance.

"Bring him in!"

When Liu Laohu arrived, he immediately recited the speech he had memorized along the way.

"My lord, I am a constable responsible for escorting the Shen family. His Majesty has shown mercy and removed the Shen family's shackles. We had only been out of the capital for a short time when we were attacked by refugees and several unknown forces. We were so focused on fleeing for our lives that we ended up going the wrong way!"

When the magistrate and his advisor heard the words "pursuit and kill," their hearts skipped a beat.

The Shen family must leave the county government office immediately, right now!

Magistrate: "So that's how it is. My clerk, you go and bring the Shen family members out of the jail yourself, and let Constable Liu take them away!"

The clerk hurriedly accepted the order, and in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the entire Shen family was delivered to Liu Laohu, safe and sound.

After seeing the person off, the clerk quickly ordered the yamen to be closed and announced that the magistrate was unwell and would be given two days off!

Looking at the pale and sickly faces of the Shen family, Liu Laohu felt contempt and cursed, "Dog meat can't be served at a banquet!"

People had been watching the vicinity of the county government office for some time. As soon as the Shen family came out, they swarmed around them.

"Why did they come out? Is the county government afraid of the Shen family's power?"

Liu Laohu immediately roared, "What nonsense about fearing power! The Shen family has fallen, what power do they have left? I'm a constable escorting exiles. We encountered refugees on the road and ran the wrong way!"

"Heaven is blind! How come the Shen family, such a wicked family, wasn't beaten to death by the refugees..."

"The Shen family doesn't deserve to live! So many people from the Wei family army died, why don't they go and die too!"

"My son is a member of the Wei family army, and I will avenge him..."

Seeing that these people no longer claimed to be afraid of the Shen family's power and were no longer pressing him about how they ended up there, Liu Laohu stopped caring.

They let the Shen family members be scolded.

Not only was he being verbally abused, but some people started throwing rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at him, so Liu Laohu quickly moved away!

The Shen family members were all on the verge of collapse. When they were locked in the cell, they thought they were going to die there. Unexpectedly, they were released not long after they went in.

Before they could even enjoy their happiness, they were insulted and verbally abused by these people, and their bodies were covered in filth. Even in the prison, no one dared to treat them like this.

They tried to open their mouths to retaliate, but as soon as they opened them, they were met with a strong stench that brought tears to their eyes.

It would be better for him to stay in jail!

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