Chapter 345 What's going on

Mrs. Wu felt relieved, but she still offered to keep the meal for him, but Zhang Zhiyao refused.

Outside the house, Shen Yong and Shen Jun came in and said to Zhang Zhiyao, "Sir, your carriage has been repaired."

"Thank you, Mr. Shen. The Shen family has produced many talented people, and I am very pleased." Zhang Zhiyao nodded and smiled at them, then strode out of the yard, got on the carriage and left.

As soon as he left, the Shen family hurried into the house, closed the door, and looked at each other.

“Mom, what is he doing here?” Shen Xiao’s expression was very serious.

Zhang Zhiyao was sent by the one sitting on the throne. On the surface, he was helping Liang Cheng manage northern Hubei, but secretly he was restraining Liang Cheng. He should also have other tasks.

The Shen family can no longer withstand any disturbance.

Mrs. Wu was also confused. She looked at Shen Qingqian and said, "He said that his son offended Miss Qian in the city a while ago, and he came here specially to apologize."

"Sixth sister, is this true?" Shen Xiao looked at Shen Qingqian with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Shen Qingqian said helplessly: "It was last time when I went to the city with Brother Cheng Yun and we met. I thought it was over, so I didn't mention it to you."

She recounted what happened that day, "This Lord Zhang's arrival was indeed unexpected. Logically, he shouldn't have treated us this way."

The attitude of the person on the throne towards the Shen family was clear. Even Shen Qingqian did not receive any praise for designing new agricultural tools. How could Zhang Zhiyao, who knew the emperor's mind well, not know?

Under normal circumstances, if Zhang Zhiyao knew what that bastard boy of his family had done and knew Shen Qingqian's identity, he would either fabricate a crime to avenge the dandy or find a way to force him into the mansion.

However, the current situation is incomprehensible.

Not only did Zhang Zhiyao come to apologize in person, he even brought a small gift. What's going on?

"There must be something fishy going on when things are out of the ordinary," Chen Xiao suddenly said, "This matter is definitely not that simple."

If Zhang Zhiyao had just taken a hard approach, he wouldn't have been so worried, but his current behavior was really incomprehensible, and he felt very uneasy.

Liang was panicking. She grabbed Shen Qingqian's hand and blurted out subconsciously, "Is he planning to take advantage of Sister Qian?"

When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was stunned.

Wu recalled Zhang Zhiyao's words and actions just now, and her heart skipped a beat. She couldn't sit still on the spot, "He just kept mentioning Sister Qian, and said that girls raised by the Shen family are special. Could it be that..."

It was really hard to express the guess in her heart. Mrs. Wu felt powerless looking at Shen Qingqian and her daughter.

"Could it be that he wants to snatch Sister Qian and carry her into the mansion?" Liang shouted, her eyes suddenly red.

Although Zhang Zhiyao and Shen Qingqian did not elaborate on what happened that day, everyone in the room knew that the playboy from the Zhang family must have failed to flirt with her and said something when he got home, which was why Zhang Zhiyao came to visit.

Because most of the exiled people were men, there was a difference between female and male exiles.

Unless a male fugitive gets the approval of the one sitting on the throne, it will be difficult for him to turn his life around.

But it is different for female exiles. In this era of extremely low population density, a woman's value is reflected in her fertility.

If a female convict married an ordinary man, she could escape the shackles of convict status by giving birth to a son.

Zhang Zhiyao's behavior today really makes people doubt his motives.

"Mom, don't worry. These are just our guesses. Besides, the fugitives are under the jurisdiction of the general. If he wants to intervene, he needs the general's approval." Shen Qingqian said calmly.

Liang was slightly stunned, and immediately wanted to pull Shen Qingqian to find Liang Cheng, "Let's go find the general."