Chapter 181 Shen Changshan is Feng Zhaoren

The old man suddenly stopped talking here.

He looked at Shi Yu's silver hair and said nervously, "He, the child he was talking about is not you, right?

You...are you here to seek revenge? I don't know what Changshan did to you, but that kid was threatened by a country old man like me, so he has a conscience in his heart.

He...he..."

The old man stammered for a long time but couldn't utter a complete sentence.

He is now over seventy years old, and he has seen a person with a head full of white hair at such a young age. At that time, Changshan kept muttering that he was sorry for the child and wanted to make his hair black.

It was hard for him not to suspect that the person in front of him was the child that Changshan was talking about.

Thinking back on what just happened, it was clear that these two people came to him deliberately to ask him questions.

Otherwise, why would such a noble person talk to a country old man like him and sit on the stone block with him without feeling disgusted?

The old man felt extremely regretful. He was really old and confused. Why didn't he make any connection when he first saw the young man's hair?

He was really afraid that the person in front of him was here to take revenge on the Qin family, but he couldn't say anything to make Shi Yu forgive Shen Changshan.

If someone could make Shen Changshan so regretful that he dared not face others, he must have done something immoral to them.

When the old man saw that Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan were silent, his face turned cold and gloomy, just like the majestic officials he had seen in the county.

He became even more panicked. If he harmed the Qin family's children because of his talkativeness, he would not be able to face his elder brother even after his death.

No matter how dissatisfied he was with his nephew marrying into the family, the children of the Qin family still had half of his Shen family's blood in them.

Thinking of this, the old man loosened his grip on the pipe and was about to kneel down in front of Shi Yu. "I'm going to apologize to you on his behalf. If you hate him, then... take the blame on me.

His parents died young, so if something were to happen to him, it would be because I, as his uncle, failed to discipline him well."

He has lived to this age, so it would be a good thing for him to die.

Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan did not speak out in time because they were shocked.

The words that shocked the old man, combined with their previous speculation, almost confirmed that the child that Shen Changshan felt sorry for was Shi Yu.

He fell seriously ill and could not grow up with his parents. He also had white hair. There was no one else like him in the whole capital.

That also means that Shi Yu is most likely the Crown Prince Feng Zhao.

But what did he mean when he said he was not worthy of being an elder?

Could he be a member of the Fengzhao royal family?

But he clearly looks somewhat similar to the old man in front of him...

Unable to figure it out, the two of them kept silent tacitly, wanting to hear what else the old man had to say, but they didn't expect the old man to be so scared.

Shi Yu hurriedly supported his arm and prevented him from kneeling down. "Old man, you misunderstood. I am not here to seek revenge."

Even if Shen Changshan really did something to him, there was no reason for him to embarrass an innocent old man.

"Are you telling the truth?" the old man asked uncertainly.

Shi Yu nodded and said, "We are here to help the Qin family."

Let’s keep things separate.

Xiao Yan promised to help the Qin family resolve their grievances, and he would fulfill his promise. As for Shen Changshan's matter, he would wait until it was thoroughly investigated before making any decisions.

This couldn't be considered a lie, so Shi Yu's eyes were sincere.

The old man remembered that he had indeed seen the two people coming out of the Chen residence just now. It was because of this that he was sure that they were relatives of the Qin family and said those things.

"When I get old, I tend to talk nonsense. Please don't take it to heart, my dear guests."

Although he believed that these two people were not seeking revenge on the Qin family, he also regretted that he had spoken too much impulsively just now and wanted to make amends.

Shi Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, old man, we will do our best to persuade Mr. Shen to stay or go."

He didn’t want the Qin brothers to know about Shen Changshan’s drunken words too early.

Qin Sixian is smart, but some things may not stand up to his scrutiny.

And he is the emperor's man.

The emperor has been much nicer to him recently, but this is all because he is a member of the Shi family and he doesn't want any accidents to happen before marriage.

But he didn't tell the old man not to tell it, because he knew that the old man would definitely tell the Qin brothers what had just happened.

This honest old man was thinking about Shen Changshan's descendants.

Worried that what he had just said would bring disaster to the Qin family, he would definitely inform Qin Sixian's nephews and grandchildren in advance.

The two talked to the old man again and learned that Shen Changshan's father and Shen Changshan when he was young did not look like the old man.

Instead, Shen Changshan looks similar to the old man when he grows up.

The child's appearance will change as he grows up, and if he happens to look like a member of the Shen family, people will not be suspicious.

After saying goodbye to the old man, the two went to the Shen family cemetery.

Not far from Shen Changshan's coffin are the tombs of Shen's father, Shen's mother, and Shen Changshan's sister. There are no other extra graves.

Jingzhe stepped forward quietly, "Master, I have inquired and found out that Shen Changshan came to live in Furong County three years ago. To be precise, it was the winter three years ago."

At that time, Shi Yu came back from Beiling, sacrificed his soul fire, and became sickly.

It matches what the old man said.

“Perhaps it’s because he looks somewhat similar to the old man that he dared to come to Beijing pretending to be Shen Changshan.”

Wei Qingyan looked at the three tombstones and frowned, "But he's not from Furong County, so how did he know what the Shen family's great-uncle looked like?

This can only be derived from the mouths of Shen Changshan, or Shen's parents and sister. Therefore, it can be inferred that this fake Shen Changshan is acquainted with the real Shen Changshan, or the Shen family in Beidi.

Even a good relationship.”

From the moment he saw the resentful scene, Wei Qingyan suspected that the Shen Changshan in the coffin was a fake.

But after seeing the appearance of Shen’s grandfather in the morning, she became uncertain again.

After hearing what the old man said, Wei Qingyan once again suspected that this Shen Changshan was fake.

He said he was not worthy of being a member of the Shen family. Perhaps he was not a member of the Shen family, or perhaps the death of the Shen family was related to him.

He was clearly a promising scholar who had won the imperial examination, and his uncle had gone to the capital to look for him and was willing to adopt him, but he would rather be a son-in-law of the Qin family.

Maybe he just doesn't want to have much contact with the Shen family.

Because the real Shen Changshan grew up in Furong County until he was eight years old, Old Man Shen must be very familiar with his nephew. He was afraid that if he had too much contact with Old Man Shen, he would be exposed.

But he would feel remorse for doing something wrong to Shi Yu, and because the old man threatened to commit suicide, he would follow him to the grave of Shen's parents to admit his mistake.

Every Qingming Festival, he would bring Shen Siyuan, the heir of the Shen family, back to Furong County to worship, and would encourage Shen Siyuan to do business like his father did back then.

As the old man said, his conscience has not been completely corrupted.

Then, would he feel guilty for replacing Shen Changshan and find him a place to stay and secretly pay tribute to him?

So, they came to the cemetery.

Unfortunately, there is no real Shen Changshan in the cemetery.

Shi Yu thought of what Wei Qingyan was thinking, and ordered, “Jingzhe, send someone to find out if Shen Changshan has ever been to a temple or a Taoist temple?”

Wei Qingyan's eyes lit up slightly.

Yes, if it is not a legitimate burial, temples and Taoist temples are also places to go.

She added, "Find out more about Shen Changshan's taste."

There are some things that a person can deliberately pretend or imitate, but some things are innate, such as taste.

Even if you try to hide it, it will be revealed inadvertently.

Especially the young man in the picture, who looked back frequently when he left, with deep reluctance in his eyes. After his death, he felt resentful because he could not return to his hometown. Perhaps during his lifetime, he missed his hometown and went to eat some food from his hometown.

And the last vine he pulled away was full of flowers.

Wei Qingyan recalled that some wanderers who left home would take a handful of their hometown soil with them when they left because they missed their hometown.

Does the vine have the same meaning to the young boy?

She had never seen that kind of flower in Furong County or even in the capital...

"Shi Yu, when we get back, accompany me to meet Xiao Zhian."

If Chen Changshan is really from Feng Zhao, then the flower must belong to Feng Zhaochang.