As soon as the study door closed, Shen Fengxian slapped Li Mingshan across the face.
"Li Mingshan! Did you do this?!"
Li Mingshan didn't cover his face. Right now, his most important task was to keep Shen Fengxian calm!
We have to get past him!
He reached out and grabbed his hand urgently, "Fengxian, listen to me!"
Shen Fengxian flung his hand away, his eyes bloodshot. "Li Yunyan is already pregnant! What else do you want to say?!"
Li Mingshan originally wanted to say that Li Yunyan had seduced him! But he also knew that this reason was completely untenable!
His relationship with Shen Fengxian wasn't something that could be betrayed by a woman simply because she seduced him!
He reached for Chen Fengxian's hand again, his voice urgent, "Fengxian, believe me! I haven't betrayed you!"
Shen Fengxian was almost laughing in anger. "Then what's going on with Li Yunyan's belly? Are you going to say that she seduced you? Li Mingshan, let me tell you! The last time I tolerated you being with her was because I wanted her to have a child! It doesn't mean that you can be ambiguous with her behind my back!"
"There's nothing unclear about it! Fengxian, she doesn't know it's me!"
Li Mingshan leaned closer to him, his eyes beginning to redden. Shen Fengxian used to love him looking like this the most.
He said with suppressed emotion, "Fengxian, I did all this for you!"
Shen Fengxian pinched his chin and sneered, "Tell me, how did you willingly cheat on me for my sake?"
Seeing that he was finally willing to listen to him, Li Mingshan's mind raced, and he said with a firm look in his eyes, "It's because of your half-brother!"
"Chen Que?"
Shen Fengxian's eyes darkened further. "Go on!"
"Yes! It's because of Shen Que! He's starting to gain power now, and I'm afraid he'll surpass you in the future. So I had a momentary lapse in judgment and thought that if you could have more children, you could at least surpass him in this area!"
"Ha, nonsense!"
A flicker of panic crossed Li Mingshan's eyes. "Fengxian, I promise! That's exactly what I was thinking! The legitimate son of the main wife is far more valuable than his illegitimate son. I wanted to give you more confidence in the future!"
He moved closer to him, his voice softening, "Fengxian, I know you don't like my decision, but I promise I won't do it again! I just made things worse, I didn't mean to upset you! Can you forgive me this time?"
He began to subtly try to please him, in ways that pleased him.
Shen Fengxian sat in the armchair, letting him fawn over him, but a murderous intent gradually gathered in his eyes.
Li Mingshan lowered his eyes, and the tenderness and affection he had shown before were long gone.
With Li Yunyan by his side, he no longer wanted to live such a humble and subservient life. He wanted to be a respectable man and enjoy his wife's gentle service.
The Shen family's offspring are his; the Shen family's young mistress is his!
Then the entire Shen family will surely belong to him in the future!
*
After Li Yunyan was sent back to Liuyan Courtyard by Shen Que, she sent Dong Yun away.
He immediately pulled her into his arms.
Smelling the sweet fragrance from the top of her hair, Chen Que's empty heart was finally filled by her.
"Yanyan, what you're doing is a bit risky!"
Li Yunyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, they won't find out!" After all, with the system involved, Li Mingshan would believe it was real without a doubt!
Shen Que lowered his head and gently bit her, saying, "Don't do that again!"
She looked up, her eyes gleaming mischievously, "What are you not allowed to do?"
Her lips were suddenly sealed by his, with a punitive force.
He held the back of her head and tightly locked her waist, as if he wanted to release all the longing he had felt during this time.
After a long while, he released her and whispered in her ear, "I don't like other men looking at you like that!"
The puppy is getting jealous!
Li Yunyan smiled gently, a smile that was both charming and unrestrained, her eyes filled with smug satisfaction at seeing through his little scheme.
Shen Que's deliberately stern face grew increasingly pink.
"elder sister......"
He lowered his head, forehead to forehead with hers, his voice tinged with grievance.
Li Yunyan's heart trembled, she pinched him hard, and reached out to knock him down.
She gently comforted him, "Alright! Still feeling wronged? I promise you!"
She bit his smooth chin, her eyes filled with seductive allure, and asked, "Did you miss me?"
"think!"
His long, slender fingers slowly moved to her flat stomach. "But..."
"Never mind the 'but'!"
Her lips touched his Adam's apple, her voice soft and sweet, "If you want to, then be a good girl!"
......
Many unfamiliar faces moved into the Shen Mansion.
They all lived around Shen Que's courtyard, protecting his dilapidated little yard like an iron barrel.
A talented scholar who wins two top honors in the imperial examinations will be sought after by many powerful figures!
After discussing with Li Yunyan, Shen Que decisively chose the orthodox path and joined the Crown Prince's camp.
Now, Shen Fengxian no longer has any chance to take action against Shen Que!
The palace examination followed immediately.
Shen Que shone brightly in the palace examination and became the top scholar appointed by His Majesty.
He achieved the highest honors in the imperial examinations, becoming the most famous person in the country for a time!
What's even more astonishing is that the top scholars in the imperial examinations would usually spend a few years studying at the Hanlin Academy before being granted an official position at the discretion of the authorities.
However, Shen Que was directly appointed as the Director of the Autumn Review Office of the Ministry of Justice, a fifth-rank official!
The Autumn Review Office of the Ministry of Justice was a subordinate agency of the Ministry of Justice, primarily responsible for reviewing death penalty cases. The head of the Autumn Review Office, though only a fifth-rank official, wielded considerable power.
After each autumn review, the best-performing doctors have the opportunity to be directly promoted to the rank of Tangguan, skipping the third and fourth ranks and going straight to the first rank!
In summary, this is an official position with exceptional real power!
Both being fifth-rank officials, Shen Que's official position completely overshadowed Shen Fengxian's position as a councilor in the Ministry of Justice!
After Shen's mother fell ill, Li Yunyan took over the position of the matriarch of the Shen family.
She held a particularly grand banquet for Shen Que at the Shen family home.
As the undisputed protagonist, Shen Que sat with the matriarch, welcoming and seeing off guests, and befriending the prominent families of Shengjing.
The illegitimate son, who was once unknown in the Shen family, is now showing signs of surpassing the eldest son.
When Li Yunyan saw Shen Fengxian, whom she hadn't seen for many days, she was secretly surprised.
Why did Shen Fengxian have dark circles under his eyes and a sallow complexion, looking like he was about to die?
What's going on?
[Hehe! Host, Li Mingshan has given Shen Fengxian a slow-acting poison; he's about to die!]
ah?
Is Li Mingshan really that ruthless?
Because Shen Que had to take a scientific expedition, he couldn't observe the mourning period for the time being, which is why Li Yunyan kept them alive.
She had intended to give them something to do so they wouldn't have the energy to deal with Shen Que! But she never expected that Li Mingshan would make a move that would directly kill Shen Fengxian!
Aren't they a couple?
Is this the ultimate form of love-hate relationship?
In response, Li Yunyan said: I don't understand, but I respect it!
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