Chapter 67 You Kneel Outside the Door
On the first day of May, Taifu Shen arrived in Beijing.
"Princess, as you requested, I have prepared a set of four treasures of the study and a set of mutton-fat jade head ornaments in the gift box." Feicui came in holding two brocade boxes, placed them on the table, and asked with a smile:
"Whose house are you going to visit today?"
Jiang Rong took out a volume of music from the box and said, "Go to Master Shen's mansion."
Feicui was stunned. "You...you want to go to the Shen family?"
Although the Shen family’s house is now crowded with people coming to congratulate, our Crown Prince’s Consort doesn’t need to go to support the Shen family, right?
Jiang Rong's eyes fell on the music score.
Dad died while protecting the emperor in the hunting ground.
There was no time to arrange the funeral arrangements.
Therefore, no one in the Jiang family knew about this volume of music score. It was given to Jiang's father by Master Shen before he was exiled.
This music score is the painstaking work of Master Shen.
At that time, he didn't expect that he could come back alive, so he entrusted his masterpiece to Jiang's father, asking him to find a suitable successor.
In his previous life, Jiang Rong learned about the origin of this volume of piano music only after he became familiar with Master Shen and others.
Now that Master Shen has returned to the capital, she should return the music score to its original owner.
"Yes, go to Shen's house."
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The Shen family's house was granted by the emperor. Today, Grand Tutor Shen returned to the capital, and all the officials in the court and the major families in the capital sent gifts to congratulate him.
At this time, Master Shen entered the palace to pay homage to the emperor and thank him for his grace, so he was not at home.
Shen Wenyuan is the person in charge of the mansion.
Shen Wenyuan had a mother and an elder brother, but they had just returned from Lingnan and were unfamiliar with the people and affairs of the capital. They might not be well received and would be impolite, so everything was arranged by Shen Wenyuan.
Shen Wenyuan deliberately wore a brand new brocade robe and stood at the gate of the Taifu Mansion.
He had this dress custom-made at the best embroidery workshop in the capital two months in advance, and his face was filled with pride and satisfaction.
The nobles who had once looked down on him now came to make friends with him.
From today on, Shen Wenyuan is the best of the best!
"Congratulations, Grand Tutor Shen, congratulations, Master Shen." Fan Ziyi came with several young masters and daughters to congratulate.
The followers presented valuable gift boxes.
When Shen Wenyuan saw them, he restrained his arrogance and said politely:
"Mr. Fan, Miss Xun, it is a great honor for you to visit my humble abode. Please come in!"
"Last time I heard Hongyang say that you two hit it off right away. It's a pity that he is recuperating at home and can't go out, otherwise he would have come in person today." Fan Ziyi smiled warmly and talked about people they both knew in an effort to get closer.
Shen Wenyuan sighed, "Alas, it's a pity that I couldn't protect Brother Zhou. After these two days of work, I will go to Zhou's house to visit him."
"That's great. I'm planning to go too. Why don't we make an appointment to go together?"
"That's exactly what I want!"
The two exchanged greetings and had a pleasant conversation.
"Young Master, the carriage from the Northern Prince's Palace has arrived!" the servant reported.
The smile on Shen Wenyuan's face froze, and he looked from afar at a luxurious carriage that stopped in front of the Shen family's door.
The maid lifted the pearl and jade curtains and placed the brocade spring stool.
A woman in a goose yellow brocade dress walked out of the carriage.
Her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque and her manners are dignified.
"Jiang Rong!" Shen Wenyuan gritted his teeth, feeling a dull pain in all his bones.
When Xun Shiyu saw Jiang Rong, her eyes were full of contempt:
"Last month, he beat Master Shen in the street just to distance himself from Master Shen. Why did he come to my house today? It's too late to curry favor with Master Shen now."
Beat up someone's son first, and then try to curry favor with him? How stupid.
Being told about this...
Shen Wenyuan felt even more ashamed and shouted:
"Jiang Rong, please stand away! Don't come over here! We were once engaged. For the sake of my reputation, please stay away from me!"
When the young masters and ladies who came to congratulate and give gifts saw this scene, they stopped and watched the show.
"What's going on? Why is Shen Wenyuan still blocking the Beiwang Mansion?"
"You don't know this? Last month, Jiang Rong beat up Shen Wenyuan in public and cut off all ties with him. Now that the Shen family has become prosperous, he's trying to curry favor with them. Tsk tsk tsk... He's really trying to curry favor with the powerful..."
"Wait, wasn't Master Shen on his way back to Beijing last month? Since Jiang Rong wanted to curry favor with the Shen family, why did he beat Shen Wenyuan?"
"Maybe he thought that he had no use for the Shen family after getting close to the Northern Prince's Mansion. But now he needs them again..."
Everyone was watching the excitement and talking in low voices.
Jiang Rong said calmly, "I'm not here to see you."
"Haha, this is my home. You come to my home and live under the same roof with me. You have ruined my reputation..." Shen Wenyuan felt proud and glanced at Jiang Rong with a cold smile:
"Jiang Rong, you are already married, so please behave like a woman and don't be so shameless in front of me and affect my reputation."
Everyone around burst into laughter.
This humiliation is really...
"Since you live under the same roof with Jiang girl and are ruining her reputation, then don't come in. Kneel outside the door." An angry voice came from outside the crowd.
Shen Wenyuan looked back in surprise.
I saw Master Shen, who had just returned from the palace, walking over with a sullen face.
He didn't have time to change his clothes. He was covered in dust and wore a shabby, washed-out gown. His face looked weathered, but his back was straight and his steps were steady.
"Dad...what did you say?" Shen Wenyuan couldn't believe it.
Master Shen stared at him with a serious and old-fashioned face, showing no mercy:
"You, kneel outside the door."
As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Rong with a kind and gentle smile on his face:
"Jiang girl, your father and I are as close as brothers. In my eyes, you are my own daughter. Coming to the Shen family should not be a visitor, but a homecoming. Whenever you want to come, the gate of the Shen family will never stop you."
Everyone was shocked.
Master Shen is determined to protect Jiang Rong! Teach Shen Wenyuan a lesson.
Is this Shen Wenyuan's father or Jiang Rong's father?
Shen Wenyuan was also shocked. Was he his biological child?
How could his father do this to him!
Jiang Qingrong, who came with his son to congratulate, saw this scene, stepped forward and helped:
"Master Shen, Master Shen just made a slip of the tongue, it shouldn't be this serious. He is also thinking about the reputation of both parties... Just let him go this time and let Master Shen go in together."
He saw from afar on the road just now that Shen Wenyuan stopped Jiang Rong.
So they slowed down, thinking that they would come again after Jiang Rong left.
To avoid offending the Northern Palace if he didn't speak up for Jiang Rong.
But speaking for Jiang Rong would offend Shen Wenyuan...
It was not until he saw Master Shen appear that he followed him forward.
Master Shen recognized that this was Jiang Qingyuan's brother, and was very polite to the Jiang family, saying:
"Minister Jiang is kind and generous. I won't bother with him. But he is my son. I should teach him well. What is gratitude?"
"How could he say such ungrateful words to Jiang girl?"
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