Chapter 172 Celebration Banquet
Thanks to Xie Changning's decades of painstaking efforts, the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion has become quite influential in Beijing.
Now Xie Changning has usurped the throne, and because of the Duke's Mansion, the Shen family dares not speak out.
If she asked His Majesty to return the title of Marquis to the Shen family, how could the Shen family not remember her kindness?
In this way, no matter who inherits the title of Marquis, they will stand on her son's side.
In the morning, when Shen Zhiyan and Shen Zhizhou left the ruined temple, they were full of confidence. In their opinion, even if they lost the halo of the marquis's son, with their talents, it would not be difficult to find a job.
But soon, reality gave them a blow.
Little did they know that because of the scandal of Qin Xian and Qin Xiao, and the baby swapping incident, they had already become celebrities in Kyoto.
No matter where they went, as soon as they approached, they were not given a chance to speak. Everyone would immediately pick up their weapons, glare at them and drive them away, not forgetting to humiliate them.
For the first time, the two people realized what it meant to be a rat crossing the street.
That feeling made them extremely ashamed and angry.
Of course, the contribution of Butler Zhao is indispensable.
His wife has given him a raise, so he has to make sure she feels it’s worth the money!
After nightfall.
A group of beggars just came back and sat around the fire just like last night.
Shen Jingshu leaned against the wall. Perhaps because it was still early, no beggars came forward. Not only was she covered in dirt, but her dress was also torn. She looked extremely miserable.
In front of her were a few dusty steamed buns and a cake with a piece missing.
It is obvious at a glance that these were all redeemed by the beggars.
In other words, it is what others don't want.
If it were before, she would have wanted to vomit just by looking at these things.
But now, she picked up a steamed bun at random, as if she was blind, ignoring the dust on it, and hurriedly stuffed it into her mouth, chewing it in big mouthfuls.
When people are starving to death, they have no dignity.
Just like at this moment, she just wants to survive.
When she thought that Shen Zhiyan and Shen Zhizhou would not come back, the two of them entered the dilapidated temple covered in dust.
Shen Jingshu wanted to laugh. She thought they could make something of themselves, but what was the result?
Without her saying anything, the beggars mocked them mercilessly and asked them why they came back. One beggar was the most unscrupulous and even asked Shen Zhiyan and Shen Zhizhou whether they were reluctant to leave this place or them.
This caused everyone to burst into laughter.
The two people's faces were extremely ugly, but neither of them got angry. They looked like cowards who dared to be angry but not to speak.
It made Shen Jingshu feel much better.
Without finding a job, the two naturally had no money to eat. Including yesterday, they had been hungry for almost two days and their stomachs were rumbling constantly.
Especially after seeing Shen Jingshu eating, the two of them subconsciously swallowed their saliva.
Shen Zhiyan quickly looked away. It was fine if Shen Jingshu was willing to be lowly, but he didn't want to eat the things that beggars begged for. Those things looked unclean at first glance.
If you eat it, you will definitely get sick.
Shen Zhizhou sat down next to him, and neither of them spoke.
Shen Jingshu had just eaten a steamed bun. She picked up a dusty bun, shook it towards them, and asked with a smile, "You guys, do you want to eat?"
Shen Zhiyan said nothing and turned away.
Shen Zhizhou stared at it for several times. He wanted to eat, he wanted to eat very much, but thinking of what happened last night, he couldn't open his mouth.
All of this was earned by the fifth sister at the cost of her body.
Even if he is a beast, he cannot eat these things!
Otherwise, what kind of person would he be?
Shen Jingshu snorted, "Why do you think it's dirty?"
Shen Zhizhou shook his head, "Fifth sister, you eat it! We don't need it."
Shen Zhiyan remained silent.
Shen Jingshu cursed them in her heart, what are they pretending to be in front of her?
"Here, this is my reward for you." She broke the bun in her hand into two halves and threw it in front of Shen Zhiyan and Shen Zhizhou.
She wanted to see whether they would eat it or not.
The two men's faces darkened. Who was she humiliating?
When they are dogs?
Especially Shen Zhiyan, his face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out.
Doesn't she know that a gentleman does not accept food given out of pity?
Seeing that neither of them moved, Shen Jingshu grabbed the dusty bun and started eating it, chewing it loudly on purpose.
Many times, people cannot resist their instincts, especially when they are hungry.
Listening to her chewing, Shen Zhizhou kept swallowing his saliva, and his eyes unconsciously fell on the dirty steamed bun.
Shen Zhiyan is not much better than him.
After finishing the cake, Shen Jingshu picked up the steamed bun and started eating.
She only took a few bites.
Shen Zhizhou finally couldn't help it. He picked up the steamed bun on the ground, patted the dust off it, and stuffed it into his mouth impatiently.
After taking a bite, his eyes turned red and he almost cried.
He had never eaten such delicious steamed buns before, which were far better than all the delicacies he had eaten before.
Shen Zhiyan glanced at him coldly, "Humph! What a useless thing!"
"Second brother, do you want to eat?" Shen Zhizhou finished his steamed bun, then looked at the steamed bun in front of Shen Zhiyan with an unsatisfied look.
Shen Zhiyan snorted coldly, “If you are willing to be a dog, pick it up and eat it.”
Before he could finish his words, Shen Zhizhou picked up the steamed bun on the ground and stuffed it into his mouth impatiently.
Shen Zhiyan looked at him with disdain. Was he afraid that if it was too late, he wouldn't be able to be a dog anymore?
Shen Jingshu laughed at this scene. Why was she the only one who fell into the dust and became dirty? What she wanted to do most was to drag them into hell as well.
Especially, her good second brother who is too self-righteous and has high standards!
Tai Chi Hall.
Xie Changning and everyone from the Duke's Mansion arrived early in the morning, followed by civil and military officials, the Crown Prince, the other princes, and the concubines from the harem.
After everyone is gathered.
Your Majesty has just arrived. There is no empress in the harem, so in the past, Concubine Yun always accompanied Your Majesty at this time, and today is no exception.
"Your Majesty, we pay our respects to you. Long live the Emperor!" Civil and military officials all knelt down in salute.
The eldest princess Song Wenjing is here today too.
"No need to bow, my lords!" His Majesty looked down at everyone, raised his right hand slightly, showing the majesty of the emperor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After expressing their gratitude, everyone returned to their seats.
His Majesty first spoke some words of praise, and then rewarded according to merit.
The meritorious officials came forward one after another to express their gratitude.
His Majesty raised his glass first, and all the ministers followed suit immediately.
Everyone raised their glasses and drank together, looking very happy.
Concubine Yun looked at the eldest princess calmly, and there was coldness in the eyes of both of them.
Xie Changning saw it all.
When everyone put down their wine glasses and the eldest princess was about to speak, she saw Xie Changning stand up and kneel on the ground.
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