Chapter 323 Visiting Card
Jiang Like watched the two people fighting on the chessboard, planning in their words, and silently bowed and retreated.
A villa in the imperial city.
Shen Chengrui looked at Shen Luoxue.
"Xue'er, how are you? Are you used to it? Is my nephew behaving well now that he's in the Imperial City?"
Shen Luoxue spoke slowly.
"Everything is fine. I'm sorry to bother you, brother."
Then he looked up and looked at Shen Chengrui with a sad look.
"Brother, what have you thought about Mother's matter? As children, we can't just watch her die in vain."
After hearing this, Shen Chengrui sat down helplessly.
"Xue'er, mother is not only your mother, she is also the mother who gave birth to me and raised me. I have been feeling bad these days, but this matter needs to be carefully considered. It involves too many people. If there is anything not done well, it will bring disaster to the Shen family. Father has finally taken the position of the governor of the three states. Even if we can't share his worries, we can't cause trouble for him.
Regarding my mother's matter, I received a reply from my father yesterday. I will finish the tasks at hand as soon as possible and find an opportunity to ask the emperor for permission to return home to visit my family. Then I will thoroughly investigate the truth behind this matter."
Shen Luoxue's eyes were filled with disappointment when she heard this.
"Brother, do you know what you're talking about? You keep talking about your and father's future, but what about our mother? Did she die in vain? Or is it that in your heart there will always only be father, with no place for mother?"
Shen Chengrui put his hand on his forehead, feeling more and more irritated.
"Xue'er, many things are not as simple as you think. You said that Jun Moye and Su Hanchu used their power to kill our mother, but what my father said in the letter to me is completely inconsistent with what you said. Moreover, in the battle in the northwest, many people sacrificed and many were awarded titles, but Jun Moye and Su Han didn't get any credit at all. Not even the entire imperial city mentioned them at all. Where did they get the power to kill our mother?"
Shen Luoxue listened and spoke anxiously.
"Brother, this is all their plan. I've already made inquiries. Jun Moye is a remnant of the Qin Palace. They are making great strides in the northwest, with immense power in their hands. They bully others with their power, but they are also afraid of being discovered and punished by the Imperial City. Therefore, their achievements are known to everyone in the northwest, but they are kept secret in the Imperial City. No one knows about it. Maybe they just want to be local tyrants in the northwest. Why should our mothers wither and die while they live freely? Big brother, I don't accept it."
Shen Luoxue had always called him brother, but today was the first time he heard her call him "big brother". Shen Chengrui fell into deep thought after hearing that.
"Xue'er, if it's really as you said, I'm afraid Jun Moye and Su Hanchu have powerful forces behind them. We can't easily provoke them. Moreover, someone who can subdue the entire Northwest Barracks can't really be a treacherous person.
"Furthermore, my father has always been an honest official who is dedicated to serving the people. Jun Moye, whether for public or private reasons, would not deliberately put my mother to death. My father's letter said that my mother committed suicide because she violated Tianyuan law. Could it be that the information you heard is wrong?"
Seeing Shen Chengrui refuse several times, Shen Luoxue spoke with some emotions out of control.
"My brother has studied hard since he was young, and mother often praises him. He was also brought up by father and taught by us. Xue'er has also idolized him since she was little. But I only found out today that the brother I admired has long been obsessed with power and refused to seek justice for his mother."
Being scolded by his own sister like this, Shen Chengrui felt embarrassed for a moment.
"Chen Luoxue, ever since you came to the Imperial City, I've treated you with the same care and love as I did back home, pampering you with good food and drink. But now you're trying to teach your brother a lesson. The two of them were able to be exiled to the northwest and still thrive. How could they be simple people?"
Shen Luoxue spoke unconvinced.
"Even if Jun Moye and Su Hanchu are not simple, so what? As long as they are human, they have weaknesses. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. They have clearly made military achievements in the northwest, but they dare not accept the reward, and even dare not acknowledge the credit. This proves that they have a grudge against the royal family and are afraid that the emperor will notice them.
It's even possible that their enemy isn't just the one in the high position, so they dare not show off their merits. We can expose this matter, then sit back and watch the fight. When Jun Moye fails, we will step in and give him the finishing blow, which can be considered revenge for our mother."
Looking at the hatred and calculation in Shen Luoxue's eyes, Shen Chengrui was shocked. His innocent and lovely sister was still gone.
"Xue'er, you can live here with your nephew first and live a good life. Leave your mother's affairs to me. I will return to the northwest as soon as possible and discuss it with my father."
Having said so much, seeing that Shen Chengrui still refused, Shen Luoxue was extremely disappointed, but on the surface she did not choose to continue making trouble.
"Xue'er understands. It's getting late. Go get busy, brother."
Shen Chengrui looked at her, and reached out to touch her head as he did when they were children, but Shen Luoxue took a step away to avoid him.
Shen Chengrui's hand stopped in mid-air, and he finally spoke with a complicated expression.
"Then take good care of yourself and the child. I'll have someone send you money every month. If it's not enough, come and tell me."
Waited until Shen Chengrui left.
Shen Luoxue waved her hand and knocked all the tea sets on the table to the ground.
"Damn it, why, why did my brother become like this."
Mother Qiu stepped forward to comfort her.
"Miss, calm down and don't hurt yourself. In fact, the matter of Madam should not be exposed publicly. I also inquired about it when I was in the northwest. The reason why Madam died was that someone deceived her, causing the granary to be burned by the Beiyi people.
But according to what the Xu family and the maids said, I'm afraid the Madam really did it... If Jun Moye and the others' affairs in the northwest were exposed, then what the Madam did would also be discovered, and then you and the Master would also be implicated."
Shen Luoxue's eyes were filled with reluctance. How could she not know the seriousness of this matter? It was just that seeing her brother take their mother's death so calmly, and her heart eagerly wanting revenge, that she felt reluctance.
"Forget it. If my brother is afraid of trouble, then I won't count on him anymore. Mother Qiu, how are the maids and servants I asked you to buy going?"
After hearing this, Mother Qiu spoke quickly.
"The maid and the old woman we bought are very hardworking, but we still need to teach them the rules."
Shen Luoxue listened and spoke slowly.
"Rules and such don't really matter. What's important is loyalty, hard work, and taking good care of Yutong. You can continue to train her."
Then he looked at Lihua.
"Lihua, how's the matter I asked you to inquire about going?"
Lihua spoke slowly.
"Miss, there's not much I can find out about what happened a few years ago. I only heard that the Qin Palace was exiled to the northwest on charges of treason. It seems that because they only exchanged letters, no major losses were caused. The late emperor only exiled the Qin Palace and related families. At that time, the one who fought the Qin Palace the most fiercely was..."
He lowered his voice and moved closer to Shen Luoxue to speak.
"It's the current emperor. Not long after the Qin Palace was exiled, the emperor ascended the throne. And the then crown prince, who is now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, also often had conflicts with Jun Moye."
Shen Luoxue pondered for a moment after hearing this.
"It seems like there's a lot of water here, but the deeper the water, the better. Jun Moye's parents died on the way to exile. He'll always come back for revenge sooner or later. It seems like it's time to contact his enemies."
Then he looked at Lihua and spoke.
"Lihua, try to find out the itinerary of the Crown Prince and Master Qian."
Duotian Village in Baise City.
The village chief He Jiuzhou looked at the visiting card in his hand and handed it to another person.
"Second brother, this is a visiting card sent from Qingfeng Village, take a look."
He Jiuxin took the visiting card and looked at it, then spoke sarcastically.
"This is the first time I've seen bandits sending visiting cards to each other."
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