Chapter 335 What About Women?
Shen Nanzhang looked at her.
"Tell me, what's the problem that makes you look so heavy?"
Shen Luoyun leaned forward and spoke.
"Father, I was reading a book recently and came across an important question that really tests one's nature. The daughter of the magistrate of Huanxi County has been spoiled since childhood, arrogant and domineering, and has no sense of propriety. At the critical moment when my father and brother were getting promoted, she got entangled with my father's competitor.
"And they sent that person a letter that was detrimental to my father. If this incident breaks out, it will definitely have a cumulative impact on others. If you were the county magistrate of Huanxi, would you, for the safety of the entire family, kill your own relative before the county magistrate's daughter makes a big mistake, or would you, as a loving father, tolerate your daughter?"
After all, Shen Nanzhang had been in officialdom for many years and had dealt with many matters, big and small, in the northwest. Naturally, he heard the hidden meaning at this time.
"For a large family to thrive in the long run, it depends on the breadth of vision of its most powerful individuals. Will they prioritize the interests of the clan members above all else? But you suddenly brought up this example today. Did your eldest sister do something?"
Shen Luoyun listened and spoke with a helpless look on his face.
"As expected, nothing can escape your wise eyes, father. I received a letter from the Imperial City saying that my eldest sister has appeared in the Imperial City and is involved with Young Master Jun's enemies."
Shen Nanzhang was shocked when he heard this.
"What? What is she doing in the Imperial City? Who agreed to let her go? Didn't she say she would move to the manor and live a peaceful life?"
"Father, I truly believed she would live a peaceful life in the future. I specifically told Mother to give her some extra silver and give her another portion from my private treasury. But it hasn't been that long, and she's already gone to the Imperial City. Father, my eldest sister, she's really been too willful this time."
Shen Nanzhang was so angry that he leaned back in his chair and slapped the table helplessly.
"This rebellious girl, how could she be so ignorant? If I had known this would happen, I should have let her stay in her hometown. Why would I bring her back?"
Shen Luoyun spoke with a worried look on his face.
"Father, now is not the time to blame yourself, but to consider what to do. We are now on the same boat with Master Jun. If something really happens to Master Jun, then our entire Shen family will not be able to escape."
Shen Nanzhang looked at Shen Luoyun sternly.
"Yun girl, what are you going to do? The story you just told, is it meant to remind you to sacrifice your own relatives for the sake of justice?"
Shen Luoyun met Shen Nanzhang's gaze and spoke seriously.
"I am willing to listen to your father's opinion on this matter. I believe that you will not let the efforts of several generations of our Shen family be destroyed. Moreover, you used your own merits last time to ask Mr. Jun to agree to let my eldest sister return to the northwest. You have already shown your father's love to my eldest sister. Now it is my eldest sister who does not take your father's kindness to heart."
Shen Nanzhang stood up irritably and paced around the study, his face full of grief. Why was his daughter so troublesome? Not only did she not want to help her family, but she also kept causing trouble for the family.
Shen Luoyun was not in a hurry and waited for him to make a decision slowly.
Shen Nanzhang stopped and looked at Shen Luoyun and said.
"We didn't do anything with the Jun family, did we? I just gave them some face for the sake of Young Master Jun's behavior."
Shen Luoyun felt a sinking feeling in his heart after hearing this. His father was usually an honest official, but he could be easily indecisive when faced with many things. Otherwise, he would not have been the governor of the northwest for so many years. It was not until Master Jun and his men came here and experienced the war that he became the governor of the three states. He hated people who were indecisive the most and no one liked fence-sitters.
"Father, have you forgotten what my eldest sister's mother did? If it weren't for Master Jun covering up for you and having someone submit a petition to confer a title on you, how could you have become the governor of the three states?"
Being accused by his own daughter was simply saying that he didn't know what was good for him. Shen Nanzhang's already irritable heart became even more irritable, and he spoke in a bad tone.
"Have you really been following Madam Jun for so long that you've even forgotten your last name? Shen Luoyun, don't forget that your last name is Shen. Your eldest sister is indeed not as smart as you, but she is my daughter and your eldest sister after all."
Shen Luoyun felt somewhat disappointed when facing Shen Nanzhang's accusations. Over the years, because of the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, his father had been very cold to him and his mother, but he had been very caring towards Shen Luoxue and Shen Cheng. Now that Shen Luoxue had done something wrong, his father actually still wanted to protect him, even at the cost of the future of so many people in the Shen family.
"It is precisely because I remember my last name, Shen, that I am standing here talking to my father. Father, you studied hard for ten years, finally passed the high school entrance examination, became an official sent out to other places, and then climbed up step by step to the position of provincial governor, and now you are the governor of three states. How difficult was it for you to come this far, step by step?
My brother also studied hard for ten years and was able to stay in the Imperial City thanks to my father's connections. Now, how many students in our entire Shen family are waiting for next year's imperial examinations? How many are waiting for your guidance, father?
Father, you are a kind and good father, but you are also the hope of so many people in the Shen family. What if something unexpected happens to us? What will happen to all the students in our Shen family? What about my brother who has little foundation in the imperial city? "
After hearing this, Shen Nanzhang sat down on the chair helplessly and sighed.
"Why………"
Looking at Shen Nanzhang's expression, Shen Luoyun knew that he had not made up his mind yet. It seemed that he would have to be the villain in the end.
"Father, I will set off for the Imperial City tomorrow to meet with you first. Together, I will do my best to persuade my eldest sister to come back. If I arrive in time, before she makes a serious mistake, I will do my best to bring her back. However, I'm afraid she will be confined to a stake from now on.
If my eldest sister truly has committed an unforgivable wrongdoing, and father refuses to be the villain who sacrifices her own family for the sake of justice, then I will be the villain. For the future of the Shen family, for the sake of its century-old foundation, I will bear the eternal infamy and be hated by you, father, without hesitation."
Shen Nanzhang looked at Shen Luoyun's resolute and ruthless expression, and thought of what she had done on the battlefield, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Luo Yun, if you were a man, my Shen family would probably reach a higher level."
Seeing that he agreed with what he said, Shen Luoyun slowly raised his head and spoke.
"Father, in this world, regardless of gender, as long as one is wholeheartedly focused on the greater good, the family, and the country, one is already a achiever. Madam Jun once said that we women only know how to fight over favors and jewelry and clothes in the backyard all day long. That's because we women are trapped in this small space. If we women could step out of the backyard, study, learn skills, and engage in business, then we might be able to hold up half the sky."
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