Chapter 113 Brother and Sister Conversation
Shen Anan looked up and wanted to look at Old Madam Shen, but was stopped by Old Madam Shen, "Don't move, grandma is tired, let grandma hold you for a while."
She didn't move and just let Old Madam Shen hold her quietly.
On the way, Shen Anan told Madam Shen that Shen Wen and Shen Changhe had returned home.
Now that they were back at the mansion, everyone had washed and changed their clothes and were standing at the door waiting.
Madam Shen helped the old lady out of the carriage, and Shen Wen immediately went to meet her. His once handsome face now looked more than ten years older.
"Mother, why did you go to the palace? Did the emperor embarrass you?"
Madam Shen shook her head and looked Shen Wen up and down. It was indeed nothing serious, so she looked at Shen Changhe again.
Shen Changhe immediately stepped forward a few steps, “Grandma, my grandson is fine.”
"That's good." She nodded heavily, "Let's go, let's go back, we have to have a reunion dinner after escaping death."
The maids in Anshou Hall were busy, and Shen Anan took the opportunity to pull Aunt Yang into the yard to ask.
"What happened to grandma in the palace? Did the emperor embarrass grandma?"
Aunt Yang pursed her lips and shook her head slightly, "Don't worry, young lady. When the emperor was still a prince, he owed the old lady a favor, and he didn't embarrass the old lady."
Favor?
Shen Anan frowned and asked in detail, but Aunt Yang didn't know the specific twists and turns.
She nodded slightly. "Go inside and take good care of grandma. Tell me if you have any problems."
"Don't worry, young lady." Aunt Yang bowed and turned to leave. Before entering the house, she turned back again and stared deeply at Shen Anan, as if she sighed slightly.
The old lady was taking a nap in the house, Mrs. Shen was preparing the reunion dinner, and Shen Wen went to the study in the front yard, leaving only the brother and sister as the two idle people.
"An An," Shen Changhe stood beside her.
Shen Anan had been taking care of her grandmother just now, and had not had time to talk to Shen Changhe. When she saw him now, tears fell like broken strings.
"Have you found a doctor to treat your injuries?"
Shen Changhe smiled faintly and wiped away the tears from her eyes with his fingertips, "We were only locked up for a few days, we are all fine, let's see what the doctor does."
"Nonsense." She sniffed, her red lips turning pale from biting them. "I know everything. Zhou Yunfeng intended to torture her into confessing and pin the blame for Concubine Ning's death on you and dad."
She didn't dare to imagine what it was like to be tortured as described by Qing'an and Qingfeng.
There are also people in prison who were beaten and bleeding. Did my father and eldest brother suffer the same torture?
Shen Changhe pursed his lips, and it took a long while before he smiled again, "It's not as serious as you think, otherwise my father and I wouldn't be standing here safely, I'm afraid we would have to be carried back to the mansion."
Shen Anan knew that he didn't want to worry his family, so he pursed his lips and didn't ask any more questions, but said very stubbornly, "I must ask a doctor to see me when I go back. I must not leave any hidden dangers."
As for Dad, I think Mom will make arrangements.
Shen Changhe did not refuse again and nodded in agreement, "Okay, don't worry."
It had snowed all day, and the yard was now covered in white, but there was still no sign of it stopping. Thick snow pressed down on the bare branches, and sank down when the wind blew.
The brother and sister stood in the yard, as if they were unaware of the cold, and watched the sky gradually darkening in silence.
Shen Changhe's eyes moved away and fell on the cloak on Shen Anan.
The woman was not as tall as the man, and the black cloak seemed quite heavy and ill-fitting on her.
Those are the fourth prince’s clothes.
Shen Changhe narrowed his eyes, but did not ask anything.
He knew that the Shen family was able to escape this time thanks to the efforts of the Fourth Prince, and the Shen family should always remember this kindness.
"Brother, is everything over now? Can our Shen family stay away from disputes and leave the capital?"
The uneasiness in her heart reached its peak today. She was very eager to take her grandmother away, and for her family to leave the capital and return to Jiangnan.
If the sky is high and the sea is vast, you can go anywhere as long as you leave the capital.
"The emperor has not yet decided on his decision about us, so we may have to wait a while before we can leave." When he talked about leaving, he drooped his eyelashes and his voice was a little hoarse.
"But my father and I will make arrangements in the next two days to send you, mother, and grandmother away first."
Shen Anan didn't answer and tilted her head slightly.
The light from the candle in the glass lamp barely illuminated the man's resolute outline. His face was tense, but it couldn't hide his loneliness.
"What about the Lin family girl? What are you going to do, brother?"
It is now almost the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and in less than half a month it will be the wedding date they had originally agreed on.
Shen Changhe's face darkened a little, and it was hard to see clearly in the dark night. "The Shen family is already in trouble, so... I won't let her get involved."
One more person stepping into this quagmire will only mean one more person suffering and one more worry. Lord Lin works in the Hanlin Academy and has no real power. If he were to marry into the Shen family, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the court.
"Brother." Shen Anan reached out and grasped his sleeve, pursing her red lips slightly.
She felt sorry for the two of them, but she also knew that her eldest brother was right and that the innocent Lin family should not be dragged into the swamp again.
But before my eldest brother left that day, he said that if the Shen family escaped from trouble, then...
She half closed her eyes and did not ask what happened between him and her father in prison. She just stood with him quietly.
The whole family is together.
"Miss, Young Master." The housekeeper hurried into the yard, followed by a woman with her head lowered. The woman was very tall and looked somewhat familiar.
Shen Anan stared at the woman for a while, her pupils shrank slightly, "Aunt?"
Concubine Shen hurriedly took two steps back without even raising her head.
Shen Changhe looked at the housekeeper inquiringly, and the housekeeper immediately said, "The emperor has granted my aunt permission to go home for one night to reunite with her family."
Shen Changhe stared at Concubine Shen deeply, and ordered the housekeeper to bring Concubine Shen in to see the old lady.
After the person left, Shen Anan turned around and wanted to follow him, but Shen Changhe immediately stopped her.
"Brother, you don't know, the last time grandma went to see her in prison, she made grandma so angry that she vomited blood. Grandma is not in good health and can't stand any stimulation anymore."
She did not tell Shen Changhe that Madam Shen was in poor health and might not live long.
Shen Changhe pulled her back to his side, "Let's wait here. If anything goes wrong, it won't be too late to go in. Aunt is grandma's biological daughter. Even though grandma doesn't say it, she must be very concerned about her in her heart."
What's more, Concubine Shen will be sentenced to death soon, and it is better for them not to disturb the few times the mother and daughter spend time together.
Shen Anan had been with the old lady for more than ten years, so she naturally knew that her grandmother’s knot was her aunt. She looked at the house worriedly and did not move.
"Didn't the emperor sentence my aunt to death? Why did he suddenly allow her to come back and reunite with us?"
This was the first time that a death row inmate was pardoned and went home. Shen Anan frowned, feeling very confused.
Could it be that the favor that Aunt Yang mentioned was something that my grandmother specifically asked for?
Anyway, Shanxin discovered that it was absolutely impossible. The emperor had his own intentions for every step he took and would never do it for no reason.
Not long after Concubine Shen entered, all the servants in the old lady's room, except Aunt Yang, left. It was very quiet inside, without any sound.
Shen Anan kept staring at the main house until someone around Mrs. Shen came to call them to the front yard for dinner.
"I'll go get my grandmother." She immediately headed for the main house.
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