"The women of the Shen family are really messed up!"
Emperor Wenyuan was so angry that he threw the memorial under the table and looked at Eunuch Li beside him. "Li Qing, tell me, the Shen family has been a prestigious family for a hundred years, a cornerstone in the hearts of students all over the world. But this man has only been exiled for six years, how could the women in the family be so stupid?"
"That's outrageous!"
Eunuch Li knew that Emperor Wenyuan wanted to reinstate the Shen family, so he dared not respond to the Shen family's affairs. He could only say tactfully, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This woman has always lived in the rear house, so her vision is naturally a little short-sighted. In addition, the family has been without a pillar for the past six years, so she has been less sensible in her actions."
"Hmph! This matter has become known to the whole city. Even the empress dowager who went to worship Buddha knew about it. Isn't this a bit inappropriate? And look at what these old guys in the Censorate wrote..." Emperor Wenyuan threw the memorial at the feet of Eunuch Li.
Eunuch Li was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, and the eunuchs and palace maids in the hall also knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Emperor Wenyuan glanced at the trembling Eunuch Li, rubbed his temples, and finally suppressed the anger in his eyes: "Alright, get up."
"I heard that the Empress Dowager awarded the plaque of chastity to Madam Shen. I remember that Madam Shen seemed to be the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, right?" Emperor Wenyuan asked Eunuch Li.
Eunuch Li nodded respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty, that Madam Shen is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wenyuan also recalled what happened six years ago.
Back then, his empress and imperial concubine had both openly and covertly suggested to him that they wanted the only legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei to marry their prince. However, before the matter was finalized, the old lady of the Shen family brought all the women of the clan to propose marriage, holding the marriage certificate. After that, the girl of the Yang family really entered the Shen family with a rooster in her arms...
When Emperor Wenyuan found out about this, he was extremely relieved.
After all, the Marquis of Zhenbei was overly relied upon by the previous emperor, and he almost held the military power of half of the dynasty. If his daughter really married into the royal family or any powerful person, it would be a threat to Emperor Wenyuan.
The Shen family is just right.
Thinking of this, Emperor Wenyuan spoke up: "Send someone to the Shen family later to warn the old lady of the Shen family. Don't let this woman ruin the Shen family's century-old reputation. Bring an imperial physician with you as well..."
"yes."
"By the way, hasn't Seventeen come back yet?" Emperor Wenyuan suddenly asked.
Eunuch Li thought of his evasive master, and a thin layer of sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead. He whispered, "I went there secretly a few times, and I heard that... the prince is on a mission and hasn't returned yet."
"snort!"
Emperor Wenyuan snorted coldly, but his face didn't show any anger at all. Instead, a doting glint appeared in his eyes: "That brat didn't come back, he was deliberately avoiding me, afraid that I would force another woman on him!"
Eunuch Li dared not speak.
Emperor Wenyuan tapped the table with his fingers, thought for a moment, and then said, "Next year he will be twenty-five, and it's time for him to return as a prince. When he returns, I will grant him a marriage!"
Let’s see how he can avoid it then.
Thinking of this, Emperor Wenyuan finally felt relieved, "Alright, everyone go down..."
That afternoon.
The Shen family welcomed the eunuch from the palace.
After that, Madam Shen fell seriously ill and could no longer take care of the household affairs, while Yang Zhao was still bedridden. As a result, the eldest wife of the Shen family, Yin, who had been idle for most of her life, finally had the opportunity to take charge of the family.
The first thing she did was to make lavish arrangements for Xuan'er's adoption. When the old lady got the news, the ancestral hall was already open...
"Yin, this idiot——"
The old lady fainted from anger!!
New Year's Eve is coming soon.
The whole capital was filled with joy and families were reunited.
The Shen family is no exception.
Because it was organized by the Yin family, the Shen family's wedding this year was very grand and festive.
Because we need to worship our ancestors.
Early in the morning, Brother Xuan came to Qinyuan.
"Mother."
Brother Xuan has come to pay his respects to Yang Zhao every day for the past half month, and today he even came half an hour earlier on purpose.
Yang Zhao smiled gently and waved at him, "Come here, mother."
Xuan Ge'er stepped forward obediently.
Yang Zhao shook his hand and said helplessly, "You kid, your hands are so cold, why don't you take care of yourself? What if you catch a cold?"
"Dongshuang, bring me the cloak I prepared for my brother."
"yes."
After a while, Dongshuang brought a cloak.
It is purple, with pure black fox fur and a purple Teng cloak, which looks very low-key and noble.
Xuan Ge'er fell in love with her at first sight.
Yang Zhao put it on him personally, and then his eyes showed satisfaction: "Well, this black fox fur really suits my son."
Dong Shuang then said, "Young Master, this fox fur coat was just sent back from the frontier by the Marquis this year. It's the only one I have, and my wife couldn't bear to use it herself, so she kept it for me to make."
Xuan Ge'er subconsciously touched the unusually soft cloak on his body, and looked at Yang Zhao with his bright eyes: "Mother!"
Yang Zhao's eyes were full of love as he took his hand and said, "You are my son. Nothing is more important than you."
Xuan Ge'er was shocked.
Nothing is more important than him?
"Okay, let's go. We have to offer sacrifices to our ancestors today. Don't waste time."
"Mother is also going to worship the ancestors?"
"Yes, this is your first ancestor worship after being adopted. Mother always has to come out to support you so that people won't look down on you." Yang Zhao said gently.
"But your injury?"
"It's okay. For your sake, mother will just bear with it."
Then Winterfrost brought the cloak.
The cloak has the same purple pattern as Xuan Ge'er's, only the color of the fox fur is different, so it is obvious that they are mother and son outfits.
The Mo Dynasty had the custom of worshiping ancestors on New Year's Eve, and the time always started in the morning.
The Shen family ancestral hall was filled with the men of the Shen family, some standing and some sitting. Even Shen Li came in a wheelchair.
Wei Yaer pushed him.
His appearance attracted a lot of attention.
But for some reason, Shen Li always felt that there was something wrong with the way those relatives looked at him, especially the women in the second corridor, who stared at him with very strange eyes.
Shen Li frowned slightly.
But at this moment, he noticed that many people were looking behind him, and Shen Li subconsciously turned around.
Seeing this, he was stunned.
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