Snap—
Shen Zhixian was slapped and fell onto Qingyun.
Qingyue hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Master—"
"go out."
Shen Jiming's face was cold and stern, exuding an imposing aura without anger.
Shen Zhixian straightened up. "You all get out."
The two maids dared not say another word and quickly withdrew.
Shen Zhixian remained calm and said, "Father came in such a hurry, it must be because my younger brother has already woken up."
Shen Jiming's eyes grew even colder. "You're quite bold, daring to set your sights on Xu Bai. It's just a pity that your scheme is full of loopholes and flaws."
Shen Zhixian did not deny it.
If that set of clothes is sent over, Fang will surely be furious, and Shen Jiming will naturally want to teach him a lesson.
“Father will clean up after me, won’t he?”
The depth of his gaze deepened with his clarity.
Shen Zhixian smiled. "Just like back then, you didn't like Mother. Even though the Jiang family didn't help you much in your career, her status still gave you confidence and allowed you to have a place in the Shen family. Just like when you made Fang your wife, it was ultimately for your own benefit. This time is the same."
"No matter who harmed my brother, the blame can only fall on my aunt. His Majesty respects elders and legitimate sons, so they are already feeling guilty and naturally dare not make a big fuss. As long as there is no evidence, my aunt will have to swallow this bitter pill. My brother is your only son, and he almost died at their hands. No matter what, my great-uncle must hand over the family head's order to quell the storm."
"From now on, you will be the rightful head of the Shen family, and you will no longer be suppressed or restrained by anyone."
Shen Jiming looked her over again.
"It seems you planned this all along, and even I was part of your plan."
Shen Zhixian poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him, saying humbly, "I just wanted to share my father's burdens, please don't be angry."
Shen Jiming grabbed her wrist, his gaze piercing.
"But that's your own brother, my own flesh and blood. You shouldn't have done that to him."
Shen Zhixian was not afraid.
“Initially, your great-uncle took over the management of the household affairs and property on your behalf, citing your absence from the capital. Later, when you returned to the capital to report on your duties, he refused to relinquish power, citing your lack of offspring and lack of successors. Now that you have a son, they are using your status as a member of the Fang family to make trouble for you. Only by harming your young son can your great-uncle stop using filial piety to pressure you.”
"As for the son..." she smiled faintly, "Father, you are in your prime, are you afraid of not being able to have a son? Even if Fang Shi cannot have children, you can still take a concubine. At that time, the mother can be removed and the son can be raised under the care of the legal mother, and the family line can still be continued."
Fang Shi would naturally regard a child born from someone else's womb as a thorn in her side, and would not be close to it. At that time, she was already married to Wen Zhixuan, so if this child could be raised by her side, it would naturally be more precious.
Shock finally appeared in Shen Jiming's eyes. After a long while, he clapped his hands and said, "Good, as expected of my Shen family's daughter. No wonder your mother had high hopes for you. It's a pity that she was ambitious but lacked strategy. You are better than her."
Shen Zhixian continued to serve the tea respectfully.
"Then please ask the father to change his daughter's name to welcome the new year and leave the old behind."
Shen Jiming raised an eyebrow.
"Change your name?"
"yes."
Shen Zhixian's tone was calm yet resolute: "The student surpasses the teacher, and I dare not let my father down."
Whether it's Jiang Zhixian or Jiang Shuman.
After that, there was no further connection between them and her.
She is simply herself, no longer a substitute for anyone else.
Shen Jiming finally raised his hand to take the teacup. The tea had already gone cold. He took only a sip and said, "The magistrate of Jiahe is as pure as ice, and I entrust him to the stone of Nanshan. Let's call him Qinghe, Shen Qinghe, what do you think?"
Shen Zhixian smiled and said, "Thank you, Father."
Shen Jiming glanced at her and said, "Get some rest."
Shen Zhixian curtsied, "Respectfully seeing off Father."
**
The Shen family has split up.
I learned of this news on Lunar New Year's Eve.
Xiao Yitang was tying her youngest daughter's hair with a ribbon when she heard this, so she wasn't surprised.
"No wonder all the elders of the clan came to the young master of the Shen family's first birthday banquet a few days ago. So that's why."
"Yes."
Zhu Ying reported all the information she had gathered: "It is said that since Minister Shen is the eldest son and has a successor, he should inherit the family business, so he decided to separate the second branch of the family."
[Pah! It was clearly my heartless cousin who poisoned her own brother, turning the child insane. That father and daughter colluded, plotting against the second wife. They only reluctantly agreed because they were afraid of things escalating.]
Xiao Yitang learned the whole truth from her daughter's heartfelt words that day.
Shen Zhixian may look gentle and weak, but she's far more ruthless than her mother. It's all the fault of Jiang Sixian and Shen Jiming, that they drove their perfectly good daughter to this state.
A few days later, Xiao Yitang heard about another thing.
Shen Zhixian changed her name and is now called Shen Qinghe.
[Changing her name, huh? Oh, I remember now. In the original storyline, she asked her aunt to change her name, but she was refused.]
This is also one of the reasons why she hates Princess Huaiyang.
Shen Zhixian—no, now it's Shen Qinghe. This person is quite complicated; she is truly tragic, and truly wicked.
They learned all of their parents' selfishness and hypocrisy.
The old matriarch naturally learned about the Shen family affair.
"It's good that you changed your name."
She was foolish before, never considering the harm it would cause to place a name that sounds like a dead person on a living person.
Shen Qinghe may have been naive in her childhood, but as she grew older, the name 'Zhixian' became a curse.
She never had a self; she lived forever in the shadow of the dead.
It's no wonder he developed such a stubborn personality.
The old matriarch was unaware that Shen Qinghe had poisoned her own brother and framed someone else. She had given Shen Qinghe chance after chance, only to be disappointed time and time again, and now she no longer cared about her. Whether Shen Qinghe's future was good or bad was entirely up to her own fate.
The Buddha is inherently compassionate, but he will not repeatedly condone evildoers or aid and abet wickedness.
Upon hearing that Wen Zhixuan had escorted supplies to the front lines, Jiang Shumiao activated her mental space to monitor him in real time.
War is cruel.
She saw displaced people, she saw the clash of swords and the carnage. The north was bitterly cold, and several more snowfalls had occurred.
Many bodies were buried under the heavy snow, and there wasn't even a single grave.
"Huh."
Holding Jiang Shumiao's hand, Fuqu also saw the scene thousands of miles away.
[Wen Zhixuan is actually treating and saving lives!]
The plague had not yet subsided, and Wen Zhixuan did not return to the capital after escorting the grain supplies. Instead, he stayed behind to work with the medical officers to eradicate the plague.
Jiang Shumiao was not surprised.
He was raised with the principle of equality for all, and although his character has changed drastically, his focus remains primarily on the aristocratic families. He cannot possibly remain indifferent to such human suffering.
Wen Zhixuan is not yet so evil as to kill indiscriminately.
Fuqu started to feel wronged.
Why is he targeting me for no reason? Is it just because I'm a demon?
Those who cultivate the Tao believe in subduing demons and monsters; that is the great path they follow. However, using you to commit evil is truly immoral. For that alone, he cannot attain enlightenment.
What he thinks about now is probably no longer the 'Tao'.
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