Chapter 002: The leader of the world of treacherous ministers, the leader of the world of perverts
The Xie family raised two big yellow puppies. Shen Heng breathed a sigh of relief and patted the dog's head: "Don't worry."
Compared with the Xie family living in thatched houses outside the city, the Xie family was not poor. There were two rammed earth houses inside the mud wall, in addition to a kitchen. The main room on the left was the house of Xie Jian's eldest brother and sister-in-law, and the surrounding walls were made of piled stones.
It can be seen that these rooms have not been repaired for several days, and like the gate, they are quite damaged.
History says that the treacherous prime minister was an only child, but that was not true. He had an older brother, an older sister-in-law, and a 15-year-old nephew. However, his older brother disappeared four years ago, and now his older sister-in-law is the head of the family.
From the kitchen, the voice of sister-in-law Xia was heard.
Xia's voice was usually full of energy, but tonight it sounded particularly tired. "Sister-in-law knows you don't like her, but she's your wife now, the one you'll spend your life with. You should treat her well. We're still counting on Master Shen to guarantee you a place in the imperial examination. When you're successful in the future, you can redress the grievances of Xiaoxiao and your brother. Tomorrow, you can go to the Shen family and bring her back."
It seems that Xia thought that the princess had fled back to her parents' home like before.
Chen Heng sorted out the past in her memory again.
The grandfathers of both the Shen and Xie families knew this, and even after the Shen grandfather became wealthy, their gay love remained strong. When Xie Jian was born, the Shen grandfather came to the full moon banquet and took a liking to him at first sight, thus arranging a marriage between him and his granddaughter, Shen Yan.
After Xie's father got into trouble and was convicted and executed, according to the law, Xie Jian and his eldest brother both lost their qualifications to take the imperial examinations. The family's life became difficult, and later Xie's eldest brother disappeared.
When Xie Jian was thirteen years old, Xie's eldest sister-in-law, Xia, heard that the Shen family wanted to cancel the engagement.
What's the difference between breaking up a marriage in such a critical moment and kicking someone when they're down?
If you want to break off the engagement, both families should sit down and discuss it. How can one family just forget about it?
At that time, Xia felt that Shen's father's status as a philanthropist was the only person who could guarantee Xie Jian's qualification to participate in the imperial examination. She thought that if she wanted to break off the engagement, then she should break it. As a father, there was nothing to say for the sake of her daughter's happiness. She relied on the dozens of generations of friendship between the two families to at least guarantee Xie Jian. As a result, she went to the door several times and was driven away each time.
The Shen family was so heartless and ungrateful that they didn't care about their past feelings at all, so she simply gave up.
Xia held her son and made a scene at the door of the Shen family for half a month, until some people started to criticize the Shen family, saying that when they had taken a fancy to Xie Jian, they were eager to arrange a marriage, but now that they were in trouble, they immediately broke off the engagement, which was immoral and untrustworthy. Who would dare to be nice to them in such a situation?
In order not to destroy the reputation of dozens of great philanthropists, the Shen family swapped their daughters and pushed the sixteen-year-old Shen Heng out.
He would rather sacrifice his daughter than guarantee Xie Jian.
Now, two years later, Xie Jian is already ten years old, but Shen's father still has no intention of guaranteeing Xie Jian. Xia Shi did not expect that the Shen family would be so heartless.
"Maybe she won't come back." A hoarse voice with a hint of treble came. It was Xie Jian's voice.
"What's the meaning?"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely be able to participate in the imperial examination. Go and have a rest early."
Chen Heng was just thinking about the phrase, 'Maybe she won't come back,' but how did Xie Jian know she wouldn't? The door to the kitchen suddenly opened, revealing a young man, barely tall enough to reach the tip of her nose. He was wearing a worn-out long gown, thin, with a handsome, elegant appearance. When he saw the person standing in the yard, a flicker of surprise and subtle regret flashed across his calm black eyes, which were then replaced by a silence that didn't belong to his age.
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