Shen Rongwei looked around the official residence. It was much bigger than the one they lived in. He never thought that Xie Jian would one day enter the Secretariat. Although he was just a subordinate, he would surely rise to a high position in the future.
"Yes, Heng'er, Dad and Mom miss you and Ajian very much. Why don't you invite us into the living room and sit for a while?" Shen Rongwei looked at his second daughter with a loving face.
Hearing the noise, Xia came out of the kitchen. When she saw that it was her sister-in-law's family, she was also surprised. She watched Ah Heng lead the two people into the hall and said, "Why are they here? Ah Heng has cut off all ties with them a long time ago."
"Blood ties, how can a letter of severance completely sever them?" Nanny Feng shook her head. "The Shen family didn't bother us before, simply because they were superior to us and not worth their bother."
Xia was stunned for a moment: "Now that they see that Ajian has made some progress, they come to curry favor with him?"
"I think it must be because of that concubine's son." It was a matter of human nature, and Nanny Feng understood it clearly.
Shen Rongwei and Shen Xian came here indeed for Shen Yuan's sake.
Shen Heng listened indifferently to what Shen Xian said. They hoped Xie Jian could help Shen Yuan find a job.
"Since Shen Yuan passed the imperial examination, he has been sitting at home in a daze every day and has lost a lot of weight. He used to be such a proud young man." Shen Xian has complicated feelings towards her younger brother. His parents regard him as an enemy, but he is also a cousin that her husband's family, the Meng family, likes very much.
She is now a wife of the Meng family. If she helps her mother-in-law, the Meng family will not treat her well. But if she protects her younger brother, her mother-in-law will always speak coldly to her, putting her in a difficult position.
Shen Heng felt quite sympathetic towards the young man Shen Yuan, but sympathy was sympathy, and for some things, sympathy did not mean she had to lend a hand. It was Shen Rongwei's fault that Shen Yuan became what he was now.
"This is the letter of severance." Shen Rongwei took out the letter of severance he had written earlier and tore it up in front of Shen Heng: "Heng'er, it was Daddy's fault before. Please help your brother."
Chen Heng looked at the shredded paper on the ground coldly: "Just tear it up and pretend it doesn't exist? I still have another copy here."
"Between close relatives, how can there be any severance? If you tell anyone about it, we'll all be laughed at." Shen Rongwei frowned slightly as he spoke, his expression revealing a hint of fatigue. "For our own sake, no one should know that we wrote such a ridiculous letter of severance. Heng'er, Dad and Mom were just angry at the time."
He has always been a respectable person. It would be embarrassing to tell others about this, and he would never tell anyone even if he was beaten to death.
In fact, he was also proud, and he didn't want to continue with his daughter's treatment. But his wife was making trouble every day, and his little daughter was either crying or making a fuss. It was really hard to describe.
He didn't want his son to stay in such a chaotic home, so he thought of arranging a job for him. But he didn't know how the daughter of the Ning Wang Mansion would respond. She changed her attitude so suddenly. After thinking about it, he thought of Heng'er.
"Yes, Heng'er, if the clan members knew about this, they would definitely call you heartless." Chen Xian also advised.
Chen Heng was so angry that she laughed. The Great Cong Dynasty ruled by clans, but not every surname had a clan leader. To be called a clan leader, one had to meet certain conditions. The Shen family didn't even have an ancestral hall. "When you say clan members, do you mean your fourth-generation cousins, the two you don't see once every three or four years?"
Chen Xian looked embarrassed: "Although it's a bit far, it's still good."
"Heng'er, Dad knows I neglected you in the past, but I've never lacked you for food or clothing." He has an understanding older daughter and a spoiled younger daughter. Shen Rongwei also runs a herbal medicine shop, so he really can't take care of his second daughter. But when it comes to love, he won't neglect her. "Please help your brother. He's been depressed. If he continues like this, his life will be ruined."
"I can't help. Ajian just joined the Secretariat, how can he have the ability to introduce someone to Chen Yuan?" Chen Heng knew that without Liu Zhiyue's help, the Shen family's life in the imperial capital was not easy.
It's like moving from a sixth or seventh tier city to the capital to live and work. It would be very difficult to rely on yourself.
"Didn't Xie Min acknowledge Eunuch Wang as his grandfather? And the Meng family? Oh, and you and the legitimate daughter of Prince Ning's mansion..." Facing his daughter's mocking gaze, Shen Rongwei's voice stopped abruptly.
"You should go back to Nanqi." Chen Heng said calmly, "Life will be more comfortable this way. As long as Chen Yuan studies hard, he will pass the exam sooner or later."
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