**Daily Life in Jiangnan (Shen Xiaodi Shen Wensong): Shen Wensong**
--Shen Wensong was sent to the prestigious "Songhe Academy" by his second brother. He usually ate and lived in the academy and took occasional days off. He did not go back to Jiangnan with his sister last time because he was sick and resting at home. After he recovered, he went to the academy to study by himself.
Shen Yuewei wasn't entirely idle in Jiangnan. She had a younger brother named Shen Wensong who was studying at the local "Songhe Academy." Shen Wensong was fourteen years old, intelligent and lively, inheriting the handsome features of the Shen family's sons, and also possessing the unique exuberance of youth.
That day, Shen Wensong rushed into the backyard of "Jinweiji" like a gust of wind after school, his little face flushed with anger: "Sister! I'm so angry!"
"What's wrong?" Shen Yuewei put down her needlework and gestured for Chuntao to pour her some water.
"It's that prefect's son, Zhao Mingxuan!" Shen Wensong gulped down a mouthful of water and said indignantly, "Today at the academy, we had a poetry test, and I clearly wrote better than him! The teacher even nodded in approval! But that Zhao Mingxuan, relying on his father being the prefect, insisted that he came up with the line 'The moon surges in the great river' first, and accused me of plagiarizing him! The teacher... the teacher didn't even dare to uphold justice!" The boy's eyes were full of grievance and resentment.
Shen Yuewei frowned. The officialdom in Jiangnan was deeply entrenched, so she wasn't surprised that a prefect's son was acting arrogantly at the academy. She was pondering how to comfort her younger brother and find a way to resolve this trouble (perhaps by asking her second brother to "donate" some books to the academy's headmaster?).
In the evening, Xiao Chengjing "coincidentally" came to visit (today was the three-day deadline). Shen Yuewei did not deliberately mention this matter, treating it as ordinary. However, Shen Wensong, being young and unable to hide his feelings, saw his brother-in-law, the Crown Prince (whom he unilaterally acknowledged), and recalled the grievances he suffered during the day, his eyes reddening again.
Xiao Chengjing, ever perceptive, casually asked, "What's wrong with Wensong? Did he get upset at the academy?"
As if he had found a pillar of support, Shen Wensong poured out the story of what had happened during the day. He concluded by angrily saying, "Your Highness's brother-in-law, don't you think he's gone too far!"
The address "Your Highness, brother-in-law" made Xiao Chengjing raise an eyebrow, while Shen Yuewei was so embarrassed that she wanted to cover her brother's mouth.
After listening, Xiao Chengjing remained calm and simply said, "I understand."
Shen Wensong thought his brother-in-law was helpless and looked a little dejected. Shen Yuewei also thought it was a small matter and didn't take it to heart.
**Result: Shen Wensong felt very satisfied.**
The next day, Shen Wensong returned home from school, completely transformed, beaming with joy: "Sister! That was so satisfying! Zhao Mingxuan didn't come to the academy today! I heard his father, Prefect Zhao, was summoned by the governor last night for a reprimand! This morning, Zhao Mingxuan was personally dragged to the academy by his father to apologize to me! In front of all the classmates! Hahaha! Even the teacher looks at me differently now!"
Shen Yuewei was stunned. The Governor? This… was too fast and too direct! She immediately thought of Xiao Chengjing's calm "I know" yesterday. It was him? Just because Wen Song called him "brother-in-law" and made a few complaints?
She felt a mix of emotions. This feeling of being strongly "protected" was unfamiliar, yet it carried a hint of... indescribable reassurance? For the first time, she clearly realized the weight of the power he wielded as the Crown Prince, and that he... seemed to be truly bringing her and those around her under his wing? This was something her cold-hearted husband from her previous life would never have done.
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