Chapter 298 Shen Congwen panicked!
Madam Shen glanced at Wei Dongzhu next to Shen Lanxi, and seeing that her second son's family was still arguing, she immediately stopped them with a dark face.
"Family scandals should not be aired in public. You have completely disgraced the Shen family."
After Old Madam Shen finished her angry outburst, her face was ashen.
"Mother, please calm down. Sister-in-law, quickly have someone lock Wu in her room. We can discuss Wu's fate after the family banquet." Shen Congwen emphasized the word "family".
Even though she was in a bad mood, Madam Shen still had to put on a brave face for outsiders.
Lanxi is really something, why did she bring outsiders to their family banquet today?
Could it be that she and Wei Dongzhu had an affair?
Madam Shen glanced at the two of them again, her heart sinking. His Majesty's meaning was already very clear. How would His Majesty feel about Lan Xi openly bringing a man from outside the Shen residence into and out of the mansion?
Shen Yuanxu tugged at his mother's sleeve, signaling her to go and deal with Wu Shi.
Liu was so frightened by her son's shout that she dared not say anything more and hurriedly went to make arrangements.
When they took their seats, Wei Dongzhu was seated to one side by Shen Lanxi, a move that made the rest of the family banquet extremely silent.
Shen Congwen wanted to lash out several times, but was restrained by various factors and did not do so.
The family dinner ended hastily, and the younger generation quickly found various excuses to leave.
"Lanxi, the family needs to discuss Wu's future. Why don't you stay and listen?" Old Madam Shen said sternly.
Shen Lanxi stood up and said, "Grandmother, you are all elders. It's not appropriate for a junior like me to stay here."
Madam Shen: "Yuanxu is here too, we're all family."
Shen Lanxi understood that Wei Dongzhu was the only one not a family member here, and the old man was asking Wei Dongzhu to leave.
“They are all my personal guards, like my right and left arms. They can listen to anything that happens at home!” Shen Lanxi said calmly.
A smile flashed across Wei Dongzhu's eyes. He had originally intended to leave, but since she had asked him to stay, he would stay.
Having all come from Dongchuan, the Shen family members kept glancing at Shen Lanxi and Wei Dongzhu.
If Lanxi hadn't been engaged to the royal family, the two would have been considered a perfect match.
It's a difficult situation now!
“Lanxi, now that you have entered the court, you should know that every step you take in the court is like walking on thin ice, and you must be careful with your words and actions!” Shen Congwen has been thinking a lot lately, and he said these words in an intention to ease the tension between his daughter and his daughter.
After all, the word "shen" cannot be written in two strokes; if any member of the Shen family gets into trouble, it will affect the entire Shen family.
"Father, I understand!" Shen Lanxi looked calmly at her family.
"Grandmother, I know what I'm doing!"
Madam Shen was filled with worry. She really didn't want to repeat the mistakes of Dongchuan. She was ruthless towards anyone who harmed the Shen family, no matter who they were.
"Lanxi, we shouldn't air our dirty laundry in public. Let's keep our own family here, and everyone else, please leave!"
Wei Dongzhu's lips stiffened.
Shen Lanxi refused to back down: "Lanxi is still young. It's not appropriate for a junior like me to get involved when the elders are discussing important family matters. I'll leave with my people right now!"
Madam Shen's anger flared up suddenly. This ill-mannered brat had gone too far! Letting her stay was already an honor for her, yet she still didn't appreciate it. She had previously thought her wayward daughter had changed her ways, but it turned out she was still untamed and wild.
"Stop right there, Shen Lanxi. How dare you speak to your grandmother like that? His Majesty should see what kind of person you are at home," Shen Congwen said without any mercy.
Shen Conglian immediately frowned: "Brother, now is not the time to talk about this." General Wei is still here. If things get out of hand at home, what will his subordinates think when he returns to the army?
Shen Lanxi's heart was already cold.
"Instead of worrying about anything else, Father, you should worry about the Shen family and about yourself."
Madam Shen's eyes flashed, and she slowly sat down, supporting herself on the chair.
"My investigation into the Wei family army's provisions and pay case in the Northwest was not entirely fruitless. As far as I know, the documents that the two groups of people who went to the treasury to collect the provisions and pay both bore my father's handwritten signature."
After Shen Lanxi finished speaking, Wei Dongzhu took out the document that he always kept close to his body.
All eyes of the Shen family fell on Shen Congwen. The man who had been so imposing on the wicked daughter was now frantically picking up the documents to examine them.
The familiar handwriting on the document made Shen Congwen panic, and in the blink of an eye, his forehead was covered in sweat.
“This…this is indeed my handwriting,” Shen Congwen said, trembling.
Shen Lanxi: "Father must have already noticed that something is wrong."
Although Shen Congwen has no achievements over the years, he is good at handling things carefully. Whenever he is asked to sign a document, he will read it one by one and review it several times before signing it.
He noticed the time was wrong the moment he looked at it. Normally, he wouldn't have remembered it so clearly, but ever since His Majesty reopened the case of the Wei family army, he, as a direct victim of the case, had visited the site several times.
The time was already imprinted in his mind.
"A single document can't prove anything." Shen Congwen felt an unprecedented sense of panic.
Shen Lanxi said coldly, "If this document is handed over to the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice, they will surely have plenty of ways to prove it!"
Shen Congwen shuddered; none of the people who entered those two places came out standing up.
“I’m innocent. The signature on this document wasn’t mine. I never put a pen on this document.”
Shen Lanxi looked at the person who was anxiously explaining with a deep gaze: "Father, do you have any evidence to prove that the signature on it is not yours?"
Shen Congwen panicked, even more so than when he was exiled to Dongchuan. Last time, he was completely innocent and had no evidence against him. Even if he was framed, his pride allowed him to stand firm.
Things are different now. Where did this document come from?
"Lanxi, you must believe your father. The signature and seal on this are absolutely not mine. I swear to God, if this signature and seal are mine, may I die a horrible death!"
Madam Shen stared intently at her eldest son, her hands clenched tightly.
"Brother, what exactly happened?"
"Lanxi, our family has definitely been wronged. You absolutely must not hand over this document." The others also realized that something was wrong with the document. Since it concerned their lives and fortunes, who cared about that Wu family anymore?
Wei Dongzhu tried to take the document from Shen Congwen's hand. The first time he tried, Shen Congwen gripped it too tightly. Only on the second try did Shen Congwen loosen his grip.
Shen Congwen suddenly became somewhat afraid of Wei Dongzhu.
"General Wei, it really wasn't me who wrote it. The one I wrote is currently kept at the Dali Temple. I even went to see it before." Shen Congwen didn't bother to hide anything anymore and hurriedly tried to exonerate himself.
Shen Congli muttered under his breath, "Big brother, didn't you oppose Lan Xi's reinvestigation of the Wei family army case?"
Madam Shen and her son Shen Congwen immediately glared at each other, as if to say, "Is this the time to talk about this?"
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