Chapter 395 Shen Congwen exposes his affair with a mistress and her child!
Even if the Shen family gets into trouble again in the future, it will have nothing to do with him.
The Shen family might even have to turn around and ask him for help.
Chunxue brought over several brocade boxes with her servants.
Shen Lanxi: "I gave gifts to Yuan Jing and Yuan Xu when they were getting married, so I can't leave out yours."
"After you get married, you should work together as husband and wife and produce offspring for the Shen family as soon as possible!"
Zhou Yunhui's smile froze. She hadn't expected to hear such words from a peer, not her stepmother.
If it weren't for her father's instructions, she wouldn't want to see Shen Lanxi acting like an elder here.
"Big sister, then my husband and I will accept it."
Shen Lanxi nodded.
"Elder sister, I plan to hold a family banquet at home the day after tomorrow. I would be honored if you could come back to attend the celebration." At that time, the news that Shen Lanxi had broken ties with the Shen family would naturally be disproven.
Shen Lanxi: "No need. Going to the Shen family will only upset my father. The family banquet will end badly again, and then my reputation as a divorced woman will be truly solidified."
Zhou Yunhui's eyes flickered, and she continued, "Although eldest sister has conflicts with father, she doesn't have any with us. Eldest sister can't distance herself from us younger brothers and sisters just because of father!"
Shen Lanxi: "No, if you need anything, you can still come to the Duke's mansion to find me."
Zhou Yunhui smiled and said, "I've always heard people talk about how amazing the Juding Duke's Mansion is, and how capable and outstanding you are, elder sister. I admire your heroic spirit the most. Can I come to the mansion to visit you often in the future?"
Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. I have duties to perform at the Imperial Guard every day. If you need anything, you can come to the Imperial Guard to find me."
After several attempts to probe, Zhou Yunhui concluded that Shen Lanxi was nothing special. With just a few words, she had lowered Shen Lanxi's guard, and from her tone, Shen Lanxi seemed quite willing to have her visit often.
The purpose of today's visit has been achieved. There's no need to rush. Once they become familiar with the place, she can come and go as she pleases at the Juding Mansion.
“Since eldest sister isn’t coming to the family banquet, I’ll have an extra table prepared on the day of the banquet and send it over to her. It’s my first time visiting, so please don’t refuse, okay?” Zhou Yunxi looked at Shen Lanxi expectantly.
“Alright, I don’t think Father will speak coldly to you,” Shen Lanxi said.
Zhou Yunhui achieved her goal and left with light steps.
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"My lord, I'm afraid the Tenth Princess isn't so kind-hearted." Otherwise, she wouldn't have plotted against Wei Dongzhu at Old Madam Shen's birthday banquet.
Shen Lanxi sneered: "Now that she's schemed herself into the Shen family, she has no choice in what to do."
After thinking for a while, Che Mingyuan understood why Shen Lanxi had turned against Shen Congwen at the princess's wedding banquet.
It can only be said that Shen Congwen, as a father, actually gave his daughter, whom he had always disliked, a helping hand.
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The Shen family has been having a tough time lately.
First, Shen Congwen was repeatedly impeached in the main hall, followed by a series of demands for repayment from creditors. Shen Congwen was already overwhelmed with problems, but then another major incident occurred.
The matter was even discovered by the censors, who filed a complaint against Shen Congwen during the morning court session.
Enraged, Emperor Renxiao ordered Shen Congwen to be thrown out of the palace on the spot.
Shen Congwen lost all face, coughed up blood at the palace gate, rolled his eyes, and fainted.
When he woke up again, he was being thrown at the gate of the Shen family by the Imperial Guards.
"You bastard! You actually kept a mistress and fathered an illegitimate child! How could you face the princess? How could you face the ancestors of the Shen family? I'll beat you to death, you bastard..."
Madam Shen was so emotional that she almost fainted as soon as she stood up.
"grandmother……"
"Mother……"
The Shen family was thrown into chaos, with people calling for doctors, fetching ginseng slices, offering advice, and resorting to insults and accusations. It was a complete mess.
...
"Sir, the three siblings are still kneeling at the gate of the Shen residence. The Shen family is in complete chaos, as if they've forgotten about them." The person who reported the news felt sorry for the Shen family.
The saying goes, "Don't wash your dirty linen in public." The noise from the Shen family was so loud that it could probably be heard even from the city gate.
Shen Lanxi chuckled twice.
"Make a fuss, the capital is too quiet, it's hard to accept all this time."
There always needs to be new topics of conversation to cover up yesterday's old news.
"My lord, General Wei has arrived."
Wei Dong strode into the room.
"Lanxi, I've heard about what happened to the Shen family."
Shen Lanxi: "It hasn't been that long, and you already know?"
Wei Dongzhu saw that her emotions were not affected and she was even smiling.
The smile didn't look forced.
"Lanxi, aren't you worried about your mother?"
Shen Lanxi nodded seriously: "I really should go and check on them."
Look at the big task she's given her mother, how will she react?
Wei Dongzhu brought news from the Northwest with him this time.
After Shen Lanxi finished reading, she invited Wei Dongzhu to stay for dinner.
Just as I sat down, several younger members of the Shen family rushed over.
"Elder sister, something has happened at the manor." Shen Yuanjun and the others rushed over, all sweating profusely.
Shen Lanxi: "What kind of important matter is worth all this?"
Shen Yuanjun and Shen Yuanqing were naturally too embarrassed and annoyed to say anything, but fortunately Shen Yuankun and the others were with them.
“Three young men knelt at our front door, claiming to be my uncle’s children. My eldest sister, because of this, my uncle was impeached and had to be carried into our house by the Imperial Guards.”
Shen Lanxi raised an eyebrow: "Father admitted it?"
Shen Yuankun: "When my grandmother hit my eldest uncle, he didn't argue back."
Shen Lanxi looked at Yuan Jun and Yuan Qing: "What about Mother?"
Shen Yuanjun: "Yuantang is trying to persuade him."
"It seems to be true." Shen Lanxi ate her meal calmly, and even put a few pieces of food on Wei Dongzhu's plate during the meal.
Wei Dongzhu was also puzzled. With such a major incident, perhaps only Shen Lanxi could remain calm and composed.
"I'm afraid we won't be able to eat in peace at home. Please have some here!" she said, then instructed the maid.
"Big sister, why aren't you worried at all?" Shen Yuanqing asked anxiously, her face flushed.
The oldest of the three people kneeling at the door looked no younger than the older sister.
Shen Lanxi ate her meal methodically: "It's not you who should be in a hurry, but Father."
That's true. When they left, their father was still being scolded and complained about by their grandmother and three uncles.
"Big sister, those three people are two men and one woman. The older one looks about your age, and the younger one looks about my age," Shen Yuanqing said sullenly.
With the food laid out, Shen Lanxi had fulfilled her duty as the eldest sister; whether they ate it or not was up to them.
"Elder sister, Father is so sorry for Mother," Shen Yuanqing said, her face flushed.
Shen Lanxi: "Back then, the Shen family was sentenced to exile, but the concubine and her children were not implicated. If Father dares to acknowledge them, they are deceiving the emperor!"
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