Chapter 668: Imprisonment (1)
The small red mole on Qing's private parts was invisible to ordinary people. But who was Shen Wan? If he easily believed such a statement without any evidence, he would not be a court official who had been in the court for so many years. He glanced at the letter. It said that the father and son had now entered Dingjing City and were living in a private house in the east of the city. It even had a specific address. Shen Wan quickly tore the letter into pieces and said to the servant beside him, "Prepare the car!"
Shen Wan didn't believe a letter from a stranger, but he couldn't trust Chang Zaiqing completely either. It would be better for him to see it with his own eyes.
When the carriage arrived at the house mentioned in the east of the city, Shen Wan did not get off the car himself, but hid and held it down, and asked his servant to knock on the door.
The person who came to open the door was a boy of eight or nine years old. Because the boy was too thin, his eyes lacked the innocence of a child and were more mature, looking more like a teenager. When Shen Wan saw the boy's face clearly, he gasped.
In that instant, Shen Wan knew the letter was true. The reason was simple: the boy looked incredibly like Chang Zaiqing. Even the aura in his eyes and eyebrows was similar. But compared to Chang Zaiqing's outspoken and cheerful demeanor, the boy seemed much more self-conscious and timid. Regardless, the resemblance was 100%.
The Chang family has no other descendants, so he can't be Chang Zaiqing's younger brother. Shen Wan's personal servant was also frightened by the boy's appearance, but still asked as Shen Wan instructed: "Little brother, do you know where Chang Zaiqing is?"
The boy glanced at him warily and asked, "What do you want to do with my mother?"
Shen Wan closed his eyes.
There was no doubt that the letter was telling the truth. Chang Zaiqing did have a husband and son in Liuzhou. It was just that it was concealed so well. The servant perfunctorily said a few words to the boy, then returned to Shen Wan to report. He looked at Shen Wan cautiously and asked, "Master..."
"Investigate!" Shen Wan gasped, "Send people to Liuzhou to investigate! What exactly is Chang Zaiqing? We must find out everything!"
The reason why Shen Wan admired Chang Zaiqing was because she was gentle, cheerful, talented, and now she was pregnant with his child. But if Chang Zaiqing really had a husband and son in Liuzhou, then all this would be a joke! He was supporting someone else's wife and was still complacent, and since Chang Zaiqing had abandoned her husband and son, she must not be as gentle and lovely as she looked on the surface. Shen Wan was also very picky in some aspects. On the one hand, he hoped that his wife could manage mundane affairs in an orderly manner, and on the other hand, he hoped that she would maintain the aura of a fairy who was not worldly. And everything that happened today made Chang Zaiqing instantly become a different person in his eyes, which made Shen Wan feel extremely disgusted.
Over the next few days, Shen Wan seemed to be getting busier. He was out every day, and even when he returned to the Shen residence, he would hunker down in his study, leaving Chang Zaiqing unaware of him. He would occasionally bring Shen Wan pastries, but he wasn't as welcoming as before. Initially, Shen Wan's attitude made Chang Zaiqing uneasy, but Shen Wan's personal servant told her that he had taken on a errand and was so busy that he had no time for anything else. Chang Zaiqing finally reassured.
However, the fact is that Shen Wan finally received the letter sent back from Liuzhou.
The letter from Liuzhou was indeed identical to the one from the stranger. Chang Zaiqing was already married, and it was a legendary story in Liuzhou. After reading the letter, Shen Wan was so angry that he nearly flipped the table. He had taken a concubine who was someone else's wife, and now her husband and son had come to Dingjing. If anyone discovered this, he would become a laughing stock throughout Dingjing. Furthermore, the imperial censors wouldn't miss the opportunity to report him.
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