Chapter 103: Undamaged (6)
"What are you afraid of, Yue'er?" Shen Wan touched Shen Yue's head, with a loving expression on his face, but the words he said were gloomy: "She's just a little girl, she doesn't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. Sooner or later, she will pay the price."
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As expected, Shen Miao entered the Shen family's ancestral hall just as Old Madam Shen had arranged.
The Shen family is a family of military generals. The ancestors of all generations are enshrined in the ancestral hall. These ancestors built such a prosperous family business for the Shen family on horseback. Unfortunately, by this generation, the Shen family is only in name only and is not far from decline.
General Shen's branch was originally quite prosperous. Unfortunately, during a war, all of the Shen brothers were killed, with General Shen the only one to escape alive. General Shen had three sons, but only one became a military commander. Today, the Shen family still ostensibly retains its former glory, but aside from the mighty General Shen Xin, it's a family of unwavering civil officials, a somewhat ironic development.
"Miss, are you numb from kneeling?" Guyu asked.
Jingzhe and Guyu followed into the ancestral hall. Shen Miao was worried that Ren Wanyun was doing something behind her back, even though she had deliberately sent Jingzhe and Guyu away at Wolong Temple, allowing them to escape being silenced. But in the vast Shen Mansion, everyone was harboring their own hidden agenda. It would be better to keep it close to her. Ren Wanyun's reach was too long, and she wouldn't dare to act openly in front of her.
"Even if it's not numb, the humidity here is still high." Jingzhe glanced at the small window complainingly: "It's raining now, and the ground is damp. If I get sick from kneeling like this, what can I do? Besides, they are simply being unreasonable. What does this have to do with me? The bad guys are complaining first. When the master comes back, we'll see if they dare to..."
"You better keep your mouth shut." Guyu scolded, "If anyone finds out, the girl will be the one who suffers."
Shen Miao smiled, not really caring.
Jingzhe thought for a moment and then asked, "However, today was unexpected. So many of them went to Rongjing Hall, and the young lady was left alone. Yet, she came out unharmed. Although kneeling in the ancestral hall was also terrible, it was much better than what I had imagined."
Before entering Rongjing Hall to question the culprits, Shen Miao did not bring any maids with her. Therefore, none of Shen Miao's maids knew what was going on inside.
"The young lady must have convinced the whole room by herself," Guyu said admiringly, "She's not afraid of so many people. She's becoming more and more like a master."
So many people? Shen Miao laughed inwardly. It was just a small Shen Mansion, just a bunch of clowns who were not worthy of being on the stage. When Fu Xiuyi wanted to change the crown prince, all the ministers sided with Madam Mei and Fu Sheng. Her Fu Ming was practically under house arrest at that time. She wore the queen's court robes, faced the ministers in the Golden Throne Hall, and argued with them, every word piercing her heart.
Just how little power can one person exert? It's like she was the most noble woman in the world, married to the most noble man in the world, yet she couldn't even protect what her son deserved. No one stood by her, and she couldn't retreat because she had someone to protect.
Because she failed to save her precious one last time, she would resort to even more drastic measures this time. Cruel? Heartless? Hypocritical? Cunning? It didn't matter. As long as the blade was aimed at the enemy, as long as the opponent fell, even if the process was brutal, and she took the blame alone, what did it matter?
She closed her eyes, the ancestral tablets were in front of her, and Shen Miao whispered silently: Ancestors on horseback, if your heroic spirits are still there, please give me the sharpest arrows and the fastest horses, and please bless me to kill my enemies.
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