Chapter 85 The Shen Family Lineage Ends
If it were just from the sound, Shen Qiushan might still have a sliver of hope, but once he saw the person clearly, that hope was completely shattered.
Seeing the erotic scene inside, Wen Hengzhi took advantage of the chaos to cut off the incense still burning in the incense burner and left with the doctor outside.
The doctor was so frightened by what he had witnessed that he trembled with fear and repeatedly said goodbye.
Wen Hengzhi caught him red-handed.
This doctor can't leave.
Shen Qiushan screamed from inside the house: "Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!"
"You shameless hussy! You shameless hussy! I've treated you well! How dare you do such a shameless thing behind my back!"
Shen Lianbai knelt on the ground, his face pale: "Father...I...I..."
Enraged, Shen Qiushan kicked Shen Lian: "I taught you to study and be reasonable, but you've learned nothing! You even dared to lay a hand on my woman!"
Tang'er trembled with fear and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy: "My lord, it was the second young master who forced me. I had no choice. My heart belongs to you."
When Chen Lian saw that Tang'er was actually blaming herself for everything, he immediately became furious, his face turning red. He jumped up and pointed at Tang'er, cursing her.
"You shameless woman! You're clearly just a maid in my courtyard! You've been my woman for a long time. It wasn't enough that you slept in my bed, now you shamelessly climbed into my father's bed, standing between us, and you even dare to slander me!"
Tang'er wept, her face streaked with tears, yet she still tried to defend herself: "My lord, you must believe me! The eldest young master is lying to you..."
"You bitch! You bitch!" Seeing that Tang'er had turned her back on him, Chen Lian shoved her.
Tang'er was caught off guard by the push, and her stomach slammed into the corner of the table.
"Ouch...it hurts! My child!"
Tang'er screamed.
When Shen Qiushan heard Tang'er mention the child, he immediately sobered up.
A thought flashed through his mind like lightning: Wen Hengzhi had just asked the doctor to say that Shen Lian's concubine was pregnant. Could it be that he was talking about Tang'er?
Shen Qiushan rushed out the door and dragged the doctor inside.
Is she really pregnant?
The doctor was so frightened he was trembling, and took her pulse for quite a while.
Seeing that she couldn't escape it, Tang'er looked pitifully at the doctor, hoping that he wouldn't reveal that she was pregnant.
But the doctor was only concerned with saving lives and had no time to think about Tang'er: "Reporting to Your Excellency... this young lady is three months pregnant."
Shen Qiushan felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, as if the sky had collapsed.
Tang'er had been lying to him all along!
He still cared about Tang'er and planned to marry her after Wen Lanting died.
But I never expected... I never expected that she would dare to be with him while pregnant with my son's child!
If he hadn't discovered it, would Tang'er have claimed the child as his?
"Ahhh!"
A tear rolled down Shen Qiushan's cheek as he drew his sword, ready to plunge it into Tang'er's body.
The doctor standing nearby was terrified and screamed as he ran out, "Murder! Murder!"
Tang'er was also devastated. Wen Lanting wanted to kill her, Shen Lian wanted to kill her, and now even Shen Qiushan wanted to kill her.
Why, why won't these people let her go!
Tang'er suddenly pulled out the hairpin from her hair and stabbed it into Chen Qiushan's body.
Although Shen Lian was usually absurd, he still respected Shen Qiushan to the core.
Seeing that Tang'er was about to harm Shen Qiushan, he suddenly snatched the hairpin from her hand.
In the midst of the struggle, Chen Lian felt a sharp pain in his neck.
It turned out that Chen Lian had used too much force to snatch the hairpin, and Tang'er's hand loosened, causing the hairpin to be inserted into his neck by himself, piercing through it.
At this moment, Shenqiu Mountain's sword also pierced through Tang'er's abdomen.
Tang'er stared incredulously at her stomach and said to Shen Qiushan, "This is Shen Lian's own flesh and blood. If you kill him, the Shen family line will end..."
Above the Bo Gong Mansion, Shen Qiushan's scream echoed throughout the entire mansion.
...
Inside the Bo Gong Mansion, Chen Lian's courtyard had been completely sealed off.
The doctor screamed and ran out to report it to the authorities.
When the yamen (government office) saw that a murder case had occurred and that powerful officials in the court were involved, they immediately upgraded the investigation and handed the case over to the Ministry of Justice.
Li Xiu looked at the terrible state of the room and the insane Shen Qiushan.
I just felt like this family was being followed by a ghost.
In less than six months, this family all ended up in such a miserable state.
Li Xiu frowned and ordered someone to bring the insane Shen Qiushan back to the Ministry of Justice.
He felt that everything in the mansion was strange: "Where is the second young lady of the Shen family?"
"I sent someone to inquire early this morning, and I heard that he went to the palace to attend a banquet early this morning. He was not at home when the incident occurred. All the palace servants who came and went along the way can testify that he did go to the palace," the yamen runner replied.
Not at the residence?
What a convenient excuse, he's not in the mansion.
Li Xiu is now quite certain that all of these things are inextricably linked to this Shen Er.
As he was thinking, he saw Shen Shu return from the palace, followed by Marquis Dingyuan, Lin Wei.
Shen Shu, her face pale, stepped forward and asked, "Father and brother... really, for a mere maid..."
Li Xiu sneered: "Does the Second Miss not know whether it's true or not?"
Don't pretend to be panicked; just don't laugh out loud behind my back.
Seeing that Li Xiu was quite hostile, Lin Wei pulled Shen Shu behind him and said, "Lord Li, please be more polite. Shen Shu is not a prisoner of your Ministry of Justice."
Li Xiu glanced at Lin Wei, his expression indifferent: "The Marquis of Dingyuan is indeed protecting Miss Shen, but the Shen family has suffered one misfortune after another, and now she is the only one left in the Marquis's mansion. According to the rules of our Ministry of Justice, the only survivor must be taken back for a thorough interrogation."
Lin Wei sneered, thinking that Li Xiu must think he was dead.
"My fiancée is not for you to interrogate, Lord Li. There are no rules in handling cases; it's all about evidence. You think you can take her away without evidence?"
Li Xiu's face was gloomy, and his gaze darted back and forth between Lin Wei and Shen Shu.
After a moment, he slowly spoke: "Lord Dingyuan, you are mistaken. The Ministry of Justice always handles cases based on facts and in accordance with the law. However, in the case of the Shen family, many doubts remain unresolved..."
“I have heard about this matter and understand it clearly. The doctor has already testified that Shen Qiushan committed murder, and the maid got up to resist and accidentally killed Shen Lian. What other doubts are there?” Lin Wei interrupted, refusing to back down in the slightest.
Li Xiu stared intently at Lin Wei, his eyes sharp, and spoke slowly and deliberately.
"Lord Dingyuan, do not rush to conclusions. The Shen family case is far-reaching and there must be some hidden story. Our Ministry of Justice will investigate it thoroughly and will not tolerate anyone involved."
"Then wait until you find the evidence before you arrest them," Lin Wei said in a deep voice.
Seeing that Lin Wei was determined to protect Shen Shu, and with no evidence to prove that Shen Shu was the mastermind, Li Xiu had no choice but to give up: "Let's go."
Shen Shu looked at Lin Wei and felt that she had dragged him down again.
"Why must you do this, Lord Marquis? I've already said that I will walk my own path from now on. Why offend him for my sake? Besides... even if Lord Li didn't summon me to the Ministry of Justice, I would still have to go there anyway."
Hearing Shen Shu repeat these words again, Lin Wei's anger flared up once more: "What are you going to do?"
Shen Shu didn't notice Lin Wei's gloomy expression and lowered her eyes to say, "I want to see my mother."
It would be such a pity if Wen Lanting didn't know about such a wonderful thing.
In her past life, she died in agony and despair; now, she wants Wen Lanting to experience the same pain.
Let her experience what it feels like to have everything she cherishes disappear.
Upon hearing this, Lin Wei's expression changed slightly: "I'll go with you."
"My lord, I know what I'm doing; you don't need to..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Wei interrupted her: "If you want your legs broken and to be locked up in the Marquis's mansion, then go ahead and say those words again."
Shen Shu was taken aback, but in the end she just nodded slightly and let Lin Wei make the arrangements.
But he already had other plans in mind.
Since Lin Wei refused to let go, she would reveal her true colors and let him know what kind of person she really was.
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