Chapter 686: I’ll give you something!
Shen Lanxi had expected this day to come, and she had anticipated it several years earlier. It was too late to mention separation now.
The Shen family seems to be prosperous, but in fact it is a mess.
"How do you want to divide it?"
Shen Yuanjing said: "We were just staying at the palace you were staying at before, and now it's time to move out."
Shen Lanxi nodded: "A mansion, it's not suitable for any of you to give it to me."
Shen Yuanxu: "The old house is also empty. Just like your majesty said, with so many people, there is no way to divide the old house."
Shen Lanxi: "The old house has not changed in all these years, and it shouldn't change in the future. You can go back and take a look whenever you want."
This one was also agreed.
"Have you purchased a house?"
They both nodded.
"Everything has been arranged, including for the brothers who are not in the capital. Although they are not in the capital, their children have married and had children in the capital. After we divide the family, we will help them settle down."
Shen Lanxi: "You have made very thoughtful arrangements. If you need my help, just ask."
The two of them thanked the master and went back home to divide the property.
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"Your parents are not in the capital. Although we have been living together all these years, we each have our own warehouse. In fact, it is no different from separating the families." The separation was presided over by Shen Yuanxu, and Shen Yuanjing listened on the side.
"Our Shen family was sentenced to exile before, and all the family property was confiscated. These young people all know about this, right?"
The younger generation nodded, of course they knew. The first lesson they learned in school was the rise of Emperor Chongwu, their aunt the Emperor.
It started with confiscation of property and exile.
"What we earned later was the public money, and most of it was the reward from His Majesty. It is these rewards that we are going to divide today."
Shen Yuanjing nodded: "Let's divide it."
The younger generations in each family have already received instructions from their family to take whatever they are given and not to say too much.
The Shen family had their own warehouses long before His Majesty came to power. They all understood.
We can now separate so easily, thanks to your Majesty's early arrangements.
Since the elders in the family passed away one after another, His Majesty rarely gave out rewards except during the New Year and other festivals. The elders also used the money and things from the public treasury when they passed away, so after dividing it up, each person only had a few things in his hands.
After everyone divided their belongings, they all went their separate ways to pack up.
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"My husband, it's a pity to leave such a big house empty!"
"No matter how unfortunate it is, we are just staying here temporarily. We have lived here for so many years, which is enough. Don't be greedy. If you still want to continue living here, go to the ancestral hall and kneel down. When you have figured it out, you can come out."
"Look at what you said, I was just joking."
The same words were said by married men in the room.
If it was something else, we could discuss it. But when it came to this matter, everyone was severely reprimanded.
The elders in the family have already reported this to Your Majesty, but now they are going back on their word. Don’t they want to live anymore?
In less than three days, if it was a large house, it would have been emptied.
Shen Lanxi received the news in the palace and suddenly wanted to go back and take a look.
Now that state affairs have been assigned, she can just go if she has any ideas.
That afternoon, Shen Lanxi appeared outside the old house.
It was two hours later that Shen Yuanjing and Shen Yuanxu received the news.
"Your Majesty, have you been to the old house and the big house?"
Thinking of the two mansions being emptied, they felt a pang in their hearts.
So shameful!
They never thought that His Majesty would go to see it.
The two men arrived in a hurry one after another and met at the door of the old house.
"You know that too?" Shen Yuanxu asked Shen Yuanjing.
The latter nodded with a bitter face. When they went in, they saw darkness in front of them.
The old house was even emptier than the big house; even the big fish tank in the middle of the yard had been moved away.
"Who moved it? Return everything to you without leaving anything behind!" Shen Yuanjing was furious.
The reason why Your Majesty returned to the old house must be that he wanted to see the place where he lived when he was a child.
Now the old house is empty with only four walls left, not even a piece of furniture or decoration left. Does the Shen family just lack their furniture and decorations?
"Are you still a member of the Shen family if you are so petty?" Shen Yuanxu was also furious.
The two men immediately sent someone to inform the younger generation in the family that the furnishings outside the old house must be returned in the same condition as they were.
If they find out, anyone who hides it and does not return it will be punished according to the family rules.
Does the Shen family have any house rules? No.
The only military regulations in their Shen family were those passed down by Shen Lanxi.
After the young men in the family got the news, some were ashamed, some turned pale, and some hurried to the back house to scold the people in the room.
Before dark, all the things that had been moved away were sent back to the old house and the big house.
The people all saw such a big commotion.
No one dared to discuss it openly, but privately everyone was laughing at the fact that the Shen family had no successor.
The younger generation of the Shen family has been silent for a long time and dares not show up in public.
Spring goes and autumn comes, and several winters and summers pass.
In the blink of an eye, Shen Chengfeng's generation is already in their forties, and their oldest grandson is as tall as a table.
Shen Lanxi still chopped the sword every day, but the people serving her had been replaced, as had the guards, counselors, and secret guards.
On this day, after she finished chopping the sword, she received news from the guards.
"Your Majesty, Lord Liu is dying and wants to see you."
As early as a few years ago, she began to receive news of the deaths of old ministers one after another.
Nowadays, there are not many people left among those who followed her in her conquests.
Half an hour later, Shen Lanxi appeared at Liu Yan's home.
Everyone knelt on the ground to welcome him, not daring to stand up.
Shen Lanxi walked up to Liu Yanhui and put something in his hand.
Liu Yanhui was already at the end of his life, his eyes were wide open, as if he was afraid that if he closed them he would never be able to open them again.
"I'm here!"
In fact, Liu Yanhui's eyes had long lost their ability to see clearly. After hearing the voice, he burst into tears and tightly grasped the things in his hands.
Shen Lanxi smiled gently and said, "I'll give you something!"
Liu Yanhui seemed to be injected with vitality again. He nodded vigorously and shouted loudly: "I don't want to die!"
"I still want to accompany Your Majesty, even for a year or half a year!"
A pair of reading glasses was placed on Liu Yanhui's eyes.
"Do you see clearly now?"
Liu Yanhui struggled to sit up, and Shen Lanxi helped him sit up.
"I can see clearly that your Majesty still looks the same as when he was young, just like when he was exiled to Dongchuan."
Liu Yan, kneeling on the ground, looked back at her descendants, trying hard to suppress her tears.
How could His Majesty be the same as when he was young? His Majesty's hair was already gray, and although his face looked no more than forty years old, His Majesty was indeed old.
Their fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers said this because they were beginning to have a lasting impression.
Shen Lanxi: "If you feel tired, think about the time when we were exiled to Dongchuan together. Although it was hard at that time, it was really happy."
Liu Yanhui slowly fell into memories, and the light in his eyes faded away bit by bit.
It seems that he has something that he has not told His Majesty yet.
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