Chapter 847 Suspicion of Shengze
“Aunt Shen is the cousin of the general, and the Sixth Miss has done a lot for all of us. If the six northwestern states were not in the hands of Prince Zhao, I guess the emperor would have pardoned their family.”
Liu Junchen said very clearly, "We are all thanks to them, so you should learn from them and strive to get a commendation from the court for our family."
Liu Junyan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Xiaochen, have you ever thought about one thing? We were exiled here by the Emperor. Everyone in the court knows that the general is the Emperor's man, but his current behavior is contrary to the Emperor's wishes."
Having said this, he stopped talking and looked at the Shen family's land with a deeper look in his eyes.
Liu Junchen was stunned. He had never thought about it in this direction. But after Liu Junyan's reminder, he felt more and more confused. "Something seems to be wrong. When we first arrived here, everyone was treated the same."
The reason the Shen family was assigned the easiest jobs when they came here last year was because they made tools for crossing the river. According to Shen Qingqian, they were technical talents, so it was normal for them to be wanted by the Hubei Northern Army. In addition, the Shen family had many women and children, and they had made contributions, so it was reasonable for them to be treated better than them.
But why didn't the general favor the Shen family from the beginning? Did something happen between them that they didn't know?
Liu Junchen pinched his chin and thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. He simply threw the question to Liu Junyan, "Second brother, what do you think is going on?"
"I dare not speak nonsense to the general. These matters are not our business. Let's just work hard." Liu Junyan refused to say anything more. He patted his shoulder, stood up and walked towards the field.
He naturally didn't know what exactly happened, but he was afraid that it was closely related to the Crown Prince whose life and death were unknown.
As the smartest person in the Liu family, Liu Junyan suspected Sheng Ze based on the details he had collected in the past few days. After all, Master Shen was the enlightenment mentor of the late crown prince, and King Zhao had spread the news of Sheng Ze in northern Hubei to the world earlier.
However, when Liu Junyan was arrested, Sheng Ze and Ling Yun had not yet shown up, so he had not yet suspected the relationship between Cheng San and Sheng Ze.
When the Liu brothers were returning from the fields, they happened to meet Shen Qingxiao coming out of the sugar factory.
"Third Miss, are you done?" Liu Junchen walked up and greeted her cheerfully.
Shen Qingxiao smiled politely and nodded, "Yeah, I'm just about to go home for dinner."
As she spoke, she glanced at Liu Junyan, nodded slightly, and then looked away.
It's no wonder that Old Lady Liu often mentions the second son of the Liu family. In terms of appearance, temperament, knowledge, etc., he doesn't even seem to be a member of the Liu family, and is far ahead of Liu Junchen and others.
The three of them went back to the yard together.
Liu Junyan didn't look at Shen Qingxiao much, but when he passed by the Shen family yard, he took another look and asked casually: "Why don't you see the fourth and fifth girls?"
"My fourth and fifth sisters are in the city and only come home once every few days." Shen Qingxiao replied with a smile.
This is no secret, everyone in the yard knows it.
Liu Junchen slapped his forehead when he heard this, "Second brother, I forgot to tell you before, the fifth girl is now our pastry master, if you have a chance you must try the pastries she makes, they are so delicious..."
He smacked his lips and chuckled, "You'll know once you try it."
An idea flashed through Liu Junyan's mind at this moment, but he nodded in agreement with Liu Junchen's words and said, "Then I must try it."
That night, just as the hour of Chou arrived, Liu Junyan came out of Huanxiyuan and headed straight for the nearby grove.
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