"you……"
My aunt's expression changed instantly, from sunny to cloudy as if covered with a layer of frost. The chopsticks in her hand were visibly deformed and were about to break.
Song Chi seemed not to notice his aunt's expression change, "If your throat is uncomfortable, just drink some water."
Su Dahai's scalp began to tingle again. He quickly took the chopsticks from his wife's hand and handed her the cup of water.
"Drink some water, drink some water."
"Do you also think my throat is uncomfortable?" Wang Ru's eyes scared Su Dahai.
"Hey, why do you suddenly feel a little cold?"
Shen Chongsi looked around and asked doubtfully: "The window is not open..."
My aunt took a few deep breaths, her chest heaving, before she finally managed to hold it in. Su Dahai then breathed a sigh of relief. If they hadn't been in the Marquis Changfeng's Mansion, the lady would have exploded.
"When the exam started today, people started to spread the news about your bet with Han Yuanzheng. I think the Han family is deliberately trying to hype it up..."
Shen Chong shook his head and said, "What's funny is that the celebration party started too early. You passed the county exam and became the top scorer in the county case, which means you won the bet... It's certainly great to be able to step on Han Yuanzheng, but have you thought about the consequences?"
Song Chi was slightly stunned. He knew what Shen Chong was going to say.
"The Han family is a prominent family in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Ning'an Prefecture Han family is just a branch. If you offend the Han family, you will be unable to move in Ji County and Ning'an Prefecture, and you may not even have a place to stay... So just give in this time."
Shen Chong's meaning was very clear. Being able to get the first place in the county case was already a pleasant surprise, so he should not force Han Yuanzheng to complete the bet.
"I understand your good intentions, but it's useless to me whether you give in or not."
Song Chi said in a low voice, "From the moment Han Yuanzheng gave me the master's salute at the female coach's homecoming banquet, no, I should say that I offended them from the moment I didn't play according to their wishes."
"They are high and mighty and won't tolerate any offense from anyone. I can let him have his way, but does that mean he won't hate me anymore? I think they will hate me even more. They will feel this is an insult."
"You're right, but..."
Shen Liangcai also echoed: “Forget it, if Han Yuanzheng really does that, there will be no room for maneuver.”
“There wasn’t one!”
Song Chi said in a low voice, "Do you remember what Han Yu said when I first came on stage at the female commander's homecoming banquet? He said that I was a lowly servant and had no right to speak in such an occasion!"
"I think he may not even consider me a human being!"
Song Chi will not forget these humiliations. He is a man who holds grudges, but he is also not the kind of person who doesn't understand the situation and will just fight on without thinking, because your begging for mercy is useless.
"Even if I give in, they won't remember my kindness. So, why not just have some fun?"
"The female commander will leave the capital tomorrow. She can protect you temporarily, but not forever. And..."
Shen Chong said in a low voice, "The reason I invited you all here today is, firstly, to celebrate your winning the first place in the county case, and secondly, it is also a farewell banquet."
"leave?"
Su Dahai hurriedly asked, "Who's leaving?"
"We're leaving."
Shen Chong picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then said sadly: "The decline of the Shen family is well known to everyone. Even the title will be stripped away. To protect the family heritage, Liangcai will leave with the female commander tomorrow to join the army. I will also go to the capital with him to seek a way out for the family..."
Several people were shocked. They didn't expect Shen Chong to say such shocking words.
Su Dahai was stunned. He was originally a guard at the Marquis Changfeng's Mansion, but now that his master was leaving, it meant that he would be unemployed.
"You don't seem surprised?" Shen Chong looked at Song Chi curiously and asked.
"I see."
Song Chi said, "I saw a broker come to the mansion two days ago. I guess the Shen Mansion has been sold, right?"
A yaren is an intermediary who moves goods, pawns, rents houses and finds people.
"It was sold the night after the female commander's homecoming banquet. What you saw was for re-inspection."
Song Chi asked again, "The reward sent that morning was the money from selling the mansion?"
"clever."
Song Chi nodded. He was originally wondering where the Shen family got the money. After three years in the mansion, he knew the Shen family's situation best. Due to the oppression they suffered, their source of income had long been cut off, leaving only a few guards and servants to maintain their aristocratic dignity.
Even if you leave home, there's no need to sell the house. I guess you're in urgent need of money...
Song Chi noticed some signs two days ago. The prince became very strange, with reluctance in his eyes, and the separation was almost written on his face.
He guessed that it must have been Liang Qingwu's arrangement.
This also made Song Chi feel relieved. The prince was leaving, and his innocence was finally preserved.
"But..." Song Chi asked, "How can the prince, with his frail frame, endure the hardships of military service?"
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but sometimes he felt that Shen Liangcai was like a girl. Even with Liang Qingwu's care, he would still have to endure the hardships he had to endure.
Moreover, the current border situation is serious, and it is not impossible for war to break out again. Don't become cannon fodder.
"You've become the top case in the county, so I should work hard too. I can't let you fall behind."
Shen Liangcai pretended to be relaxed and said this, but his eyes were red. He didn't expect his father to say it now...
"My Lord, is there no other way?"
Song Chi felt a little sorry to see such a delicate prince join the army and go to the battlefield.
"This is her fate!" Shen Chong sighed deeply, his words full of reluctance and sighs.
Although Shen Liangcai is the son of a marquis and a descendant of the nobility, he is kind-hearted, humble and polite in his dealings with others, and he also takes good care of the Su family.
Everyone was in a heavy mood and didn't know what to say.
"Song Chi, I can't take care of you when I'm gone... The Han family is bullying you, so you have to face it alone."
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