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Chapter 452: The High Branch Shen Zhu Wants to Climb

Shen Ziju felt very sad and congratulated Shen Zian and Su Zhi on the birth of their baby boy. Shen Zian and Su Zhi also accepted his congratulations with a smile.

Shen Zhu looked at Su Zhi's belly and she wanted to flatten it. She thought that God really favored Su Zhi too much and let her get all the benefits. He clearly let her stay pregnant for three years so that she would not have children, but he let her get pregnant again, making her happy in vain!

"Congratulations, Fourth Brother and Sister-in-law. Now that you have your own child, Mom and Dad are relieved. They have been smiling the whole time since they came back this time."

Shen Zhu said with a squinting smile.

Shen Zi'an and Su Zhi knew that Shen Zhu was not telling the truth. How could Shen Youfu and his friends be happy about this? They were planning to take over the property of Fuyuan. It was because Su Zhi was pregnant that their wish was interrupted. Shen Zi drove them out of Fuyuan and said that they would not have any contact with each other in the future. It would be strange if they were happy!

Su Zhi smiled and said, "It's time to rest assured. Zi'an finally has a child. They can rest assured and don't have to worry about him anymore!"

There was thorn in Su Zhi's words, and she emphasized the word "worry" on purpose.

Both Shen Ziju and Shen Zhu's faces were slightly tense. They knew what their parents had done. Shen Ziju felt a little embarrassed, but Shen Zhu was angry. She knew how much benefit they would get if their parents succeeded. They didn't know how much money Fuyuan had now, but they knew it must be a lot, and in the future it would be so much that they couldn't count it.

It was only after the Shen family arrived in Beijing that they realized how popular the Fuyuan vermicelli was. Only Shen Zian and his family knew how to make this vermicelli, which was unique in the world! Even if it was sold at a low price, if it was sold in large quantities, it would still be a source of income. Moreover, the current price of this vermicelli was not low!

Now, who doesn’t know Fuyuan vermicelli? Vermicelli is the golden and silver avenue connecting mountains of gold and silver.

How could the people in the Shen family not be jealous? Not to mention Shen Youfu, Shen Zhang, and Shen Zhu, even Shen Ziju was tempted.

Since he became an official, Shen Ziju received many rewards and gifts, including gold, silver, pearls and jade, and some even gave him property deeds. However, in order to prove that he was an honest official, Shen Ziju returned all the property deeds that were too valuable and could give him a handle. The remaining property allowed him to live well. However, his salary was low, and he actually spent more than he earned. If he continued to live like this, he would not be able to support himself for long.

Seeing that his fourth brother's family had a way to make money from vermicelli, Shen Ziju was not without envy. He was even more envious of his fourth brother marrying a virtuous wife like Su Zhi. He thought that if he married such a wife, he would not have to worry about his family, and he could be a good and honest official without worrying about it, leaving a good reputation in the world, and become the first honest official in Daliang State. But he would not have to live a hard life.

It's a pity that all this is just a dream. Shen Ziju can only watch his fourth brother living a happy life with the woman he cares about.

Now listening to Su Zhi's words to defend Shen Zian, Shen Ziju sighed slightly in his heart. He began to change the subject. This topic was really not suitable to be discussed in the Ye family.

"How long will Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law stay in the capital this time? If there is nothing urgent at home, you can stay in the capital for a while. I still have extra rooms. The capital is very prosperous and there are many sights to see. I can take you to walk around when the time comes."

Shen Ziju thought that he could use this time to get closer to his fourth brother and his wife. The relationship between his parents and his fourth brother was already as thin as paper. He had to work hard to recover.

Shen Zhu also said, "There are many delicious and fun things to do in the capital, but it is much better than Hebian Village. Fourth brother and his wife should stay here for a while."

Shen Zhu was not thinking about restoring the relationship, but was thinking about whether she could flatten Su Zhi's belly during this time. She just didn't want Su Zhi to have an easy time!

Shen Zhu was furious when she thought of the pain Su Zhi had brought to her over the years. She just thought that Shen Zian and Su Zhi knew too many bad things about her, like how she almost made Chunlan deaf, how she broke off the engagement, and how she made a rag doll. As long as one of these things got out in the capital, the dignified image she had worked so hard to build would be ruined again. So she had to be extremely careful with Su Zhi and couldn't let them find out that it was her who did it!

Su Zhi said: "Thank you for your kindness, Fifth Brother, but my stomach is not so convenient for me to move around."

Shen Ziju looked at Su Zhi's belly and felt uncomfortable again.

"It was my brother who neglected me. But, sister-in-law, you are pregnant now. It was hard to come here, and it will be dusty on the way back, which is not good for your health. It is better for you to stay in the capital. The business of Fuyuan is taken care of by my elder brother and the second brother, so it is okay."

"Yes, if it really doesn't work, let Fourth Brother go back. Fourth Sister-in-law, you should rest well here."

Shen Zhu wanted Shen Zian to leave so that it would be easier for her to take action. And maybe she could find an opportunity to create a romantic affair for Shen Zian and give them a concubine. Even if she couldn't get one, it would at least make Su Zhi hate her.

Shen Zhu thought so. Actually, she would want to make Su Zhi feel bad whenever she thought of her. She felt that the happiest thing for Su Zhi was marrying Shen Zian, and Shen Zian loved her like a treasure. If she inserted a woman between them, how could Su Zhi be happy? Even if Shen Zian didn't like other women, this would become a thorn in Su Zhi's heart, making them never live well in the future. Shen Zhu thought that if they didn't let her live well, they shouldn't even think about living well!

As soon as Shen Zhu said this, everyone in the room looked at Shen Zhu.

Shen Zian said with a straight face: "Do you hope that your future husband will leave you when you are pregnant? If so, I will definitely help you."

Shen Zian did not give Shen Zhu face. He was angry and thought that he did not understand this sister and she must be thinking of bad ideas.

Shen Zhu's face turned pale and red all of a sudden. She was angry that Shen Zian didn't give her face, but she was also really afraid that Shen Zian would really do as he said in the future.

Su Zhi thought to herself that she deserved it. How could anyone persuade a husband to live apart from his wife when she was pregnant? Besides, who would feel comfortable living in a den like yours?

Mrs. Ye's impression of Shen Zhu was ruined again. She had a bad impression of Shen Zhu before because she just caught a look from Shen Zhu and judged that she was not as good as she looked. Later, after listening to Xing'er and Yueyue's words, she thought that they were just children's words. Now that she heard it with her own ears, she finally believed that Shen Zhu was such a bad-hearted person.

Shen Ziju felt a little disappointed with his sister. She was always smart, so how could she say such nonsense? Could it be that she and the fourth sister-in-law were really nemesis, and her mind turned into tofu dregs as soon as they met?

"Fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law, don't be angry. Zhu'er just doesn't want you to run around."

"We will stay here for a while, but we will go back before it gets cold."

Shen Zian said that because the emperor asked them not to leave for the time being, they couldn't leave even if they wanted to. Moreover, Shen Zian wanted to help Su Zhi find out her origins. Father Lan and Aunt Lan also wanted to look for their daughter here. This would also take time.

Shen Ziju said, "Then Fourth Brother and Sister-in-law, please come live with me. Father and mother miss you a lot."

“No, we’ll stay here.”

Su Zhi said that she didn't want to live with the old couple, let alone Shen Zhu. It was not much better than a den of dragons and tigers. And Shen Zian would definitely not go there.

Mrs. Ye also smiled and said, "My old man and Fourth Brother Shen get along very well, and they enjoy talking to each other. I also get along very well with my brother and sister-in-law, and we have endless things to talk about. Xing'er misses her even more. They live in our house."

Xing'er immediately said, "I want Mom to live with me! Mom, please don't leave!"

Su Zhi said: "Mother won't leave."

When Shen Ziju heard this, he was speechless and could only say, "Fourth brother and sister-in-law, my parents miss you very much. Since you are not living with me, go and visit them."

Shen Zian said: "We'll go when we have time."

Su Zhi thought that Shen Zian was trying to save face for Shen Zijiu. He would most likely not go. They had already agreed in Hebian Village that the two families would not have any further contact with each other.

Shen Ziju was not stupid. He did not ask when he was going in front of Madam Ye. He just wanted to wait until they were alone to persuade his fourth brother and his wife. He thought that family members would not have deep hatred. His fourth brother would not be so angry with his parents forever.

Mrs. Ye sat for a while and then left. She had to let the brother talk and it was not appropriate for her as an outsider to be there.

As soon as Madam Ye left, Shen Ziju tried to persuade him again, and Shen Zian also said frankly that he would not face Shen Youfu and Shen Zhangshi again. Shen Ziju said that it was his home and they could go there without worry. But Shen Zian refused to give in. He had given up on Shen Youfu. He would fulfill his obligations and give him the pension, but he didn't want to see him anymore. There would always be more troubles if he met him, so it would be better not to see him.

Shen Ziju tried to persuade him for a long time but failed, so he had to give up.

After a while, Su Zhi was tired, Shen Ziju and Shen Zhu stood up to say goodbye, Shen Zian stood up to see them off, but Su Zhi did not.

Shen Ziju and Shen Zhu left the Ye family and got on the carriage. Shen Zhu complained to Shen Ziju, saying that Shen Ziju was too unkind. Shen Ziju looked at his sister and wondered if she would get into a wealthy family. But thinking of the promise he had made to his sister, he couldn't help but help her realize her wish.

"Zhu'er, have you found a family you like these days?"

"Brother, I heard that the current queen has a brother?"

"What? You don't want to marry the emperor's uncle?"

When Shen Ziju heard what Shen Zhu said, he suddenly felt a pain in his head. He thought that his sister was really too ambitious. How could she reach the level of the emperor's uncle?!

Uncle, uncle, I mentioned this uncle before, do you remember? But I didn't mention his identity at that time, can you remember it?

(Lishu Literature)