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536: Familiar Figures, the Shen Family's Quarrel

The family was reunited on a rare occasion, walking on the street with the carriage following behind. The warm sun of early winter made people feel cozy, but the wind was cool.

There were a lot of fun things, but the kids had already played with them so they didn’t want them anymore. Instead they bought some snacks.

Shen Zian held Lian Sheng in his arms, and Su Zhi followed beside him. The two of them smiled at the children. The maids followed beside them, all keeping their eyes fixed on the three children, not wanting them to get lost.

Their group formed a beautiful sight on this busy street. Most people passing by would look at them, wondering who they were. This family was so well-behaved, harmonious, and lived a rich life, which was really enviable.

Su Zhi suddenly saw a figure in front of her that looked familiar. The person was wearing a shawl, but the small cape could not hide her figure. She just felt that the person was looking at them. When she turned her eyes away, the person turned around and ran away in a hurry, as if she was afraid that she would look at her. Su Zhi was naturally a little suspicious, thinking that it was someone she knew. And the figure of the woman did make her feel familiar.

Suddenly, Su Zhi's eyes darkened. She remembered who this figure resembled. It looked like Mu Weizhi, her half-sister, the woman who had harmed the real Su Zhi. But that woman had already been executed, so it couldn't be her. There were many women in this world who looked like her, and there were also many who looked alike. She must have been overthinking.

"Wife, what's wrong?"

Shen Zian saw a small gadget being sold on the roadside and wanted to ask Su Zhi if she liked it, but he saw Su Zhi staring blankly in one direction with a frown on her face, so he also looked in that direction. He saw people coming and going, nothing special, so he asked Su Zhi.

Lian Sheng also stretched out his hand to Su Zhi and shouted, "Mom, look at that! That! It's beautiful!"

"Which one is good-looking? Lian Sheng, point it out to mother."

Su Zhi immediately smiled brightly at Lian Sheng, took Lian Sheng's hand and looked at the stall nearby, then shook her head at Shen Zian without telling him about her discovery. Then the family of three went to look at the gadgets on the stall.

Not far from them, next to a stall, a woman was hiding there. She was wearing a blue silk jacket, a moon-white skirt, a short cape, and a hat on her head. From her figure, she was a pretty woman. At this time, the small pretty face under the hat was full of fierce expressions, her rouge lips were tightly pursed, and her almond-shaped eyes were wide open and then narrowed, flashing a cold light, staring at Shen Zian and the others like a poisonous snake.

If Su Zhi saw this woman at this time, she would find that she was not mistaken. This woman was Mu Weizhi, the second young lady of the Marquis' Mansion who should have been executed and turned into a pile of bones long ago!

Mu Weizhi looked at Su Zhi's family with such hatred that her teeth were about to break. She really wanted to rush over and tear them to pieces one by one to avenge the suffering and grievances she had endured in the past two years.

Two years ago, Mu Weizhi should have confessed her crime and was executed. But in the end, she did not die. Her distant cousin Wang Feng rescued her, and Mu Weizhi died from then on. The second daughter of the loyal and righteous mansion, who walked in the sun and was looked at with envy, disappeared. As a vicious and cunning murderer who murdered the eldest daughter and her elder sister, she was executed. The one who survived was another woman named Liu who survived as Wang Feng's concubine!

Mu Weizhi was afraid of death, so she lived in hiding, endured humiliation, and became Wang Feng's mistress. To call her a mistress was a nice word, she was just a prisoner. A golden bird raised by Wang Feng, a bird that only he could see. She stayed in such a house, facing a little maid and an old woman every day, looking at the sky like a toad sitting in a well, thinking about her glorious days in the past, how happy she was at that time, how much she hated her current life, and even more hated the person who made her like this!

After two years, Mu Weizhi suppressed her disgust and flattered Wang Feng, getting benefits from him. She didn't want to escape from him. She didn't have much ability, and she was once a criminal. She was a weak woman, and a beautiful weak woman. Where could she escape to? She didn't want to live a hard life. Although Wang Feng couldn't give her the identity she wanted, he could give her fine clothes and delicious food. She didn't have to do anything here. She asked Wang Feng for valuable things just to bribe others.

Wang Feng said that he would avenge her, but she was only half-believing and half-doubting what he said. How could it be so easy to avenge the Marquis of Loyalty?

Mu Weizhi used her money to bribe her maids and servants to go out to the street. She used to go to this street often, but now it seemed like a different world. Everything seemed so new to her, and she didn't want to go back to that cage. Just when she was looking at all this joy, she saw the person she least wanted to see.

Shen Zian and Su Zhi, both wearing silk, looked like a young couple from a wealthy family. The man was handsome and aloof, while the woman was beautiful and gentle. They looked like a perfect couple when they walked together. What made people even more envious was that they were holding their children in their arms, and there were three cute and beautiful children, two boys and one girl, in front of them, all laughing and calling them daddy and mommy. Add to that the maids and carriage behind them, and they were a family that people envied.

Mu Weizhi's fingernails pricked her palms, but she ignored it.

"Su Zhi, Su Zhi! Why don't you just die! If you had died, I wouldn't be in this situation now! Why are you so happy now, with a husband who loves you, lovely children, and the prime minister and the emperor treating you as their benefactor! It seems that the Loyalty Marquis's Mansion has only had you as the only legitimate daughter from the beginning to the end! And it's as if I have never existed! I got nothing, and in the end I even lost my own identity! Now I live in humiliation and pain like a ghost! It's all your fault! One day I will let you die in my hands!"

Mu Weizhi swore fiercely in her heart, her silver teeth clattering.

"Madam, madam! What's wrong with you?"

The little maid at the side asked, looking at Mu Weizhi's expression and listening to the sound of her gritting her teeth. The little maid shuddered in her heart, thinking that this woman was really fierce and she must not provoke her in the future.

Mu Weizhi said coldly: "It's nothing. Remember to take the reward from me when you go back. Don't tell anyone else what you saw today, otherwise I will let you take care of me!"

The little maid nodded her head in agreement. She knew that although the master was reluctant to let her go out, he was really obsessed with her. He gave her almost everything she wanted. Her food, lodging and daily necessities were all good. If she said anything bad about her to the master, he would really punish her! As the saying goes, a current official is not as good as a current manager. Naturally, the little maid listened to Mu Weizhi and could get double the money. She was quite happy.

Mu Weizhi glanced at Shen Zian, Su Zhi and the others again, and saw that their family was walking forward again, still laughing and talking happily. She glared at them fiercely, as if she was keeping this joy in her heart, thinking about their tragic end in the future when she would take care of them, and left with a sneer on her lips.

Su Zhi searched a few more times, but didn't see the figure again, so she stopped looking and continued walking with her family.

"Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law! It's really you!"

When Shen Zian and Su Zhi heard the voice, they looked up at each other. They thought they would run into Shen Ziju here, so it seemed they had to visit him today.

The two turned around and smiled at Shen Ziju.

Shen Ziju was not wearing official clothes, but casual clothes. He looked even more handsome and elegant than two years ago, and he also had a certain aura. This was the advantage of being an official. He looked at Shen Zian and Su Zhi with surprised smiles on their faces, and he was especially happy to see Su Zhi.

Although Shen Ziju only glanced at Su Zhi and then looked at Shen Zian, he remembered Su Zhi's appearance very well. He thought Su Zhi was still as pretty and charming as before, and she had not changed because of having a child. Her waist seemed to be even slimmer than before, and it was really slender. It was winter, and she was wearing thick clothes. If she had worn thin clothes in summer, I don't know how thin she would be. But she was not ugly in a thin way, nor was she weak. She was like a lotus, slim but straight, very strong and elegant, which made people only dare to look at her from a distance, but not to despise her.

Shen Ziju thought that this was the woman he liked. She was indeed so attractive at all times.

"Fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law, when did you come to Beijing? You have missed me so much in the past two years. You didn't even send me a message in advance so that I could tell my parents and make them happy."

Shen Zian said, "I arrived at dusk yesterday. You seem to be fine. Is Dad in good health?"

"It's OK, Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law. Now that we're at the doorstep, let's go in and see Dad! He misses you, too. Especially this nephew Liansheng, he must love him very much."

When Shen Ziju heard that Shen Zian only mentioned his father but not his mother, he knew that Shen Zian still hated Shen Zhang. He sighed and stopped mentioning her. Seeing that Xiaori was also there, he saluted Xiaori again, thinking that his fourth brother and his friends must have just entered the palace. He couldn't help but envy his fourth brother. His fourth brother had no official position and had not studied for fame like himself, but he had a lot of wealth, a lovely wife and children, and even the prime minister and the emperor's son called him dad. He had much more power than himself. This was because he married a good wife like his fourth sister-in-law.

Shen Ziju sighed in his heart and looked at Lian Sheng. He thought that this was Su Zhi's son and felt love for him.

Shen Zi'an and Su Zhi went home with Shen Ziju anyway. After they entered the house, they went straight to their parents' residence. When they were still far away, they heard noisy noises coming from inside. Several maids and old women were standing outside, all of them looking very anxious.

ps: I will update one more chapter today. After the beginning of autumn, it has become a terrible sauna day. The air conditioning can't be turned on, and the electric fan has become a hair dryer. For the sake of health, I decided to shamelessly update one chapter. I don't have to go out during the day tomorrow, so I will try my best to make up for it. Please forgive me!

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