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Chapter 545: The Runaway Slave Red Cloud

Viscount Weiyuan's Mansion and the Wang family are also relatives, and Shen Zhang is now a relative of the Wang family, and Shen Zhu is the daughter-in-law of the Wang family. Logically, Viscount Weiyuan's Mansion should not have taken Shen Zhang and Shen Zhu away with such fanfare, but this accident happened to the old Viscount.

The old lord and his wife who died in the accident were very much in love. He was very sad about his wife's accidental death. He has been thinking about this matter all these years. Now he is old, and the older people get, the easier it is to think about things from their youth. His wife's affairs have become a thorn in his heart.

Now that there is hope of removing this thorn, Lord Liu naturally does not want to take this regret to his grave.

Originally, Lord Liu wanted to have someone privately ask the Shen family about this matter, but unexpectedly, the grandmother sent by Lord Liu recognized Shen Zhang and said that Shen Zhang was the maid of the family! At that time, people thought that the maid was also killed, but unexpectedly, she was not dead!

The maid who was thought to be dead is not dead and has the mistress's jewelry beside her, which naturally makes people think that the incident is related to Shen Zhangshi.

The old lord was very angry. After thinking for a moment, he sent someone to arrest the man. He thought that this matter had to be arrested first, otherwise it would not be able to be resolved privately. He was determined to avenge his wife!

The old lord was not afraid of offending the Wang family. They were relatives. Although Wang Feng was not competitive, he was the only descendant of the Wang family. So in order to get close to the Wang family, the Liu family had thought about marriage. However, Wang Feng married Shen Zhu, and the mother and son of their Liu family, Aunt Liu, both died, which caused the Liu family to lose face. This matter was still related to the Shen family. The old lord thought that it would be good to take this opportunity to make the Shen family lose face. Shen Zhu had not had any children for two years, and the Liu family also knew about it. They even gloated over it, saying that if he married a girl from their Liu family, he would definitely not be without a legitimate son.

The Liu family thought that the Wang family might have been dissatisfied with Shen Zhu for a long time, and took this opportunity to bring down the Shen family. The Wang family would not only lose face because of having such a relative, but would not shake the foundation. When the time came, the Liu family would marry into the Wang family again under the pretext of making amends, and the Wang family would definitely agree.

This is what the Liu family thought, so even though the Wang family and the Liu family were relatives, they were still invited into the government office, and were still escorted out by the officials in broad daylight. No matter what the outcome was, they lost face.

Shen Ziju was a smart man, and he had thought about it. He knew that the Liu family was so disrespectful. This meant that they were determined to make things difficult for the Shen family.

The Wang family was originally dissatisfied with Zhu'er, and now something like this has happened. Even if Zhu'er is fine, he can't stay in the Shen family anymore, otherwise he will have to rely on the Wang family, which he is unwilling to do. So he expressed his feelings to Shen Zian and the others, which also blocked his own way.

Shen Ziju was running around. He just hoped that his mother had not lied to him. If that was the case, apart from the damage to his reputation, nothing serious would happen. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to deal with.

What you fear will come true, and what Shen Zhang said was not the truth.

After Shen Zhang was arrested, she hoped that no one would recognize her. That way, the lies she told her family would also fool the Liu family. But one of the Liu family's servants recognized her. Shen Zhang felt like the sky had fallen on her. She felt that she was not favored by God and had very bad luck.

"Hongyun! You are such a liar! You said you got those jewels from someone else. Thousands of miles away? Who are you trying to fool?! You are actually a maid in the Liu family! Back then, your house was robbed and caught fire. You were supposed to die in the fire, but you escaped! You must have secretly taken these jewels away! Otherwise, how could they fall into your hands so coincidentally thousands of miles away?! Madam was so good to us back then, and you actually dared to take her away and run away when she was in trouble! You really have a conscience that has been eaten by a dog!"

An old woman from the Liu family said this, staring at Shen Zhang and pointing at her nose and scolding her.

When Shen Zhang heard the name "Hongyun", her legs went weak. She thought she was recognized. She was called this name back then. She looked at the woman in front of her carefully and finally recognized her. This person was Luyun, who worked with her back then. It was only because she was not with her wife when the accident happened that she escaped. They were very familiar with each other.

Shen Zhang knew that the Liu family was in Beijing before, but she had not seen Lu Yun, so she was relieved. But she never expected that she saw Lu Yun now and recognized her!

Shen Zhang was extremely regretful now. She thought that she really shouldn't have stayed in the capital because she was addicted to the prosperity of the capital. If she had stayed in Hebian Village, Shen Zhu wouldn't have taken the box away, and Xiaolan wouldn't have stolen the jewelry inside. She wouldn't have been brought here and recognized now! If she had stayed in Hebian Village, she could now live in a newly built big house, with maids and servants serving her. Her life would not be any worse than in the capital, and she could also be envied by everyone in Hebian Village. How easy would that life be?

But there is no medicine for regret in this world. Shen Zhang is really desperate now. She thinks that not only may she lose her life this time, but she will also implicate her family!

No, no, she can't just accept her fate like this!

Shen Zhang gritted her teeth and decided to fight to the end.

"What Hongyun? I don't know what you are talking about. Although I was born in a peasant family and my family background is not high, I am not low enough to be a maid. You want to frame me, so you came up with this idea, right?! You are not young anymore, don't do such immoral things, or you will die and not be able to reincarnate."

Shen Zhang said to the woman named Luyun, I hate you secretly. I think you have been a servant all your life. Now you see my son has become an official and I have become an old lady. You must be jealous of me, so you ignore the friendship when we worked together and come to identify me. But I will not let you have your wish!

Grandma Luyun gritted her teeth in anger and said, "Hongyun! Do you think you can get away with it by not admitting it? Don't forget that we were on the same staff back then! I know you very well! Others may not know whether you are Hongyun or not, but I can be sure! Humph! I know how many moles and birthmarks you have on your body! You can't deny it even if you want to!"

Shen Zhang's face turned pale. They had all been low-ranking maids in the past, and they had to bathe and sleep together, so it was possible that they could be seen.

"Sir, this Shen Zhang is the maid in the mansion who used to serve our mistress with me. Her name is Hongyun! If she admits it, that's fine. If not, then check her body! I know there is a blue birthmark on her left arm!"

"How dare you! I am the mother of an official in the court. How can I allow myself to be insulted like this?!"

Shen Zhang shuddered. There was indeed such a birthmark on her arm. She was so angry at this moment that she could only carry her son out.

Grandma Luyun sneered and said, "Let's not talk about your body, that's easy too. You have two small black moles behind your left ear!"

"That might have been told to you by someone else! To frame me!"

Shen Zhang said that she thought her son would definitely come to save her. Her son had promised to come to save her! Even if he had no other options, he could go to the Wang family or to Shen Zian. Su Zhi was the daughter of the Mu family! They would definitely be able to settle this matter. She would be fine!

However, no matter how Shen Zhang denied it, with the Liu family putting pressure on her, the prefect still took Shen Zhang away, and then asked the maid to look at her arms and behind her ears, and found that it was really as people said. In this way, Shen Zhang's former identity was confirmed.

Shen Zhang was about to collapse, but she remained calm, thinking that Shen Ziju would definitely come to save her. She thought that if he didn't save her, his future would be over, so he would definitely try his best. She thought Shen Zian and the others would also try their best. Although she was not his biological mother and he wished she was dead, now it was related to the Shen family's reputation, they would definitely take action.

When Shen Ziju learned about this, he felt like a thunderclap in his head, making him dizzy.

After Shen Ziju calmed down, he felt as if all his energy and spirit had been drained away. He thought that it was really as he thought, Shen Zhang had lied, and those jewels were not given to her by others, but she had stolen them directly from others. That was not all, her identity was actually a maid in someone else's house, and it was a death bond. If a maid in a death bond was returned with a body sale contract, she could be said to be a commoner. But Shen Zhang's body sale contract was still in the Liu family. Maybe after so many years, the body sale contract had long disappeared, but she was still a servant of the Liu family, or a runaway slave!

It would be fine if she was just a runaway slave, but now this runaway slave is suspected of being involved in the murder that year. It is believed that she may also be in cahoots with that group of bandits. To put it mildly, she was the one who lured those bandits in!

Then this is a repeat offender!

Shen Ziju thought that he was a fifth-rank official, full of talent and a bright future, but he had a slave mother who was a runaway slave who had committed a crime and harmed his master. How could he feel? How should his identity be judged? Would everyone say that he was the son of a runaway slave? Although Liang State did not have a rule that the son of a servant could not be an official, his reputation was completely ruined! He became a big joke!

Shen Ziju really wanted to faint, but he still forced himself to stand up straight!

Shen Ziju thought that now he could only rely on his fourth brother and his wife!

Behind Shen Zian and Su Zhi are the Marquis of Loyalty, the Prime Minister, and the Emperor!

Shen Ziju thought that he had already made his feelings known to them and stood on the emperor's side. Even if his background was terrible, he could still keep his future. He definitely could! At this time, Shen Ziju's mind was full of his official position. He had never been so envious of Shen Zian as he was now, because he was not Shen Zhang's biological son!

Just as Shen Ziju was trying to clear his mind and thinking about how to find the best way to save face in this predicament, the imperial edict arrived.

Tomorrow is Saturday, I don't have to run around at home, I'll try to update more, it's almost over, I'm really confused. Shen Ziju's ending won't be too bad, but it won't be too good either. Because a friend likes him, I didn't write him to death, alas, for the sake of friendship. Another update, my face has become thicker, my editor didn't blame me, I blushed myself.

(Lishu Literature)