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556: Shen Youfu's Letter

The good news that King Hei Mu had found his biological daughter spread throughout the capital like a spring breeze, making the people of the capital very excited and happy. Even those who had no political sense understood one thing, that is, for the sake of this little princess, Hei Mu Kingdom would not fight with Liang Kingdom anymore!

Who in this world wants to go to war? Even though King Hei Mu and the Queen came to visit, they still couldn't convince the people of Liang that they would not go to war again. However, the little princess who was stranded in Liang and rescued by the people of Liang made the people of Liang believe that war would not happen.

The reason why the people of Liang State trusted such a little girl so much was because the emperor had people spread some news everywhere. Almost everyone knew that this little princess grew up with the eldest prince who had been lost, and that the person who raised them was the most blessed person in the world. Not only that, there were even rumors that the eldest prince of Liang State and the little princess of Hei Mu State were childhood sweethearts, and might become a couple in the future.

If the princess of Heimu married the prince of Liang, the possibility of war between the two countries would be greatly reduced.

When Su Zhi heard this rumor, the corners of her mouth twitched a few times. She thought, what does this make sense? How come her Xiao Ri and Yue Yue were paired together when they were so young?

Shen Zian touched the corner of his wife's mouth and smiled, saying, "Actually, Xiaori and Yueyue have a pretty good relationship. Maybe this rumor will become true, which is also good. Didn't we think so before? They don't feel embarrassed, so let's just wait and see."

"You mean they don't feel embarrassed? Do they know?"

Su Zhi asked curiously. She naturally thought her own children were the best. She really didn't know what kind of partners they would find when they grew up. She even worried that she wouldn't be able to pick the right one. But now she couldn't pick between Xiaori and Yueyue, and she felt pretty good about it. She was just afraid that the two little ones would feel embarrassed and become distant. She didn't expect that according to what Shen Zian said, these two would be completely stress-free!

Shen Zian smiled and said, "Yesterday I heard Xing'er discussing with Xiaori and Yueyue whether to call Xiaori brother-in-law or Yueyue sister-in-law in the future."

Su Zhijue had a black line on her forehead, the corners of her mouth twitched even more violently, and then she started laughing, lying in Shen Zian's arms, laughing so hard that her stomach hurt.

Shen Zian also laughed. Su Zhi laughed so hard that her stomach hurt, so he rubbed her stomach.

As the New Year approaches, the atmosphere in the capital is getting better and better, Shen Zian and Su Zhi are living very comfortably these days, but at this time, someone who makes Shen Zian and Su Zhi uncomfortable comes to the capital.

On this day, Shen Ziju came to the Marquis's residence and brought two people with him, Shen Ziping and Sun.

"Didn't I tell you to never come to the capital again?"

Shen Zian looked at Shen Ziping and Sun with a gloomy face. He had no feelings for the third house at all. Seeing them, he only thought of the bad past. He wondered how these two people dared to come to the capital again. Did they really think that after two years, he had forgotten what he said to them?

Shen Ziping said quickly, "Fourth brother, don't be angry. We had to come to the capital because of an emergency. It was Sanlang who provoked you, and now he has received retribution. I am your third brother, can't you be lenient with me? I promise you that I will never do anything bad to you again! Don't bother with me!"

Sun also said, "Yes. Fourth brother, you are a magnanimous person, please don't bother with us. If we do something to let you down again, you can punish us soon. This is also the wish of father before he left!"

"What did you say?"

Shen Zian raised his eyebrows, and even Su Zhi beside him listened attentively. Wasn't the father that Sun was talking about Shen Youfu? What was his wish before he left? Where did he go?

Su Zhi thought that the word "leave" at this time had multiple meanings. Could it be that Shen Youfu had died? However, Su Zhi quickly denied this point. Because they were not seen wearing mourning clothes. Besides, if this was the case, they would send someone to deliver a letter, but they would not come to Beijing together.

"If you have something to say, please say it."

Shen Ziju spoke from the side, looking a little unhappy. After he finished speaking, he pursed his lips slightly, his eyebrows slightly wrinkled, his eyelids drooped, and he looked a little impatient.

Su Zhi looked at Shen Ziju and thought that he was a little abnormal. He was a very good person and was always kind to his brothers and sisters. It turned out that even if he disliked the third room, he was still gentle. What happened this time? However, she was only confused for a moment and went to listen to Shen Ziping talk about Shen Youfu.

Shen Ziping said: "My mother had an accident in Beijing, and my father was very sad. After returning home, he hid in the house every day and didn't come out. We were worried. We made delicious food for him every day, hoping that he could get through this difficult time, but he still couldn't..."

Su Zhi thought to herself that the way Shen Ziping spoke was really infuriating. He always made it sound as if Shen Youfu was dead.

Shen Ziju raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Ziping. He was obviously very dissatisfied with Shen Ziping's way of speaking. Sun pulled Shen Ziping, glared at him, stopped him from speaking, and then continued speaking.

"Let me continue. Dad was deeply hurt by the matter between Sister Zhu'er and Mom. He would not accept us, his son and his daughter-in-law, no matter how filial we were. He even ignored his grandchildren. He would not see the villagers when they came to talk to him. It was as if he was going to be a monk in seclusion. Who would have thought that he would really do that in the end."

Sun shook his head and sighed, wiped away tears that he didn't know whether they existed or not, and continued speaking.

"One day I prepared a meal for Dad and brought it to him, but he was missing. I thought he had gone out to relieve himself, but he didn't come back for a long time. We asked people to check, but they found no one. Then we searched all over the village, but we couldn't find him. We were very anxious and asked everyone in the village to help us look for him. We even searched the mountains, but we couldn't find him. We found a letter in Dad's room. It was from Dad. He said that he had seen through the world and was going to find a place to become a monk and then travel around. We were really worried, so we rushed to Beijing to find you."

Shen Zian and Su Zhi couldn't believe what they heard. Shen Youfu, who regarded his family's reputation as his life, actually ran away from home and prepared to become a monk and travel around?

"Fourth brother, this is what happened. This is the letter Dad left behind. Take a look. Dad left a message for you!"

Shen Ziping took out a letter and gave it to Shen Zian.

Shen Zian took it and looked at it. Shen Youfu could write a few words. It looked like his handwriting. What he wrote was nothing more than that he was sad and wanted to go out for some quiet time. He didn't know when he would be back. He also wrote some words to his sons, asking them to get along well with each other. In particular, he asked Shen Zian to help his brothers and not to hold grudges against them.

Shen Zian felt a little upset, thinking that Shen Youfu had left like this. It seemed that he was really hit hard. Although he hated him for marrying Shen Zhang, which killed his mother, and hated him for not treating him well over the years, he was still his father after all, and he felt a little complicated about his ending. But he didn't show it.

Shen Ziju just sat there without saying a word, with his eyelids drooping, as if he was in a trance.

Su Zhi felt that Shen Ziju was really abnormal today, but she thought that Shen Youfu loved Shen Ziju the most and he had always hoped that Shen Ziju could bring honor to the family. Now that Shen Ziju had really brought honor to the family, so many things had happened. Shen Youfu had left home to become a monk. Shen Ziju must have been greatly shocked. If it were her, she would also behave abnormally!

Shen Ziping and Sun stood there, watching Shen Zian reading the letter, staring closely at Shen Zian's expression. They came this time to resolve their past grievances with Shen Zian. Shen Zian and Su Zhi are now stronger than Shen Ziju, and are well-connected people. If their relationship can be eased, their future will be very comfortable. Maybe they can live a good life in the capital, and their sons can all become high officials and marry young ladies from the Shangguan family!

These two people still remember dreaming.

"Fourth brother, now that dad is gone, I don't know when he will come back. To put it bluntly, he may never come back. This can be considered as a will..."

“Third brother!”

Shen Ziju couldn't stand Shen Ziping's nonsense anymore and scolded him again.

Shen Ziping smiled and said, "Fifth brother, there is nothing wrong with what I said. I didn't say that Dad is dead now. Why are you so anxious? You drink your tea. I will talk to Fourth brother. I will definitely not say anything unlucky again. Don't worry. We are good brothers."

Shen Ziju flicked his sleeves and sat down again.

Shen Ziping continued to say to Shen Zian: "Zian, for Dad's sake, please don't bother with us anymore. We will definitely not cause you any more trouble in the future. Now we brothers have to take care of each other. Do you have the heart to speak coldly to us again? As your brother, I beg you, please don't chase us away anymore."

Sun was also speaking well of him.

Su Zhi said nothing and left the matter to Shen Zian to decide.

Shen Zian said, "Dad is traveling, not dead, and this letter is not his last. I don't want to be an unfilial son and think that Dad is dead based on a letter. However, although I cannot forgive you according to what Dad meant in this letter, I will not care if you come to Beijing again. But you still can't enter my house in the future, and we are no longer brothers. Go away!"

No matter what Shen Ziping and Sun said next, Shen Zian would ignore them. He would not have anything to do with the third house anymore.

"If you continue to make trouble, then just keep doing what you did before and never come to Beijing again!"

Shen Zian was annoyed and spoke to them in a cold voice, which frightened Shen Ziping and Sun Shi so much that they dared not say anything. They thought that they could not offend Shen Zian. Even if they could not rely on him, didn’t they still have Shen Ziju?

Shen Zi'an felt annoyed just looking at them, so he asked people to send them away without keeping Shen Ziju. After they all left, he felt peaceful. Thinking of Shen Youfu's departure, he sighed softly.

Su Zhi went over and held Shen Zian's hand, silently comforting him.

(Lishu Literature)