Chapter 193: Clarifying the Truth
Old man Shen blew his beard and said, "If he hadn't been good to Changshan, I would have kidnapped Changshan and brought him back to the Shen family.
Old Man Qin has been very cunning since he was little. He has no son of his own, so he treats my Chang Shan very well and tries to trick my Chang Shan into becoming his son.
The old man spoke harshly, but there was not much anger on his face.
Wei Qingyan looked at him and said, "It's a good thing if someone treats Shen Changshan well, right?"
The old man paused, and finally heaved a long sigh, "Ah, I understand the truth.
The child has a miserable life. He has lost his parents and sister. He must have suffered a lot on his way from the north. But he cannot abandon his ancestors and his uncle, the old man.
The old man never thought of taking advantage of him. His brother was gone, and he just wanted to be closer to his only nephew...
Forget it, the person is gone, what's the point of the old man saying all this? It's his blessing that Old Man Qin treats him sincerely."
The old man reached for his waist, put the pipe in his mouth, took a puff, and said bitterly, "It's this stinky boy. He has been the son-in-law of the Qin family for decades, but he refused to go home even after his death. It's really infuriating... cough cough cough..."
His wrinkled face turned red from coughing, "Cough cough cough... If you don't want to, then don't. I already have one foot halfway into the coffin.
What else can I ask for... cough cough cough... I'm meddling in too much, and the younger generations are looking down on me... cough cough cough..."
"Don't worry, he will come back." Wei Qingyan patted his back a few times. When he stopped coughing, she said seriously, "I promise you."
Before, she only thought that Chen Changshan's obsession with returning to his roots was to return to Fengzhao and the Lin family.
But they ignored that in Fengzhao Country, the real Shen Changshan was still buried in the Lin family's ancestral cemetery.
The old man felt something was wrong.
Changshan's coffin is right here and hasn't been taken away yet. Why would he be called back? He was about to open his mouth to correct it when he saw Wei Qingyan take out a silver ingot from his arms and put it in his hand.
Wei Qingyan smiled and said, "Coughing for a long time is not good for your health. Go see a doctor. The world is still peaceful now, and life will get better and better. May you live a long and healthy life."
"This... this is unacceptable. You are helping us. How can an old man take your money..."
But before he could finish his words, he saw Wei Qingyan smiling, jumping onto his horse, and galloping away.
When Shen Sixian heard that Wei Qingyan was coming, he rushed over, but could only see her back as she walked away.
Wei Qingyan did not stay at the Shen family, but went to an inn in the county.
She needed to quietly process the news she had received that day.
After the young man from the Lin family escaped from Fengzhao with his stepmother, he was harmed by his stepmother and her lover. Fortunately, he was rescued by Shen Shanghu.
During the days at the Shen family, he was taken care of by the Shen family and became friends with the Shen family's son, the real Shen Changshan.
The two young men opened up to each other. He gave his cherished longevity lock to the son of the Shen family, and even told the son of the Shen family the reason why he left home, and the name Jinzhi that his father gave him, which he was not so satisfied with.
The son of the Shen family told Lin Jinzhi that he had a marriage engagement in the capital. His wish was to pass the imperial examination, stay in the capital in the future, serve the court, and teach and educate people.
That's why the son of the Shen family said to General Lin before he died: Jinzhi knew he was wrong.
He was not trying to pretend to be a young man from the Lin family. He was using his last breath to plead with General Lin for his friend.
He was telling General Lin that his son Jinzhi knew he was wrong and hoped that the general would not be angry anymore.
He wanted to tell General Lin the whereabouts of Lin Jinzhi, but unfortunately, he was too badly injured and he didn't finish his words until his death.
Lin Jinzhi might not have been at the Shen family that night, or he might have gone out to fight with bandits. When he came back, he found that all the members of the Shen family had died because of him.
Shen Changshan was taken away by General Lin before he died. Would he think that General Lin appeared so quickly because he knew his whereabouts from the beginning?
He just wanted to teach his disobedient son a lesson, so General Lin only came after the bandits arrived?
It is not known whether Lin Jinzhi hates General Lin, but he must feel more guilty about the death of the Shen family.
If he had not trusted his stepmother, he would not have left home. If he had not left home, he would not have come to the Shen family and would not have killed the Shen family.
If he hadn't made his father angry, his father wouldn't have left him alone. Maybe he would have come to the Shen family earlier, and the Shen family members wouldn't have died.
This guilt made it impossible for him to return to Fengzhao safely and return to the Lin family to continue being the Young Master of the Lin family, so he wanted to make amends and repay the Shen family.
But all four members of the Shen family are dead, how can he repay them?
He thought of Shen Changshan's vision. What Shen Changshan wanted to do but didn't have time to do, he, Lin Jinzhi, came to complete it for him.
This is also why, although he was clearly dissatisfied with the tyranny of the previous dynasty, he still took the imperial examination, because taking the imperial examination was Shen Changshan's wish.
The same is true for marrying Miss Qin, but he is not the real Shen Changshan.
In addition, he was dissatisfied with his father's love for women, which led to a breakdown in the relationship between father and son.
There were only two women in his life: Madam Qin and Aunt Feng, but he rarely went to their rooms. From this point of view, his father's lust must have left a psychological trauma on him.
So much so that he has no interest in women.
Therefore, when he arrived at the Qin family, he did not marry Miss Qin immediately, but waited until two years later.
During these two years, Master Qin gave him enough fatherly love.
He lost his mother at a young age and became estranged from his father.
The fatherly love that Mr. Qin gave him was something he had never experienced from General Lin.
He is not close to his wife, but is very good to his children. This is because he lacked parental love since childhood and wants to give his children more fatherly love.
He longed for this father's love. In addition, he did not dare to have much contact with the Shen family for fear of exposing his identity. Therefore, he became a son-in-law of the Qin family and broke off ties with the Shen family.
He loves the Shen family and his family members as well. Although he has no contact with them, he still helps them. This is also a way of repaying the Shen family.
After marriage, the Wei Dynasty was established. He took the imperial examination again and was admitted to the Imperial College as he wished, fulfilling Shen Changshan's wish.
But within a few years, this wish was destroyed.
For unknown reasons, the late emperor knew his true identity and the reason why he pretended to be Shen Changshan, and it was even more unknown why the late emperor had his sights set on Prince Feng Zhao.
In short, the late emperor thought of Lin Jinzhi.
He framed Lin Jinzhi in the palace and expelled him from the Imperial College. The condition for Lin Jinzhi to return to the Imperial College was to bring Prince Feng Zhao to Wei.
Lin Jinzhi locked himself in the study for several days and finally made a choice.
In order to continue to fulfill Shen Changshan's wish, he decided to follow the arrangements of the late emperor.
Therefore, he secretly returned to Fengzhao under the pretext of moving the graves of his parents and sister, and brought Prince Fengzhao, his nephew's grandson, to Wei.
When Feng Zhao was planning this, he once again ran from Feng Zhao to the north because of his guilt towards the Shen family and personally moved the graves of the three members of the Shen family.
Manager Cao is right.
Lin Jinzhi doesn't like to owe anything.
Because of guilt, he turned himself into Shen Changshan, but what he longed for most in his heart was the return of the wanderer. He had an obsession with returning home, and he must have felt that Shen Changshan also wanted to return to his hometown.
Therefore, his resentment of returning to his roots was not only about him returning to the Lin family, but also about the real Shen Changshan returning to Furong County.
He spent his entire life repaying his debt to the Shen family.
Returning to their original state, from then on, he became the ghost of the Lin family, and Shen Changshan became the soul of the Shen family.
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