Chapter 101: As a Husband, I Will Ask for Credit for My Wife
Half a month after Shen Qingyu and Mo Yunwan returned to Hanjing, Shen Qingyuan and Chunxi slowly arrived in Yu County.
The Mo family had been keeping a close eye on Shen Qingyuan's movements. When they heard that the two had arrived in Yu County, they immediately sent someone to inform the Mo family. Early the next morning, both families were on high alert again. However, Shen Qingyuan still hadn't returned until the evening.
Ning was willing to put in some effort for her daughter, but the elders of the Mo family were embarrassed after failing twice in a row.
They have lived to such an old age and have always been extremely dignified in front of their clansmen, but they have been tricked twice by a junior. What kind of rumors would it be if this got out?
The elders of the Mo family grumbled a lot and left in anger.
Mrs. Mo was so angry that she almost bit her teeth.
Did this rebellious son think he could escape? No matter how much he delayed, he had to acknowledge Wan'er as his wife!
Afraid of causing another misunderstanding, Shen Qingyue took the initiative to ask to pick them up. Shen Qingyu also wanted to go, but Shen Qingyue directly refused: "I can go. Third brother's injury has not healed yet, so he should rest at home."
At noon the next day, Shen Qingyue brought his men to the Yu County official post station.
In the inn, Shen Qingyuan was reading in the house, and Chunxi had been tinkering in the kitchen for the whole morning and finally made a decent plate of candied sweet potatoes. Both of them looked quite relaxed.
Despite this, Shen Qingyue still stepped forward and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, you have worked hard on this trip. Mother specially asked me to come and welcome you home."
Shen Qingyue has always spoken more pleasantly than Shen Qingyu.
Because of this hard work, Chunxi took an extra pair of chopsticks to him and said, "Your elder brother and I are not unfamiliar with the road. Why should we trouble you to make this trip? Come and try the candied sweet potato I made."
As soon as Shen Qingyue took the chopsticks, Chunxi began to talk incessantly about the dangers they had encountered along the way.
"Second brother, you don't know. Not only did your eldest brother have a hard time investigating the case, but the journey back was also full of dangers. I know of four or five waves of assassinations. I don't know which wicked person in the ancestral grave is secretly harming people."
Chunxi's scolding was very blunt. Shen Qingyue paused. He glanced at Shen Qingyuan first, and seeing that Shen Qingyuan had no intention of stopping him, he looked at Chunxi curiously and asked, "Someone wants to assassinate Big Brother?"
"Yes, your brother and I have always been inseparable, but those assassins ignored me and always went after him, shooting arrows, poisoning, and even setting fires. Each time they were more sinister than the last. If someone didn't want the truth of the Xuzhou case to come to light, they should have assassinated that corrupt official Liang Weimin. Why did these assassins only target your brother?"
Chunxi slapped her thigh, and was very emotional, just like a gossip on the street. However, Shen Qingyue felt a chill on his back when he heard the last sentence.
Those assassins didn't intend to kill to silence the witnesses, they just went for Shen Qingyuan. It didn't seem like they wanted to hide the truth, but more like they wanted to kill Shen Qingyuan for some purpose.
However, Shen Qingyuan had not been promoted in Jingzhao Prefecture for ten years and had no enemies in the court. The biggest beneficiaries after his death were his stepmother Mo and his half-brother.
Anyone can see that his mother wants to embezzle the dowry left by the Xiao family and wants to usurp the position of the crown prince. This time, his third brother was injured again when he went to Xuzhou. It is not impossible that his mother was so angry that she wanted to find someone to kill Shen Qingyuan.
After a quick thought, Shen Qingyue asked tentatively, "Why are these assassins so rampant? Have they captured any alive?"
"These assassins are all professional killers. If they fail, they will commit suicide by taking poison. It is difficult to catch them alive." Chunxi sighed and shook his head. Shen Qingyue felt relieved and was about to continue when he heard Chunxi say, "But your eldest brother asked a famous doctor to research an antidote. He saved one person not long ago. When we go back and interrogate him thoroughly, we should be able to find out who that evil guy is."
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Shen Qingyue secretly clenched his fists, and because of this sudden news, he didn't dare to urge Shen Qingyuan to go home quickly.
Was this a stupid thing his mother had done?
After staying at the post station for another two days, Shen Qingyuan ordered his troops to return to Beijing.
Shen Qingyuan not only escorted Liang Weimin and the officials involved in the incident, but also brought some people from Xuzhou to Beijing. He stayed at the post station for a few days just to wait for these people.
Including the accompanying guards, there were hundreds of people in total.
As soon as they entered the city, the people spontaneously cried out for justice, and shouted loudly that Shen Qingyuan was the upright judge who stood up for them. In just a few hours, the news that Lord Shen from Jingzhao Prefecture had gone to Xuzhou to arrest a corrupt official spread throughout Hanjing, and the people in the capital also praised him.
Shen Qingyue walked in the team, looking at Shen Qingyuan's back, his heart sank again and again.
This eldest brother has always been cold-hearted and doesn't like to fight for anything. Over the years, his mother has been using Xiao's dowry and treating him differently in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but he has never said anything. When his superiors in Jingzhao Prefecture claimed credit for his achievements, he always accepted it submissively.
But since getting married, my eldest brother has become competitive and aggressive.
Not only did he want to return Xiao's dowry, but now he has returned from Xuzhou in such a high-profile manner, as if he was afraid that others didn't know how hard he has worked and how much he has contributed.
If his elder brother also values the position of crown prince, does he still have a chance?
Shen Qingyuan wanted to send the prisoner to the imperial prison first, so Chunxi and Shen Qingyue went back to the marquis' mansion first.
Shen Qingyuan wanted to send two guards to escort her back, but Chunxi waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, my husband. I'm going back to my own home, not to a dangerous place. Why would I need the guards to escort me back? I can handle it."
Shen Qingyue also immediately said: "Don't worry, brother, I will protect my sister-in-law."
Chunxi was full of confidence, so Shen Qingyuan didn't insist and just said, "I have to go to the palace to see the emperor soon, and I will be back very late. You should go to bed early tonight and don't have to wait for me."
Chunxi nodded, and the next moment she heard Shen Qingyuan say, "Madam has also made a lot of efforts in this trip to Xuzhou. I will ask for credit for her."
Chunxi didn't take it seriously, thinking that Shen Qingyuan said it on purpose to intimidate Shen Qingyue, and immediately cooperated: "In fact, I didn't do anything. His Majesty gave my husband a reward, and it was also a reward for me."
Chunxi waved her hand, separated from Shen Qingyuan, and headed towards the Marquis' Mansion.
Shen Qingyue, who was following behind, looked at Chunxi with a serious look in his eyes.
He originally thought that his sister-in-law was of humble origin and not presentable, and that his elder brother was just looking for something new and brought her to Xuzhou because he was afraid that she would be bullied. It was not until he heard Shen Qingyuan say that he wanted to ask for credit for Chunxi that Shen Qingyue suddenly came to his senses.
My eldest brother is serious!
Shen Qingyuan really loves this woman named Cao Chunxi, so he is now fighting and scrambling for her, wanting to protect her under his wings, and also trying to find ways to raise her status so that no one can look down on her or bully her anymore.
With this understanding, and thinking of the people in the Marquis' Mansion who were on high alert, Shen Qingyue felt that something was wrong.
The eldest brother values his sister-in-law so much, but he allows the third brother to take Mo Yunwan back to the Marquis' Mansion. Could it be that he is deliberately trying to help his mother shoot herself in the foot?
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