Lin Ruhai bowed and entered the main hall. Seeing a group of people, he knew that things had progressed to a certain point. "Your subject Lin Ruhai pays his respects to Your Majesty and the Emperor Emeritus."
"Minister Lin, you've come at the right time. This concerns your father-in-law and mother-in-law..."
The Emperor had just mentioned that these were Lin Ruhai's parents-in-law when he saw Lin Ruhai kneel down on the ground.
"Lin Aiqing, what's going on??"
Lin Ruhai cupped his hands and said, "I have come today for my real father-in-law and mother-in-law."
The Emperor Emeritus was so angry he almost laughed. The real thing? Now, instead of being the legitimate daughter of a proper nobleman, she insists on being an illegitimate child born out of wedlock?
"Lin Ruhai, have you thought this through?" The Emperor Emeritus knew that the Zhang family's illegitimate daughter had given birth to a daughter who was adopted by Shen Shinan and given the status of a legitimate daughter. If she had given birth out of wedlock, things would be very different.
Lin Ruhai calmly took out a marriage certificate from his bosom. "I have a marriage certificate here. Please have Your Majesty and the Emperor Emeritus verify it."
Speaking of this marriage certificate, we have to thank Shen Ajiao's grandmother. When Shen Huai left home, it was not to escape marriage, but a planned accident.
When Shen Ajiao's grandmother found him, Shen Huaiyuan had already been taken away. When she found him again, he was already with Zhang's illegitimate daughter.
Shen Ajiao's grandmother was unwilling for Zhang's illegitimate daughter to enter the family, and she kept Zhang's illegitimate daughter away until she became pregnant, but Zhang's illegitimate daughter still did not enter the Shen family's gate.
The more Shen Ajiao's grandmother tried to stop him, the more Shen Huaiyuan felt sorry for the Zhang family's illegitimate daughter. As her belly grew bigger day by day, Shen Huaiyuan felt sorry for the beautiful woman, knowing that he could not successfully marry her.
He secretly arranged the marriage without his parents' knowledge, wrote a marriage certificate with the illegitimate daughter of the Zhang family, and submitted it to the government for filing.
When Grandmother Shen Ajiao knew that the matter was settled, she wanted to blame her, but Shen Huaiyuan had an accident a few days later, so she could only silently endure it. She originally wanted to secretly send away the illegitimate daughter of the Zhang family so that the legitimate son could have a bloodline. Who knew that the illegitimate daughter would appear in front of Madam Shen with a big belly and say that she was carrying a boy who would inherit the Shen family's title in the future.
She went into labor the day she returned home, and it lasted for three days and three nights before she finally gave birth. A bowl of "tonifying medicine" took her life.
"Is this the marriage certificate between Shen Huaiyuan and that illegitimate daughter of the Zhang family?"
Lin Ruhai: "Your Majesty, that's right. These were borrowed from the government office in Yangzhou."
The Emperor Emeritus laughed and said, "Then this only proves that your wife is Shen Huaiyuan's legitimate daughter."
Lin Ruhai: Yeah, that's better than being an illegitimate child. Only with a legitimate status can one speak, right?
"I have come here today for two reasons: first, because of my wife's status, and second, because of the unexpected event that Madam Shen mentioned."
Everyone in the hall looked at Lin Ruhai. The Emperor Emeritus was clearly displeased. "Didn't we say it was an accident?"
Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "It was an accident, but also something deliberate. However, I would like to show something to Master Shen first."
As he spoke, Lin Ruhai took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Shen Shinan, saying, "Please take a look, Lord Shen."
Shen Shinan stared intently at the name written on the letter, a name both familiar and strange.
Shen Huaiyuan
To my dear brother:
After careful consideration, I feel guilty towards you. I hope to rely on you for care in the future, so I entrust this heir's token to you. I hope you will work hard and live up to my expectations.
Brother Huaiyuan.
Lin Ruhai calmly took out the heir apparent token and gently placed it in front of Lord Shen. "Lord Shen, have you found your heir apparent token?"
"Madam Shen has kept it for a long time."
Shen Shinan pressed the letter to his chest with difficulty, trembling as he accepted the token of the Shen family's heir, gently stroking it, tears slowly welling up in his eyes.
...
"Brother, these persimmons have just come into season, please try some."
...
"Father, where can I find crabs to eat, brother?"
...
“Ahem, my dear brother Shi Nan, I was wrong. It is true that I want to spend the rest of my life with her, but she is not as capable as the eldest daughter of the Zhang family. She is unable to teach the children in the family, let alone shoulder the heavy responsibility of the young master’s wife. Shi Nan, please forgive me for the mistake I made some time ago.”
"When you become the heir apparent, just remember to give me a few shops. I won't hold it against you for the things you and she lied to me before."
...
"After I'm gone, my children will be raised by my grandmother. If they are boys, please help me teach them, but they must not be like me. If they are girls... well, let them be."
Shen Shinan collapsed to the ground, overwhelmed with grief, letting out a hoarse roar.
"It was you...it was you who hid these things?" Shen Shinan stared intently at Madam Shen and demanded loudly, "You knew perfectly well, you knew I had been looking for them all along!"
"What's wrong with knowing! You deserve it all."
Madam Shen laughed uncontrollably, appearing almost insane, tears streaming from her eyes. "You have gained forgiveness, and he can find release through death. But what about me? What about the harm I suffered?"
She hastily wiped away her tears. "Did he think he could be free from pain once he died? That all the hurt would just disappear with the wind? No! Every time I see his daughter, my heart aches! It's a constant reminder of all that pain!"
"You think you're so noble, but weren't all of this the result of your painstaking planning and scheming?"
"Hahaha, you're angry too, aren't you? You're angry that even though he's dead, he still had a trick up his sleeve. He didn't give you the heir's token, so your status wasn't legitimate. That's why you're cold and heartless in everything you do, and you don't even look at his daughter."
"Are you truly without remorse? Why did Shen Huaiyuan leave in the first place? And why did he end up with my half-sister?!"
And those persimmons and crabs, hahaha, Shen Shinan, your retribution has come!
She knew all of this, but because she knew and acquiesced, she felt even more heartbroken.
Madam Shen laughed for a moment, then coughed up a mouthful of blood. Her strength quickly dissipated, and she staggered a couple of times before collapsing to the ground with a thud.
She looked incredulous. She had been taking her medicine on time these past few days and had almost recovered, so how could she... how could she be vomiting blood and weak?
Lin Ruhai lowered his head and looked down, a hint of coldness appearing at the corner of his mouth, which vanished in an instant.
The Emperor looked at the Retired Emperor and asked, "Father, what do you say?"
The retired emperor had not expected this either. He closed his eyes in anger and waved his hand, saying, "Your Majesty, please make the decision."
The Emperor glanced at Lin Ruhai, who was hanging his head, and said, "Submit Lin Ruhai's evidence to the Court of Judicial Review. As for Shen Shinan's murder of his brother, also hand it over to the Court of Judicial Review for investigation."
Lin Ruhai hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, what about my wife?"
Your Majesty, "Hahaha, your wife did nothing wrong. Since her mother and Shen Huaiyuan have a marriage certificate, she was born into the right family, so we can let it go."
"Let's use this incident as an opportunity to divide the Shen family's assets. As the eldest daughter of the Shen family's main branch, your wife should naturally inherit the majority of the property."
The evidence in the case of the second branch of the Shen family murdering the first branch is complete and won't be difficult. My dear minister, how many days will this take?
The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review cupped his hands and said, "It will be ready in three days."
"allow!"
Shen Shinan watched Lin Ruhai approach him step by step. At this moment, he felt much calmer, but his voice still trembled slightly as he spoke, "That token?"
Lin Ruhai said, "When Gillian went there before the New Year, she had a beauty steal it back during the chaos."
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