The enormous impact caused Shen Chang's vision to go black, and he almost fainted!
Either of these two things would be enough to ruin the reputation he has painstakingly built up over the years!
However, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he not only couldn't faint, but also had to pretend to be calm and righteous: "I want to see who hates my Shen family so much that they would go so far as to fabricate such a huge lie to frame me!"
He took a couple of steps, his body swaying slightly as he became unsteady on his feet. Lord Liu quickly offered a helping hand: "Lord Shen, are you... alright?"
...
When Shen Chang arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture, the gate was surrounded by onlookers. His face darkened again. He glanced at Shen Ci and frowned as he stepped forward: "It's time for your shift. Why aren't you at the Hanlin Academy? What brings you here?"
Shen Ci's expression turned slightly cold, and his gaze towards him was tinged with an almost imperceptible chill: "Such a big thing has happened, even for the sake of my father's reputation, I must go."
"Nonsense! It's just a farce. Why are you so serious? Anyone who doesn't know better would think I've really done something wrong!" Shen Chang felt humiliated for letting his son make a fool of himself, and he scolded him to go back.
A cool voice came from the side: "If it's a misunderstanding, then it should be clarified in public. Aci is only thinking about his father's reputation. Why should his father blame him? Avoiding the topic only makes him look guilty in the eyes of outsiders."
Shen Chang froze and subconsciously turned his head to look.
Shen Tangning was helping Madam Shen down from the carriage, and the mother and daughter looked at each other with the same cold gaze.
After the incident, Shen Tangning went to the Shen family to comfort her mother, but she didn't expect the other party to be much calmer than she had anticipated.
With a slight tremor in his expression, Shen Chang subconsciously took a step back.
He had thought that Madam Shen was unaware of this matter, but now it seemed that he was the last person to know!
"Tang Ning, is this how you speak to your father?" Their united front was too glaring, and Shen Chang instinctively felt a sense of displeasure, as if his authority as the head of the family had been greatly challenged.
"What's wrong with what A-Ning said?" Madam Shen asked coldly, a hint of mockery in her eyes. "If you have time to discipline your children, why don't you take care of your own affairs first?"
Shen Chang's face flushed red, and in his anger, he blurted out, "Madam seems to be minding her own business, but I wonder which old flame has come knocking on your door, eager to demand a title!"
Because Lord Liu spoke vaguely, only mentioning that someone had accused him of "forcibly taking another man's wife," he subconsciously assumed that it referred to Madam Shen, without making any connection to Madam Fang.
After all, Madam Fang was always gentle and considerate, while Madam Shen was different. She came from the Xie family and was a famous noblewoman in Yanjing when she was young, with many talented young men vying to marry her.
If it weren't for Grand Tutor Xie's disregard for social status in choosing him, she would have been married to a nobleman of equal social standing, something he had always resented.
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen's expression suddenly turned cold!
Shen Tangning, standing to the side, almost laughed. Her father actually thought that the other party had some kind of connection with her mother.
She squeezed her mother's hand slightly, reassuringly saying, "Father has probably misunderstood something..."
"Shen Chang, let's get a divorce." Before she could finish speaking, Madam Shen abruptly interrupted her.
Shen Tangning and Shen Chang were both taken aback and looked up in surprise.
Madam Shen's expression was unexpectedly calm, but her eyes were as still as a cold pool, revealing a hint of coldness.
After she said those words, it was as if she had been freed from some shackles, and her shoulders relaxed.
Shen Tangning opened her mouth, as if to say something, but then swallowed it back.
She had thought it would be a long and arduous process, but her mother was far more decisive than she had imagined.
"You want a divorce?" Shen Chang's pupils dilated, his expression filled with disbelief. Meeting the astonished gazes of the crowd, he felt as if he had been slapped in the face from afar. He was both shocked and angry. "What time is it now? I don't have time to play your games!"
He turned and left as soon as he finished speaking, his back view showing a hint of panic.
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