AWB Chapter 138 A great shame and humiliation
Chapter 138 A great shame and humiliation
Shen Jing'an looked at Shen Jingchuan in disbelief: "Dad! Yesterday at Prince Duan's Mansion, Master Chai and I were supposedly sparring in martial arts, but he actually teamed up with several others to attack me and humiliate me! I was covered in bruises, and now you want me to kowtow to him?"
Madam Chai sneered, "What nonsense! My son is very skilled in martial arts. If he wanted to make things difficult for you, why would he team up with others?"
Chai Zhi also said: "Mr. Shen, you have to have evidence when you speak! Do you have physical evidence? Or witnesses? If my son is ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth and made you suffer injustice, and the prince and the prime minister were there at the time, why didn't you speak out and let everyone make the decision for you!"
Chai Zhi's question made Shen Jing'an's eyes burst and he was speechless for a long time.
"me……"
How could Shen Jing'an admit that he did it for the sake of face. If he asked Prince Duan to make the decision on the spot, regardless of whether Prince Duan would stand on the side of the Chai family, he could just say that Chai Bin made a few casual remarks without knowing the proper measure and cleared himself of the blame.
Instead, he got a reputation for being petty and calculative!
Looking at his son's expression, Shen Jingchuan knew that he had no evidence to show and was speechless.
"What's the matter, Shen Jingan? Do you dare to do it but not take responsibility for it?" Chai Bin sat on the bamboo bed, turned his head sideways, glared at Shen Jingan, his eyes full of gloom.
He really didn't expect Shen Jing'an to be so courageous. If he had known this, he shouldn't have let him off so easily yesterday!
"Chai Bin, you know exactly what happened yesterday! With your personality, you are arrogant and domineering..."
"Enough!" Shen Jingchuan shouted angrily, interrupting Shen Jingan's words.
"father!"
There were tears in Shen Jing'an's eyes. She hadn't felt so aggrieved in more than ten years.
Qin Xuerong had not expected that her son would hit the wall of the Chai family, nor did she expect that the Chai family would act so domineeringly. She was at a loss for a moment.
Chai Zhi sneered, "I think Minister Shen knows that my son should be getting married, and the family has considered many families for him! Even if my son's leg recovers well, it will take a year or so. If it doesn't recover well and affects his future marriage, can your Shen family bear this responsibility?"
Chai Zhi slapped the tea table again, his face turning pale.
Madam Chai said in a cold voice: "I tell you, if you delay my son's marriage, I will never forgive your Shen family! I ask you to kowtow three times, and you still don't want to? Fine, you don't have to kowtow this time. As long as your son, Lord Shen, also pays with one leg, our Chai family will not ask for anything!"
Shen Shuyi watched this scene and thought silently in his heart.
The feud between the Chai family and the Shen family was doomed, but the Chai family was more powerful, and given Shen Jingchuan's personality, even if he was full of hatred, he would not confront them head-on.
Although a head-on confrontation wouldn't work, there was still a chance to take revenge on the Chai family.
According to her understanding of her adoptive father, Shen Jingchuan is a tolerant person. However, since the Shen family and the Chai family are at odds, she can take this opportunity to use Shen Jingchuan to investigate the Lushan battle and the Chai family's accusation that Jiang Yanhu was colluding with the enemy and committing treason.
Shen Shuyi was silently plotting in his mind.
On this side, Shen Jingchuan was already very angry. He glared at Shen Jingan and scolded: "What are you waiting for? Why don't you apologize to Master Chai! Or do you plan to compensate Master Chai with a leg!"
Seeing that her master had spoken, even though Qin Xuerong's heart was bleeding, she still had to push her son to kneel down, and whispered: "Jing'an, a real man can bend and stretch. The most important thing is to protect yourself first."
Shen Jingan's eyes were filled with tears: "Mother..."
Qin Xuerong couldn't bear it and looked away: "Listen to your father, he will never hurt you."
Shen Jing'an's hands were hanging at his sides, clenched into fists, veins bulged on his forehead, and his eyes were about to burst, as if he had suffered great humiliation.
Chai Zhi looked at him coldly, with an intimidating aura.
After a while, with a 'thump', Shen Jing'an knelt heavily on the ground with his back straight.
Shen Shuyi looked at this scene and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
Tsk, it seems that Shen Jingan is not that tough after all?
If it were his brother, he would never succumb to the power of the Chai family.
Unfortunately, the proud brother had his spine broken by those unbearable plots and frame-ups.
Shen Jingchuan turned his eyes away, and there were even tears in the corners of his eyes. Qin Xuerong also turned her head away and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
Only Shen Shuyi had an indifferent expression, staring coldly at the struggling Shen Jingan.
After a moment, Shen Jing'an supported himself on the ground with his hands and kowtowed three times in the direction of Chai Bin!
Although Chai Bin's face was bruised and swollen and he couldn't speak clearly, he still smiled and said, "I thought Brother Shen was a man of integrity, but it turns out he is just a coward!"
Shen Jing'an was so angry that he was shaking all over, and he felt that his dignity was being trampled on.
Chai Zhi stood up and looked at Shen Jingchuan, cupping his hands and saying, "I will come to visit you again in three days! I hope you can teach your children well. Otherwise, not everyone is as easy to talk to as I am!"
After saying this, Chai Zhi and his group left without looking back.
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As soon as the Chai family left, Qin Xuerong burst into tears: "What is going on? The Chai family is simply going too far!"
Shen Jingchuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and it turned blue and purple.
Shen Jing'an's eyes were red as he knelt on the ground and walked to Shen Jingchuan: "Dad! Everything I said is true. I definitely did not do anything to Chai Bin! I did not do this. You have to believe me!"
Shen Jingchuan kicked him away: "Idiot!"
The kick hit Shen Jing'an's chest. He was already injured and now he spit out blood.
"Ang'er!" Qin Xuerong's face was covered with tears and she rushed to her son.
Shen Jingchuan's chest rose and fell violently, and he glared at him and said, "Since you didn't do anything, why is the jade pendant in their hands?"
"I...the jade pendant was lost a few days ago. I just thought it was lost accidentally and didn't take it seriously." Shen Jing'an stammered.
Shen Jingchuan sneered: "Idiot! How could you lose such an important thing? And you had to lose it to the Chai family!"
"Dad! What my son said is true. Yesterday, Chai Bin teamed up with everyone to target me!"
As he spoke, Shen Jing'an no longer cared about the differences between men and women, and tore open his clothes, revealing the injuries on his body.
Qin Xuerong looked at him in disbelief: "My poor son! Why didn't you tell me yesterday that you were bullied like this by Chai Bin!"
Shen Jingchuan was stunned for a moment when he looked at the purple bruises on his body. His anger subsided a little, and he said in a cold voice: "Don't you understand? Even if what happened yesterday was not your fault, you must have offended the Chai family! Otherwise, why would Chai Bin make things so difficult for you? And why did Chai Zhi insist on blaming you for this crime?"
Shen Jing'an didn't say anything for a long time, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.
Offend the Chai family?
He didn't have many interactions with the military generals, and the Chai family is so popular now, so how could he possibly offend the Chai family!