AWB Chapter 116 The Legend of Shen Sanlang
Chapter 116 The Legend of Shen Sanlang
When Shen Che and the others returned to the inn, Han Qi was so drunk that he was pulling Yu Lian to become sworn brothers. Before that, he had completely betrayed Shen Sanlang, whom he considered his brother.
"This is..." Shen Che asked Yu Lian, puzzled.
Du Zhong, who stayed behind, explained: "Lord Yu said that since it's on the same route, why don't we travel together and go back to Xuandu together?"
She then looked at Shen Qing with a hint of resentment and continued, "But he seems to be very interested in Sanlang."
Where did Du Zhong's melancholy come from?
Because he was supposed to be serving by Shen Che's side, but Shen Qing took his place. With Shen Qing around, he was worth a hundred guards.
The young lady is really unkind, competing with him for a job as a fellow worshipper. Fortunately, he will be returning to Xuandu soon, and the young lady will be getting married in less than two years. Thinking of this, Du Zhong couldn't help but shed a tear for his future son-in-law.
While Du Zhong's thoughts were wandering, Shen Qing was also wondering if Yu Lian was planning to poach people for the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince, however, has the appearance of a wise ruler and is the most outstanding man he has ever seen. It's a pity that Qingxi is a woman and cannot be a virtuous minister. Her personality is such that she can't even be a virtuous empress. Otherwise, Shen Che might have considered how to get rid of the Crown Princess.
"Shen Shaoqing, it's been a long time."
Just then, Yu Lian approached and greeted him. Shen Che snapped out of his reverie and returned the greeting, saying, "Attendant Yu, how have you been?"
After the polite exchanges between the civil officials, Yu Lian steered the conversation toward Shen Qing: "Is this the same Shen Qing, the Third Prince, who saved the Third Prince of Qi from danger, wrote the poem 'A Promise Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold' to uphold justice for the Yu Clan of Yu Kingdom, relieved the locust plague in Long County, wiped out 20,000 bandits at Tiger Head Mountain, and fought his way in and out of the An-Di allied forces seven times?"
"..."
"..."
Shen Qing glanced at the drunken Han Qi. He really cleaned up his pockets. He should have left the child a pair of underwear.
"Hehe~" Shen Qing laughed awkwardly twice, "This... is really a bit of an exaggeration. You know, soldiers love to brag and talk nonsense, especially when they've had too much to drink."
"Ah, that's not quite right. Even if it's only one-tenth of the legendary talent, it's still remarkable. Truly, the younger generation surpasses the older, and the student surpasses the teacher. The Shen family has produced so many talented people; it's truly enviable!"
"You flatter me, Attendant Reader."
"It's just stating the facts."
"I dare not accept such praise."
"Yes, yes, yes."
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After another round of intense back-and-forth, Yu Lian asked, "Shen Shaoqing, I heard that Sanlang is your cousin?"
"Uh... yes."
Shen Che fabricated a lie to the outside world. At first, he said that Shen Qing was a retainer of the Shen family and was sent by his family to accompany and protect him. However, after arriving in Yu Kingdom, he had calmed down and did not want some ignorant dog to look down on him and make Shen Qing feel bad. So he said that Shen Qing was his cousin and was going out with the delegation to gain experience and broaden his horizons.
But now, facing Lian, Shen Che felt a little guilty, because the Crown Prince might really be investigating!
Unfortunately, the words had already been spoken, so Shen Che could only insist that Shen Qing was his cousin and hope that Yu Lian would be understanding and stop digging into the matter.
However, Yu Lian could not hear Shen Che's thoughts, and then asked, "I wonder which branch of the Shen family produced this outstanding talent? I've never heard of him before."
“An unknown nobody, not worth mentioning.” Shen Che avoided answering.
Understood. There were things that couldn't be revealed. Yu Lian wisely didn't ask any further questions. One should know when to stop, lest one be unable to return to Xuandu.
Seeing that Yu Lian was no longer asking questions, Shen Che secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really tired. Once you tell one lie, you have to use countless lies to cover it up.
Once we return to Xuandu, let Shen Qing "die young" and let Shen Sanlang become a legendary figure.
Shen Qing shivered. Strange, why did she feel a little cold?
Meanwhile, Lu Zhen had also finished listening to the scout's report. He tapped the table lightly with his index finger as he organized the collected intelligence.
Shen Qing, the third in line, a fifteen-year-old girl, isn't that Shen Qingxi?!
That day, when Shen Qing was exhausted from chiseling the array and could not stand steadily, he helped him up, pulled him up by the wrist, and felt his pulse.
At the time, he was shocked and thought he had touched the wrong person. But later he found that Shen Che was very resistant to him pleading for Shen Qing's merits. Why should such an outstanding person be hidden? Even if he did not join the army, his achievements would be a political asset, unless Shen Qing did not become an official!
Lu Zhen began to doubt whether he had made a mistake in taking the pulse. After all, he was not a professional and the time he had been in contact with the patient was too short. So when Shen Qing came today, he tested him again and this time he was sure.
The spies who were sent to investigate Shen Qing's whereabouts have just returned. Shen Qing was too easy to find, and the delegation's guards praised him to the skies, saying he was the best person in the world. They would praise him to everyone they met.
Lu Zhen recalled receiving a letter from his wife two months ago, saying that Shen San Niangzi was sickly and had been recuperating at the estate for more than half a year without getting better. He wondered if she was really sick or if there was some other unspeakable secret. But no matter which one he had been with, she was not a suitable candidate to be the eldest daughter-in-law.
There must be some hidden reason... As for becoming the eldest daughter-in-law...
Lu Zhen smiled bitterly, "Madam, your son is not good enough for her!"
Originally, he intended to form an alliance with the gentry through marriage to improve his family's bloodline and elevate the status of his descendants.
He originally thought his eldest son was also an outstanding talent, one in a million, but his family background was not as good. Now it seems that his son not only lacks family background, but he can't even beat others in a fight!
Lu Zhen didn't mind his son being beaten by Shen Qing, but the gap between them was too big, and he couldn't take advantage of the life-saving grace to shamelessly propose marriage.
Lu Zhen picked up the poem the scout had copied back and couldn't help but read it aloud:
"A young man of chivalry, befriending heroes from five capitals. Their hearts are open and their hair stands on end. In a single conversation, they are bound by life and death. A promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold!"
Lu Zhen slammed his hand on the table. This was exactly what he wanted! The Lu family army needed her!
Lu Zhen's hope was rekindled. Although Shen Qingxi was exceptionally talented and there was probably no man who could match her, she would eventually have to get married.
Thinking about it this way, his Hongfei isn't too bad among ordinary people!
Lu Zhen decided to send a letter to his wife, asking her to secretly sound out the Shen family's opinion, just in case they were willing to keep their promise.
He would have been angry in the past if he hadn't wanted to, but now he feels too embarrassed to force him.
Without hesitation, Lu Zhen immediately picked up his pen and wrote a letter. At the end of the letter, he specifically instructed his wife to go to the ancestral graves to burn incense before going, so that the ancestors could put in a good word for Shen Shi in the afterlife and ask Old Master Fang to send a message to him in a dream.
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A strange thing happened recently: my finger started hurting for no reason. I thought I had pressed on it while sleeping, but then I realized it was because I only use one finger to type!
In other words, I typed these 230,000 words on my phone with just one finger. The legendary "one-finger Zen" was actually me!
No wonder the touchscreen is unresponsive and frequently displays garbled characters (“▔□▔).