AWB Chapter 234 Master Shen
Chapter 234 Master Shen
After hearing what Concubine Xing said, Mr. Shen looked at Xu Yuan seriously.
Concubine Xing reminded: "Brother, his last name is Xu."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan lowered his head even more.
On the side, due to the presence of Mr. Shen and Concubine Xing, Shen Yichuan was hesitant to speak and could only look at Xu Yuan, trying to find the reason from Xu Yuan.
He had a hunch that Xu Yuan's identity could no longer be hidden in the Shen family.
Shen Yichuan didn't know how Xu Yuan knew Concubine Xing in the harem, but he knew why Concubine Xing introduced Xu Yuan to his father.
What he was worried about was coming.
Mr. Shen looked at Xu Yuan, and after a careful look, his body trembled slightly, and his eyes changed from the initial kindness he showed towards the younger generation to surprise, and then to joy.
Master Shen said in a trembling voice: "You...you are, you are Xu Ze's child, right?"
"I..." Xu Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "My father's name is Xu Wenxian."
Shen Yichuan breathed a sigh of relief silently.
Mr. Shen didn't believe it. "The Xu family had three sons and one daughter. The only one who didn't get married was Xu Ze. I can't be wrong. You are Xu Ze's child. Your eyes look like his."
As Mr. Shen spoke, he walked towards Xu Yuan, tremblingly holding Xu Yuan's shoulders and said: "Child, have you been doing well all these years? Is your father okay? Have you, have you suffered a lot? What are you doing in the capital? Do you want to take the imperial examination, or do you want to serve the Xu family..."
Xu Yuan leaned forward slightly and replied, "I wish to go to the capital only to seek fame and honor, not for anything else."
This sentence was naturally meant to lie to Mr. Shen.
She has always known that the Shen and Xu families are old friends and have a very good relationship.
Therefore, she did not want to implicate the Shen family.
The reason why Mr. Shen lost his composure now is because he is too concerned.
Therefore, she could not say that she came to overturn the case for the Xu family.
If she told him, Mr. Shen would definitely help her with all his strength.
If successful, all will be well.
If they fail, the Shen family will be the next Xu family.
Don't dare to gamble when making a wish.
However, after hearing Xu Yuan's words, the expectation in Mr. Shen's eyes disappeared. He looked at Xu Yuan in disbelief and asked, "You, how could you forget..."
"Brother." Seeing this, Concubine Xing immediately interrupted Master Shen and said, "Why involve the next generation with the previous generation's affairs? It's a bit rude of you to ask these questions when you first meet him."
Master Shen came back to his senses and nodded, "Yes, surviving is the most important thing."
Mr. Shen let go of Xu Yuan and asked kindly and concernedly, "You went to Beijing to study, your father must have known about it, why didn't you bring the letter to me? Are you blaming the Shen family for not helping you back then?"
Shen Yichuan's face changed slightly, and he changed the subject silently, "Father, Xu Yuan is the Third Prince's honored guest, and to my aunt, he is also a stranger. There will be plenty of time in the future, so why do you have to ask clearly today?"
Concubine Xing smiled and said, "Yes, brother, don't be too anxious. Ji Huai, take Xu Yuan to the men's room. I will talk to your father for a while."
Shen Yichuan nodded and said, "Yes."
Shen Yichuan agreed, and without further ado, he glanced at Concubine Xing.
Concubine Xing just gave him a reassuring look.
Xu Yuan then left.
As soon as Xu Yuan and Shen Yichuan left, Mr. Shen's face immediately darkened and he asked, "Xiao Feng, tell me, did Ji Huai already know Xu Yuan's identity? Why didn't he ever mention it?"
Shen Yichuan grew up in front of him since he was a child.
Mr. Shen knew everything Shen Yichuan did.
When he revealed Xu Yuan's identity, Shen Yichuan was not surprised, which showed that he had known it for a long time.
Moreover, although he had never seen Xu Yuan, he had heard of the burning of the Sishui County School.
Xu Yuan is from Sishui County, Hanzhou. Some time ago, Shen Yichuan went out to study, and the place he went to was Sishui County.
After coming back, he took good care of Xu Yuan.
He used to think that Shen Yichuan had made new friends and was quite happy.
Now it seems that he did those things because he knew Xu Yuan's identity.
Speaking of Shen Yichuan, Concubine Xing was embarrassed to speak, and could only say: "Brother, don't be angry. Ji Huai is kind-hearted and definitely didn't do it on purpose. Now he has seen it. I was going to write a letter to ask someone to tell you, but I was afraid of being discovered, so I could only tell you during Yao'er's opening banquet."
"Do you think I'm angry about this? I'm angry that Shen Yichuan has grown up and is no longer obedient. He can't even do what he said before, which is to keep his promise!" Mr. Shen was very angry.
Concubine Xing said quickly, "You didn't even ask him, how can you put such a big accusation on someone? If you tell others, I'm afraid people will laugh at you."
"Xiao Feng, don't you understand Xu Ze? Ji Huai went to Sishui County to study, how could Xu Ze not guess who this person is?"
"He knows who Ji Huai is, and he also knows that Xu Yuan is going to Beijing, so how could he not write to me and ask me to take care of Xu Yuan? Ji Huai has been back for so long, and he hasn't said a word about this matter!"
After hearing what Master Shen said, Concubine Xing's smile faded. After a long while, she said, "Perhaps Xu Ze did not recognize Chuan'er and did not want to trouble the Shen family, so he did not bring the letter. He was also certain that the letter was with Xu Yuan."
"No, I won't." Master Shen shook his head. "I'll ask Shen Yichuan myself when I go back tonight. If he still dares to lie, then I can only pretend that I don't have this son."
"Brother, what are you saying in anger?" Concubine Xing calmed Mr. Shen down. Fearing that he would continue to think about this matter, she could only turn the topic to Xu Yuan.
"Although Ji Huai is not very good, I think that wish is quite good."
"He's a nice guy, but when I heard that he was only after fame and fortune, I don't know why I felt uncomfortable."
Mr. Shen sighed.
For so many years, he has been waiting for the Xu family case to be retried.
Now that he had finally waited for the opportunity, the man told him that he was not doing it for the sake of overturning the verdict, but only for fame and fortune.
"Brother, you have been an official in the court for most of your life, but you didn't understand what Xu Yuan said. If he didn't want to overturn the case for the Xu family, why did he go to the capital? He said that just to keep you from interfering in this matter and to protect the Shen family."
Concubine Xing folded her hands in front of her and said, "Xu Yuan doesn't want to implicate the Shen family, but the Shen family can't just sit back and watch. Ji Huai didn't tell you, it must be for this reason. As far as I know, he has helped Xu Yuan a lot during this period."
Mr. Shen looked a little worried, not as angry as before, but he couldn't help but say, "These two brats don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. How can they overturn the case for the Shen family with just the two of them? They don't want the Shen family to be implicated, but they didn't think that if the Shen family didn't intervene, they wouldn't even know who the real culprit behind the scenes is!"
"Yes, yes, brother said so."
Concubine Xing followed Master Shen's words and then said, "So, we have to help Xu Yuan. Xu Ze escaped from the capital and luckily survived. If those people knew Xu Yuan's identity now, I'm afraid they would not let him go. The child is kind and doesn't want the Shen family to be involved. So we will help them quietly. This way, we can protect the two children and make up for our debt to the Xu family."
Concubine Xing's voice slowly lowered. She looked at the reflection of the pavilion in the water and couldn't help but say, "For so many years, I have always wondered, if nothing had happened to the Xu family, would I... I would not have entered the palace."