The daughter of the emperor is reborn to be beautiful and cool, and the King of Zhenbei loves her wi

The Shen family is small and is a family of military generals, so they do not have as many complicated rules as other aristocratic families.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about eating.

Each master's courtyard is equipped with a small kitchen, and they usually eat in their own courtyard. Even when they gather together to eat, there is no separate table for men and women.

The same is true today.

Because of Xiao Chuyun's arrival, everyone came to the front hall to join in the fun today.

The aunts were all bold and forthright. At this moment, they looked at Xiao Chuyun no longer as restrained as before, as if they were looking at their son-in-law.

Xiao Chuyun was also very cooperative. He patiently answered whatever his aunts asked, without any airs of the King of Zhenbei.

Throughout the whole process, only Shen Changan had a dark face, and the boss was unhappy.

Shen Nanzhi couldn't figure out what was wrong with him.

In theory, he was not very satisfied with Xie Changyuan before, but when Xie Changyuan and Shen Nanzhi's marriage was over, he was the first to stand up and support Shen Nanzhi.

Now, when he met Xiao Qian, he was still not very happy.

It's just that the other party is in a high position and has great power, and they are not close friends after all, so although he is unhappy, he doesn't show it too obviously.

However, his little thoughts could not escape the eyes of his aunt.

During the meal, my aunt glared at him several times.

He shrank his neck, turned around and took advantage of the alcohol to toast Xiao Chuyun with a cup of wine: "Your Highness, don't look at my Zhizhi as fierce, she is actually very delicate, can't stand being hurt, can't stand being wronged, can't stand being ignored, she is the apple of our family's eye. My grandfather has been holding my ear and telling me since I was a child that I must protect my sister with my life. Although my life is cheap, my sister must not be bullied! Your Highness, do you understand what I mean?"

Shen Changan, who is usually careless, spoke powerfully at this moment, especially with the dark circles under his eyes that were half swollen from being beaten, which made people feel both moved and funny.

Shen Nanzhi couldn't help it. Shen Changan happened to be sitting across from her. Shen Nanzhi raised her leg and kicked Shen Changan, pretending to be angry and said, "Who is fierce? How am I fierce?"

But after this kick, Shen Changan didn't react at all.

Under normal circumstances, even if it didn't hurt, he would have already cried out and protested his injustice in front of everyone.

Shen Nanzhi was a little confused, wondering if this man's skin and flesh had become thicker. He was about to raise his leg to kick him again.

But Shen Changan put down his wine cup and burst out laughing: "Why did you kick the prince?"

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi was stunned.

She said, why didn't Shen Changan react at all after this kick.

But it turned out that... it was Xiao Chuyun who was kicked...

Shen Nanzhi quickly glanced at Xiao Chuyun, but saw that he was holding the wine cup without moving, with a faint smile on his lips, which seemed to have a bit of doting on him, as if he didn't care about Shen Nanzhi's offense at all.

If Shen Changan hadn't reminded him, Shen Nanzhi would not have been able to tell that it was him who was kicked.

When Shen Nanzhi finally reacted, her cheeks felt hot and her scalp felt numb. She was so embarrassed that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

But Shen Changan continued to put the knife to her heart: "Look, I told you, you even dared to kick the prince, and you still say you are not fierce?"

Shen Nanzhi: “…”

Can you please shut this annoying mouth!

Her ears were burning and she was too embarrassed to look at Xiao Chuyun's expression. She just glared at Shen Changan hatefully, then turned to look at her aunt Yang with grievance.

Seeing this, the aunt frowned and looked at Shen Changan: "I think you are itching for trouble. You even dare to make up stories about your sister! Do you want me to smear your other eye as well, so that we can make a pair and have a good thing happen in pairs?"

Shen Changan naturally didn't dare to respond, he waved his hand immediately: "I was just joking with Zhizhi, don't be angry, mother!"

After saying that, Shen Changan quickly raised his wine cup and smiled at Shen Nanzhi in a flattering manner, "Good sister, I'll toast you a glass as an apology to you."

Seeing that he admitted his mistake with a good attitude, Shen Nanzhi was about to take the fruit wine that the maid had just poured, but she heard Xiao Chuyun remind Shen Changan, "Zhizhi can't drink alcohol. If she does, she will get drunk."

As soon as these words came out, the whole room fell silent.

Except for Shen Huaishu, everyone else stared at Xiao Chuyun with wide eyes.

After all, they were all curious about how Xiao Chuyun knew such a private matter?

Only Shen Huaishu heard Shen Nanzhi and Liu Jingya talking about it in Fuyun Tower today, so he was not surprised that Xiao Chuyun knew about it. However, while they were talking at that time, Xiao Chuyun unexpectedly noticed Shen Nanzhi and wrote down everything she said, which shows that she put her heart into it.

But Shen Nanzhi, who was treated with care, had just made a joke of kicking the wrong person. The blush on her face had not yet faded, but now she was suddenly facing the scrutiny of so many eyes from her mother and aunt. It was nothing at first, but being stared at by them, it seemed as if something had happened between her and Xiao Chuyun in private that they didn't know about. They even knew that she would get drunk when drinking. How could Shen Nanzhi not feel embarrassed?

She waved her hands and explained: "It's not what you think! It's because at noon today..."

But before she could finish, her second aunt asked with a smile: "What is that?"

The third aunt also pricked up her ears: "You have only known the prince for a short time, when did you become so familiar with him?"

My aunt sighed, "No wonder you advised us not to worry before, saying that you wanted to get married. It seems that you didn't lie to us."

Not only them, but even the usually taciturn A'niang and fourth aunt opened their eyes wide, looking at her with curiosity and anticipation, waiting to hear her gossip.

Shen Nanzhi: “…”

Looking at their expressions, they would definitely not believe her even if she explained it.

The explanation is unclear!

Shen Nanzhi's face turned even redder as she became anxious. She subconsciously turned her head to look at Xiao Chuyun, only to see that the smile on his lips had deepened a little.

If she didn't trust his character, Shen Nanzhi would have suspected that he had deliberately provoked his aunts to tease her and misunderstood them.

She was just thinking about finding a topic to divert attention away from herself, but suddenly she heard the doorman outside come in to report: "Sir, Lord Yao, the Jingzhao Yin, is here to see you, and... and..."

Uncle Zhang, who was on duty at the gate today, was always steady, but now he looked nervous. He even ran too fast, so fast that his breathing was a little unstable, and cold sweat had already appeared on his forehead.

Although I hadn’t finished listening to it, it was clear that something was not right.

The originally lively atmosphere in the room suddenly froze.

Shen Huaishu wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, then stood up and asked, "Tell me in detail."

Zhang Bo then lowered his head and said anxiously, "Lord Yao carried his young master and made a scene outside the mansion. He said he wanted to find the young master to give an explanation to the Yao family."

No matter how fiercely Shen Changan and Yao Zheng fought, it was just a private conflict between the two of them. With the status of the two families, it would not come to the point of a fight.

Hearing this, Shen Changan slammed the table and jumped up first: "That mad dog Yao Zheng dared to come to my house. It seems that I didn't go easy on him!"

As he said this, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to go out to settle the score with someone.

But before he could take two steps, he heard Zhang Bo say, "Young Master, you can't do that. Lord Yao said his son is dead!"

hiss……

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sound of people sucking in their breaths of cold air.

Even Shen Changan was a little confused. He subconsciously asked, "What did you say? Who is gone? What does gone mean?"

Zhang Bo shook his head, pulled himself together, and then said, "Yao Zheng was being carried by others. Lord Yao was in such a state that I didn't dare to take a closer look to see if he was dead or alive. I could only report to the prince as soon as possible, but I think..."

It seems that since Yao Qian loves his youngest son so much, how could he joke about his son's life or death?

Uncle Zhang did not elaborate on the second half of the sentence, but everyone heard it.

In an instant, Shen Changan's face turned pale as paper.

Obviously, he had not expected such a development.

Just at this moment, a burst of shouting and cursing was heard outside.

"Shen Changan! Come out! You, the Zhenguogong Mansion, are bullying others by taking advantage of your power! You are taking human life lightly!"

"My son was beaten to death by you! Even if I risk my life today and file a complaint before the emperor, I will still seek justice from your Shen family!"

"The justice of heaven is clear, everyone look at this! I, Yao Qian, am an honest official who has devoted my life to the government and the people. I never thought that I couldn't even protect my own son!"

Although the people were stopped outside the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion by the gatekeeper, the shouting and cursing passed through the courtyard wall and reached everyone's ears.

Everyone in the Shen family looked unhappy.

But no one spoke up to blame Shen Changan, and no one even looked at him to question him.

Shen Huaishu just clasped his fists towards Xiao Chuyun, then lifted his skirt, stepped over the threshold, and prepared to go out to deal with the matter.

Shen Changan followed closely behind.

Aunt Yang glanced at the second aunt and the others and said, "Take Ah Xin downstairs to rest first. I'll be here."

They did not hesitate and immediately took Shen Nanzhi's mother and retreated.

In the blink of an eye, the hall that was filled with laughter just now was now filled with only Shen Nanzhi and Xiao Chuyun.

Seeing that Shen Nanzhi was about to follow, Xiao Chuyun also stood up and followed.

Shen Nanzhi originally wanted to say that this matter was obviously aimed at the Shen family, and she didn't want to drag Xiao Chuyun into it, but when she looked up and saw Xiao Chuyun's gentle and firm eyes, she gave up the idea.

Whether it was fear, suspicion, or calculation, they had already been tied to the same boat.

Since they will be a family sooner or later, and since he is not shy about it, she shouldn't treat him so coldly.

So, Xiao Chuyun walked to her side and said gently: "Together."

Shen Nanzhi didn't refuse anymore, she nodded and said okay.

The two walked quickly towards the gate side by side.

In the blink of an eye, the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was already surrounded by people who came to watch the fun.

In the center of the crowd, Jingzhao Yin Yao Qian was still wearing his official uniform. It seemed that he had just resigned and gone home, and he had not had time to change out, but he rushed to the Zhenguo Mansion.

Behind him stood two rows of yamen runners, protecting a wheelbarrow with Yao Zheng's body on it.

The blue shirt was stained with a lot of blood, and the originally handsome face was also bruised and purple, which showed that he was indeed seriously injured before.

Seeing the Shen family coming out, Yao Qian stamped his feet, pointed at Yang and Shen Huaishu and said, "Today, no matter what, you Shen family must give me an explanation. Shen Changan beat my son to death. Debts must be paid, and murder must be paid with life. This is not too much, right?"

Hearing this, Shen Changan was so angry that he was about to step forward to argue, but was stopped by Yang.

Yang took a step forward and said calmly to the furious Yao Qian, "Master Yao, although my son is uneducated, he knows right from wrong. Moreover, as a general, I am not so unsure of the severity of my attack! Besides, it was your son who started it first. Shen Changan only injured him. It is definitely not life-threatening."

At this point, Yang slowed down her tone and continued, "Master Yao has just experienced the pain of losing his son, and I can understand that he is filled with grief and anger, but I hope that Master Yao can calm down on this matter, and we can work together to find the person behind this."

Although Yang usually disliked Shen Changan and beat and scolded him, but when something important happened, Shen Changan didn't need to explain anything. She knew that this was definitely not done by Shen Changan because she knew and trusted him enough.

The same is true for other members of the Shen family.

But after hearing this, Yao Qian became even more furious. He laughed in anger and said, "From what you said, I killed my son myself and blackmailed the Shen family?"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and shouted at the crowd, "Everyone, come and see the hypocritical faces of the Shen family! Even with a life in front of them, they can still deny it!"

The Shen family has been in the court for many years, and the whole family is loyal and brave. They have always been admired and respected in the hearts of the people of Da Qi.

However, at this moment, with Yao Zheng's cold body in front of them and encouraged by Yao Qian, whispers began to be heard among the crowd.

Seeing this, Yang was also amused. She looked at Yao Qian coldly and frowned, saying, "Lord Yao is a local official who is in charge of the prison and judges cases. He naturally knows that he shouldn't smear people before finding out the truth. If Lord Yao insists on making trouble like this, we have to wonder what Lord Yao is up to!"

Hearing this, Yao Qian's eyebrows jumped. He glared at Yang and said angrily, "What am I thinking? I just want justice for my son! I want Shen Changan's life for his."

It's impossible to communicate with this person.

I watched him and his runners surround the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Such a small number of people are of course not worth mentioning to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but once the guards are sent out, it will only intensify the conflict.

Moreover, with so many people watching, word could spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred... people's words are scary.

What is false can also be made to be true.

Even if you once obeyed and admired someone, gratitude and admiration will fade over time.

People's inherent herd mentality and bad nature prompt them to only believe what they want to believe.

Rather than the truth, they would rather see the god being pulled down from the altar and watching it fall into the mud.

If we can’t give an explanation for what happened today, it will be difficult to resolve it.

Urgent situation.

How could Yang not see it?

She was getting anxious when she saw Shen Huaishu standing up.

With a cold face, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Yao Qian: "Then according to Lord Yao's opinion, what should we do?"

Shen Huaishu is calmer than Yang, and as the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, he has more say.

Seeing him come forward, Yao Qian raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and gritted his teeth and said: "After all, it's all Shen Changan's fault! As long as Shen Changan dies to apologize and pays for his crime with his life, I will not pursue it anymore!"

On one side is Shen Changan's life, and on the other side is the reputation of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

He wanted to use this to threaten Shen Huaishu.

Shen Huaishu clenched his fists behind his back and his eyes became colder.

Before he could speak, Shen Nanzhi, who couldn't stand listening any longer, stepped forward, raised her eyebrows and looked at Yao Qian, sneering and saying, "Master Yao, don't you want to know the real cause of your son's death?"