Chapter 120 Questioning
"Master Shen, I heard that today is the [-]th birthday of the old man of your mansion, I wonder if the next official can join in the fun?"

Shen Qingyuan, the eldest master of the third room, had just walked out of the government office when such a question came from behind him.

He looked back, and he said, "It's Mr. Zong. If you can honor me, our mansion will be full of glory."

People in the capital can't just be judged by their official positions. This kid has only entered his official career for more than a year. Later, he has Mr. Gu Ou Xiang to protect him, and before him he has the support of the emperor. He has a promising future.

It's just that their family has nothing to do with this kid?

He's fine, why would he want to celebrate his father's birthday?

Shen Qingyuan greeted with a smile on his face, but his heart was pounding.

Thinking of the emperor's emphasis on corruption during this period of time, when he looked at this smiling young man again, he felt like a tiger with a smiling face.

Wouldn't this be staring at oneself?

Anyone who is an official is not greedy, and there is no one who does not use power to facilitate his own family.

If you really want to investigate, the Qingtian master who the people keep shouting can't stand it.

On the way back home, Shen Qingyuan's heart was not at ease, and when he arrived at the door, it happened that a group of subordinates from his yamen came to give congratulatory gifts.

Shen Qingyuan looked at Zong Che's complexion without any trace, and saw that this kid still had a faint smile on his lips, looking very talkative.

"Lord Zong, please." Shen Qingyuan took a step back after a while.

Zong Che was not humble, and walked straight over, Shen Qingyuan gestured to the accountant who was doing the bookkeeping, and the accountant quickly stood up, taking the gift from the young man with both hands.

"Who is it, even if you give a gift, you will jump in line."

Someone turned around muttering, and when they saw Zong Che, they immediately shut up.

Who doesn't know that this guy is now receiving letters from the emperor, and even Eunuch Liang greets him with a smile every time he sees him.

Although very upset, such a farm boy who wants nothing but nothing, can walk sideways only by relying on the emperor's attention?But he still had to bow his head in front of others.

Zong Che's congratulatory gift was prepared casually, neither expensive nor contemptuous. Putting down the gift box, he followed Elder Shen into Shen's residence.

Shen Xiao had just sent an old relative in to rest, and walked towards the door together with a few juniors of the Shen family. Seeing Zong Che who came in accompanied by his uncle, he frowned unconsciously.

"Lord Zong."

"My lord Shen."

As they approached, both sides greeted each other blankly.

"Why is Lord Zong here?" Shen Xiao asked.

"I heard that Mrs. Shen's [-]th birthday is very lively, come to have a feast." Zong Che said in a very reasonable tone, "By the way, where are the female guests? My family seems to be here too."

Shen Xiao clenched his fists tightly. He had already seen what this person was thinking about Xu'er, but he didn't expect to speak so openly today.

What do you call your family?

"Yes, your sister." Shen Xiao said: "However, you'd better not bother, the ladies' desk is mostly ladies and wives from various families, if anyone is scared, Master Zong may have to spend his whole life with her."

Hearing it was a joke, the smile on Zong Che's face disappeared little by little.

Shen Xiao's cousins ​​all smiled in response to the occasion, and one of them said: "Master Zong hasn't engaged yet, and you can go to meet Sister Ling when the banquet is over."

Maybe you can fall in love with someone at first sight.

Zong Che glanced at the person who spoke, and the Elder Shen who was behind hurried forward and turned away, "Lord Zong, let's go to Hanyuan."

At the same time, outside the Yunyuan hall where the female guests were staying, a shrill female voice suddenly came out, sharp and far away, as if they were greatly frightened.

Zong Che turned his head to look at the garden not far away with the Moon Xiangyun Gate open, and reminded: "Master Shen, what happened after hearing this sound. Don't you need to send someone over there to have a look?"

Shen Qingyuan groaned secretly, how good is this?At that moment, he stopped a servant woman who was carrying a tray, and ordered: "Go and ask the old lady what happened."

Seeing that it was the master who gave the order, the maid hurriedly ran over.

"Lord Zong, let's go in first." Shen Qingyuan said to Zong Che again.

Zong Che said: "Let's wait a little longer, I'm afraid someone framed my family."

Master Shen: How can you guess so well?

Hearing what his nephew said just now, he understood that this Zong Che's insistence on coming to join in the fun had something to do with an invitation that his old father had asked them to add.

It is said that Xiao'er's grandmother showed him a fancy woman, and Xiao'er also liked it very much, so the old lady over there said that she would take the opportunity to ask her family to meet her.

Because it won't be long before a marriage will be arranged for them.

Xiao'er obviously knew this lord Zong, and also said that his sister was tall or short, and none of his relatives belonged to Sister Zong Che, so the sister Xiao'er was talking about, who else could it be except Miss An.

However, since my family lives in the capital, how could I do such a thing as bullying a little girl?

Shen Qingyuan quickly assured: "Your sister is a distinguished guest of our family, it is impossible for someone to bully her."

Zong Che changed his idle posture and said, "Let's wait, I think Mr. Shen has some misunderstandings about your family."

Shen Qingyuan's face became ugly.

While standing for a while, a few middle-aged men who were chatting and laughing walked up the corridor in front of them. When they saw Shen Qingyuan, they greeted him from a distance.

Shen Qingyuan hadn't had time to go over to say hello, just now the servant woman hurried over and said: "Master, a girl named An pushed the girl from the Zhou family, the eldest young master's natal family, and fell into the water, her whole body was wet. Yes, the old lady and the others are dealing with it."

Zong Che glanced at Shen Qingyuan with a half-smile, without saying anything, and walked directly towards Yunyuan.

There was a group of people standing outside the screen, and the third wife of the Shen family came in with a package from outside, handed it to the anxious maid beside the screen, and said, "Go in quickly and change it for your young lady."

Mrs. Shen apologized: "It's not easy to find another place, and I have wronged your girl."

The servant girl thanked him a little coldly, looked at An Xu, turned her head and went in.

"What's the matter with you?" Mrs. Shen turned her head and reprimanded An Xu.

From the time Miss Zhou fell into the water until now, no one has asked An Xu what happened just now. Someone asked, but it was the question of the most senior elder of the Shen family.

An Xu had never been wronged like this, and he didn't want to be wronged like this. He just said: "It has nothing to do with me, and I don't know why, that Miss Zhou always follows me. Although the wooden bridge outside is narrow, it is enough Two people walking side by side, I really don't know how she fell into the water."

After An Xu finished speaking, the expressions of the rest of the people were mixed. Mrs. Chu came over from the living room and said, "Sister and sister, you should inquire carefully before convicting."

Mrs. Shen's complexion was gloomy, she looked at Mrs. Chu and said, "Eldest sister, of course I have evidence to say that?"

"Where did you get the evidence?" Mrs. Chu said, "That child from the Zhou family was just salvaged. Where did you find the evidence?"

Ming Suer, who had been by Mrs. Shen's side all the time, hesitated to speak. Shen Ying was on An Xu's side. At this moment, she looked up at her grandmother, only to see Ming Suer nodded to her.

Shen Ying took a step forward and said, "I was not far away at the time, and I did see it. When Sister An turned around, she gave Miss Zhou a push."

When An Xu heard this, he immediately looked at Shen Ying in surprise, "Are you sure you saw me pushing her?"

Shen Ying seemed to be frightened, and took a step back. Mrs. Shen said: "What do you want to do? Why are you so powerful that you are threatening my granddaughter at my house?"

"Okay, why should I push her?" An Xu calmed down and asked.

"Actually, I'm all to blame for talking too much." Shen Ying said, raising her head to look at An Xu, "Sister An, I heard everything you and Miss Zhou said. You have to take responsibility for what you do. Are you sure you want me to say those words?" Say it all?"

"What are you talking about?" An Xu smiled. It seems that the Shen family invited her to this birthday banquet, and they also arranged a grand banquet. "I want to hear it too."

Shen Ying bit her lip, and Mrs. Shen scolded: "Say, what can't you say?"

Shen Yingcai said slowly: "Miss Zhou once met my elder brother, and she was a little childish. The three of us were talking, and Miss Zhou kept asking me about my elder brother. I said that elder brother and sister An were getting engaged soon. Desperate, she always wanted to find a chance to talk to Sister An, and Sister An went to enjoy the flowers on the bridge, so she hurriedly followed. "

"I won't talk about the conversation between them, Miss Zhou's." Shen Ying lowered her head at this point, and said: "But Sister An was very angry at the time, just saying that my elder brother listened to her, He also said that Miss Zhou is shameless."

"This, this is too much," Mrs. Shen San gave An Xu a disgusted look, "We are all women, and no one likes handsome young men before, but it is really, rare to insult people like this."

Miss Zhou's servant girl also came out from inside with red eyes at this time, bowed to all the wives, and said: "My lady said that it's because the lady doesn't know the importance, everyone, stop blaming Miss An."

An Xu smiled and said, "You are all a family, so naturally you can count whatever you say."

"You girl," a steady woman said: "If what you did was exposed, why did our family talk about it? Our Shen family can't bear this accusation."

clap clap clap!
There was a burst of applause outside the door, and Zong Che, who had been here for a while, was listening to the whole process outside the door, then turned to Shen Qingyuan who was beside him and said, "Master Shen, your family is a bunch of good actors, your father's birthday is today, I think you can save a little time." A pen for the theater troupe."

"Where did the yellow mouth kid come from?" Mrs. Shen shouted, quite imposing.

Hearing this, the faces of other Shen family members and relatives of the Shen family were very ugly.

On the contrary, those people who usually deal with the Shen family are all excited and lively at this moment.

Zong Che completely ignored it, and turned to ask Shen Xiao who had just come over but was stopped by him outside, "You didn't say anything, and let your family pour dirty water on her?"

Today, if this basin of water goes down, An Xu can get two reputations, one is narrow-minded, and the other is not self-respecting.

(End of this chapter)

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