Chapter 392 I have to keep pretending
  Shen Xinjiao was still kneeling on the ground. She didn't know whether it was because of fear, but her face was very pale.
  After being silent for a long time, he responded: "I don't know what to do. This child shouldn't be kept, but I feel reluctant to let it go when I think of it in my body."
  "I want to keep it. After all, it is my flesh and blood. In the future..."
  "The prince's rebellion is a certainty." Shen Zhuoxi interrupted her fantasy, and her voice became deeper: "If you stay, let alone hide in Tibet after birth, this child will never see anyone in his life."
  "He is of the blood of rebels, do you understand?"
  Shen Xinjiao had just calmed down a bit when she started sobbing again because of these words: "Second sister, is there really nothing we can do?"
  "I don't dare to hide it for you. Once it is discovered, it will be a serious crime that will implicate the whole family." Shen Zhuoxi took a deep breath and said: "You don't want it, but I can help you prepare a medicine."
  "It will pass away quietly. After you have cultivated for a while, you will still be the same person as before. No one will know."
  Shen Xinjiao's knees were numb, but it couldn't offset the numbness in her heart.
  She is still young, and many things are based on her own likes and dislikes, including being with the prince. Even if the prince is not the prince, she still likes him.
  All the prince's bloodline is gone, and this child is the only bloodline left, and there is still someone to think about.
  At worst, just find a place where no one knows them and live there for the rest of their lives!
  Shen Zhuoxi knew what she was thinking, and snorted coldly: "You are still young, the Shen family has lost its former prestige, Master Shen was removed from an official position, and he has not yet recovered from the blow."
  "In other words, the Shen family is completely ruined. When the child is born, you are alone with him and don't even have a way to make a living. Are you going to beg and starve to death on the streets?"
  Shen Xinjiao's application was dull, and the only thing she couldn't stop was her tears.
  Shen Zhuoxi sighed and called Aunt Ju, "Send the Fourth Miss back to rest first, and wait until she figures it out."
  Aunt Ju listened to the whole process and went to help Shen Xinjiao after hearing the words: "Fourth Miss, a woman who is unmarried and pregnant is a great disgrace to the family. If you don't love yourself, if the old lady finds out, she will definitely be angry."
  "You are still young and cannot distinguish many things clearly. It is better to listen to the second lady's advice to avoid regrets in the future."
  Shen Xinjiao allowed Grandma Ju to support her and said quietly, "I'll think about it again."
  After sending Shen Xinjiao away, Shen Zhuoxi pressed his eyebrows impatiently.
  She really couldn't figure out what was so good about Jingye, and was it worth it if he had evil intentions hidden beneath his appearance?
  Aunt Ju came back from seeing people off and sighed: "The fourth lady is really obsessed with her. She can't tell right from wrong. I tried to persuade her a few times, but it still didn't work."
  "Looking at that appearance, I'm afraid that the child is really going to be born. The fourth lady and you are one family after all. If someone accuses you, even you will be implicated. Should we try to persuade her again?"
  "I have told you all the consequences. If she insists on giving birth to a child, there is nothing you or I can do to stop her." Shen Zhuoxi stood up and did not continue the topic: "Go pack your things. I will leave for Lizhou tomorrow."
  "Lizhou?" Grandma Ju was surprised: "It's so far away. You've never been far away. What are you going to do?"
  "The Lizhou Medicine Market Conference is about to start." Shen Zhuoxi explained briefly: "Renxintang is getting bigger and bigger, and many of the medicinal materials are not the best. I will go there myself."
  "It would be best if we can identify the long-term supplier, which will save us a lot of trouble in the future."
  Aunt Ju said worriedly: "Can't you go with someone else? The wedding will be held in less than a month. It will take a lot of time for you to go back and forth. Can you make it in time?"
  "There's enough time." Shen Zhuoxi didn't say much.
  Aunt Ju knew her temperament and tried to persuade her to no avail, so she had no choice but to help pack her things.
  The old lady soon found out about Shen Xinjiao's visit to Qingfeng Tower.
  After all, the child was raised by his hands. The old lady wanted to know what Shen Xinjiao was thinking, but she was also worried that asking directly at this juncture would make Shen Xinjiao more painful and hurt.
  After thinking about it over and over again, I couldn't let it go, so I called Shen Zhuoxi to ask questions.
  After the fire in Jing'an Court, the old lady moved her residence to another courtyard. To get to Qingfeng Tower, you have to pass by the place where Shen Heshan lived.
  Shen Zhuoxi and she had no intention of going in to see Shen Heshan. Unexpectedly, when they reached the door of the yard, Shen Heshan opened the door as if he knew she was going to pass by and said in a deep voice: "Where are you going?"
  Shen Zhuoxi slowly stopped, glanced into the room, and said, "Master, oh no, I should call you Mr. Shen now. Are you recovered?"
  These words made Shen Heshan's face sink a little: "Young man is so yin and yang, and the Grand Master's Mansion is gone, what good will it do to you?"
  "It's no good." Shen Zhuoxi spread his hands and said, "But it doesn't have any impact. But Mr. Shen, you have been pretending to be crazy and stupid for so long, you should be better, right?"
  Shen Heshan frowned and said, "I don't understand what you are saying."
  "There are no outsiders here, and there is no need to hide." Shen Zhuoxi exposed it mercilessly: "Master Shen is the Grand Master. You taught the Prince. Now the Prince has rebelled and been punished."
  "If you had not been dismissed from office, I am afraid that you would have been jointly and severally confiscated, and at worst, your home would be confiscated and exiled, and at worst, your life would be in jeopardy. And because you are the prince's teacher, you have already known about many of the prince's actions, and you are even an accomplice."
  "For example, the ambiguity between the prince and the concubine, or the fact that the prince had long bribed Eunuch Fu and Nanny Zhang, who were serving the emperor closely, to poison the emperor with the intention of forcing the palace to rebel."
  Before Shen Zhuoxi finished speaking, Shen Heshan's face had turned red and he said angrily: "Don't slander him casually. How could I participate in what the prince did?"
  "Besides, it's such a big crime as treason. If I knew, I would definitely dissuade him!"
  "Even if you didn't participate, do you really dare to say that you didn't know about it?" Shen Zhuoxi was not afraid of his bluff: "You ran to the Prince's Mansion very frequently before."
  "The prince is so brave, and the only people he relies on are your ministers."
  Shen Heshan's face turned pale. This time, he did not argue: "Everything must be based on evidence!"
  "You did a good job this time. I have no evidence and can only infer from the incident." Shen Zhuoxi was very calm: "You know that the prince cannot hold back and is ready to attack the emperor."
  "So even though you knew about Doza's crimes and knew that anyone associated with Doza would definitely arouse the emperor's anger, you still ignored the advice and went your own way."
  "At first, I thought you loved your son so much that you risked everything for Shen Zehuan. It wasn't until the moment I learned about the prince's rebellion that I realized how wise you are but how foolish you are."
  "If you can sit in the position of Grand Master, your mind is naturally much better than others. What a good calculation. You have been dismissed from office by the emperor, and the prince's rebellion failed. You can do nothing but take care of yourself."
  "If the prince's rebellion is successful, you can also have the merit of serving the dragon. The prince will definitely help you restore your official position, even more noble than before."
  "However, although the wishful thinking was sound, it could not withstand the unpredictable changes in things. Unexpectedly, the emperor still had one breath left and clearly knew the prince's plan."
  After saying this in one breath, Shen Zhuoxi's face showed sarcasm. He paused and continued: "You can think of it, and the emperor can also think of it after calming down. Except for you, all the prince's followers were exiled by the whole family and their homes were ransacked."
  "The ones who left the nearest were killed with the crown prince's stick. Mr. Shen, you have to continue to pretend to be crazy. I have to see the old lady, so I won't accompany you."
  (End of this chapter)

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