Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 62: Silent Resentment
Xu Zun recognized that the man in the battle robe was Shen Tiande’s third son, Shen Xinglian, the current captain of Tangzhou Jingwu and an authentic military officer.
The man wearing the vermilion official uniform is Shen Tiande’s second son, Shen Xinghong, currently serving as the Tangzhou Law Officer, equivalent to a military judge.
In addition, Shen Tiande has an older son, Shen Xingqun, who also works in the Ministry of War, but he did not appear before us, so I wonder if he has not arrived yet.
Xu Zun has been with the Shen brothers and sisters for many years, so he naturally understands their tempers. Except for the eldest brother, Shen Xingqun, the other brothers and sisters are always critical of him and look down on him.
Now, Mr. Shen was framed and died accidentally. Naturally, his two sons would not give up and blamed Xu Zun for the crime.
“Get out of here!” Shen Xinglian was tall and strong, and he pushed Xu Zun hard. “ From now on, don’t say you are from the Shen family, and don’t say you are my father’s adopted son. We don’t know you…”
Xu Zun was pushed by him, but he didn't care at all. Because his family just happened to have an important matter, he was worried about letting Liu Dong stay to take care of that woman.
Now that my two sons are back, I don’t have to stay here anymore.
Thinking of this, Xu Zun did not compete with the two of them, but stepped back and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a woman's voice suddenly came from the door of the mourning shed:
"Second brother, third brother, what are you doing? Stop it now!"
Following the voice, I saw that the person speaking was Miss Shen Qian, and next to Shen Qian stood the tall exotic woman Huo Anu.
Huo Anu was wearing mourning clothes, and it was the first time she was seen without an umbrella in her hand.
"Little sister," Shen Xinghong said, "If it weren't for this paralyzed Xu, how could this disaster have happened to our family?"
"Yes," Shen Xinglian's eyes widened with anger and tears in them, "Our father was originally fine. If he hadn't adopted such a useless thing that held him back, why would he have left us?
"I... I fucking let him off by not killing him!" As he said that, Shen Xinglian exerted force on his hands, as if he really wanted to strangle Xu Zun to death.
"Stop! Stop it, second brother!" Shen Qian suddenly became anxious, "This is before Daddy's funeral, are you crazy? If you don't stop, you're being disrespectful to Daddy!"
"Wow..." Shen Xinglian screamed in anger, but still let go of his hand.
Xu Zun straightened his collar and wanted to argue with him, but firstly, he had something on his mind, and secondly, this was indeed a mourning hall, and he couldn't cause trouble even for his adoptive father.
"Second brother, third brother," Shen Qian came to the crowd and said with a wooden expression, "How could Xu Zun, a mere county lieutenant, possibly provoke such a powerful enemy?
"A big tree attracts the wind, and possessing a treasure is a crime. This group of people originally came for our Shen family.
"What's more..." She glanced at Xu Zun, her eyes revealing an inexplicable complexity, "If Xu Zun hadn't been there this time, I'm afraid not only would our Shen family have suffered, but even my brothers would have been taken back to the capital for trial!"
"Ah?" Shen Xinghong was surprised, "So serious?"
"No way?" Shen Xinglian stiffened his neck. "Can Paralytic Xu save the Shen family? Who would believe that?"
this……
At the same time, Xu Zun was also surprised. He never expected that Shen Qian would say such fair words.
In Xu Zun's impression, Shen Qian should still be the Shen Qian who wanted to cancel the engagement. After what happened to Mr. Shen, she should be more hostile towards him.
But now she actually stood up and spoke a fair word for herself, which was really unexpected.
"Dad's death was purely an accident and had nothing to do with Xu Zun," Shen Qian suddenly burst into tears, "If you want to blame someone, blame me!
"If Daddy hadn't stood in front of me to protect me that day, he wouldn't have been in any trouble!"
Shen Qian's eyes were filled with tears, but she cried silently.
But the more this happened, the more distressed the two brothers felt. They quickly ran to Shen Qian to comfort her:
"Oh little sister, how can I blame you for this?"
"Yeah, you must not blame yourself. You are the apple of our family's eye. If it were me, I would also stand in front of you..."
"That's right, that's right. If anything happens to you, our whole family will die..."
After the two brothers consoled her for a long time, Shen Qian finally stopped crying.
"Humph! It's all because that thief is so abominable," Shen Xinglian said indignantly, "Tell me quickly, where is that damn murderer now? I'm going to chop him up!"
"In the Inner Guard Palace!" Huo Anu beside him quickly responded.
"oh……"
Upon hearing the words "Inner Guard House", Shen Xinglian was speechless.
How dare he, a military captain, ask about the affairs of the Internal Guard?
"Stop making so much noise," Shen Qian said. "Let's get Daddy's funeral done first. As for the whole story, I'll tell you slowly."
"Okay," the two agreed in unison, but Shen Xinghong still asked, "By the way, did our father say anything before he left?"
"this……"
This one sentence made Shen Qian's expression change again.
"What's wrong?" Shen Xinghong saw the problem, "What did our father say?"
"The master said that he should let Mr. Xu take good care of the young lady!" Huo Anu blurted out.
"Anu," Shen Qian scolded, "You keep talking!"
"Oh." Huo Anu quickly covered his mouth.
"What!!?"
Upon hearing this, the anger of the two young masters of the Shen family, which had just subsided, was ignited again.
"Xu Tanzi," Shen Xinglian shouted, "Are you still dreaming of being a toad eating swan meat? Forget it!"
"Yes," Shen Xinghong said, "Even if dad is gone, there are still three of us brothers to take care of our sister. It's not your turn!"
"How shameless!" Shen Xinglian rushed towards Xu Zun angrily again, "Do you really still want to marry my sister? You are just daydreaming..."
Damn it!
Xu Zun cursed in his heart, this was said by Mr. Shen, not me?
Hmm... not right...
He suddenly remembered that the words about taking care of Shen Qian were actually said by him.
The incident happened suddenly that day, and Mr. Shen was so shocked by the secret he told me, so I could only use this excuse in a hurry.
Even so, he was still worried whether he had been discovered by Cai Kun and others?
In this case...
All right!
"Slow down!" When Shen Xinglian approached, Xu Zun raised his hand and said, "Today in front of my foster father's spirit, I won't argue with you!
"Listen carefully, it was Mr. Shen who asked me to take care of Miss Shen. I didn't say I was willing, right? Since you are so resistant, then forget it!
"But you must remember that it was you who disobeyed Mr. Shen's will, not me! Humph!"
After saying that, Xu Zun turned around and left!
Xu Zun's words completely stunned the Shen brothers. They thought that the current Xu Zun was still the confused county lieutenant Xu Xiaotan!
"Eh? This..."
Shen Xinglian suffered a great loss and it took him a long time to recover. But when he wanted to argue with Xu Zun again, Xu Zun had already walked away.
Xu Zun...
Shen Qian opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but after hearing what Xu Zun said, she suddenly froze.
Looking at Xu Zun's resolute back, she had a complex look in her eyes, perhaps disappointment, grievance, or regret...
…
Xu Zunke didn't think too much. He was only thinking about one thing, which was to go home as soon as possible.
Mr. Shen told me this shocking secret before he died, naturally he hoped that I could get to the bottom of the matter.
Only by finding out the truth can Mr. Shen’s wish be fulfilled, and that will be the greatest comfort to Mr. Shen.
It’s good now . Everyone outside knows that it was the Shen brothers who drove me away, so I can stay at home with a clear conscience.
After returning to Xu's house, the door was open and Xu Zun saw Liu Dong busy packing things in the yard.
He wanted to close the door, but then he thought that closing the door would not be a good idea.
So he went straight into the courtyard and asked Liu Dong:
"Liu Dong, how is it? My... um... your wife... um... Ku Niang?"
"It's my wife, hehe," Liu Dong wiped the sweat off his face, pointed at the room and said with a smile, "She's awake, nothing's wrong, hehe..."
ah!?
Xu Zun was shocked and rushed into the house...
