The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 227 Arrangement to enter the palace

Shen Wenxin got a servant. After Master Shen was carried back to his own courtyard by the servants, Prince Rui returned to the palace with Princess Shen Shuyuan.

Shen Wen was about to leave the Shen Mansion with Xiao Quanzi, but was stopped urgently by someone who came from behind.

Shen Wen looked back and saw that it was Shen Shuyu.

Shen Shuyu, a beautiful woman with the scent of wealth and luxury, was sweating profusely while running. She grabbed Shen Wen's arm and panted, "Seventeenth brother, I have worked hard to find you. You can't leave like this. When the Marquis heard that you were back, he immediately left the temple and even stopped practicing Zen, waiting for you to see him. You see, I came to invite you personally, Second Brother Luan, so Seventeenth brother, you must give me this face."

Shen Wen had a wooden face and really didn't want to give him this face. He hadn't encountered any good things since he entered the Shen Mansion. Originally, out of filial piety, he would endure his temper and wait for Lord Shen. Now, he was only one step away from the gate of the Shen Mansion and he didn't want to go back no matter what.

Shen Shuyu smiled gently and looked at Shen Wen expectantly, waiting for him to express his opinion.

Shen Wen took a half step and turned half of his body towards the gate of the Shen Mansion. He turned back and said to Shen Shuyu, "You can go back. Since grandfather wants to practice martial arts, he can't give up halfway. Grandfather and I don't have anything important to discuss. Just go back and tell him to rest assured."

The smile on Shen Shuyu's face gradually disappeared.

Soon he put on a smile and said, "That won't do. The Marquis asked me to come and invite you, so I must do it. Seventeenth brother, you should listen to me and follow me."

As he said this, he put his arm around Shen Wen and pulled him back.

Although Shen Wen was thinner than him, he was a skilled martial artist. How could he be easily dragged away by him? Shen Wen stood still.

Unexpectedly, the new servant Xiao Quanzi actually held up Shen Wen's other arm, and the two of them pulled Shen Wen back together.

Shen Wen was dragged away, and asked Xiao Quanzi in surprise: "Hey! I say, whose servant are you? You actually don't listen to me, but turn your elbow outward and listen to this second brother Luan?"

Xiao Quanzi said with a wooden face: "Sir, just listen to this beauty, just because she is beautiful."

Shen Wen was confused by his words. He looked at Xiao Quanzi's lower body and blurted out, "Aren't you a eunuch? You don't have any physical needs, and you are as lustful as your prince?"

Xiao Quanzi remained calm and said, "I am not lustful. I simply appreciate beautiful things, regardless of whether they are men or women."

Just like that, Shen Wen was dragged by two people and dragged back to see Lord Shen.

The next time he came to see Lord Shen, it was very different from the previous time. Ever since he entered the gate of the backyard, the maids and servants in each courtyard were like seeing a real god, and they all happily bowed to him and greeted him. Some of them were sweet-mouthed and flattered him, saying a lot of nice things.

It was even more exaggerated when they arrived at the gate of the ancestral temple. Except for those who were sick or had disasters, all the masters, grandmothers, young ladies and gentlemen from each courtyard were there. The men and women were lined up, and each of them greeted Shen Wen with a proper smile, as if they were relatives who had met after a long separation.

Shen Wen was busy dealing with this group of drama queens, and goosebumps appeared all over his body.

The crowd surrounded Shen Wen and led him into the gate of the ancestral temple, then waited outside to listen to the Marquis's instructions from inside the gate.

Shen Wen was invited into the Marquis's room.

Lord Shen looked at Shen Wen with a bit of sincerity this time. He smiled faintly and said, "Are you here? We are not polite, come and sit next to me."

When Shen Wen saw Lord Shen's performance, he really relaxed his body, becoming loose and slouchy, bringing out the lazy attitude of modern people who stayed at home in their previous life.

Lord Shen was sitting on a warm kang, with Lord Shen on the right. Shen Wen went over and sat on the left. His whole body touched the head of the kang, and he slumped down on the couch, with half of his body propped up on the pillow, neither sitting nor lying down.

Lord Shen's pupils contracted and his face twitched unconsciously due to the stimulation of his posture.

Lord Shen didn't know what to say for a moment, and Shen Wen didn't say anything either, and the atmosphere between the two of them was a little tense.

Lord Shen smiled and pointed at the tea on the table. "I asked someone to make you a bowl of milk skin. You have loved drinking it since you were a child. Try it and see if it tastes the same as before."

Shen Wen picked up the tea bowl and tasted it, saying, "Hmm, fragrant! It tastes just like before."

Lord Shen was very happy. He held up the teacup and asked, "Has Xiao Shiqi's anger subsided by now? At least it has subsided by half, right?"

Shen Wen leaned back on the pillow and shrugged, "Grandfather has seen it too. I'm a very easy person to talk to."

Lord Shen put down his teacup, the smile on his face faded and he said to the door: "Someone, tell him to get in."

After he finished speaking, the person outside heard it and opened the door to let the two people in.

Shen Wen squinted and saw that it was Master Shen and the Ninth Master Shen Maofeng.

When Shen Maofeng came up, his knees went weak and he knelt down in front of Shen Wen.

Master Shen Wu was in a depressed state, apparently having been frightened out of his wits by the rat spirit earlier. Although he was awake now, his spirit was still scattered, as if he had taken a muscle softener.

Without waiting for Lord Shen to reprimand or instruct him, Shen Maofeng said to Shen Wen with a smug face: "Seventeenth brother, please forgive me! It was all Ninth Brother's fault before. Ninth Brother did something to hurt you. Ninth Brother deserves to die. I... slap myself in the face." As he spoke, he slapped himself in the face six or seven times in a row. The sounds were loud, which showed his sincerity.

He slapped his face in pain so hard that his hands began to tremble. He really couldn't help it, so he stole a glance at Shen Wen.

Shen Wen was amused by his funny appearance and said, "Go ahead and beat him! It's better to get slapped than to lose your life."

When Shen Maofeng heard this, he immediately raised his hand and wanted to slap himself a few more times, but it was too painful and he couldn't do it.

He pouted, and tears came out of his eyes despite being a big man. He looked like a poor wretch who had lost his home.

Although Master Shen was groggy, he still remembered to protect his son. He said, "My good nephew, please let your ninth brother go this time. The Zhong family manor and the three houses have suppressed our family badly enough. You can't really bear to take your ninth brother's life, right?"

When they were planning to take his life, it was as simple as a flick of their tongue and a move of their mouth, without even blinking an eye. They did not have the slightest bit of mercy.

Shen Wen felt sick in his heart and hated the old fox Lord Shen next to him, who was staring at his next move with a covetous eye.

Shen Wen sighed, just like a bodhisattva who couldn't bear to kill. He said, "Brother Jiu, you don't dare to look down on me this time, right? We have been taught since we were young that people don't know a towering tree until it reaches the sky. If you want to step on an ant to death, be careful that it will trip over your feet and break you with one force, right? So what if my background is not better than yours? So what if my life is not as good as yours? But my luck has come, and there are a few capable people to help me. Don't be too proud, you know, you are so cruel, even God can't stand it."

Shen Maofeng didn't dare to say much, he could only nod and bow and say "yes... yes"

Upon seeing this, Master Shen immediately stepped forward and said to Shen Wen, "So, Little Seventeen doesn't intend to kill your Ninth Brother, right? Then go back and tell the people at the Three Houses and Zhong's Manor not to go against our Shen family."

Shen Wen sighed again, and said confidently and earnestly: "Forget it, I will tell both families later."

Master Shen and Shen Maofeng were happy then and hurriedly thanked Shen Wen.

Shen Wen said complacently: "What's the big deal? The two families will still listen to me. Although they look a little bit vicious, they are actually quite loyal. Speaking of this..."

Shen Wen pretended to be mysterious and looked at Lord Shen, but waved his hand towards Lord Shen and his son, saying, "Hey, you guys go out first. I want to talk to Grandfather about some serious business first."

He acted so arrogantly that he completely forgot about Master Shen and his son, who were extremely valuable people in this mansion.

Mr. Shen and his son looked at Lord Shen, and Lord Shen asked them to go out.

Seeing the father and son go out and close the door, Shen Wen said mysteriously to Lord Shen: "Grandfather, do you know how powerful the three houses and Zhong's manor are? Grandfather! Our Shen family will be famous for generations to come."

Shen Wen patted his chest and said, "You can count on me, your grandson, in the future. As long as these two families submit to me in the future, and I help the court to establish eternal merits, then this great court will set up our Shen family in the imperial temple, and we can enjoy generations of support."

Lord Shen looked at him with a faint smile.

Shen Wen said, "Grandfather? Grandfather still doesn't like his grandson, right? Grandfather, don't you believe it?"

Lord Shen said, "No, Grandfather doesn't disbelieve it."

Shen Wen immediately became alert and said, "Grandfather, it's good that you trust me. But you have to help me... Now their two families are so close that they can call each other brothers, but I have no strength! I have no military power and no backing. Without real bargaining chips to show them, they will not listen to my instructions... Grandfather, you..."

Lord Shen still smiled faintly, and he said: "Well, my dear grandson, what are you going to do?"

Shen Wen said, "I didn't know before, but Uncle Yan at the border is a local tyrant with military power! I only found out after hearing the people from Zhong's house tell me in detail. It's all my fault that I was lazy and enjoyed myself before, and didn't pay enough attention to such things. Grandfather! If you can build a good father-son relationship between Uncle Yan and me, won't this matter be easier to deal with?"

Lord Shen was silent for a long while, then he relaxed his brows and said, "This matter is not difficult to handle if you say it's easy, but it's really difficult if you say it's difficult. Our mansion is the first family of civil officials, and your second uncle Yan is a military general that everyone fears. The emperor doesn't want to see our two families join forces to become powerful. This is a threat to the emperor. Little Seventeen, do you understand?"

Shen Wen blinked in confusion, slapped the table and said, "This emperor is just too suspicious. It's such a good thing that our Shen family is protecting him."

Lord Shen smiled and said, "Little Seventeen, don't be rash. This is extremely treasonous. However, your idea is not impossible. So, it's time to eat now. Let's eat first and talk about it later."