The Imperial Guards didn't know what to do with him, so they simply let the father and daughter continue to kneel. Since they thought they were obstructing the square, they moved them to an inconspicuous corner of the apse.
The side rooms of the apse were occupied by injured officials and their families, and they were guarded by imperial troops on all sides, making it impossible to escape.
Shen Yuting was completely desperate.
However, Shen Zhijiang didn't give up yet. He didn't know what he was planning. He saw Xiao Lingyue approaching from a distance and immediately called her excitedly.
"Shen Wan..."
Shen Zhijiang knelt on the other side of the wall, tried to straighten his upper body, and stared at Xiao Lingyue through the flower window.
The look in his eyes was indescribably disgusting, as if he was looking at his own life-saving straw.
Xiao Lingyue frowned: "Father is so anxious to stop me, what's the matter?"
Shen Zhijiang swallowed and stuttered: "I, I heard someone said that you saved His Majesty when he was assassinated last night. Is it true?"
Xiao Lingyue said lukewarmly: "Why does father ask this?"
"Then you have made great achievements, haven't you?" Shen Zhijiang's eyes lit up and he said urgently.
Xiao Lingyue said nothing.
"Well... Dad knows that I have wronged you before, but Dad has always cared about you in his heart. You are the only legitimate daughter of our Shen family! How could your grandfather and I not care about you? "
Shen Zhijiang said nonchalantly, trying to play the emotional card.
Xiao Lingyue said: "What does father want to say?"
Shen Zhijiang said quickly: "As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water. Although you have suffered a lot of grievances in the past, you are the daughter of the Shen family and my flesh and blood after all! Now the Shen family is in great trouble and has been deprived of the title by His Majesty. Even I have to kneel here to be punished...can you really bear it?"
"What can't I bear to do?" Xiao Lingyue sneered, "Is it because of me that my father was punished?"
Isn’t it you who caused the harm?
Shen Zhijiang thought resentfully in his heart, but did not dare to show it on his face.
He said flatteringly: "Of course not. Daddy knows that you have always been good and filial, how could you possibly harm me?"
As he said that, his expression changed and he glared at Shen Yuting beside him: "It's all your fault!"
Shen Yuting's face was filled with despair.
The only pair of intact eyes were full of lifelessness, and the whole person seemed to have lost all energy.
Xiao Lingyue smiled sarcastically: "It's now time, father, don't act in front of me. Don't you feel disgusted? I feel disgusted just looking at it. If you have anything to say, just say it! I have something else to do and I don't have time to stand here. Let’s chat with you.”
Shen Zhijiang: "..."
His gray face turned blue and white, he gritted his teeth and simply said it.
"Didn't you save His Majesty and make a great contribution? Go to His Majesty to beg for mercy, beg him to spare me and get the title of the Shen family back."
"What?" Xiao Lingyue's eyes widened for a moment.
How could he confidently make such a shameless request?
Shen Zhijiang felt guilty.
But the more guilty he felt, the stronger he pretended to be on his face, and said in a matter-of-fact tone: "You are my daughter, isn't it the right thing to plead for your father? Besides, if you have made great contributions, His Majesty will certainly reward you according to your merits." , I won’t embarrass you too much, just take advantage of the situation and plead, let His Majesty return the title of our Shen family, isn’t this a very simple matter?”
"Simple?"
Xiao Lingyue couldn't help but laugh.
He smiled so sarcastically: "Since father thinks it's easy, why don't you ask for it?"
Shen Zhijiang blushed: "I have not made any great achievements. You saved His Majesty. Of course, you have to ask for it to be useful!"
"It turns out that my father also knows that it is my credit and it has nothing to do with you." Xiao Lingyue said in a faint tone, "Why should I exchange my own credit for the title of the Shen family? Does this do me any good?"