Xu Zun recognized that the man in the battle robe was Shen Xinglian, the third son of Shen Tiande. He was currently the captain of Tangzhou Jingwu School and was an authentic military officer.
The one wearing a vermilion official uniform is Shen Tiande's second son, Shen Xinghong, who is currently the Tangzhou Facao, equivalent to a military judge.
In addition, Shen Tiande's eldest son Shen Xingqun also serves in the Ministry of War, but he did not appear in front of him. 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 Shen Xingqun, the other brothers and sisters all look down on him for being picky and picky.
Now, Duke Shen was framed and died unexpectedly. Naturally, his two sons refused to let him go and blamed Xu Zun for the cause.
"Get out!" Shen Xinglian was tall and strong, pushing Xu Zun hard, "From now on, don't say you are from the Shen family, let alone my father's adopted son, we don't know you..."
Xu Zun was pushed by him, but he didn't care at all. Because he happened to have something important at home right now, and he was not at ease letting Liu Dong stay to take care of the woman.
It's good now. Since these two sons are back, I don't have to stay here.
Thinking of this, Xu Zun did not compete with the two of them for the top position, but retreated step by step, preparing 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!"
Looking around, he saw that the person speaking was none other than Miss Shen Qian. Next to Shen Qian stood the tall exotic woman Huo Anu.
Huo Anu was wearing a mourning robe, and it was the first time I saw her without an iron umbrella in her hand.
"Little sister," Shen Xinghong said, "if it weren't for this Paralytic Xu, how could he have caused this catastrophe to our family?"
"Yes," Shen Xinglian's eyes widened angrily, with tears in his eyes, "Our father was originally a good person, but if he hadn't adopted such a useless person who was holding us back, how could he have left us?
"I... I didn't kill him, even if I didn't kill him, it would be an advantage for him!" As he said that, Shen Xinglian used 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 dad's mourning hall. Are you crazy? If you don't stop, you will be disrespectful to dad!"
"Wow..." Shen Xinglian screamed in anger, but still let go of his hand.
Xu Zun straightened his collar and wanted to confront 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 and third brother," Shen Qian came to the crowd and said with a dull expression, "How could Xu Zun, the county captain, provoke such a powerful enemy?
"The big tree attracts the wind, and it is a crime to possess a jade. This group of people originally came to our Shen family.
"What's more..." She glanced at Xu Zun, with inexplicable complexity in her eyes, "If it hadn't been for Xu Zun this time, I'm afraid not only our Shen family would have suffered, but even several of our brothers would have been taken back to the capital for trial. Got it!"
"Ah?" Shen Xinghong was surprised, "Is it so serious?"
"No way?" Shen Xinglian frowned, "Can Paralytic Xu save the Shen Mansion? Who believes it?"
this……
At the same moment, 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 same Shen Qian who wanted to break off the engagement. After Shen Gong's accident, she should be more hostile to him.
But now she actually stood up and said something fair for herself, which was really unexpected.
"Daddy's death was a pure accident and had nothing to do with Xu Zun." Shen Qian suddenly burst into tears, "If you want to blame, blame me!
"If dad hadn't stood in front of me to protect me that day, nothing would have happened to him!"
Shen Qian's eyes were filled with tears, but she was crying silently.
But the more this happened, the more distressed the two brothers became. They rushed to Shen Qian to comfort her:
"Oh, little sister, how can I blame you?"
"Yes, please don't blame yourself. You are the apple of our family's eye. If it were me, I would still stand in front of you..."
"That's right, that's right, if something happens to you, our whole family will die..."
The two brothers comforted her with kind words for a long time, and then Shen Qian stopped crying.
"Hmph! It's all because that thief is so hateful," Shen Xinglian said angrily, "Tell me, where is the damn murderer now? I'll chop him up!!"
"It's in the Internal Guard's Mansion!" Huo Anu, who was next to him, quickly responded.
"oh……"
As soon as Shen Xinglian heard the words "Neiwei Mansion", he immediately became silent.
How could he, a military lieutenant, dare to ask about the affairs of the Imperial Guard?
"You guys should stop making noise," Shen Qian said. "It's better to arrange dad's funeral first. As for the ins and outs of this, I will tell you slowly."
"Okay," they both agreed in unison, but Shen Xinghong still asked more, "By the way, did our father say anything before he left?"
"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 Mr. Xu should take good care of the young lady!" Huo Anu blurted out.
"Anu," Shen Qian scolded, "talking too much!"
"Oh," Huo Anu quickly covered his mouth.
"What!!?"
Upon hearing this, the arrogance of the two Shen masters that had just subsided was ignited again.
"Papa Xu," Shen Xinglian shouted, "are you still thinking about toads eating swan meat? Don't even think about it!"
"Yes," Shen Xinghong said, "even if dad leaves, we three brothers will still have to take care of my sister, and it won't be your turn!"
"How shameless," Shen Xinglian rushed towards Xu Zun angrily again, "Do you really still want to marry my sister? You are just wishful thinking..."
Damn it!
Xu Zun cursed in his heart, Mr. Shen said this, not me?
Um...no...
He suddenly remembered that the words about taking care of Shen Qian were actually said by himself.
The incident happened suddenly that day, and Mr. Shen was so shocked by the secret he told. In his haste, he could only use this excuse to excuse himself.
Even so, he was still worried whether he would be noticed by Cai Kun and others?
In this case……
All right!
"Slow down!" When Shen Xinglian approached, Xu Zun raised his hand and said, "I won't argue with you today in front of my adoptive father's soul!
"Listen carefully, Mr. Shen asked me to take care of Miss Shen. I didn't say I was willing in the first place, right? Since you are so resistant, then let it go!
"But you must remember that it is you who disobey Mr. Shen's will, not me! Humph!"
After saying this, Xu Zun turned around and walked away!
Xu Zun's words completely shocked the Shen brothers. They thought Xu Zun now was still the confused county captain Xu Xiaopan before!
"Huh? This..."
Shen Xinglian was devastated, 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 to say something, but after hearing Xu Zun's words, she suddenly froze.
Looking at Xu Zun's decisive retreat, her eyes showed complex expressions, either disappointment, grievance, or regret...
…
Xu Zun didn't think too much, he only thought about one thing, and that was to go home as soon as possible.
Duke Shen was able to tell himself this shocking secret before he died, so he naturally hoped that he could investigate the matter clearly.
Only by finding out the truth can Duke Shen's wish be fulfilled. That is the greatest comfort to Duke Shen.
It's good now that everyone outside knows that it was the Shen brothers who drove him away, so he can stay at home legitimately.
After returning to Xu's house, the door was open, and Xu Zun saw Liu Dong packing things hard in the yard.
He originally wanted to close the door, but then he thought, closing the door would be bad.
So, he went straight into the courtyard and asked Liu Dong:
"Liu Dong, how are you? I... um... where is your wife... um... Ku Niang?"
"She's my wife, hehehe," Liu Dong wiped his sweat, pointed at the room and smiled, "She's awake, nothing is wrong, hehe..."
