All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 39
On Shen Liang's clothes, there were large spots of water stains from the scalding tea.

He didn't seem to be aware of it, and knelt directly on the fragments of the teacup in front of him. The fragments pierced into the flesh and blood, bleeding a large amount of blood on his light-colored Taoist robe.

"Mother..." He said in a sad voice, "At the same time in the hunting grounds, my elder brother made great contributions in escorting him and was favored by the emperor, but I broke my leg and cut off my official career. These years, my son has been suffering in his heart. He only feels that this life is hopeless. Once I thought about ending this poor life..."

Mrs. Wang closed her eyes, "In this life, official career is not the only way to go. With your heart, even if you enter the court, it is not a good thing."

"But this is the only dream of my son in the first half of his life." Shen Liang knelt and walked to Mrs. Wang's feet, his face full of hope, "Mother, do you know that when my son got the exact news that day, the nobles in the palace wanted this picture?" , how happy I am... Now that I have a consonance again, it is simply God's help."

"As long as my son can collect all those fragments together, find Lingxi to mend it up, and present it to the nobleman. That son will be able to rise to the top from now on. Maybe our Marquis Mansion will be honored as one family and two marquises in the future."

"It's stupid! I don't even look at how much you have. Do you have that life? Are you worthy?" Mrs. Wang mercilessly exposed his unrealistic fantasy, "I put the fragments of the embroidery picture in the warehouse, But you secretly took it away, afraid that I would know about it, so you silenced Liu Si, right? You are even afraid of me, how can you dare to risk the life of the entire family with that embroidered picture!"

When it came to the end, Mrs. Wang was already furious, and her eyes were full of disappointment.

Shen Liang knew her best, and knowing her like this, there must be no room for change in this matter.

He clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves, gritted his teeth, knelt down, concealed the deep unwillingness in his eyes, and admitted his mistake in a sad voice, "My son is wrong. It's because my son was infatuated for a while that he did such a thing. Please forgive me." The mother forgives the son this time."

Seeing that his robe was soaked with blood, Mrs. Wang finally couldn't bear it, and sighed, "Forget it, you can go back to the Temple of Longevity tomorrow. If there is nothing to do in the future, don't go back to the house again. Take it back, from now on, as long as you keep yourself safe and practice Taoism at the Temple of Longevity, I will let your elder brother take care of you, so you can go."

Taking back the power of the housekeeper of the second room means cutting off his expenses completely.

He has no salary, no private property, and no income, so he can only live on the nose of others, and can no longer go out to socialize, cater to left and right, let alone pay for murder.

Just one step away, just one step away.

If Liu Si's body hadn't been brought out, if the bottle of oil was still there...

Shen Liang hated him very much, but he knew that what the ancestor decided could not be changed, and it would be useless for him to ask any further, it would only backfire.

"My son knew he was wrong." Shen Liang bowed down and bowed again, "From now on, my son will not be able to accept Huan Huan's knees, please take care of my mother."

Then, trembling stood up and staggered out of the room.

Cui Yuan was waiting at the door with a lantern, and when she saw him coming out, she hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

Seeing his appearance, Cui Yuan said distressedly: "Second Master, let me let the servants carry the soft sedan chair."

Shen Liang shook his head, held Cui Yuan's hand tightly in silence, and said sadly until he walked out of the Songzhu Courtyard: "Yuan'er, I was kicked out of the Longevity Temple by my mother, and I am afraid that I will not be able to fulfill the promise I made with you in the future. The love of my life, I can't drag you down, I only hope that you can find a good son-in-law in the future, I... I will pray for you in the Longevity Temple."

Cui Yuan's heart was about to break, "Second Master, no matter where you go, Cui Yuan is willing to follow you and serve by your side. Cui Yuan will not marry unless you are a king in this life, and she will never break her promise."

"But I'm a useless person now." Shen Liang laughed at himself, all thoughts were lost, "The official career has been cut off, and now my mother has cut off my expenses. I'm just a burden to live with this crippled body in the world. You are young, don't be dragged down by me. If there is an afterlife, I will marry you as my wife, love you, protect you, and cherish you for the rest of my life..."

After finishing speaking, she cruelly pushed Cui Yuan's hand away, and left without looking back.

Cui Yuan looked at his back, tears blurred her eyes, "Second Master, Cui Yuan will definitely find a way to save you..."

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In the early morning of the second day, what happened in Songzhuyuan last night passed through Liu Si's mouth to Shen Lingxi's ears.

"The girl didn't see it. When the second master told Cuiyuan that he would marry her, love her, protect her, and cherish her for the rest of his life, the magpie's face turned green, and it was so painful to cry. Said that the second master never talked to her." She said something like this. Sitting in front of the second master's bed all night, crying and cursing, I was terrified to see the resentment, but it's a pity that the second master couldn't see it. If I could see it, it would be wonderful."

Liu Si smiled from ear to ear.

The magpie killed him, and he was very happy to end up like this.

Shen Lingxi and the magpie didn't have any enmity. She had expected such a day, but when it got to this point, she no longer wanted to laugh at the magpie.

Shen Lingxi: "Where is she?"

Liu Si: "I'm still following the second master. It's a scorching hot day. The second master has put on his long gown today, and it's because of her resentment that he's chilled."

No matter how deep the resentment is, the impact on living people can only be like this at most.

Those "ghosts claiming their lives" stories in the storybook are just plots to warn the world.

Even if there is reincarnation in karma, and good and evil will eventually be rewarded, those souls who died unjustly may not all survive the time when their vengeance will be rewarded.

Mu Huaian came to pick up Shen Lingxi and Shen Yuyao early in the morning.

Before leaving, the ancestor left Shen Lingxi alone for a cup of tea, and explained to her: "Your newly learned embroidery technique is exquisite, but I am worried that it will bring you disaster. The nobleman sees it, if you are ordered to work in the Shangyi Supervisor, it will be difficult to leave the palace. If you are trapped in the deep palace in your prime, how will I be able to explain to Shen Fugui in the future. "

Although he didn't say it clearly, he also kindly advised her to avoid disaster.

Shen Lingxi asked tentatively, "But it has something to do with Second Uncle's Fang embroidered handkerchief?"

"That's right." Now that she asked, the old ancestor didn't intend to hide it from her, "The embroidered handkerchief is a fragment cut out from an embroidery picture. Now that there are nobles in the palace who want to collect all the fragments, maybe the court will do the same. Therefore, there was a bloodbath. You have this embroidery skill. It will be a disaster rather than a blessing in the future. You must not show it in front of others. I have asked your second uncle to go to the Temple of Longevity to concentrate on cultivating the Tao. No matter what he asks you to do in the future, don't agree to him. What you have to do now is to get along well with Huai'an, if you can get the protection of the Mu family in the future, I will feel relieved, go quickly."

For a moment, Shen Lingxi didn't understand the relationship between the Mu family and this matter.

But since the ancestor urged her, she couldn't continue to ask.

Because of Liu Si's words, she originally planned to get Cui Yuan to her side, lest Cui Yuan would attack the ancestor for Shen Liang.

But today, unexpectedly, I didn't see Cui Yuan's person, so Shen Lingxi had to vaguely remind the ancestor: "The hair oil I took away that day, the narcissus powder mixed in it, although it has the effect of dispelling wind, it should not be used frequently. You The illness this time may be caused by the oil on the scalp, and we should be more careful about what we eat and use in the future."

The old ancestor was slightly startled, then responded with a smile.

Only then did Shen Lingxi leave, and with Mu Huaian's escort, she and Shen Yuyao took the car to the Temple of Longevity...

(End of this chapter)