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

Chapter 54
Shen Lingxi raised her eyes and looked at the owner of the voice.

It was an old man with a very mean and indifferent face.

He was stooped and thin, with a bamboo stick in his hand, and he was wearing a blue straight gown that was a little whitish from starch washing.

It looked like a poor relative who came to play the autumn breeze.

The old man's dim eyes were sizing her up, his eyes full of criticism.

Shen Lingxi didn't know any of the clan relatives in the Xuanping Hou Mansion.

Fortunately, there are still ancestors sitting next to him.

"This one is your grandfather's cousin, the second in the clan, you should call him the second uncle." The old ancestor smiled and said: "Nowadays, he is in charge of the affairs of the Shen family clan, don't look at him If it weren't for him in the early years, my bones would have been broken in my hometown... He also has a nickname, Ergouzi, and we all call him Shen Ergou... "

Shen Ergou...

Shen Lingxi's forehead twitched.

Shen Ji on the side looked at Shen Lingxi coldly, without any intention of introducing her.

He had expected a long time ago that since this girl chose to hand over the account books today, she must be planning to be a demon in front of the clan elders.

But she doesn't even know anyone, and who will support her.

"What are you doing in a daze, don't hurry up and pay respects to the elders." Shen Ji urged.

Ancestor: "Girl, don't be afraid, go up and ask Er Gouzi for me, ask him if he has brought the things that he promised me during the Cold Food Festival, and if he brings them, let him keep them for you."

Shen Lingxi obeyed, turned to the old man, respectful Fuli, "Lingxi has seen the second uncle."

Seeing Shen Lingxi yelling her greetings, Shen Ji couldn't hide his astonishment on his face, and there was a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

The patriarch only started to take care of clan affairs in recent years, and he had always been in Hongwu's hometown before, and rarely went to Beijing.

Even the old servants in this mansion might not be able to recognize him.

How did Shen Lingxi recognize it?

The patriarch snorted coldly, as he answered Shen Lingxi's title.

Shen Lingxi smiled and said: "Second uncle, before my grandmother passed away, I told Lingxi that if I see you, let me tell you that if you bring the things you promised to bring to her during the Cold Food Festival, please leave them to me for safekeeping." .”

As soon as this remark came out, the patriarch looked at Shen Lingxi with a different look.

"The things are kept in my room, and I will get them to you later."

He said in a deep voice, "I heard from Da Lang that you have the keys and account books of your grandmother's warehouse, and you plan to hand them over to the first room and the second room in front of us old fellows. If there is any embarrassment, you can just say it."

The meaning in the words is to support Shen Lingxi.

Shen Ji never expected that Shen Lingxi could change the patriarch's attitude with just one sentence.

She also asked the patriarch for something——
What do you want?Could it be the land deeds of the hometown under the name of the ancestors?There are salt fields and gold mines in those land deeds, if any leakage is made, it can cover the expenses of the Marquis Mansion for a year, if it is taken by this girl...

What Shen Ji can think of, Shen Liang can naturally think of too.

He tried his best to win Shen Ji's sympathy, and stayed in the mansion just to get the share of the family property that the second wife deserved in the mourning hall today.

How can she tolerate Shen Lingxi, this dead girl who has repeatedly spoiled his good deeds all by herself.

With Shen Ji's brain, he can't count on it.

At this juncture, you can only come by yourself.

Before Shen Lingxi could speak, Shen Liang took the lead to grab Bai:
"Second Uncle, this girl was born in the countryside. She has been dealing with monks, aunts, actors and other high-ranking scholars. She is used to stealing, raping and playing tricks. Mother was deceived by her sweet talk before giving her the key to the warehouse and the account book. Now she doesn't If you let it go, you will definitely find some excuse to embezzle your mother's private property, so don't be fooled by her."

He has no hope of official career, and he would help his ancestors with general affairs on weekdays, and he has always been on good terms with the elders of the clan.

Especially the patriarch, who treats him as his own.As long as he asked for something, the patriarch would respond to everything, not to mention that he just reminded him just now.

"Second brother is right, uncle, just listen to what this girl says, don't take it too seriously." Shen Ji also echoed.

The two brothers said so, and the patriarch looked at Shen Lingxi, and immediately put on a bit of vigilance.

Shen Lingxi sighed faintly, "Originally, I wasn't embarrassed, but when Master Shen Er said that, then I was really embarrassed."

She took out a piece of deed paper from her sleeve, and said innocently: "This is a piece of property distribution deed left by my grandmother before she was alive. It is written in the deed that the antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry in my grandmother's warehouse will be left to the eldest son. The rest of the land and house deeds are left to the Second Household. But the Second Master now says that I am a liar...then this deed is also a fake?"

"How is this possible?!" Shen Ji was stunned, and then his face darkened: "Fifth girl, don't talk nonsense in front of the clan elders, you should know, this is absolutely impossible!"

Antique calligraphy and paintings are only worth a few dollars, and land deeds and house deeds are the most important.

The whole family is supported by the things in the ancestor's private treasury, and the land deed and house deed are all given to the second house, so the big house is waiting to drink the northwest wind.

Shen Lingxi bent her lips and smiled, and spread out the deed paper in her hand, with the side with words and seals facing out.

"Master Hou, look at what you said. I was just following my grandmother's orders. On the deed that Mama Cui gave me, it was written in black and white with my grandmother's private seal. If Master Hou doesn't believe it, you can Get the government to check it out."

Not to mention Shen Ji, even Shen Liang didn't understand the situation.

He hurriedly asked Cui Yuan to push him to Shen Lingxi, reached out and took the contract from her hand, and read it carefully.

"Yes... This is indeed my mother's seal, it is my mother's handwriting, the person who wrote the book is my mother, and the witness is Mrs. Wu Anbo, it is true, it is true!" Shen Liang was so happy that his voice couldn't help being excited When he got up, he couldn't tell that it was the person who broke both legs not long ago.

He originally only wanted to get the share that the second room deserved and that was enough, but now it is the majority of the family property.

How could he not be surprised.

Shen Liang hugged the contract letter in front of him, hugged her tightly, tears filled his eyes, and said in a trembling voice of gratitude: "Mother really... really loves me the most..."

Everyone in Shen Ji was numb and didn't understand where this deed came from.

Because of the death of her ancestor, Shen Lingxi hated Shen Liang to death, even if there was such a thing as a deed, how could she show it.

"It's fake, it must be fake." With a gloomy face, Shen Ji stepped forward to grab the contract and take a closer look.

It was Xiao An who was next to him, and grabbed his sleeve in time, "Master Hou, you forgot that the ancestor also left you a letter..." She whispered to Shen Ji's ear, " Even if that letter doesn't work, don't you still have something to do with the second wife?"

These words were like enlightenment, which made Shen Ji wake up immediately, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

Yes.

The second wolf was ambitious, colluded with the rebellious party, harmed relatives, and his mother died because of him.

Such wolf-hearted and heinous people cannot stay, absolutely cannot stay!

(End of this chapter)