The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 152 Who Hurt My Son?

At the banquet held by the Shen family in the evening, some people came earlier than him, and some came later than him. Shen Wen just stood in a corner. When he saw the elders, he bowed like the young men and women in front of him. When he saw his peers, he pretended not to see them, turned aside and didn't talk to them. It was the same in the past, but in the past, he was a small transparent person who was bullied by everyone and was timid and afraid of things. Now he is just going through the motions according to the old script.

All the children of the Shen family came, and those who were beaten by the eunuchs in the palace all came with sick bodies. After carefully observing the looks they put on him, he was quite quiet. Perhaps it was because of the deliberate suppression of the old marquis that they dared not show too much hatred towards Shen Wen.

Soon a maid came over to report: "The Marquis is here."

Everyone dressed straight and looked solemn as they waited in the direction where the old marquis was coming.

The old marquis was seen coming slowly, supported by a handsome young man and a maid.

Everyone bowed hastily and surrounded the old marquis as he walked towards his seat like stars surrounding the moon.

The old marquis looked at his great-grandson smiling with satisfaction, and when he saw Shen Wen, he waved and said, "Little Seventeen, come here. It's been such a long time since we last met. Come and sit with grandfather, and let grandfather take a good look at you."

Shen Wen's attention was not on the old marquis, because he saw Shen Shifeng, the son of Master Shen Qi who had sent people to hunt him down before.

Shen Shifeng came with Old Marquis Shen and followed behind. He looked like a lifeless zombie, with no expression on his face and a bad complexion, with a pale look like a sickly face, which made him look very well behaved.

Lord Shen saw that he didn't answer him, so he said gently: "Shen Wen... Little Seventeen? Come and sit here with grandfather."

Shen Wen agreed and walked to the side of Lord Shen.

Lord Shen grabbed Shen Wen's hand, and the two of them sat down together.

After sitting down, Lord Shen said, "Everyone please sit down."

As usual, everyone sat down. At this time, the eldest master said, "Father, please sit for a while. Mother hasn't come yet. We all need to wait a little longer."

The third master also said, "Yes, mother has been in poor health recently. I think it's too late to act. Father and his sons should wait for mother for a while."

The third master said this, but his eyes tried to hint to Shen Wen to stand up from his seat to show respect to the old lady. After all, the elders didn't sit down, and there were also uncles and aunts standing, so why should he sit down as a matter of course.

Shen Wen just pretended not to see it, staring at the teacup on the table, like a wooden man.

The old marquis looked unhappy and snorted coldly, "She always asks others to wait. Could it be that she was ill before? Such a lame excuse is only used by you to cover up her old face. You are really... lacking in virtue as a woman."

Everyone was not embarrassed, they all lowered their heads and said nothing.

The woman's virtue is lacking.

Actually, it is an exaggeration to say this to a wife who is the principal wife.

Shen Wen felt that the old marquis was somewhat disrespectful to his wife in front of his children and grandchildren.

The old marquis didn't like to mention the old lady, so he pretended to have forgotten about it. He looked at Shen Wen, then turned back to look at the maids and the handsome man serving on both sides behind him. The old marquis said to the handsome man, "My nephew Yu, you don't have to stand here. Go find a seat and let the maids serve you wine and tea. This time, my grandson Shifeng is standing behind you."

The handsome man Shen Shuyu didn't say much. He just stared at Shen Shifeng for a moment, then agreed and left.

So it was Shen Shifeng's turn to stand behind the old marquis.

Just as I changed sides, a maidservant came over and said, "The old lady is here."

Everyone watched the old lady walk to her own wives' seats and sit down, then they bowed to the two marquis' wives and sat down.

After the old marquis sat down, he smiled and said to everyone, "Today our Shen family is holding a banquet because a happy event is coming! This time, because His Majesty has pity on our family, he specially sent someone to convey the decree to bring the eighth girl into the palace to serve. The second thing is to celebrate the return of our seventeenth son."

As soon as these words were spoken, a low crying sound was heard. The crying grew louder and louder, attracting everyone to look at her.

If it’s not the Fourth Madam Jiang, then who else could it be?

The Fourth Lady really couldn't help it anymore. She wiped her tears and called out, "My son... my son..."

The fourth master's face changed again and again, and suddenly he slammed the table and stood up and said angrily: "My son! My son! Today, no one of you can stop me. If I, as a biological father, don't avenge my son, I am unworthy of being a father!"

He pointed at Shen Wen and cursed, "You little bastard! I'm going to make you pay with your life today."

As he said that, he rolled up his sleeves and was ready to fight Shen Wen to the death.

The old marquis looked at him coming without making any move, and the other masters also pretended nothing had happened and none of them moved in their seats.

When the Fourth Master rushed to Shen Wen, the old housekeeper, who had received the old Marquis's eye signal, hugged the Fourth Master and advised him, "Fourth Master, please don't do that! Today is the Marquis's family dinner. If you do something out of line, the Marquis will not forgive you. The Marquis knows that you are upset, and the Marquis will make the decision for you. Fourth Master, you should return to your seat and wait for what happens next."

After being persuaded by him, the Fourth Master was obviously less impulsive. The look of grief on his face became even more intense. He turned around and looked at his father, the old Marquis, and knelt down with a plop.

The fourth master wailed and his old father cried, "Father! This son's family is finished! The three unfilial acts are to have no descendants, and the worst is to have no descendants. My son has come to this point, I... I will not live any longer!"

He had no place to vent his grievances and his emotions were out of control, which really moved everyone present.

Everyone was also infected by him, so they all looked at Shen Wen, and their hatred towards Shen Wen became even greater.

At this time, Shen Wen felt that the Shen family members were extremely united.

Lord Shen had not expected that his fourth son, who usually behaved badly, would cry so touchingly because his son had no offspring.

His eldest son's wailing finally made him irritated. He slapped the table and said angrily, "That's it! What a shame!"

Seeing that the patriarch was really angry, the whole family fell silent. Even the usually arrogant and rude Fourth Lady stopped crying.

Lord Shen looked at everyone one by one, and then he said to Shen Wen, "Little Seventeen! Your fourth uncle and fourth aunt won't forgive you, so go and kowtow to your two elders to apologize! Although it can't save anything, you are the blood of the Shen family after all."

There was a pause.

"He is the closest nephew of the Fourth Brother and his wife. They would never do such a thing as killing their blood relatives."

Shen Wen sat there and smiled at everyone from beginning to end. He looked around at everyone and then he remembered that there was such a person as Shen Haofeng.

And in the seat for the grandchildren of the Shen family, there was actually Shen Haofeng sitting there, like an inconspicuous outsider, sitting in a place where no one noticed him, no longer as high-spirited as before.

It was obvious that what Mr. Shen said to Shen Wen was to protect Shen Wen, asking him to kowtow as he did before until they let him go, so that the old marquis could save his life.

Everyone in the Shen family was very angry when they heard this. They felt that the old marquis was too partial. It had come to this point. Shen Haofeng was the old marquis's legitimate grandson. Why shouldn't Shen Wen, the illegitimate son born to a concubine, be beaten to death? So they looked at Shen Wen even more unkindly.

Shen Wen sat in his seat without moving. Lord Shen turned his head to look at him, and the pressure in his eyes was obvious.

Shen Wen then stood up from his seat with a smile, and said to Lord Shen, "Thank you, Grandfather, for your kindness, but I am really not qualified. I am afraid it is not like before, where I can just kowtow a few times and get away with it. Grandfather is so biased, not only will my uncle and aunt be unhappy, but it will also be difficult for me to live as a human being in the future."

Lord Shen did not expect Shen Wen to say this. Lord Shen frowned and asked, "Oh? Then what should we do according to Xiao Shiqi's opinion?"

Shen Wen took two steps and said to Shen Haofeng in the crowd: "Tenth Brother! It has come to this, aren't you going to come out and say something?"

When Shen Haofeng was called, his body trembled involuntarily. He came out of his seat reluctantly, walked to the old marquis, and after paying his respects, he smiled and said to Shen Wen: "Tenth... Seventeenth Brother"

Such brotherly love and respect instantly made the Fourth Lady furious. She called her son sharply, hurried over, grabbed her son fiercely, turned around and reached out to slap Shen Wen in the face.

Fortunately, Shen Wen dodged quickly and was not hit by her.

The fourth lady was unwilling to give up and was about to go up and beat him.

Shen Wen naturally wouldn't wait, so he ran far away and ran to the third young master Shen Yifeng.

Fortunately, the old lady couldn't stand Jiang and stopped him from chasing her with a stern voice.

The third young master Shen Yifeng couldn't bear to watch any more, so he stood up and grabbed Shen Wen, and brought him back to Lord Shen.

Shen Yifeng said to the old marquis: "Grandfather, the matter of my tenth brother's injury that day has not been fully investigated. Although the seventeenth brother was also present that day, he was weak and in an awkward position in the environment of the Ji family! My grandson is wrong. I was not present when the incident happened. There were many masters and servants of the Ji family present, and my tenth brother was drunk, so it is not easy to find out the real incident!"

The implication is that the Ji family, which is not friendly with us, saw the female family members being bullied by Shen Haofeng, and it was only natural for them to castrate Shen Haofeng in anger. This is the logic that a normal person should follow.

The fourth lady stared at Shen Wen, and after hearing what Shen Yifeng said, she said with a pah, "Don't be fooled by him, nephew. How could you forget that although my son Haofeng was drunk, his personal servant was sober. I heard with my own ears that it was Shen Wen who injured my son."

As she said that, she asked someone to summon Shen Haofeng's servant Sanxi to come for a confrontation.

Sanxi was brought up soon, and the fourth master asked, "Sanxi, did you lie about your son being injured at Ji's house that day?"

Sanxi hurriedly said: "In reply to the master, Sanxi dare not lie, everything Sanxi said is true."

The fourth master said, "Then tell me again here today, who hurt my son?"

Sanxi quickly said "yes"

But his eyes were looking at Shen Wen with a sinister and cold light.