Parents doted on their children, and children doted on their children, but very few doted on their parents more than their children. It was the same for Shen Xin. He naturally did not hesitate to choose his own flesh and blood.
He cupped his fists at Old Madam Shen. “Mother, it’s not that I’m putting on airs in the house, but what happened today is unacceptable. As a general, I can’t even protect my daughter. How can I face the ancestors of the Shen family? I’ll definitely get to the bottom of this matter. Today, I should be celebrating your birthday, but I really can’t watch Jiaojiao fall into a predicament and pretend nothing happened. I will go and apologize to you in person when this matter is resolved.”
Old Madam Shen stood rooted to the ground. Shen Xin had always been obedient to her. When she was young, she had also thought of using tricks to kill Shen Xin, but the old general doted on Shen Xin like his life, so she did not even have a chance to do so. When Shen Xin grew up, she was no match for him. Fortunately, Shen Xin treated her with respect. This was the first time Shen Xin had refuted her so harshly, and she was so shocked that she couldn’t say anything.
Shen Xin turned to look at Shen Gui and Shen Wan and said in a serious tone, “I will naturally find out what exactly happened. Second Brother and Third Brother, farewell.” He turned around and strode away. Without even looking at the others, Shen Qiu quickly followed.
After walking out of the east courtyard, Shen Xin said to Shen Qiu, “Give the wolf cloak to your sister later. I think the mansion is as dangerous as the battlefield. Your sister needs it more than Old Madam.”
“Yes.” Shen Qiu was overjoyed. Then, he thought of something and said, “Father, before Sister fainted, she mentioned something about a marriage. We have to investigate it. We weren’t informed of her marriage at all back in the Northwest.”
“Hmph.” Shen Xin said in a low voice, “I think there are many demons in the General’s Mansion. This time, your sister almost lost her life. Find out who wants her to die and I’ll punish them one by one!”
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At the Marquis of Lin’an’s Residence.
When Xie Jingxing returned to the house, he saw that there was already someone sitting at the table. The person was dressed in white and was smiling at him.
“What are you doing here?” Xie Jingxing put down his sword and asked.
“I heard that you went to the Shen family to look for something. How did it go?” Gao Yang asked with a smile.
……
“Nothing.”
“I already guessed that it’s not in the Shen family.” Gao Yang shook his head with a trace of disappointment. “If it’s not in the Shen family, what are you going to do next?”
Xie Jingxing sat down opposite him and poured himself a cup of tea. “What else can I do?”
“However, after Shen Xin returned to the capital this time, there might be a turmoil in Ming Qi.” Gao Yang looked at him and paused for a while before continuing, “At this time, will the royal family…” He placed his hand on his neck and did a cutthroat gesture.
“This day will come sooner or later.” Xie Jingxing took a sip of tea and commented calmly without any sympathy.
Gao Yang shrugged and suddenly thought of something. He took out a small green bottle from his pocket. “I heard from Tie Yi that your hand was injured last time. I made this for you.”
“What medicine do I need for a small injury?” Xie Jingxing frowned.
“My medicine doesn’t leave a scar.” Gao Yang stuffed the medicine bottle into Xie Jingxing’s hand. “It won’t be good if it leaves a scar.”
“I’m not a woman.” Xie Jingxing threw the medicine bottle back like he was avoiding a plague. “Take it back!”
“If you were a woman, you would be crying and begging me for it,” Gao Yang said. “Take it. This medicine is very expensive. A bottle is worth a thousand gold.”
Xie Jingxing glanced at him and smiled in disdain. However, he suddenly thought of the scene of the girl burning her arm in the sea of fire without hesitation.
Would she be afraid of leaving a scar?
After a moment of silence, he reached out and put the bottle in his pocket.
