Li Chenan just said it casually.
The two of them didn't talk much about the Shen family.
The Shen family has become a thing of the past, and neither Shen Qiaodie nor Shen Jiye takes it to heart.
It's noon in a blink of an eye.
Of course, the luncheon at Peach Blossom Villa was extremely sumptuous.
The dinner was also enjoyable.
As the mistress of Zhongli Mansion, Rong Yiyin changed her attitude of looking at Li Chenan with cold eyes. She seemed to have forgotten the unpleasantness in the past.
She became very pleasant.
She picked up food for Li Chenan and chatted, talking about Zhongli Ruoshui's interesting childhood stories.
Occasionally, I would also talk about Zhongliruo’s paintings.
Zhong Lisu didn't talk to Li Chenan anymore about state affairs and family matters. He didn't talk much, but he and Li Chenan drank a lot of wine.
Xiao Baozi sat next to Li Chenan. She didn't feel ignored because she didn't even know what it meant to be ignored.
She thought the food on this table tasted very good.
Huapingchun wine also tastes very good.
Whenever Li Chenan and Zhong Lizu were drinking, she would raise a glass to accompany them - she didn't know whether she should accompany them, but she had to find a reason for herself to drink two more drinks.
She didn't even notice the dissatisfaction in Rong Yiyin's glance that occasionally glanced at her.
Even if she noticed, she would only smile slightly and continue drinking and eating.
She never cares about other people's opinions.
All she cares about is the cow next to her!
Rong Yiyin felt very unhappy. This vixen followed Li Chenan closely, and her thoughts were obvious. She happened to find Ruoshui Buzai and took advantage of the opportunity!
But Li Chenan was here, and of course she hid this unhappiness in her heart, with a smile as warm as the spring breeze on her face.
It’s very warm to talk about family life over wine.
But the Shen Mansion in Guangling City has a completely opposite scene.
If it were previous years, on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Shen Mansion would already have a completely new look.
The door of Shen's Mansion has been wiped clean, and the plaque with the two characters "Shen's Mansion" written on it is also spotless.
New lanterns have been put on the eaves, and the courtyard in Wujin is also extremely lively at this time.
The shopkeepers who are in charge of the shops in Shen's house will come to the house today. The head of the house, Shen Qianshan, will treat them to a good meal and drink, and then give them a large sum of money and New Year's gifts as rewards.
But this year...
The door to Shen's mansion was closed tightly.
The lanterns hanging in front of the door have not been replaced.
The snow was not even swept in front of the door!
It was even deserted inside.
There is no servant.
Not even a dog.
The huge courtyard was eerily silent.
Suddenly, a violent cough came from the main courtyard, breaking the dead silence here.
The coughing sound lasted for ten breaths before it gradually subsided, and then a light came on in the main room of the main courtyard.
Shen Jiye sat in front of the bed, silently looking at the pool of blood coughed up by his father, Shen Qianshan.
It wasn't until Shen Qianshan gasped and leaned on the bedside with difficulty that he whispered: "He is back, very beautiful! Do you regret it?"
Shen Qianshan's originally rich and rosy face was now so thin that he was almost inhuman shape.
His eyes were even more ashen, and they no longer had the calm look they had in March when he went to Erjinggou Alley to find Li Chenan to retrieve the marriage certificate.
At this moment when he heard Shen Jiye's words, his lifeless eyes suddenly burst into light——
"You, you said Li Chenan returned to Guangling City?"
"Well, as the regent, he returns home in fine clothes, and everyone in the city comes out to welcome him!"
"oh……"
Shen Qianshan's eyes were staring blankly at the roof, not knowing what he was thinking.
After being silent for a moment, he asked: "Is there any news about your sister...?"
"No."
"It's okay if she doesn't. If she really finds the Huo family... the Huo family won't help at all!"
"The Huo family won't even let your sister enter their door... Li Chenan became the regent, and the Huo family didn't even have time to fawn over him. How could they offend the regent for your sister?"
"Huo Chuanming has not fallen. It seems that old guy Huo Xi has taken the right path... I am afraid he borrowed the relationship of Concubine Li in the palace."
"Hey, if our Shen family makes a mistake, it's all our father's fault..."
"Cough cough cough cough..."
He coughed again.
Shen Jiye just watched indifferently, he had had enough these days.
Everything I could sell at home was sold.
It's such a cold day, but I can't even light a charcoal stove.
My family used to sell grain, but now there is less than two kilograms of rice in the rice vat.
This life is obviously unbearable.
The old man has no money to treat his disease anymore.
The old man is definitely going to die, but he is still very young, so of course he cannot be buried with the old man.
He has found a way to make a living.
He is about to leave for Pingjiang City.
There is a small bag of silver in his sleeve pocket. In the past, this small bag of silver would not have been enough for him to go to Ningxiang Pavilion for a drink, but now...
This small bag of money is all he needs to find a future!
This amount of money is only six taels.
It was only enough for him to travel to Pingjiang.
After arriving in Pingjiang, he still had to establish himself, live, and take care of things. He also needed more money.
Therefore, he is selling the house.
He has found a buyer, Cai Zhengyao, another grain merchant in Guangling City!
Look at Cai Zhengyao. He drank a few times at the tavern in Erjinggou Alley and helped Li Chenan in a small way when Li Chenan needed food the most to make wine.
Now, the Shen family has fallen, but the Cai family has suddenly become the largest grain merchant in Guangling City.
Damn dad!
If I hadn't canceled the marriage contract, what kind of scenery would the Shen Mansion be like now!
The regent returns home, he will be the future uncle of the Shen family!
He will definitely come to Shen Mansion to sit down, and everyone in Guangling City and even Jiangnan Province will watch.
From now on, the Shen family's business will be done however they want, and it is inevitable that they will make money every day.
But now...
That damn one hundred taels of silver!
Shen Jiye hates it!
Gritting my teeth with hatred!
Looking at his father, his eyes seemed to be on fire.
Shen Qianshan coughed up another pool of blood.
He took a darkened handkerchief and wiped his mouth. He didn't know that his son was waiting for him to die and to sell the house.
But he knew that his son would definitely blame him in his heart.
He added weakly:
"You will definitely blame dad."
"If I hadn't canceled your sister's marriage...how could our Shen family be in such a dilapidated state now?"
He suddenly took a deep breath and said, "He became the regent of our Ning Kingdom. Your sister should have been the queen!"
"The Shen family...may become the first family in Ningguo!"
"It's all because dad is blind...one hundred taels of silver...ruined the bright future of our Shen family!"
"Son... don't go anywhere, let alone harbor hatred towards him. Just stay at home. He is the regent. He will not come to embarrass you again... Wait until your sister comes back!"
"Your sister will come back."
Shen Jiye couldn't wait any longer.
He slowly stood up.
He walked to the bed, leaned down and looked at his father.
"Dad, I will wait for my sister to come back, but not at home."
"If you wait at home, you can only wait to die... starve to death!"
"So I'm leaving."
Shen Qianshan was shocked. His death-gray eyes widened, and he sat up straighter with his hands on the bed.
"where are you going?"
"Qinggang!"
"A new gang has been established in Pingjiang City. One of my classmates has become a small leader in that gang... If I join him, I might have a way to survive."
Shen Qianshan's chest suddenly rose and fell violently, and he gasped for a moment, "No!"
"Jianghu sect?"
"How can you join the martial arts world with your little boxing skills?"
"No!"
"When your sister comes back, she will find a way to start again..."
Shen Jiye interrupted Shen Qianshan impatiently:
"What can she do?"
"She is a woman!"
"If she hadn't made a desperate move in Jiangnan, would our Shen family be in such a situation?!"
Shen Jiye was very angry.
His name is Jiye!
He was originally going to inherit the Shen family's huge family business!
But now... all the wealth of the Wan Guan family has suddenly been wiped out, and they even owe the Huo family a large sum of money!
What kind of bullshit family fortune is this?
"She's a woman!"
"She can get married!"
"With her beauty, she can survive as a child for a wealthy family!"
"But what about me?!"
Shen Jiye stared at his father with a ferocious face, "What should I do?!"
"I'll starve to death here with you?!"
"Do you think you are the emperor? If you die, someone will bury you with you!"
Shen Qianshan's face suddenly turned red. He stretched out a trembling hand and pointed at Shen Jiye, "You, you..."
He suddenly yelled two words: "Evil son!"
But Shen Jiye burst out laughing, "Yes, I'm just an incompetent villain!"
"Who do you think you are, an old guy?!"
His face darkened, and he opened Shen Qianshan's hand with a gritted teeth slap, "You have been glorious all your life, and so am I!"
He slapped his chest: "What did you leave for me?"
"If you die, I will have to wrap you up in a torn mat!"
"go to hell!"
He pulled out the pillow, threw himself over, and pressed the pillow against Shen Qianshan's face.
Shen Qianshan struggled for a moment, then kicked his legs and lost his breath.
Shen Jiye's chest rose and fell.
He stood up.
He took the pillow away, looked at his dead father, and suddenly burst into tears.
Crying heartbreakingly.
Crying very wronged.
The one crying was not his father who was killed by him.
What I'm crying about is that I can obviously live my whole life comfortably, but now I have to live in the world and look at other people's faces.
He is unwilling to give up!
It took him half a cup of tea to cry enough.
He sat on the edge of the bed, touched his father's cold and withered face, and whispered:
"Don't blame me, I wanted you to leave after the New Year."
"But Li Chenan is back. I want to go to the Qinggang. I really can't wait any longer."
"I am the only one in the Shen family, you will protect me,"
"Right!"
Suddenly, Shen Qianshan, who was lying on the bed, raised a hand and grabbed Shen Jiye's arm!
This guy was so frightened that Shen Jiye's crotch became wet.
He jumped up with excitement, covered Shen Qianshan's face with the pillow, and sat down.
"You old fool!"
"Believe it or not, I threw you out to feed the wild dogs!"
