The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 138 It seems that you are willing to be treated like this!

Shen Wen's play in the Shen family was exposed the moment she left the Shen family with Ji Zichu. She had stayed in the Yingtian government office for too long, so how could the troublemakers in the Shen family stop? However, this time, with the pressure from the old Marquis Shen, they had no choice but to bring it up and make a few complaints, blaming all the bad things that had happened in recent days on Shen Shiqi.

Old Master Shen sat on the upper seat with his eyes closed, like a huge Buddha, as steady as a mountain.

Old Master Shen had been thinking about one thing for a long time. He estimated that Shen Wen had been outside for about the same amount of time, so he pointed to the eldest master's other son, Shen Maofeng, and asked him to bring Shen Wen home safely.

Shen Maofeng was extremely unconvinced in his heart, but he dared not show it on his face. He had no choice but to agree and went to the Yingtian government office with the old housekeeper and the servants in his house to pick up the person.

They were in front of the Yingtian Prefecture government office and saw from a distance that Shen Wen and the third son of the Ji family were together, along with a man and a woman with their backs to them, discussing something.

When he got closer, Shen Maofeng heard Ji Zichu teasing Shen Wen about marrying Tian Liuer.

Shen Maofeng, this brainless playboy, firstly looked down on Shen Wen, and secondly, he believed from the bottom of his heart that all people with the surname Ji were the mortal enemies of their Shen family, so he shouted sharply that others were not worthy of marrying into their Shen family.

This idiot!

When Shen Wen saw him coming, he immediately lost interest in the conversation.

Jiang Duzhi saw Shen Maofeng, and Shen Maofeng also saw that it was Jiang Duzhi. The two of them instantly became like a cat against a stubborn dog, and they were just about to explode and attack.

Shen Maofeng gnashed his teeth and said, "Who did I think it was? It turned out to be you. I heard that you had been in trouble recently and had to go to a pawnshop. What's going on? Did you almost squander all the family wealth?"

Jiang Duzhi was not polite either. He said, "What do you care about what I do? Don't bother yourself with this. Even if I go begging, I won't pass by your door."

Shen Maofeng smiled contemptuously and said, "You are in such a mess and you are still arrogant in front of me. Mr. Jiang, do you think you are brainless? Why have you lived such a miserable life for so many years? You still don't know it now?"

As soon as the two people met, they lost sight of everyone else and focused on arguing with each other.

Shen Wen learned from their conversation that the two people must have known each other for a long time. He also thought of what Ji Zichu had mentioned before, that Mr. Jiang had worked as a tutor in the Shen family.

When Shen Wen looked at Jiang Duzhi again, he recalled some past memories. It seemed that he was also among the Shen family's daughters and studied with this teacher for a few days.

Ji Zichu nudged Shen Wen with his arm and said, "Stop looking, let's go! How about going to the restaurant to have a bowl of mutton soup? You were standing at the door of the morgue, didn't you say you were a little hungry?"

Shen Wen didn't want to bother with that idiot Shen Maofeng, so he agreed to Ji Zichu's request, and the two of them agreed to go to a restaurant for dinner.

As soon as the two of them left, the old butler Shen, who was standing by to act as a background, couldn't stand it anymore. He didn't care what Shen Maofeng was doing, and hurriedly stopped in front of Shen Wen, grabbed her and said, "Seventeenth Master! The Marquis is waiting for you at home... You see... Everyone in the family is worried about your health, you should go back with this old servant first, tell your family before going somewhere else with this master."

Shen Wen looked at the old housekeeper and said, "You are Housekeeper Shen."

Butler Shen immediately smiled and replied, "Hey! Master Seventeen still remembers this old servant."

Shen Wen pondered for a moment and said, "Is the second steward in the prison your son?"

Butler Shen's smiling face immediately lost its color.

Shen Wen said, "Since you're already here in front of the Yingtian government office, I think you should go in and take a look at him. He'll feel better if you, an old man, care about him. What do you think?"

Butler Shen didn't understand Shen Wen's intention for a moment, and he stood there in hesitation, not agreeing.

When Shen Maofeng heard Shen Wen mention the second butler in the prison, he immediately came up to her and laughed dryly, "Seventeenth brother! You see, you are also a constable in the Yingtian government office. Considering that the second butler's family has served our family, you should tell the governor of the government office to release the second butler."

Shen Wen finally saw how thick-skinned Shen Maofeng was, so he deliberately looked at Shen Maofeng seriously. Shen Maofeng misunderstood and said proudly: "I said that the Seventeenth Brother is one of our family members, and he will not stand idly by when the Shen family is in trouble."

Before Shen Wen could gather enough strength to mock him, he heard a strange male voice saying, "Who wants to tell me... that I will agree to let him release the person?"

This person answered from a distance. Before everyone could see who it was, the two gatekeepers who were watching the excitement behind the government gate pushed open the gate with a bang and shouted happily: "Master Ruan! It's our former government master, Master Ruan Qingxia, here we are!"

The man walked over side by side with another man wearing court robes and an official hat.

These two people, one is Ruan Qingxia and the other is Chu Yanqiu.

When everyone saw the two of them, except Shen Wen and Ji Zichu, everyone else looked terrified as if they had seen a flood or a beast.

Ruan Qingxia was a boy of about sixteen or seventeen years old. He was gentle and kind-looking, and he would always smile at everyone he met.

The two doormen greeted him politely, and he greeted Ji Zichu and said, "Greetings, young master."

Ji Zichu responded with a salute, "Your Excellency is too polite. Apart from the honor my mother has given me, I am just a constable working in the Yingtian Prefecture. I should salute your Excellency."

The two of them exchanged polite words.

Ji Zichu asked, "What did Lord Ruan just say? Could it be that Lord Ruan is going to take charge of the Yingtian government again?"

Ruan Qingxia nodded.

Ji Zichu smiled and said, "That's great! The government office is very busy right now, and many cases have been squeezed out. With someone as capable as Lord Ruan in charge, I believe those cases will be resolved soon."

Lord Ruan smiled back and said, "You're welcome. Young Master, please don't mention my past affairs. Now I work with you in the Yingtian Prefecture Yamen. I also think that as long as we work together, the backlog of cases will be solved quickly."

Ji Zichu and Lord Ruan admired each other, so Ji Zichu said, "Lord, please call me Brother Zichu. We are colleagues, so don't be so distant."

Lord Ruan readily agreed.

Lord Ruan looked at Shen Wen and said to Ji Zichu, "Is this also a constable from our government office?"

Ji Zichu said: "Yes, I recruited this person to my side. I reported it to the emperor, and the emperor approved it."

Lord Ruan nodded and said, "I understand! This is a privilege given to you by the Emperor. Does this mean that this young man will only listen to your orders, Brother Zichu?"

Ji Zichu nodded and said, "I haven't introduced him to you yet, sir. This is the son of Lord Shen, named Shen Wen, the seventeenth son of the Shen family."

Ruan Qingxia nodded and looked at Shen Wen, then turned to look at Shen Maofeng. He looked at him and said, "I just heard that Mr. Shen Jiu wanted to say something to the prefect of my prefecture? Release the person? Release whom? How can you be sure that I will release the person for you?"

Shen Maofeng blushed when asked this question.

How dare he tell Ruan Qingxia about using the backdoor to release the person? Who is Ruan Qingxia? He is a child prodigy who can solve unsolved cases in the world at the age of nine. When three generations of his Ruan family died mysteriously overnight, it was this young boy who, on behalf of his grandfather, father and brother, used the life of the third ancestor of the Ruan family as a guarantee in the court, personally investigated the whole case, and caught the real murderer within seven days.

Nine years old! At that time, he was thoughtful, resolute and decisive, and personally sent the real murderer to the guillotine. If he was not cold-blooded and ruthless, who could do this?

Shen Maofeng quickly shook his head and denied, "No! No! I didn't say that. Lord Ruan must have heard it wrong. What I said... was... was to ask Seventeenth Brother to release the person... Haha... I forgot that Lord Ruan, Third Brother's immediate superior, makes the decision."

At this moment, everyone looked at him with contempt as he nodded and bowed.

Shen Wen bowed to Ruan Qingxia and said, "Master Ruan, please don't argue with my ninth brother. He didn't bring his brain with him before he left. He doesn't even know what he just said. Master Ruan and we are both normal people, so don't bother with him."

Shen Maofeng didn't dare to refute this nonsense. He had to agree with it with feeling and kept saying "yes, yes, yes"

Lord Ruan's kind eyes, neither too big nor too small, curved slightly as he looked at Shen Wen with interest and said, "Oh! Is that so? Then Mr. Shen Shiqi has taken a liking to him. Next time before he goes out, he must remember to remind him to be careful before going out."

Shen Wen nodded very seriously.

Shen Maofeng finally survived this brainless storm. He relaxed slightly and returned to his original dandy demeanor. But his erratic eyes met the cold-faced Chu Yanqiu, who just glanced at him with a critical look, and frightened him so much that he dared not move.

Shen Maofeng tugged at Shen Wen's arm shyly and whispered, "Seventeenth brother, let's go."

Shen Wen was caught off guard by his hand, and her face cracked with disgust. She immediately brushed his hand away and said, "What are you doing? Who said I want to go home with you? Don't make a move."

Shen Maofeng was immediately furious at such a look of disdain. He completely forgot that Chu Yanqiu and Ruan Qingxia were present. He gritted his teeth and said, "You! Don't be ungrateful! The Shen Mansion is so big, and I, the legitimate ninth master, have come to invite you. What else do you want? Don't forget that you grew up eating and drinking at the expense of our Shen family. If we hadn't raised you to this age, you would have been beaten to death on the street long ago!"

Shen Wen was convinced by the rotten physique of this despicable man. She was the best at dealing with despicable men. The most effective way was to pull his hair and hit him on the head with a series of punches, but she held back. She still had some rationality in her body and knew in her heart that she couldn't use violence in front of so many people.

She looked around at Ruan Qingxia and the others awkwardly, and suddenly laughed, "This man who goes out without a brain is so moody."

Chu Yanqiu pursed his lips and said, "Is that so? I don't think so. He clearly regards you, the Seventeenth Young Master, who is also the master of the Shen family, as a servant. Even so, you tried your best to explain his words and actions. It seems that you are quite happy for others to treat you like this!"