Chapter 148 - Settling the Score (6) (1/2)

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.”

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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.