Oh.
How high-sounding.
How righteous.
If it were ten years ago, Shen Xining, who was only 8 years old, might not have been shocked by his father's righteous look. He might even feel great respect that such a person was his father.
But now, Shen Xining only thinks he is hypocritical.
Shen Xining saved the entire Shen family and did great things for the country and the people, but she was not rewarded but punished instead. It was just because she was a girl and the things she did were not what the so-called girls in the boudoir should do in the books. This is too ridiculous.
Shen Xining carefully read the posthumous work left by his mother. The work was full of Ning An's views on the new world outside, as well as Ning An's own great talent and strategy.
Only after truly experiencing the outside world and truly reading the world in Ning An's books, Shen Xining will understand what kind of person his mother is. Only in this case, Shen Xining will find his father, who is the Grand Tutor, extremely ridiculous.
After all, there are people in this world who are not supposed to be together in this life, and their union is itself a wrong option.
Shen Xining, it’s not worth it for her mother.
She knelt down and saluted towards Shen's father. This time, there was no struggle, nor any dissatisfaction. There was only calmness. Her tone and expression were calm, as if she felt that there was nothing unreasonable in the present moment.
"Father is telling you that your daughter has been behaving too perversely recently. In the next few days, your daughter will kneel down in the ancestral hall and think about her mistakes."
After Shen Xining finished speaking, he straightened his back and went to the ancestral hall.
After several times, kneeling in the ancestral hall had become a natural thing for Shen Xining. She already knew how to kneel in the ancestral hall very easily.
Haruyuki was somewhat indignant.
"I thought that this time we could at least expose the hypocritical face of the Shen family. Who knew that we paid such a huge price, suffered injuries, and suffered such great injustice. Now, we are punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, while the Shen family is still alive and well. This is unfair."
Shen Xining held Chun Xing's hand tightly and smiled.
"There is no such thing as fairness in this world. After so many years, at least, Shen Shi now knows that we are standing on the opposite side of her. I am afraid that Shen Shi's life now is not as easy as you and I imagined."
Chun Xing was stunned, not quite understanding what was going on. Shen Xining did not explain. She just looked at the tablet enshrined in the ancestral hall and smiled.
"Mother, I am here to pay my respects to you. Over the past decade or so, I have been too ignorant and have caused you a lot of worry. Please don't take my mistakes to heart and forgive me."
In the past, Shen Xining also believed what outsiders said. He thought that although his mother was good to him and raised him well, there were still some problems with her character. How could a woman interfere in state affairs at will? By doing so, wouldn't she be destroying the Shen family's reputation
But now, Shen Xining just wanted to laugh. What was the Shen family's reputation? For the so-called Shen family, great women like Jiang and Ning An died. Thinking about it now, Shen Xining felt sad.
At this moment, Shen was just about to pretend to be weak and fragile in front of Shen's father, but when Shen's father saw the dirt on her body, his brows slightly frowned, as if what Shen Xining had just said had already planted fruit in his heart.
A mistress of the Taifu Mansion was actually hugged by such a dirty and inferior person. Such a person is more or less tainted with the characteristics of filth.
Father Shen said in a low voice.
"There are indeed a lot of things that happened today. Come, wait for Madam to have a good rest. I have something else to do. Madam, I will take my leave first."
The man's steps were extremely fast, as if some evil spirit was chasing him from behind. Shen looked at his back and sneered.
The maid was afraid that something might be wrong with her nerves, so she quickly supported her.
"Ma'am, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I just think it's ridiculous that this person is so ridiculous, hahahaha!"
What Grand Tutor? She had seen through his coldness and ruthlessness long ago, hadn't she? Otherwise, she wouldn't have killed Jiang so easily back then. Such a smart woman, she just took a wrong step, and then she made mistakes at every step!
After that, Shen Xining kept kneeling in the ancestral hall. The entire Shen family seemed to be in peace, and Shen Xiyao and the prince's engagement was about to arrive.
The day before her wedding, Shen Xiyao deliberately came to the ancestral hall to visit, just to show off in front of Shen Xining.
"Shen Xining, you were always better than me before, simply because you were the legitimate daughter of the Shen family. But now, after getting married, we both have to rely on our own abilities. Do you think you can still do better than me now? Shen Xining, you really have to use your brain to live."
Shen Xining curled his lips and smiled.
"Sister, you are right. People do need to use their brains to live."
Shen Xiyao looked at her and felt that something seemed to be wrong in her heart, but the next second, Shen Xining's expression returned to calm and she saluted.
"Then I congratulate Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess."
Shen Xiyao felt a sense of vanity in her heart, and her eyes were raised to the sky when she looked at Shen Xining.
"Don't worry, sister. When I become successful, I may not be able to help you much, but at least as long as you are a little humble, I will never trip you up."
Shen Xining smiled calmly.
"In that case, I would like to thank you very much."
When Shen Xiyao got married, although she was the Crown Princess, her dowry and makeup were not that much because the Crown Prince did not care much about her. Even so, she was the Crown Princess after all, and all those things that relied on her still made the people below jealous.
"This is the future Crown Princess! I heard that she is the daughter of the Grand Tutor. She will enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future!"
"It really is the case that the lid fits the pot! After all, they are a perfect match, which is why they are so prosperous and wealthy today."
Everyone was talking about it, and Shen Xiyao's face was full of pride.
"This is the daughter of the Shen family. This is the status and bearing that her mother's daughter should have. As for the previous limelight that Shen Xining took away from me, my tolerance and dissatisfaction have now been completely released!"