Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 317 1 Definitely not

At night, the candlelight in the ancestral hall flickered in the wind.

Shen Yichuan watched as the tablet was gently removed, and when he saw the name on the back, he took a step back helplessly.

In the silent night, Shen Yichuan heard his heartbeat roaring like a drum. He turned around and looked at Shen Yijie who followed him. As if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, he asked frantically: "Dad, tell me, tell me, is this fake? This is fake, everything here is fake."

Shen Yichuan looked up, his eyes unfocused.

The dark beams, the neat tablet, and he was trapped inside.

"She is your mother. Don't you want to know why the Shen family kept to themselves back then, but are now trying to help? This is the answer."

"How can this be……"

Shen Yichuan held the tablet and knelt on the ground weakly, and the tablet fell down.

On the tablet, the two words "Xu Xi" are vigorous and powerful.

That is, his biological mother...

"The Xu and Shen families have always had an alliance. I knew since I was a child that Xu Xi would be my wife. She is smart, gentle and kind, and is known as the most talented woman in the capital. I am always happy because I have made an engagement with her."

Shen Yijie walked to the side of Shen Yichuan, picked up the tablet and put it back on the table, and continued: "But I didn't marry her back to the Shen family after all. She entered the palace and became the crown princess, and then became the queen, and had you."

"I don't know the whole story, but I was happy for her. On the day you were born, I sent you a longevity lock. But the good times didn't last long. Something happened to the Xu family, and she was criticized by thousands of people for being the queen. The night she learned that the Xu family was imprisoned, she was heartbroken and wanted to commit suicide with you."

"When the Queen Mother rushed over, she only saved you, but failed to save her. Perhaps because she knew that the Xu family could not escape the disaster, the Queen Mother ordered someone to quietly send you out of the palace, and then a fire burned everything."

"Do you think I don't want to help the Xu family? Do you think the Shen family can really sit still? If it weren't for protecting you, the entire Shen family would have died in front of the emperor to seek justice for the Xu family."

On the altar, the candle flame kept jumping, illuminating the two words "Xu Xi".

Shen Yichuan looked back blankly, recalling every detail of the past few years.

Yes.

The Queen Mother had always treated him very well, sometimes even better than Bei Yao.

But he thought it was his aunt's fault.

It's not that all this is untraceable, but he has never cared about it.

"Shen Yichuan, this generation of the Shen family is named Ren, and you are the only one named Shen Yichuan. Now, do you understand where the word Chuan comes from?"

Water gathers to form a marsh, flows to form a stream, flows to form a lake, and finally becomes a river.

The "chuan" in Shen Yichuan's name does not mean perseverance, nor tolerance and magnanimity, but the "chuan" held up by the previous generation of the Xu family, a river that never stops flowing.

Without the Xu family, there would be no Shen Yichuan.

"I do not know."

Shen Yichuan shook his head and denied: "I am the eldest son of the Shen family, I am Shen Jihuai!"

Shen Yichuan wanted to get up, but no matter how hard he tried, Shen Yijie's words were like shackles, firmly tying him to the spot.

Keep him motionless.

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After leaving Feishui, Chen He drove the carriage and continued to wander northward.

Even though he knew Beiyao's thoughts, Xu Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Beiyao, are you really not tempted by the military exploits at the Battle of Feishui?"

Whether Beiyao was moved or not, Xu Yuan didn’t know.

But she was moved.

But there was nothing she could do. She hadn't done anything, so she couldn't steal the credit.

Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Bei Yao lazily opened his eyes and said, "In this world, I will only be moved by you. Military merit is nothing, it's just something dispensable."

"Too."

Bei Yao's attitude was within Xu Yuan's expectations.

You know, it was a great achievement to turn hostility with Ge Shu into friendship, but Bei Yao said nothing and did nothing. He gave the credit to Xie Xiaocheng, and then gave it to Zhang Yue.

At that time, Xu Yuan felt that she was a little scheming and had stolen the credit from Bei Yao, but now it seems that she was overthinking.

Bei Yao doesn't care about these things.

After Xu Yuan finished speaking, he suddenly realized something, his face turned red, and he couldn't help but said, "I suddenly realized that why do you have so many flowery words?"

"This is not just rhetoric, this is what the heart desires."

Bei Yao glanced at Xu Yuan and said with a smile, "I have already thought of a gift list for the journey. After returning to Beijing, the first thing I will do is to propose marriage."

Bei Yao held Xu Yuan's hand and said, "When we left Feishui, I asked Chen He to write a letter to the capital, asking him to get back the deed to Xu's house at any cost."

"The deed is in Qi Chengen's hands, so it might be hard to get it. Besides, I've been living in Sishui County, so I don't know much about Xu's house..."

It’s not that Xu Yuan had never thought about taking back the Xu residence, but she didn’t have the ability to do so.

"You don't want to, but your father may not. If I don't show my full sincerity, how can I impress him and make him feel that I can protect you?"

Beiyao asked back with a smile.

Xu Yuan's heart was filled with ripples, and he said insincerely, "We haven't even started dating yet, so who says I will definitely marry you? Besides, we have more important things to do now. It won't be too late after everything is settled."

"But I want to travel with you openly, walk through every street and alley in the capital, take you to delicious food, play fun things, listen to music and play chess. When you get tired of staying in the capital, we can travel around and see the beautiful mountains and rivers of Tianqi."

Just thinking of those scenes, Beiyao's heart was filled with emotions.

He had been thinking about that day for a long time.

Compared to things that will happen in the future, Beiyao wanted them to get married quickly now, so that Xu Yuan would never be able to leave him again.

As the thought of making a wish came to my mind, I couldn't help but start fantasizing.

That scene is really something to yearn for.

Then, Xu Yuan asked, "I have never asked you this before. I am not as talented as Qi Shengzhu, nor as beautiful as Song Xiujing. There are so many noble ladies in the capital, why did the Third Prince fall for me?"

"That's something to say." Bei Yao supported his forehead with his right hand, but his left hand never let go to make a wish.

"At first, I thought you were a talented person with great potential, and that one day you would rise to great heights. I could recruit you as my subordinate. Later, when I learned that you were a woman, I was surprised, but also admired you. I like your bravery, and I love your fearlessness and determination even more."

Bei Yao paused and continued, "Sometimes I even think that if I can't marry you, I can marry one Song Xiujing or ten Song Xiujings. It doesn't seem to matter because none of them are you. But if I marry you, I will definitely treat you well for the rest of my life."

Bei Yao finished speaking, then changed the subject and looked at Xu Yuan and said, "So, no matter how many rumors there are in the capital after we return, and no matter how many people don't want us to get married, Xu Yuan, I hope you can continue to be firm. In my eyes, only your rejection is the only obstacle, and it is also the mountain I cannot cross."

"No." Xu Yuan held Bei Yao's hand back, giving Bei Yao courage while also warning himself, "I definitely won't."