The beginning of the counterattack! The time-traveling boss is famous in Beijing

After Shen Junxing finished speaking, he walked away. Even though Tang Qingmei was screaming heartbreakingly behind him, he never looked back.

The night was as dark as ink. When Shen Junxing came out of the villa, he saw from a distance the other end of the path. The concubine who had been brought into the mansion just two and a half months ago was standing side by side with a lantern and bowing to him from a distance.

"No need to wait for me. Since we've accepted you into the mansion, you're members of the mansion. In the future, you just need to do your duty well." Shen Junxing walked forward slowly, his tone somewhat cold.

Aunt Bai and Aunt Hua looked at each other, bowed silently again, and retreated back to their own courtyards.

Both concubines were young, probably around twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

In the Great Sheng Dynasty, girls began to discuss marriage at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Once they were over twenty, they had missed the marriageable age and it would be difficult to find a good match.

Although the two concubines also came from scholarly families, due to various reasons, their marriages had never been properly arranged and were delayed until the old maids came.

As a result, he suffered from worldly criticism and lived in dire straits.

Shen Junxing quietly approached them and offered to give them a chance to escape from their predicament and find a place to settle down.

They even promise to give them the respect and status that they could never get in their parents' home.

Although Shen Junxing had clearly told them that the title of Marquis's concubine was just an external title and they were not allowed to have any improper expectations.

When they enter the marquis's mansion, they only need to abide by their duties and do the things they are assigned to do, and they will have no worries about food and clothing.

Aunt Bai and Aunt Hua agreed without hesitation.

The Wu'an Marquis's Mansion was of prominent status, and being able to enter the mansion as a concubine was considered a high-class marriage considering their family background.

What's more, as a woman in this era, there are too many things that I have to do, and the current situation is the best choice.

Shen Junxing looked at their departing backs, his heart calm.

It's just a transaction of interests, each taking what they need.

Before Shen Junxing returned to the courtyard where he lived, a servant from Fushoutang came and said that Old Madam Shen wanted to call him over.

As Shen Junxing stepped into the door of Fushou Hall, a teacup flew out from inside and landed at his feet.

He ignored it and walked straight into the house without even stopping.

"Mother, if you are too energetic to sleep, you might as well go to the Buddhist temple to copy some scriptures. It is also a good way to cultivate your mind and cultivate your character." Shen Junxing ignored the anger of Old Lady Shen, sat down as soon as he entered the house, his tone indifferent and distant.

"Do you still have me as your mother? I'm not dead yet, yet you dare to act so recklessly! Ji'er is studying well in the Imperial College, why did you suddenly recall him and send him to Yizhou? And what right do you have to decide Xing'er's marriage? There are many good men in the capital, but you promised her to a powerless official, and let Xing'er follow him to suffer in other places? What on earth are you thinking!"

Old Madam Shen was so angry that she was shaking all over, and she slammed the ground with her cane. At this moment, she was trying her best to vent her inner dissatisfaction and anger.

Because of Tang Qingmei's incident, Old Madam Shen has been under house arrest in Fushou Hall by Shen Junxing.

Only after Shen Junxing had cleared the mansion and returned from a trip to Taihe County to arrange everything did he lift the house arrest order on Old Madam Shen.

When Old Madam Shen regained her freedom, she found out that Shen Mingji had been sent away by her son, and Shen Lanxing was betrothed to a minor official of the seventh rank by her son.

What's even more outrageous is that Shen Junxing broke the ancestral rules and brought two concubines into the house.

Naturally, Old Madam Shen could not accept such a big change.

Although she now hated Tang Qingmei to the core, she truly loved her grandson to the core.

"Although Yizhou is remote, it is also a place where talents are trained. Ji'er lacks experience, so this trip is just right for him to gain more experience so that he can take on the responsibility of the family in the future. As for Xing'er's marriage, who am I to decide? Just because I am her father. Just because she has a mother who is vicious and calculating!"

"Mother, are you reluctant to let Xing'er marry a minor official? Or are you like the good daughter-in-law you personally selected, blinded by the imperial power and wealth? The Shen family has an ancestral precept that Shen family girls are not concubines. Have you forgotten, mother?"

"Can it be the same? The Sixth Prince's mother's family is very powerful, and the throne of the emperor is within his grasp. In the future, the entire Dasheng will belong to him. What kind of concubine is the emperor's woman? In the future, the Phoenix Star will not be out of contention..."

Madam Shen was so emotional that she blurted out.

"Mother, be careful!"

Shen Junxing's eyes suddenly became sharp. He stood up suddenly and interrupted what Old Madam Shen was saying.

"The Wu'an Marquisate has been loyal for generations and has never participated in the struggle for imperial power, let alone taken sides. What you said today is really unacceptable. The affairs of the royal family are not for our Shen family to discuss. Are you going to push the Shen family into an irretrievable situation? Do you know why father took my second brother and asked to stay away from the capital to guard the border? Wasn't it to avoid being involved in the vortex of the change of imperial power?"

"The Wu'an Marquis's Mansion may seem prosperous on the surface, but in reality it is full of thorns. If you are not careful, the whole family will be executed. Father is willing to stay in this bitter cold place with his old body, just to protect the family and leave a way out for future generations. Mother, are you going to kill the Shen family?"

Old Madam Shen turned pale at Shen Junxing's shouting. The cane in her hand fell down weakly with a dull sound.

"Okay, I just... just..." Old Madam Shen's voice choked and her eyes began to turn red.

She also realized that she had just spoken out of turn, and felt a little scared and embarrassed.

"I asked my father for his consent for the arrangement of Xing'er and Ji'er. If you want to do good for the Shen family, please don't interfere in this matter. Mother, it's getting late, you should go to bed early." Shen Junxing bowed and turned to leave Fushou Hall.

After Shen Ruyi was poisoned, Shen Junxing delivered a letter to the old marquis who was far away at the border.

The letter mentioned some of the things Tang Qingmei had done, but did not mention a word about the Qin family.

The old marquis was at the border and could not reach him, so he just gave him two clear instructions.

One is to send Ji'er and Xing'er away from the capital to avoid being involved in the complicated royal disputes.

Second, let him find ways to save Ruyi's life.

Old Madam Shen sat on the cold chair, her face full of sorrow, she covered her face with her hands and cried.

Ever since she forced Shen Junxing to marry Tang Qingmei, her son seemed to have become estranged from him.

Although the words were as respectful as before, there was an obvious rift between mother and son.

After Tang Qingmei's crimes were exposed, she regretted her lack of consideration in arranging Shen Junxing's marriage.

But wasn't it for his own good in the first place?

The only thing to blame is that woman Tang Qingmei who is too good at pretending. I was just deceived for a moment.

But the mistake had already been made and the die was cast.

As a mother, wouldn't I feel heartbroken when seeing Ruyi's wish come true?

Do I have to die to atone for my sin?

She didn't understand why she had worked so hard for her children, but in the end, they turned away from her one by one.