After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Isn't this contradictory?

The eldest prince married the second daughter of the Shen family, so naturally the Shen family would stand on the eldest prince's side.

Shen Zhixue told Shen Jinyao his thoughts.

She was also puzzled.

"I think the same as you, but don't forget that our Shen family is not openly on the side of the Third Prince."

Of course, this is definitely the case in Quzhou.

Ever since Shen Jinyao went to the Qiang tribe, Shen Maoshan has been following the third prince wholeheartedly.

But the emperor who was far away in Shangjing didn't know about it.

Even if he knew about it, if the emperor didn't mention it, it would be the same as if it never happened.

Shen Jinyao doesn't know now that in Wuhe Village, Quzhou, there has always been a pair of eyes watching their Shen family.

Shen Jinyao frowned slightly, "Perhaps the Emperor wants to please both sides and pressure both sides?"

Shen Zhixue's eyes lit up. "You mean, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?"

Shen Jinyao looked at the somewhat excited Shen Zhixue and felt a little puzzled.

Why does Zhixue seem to change completely when he talks about power struggles?

Shen Jinyao continued, "I think that's probably the case. Otherwise, why would the marriage and the restoration of the title be included together?"

At this time, Shen Jinyao and Shen Zhixue did not know that the emperor had already appointed the third prince as the crown prince.

If they knew, they would be able to confirm their guesses.

The Shen family is not a very useful family to the eldest prince.

But she is the third prince's strongest support.

The third prince does not have the support of his maternal relatives, so if he returns to the court, he will naturally need someone like the Shen family to plan for him.

The emperor's idea may be to use the Shen family to intensify the conflict between the eldest prince and the third prince.

It would be better for the Shen family to continue to stay in Quzhou to save their lives.

Shen Jinyao thought of something, and she said calmly: "Zhixue, if these are the only things, there will definitely be no problem with the direction we are thinking of."

"I'm afraid there's more information inside that we don't know."

Shen Zhixue was stunned. What his elder sister said was right.

Maybe there's something they don't know.

Based on these two things alone, many people can guess what the emperor is thinking.

But whether there is something else they don’t know is hard to say.

Shen Zhixue thought of the messenger, and his expression softened as he asked, "Sister, didn't General Xiang write to you?"

Shen Jinyao was a little puzzled, "Why did he write to me?"

Shen Zhixue saw that Shen Jinyao's expression was not only free of girlish shyness, but also spoke as if it was a matter of course.

After arriving in Wuhe Village, the Shen family saw how General Xiang treated Shen Jinyao.

In addition, after Shen Zhixin came back from the Qiang tribe, he told him that General Xiang had almost been protecting Shen Jinyao in the Qiang tribe.

It is hard to say what his elder sister is thinking, but General Xiang’s thoughts are obvious.

I remember that before General Xiang left, he came to the Shen family specifically to look for Shen Jinyao.

He also guessed that it might not be long before General Xiang would ask to marry his eldest sister again.

Although the marriage certificate had been destroyed by the Xiang family, he had heard the conversation between his father and mother.

That means the Shen family still has the marriage certificate between the two.

As for why it wasn't destroyed, it seemed like my grandmother didn't allow it.

Now that my father and others have returned to the capital to report, they are able to send back news faster than the imperial edict. This must be the arrangement of General Xiang.

If it wasn't for someone, would Xiang Hongxuan, the leader of the Xiang family army, care about such a small matter?

However, judging from the way General Xiang looked when he left, he would definitely write a letter to my eldest sister.

Why only let my father write to me?

He couldn't help scratching his head, perhaps he didn't understand the relationship between men and women.

Thinking of this, he naturally could not reveal the relationship between the two. If he said something wrong, General Xiang would definitely not let him off easily.

He coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, nothing much. I just wanted to see if there was any other news. After all, my father also asked Xiang Jiajun to deliver the letter."

Shen Jinyao stared at Shen Zhixue for a few seconds, and felt that he was not joking about her and Xiang Hongxuan, so she didn't care.

"No. But I'm also a little curious about what happened."

Shen Jinyao naturally understood that Xiang Hongxuan came to her that day because he cared about her.

That day he even said that he would write to her once they settled down.

However, the letter only mentioned Shen Maoshan and Shen Tingyao, and did not mention anyone else.

It was impossible for her to say that she had no idea what Xiang Hongxuan had done to her.

As a modern person, even if you have never eaten pork, you have seen pigs run.

Xiang Hongxuan really cared about her a lot, and she saw it all.

But now is not the time to talk about this. Even if Xiang Hongxuan wants to do something, the Xiang family will not agree.

What's more, she never thought about getting married.

Shen Jinyao was shocked to find that the more she thought about it, the further she went from here to there. It was all Shen Zhixue's fault.

She glared at Zhixue and said, "What are you still doing here? Go to the yard and help Uncle San and see how the caravan handles it."

Shen Zhixue was glared at by Shen Jinyao, and thought to himself, he was fine just now, why did he become like this now?

Although he couldn't figure it out, he still went out to ask the third master for help.

Shen Jinyao walked around the room, thinking that since she was going back to Beijing, she would definitely need more money.

The Shen family’s current wealth is enough to last them two lifetimes in Wuhe Village.

But when we arrived in Shangjing City, it was completely not enough.

In order to restore the Shen family's title, and for his father and eldest brother to resume their positions, the nobles in Shangjing needed to move around, which required a large sum of money.

Shen Tingyao wants to get married, and marry the eldest prince.

Although I don’t know if she is a concubine, I cannot lose face for the eldest prince.

The Shen family is marrying off their daughter, and she is marrying into the royal family. They have to make a big fuss while the Shen family is restoring their title.

In addition, there are many expenses in Shangjing. My mother said that money is spent like water every day.

Of course, the Shen family had been ransacked, although she did not fully understand the emperor.

But she knew very well that it was impossible for the emperor to restore the title and return the Shen family's money.

After all, that’s what modern capitalists are like.

Reputation is important, but money is even more important.

Each of these items requires money. She has a lot of money, but the Shen family does not have much money in their accounts.

She also thought that if the Shen family could really revive themselves this time, because of Shen Tingyao's marriage to the eldest prince, the Shen family should not be too bad.

Then can she travel around the world?

All dreams are supported by money. Without an economic foundation, there will be no superstructure.

Thinking of this, she quickly took out the account book and sorted out the Shen family's current income.

Leaving Wuhe Village does not mean giving up the business here.

She also thought of the Kang family, a business family she had met before. She wanted to write them a letter to see if she could discuss some other business.

The minerals definitely cannot be sold anymore, and she doesn’t have much left in her space.

Now, before returning to Beijing, we must do more business and leave enough room for retreat for the Shen family.

Thinking of this, she called in Shen Zhiye, an expert in accounting.

The two of them studied it for two days in a row, and then they kept working on it.

By the time Shen Tingyao had done everything she could in Wuhe Village, Shang Jing's imperial edict had arrived.