I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

Shen Lanxi's eyes flashed slightly, and she glanced sideways at Jiang Huashan.

A family with a hundred chariots will not keep ministers who accumulate wealth. The next sentence is: Rather than having ministers who accumulate wealth, it is better to have ministers who steal. This means that a country does not regard profit as profit, but regards profit as righteousness.

This means that as a country's governing class, moral cultivation is very important. Material interests are not a country's greatest wealth, but "benevolence and righteousness" are. Just like a high-ranking official with a hundred chariots, they would rather spend their own money to support their officials than let them go out and plunder the people.

People who keep horses for rides do not care about chickens and pigs; people who cut ice do not keep cattle and sheep. This is the same principle.

However, Xiao Lanlan just crossed the family's red line. She blindly abused her family and lost her humanity. One day, the Shen family would become a national pest that would be condemned by the people.

It was understandable that Shen Zhuang saw the slightest sign and nipped the problem in the bud, but Shen Lanxi never expected that Jiang Huashan was the first among them to understand the deeper meaning.

The young man had complicated thoughts and couldn't help but look at Jiang Huashan again.

I originally thought that Grandpa was in a hurry to deal with it because he was partial, but now it seems that he is narrow-minded.

Fu Sui'er's eyes suddenly lit up. "Grandpa, I know this! A man who keeps horses doesn't care about chickens and pigs; a man who cuts ice doesn't keep cattle or sheep. This means that a country's weapons should value benevolence and righteousness over profit."

Everyone was slightly stunned. It was not that they did not know this principle, but they did not expect that Fu Suier also understood it. How could the person who was usually the most ignorant and careless actually speak the teachings of Confucius and Mencius?

Shen Mianzhi didn't even have time to hide the disbelief on her face.

Shen Zhuang nodded with satisfaction, then gazed at everyone, "Remember this: a knight's sword can slay a dragon, but not a chicken. A king's scepter can start a war, but not an old woman. Once you transfer the power in your hands to the lower classes, glory will be trampled underfoot."

The six of them looked solemn and said, "Yes, Grandpa."

Shen Zhuang, "I still say the same thing. The Shen family can give you power, but if you don't use it well, the Shen family will take it back at any time, no matter who it is!"

"Yes, Grandpa."

Shen Zhuang's expression softened slightly. "Alright, I hope you all won't let Grandpa down. Everyone else go out, Xiao Huaer stay."

"Yes."

The five of them looked at Jiang Huashan at the same time and quietly left the tea room.

After leaving the tea room, Fu Sui'er's face changed in a second. He rushed forward and pushed Shen Mianzhi hard. Shen Mianzhi barely managed to steady himself, his face looking extremely ugly.

Shen Lanxi paused, her eyes indifferent, "Suier."

Fu Sui'er couldn't get angry because there were other people present, so he raised his finger and pointed at Shen Mianzhi, "Don't expect me to trust you again in the future." After saying that, he ignored Shen Mianzhi and rushed out.

Shen Mianzhi's face was pale and he stood there for a long time without moving.

Shen Lanxi hesitated for a moment and walked forward, "Go back and rest. Don't take Suer's words too seriously."

"Oh!" Shen Qingyu sneered, bending down and approaching Shen Mianzhi, "Are you going to be a Bodhisattva? You're so compassionate?"

Shen Mianzhi's eyes were stunned, and she looked at Shen Qingyu helplessly.

Once the evidence in Jiang Huashan's hand was revealed, it not only exposed Xiao Lanlan's evil but also proved her stupidity. Although everyone said nothing, they all knew it.

"Shen Qingyu." Shen Lanxi's tone was neither light nor heavy, but it clearly contained a warning.

Shen Qingyu straightened up lazily and glanced at Shen Lanxi, "Brother Lanxi, let me remind you that what grandpa said was 'benevolence and righteousness', not false benevolence and righteousness."

Shen Mianzhi's face suddenly turned as pale as paper.

Shen Guiling nodded slightly and walked past the crowd without saying a word.

Shen Qingyu narrowed his eyes and stared at Shen Guiling's back. If it weren't for him, this matter would have been suppressed by Shen Lanxi for the sake of the overall situation. Shen Guiling almost never offended Shen Lanxi openly, so what happened this time?

Was he so sure that Grandpa would intervene? Or had he already seen through the essence of the matter?

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tea room.

"Xiaohuaer, come with me." Shen Zhuang stood up and took Jiang Huashan behind the screen.

Jiang Huashan glanced at the teacup on the table and sat down in Shen Qingyu's original seat.

"Grandpa, do you have something to tell me?"

Shen Zhuang nodded. He had something to say, but when he met Jiang Huashan's peach blossom eyes, he suddenly didn't know where to start.

Jiang Huashan was puzzled. "What's wrong, Grandpa?"

After a few moments of silence, Shen Zhuang put aside what he had in mind and asked seriously, "Shanshan, do you want to be Grandpa's granddaughter?"

Jiang Huashan was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded and replied, "Grandpa, why do you ask that? Of course I want to."

Shen Zhuang's eyes were filled with a hint of guilt. "Then do you know why Grandpa hasn't included you in the family tree yet?"

Jiang Huashan was a little stunned. She had figured out this problem in her previous life, but she didn't have the chance to confirm it with her grandfather at that time.

She hesitated a little, "Grandpa is afraid that I will be in danger? Grandpa wants to protect me?"

The hesitation wasn't because she wasn't confident in her answer, but because she wasn't sure whether she should say it now.

Shen Zhuang's eyes paused, his expression showing both relief and regret. "You are a good child."

Jiang Huashan smiled with relief.

She was right.

Once included in the Shen family tree, it means that she has the right to distribute the Shen family's assets. In the face of huge interests, human nature cannot be tested. If she does not have the ability to protect herself, she is very likely to be assassinated without knowing it. Shen Lanxi is the best example.

The Shen family is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface, and the old man knows it very well, otherwise he would not have hidden Shen Lanxi in Qingxu Temple for seven years.

Shen Zhuang silently took out a headset from his pocket and placed it on the table.

Jiang Huashan's face was solemn. Is this... the one she took off from the Xiangying killer?

Shen Zhuang, "Grandpa checked. These assassins were smuggled into Country A. The one who died was the organization's best sniper. They disappeared after the Xiangying incident. Their last recorded purchase was a batch of arms in Country A. To avoid being tracked, they used virtual currency on the dark web. But... coincidentally, one of the Shen family's overseas charitable foundations just recently purchased a large batch of medical supplies, and the amount recorded in the accounts is not much different from the dark web transaction amount."

Jiang Huashan's eyes dimmed slightly, and she looked at Shen Zhuang calmly. Could it be that grandpa discovered that there was a traitor in the Shen family?

【Ding--】

A familiar electronic sound rang in my mind at the right time.

[Warning! World Drama Rule One: The existence of the drama world must not be leaked to anyone. If violated, the leaker will randomly assign a negative label to a character, and the leaker will be immediately eliminated.]

Seeing that she remained silent, Shen Zhuang continued, "Grandpa, I guess you... want to tell me that there's a thief in the Shen family? Is that right?"

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