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

As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Lanxi, Shen Guiling and Shen Qingyu stood up at the same time.

Shen Zhuang knocked on the table coldly, "Did I ask you to get up?"

The three of them changed their expressions slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then knelt back down obediently.

Shen Zhuang leaned on his cane, his eyes wandering between the three of them before nodding at Shen Zhi, "One hundred lashes, not a single one less. After that, have them face the wall in the ancestral hall and reflect on their mistakes."

Shen Zhi didn't dare to disobey and nodded in agreement.

"Mianzhi, come with me."

Shen Zhuang raised his arm, and Shen Mianzhi understood and immediately stepped forward to support him.

Seeing the old man turning around to leave, Shen Qingyu bit his back teeth and said, "Grandpa..."

Shen Yuan's heart skipped a beat, fearing that this unfilial son would say something outrageous and anger Shen Zhuang, so he pressed his shoulders and pushed him back.

Shen Zhuang turned around and looked at Shen Qingyu, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"No, no." Shen Yuan quickly apologized with a smile, "Dad, we'll take care of this. You go check on Shanshan and Sui'er first."

Shen Zhuang glanced at Shen Yuan indifferently. The corner of Shen Yuan's mouth twitched, and he put his fist to his lips and coughed awkwardly.

*

Chrysanthemum Garden.

Jiang Huashan stared at the crystal agate lamp on the ceiling, a smug smile appearing on her face from time to time.

Just now, a series of electronic sounds rang in her mind.

【Ding--】

[Warning! Due to the malicious tampering of the current character, the main plot has deviated significantly. The latest episode has been regenerated for you.]

[Generation completed——]

[The original chapter play - "Breakup! The Beginning of Disintegration" has been changed to "Cohesion! The Heart of Protection"]

[Load the current plot into the play world: Chapter 397 - "Cohesion! Guardian Heart"]

[Warning: The current main storyline has deviated by 59%.]

[Warning: The main plot has deviated by 90%, and the world of the play will be destroyed. ]

[Warning: To protect the integrity of the main plot, if the plot deviates by more than 60%, the world will enter Book Spirit Guardian mode.]

I haven't heard such a pleasant voice for a long time.

The deviation progress increased by 8% at once, so these three bullets were not in vain.

When Zhang Ru brought the porridge into the room, she saw the silly girl grinning with a smug look on her face.

"Miss……"

Zhang Ru hadn't slept a wink since Jiang Huashan was carried into Juyuan six hours ago. The doctor was meticulously tending to her bedside, so it wasn't her turn to intervene. Worried but afraid to ask, Zhang Ru hid and secretly wiped away her tears. Finally, she heard someone inside say, "Miss Jiang is awake. Quickly prepare some food!" Only then did Zhang Ru feel free to enter the room.

Jiang Huashan was stunned when she heard the familiar voice and turned her head to look, "Auntie Zhang? I'm back?"

Her face was full of joy, without any trace of frustration after being seriously injured.

Zhang Ru lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes, then walked to the bed with a forced smile. "I'm back, home, Miss. Are you still feeling uncomfortable? Are you... in pain?"

Jiang Huashan suddenly realized something and lifted the sheets off her body. She found that both of her legs had steel plates inserted and one hand was holding a wooden board. Only one-quarter of her body could move freely.

"..." Jiang Huashan stopped laughing and looked at Zhang Ru in shock. "I don't feel any pain at all now. Am I disabled?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Shen Zhuang scolded softly and strode into the room with a cane.

"Grandpa!" Jiang Huashan was overjoyed and grinned again, "You were the one who saved me?"

Shen Zhuang was originally suppressing his anger, but when he saw Jiang Huashan's peach blossom eyes filled with smiles, his heart softened inexplicably.

"Let me do it." Shen Zhuang took the porridge from Zhang Ru. Zhang Ru immediately stepped aside, looked back at the door, thought for a moment, and then quietly retreated.

Shen Zhuang sat down beside the bed, scooped a mouthful of porridge with a porcelain spoon, and said gently, "You just woke up, so eat something easily digestible first. I'll ask Xiao Zhang to make you something delicious in a few days."

Jiang Huashan stared at Shen Zhuang's expression carefully, lowered his head and gulped down a spoonful, his eyes drifting, "Grandpa, those three... did you kill them?"

As he finished speaking, the tiles hit the edge of the bowl with a clang.

Shen Zhuang raised his eyes, only to see a hint of gloating cunning in those brilliant peach blossom eyes. He was slightly startled, "Xiao Hua'er, were you involved in their affairs too?"

Jiang Huashan thought about it, nodded, and then shook her head.

"At first, I didn't know what Brother Lan Xi and the others were planning. Later, I met Shen Guiling on my way to escape, and he told me."

"You met A Ling, so why didn't A Ling..." Shen Zhuang's face changed slightly, "You gave up on yourself."

"How can I be as great as you say? I only know that when the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact? How many great families have been destroyed by brothers fighting each other? Grandpa, you think so highly of them and have trained them to be the sharpest spear and shield of the Shen family. I can't just sit there and watch them contradict each other, right?"

This was the case in the previous life. Shen Lanxi gradually became alienated from her grandfather because she held a grudge against the arranged marriage. Shen Guiling was expelled from the country by her grandfather for committing a serious crime. Shen Qingyu asked to leave the Shen family because he was dissatisfied with Shen Lanxi being the heir. Fu Sui'er became alienated. Shen Mianzhi jumped off the building. The once bustling Shen Garden suddenly withered.

Grandpa was eventually trapped in his bedroom and poisoned to death.

Whenever she thought of this, she wanted to tear the door of the play apart.

Shen Zhuang scanned Jiang Huashan's eyes carefully, then after a moment of silent contemplation, he lowered his head and scooped another spoonful of porridge. Jiang Huashan glanced at Shen Zhuang and obediently opened her mouth to take it.

A bowl of porridge didn’t contain much, and the bowl was empty in just a few bites.

Shen Zhuang stood up with the bowl in hand, "Xiao Hua'er, do you think Grandpa is a very failed patriarch?"

Jiang Huashan was stunned. She sat up and tugged at the corner of Shen Zhuang's clothes. "No, Grandpa, why would you think that? It was because you once gave a speck of dust some light that she was able to use that light to become a star. Because she became a star, she has the ability to transcend the past and the future. Stars follow the light, so how can they think that light is bad?"

Shen Zhuang's fingertips paused slightly, and he almost couldn't hold the bowl in his hand.

The old man is full of wisdom, how could he not understand the deep meaning of this?

There was a soreness in the corners of his eyes, but when he thought about how he was an elder after all and it would be awkward to have red eyes in front of a child, he smiled again and said, "Good boy, Grandpa knows."

Jiang Huashan was a little worried, "Do you really know? Please don't let your imagination run wild. If you are unhappy, just grab Shen Lanxi and beat her up again, but don't be so hard on yourself."

Shen Zhuang laughed and nodded, "I understand."

Jiang Huashan was still a little worried, so Shen Zhuang leaned over and patted her shoulder gently. "Take good care of your injuries. Grandpa will definitely give you an explanation on this matter."

Give her an explanation?

Jiang Huashan didn't understand the deeper meaning of Shen Zhuang's words, but Shen Zhuang didn't want to say anything more. He touched her head, got up and left the bedroom.

*

the other side.

Shen Lanxi, Shen Guiling, and Shen Qingyu had already received a hundred lashes. Shen Zhuang was not present, and Shen Zhi had spared each one. Although he hadn't killed them, a hundred lashes was still a significant number. Their backs were a bloody mess, streaked with whip marks.

Shen Zhida was exhausted. He put the bloody cane back on the tribute rack with an expression of pity. "Master Lan Xi, Master A Ling, Master Qing Yu, please follow me."

Shen Yuan finally couldn't help it and slammed the table and stood up, "Is the old man crazy? He beat someone up like this! Qingyu, come on! Come back with me."

Shen Zhi frowned, his expression serious, "Sir, please be careful with your words."

"I'm already careful enough with my words and actions! How can I be more careful?" Shen Yuan turned around and angrily scolded Shen Zhi, "That's perfect. Tell the old man that I've taken Qingyu back. I won't bother him with looking after her anymore."

After saying that, he grabbed Shen Qingyu's arm and was about to leave.

"A Yuan!" Shen Qian frowned slightly, his expression stern. "What nonsense are you talking about? Are you crazy?"

What Shen Yuan said just now clearly meant that he wanted to take Shen Qingyu away from Shen Garden. If things really turned out like this, the Shen Group would have a new owner tomorrow. The second branch shared certain interests, so Shen Qian naturally would not tolerate such a thing happening.

Shen Yuan didn't give anyone face and angrily said, "I'm not crazy, I'm very sober, Qingyu..."

Shen Qingyu coldly shook off Shen Yuan's hand, "Don't get close to me."

Shen Yuan, "..."

Shen Zhi coughed lightly and said, "Young Masters, please come in."

The three of them stood up and followed him out of the flower hall with indifferent expressions.

Shen Yuan hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but chase after him. "Are you just going to kneel like this? How about applying some medicine first?"

Shen Qingyu walked briskly with the help of a cane.

"..." Shen Yuan's remaining vestiges of fatherly love were finally worn away. "Bastard!" he cursed, then turned angrily into the hall. "If the old man asks, just tell him I don't want this son anymore. Let him beat me to death."

Shen Qian frowned and put down his teacup. "What nonsense are you talking about again?"

Shen Yuan held up his golden-rimmed glasses and said, "I'm quite sober now. Big brother, just help pass on the message. I'm leaving first."

After saying that, he stormed out of Qin Garden without caring about Shen Qian's reaction.

Shen Qian's face was gloomy. Two years ago, because of the Xiao Lanlan incident, Shen E had lost her say in front of Shen Zhuang. Now Shen Yuan was making a fuss again. Wasn't this a waste of money for the third house?

Shen Che saw the awkward atmosphere and smiled to smooth things over. "Don't look at Second Brother as a jerk. Qingyu is the apple of his eye. He has never been willing to use harsh hands on his son since he was little. Now that he sees his son being beaten like this, it's understandable that he's a little angry."

Shen Qian looked at Shen Che indifferently. It seemed that he was speaking in favor of Shen Yuan, but in fact he was implicitly criticizing Shen Che for not caring about his son's life or death as a father.

Shen Lanxi couldn't feel sorry for the third brother because he was not around, but he didn't react at all when he saw Shen Guiling being beaten.

Compared to Shen Yuan's loss of composure, he, as a father, seemed rather unkind.

Shen Che noticed Shen Qian's unfriendly look and smiled cheerfully, "I'll go see Sui'er. Big brother, please take a seat."

Shen Qian smiled faintly.

*

After coming out of the Chrysanthemum Garden, Shen Zhuang went to the health center in the backyard alone.

There is also a square coffee table and a bamboo chair in the yard.

Shen Zhuang walked slowly towards the bamboo chair with a cane. He was staggering and looked lonely.

He lay quietly in the bamboo chair, looking deeply around the courtyard.

"Grandpa, why am I the last one again? Did you cheat for the two of them?"

"Grandpa, can you please leave first next time you come out early?"

"Shen Lanxi, what do you mean?"

"Grandpa, can I bring a book next time I come?"

"Shen Guiling, you were struck by lightning for pretending to be awesome!"

*

Night falls.

Cicadas are whispering and the stars are twinkling.

The ancestral hall was brightly lit. Shen Lanxi, Shen Guiling, and Shen Qingyu were kneeling straight with their upper bodies naked and their backs wrapped in white bandages.

"Squeak-"

The wooden door with flowers and birds behind him was pushed open ajar, the summer breeze blew towards him, and the red candlelight flickered gently.

The three heard the noise behind them and turned to look.

Shen Zhi and Zheng Song walked in, carrying a Ming Dynasty-made armchair. They placed it beneath the front seat, covered it with an indigo-colored, gold-threaded cushion, and left the ancestral hall in silence. A moment later, Shen Zhuang, carrying a small mahogany box, slowly walked over to the armchair and sat down.

The expressions of the three people changed slightly, and they turned around at the same time, facing Shen Zhuang.

Shen Zhi stood outside the ancestral hall, slowly closing the wooden door with the copper ring.

"Snapped--"

The lock was locked with a sound.

Shen Zhuang's expression was indifferent. He opened the copper lock of the wooden box, took out a stack of documents from it, and spoke in a cold voice.

"This is evidence that the eldest and second eldest brothers bribed the hospital to frame Lan Xi for mental illness."

The three people's faces suddenly changed, especially Shen Lanxi, whose eyes, which were usually calm, were full of surprise.

Shen Zhuang, "This is evidence that the Second Brother and Yao Lao San bribed high-ranking officials in Jinshan to sell land privately."

"This is evidence that the Third Brother and the Fu family are smuggling drugs."

"This is evidence that the boss and members of parliament used military supplies."

"This is the evidence that the boss hired a killer to kill Lan Xi."

"And this one... is the evidence from the Yao family's Nanwan arson case."

Shen Guiling raised her eyes and looked at Shen Zhuang in disbelief.

He was still young when Shu Mu died. He originally thought that everything was gone without evidence, but he didn't expect that someone had secretly kept the evidence.

Perhaps it was too troublesome to count them one by one, so Shen Zhuang simply threw the wooden box in front of the three people and said, "What other evidence do you want to find? Tell me all at once."

The shock in the eyes of the three people at this moment can no longer be described in words.

Shen Lanxi couldn't believe it. She picked up a stack of information from the ground, flipped through it casually, and then her fingertips gradually closed.

"You know all that?"

Shenzhuang, "If you are not stupid or deaf, you will not be a family elder."

Shen Lanxi shook his head. At this moment, he felt unprecedented despair and shame.

He originally thought that his grandfather knew nothing, so he tried his best to collect evidence.

But... the truth is that his grandfather knew much more than he did. In other words, he almost lost Jiang Huashan's life for a truth that his grandfather didn't care about at all.

Shen Qingyu came back to his senses in shock, his eyes filled with anger. "What bullshit is this? If you're not stupid or deaf, you can't be a family elder?! If you knew everything, why did you let them go? If you've already let them go, why are you telling us at this critical moment? Are you happy just watching us being fooled?"

He is different from Shen Lanxi and Shen Guiling. He does not approve of Shen Zhuang's style of doing things at all.

His mother died of depression because of his father's debauchery. He once asked his grandfather to teach Shen Yuan a lesson, but for the sake of the so-called overall situation, his grandfather only gave Shen Yuan a few mild scoldings.

Shen Qingyu's rudeness and recklessness did not anger Shen Zhuang. The old man said coldly, "Why? It's because each of you three is more useless than the other."

……