However, Zhou Xuli's face suddenly darkened. He glared at the man fiercely, waved his hand mercilessly, and signaled him to go away quickly.

This action undoubtedly made the neighbors feel that the Shen family had a special status, and all kinds of speculations and discussions were heard one after another.

However, the Shen family, who had experienced so much, did not care about these things. They followed the officials and continued to move forward.

Not long after, they finally arrived at a small courtyard deep in the alley.

This small courtyard looks ordinary. There is no majestic stone lion guarding the gate. There is only an extremely ordinary vermilion lacquered door standing quietly.

When they gently pushed open the wooden door, they realized what it meant to "a sparrow may be small, but it has all the organs"!

The spacious courtyard was neatly arranged, clean and tidy. Three main rooms were neatly arranged in the middle, with a wing room on each side, making the layout reasonable and comfortable.

There is actually a small and exquisite fish pond in the yard, and fish can be vaguely seen playing in the rippling water.

Not only that, the kitchen, woodshed and even stable are all available.

Although the number of rooms is not large, it is already the best condition for the Shen family.

Seeing such a residence, everyone in the Shen family could not suppress the joy on their faces, but at the same time, they felt guilty. For a moment, they didn't know what to do and could only stand there blankly, looking a little at a loss.

At this moment, a black shadow quickly entered the yard.

Everyone subconsciously looked up and found that the person coming was Yun Yi, the secret guard beside the prince.

He saw through the Shen family's uneasiness at the moment, so he deliberately raised his voice and said:

"Madam Shen, please accept this house with confidence and live here peacefully. The reason you receive this gift is because you saved the king during his exile!"

"Furthermore, the king has specially pardoned your Shen family. From now on, you don't have to go to the villages below the county town, and you don't have to go out to do labor. Just do some work like weaving at home!"

Then, he paused for a moment, deliberately raised his voice, and said in a threatening tone:

"However, if there really is that ignorant fellow who dares to speak nonsense, spread rumors, and falsely accuse the king of partiality, thereby damaging the reputation of the king and the Shen family, then don't blame this guard commander for being ruthless!"

After saying that, he clenched his fists suddenly, and a crisp sound could be heard from his joints.

His taut muscles and ferocious expression left no doubt that what he said was true.

He spoke these words so loudly that even the people gathered outside could hear them clearly. His purpose was to let everyone around know and make them believe that the Shen family's coming to live here was a matter of course.

As expected, Zhou Xuli and several other officials who had been standing by suddenly looked at the Shen family with clear and bright eyes after hearing what he said.

Especially the two officers who had doubted Shen Qingge just now, shame had already appeared on their faces, and when they felt Yun Yi's sharp gaze sweeping over them, they were so nervous that they trembled all over.

Seeing this, Zhou Xuli quickly stepped forward with a smile on his face to smooth things over:

"Oh my... Your Majesty is undoubtedly farsighted and wise, so how could his decisions be wrong?

How dare we, petty officials, show any disrespect to the once-renowned Shen family? "

"Right, right, right! We are filled with awe for the King, and we have even greater respect for the late Lord Shen!"

The other officers also echoed.

In fact, what they said was not entirely flattery.

Lingnan is a remote area, far away from the capital, so the people here have limited knowledge of what is happening in the capital.

However, the great reputation of Xuanping Hou Shen Xiaolin had already spread far and wide, and he was known to everyone.

Although there were rumors that Lord Shen was collaborating with the enemy and committing treason, many people in Lingnan were skeptical about this matter and firmly believed that Lord Shen was framed.

Therefore, they did not dislike the Shen family, but instead had a little respect for them.

What's more, now even the commander of the guards beside the king has said so himself, how could anyone doubt it?

At this time, they all felt that the Shen family was worthy of being a famous and prestigious family.

Even a weak woman like Miss Shen is as capable as any man.

He was able to stand up and save the king from danger during exile. This heroic act is truly admirable.

The people gathered outside the door all turned their eyes to the Shen family, with expressions of great admiration on their faces.

Only Shen Qingge was there, and her eyes fell on Yun Yi.

She curled her lips slightly, looking at him with a half-smile, as if secretly saying in her heart:

"You are quite capable, you are so eloquent!"

Afterwards, seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Xuli and others briefly explained a few follow-up matters to the Shen family and then turned and left.

The people outside the door also dispersed.

Yun Yi was concerned about the affairs of the palace and was anxious to rush back to make proper arrangements. He hurriedly bowed and said goodbye to the Shen family, then left in a hurry.

In a blink of an eye, only more than ten people from the Shen family were left in the huge courtyard.

Shen Qingge threw the heavy bag in his hand to the ground and said casually:

"Grandma, sisters-in-law, and nephews and nieces, we've finally come to an end from our days of sleeping in the open and wandering around. Now, after all the hardships, we can finally settle down!"

As she finished speaking, everyone's faces, which had been tense for a long time, instantly relaxed, and they all revealed ecstatic expressions.

Nephew Shen Jintang was so excited that he could hardly contain himself. He took his little sister Shen Rong's hand and ran around the courtyard like two wild horses.

The two older nieces, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, were full of curiosity. They jumped around in the yard, looking here and there, with joy shining in their eyes and laughter rising one after another.

This made my grandmother and sisters-in-law laugh so hard.

Just as everyone was immersed in this joy, sister-in-law Wang Lan suddenly frowned slightly and said with a bit of embarrassment:

"Grandma, although this house is nice, there are only five bedrooms. How should we allocate them among so many people?"

After saying that, she looked at her grandmother, hoping to get a satisfactory answer from the old lady.

However, my grandmother just opened her mouth, seemed to be about to speak, and ultimately could not utter a word.

Obviously, my grandmother was also quite embarrassed about this issue for a while.

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