Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

In less than an hour, the Fang family heard rumors outside that the eldest daughter of the Shen family was under house arrest by her father, whom she had not seen for ten years.

The reason for the house arrest was that Miss Shen was disrespectful to her elders.

Nowadays, the world is governed by filial piety. If you are accused of being unfilial, you will have a bad reputation in the future.

The Fang family sat together, waiting for the secret guard to call Gu Lu back.

No matter how much people outside say, it is useless. They want to hear what the secret guards guarding Shen Li have to say.

Gulu came back and told Fang Yao the whole story. When Fang Yao heard that Shen Li had no intention of obeying Shen Zhaojiang's house arrest order, he looked at his parents proudly and laughed: "So, son, you said that Li'er has inherited our family's stubborn spirit and will not accept the punishment obediently, right?"

Only then did Old Master Fang and Old Madam Fang feel relieved.

Fang Yao instructed Gulu, "Go back and tell the girl that she is not in a hurry to go out shopping tomorrow. There will be an imperial decree to the Shen family. Tell her to wait at home peacefully."

Gulu took the order and went back to pass on the message.

At the Shen residence, Shen Zhaojiang heard that Shen Yao had gone to the Prime Minister's residence to accompany her cousin from the Wen family, the Jiangnan textile manufacturer. His eyes moved, and he said to Zhao: "The academy will be closed in a few days. When Shao Kun and the others come back, please invite Miss Wen and several young ladies and masters from the Zhao family to visit us at the residence."

When Zhao heard that he wanted to invite his family, she was happy, but she also knew what Shen Zhaojiang was thinking. She sighed and said, "I understand what the master is thinking. I also hope that Shao Kun and Wanying can become a couple. Unfortunately, my brother-in-law has his eyes on the throne. He has always been eyeing the position of the prince's consort and doesn't look down on our Shen family."

Shen Zhaojiang held the tea and said nothing.

He knew that Zhao was telling the truth.

Although Lord Wen's rank was not as high as his, he held real power and served the royal family directly. His backing was the Chongguo Mansion, whose madam was from the Wen family. Naturally, the Wen family had the confidence to look down on others.

Since that’s the case, I’ll put aside my other thoughts. My son is only thirteen anyway, so I can take my time choosing later.

The couple spent the night in silence and went to bed quietly.

The next day.

Zhao's right eyelid has been twitching since she woke up in the morning, and she always feels that something is going to happen.

Just when I was feeling very upset, I heard that Fang Yao beat Shen Zhaojiang after leaving the court.

Let her fight. She had sent people to Fang's house yesterday to spread the news that Shen Li was under house arrest, in order to cause Fang Yao and Shen Zhaojiang to fall out.

It stands to reason that having a wish fulfilled is a good thing, but why did his right eye twitch?

As he was muttering, Shen Zhaojiang came back angrily.

Behind him, the guard grabbed a servant's collar and threw him to the ground. When the servant looked up, Madam Zhou was so scared that her face turned pale.

Isn't this the guy she sent to the General's Mansion yesterday to deliver a message? How did he get caught by the master?

Shen Zhaojiang's face was beaten black and blue. Looking closely, there was blood at the corner of his mouth, which had been wiped away but not completely.

It can be seen that this beating will not be light.

Zhao didn't know why Nanny Zhou winked at her, so she pretended to be anxious and walked towards Shen Zhaojiang,

He was very concerned, "What happened to the master? Who was the bastard who beat him up like this?"

After saying that, he raised his hand and wanted to wipe the dust off his face with a handkerchief, but Shen Zhaojiang shook it off, snatched the handkerchief away, threw it on the ground and stomped on it hard.

Zhao's expression changed.

Nanny Zhou hurriedly asked the maids to go out.

Then Shen Zhaojiang said, "Why am I like this? Doesn't your Madam know? Isn't this what your Madam wanted to see? Now that your wish has come true, your Madam should be happy. Why are you angry?"

Zhao's heart skipped a beat.

This didn't sound right. Thinking about how Madam Zhou's expression changed drastically after she saw the servant, and how she kept winking at me, could it be that...

She was right.

The morning court session had just ended and everyone was heading out of the palace. As soon as Shen Zhaojiang walked out of the palace gate, Fang Yao grabbed his collar and dragged him, making him stagger.

Without waiting for others to come and stop the fight, Fang Yao punched Shen Zhaojiang in the face.

While beating him, he scolded Shen Zhaojiang for being unworthy of being a father and torturing a poor child who had lost his mother.

This is the child who bullied his sister and then bullied his sister again. After bullying her, he deliberately sent people to the vicinity of Fang's house to spread rumors.

With full of provocation, he slapped Fang Jia in the face, making a loud slapping sound.

It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!

Am I the one you bully?

Don’t you want to get beaten?

I will grant your wish today.

Fists hit Shen Zhaojiang's face again and again, and the people around him couldn't pull them away. Later, the old prime minister became anxious and ordered the guards guarding the palace gate to come together and rescue Shen Zhaojiang from Fang Yao.

When the old prime minister saw that his son-in-law's face was beaten like that, he was definitely unhappy, so he asked Fang Yao to give an explanation.

Fang Yao didn't waste any time and ordered the guards to drag a servant over.

The servant's clothes had the mark of the Shen family on them, and he burst into tears when he saw Shen Zhaojiang.

He said he went to a restaurant near the General's Mansion to buy some snacks, and was caught and beaten by the Fang family for no reason. They also forced him to admit that he had deliberately gone there to provoke the Fang family and spread the news that the eldest daughter was under house arrest.

He said this, and the Fang family guard was so angry that he almost kicked him to death.

I didn't expect this kid to dare to change his confession. It was clearly not the case when we caught him yesterday.

Fortunately, the general thought of this in advance.

Then, two censors walked out from the crowd.

Yesterday, they were drinking at a restaurant near the Fang family's residence and heard the servant say that others were afraid of General Fang, but the Shen family was not. To prove this point, Lord Shen had confined Miss Shen to her house. He said there would be more such incidents in the future, just to keep the Fang family anxious and helpless.

The servant wanted to run away after he finished speaking, but was caught by the guards of the general's mansion. He was not forced to confess at all.

These were all seen by the censors themselves and cannot be faked.

In fact, Fang Yao learned from the secret guard that the two censors were there, so he deliberately asked the guards to arrest the servant of the Shen Mansion.

Just when I was worried about finding a logical reason to interfere with the Shen family, the Shen family came to me. This opportunity must not be missed, so I must make good use of it.

The censor helped to testify, and the restaurant owner was also brought in by the Fang family to testify. The servant could not deny it and had to admit that he had taken the initiative to provoke.

In front of so many court ministers, no matter how stupid he was, he would not dare to say that it was his wife who ordered it. If he made the old prime minister and his wife lose face, his life would be in vain.

In this way, Fang Yao beat Shen Zhaojiang, and Shen Zhaojiang had to swallow his anger. Who told them not to manage the household well and let the servants go out and cause trouble?

Besides, why pick on the general when there are so many people to pick on? Didn’t you see how Duke Wei got beaten a few days ago?

After beating the man, Fang Yao took the opportunity to spread the word that the Fang family could not be slapped in the face for nothing, nor could they allow the Shen family to continue to torture his sister's blood. He was going to ask the emperor for an edict, and from then on, he would be in charge of all the major events in his niece's life.

In other words, Fang Yao announced in front of everyone that he did not believe Shen Zhaojiang and that the Shen family had no right to interfere in Miss Shen's affairs.

It's very domineering, but it's impossible to refute.

The Shen family created this mess themselves, who can they blame?

After saying that, Fang Yao went back into the palace to ask for the imperial edict.

Just when everyone thought that the emperor might not agree readily, Eunuch Chang came out with two imperial edicts.

One copy is for the old master and old lady of the General of Cavalry's Mansion.

The imperial edict stated that the Emperor sympathized with their grief over the loss of their beloved daughter due to their neglect in defending their homeland, and even more sympathized with their joy at having found their granddaughter. Furthermore, the General's willingness to sacrifice military merit to earn his parents' happiness in their later years was a deeply moving act of filial piety. The Emperor decreed that Shen Li, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, should fulfill her filial duties in her place, thus atonement for the years of longing for her daughter, endured by the Fang family's Grandfather and Madam. From that day forward, all matters concerning Miss Shen's love and affection would be handled by the Fang family's Grandfather and Madam.

This completely separated Shen Li from the Shen family.

The reasons were so strong that no one dared to stand up and say a word of opposition.

The child who was lost while defending the country has risen to this level. Even the emperor is willing to forgive him. Who dares to stop him?

Even the old prime minister and Shen Zhaojiang didn't dare to say no.