You're the one who wants to marry a mistress, and I'm marrying someone else, yet you still

Xie Wanru turned to leave, and Xiao Yan reached out to pull her back, but Xie Wanru kicked him in the shin, knocking him to the ground.

"Men and women should not touch each other, so I will not help Your Highness."

After saying this in a nonchalant manner, Xie Wanru left without looking back.

Dongzhu bowed sympathetically to the Third Prince, but did not help him up, and ran off with Xie Wanru.

Xiao Yan was trembling with anger. He hadn't expected Xie Wanru to treat him like this. He couldn't avoid her in time and was now furious, and his leg was also in terrible pain.

"Xie Wanru! I'll make you regret this! You'll regret it sooner or later!"

Xiao Yan secretly vowed that he would make Xie Wanru regret it and beg him for pity.

Life at the Shen residence passed peacefully for two days before Shen Mo received a gift from Shen Cong'an.

"We should have arrived much earlier. We've kept Mo'er waiting."

Shen Cong'an stepped aside.

Shen Mo stared in astonishment at the enormous creature before him, and Xie Wanru, who had just returned home, was equally surprised.

She thought Shen Cong'an was going to give her some kind of gift, but it turned out to be a black horse! It didn't look like a fully grown steed, but it was pretty close.

It might not be suitable for an adult male to ride on, but for Shen Mo, it was quite tall.

"Aunt Wan."

Shen Mo looked very happy, but he still bowed to Xie Wanru first before turning his attention to his gift.

“This gift from your father is very good.”

Xie Wanru commented, but behind her followed a large group of palace maids and guards, carrying one large box after another off the carriage.

Shen Mo scratched his head. "But I can't ride a horse."

After arriving at the Shen family mansion, Shen Mo's life underwent a dramatic change. Although he was not hungry before, he was just barely able to make ends meet, which was far inferior to the Shen family.

He never imagined that one day he would own a fine horse.

"It's alright, your Uncle Xu Jing knows how, he'll teach you."

Xie Wanru patted Shen Mo's head as usual before bowing to Shen Cong'an.

"Big brother."

"Ah."

Shen Cong'an nodded in response, "Since you're back, I'll have the servant invite the others. I have something to say today. Mo'er, go play with your martial uncle."

Shen Cong'an suddenly became somewhat serious, but when he turned to Shen Mo, he became very kind.

However, he noticed that Xie Wanru was somewhat different. Her accessories were more luxurious when she returned from the palace, and she seemed a bit more aloof, but... she also looked a bit more beautiful.

He even felt that Shen Nian'an was not good enough for Xie Wanru, at least not for the current Xie Wanru.

"okay."

Xie Wanru agreed. She roughly knew what Shen Cong'an wanted to say. Shen Cong'an had previously mentioned that he wanted to seek justice for Mo'er.

And this is also what she wants to do.

Xie Wanru instructed Dongzhu to put the gifts into storage, while she followed Shen Cong'an into the mansion.

Shen Nianqing, who had not shown her face for several days, was also summoned. Since the day she returned from the palace, when Old Madam Shen learned of her actions, Shen Nianqing had been placed under house arrest.

She believed that she had spent a lot of money to buy medicine and bribe the eunuchs in the side hall to help her.

But why does she fail before she even makes a move?

She couldn't figure it out.

When Shen Zhan arrived, his face was gloomy. As the father, he was also summoned to wait, just like being interrogated and tried.

"Shen Mo's arrival at the manor was unexpected, and some surprises are to be expected. Why go to such lengths?"

Although Shen Zhan didn't particularly like Shen Yanzhi, he treated both children equally when it came to Shen Mo. At least after Shen Mo was burned, he personally visited him.

"Because when I was asleep, everyone wasn't very affectionate towards Mo'er."

Shen Cong'an sneered. "While I was unconscious, you all knew that I would probably be unable to have children and would only have Mo'er as my child, yet you still bullied Mo'er."

"Shen Yanzhi first cruelly set fire to my Mo'er, leaving him with scars on his hands. Then he took Mo'er's place at the academy, almost causing her to lose face. You second branch of the family are so arrogant! Do you really think I, Shen Cong'an, am going to die?!"

Shen Cong'an said this while looking at Shen Yanzhi, which frightened Shen Yanzhi so much that he hid behind Shen Nian'an. He knew that his uncle did not like him, but he did not expect his uncle to criticize him so formally.

He was clearly the one with the blood of the Shen family, his father's biological son.

"Today, I will seek justice for my Mo'er! I will make the wicked receive the punishment they deserve!"

Shen Cong'an said firmly.

The elderly Madam Shen, seated at the head of the table, lowered her gaze, hesitated, and finally spoke after much deliberation, "Cong'an, it's just children playing around, don't let it ruin the harmony."

Shen Cong'an remained silent after hearing this, clearly disagreeing.

Xie Wanru stood up and beckoned Shen Yanzhi over. At the moment the incident occurred, she even considered reporting it to the authorities, but apart from Dongzhu, there were no witnesses, so reporting it to the authorities would be useless.

But things are different now. Now it's Shen Cong'an who wants to investigate. In her previous life, Shen Nian'an controlled the Shen family. In this life, Xie Wanru wants to see how Shen Nian'an will be dealt with.

"Mother...I was wrong. I will never do it again."

Shen Yanzhi dared not go to Xie Wanru's side, because Xie Wanru had always doted on Shen Mo and would definitely not protect him.

“Brother, Yanzhi is just a child. How could she be so cruel as to hurt Shen Mo? Besides, we don’t know what happened on the day of the adoption. It was probably just an accident. As for replacing Shen Mo at the academy, that was also a misunderstanding. I thought that since Shen Mo was injured, he probably wouldn’t go to Bailu Academy. So I thought it would be better to let Yanzhi go so as not to waste such a spot. It’s all a misunderstanding.”

Shen Nian'an protected Shen Yanzhi; compared to Shen Mo, a child with no blood relation, he would definitely protect his own son.

"Okay, bring the witnesses!"

Shen Cong'an had clearly come prepared.

Shen Nian'an thought the witness would be Dongzhu, Xie Wanru's maid, but it turned out to be a servant.

"Does my second brother recognize this person?"

Shen Cong'an asked.

The person who came was one of the servants who had been taking care of Shen Cong'an's daily life after he fell into a coma.

"He said he saw the whole thing."

Shen Cong'an approached Shen Nian'an's side, looking at Shen Yanzhi beside him with a smile in his eyes, "If my second brother still doesn't get Shen Yanzhi to confess, I will have no choice but to hand him over to the Dali Temple and let them investigate what really happened."

Xie Wanru smiled faintly. Shen Cong'an was indeed clever. This feint was very well done. She had only told Shen Cong'an that the servant who had served him was Shen Nian'an's man, and Shen Cong'an used this person to deal with Shen Nian'an. He was indeed a smart man.

Shen Nian'an felt a sudden pang of panic. He thought Shen Cong'an was unaware that he had drugged him into unconsciousness, since Shen Cong'an hadn't made any move when he woke up.

It turned out that Shen Cong'an was waiting for the right opportunity.

"Brother...you're right. There is indeed something wrong with what I said. Let me punish you."