Xie Ming

Chapter 288: Crying about Family Matters
Yuzhen and Yu'e traveled thousands of miles to see Shen Zhengwen and finally see him and his sister. They couldn't help but sigh.

After calming the beautiful woman down, Yuzhen walked around Yuan Ping's place, showing concern for his injuries.

On the contrary, Yuan Ping could hardly say a word after hearing Yuzhen's gentle words.

After hearing this, he just nodded in response.

Looking at this, Yuzhen and others, who have been traveling together for more than a month, seem to have gotten used to it and don't think much about it.

After everyone had finished speaking, Shen Zhengwen helped the two sisters upstairs.

He turned twice upstairs and walked into his room.

The beautiful woman led Xue Zhong and Yuan Ping downstairs and then entered the two side rooms.

Fortunately, all necessary beddings were available, so it was easy to clean up.

After Xue and Yuan were settled, the woman was still in high spirits, so she immediately went out to do some shopping.

The farce in front of the door was completely forgotten, which was really laughable.

After entering the second floor, I found that the east and west sides of the house were unexpectedly spacious.

Yuzhen and Yu'e followed their brother in and took a quick look. In the middle of the outer room stood a large table with eight immortals, separated from the couch inside by a screen.

There are also many rare items on the mahogany antique shelf against the other wall. The whole house is decorated with carved beams and embroidered windows, and is magnificent and luxurious. It is comparable to the Duke's Mansion in the capital, and has more of the soft and elegant style of the Jiangnan region.

But even so, at this moment, the brother and sister were not in the mood to chat about other things.

As soon as he stepped in, Yu'e, who followed him in, could no longer hold on. Unable to bear it any longer, her eyes turned red, and she sobbed, and threw herself into her brother Shen Zhengwen's arms!
"Brother! Brother!"

"Home... There's no home!"

Yu'e burst into tears, and her nose felt sore ever since she saw him from outside the door.

But for the sake of face in front of others, I had to suppress it.

Now, the three siblings were finally alone upstairs. She was the youngest and ignorant of worldly affairs, so once they started talking, they just burst into tears and it was difficult to explain the reason.

Seeing his second sister like this, Shen Zhengwen was also deeply moved and tears fell from his eyes without him realizing it!
He raised his hand and gently stroked Yu'e's head to comfort her.

But things have to be said. A lot of things happened downstairs just now, and now Yuzhen is in front of me. How can I not ask clearly about the situation at home?
"Yu, Yuzhen!"

"In the past half month, the news of the loss of the North has gradually reached Nanjing Prefecture."

"The news is mixed. It is said that the capital fell a month ago!"

"When I first heard this, I was... I was really in agony!"

"In our family, my mother passed away early. Although we have been prosperous for generations, there are still many people in our family!"

"But, in my heart, the only two people I can't let go of are you and Yu'e!"

"Hearing such tragic news, I, your brother, really want to go north alone immediately, rush back to my home in the capital, and find you two!"

"Alas," Shen Zhengwen said, raising his sleeve to wipe away his tears.

"What to do! What to do!"

"I was caught off guard by the sudden change. I was anxious and upset. My body was not strong enough and I fell ill!"

"It hasn't been that good for a few days!"

"The journey north has been delayed until now!"

"Oh my God!"

"God bless me, Zhu Zhengwen!"

"Send your two sisters to me safely!"

"Yuzhen, Xiao'e, you two are still able to come to me so calmly in such a chaotic situation!"

"This, this is God's will!"

"I bow down to thank God!" "God has mercy on me!"

Shen Zhengwen was so excited that he even helped Yu'e away, knelt on the ground with a plop, and kowtowed to the east.

Upon seeing this, Yuzhen couldn't help but shed two lines of tears. She rushed forward and barely helped her brother up.

woohoo
嘤嘤
The three brothers and sisters cried and felt nostalgic again.

After a long while, Yuzhen was probably tired of crying, so she wiped her tears with a handkerchief, took a few deep breaths to adjust herself, and finally continued to talk about what happened in the capital.

"On March 19, bandits broke into Beijing!"

"At first, everything was relatively stable. Yu'e and I had no idea about the situation outside the mansion, but we were able to maintain our daily life here!"

"But the good times didn't last long!"

"On the second night, for some unknown reason, a group of bandits suddenly barged into the mansion from the front gate!"

"I heard from Uncle Xue that the soldiers who came were very fierce and said they were going to confiscate our property!"

"The servants in the front yard were immediately arrested one by one!"

"And those maids and servants...many of them were abused and insulted by those evil soldiers in the court!" Speaking of this, Yuzhen burst into tears again. She dared not think about it, let alone speak about it.

"Butler Xue, Xue, Uncle Xue, things are going to get bad!"

"In a state of extreme urgency, he ignored his own safety and rushed to the backyard, grabbed me and Yu'e, and fled out through the secret exit of the backyard!"

"Jiao, Master Jiao, in order to protect us two sisters, he has already stabbed the leader of the bandits to death in the other courtyard!"

"Woo woo." Yuzhen said sadly.

"what?!"

"Jiao Da... Uncle Jiao, he is actually..." Obviously, Shen Zhengwen has had some feelings for this Jiao Da since childhood.

"kindness"

"Later, after we successfully escaped from the capital with Xue Bo, we finally understood..."

"Father..., father... he..." Yuzhen choked up again when she mentioned her biological father Zhu Chunchen.

Hearing the word "father", Shen Zhengwen felt mixed emotions. Although the relationship between his father and son had always been tense, blood is thicker than water after all.

At this critical moment, even if he tried his best to suppress his emotions, he still couldn't do it.

Zheng Wen tensed up and held his arms tightly, the veins on his forehead seemed to be popping out, the high fever had not completely subsided, and now his head was covered with sweat, and his face seemed to have flushed a little!
"Father, what happened to him?!" Shen Zhengwen seemed to have made a great decision before he could utter these few words!

"I heard from others that my father was the governor-general of the defense of the gates of the capital, but when he met the enemy, he did not resist. It seemed that he had already colluded with the bandit Li Zicheng. When he saw the bandits approaching the city, he immediately opened the city gates and surrendered!"

Yuzhen has been enlightened since she was young and is very good at studying. She always keeps the interests of family and country in mind.

But as a girl, I cannot express my desire to serve my country.

However, he also felt deeply ashamed of his father's act of treason and surrender to the enemy.

Snapped!
Not only Yuzhen, but also Shen Zhengwen, who had been tense all the time, could no longer bear it when he heard the talk of surrender.

He couldn't bear it any more, so he slammed the table and stood up!

"he"

"How could he do that!"

"This has affected the whole family. I feel so ashamed of my ancestors!"

"Ugh!"

Shen Zhengwen was filled with anger and resentment, and he let out a long sigh. He was distressed by his father's behavior, but he could do nothing about it!
It was an agonizing struggle and it was truly heart-wrenching.

Because his high fever had not yet subsided and he suddenly felt a headache due to his anger, he quickly turned around to let out his breath and sat back on the stool.

(End of this chapter)