But the Marquis' Mansion was full of joy.

Ji Sicheng passed the examination to become a scholar, but he was not very happy. He immediately returned to the school to prepare for the examination to become a jinshi.

The whole family was very envious, but Shen Yiran was calm: "The child is so young, and has only learned so little knowledge, just treat it as a way to familiarize himself with the examination room."

Shen Liang and Shen Li had no choice but to come to Shen Yiran's house to beg him again.

Shen Yiran knew that Shen Yunyan was dead, and had her body escorted back to be buried by the Song family.

But Song Qizhao was very angry about being implicated innocently, which resulted in a hopeless future and a life of drunkenness and debauchery. How could he be willing to take the job?

Only then did Shen Yiran have the body sent back to the Shen family.

Shen Li cried so much that she almost fell ill. She wanted to give her daughter a grand burial, but Shen Liang stopped her.

"Where is the money in the mansion?"

Shen Li was dissatisfied with Shen Liang's attitude. She hugged the body and said, "Can't you bury him properly? He is a descendant of the Shen family. If you do it hastily, aren't you afraid of losing face for your ancestors?"

Speaking of face, Shen Liang's heart was touched, and the two of them went to the Marquis' Mansion together and demanded that Shen Yiran be brought back.

Both Xu and Rong Qingqing said they didn't want to see him, and asked someone to give them some money to get rid of him.

But Shen Yiran shook his head and sighed, "After all, he is my biological father. I can't just ignore him."

As he said this, he came out and entered the inner hall.

Seeing that no one was around, Shen Li immediately slid down from the chair and knelt in front of Shen Yiran: "It's all my fault, everything is my fault, if you want to blame someone, just blame me, don't worry about Yan'er!"

Shen Yiran looked at Shen Li coldly and sneered: "My stepmother is my elder. Why did she suddenly kneel down at my feet? Isn't this trying to get me struck by lightning?"

After saying this, his face darkened, and he ordered the maid to help her up, and then he walked out.

Seeing that this trick didn't work, Shen Li immediately stepped forward to stop them, shouting very loudly, as if she was afraid that outsiders wouldn't hear her.

"I'm just begging you to give us some money so that we can bury your sister properly. Death is the greatest thing. Even if your sister did something wrong, she died miserably now. Shouldn't we settle all the grudges?"

Shen Yiran heard this and turned around to glare at Shen Liang with cold eyes: "Father, did you hear what stepmother said? Does this mean you are here to call me to task?"

"It's your daughter. Have you ever been to the prison to see her?"

Shen Yiran grabbed Shen Li's hands and held them tightly, asking, "It's me. Every day when I deliver food to Bo Shuyi, I also deliver the same portion to Shen Yunyan."

"And now you're implying that I killed her?"

"If I wanted to kill her, I could have done it in the Marquis' Mansion. Why should I send her to the government prison? Is it easier there?"

"Stepmother, I respect you as an elder and I will not bear grudges. I treat Shen Yunyan as my sister. I have done everything I can. Please don't blame me for everything. Don't you know who killed her?"

Shen Yiran let go of Shen Li's hand, but Shen Li still refused to give up, so Shen Liang pulled her over and slapped her in the face.

"I came here because I heard you said you wanted to bury Yan'er with honor. I didn't expect you to have such an idea! My daughter is so bad, it seems like you taught her to be so bad. Not only are you bad, you have no brains!"

Shen Li covered her face in pain, staring at Shen Liang in disbelief, and suddenly laughed: "Well, you want to curry favor with Shen Yiran and ask for money, and you don't care about your dignity at all!"

Shen Liang was furious and turned around to fight, but Shen Li dodged him.

A dagger slipped out of her sleeve and stabbed at Shen Yiran: "My daughter will die, and she can't escape responsibility. I will kill her to avenge Yan'er!"

Shen Yiran was prepared. When Shen Li rushed over, she dodged and hid behind a chair, grabbing the tea tray on the table and throwing it over.

The scalding tea spilled on Shen Li's face. She immediately let go of the dagger and covered her face: "My face is going to be disfigured! Help!"

She covered her face and stumbled out, her foot caught on the door sill and she fell out.

The maids and servants in the mansion obeyed Shen Yiran's orders without any of them reporting back, as they had already seen through the matter clearly.

Bo Jinnian rushed to the scene immediately, looked at the dagger on the ground, and pulled Shen Yiran's wrist.

A trail of blood flowed down, Shen Liang fell into the chair and just sighed.

"Come here, catch him and send him to the authorities!"

When Shen Liang heard this, he immediately stood up and shouted, "Wait a minute!"

He looked at Shen Yiran, his eyes fell on her wrist. Shen Yiran knew what he meant and asked first: "If she had killed me just now, would father still be willing to plead for her?"

Shen Liang was met with Bo Jinnian's angry gaze and had to take two steps back, watching Shen Li being captured.

Just as Bo Jinnian had bandaged Shen Yiran's hand, he heard the housekeeper come back and say that Shen Li had gone mad and had scratched her face.

After hearing this, Shen Yiran turned around and went to the inner hall, and said to Shen Liang: "Just now, it was because of the daughter's anger. Now that I think about it, stepmother was confused for a moment because she lost her beloved daughter. I will give her a chance, and father can take her back."

The government sent the crazy Shen Li back to the Shen residence.

Shen Liang was overwhelmed and could only confine Shen Li to the bed.

I endured this day after day, spending money on medicine and medicine, but there was no improvement.

Now the maids and servants in the mansion cannot be paid, and they all steal things from the mansion and run away.

Shen Liang was not in the mood to chase after her, so he went to the Marquis' Mansion with a shameless face.

Shen Yiran still came out to receive him: "I have done my best. I wonder what else father is not satisfied with and why he still comes to me?"

Shen Liang heard this and clenched his teeth: "You know, your father has no official position and no income now, your stepmother is crazy again, and needs money everywhere. Now I am old, you can't just abandon me, right?"

After hearing this, Shen Yiran looked at Shen Liang with a smile and started to settle the accounts.

"Father, what you said is indeed nice, but what else have you given me besides life?"

"I lost my mother when I was a child, and you got married a month later. You didn't know before, but now you should know what kind of woman Shen Li is. Don't you think I suffered a lot growing up under her?"

Shen Liang twitched his mouth: "She is a little hateful, but haven't you grown up safely? Now you have such an honorable status and such wealth."

Shen Yiran couldn't help but hum through his teeth when he heard this.

"I was able to join the Marquis' Mansion because of the marriage arranged by my mother. I have my current wealth because I earned it myself. Which of them has anything to do with the Shen family? Which of them has anything to do with you, my father?"

Shen Liang didn't like being accused. This was undoubtedly an insult to him. He immediately said with a straight face: "You call me father, so you can't abandon me. Now the Shen family's house is the property passed down by the Shen family. You have an obligation to protect it!"

Shen Yiran listened, lowered his head and sneered for a long time before shaking his head and said, "Father has always been very proud, and I only thought you had integrity and backbone. Now it seems to me that you are all hypocritical and have no integrity. Even I feel ashamed that your daughter is sad for her mother. Don't you feel the same way?"

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