If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Old Master Shen looked at his son kneeling in front of him and crying, and he also felt that it was a thorny problem.

"Father, mother, I know I was wrong. I will change my ways in the future, live a good life with Jiang, serve you two, and will never do something like favoring a concubine and ignoring my wife again." After being demoted, Shen Jianglin suffered a lot. He finally understood that without the support of his family and father, he was nothing.

Even if he came to the Southern Dynasty now, what does it matter if his son-in-law is a prince?

Fu Jinyuan's attitude just now was very clear, he didn't like me at all.

The only way he could avoid being driven out of the royal capital was to ask for the old man's forgiveness and ask him to keep him.

Old Master Shen knew his son too well and knew that he would not change easily.

Otherwise, he would show off his power as soon as he arrived at Prince Chen's Mansion and be subservient to him all the time.

He has no self-awareness at all.

"It's a good thing that you can change your ways. I already know your determination. You can go and rest and regroup. You can return to Yong Dynasty in two days."

Shen Jianglin raised his head in surprise and looked at Old Master Shen in disbelief.

"The late emperor passed away, and it is the time for you to make achievements. How can you leave without permission?"

"Father!" Shen Jianglin interrupted the old man.

"You and mother are both in the Southern Dynasty, how can I be alone in the Yong Dynasty? I must serve you."

Old Master Shen looked at him steadily, "So you don't want your official position in Yong Dynasty anymore?"

Shen Jianglin thought that since his son-in-law was a prince of the Southern Dynasty, it would not be difficult to arrange an official position for him. He did not need a high position with high salary. It would be enough to find a third-rank assistant minister in one of the six ministries.

This is how he deserves to be the father-in-law of a prince.

But he didn't dare say this out loud. If he did, he didn't know whether the old man would be angry.

"Jiang Lin, Yong Dynasty is our motherland and it is the foundation of the Shen family. Your father and I came here for a reason." Old Madam Shen explained helplessly.

"Whatever the reason is, it's better than me living in a remote place. Lu Yuan is already a prince. Who knows, in the future..." Seeing the stern look in Old Master Shen's eyes again, he shut up in disappointment.

He might even become the father-in-law of the Southern Dynasty in the future.

Wouldn't it be better to stay in the Southern Dynasty and enjoy the good life? Why did he want to go back to Yong Dynasty to suffer?

Old Master Shen sneered, "So you don't even care about your dignity, and you insist on staying in the palace?"

"Have you forgotten who the King of Chen was? Would he allow you to stay here?"

Shen Jianglin stood up and sat in the armchair with a desperate expression on his face.

"He is a prince, doesn't he want fame? I am his father-in-law."

"The prince does want fame, so if I expel you from the family, will others say that I am unkind and unjust? I am afraid that you will be the one being questioned and accused." Old Master Shen said lightly.

"..." Shen Jianglin's eyes were filled with shock.

He couldn't imagine that such cold and cruel words could come out of his biological father's mouth.

Old Master Shen didn't care about his reaction at all and continued:

"You can stay in the Southern Dynasty, but you can't live in the palace. There is no reason for a father-in-law to live in his son-in-law's house. You can buy a house and we will move there when the time comes."

"As for the rest, the prince is always cautious in the Southern Dynasty. If you dare to use his name to cause trouble outside, don't blame me for kicking you out."

Shen Jianglin certainly knew that his insistence on living in the palace would not be recognized by others.

"Father, the palace is so big, there must be a lot of empty yards..."

"What does it have to do with you?" asked Old Master Shen.

Shen Jianglin gritted his teeth, feeling unwilling.

"You are living comfortably in the palace, and you will definitely not be used to living in the small house we rent out. I am also thinking about my father and mother." Shen Jianglin continued.

"We can live comfortably anywhere, so you don't have to worry about us." Old Master Shen cut off all of Shen Jianglin's excuses.

Shen Jianglin couldn't persuade the old man. He could use his status as a father to force Shen Suian to be filial to him, but he still had Old Man Shen above him.

He could not match his father in either fame or prestige.

With just one word from his father, his future could really be ruined.

"Father, Sister Yi and Sister Sui Sui haven't seen each other for a long time. Why don't you let Sister Yi stay to accompany Sui Sui..." Shen Jianglin could only find another reason.

Old Madam Shen couldn't listen any longer, "What kind of sisterhood do they have? There's no need for Sister Yi to stay."

"Mother!" Shen Jianglin frowned angrily.

"What are you thinking? Are you thinking that others can't understand you? You are from an aristocratic family, but you are so short-sighted that you have taught Sister Yi and Brother Yao to have bad character!"

"Don't bring shame to the Southern Dynasty." Old Master Shen also warned in a deep voice.

Shen Jianglin had no choice but to put away his thoughts and dared not make any more requests, his expression still embarrassed.

Madam Shen shook her head in disappointment. "Since you came in, you have never even asked Jiang a single question. Even if you have no feelings for Jiang, she still gave birth to a legitimate son for you. Cheng'er is still your legitimate son."

"I..." Shen Jianglin's eyes flashed with guilt. He indeed had never thought of Jiang mother and son.

"You take Sister Yi and Brother Yao and settle them down first." Old Master Shen waved his hand in annoyance.

Shen Jianglin walked out dejectedly. Looking at the magnificent palace, he was even more reluctant to leave.

At this time, he saw a beautiful woman holding a child standing under the green and red corridor, looking at him with cold and ruthless eyes.

After a moment of slow reaction, Shen Jianglin finally realized that it was Jiang.

He had never taken the vulgar Jiang seriously before, but today, for some reason, he felt that she was still quite pretty.

When Jiang met Shen Jianglin head-on, she could only curse in her heart.

"Is this... Cheng'er?" Shen Jianglin's gaze shifted to the child in Jiang's arms.

Shen Jianglin reached out his hand and wanted to hug his son.

Cheng Ge'er turned around and hugged Jiang tightly, full of resistance to Shen Jianglin.

“Madam, you have a good relationship with Sui Sui. You should persuade her not to be too harsh on her younger siblings.” Shen Jianglin whispered.

"We are a family after all."

Jiang's eyes burst with strong hatred, "Family? When your son wanted to kill my son, why didn't you think about the family?"

"Have you punished him? You still treat him like a treasure."

When she thought of what Shen Mingyao had done, she wanted to tear him apart alive.

Shen Jianglin looked embarrassed. "Brother Yao was young at that time and didn't know much. He won't do that anymore. He is still his younger brother."

Jiang sneered, "Yes, he is so vicious even at such a young age, it seems that he is born with this trait."

Born bad.

"Don't go off topic. If I don't have a good life, how can you have a good life? Only when I am well can you feel proud." Shen Jianglin said.

It's that cliché again.

"At worst we can just get divorced. I don't need you to save face for me. Besides, what face can you save? You can't even be a county magistrate, and you still think you have the talent to be a saint." Jiang pouted.

Shen Jianglin's face was thrown to the ground by Jiang Shi, and he hated this step-wife even more in his heart, "Don't regret it."

"What I regret most is marrying you. You have accomplished nothing and have no self-awareness. Without the old man's support, what could you have done?" Jiang sneered.

Shen Jianglin couldn't win the argument with Jiang, so he turned around and left angrily.