At dawn in Shen Mansion, Shen Xingwang got up to practice boxing.
As soon as he walked into the yard, a hand stretched out from behind the water tank and grabbed the hem of his clothes.
"Brother Xingwang~~Help me! Please!" a panicked voice.
Shen Xingwang hurriedly turned around and saw that it was Shen Lingling's younger brother, Shen Xiaoshi.
Shen Xiaoshi huddled behind the water tank and shivered, his face and body covered with blood, and his eyes full of fear.
"Shen Xiaoshi? Why are you here?" Shen Xingwang was frightened when he saw his appearance, "Come in with me quickly."
Shen Xingwang brought Shen Xiaoshi into the house and closed the door.
"What happened? Why are you like this?" Shen Xingwang poured a cup of tea for Shen Xiaoshi and looked at him in surprise.
Shen Xiaoshi was so frightened that he picked up the teacup in despair and took a big sip. It was so hot that he spit it out again.
Being burned like this made him regain some consciousness.
"Killed, Brother Xingwang." Shen Xiaoshi held the tea cup while trembling, "My father, my mother, my brother. They were all killed."
"What?" Shen Xingwang's face changed drastically, and he stood up, "Why don't you report to the official immediately?"
"No, don't report to the official." Shen Xiaoshi dragged Shen Xingwang away, "Yes, Prime Minister Zhou sent someone to do it. Reporting to the official is useless."
"Prime Minister Zhou? How is that possible?" Shen Xingwang was inexplicably surprised. Isn't Shen Lingling the aunt of the Prime Minister's house? Why would Prime Minister Zhou do such a thing?
"It was really him. I heard their conversation."
"Don't be afraid. What's going on? Tell me clearly first." Shen Xingwang patted Shen Xiaoshi on the shoulder.
Shen Xiaoshi tremblingly told what happened last night.
While sleeping until midnight last night, there was suddenly an unusual noise in the main house where his parents lived.
Shen Xiaoshi and his brother who were sleeping in the side room heard the noise and thought it was a thief. His brother told Shen Xiaoshi to stay in the house while he took a stick and went to the main room.
Shen Xiaoshi was worried that the thief would escape through the back door, so he went around to the backyard and tried to block the door.
When he arrived at the back door, he smelled a strong smell of blood, and something came out from the crack in the door. He touched his hand, which was full of blood. He was so frightened that he didn't know what to do. At this time, he heard someone talking inside again. He recognized the voice of one of them. Butler Liao beside Prime Minister Zhou.
"They will never let me go, Brother Xingwang, please save me." Shen Xiaoshi knelt down towards Shen Xingwang and kowtowed several times.
"You get up first." Shen Xingwang called Shen Xiaoshi, "Why did Prime Minister Zhou want to kill you? Do you know the reason?'
Shen Xiaoshi thought for a while, "I don't know the details, but my sister was very proud when she came back some time ago. She said that she was about to become famous. Zhou Chenxiang would definitely help her become his wife, and she would also be given a royal title in the future. Listen to her tone , seems to have something to do with Prime Minister Zhou."
"That's it." Shen Xingwang nodded.
Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. When serving around such powerful ministers, it is inevitable that some secrets will be peeked into. It is reasonable to be too greedy and lead to such a fatal disaster.
"Brother Xingwang~~ I have no friends in the capital, and you are the only one who can save me." Shen Xiaoshi looked at Shen Xingwang pleadingly. Shen Xingwang was originally kind-hearted, and he was a fellow villager, so he really couldn't bear to die without saving him.
Besides, Shen Lingling's father and brother had a good outlook on life. When Shen Youyou's body ruptured and passed away, Niu Shi blamed Shen Yu's fault, and her father and brother tried to persuade her.
But if the person who wants to kill Shen Xiaoshi is really Prime Minister Zhou, how can he save him? By the way, King Xuan, we can only try with King Xuan.
Thinking of this, Shen Xingwang said to Shen Xiaoshi, "They must know that we know each other, so my home is not safe. Come with me quickly."
After saying this, Shen Xingwang asked Shen Xiaoshi to put on his servant's clothes, hurried out of the back door of the mansion, called a carriage and headed to Prince Xuan's Mansion.
As soon as they left, several men in black jumped into the courtyard, searched everywhere, and left quietly when they found nothing. Prince Xuan's Mansion, Prince Xuan Wei Mi was having breakfast, when Manager Sun came in to report.
"Your Highness, Manager Shen of Tianxia Commercial Bank is outside the house asking for an audience.
"Hurry up and invite him in." King Xuan was puzzled for a moment.
Now that Tianxia Commercial Bank is in charge of him, Shen Xingwang always reports business matters to him, but they are all resolved in the commercial bank. This is the first time that he has taken the initiative to go to the palace to ask for an audience. Could it be that something important has happened?
Just as he was feeling a little uneasy, Shen Xingwang hurried in with an eleven or twelve-year-old boy.
"Your Highness King Xuan, I have something to report." Shen Xingwang said directly after entering the flower hall, and glanced around.
"You all should retreat." King Xuan told everyone to retreat and looked at Shen Xingwang, "What happened?"
Shen Xingwang said to Shen Xiaoshi, who was dressed as a servant, "This is His Royal Highness Xuan Wang. If you want to survive, it depends on whether His Highness Xuan Wang can do anything.'
Shen Xiaoshi hurriedly knelt down towards Wei Mi, making several "dong-dong-dong" noises.
"Please help His Highness King Xuan, please help His Highness King Xuan!"
"What's going on?" Wei Mi looked at Shen Xingwang with confusion.
Shen Xingwang said hurriedly, "Back to Your Highness, this is the younger brother of Aunt Shen of the Prime Minister's Palace. His family was wiped out last night, and he escaped by luck.'
"Is there such a thing?" "Prince Xuan has never heard of it. After all, the life and death of ordinary people will never be spread to the palace.
"Shen Xiaoshi, please tell His Highness what happened to you quickly and see if His Highness can save you."
Shen Xiaoshi hurriedly told King Xuan everything about what happened last night. King Xuan was also confused after hearing this.
Aunt Shen took advantage of Prime Minister Zhou~~ What was it that made Prime Minister Zhou so afraid that he had to kill Aunt Shen's whole family?
It seems that this matter is not a trivial matter. Corruption and bribery? Collusion with Yongsheng Trading Company? Or does he have some other conspiracy? King Xuan and Monk Zhang Er are also confused.
After thinking about it, I decided to save Shen Xiaoshi first. If there is a chance in the future, I might be able to ask this secret from Aunt Shen.
"Let him stay in my Prince Xuan's mansion for the time being." Prince Xuan said, "The rest will be decided after I find out the situation clearly."
"Thank you so much for your life-saving grace, His Highness King Xuan." Shen Xiaoshi kowtowed gratefully.
King Xuan's kung fu is not much worse than King Ye's, and he also has a group of secret guards under his command, so King Xuan's Mansion is safer than King Ye's Mansion.
Even if Prime Minister Zhou knew that Shen Xiaoshi was staying in Prince Xuan's Mansion, he would not be able to kill him for a while.
After settling Shen Xiaoshi properly, King Xuan went to the palace to attend court, while Shen Xingwang went to Tianxia Trading Company.
As soon as he entered Tianxia Trading Company, he heard shopkeeper Li and Zhao Han discussing the extermination of Shen Xiaoshi's family, and Shen Xingwang went over to listen.
Upon hearing this, I realized that after Prime Minister Zhou sent people to kill Shen Xiaoshi's family, he found Shen Zuorong, a gambler, as his scapegoat. This method was really clever.
Let's talk about King Xuan. After entering the palace, he was directly summoned by the emperor to the imperial study.
Seeing King Xuan come in, Emperor Qi Heng stood up with his shaky body, grief-stricken.
"I just received a letter from the governor of Tongzhou, saying that something happened to your emperor's brother and his wife, and the carriage they were riding in fell off a cliff.
You, please quickly take people to Tongzhou to have a look~~"
