Many people in the Shen family did not expect at first that the senior leaders of the Shen family would be so ruthless in order to cancel the engagement.
After saying this, Magistrate Xu pushed the package in front of him.
"Here are some gifts given to you by Prince Qingyuan as his gift of apology."
Opening the package, there was a lot of gold and silver inside.
In addition to the gold and silver piled in front of him, there are also many medicine bottles inside, which should be elixirs needed for spiritual improvement.
Seeing that Shen Han was still a little confused, Magistrate Xu continued to explain.
"I mentioned you to Prince Qingyuan. You are a smart and sensible kid, and you actually have some talent in spiritual practice.
Overall, Shen Han was forced into the situation and put himself in danger.
Prince Qingyuan knows that he planned this matter, and he should be blamed for the troubles you encountered.
It’s just that things have reached this point and there is no way to stop it.”
Magistrate Xu paused for a moment and looked at Shen Han.
The expression of the young man in front of him didn't seem to change much, he was just listening quietly here.
"In addition to these pills, gold and silver, Prince Qingyuan also made you a promise.
After this incident, no matter how you are, Shen Han, whether you are injured or not, the prince will recommend you to enter Tianyi Academy.
Even if you become disabled and study at Tianyi Academy for a few years, you can at best find a job as a teacher.
When the time comes, I can go back to Yun'an City and become a tutor, and I can live a good life."
Magistrate Xu comforted Shen Han softly.
But Shen Han heard some subtext from these words.
It seems that in Xu Zhifu's opinion, he will definitely end up disabled.
"My lord, do you think that this junior will inevitably end up disabled?"
Looking up at Shen Han in front of him, Magistrate Xu really admired the young man in front of him.
Compared to other peers, he is much more mature and stable.
"Prince Qingyuan has received news that your Shen family is very determined this time and will never sacrifice family interests in exchange for breaking off the engagement.
To break off this engagement, the best excuse is still on your head.
Su Hongyi of the Su family has returned to Su Mansion in Wuyang. If it is the beginning of the twelfth lunar month and your engagement with Su Jinyu has not been canceled yet, he will take action."
Shen Han already knew about Su Hongyi.
He also understood that with his supreme military merit, even if he took action to make himself disabled, he would just be scolded.
Hearing this, Shen Han just nodded and thanked Magistrate Xu.
Then he went to find the young master of the Xu family. During his trip, he learned a lot of news from Shi Yuezhu, including a lot about casting.
I originally got along relatively well with the young master of the Xu family, so I just happened to take this time to talk about casting methods together.
This conversation lasted until Youshi.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Shen Han said goodbye to Magistrate Xu and walked towards Shen's mansion.
On the way back, I kept thinking about what Magistrate Xu said.
Prince Qingyuan, a man who is planning great things, why would he give himself gifts?
Just because you were forced into the situation and put yourself in danger?
Shen Han is not that simple.
He is just an unpopular junior of the Shen family, and now, he has not shown his own strength.
The reason why Prince Qingyuan showed favor to him was naturally due to other reasons.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Han came to think of two reasons.
One is to give yourself elixirs to improve yourself, if you are lucky enough to make it before the wedding.
In order to break off the engagement, the Shen and Su families had no choice but to speak frankly to the Holy One.
In this way, the conspiracy of granting marriage was completed.
The second is that he is really disabled and relies on Prince Qingyuan to study at Tianyi Academy.
After becoming disabled, he became farther and farther away from the Shen family and relied on the royal family instead.
Through these, some rumors can be spread to suppress the reputation of the Shen family.
The Shen family is a general and has many soldiers under his command.
If it loses its reputation, its ability to lead troops will also be greatly reduced.
Shen Han frowned slightly, at least based on his own thinking, this should be the reason.
Only when you want to understand the reason can you know the other party's true intention.
If Prince Qingyuan really showed favor to him for these two reasons, that would be fine.
At least Prince Qingyuan still hopes that he can avoid this danger.
It's not like the Shen family did, racking their brains just to push themselves into the abyss.
Walking at a leisurely pace towards Shen's house, if nothing unexpected happened, the old lady should be ready to call him over for questioning.
When they were about to arrive at Shen's Mansion, Caixue, the maid beside the old lady, saw Shen Han from a distance.
He trotted quickly and stretched out his hand to pull Shen Han.
"Master Han, why did you just come back? Do you know how long the old lady has been waiting for you?"
There was a hint of reproach in his tone.
Shen Han still looked indifferent: "Prefect Xu stayed a little longer. The old lady called me in a hurry. She should go to the prefect's residence to urge me."
Caixue suddenly became speechless. How dare she go to the magistrate's garden to urge her.
After returning to the Shen Mansion, Shen Han was immediately taken to the Shen family hall.
Above the hall, the old lady of the Shen family, Mrs. He, and Mrs. Xie were sitting.
Because of the rumors between her and her servant, Mrs. Xie went out for quite some time, but unexpectedly she came back recently.
You should know that there are often interesting stories about the relationship between the wife and her servants.
"Why, after going out and practicing for a while, I can't call you anymore?"
The old lady held a cup of tea in her hand and took a sip. Looking at Shen Han, there was still a look of disgust in her eyes.
"My grandson just returned home and came to see the old lady in front of the house. However, the old lady was still resting and was afraid of being disturbed, so he went to do some chores.
On the way, Magistrate Xu came to invite me, so I came home late."
When the name of Magistrate Xu was revealed, the expression of the old lady of the Shen family became even darker.
"Let's put this matter aside for now. You left Yun'an City without the consent of your family.
Shen Han, you have always observed etiquette, please tell me how you should be punished for this matter."
Shen Han had thought about these issues long ago.
"To return to the old lady, our Shen family is a family of generals, and most of the children in the family have a great ambition to lead a group of soldiers.
Shen Han went out for training this time because he wanted to hone his character and strength. If he has the opportunity to step into the battlefield in the future, he would be grateful for the experience.
As for going out, I have already told the third lady.
If the third lady agrees, does it mean that the family disagrees?"
Shen Han returned to the third room, and the third wife was his mother.
If the third wife agrees, it will naturally be considered as the family’s agreement.
The corners of the Shen family's old lady's lips twitched. Shen Han had already memorized the "Book of Rites" by heart.
It's really difficult to catch him for being disrespectful.
Seeing that the old lady of the Shen family did not continue to question, Shen Han continued to speak.
"At the end of winter, there is a grand event in Heyang City."
"Are you really interested in participating in the Qianqiu Festival?"
The old lady of the Shen family knew about the bet that Shen Lingsheng made with Shen Han.