Chapter 38: Fragile Man
"you……"
Xiao Jingheng looked at Song Shiwei and hesitated for a moment, then finally asked, "Are you okay?"
Song Shiwei was stunned for a moment, then she reacted. She lowered her voice and asked, "Is that you, the assassin in the Cheng En Marquis's Mansion?"
Xiao Jingheng said: "You know that I like to eavesdrop the most."
As smart as Song Shiwei was, she had already guessed that it was Xiao Jingheng who attracted the attention of the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, so she didn't suspect her.
She said: "It's too dangerous for you to do this. Taoist Zixu's incident has already made my father unhappy with you.
If he knew that the assassin was you, he would definitely find a way to kill you."
Jamel Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked her with a smile: "Are you worried about me?"
Song Shiwei glared at him. Why was he still concerned about this at this time?
She said, "I just don't want you to get into trouble because of me."
Xiao Jingheng heard something else from this sentence.
After all, she still didn't want to have too much involvement with him, and she didn't want him to be implicated by her.
He laughed at himself: "There are so many people who want to kill me, and they don't care about just one person, Cheng Enbo."
Over the years, even when he was in the military camp, he could not escape the calculations of others. He had experienced countless assassinations, big and small.
As his military achievements became more and more prominent, he became more and more feared by others, and he had long been accustomed to it.
Song Shiwei frowned and looked at him, and asked in a bad voice, "What hatred do you and I have?"
Xiao Jingheng looked confused.
Song Shiwei said: "You know you have so many enemies, but you still get so close to me. Isn't this harming me?"
Xiao Jingheng: “…”
He lowered his eyes somewhat dejectedly, he knew very well that he should stay away from her.
But he always couldn't control himself, fearing that she would not be able to deal with the wolves and tigers of the Shen family on her own, and that she would be bullied.
After a long silence, he finally spoke: "After you get divorced, I will not bother you anymore."
There was an indescribable loneliness in his voice, and this tone made Song Shiwei feel a slight pain in her heart.
She originally wanted to make a joke, but she didn't expect him to take it seriously and she was shocked.
What a fragile man.
Song Shiwei sat down next to Xiao Jingheng, nudged him with her elbow and asked, "My Lord, do you want a huge fortune?"
Xiao Jingheng raised his eyes to look at her.
Song Shiwei smiled broadly at her and said, "How about we work together to overthrow the Cheng En Marquis's Mansion and take back my mother's property?
At that time, my Xu family will be your backing, and you can have as much food and fodder as you want!"
Xiao Jingheng was amused by her. Her tone sounded like that of a wealthy person who spent money like water.
She also changed her last name.
This was the Song Shiwei she knew, optimistic, cheerful, playful and cute.
"Okay."
Xiao Jingheng readily agreed: "Then you will be my backer from now on."
Song Shiwei heaved a sigh of relief when she saw his smiling face. She said, "The Madam Feng I asked you to find was someone my mother served before she died. She may know how my mother died."
Xiao Jingheng was stunned for a moment and asked, "So, you actually knew about what Cheng Enbo did a long time ago?"
Song Shiwei nodded: "Anyway, I will definitely seek justice for the Xu family and my mother."
"Okay, let's go together!"
Xiao Jingheng felt that he and Song Shiwei were really alike.
He also has a truth to uncover and justice to seek, and they are destined to reach the same destination through different paths.
……
When Song Shiwei returned to the Shen family, the three Shen brothers and sisters were guarding Old Madam Shen.
The old lady had never suffered such an injustice in her life, but her most beloved son didn't believe her.
Her chest heaved and she struggled to sit up, determined to get justice for herself.
Shen Linchuan held her down and said, "Mom, I believe you didn't do it. Don't worry, I will seek justice for you."
As they were talking, Song Shiwei walked in.
Seeing her coming back, Shen Linchuan was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stood up to greet her, calling out excitedly, "My wife."
He thought that because of his mother's affairs, Cheng Enbo wanted to cancel the marriage.
If he divorces at this time, all his efforts will be in vain.
Shen Linchuan hurriedly explained: "Mother was wrongly accused, she did not bribe Taoist Zixu."
At first he also thought that it was his mother who did it, until his mother slapped him and fainted.
He suddenly realized that the truth of the matter might not be what he thought.
Someone instructed Taoist Zixu to frame the Shen family, and he also had his suspects.
"I know."
Song Shiwei walked to the couch and sat down, and asked the old lady with concern: "How does mother feel?
Don't worry, since I'm back, it means I believe it wasn't you who did it."
Old Madam Shen looked at her with cloudy eyes. She grabbed Song Shiwei's arm and asked her, "Where is Taoist Zixu?"
She wanted to find this old Taoist priest and ask him why he framed her.
Song Shiwei said: "He was taken away by His Royal Highness Prince Ling."
Hearing this, Madam Shen frowned.
Song Shiwei added: "I think Prince Ling took Taoist Zixu away because he probably felt there was something else going on.
If he believed that it was Mother who bribed Taoist Zixu, he could have handed Taoist Zixu over to my father to deal with. Why did he take him away? "
"Of course, I'm afraid that Taoist Zixu will be silenced."
Shen Linchuan's eyes were gloomy and he clenched his hands secretly.
The fact that Uncle Cheng En asked Song Shiwei to come back shows that he knows that the Shen family is innocent.
Otherwise, with Cheng Enbo's temper, he would never let it go, unless he was in the wrong!
This is also the reason why Prince Ling did not hand over Taoist Zixu to Earl Cheng En, because the person who bribed Taoist Zixu was Zhou.
Once the person is handed over to Lord Cheng En, he will definitely be silenced.
Song Shiwei was startled and asked Shen Linchuan: "Husband, do you suspect that it was really my stepmother who bribed Taoist Zixu and put the blame on my mother-in-law?"
After all, Cai Lian said this in front of everyone.
Shen Linchuan said: "Mother said that it was Cailian who told her that there was a Taoist priest named Zixu in Xuanqing Temple, so mother went there, and it was Zhou who instructed Cailian to say so.
Zhou bribed Taoist Zixu to deceive your mother and make her believe that you are destined to be killed by God.
But Zhou didn't expect Cailian to tell your mother the reason why you were sent to the countryside when you were a child, which backfired.
Zhou's original intention was to use Taoist Zixu's fate theory to get your mother to divorce you."
He looked at Madam Shen lying on the bed and said, "Mother, don't you understand what has happened?
Zhou never treated Shi Wei as her own daughter. She didn't want her daughter to marry her son, nor did she want Shi Wei to be a wife of the Shen family.
If you really divorce Shi Wei, you will be helping Zhou and harming your son."
No matter how stupid Madam Shen was, she could see that there was something fishy about this matter.
The wife of Lord Cheng En was unwilling to marry her daughter to the Shen family, nor did she want to give the daughter born to Lord Cheng En's ex-wife a chance of getting her.
So he tried to instigate a conflict and wanted her to divorce Song Shiwei.
And she almost got into trouble.
Zhou has harmed her so much, she will never give up!