CH 7

“When they asked Shen Yuan to go out, Tang Nan Xing and the others were all watching. He went out well but came back dripping wet…”

“Now he has just returned to the courtyard, coughing. If he gets sick tonight, will the third and fourth brothers come to take care of him?”

Hearing this, Eldest Madam’s face turned red and white, and in a low voice, she said, “It’s just a Shen Yuan, and who is staying with our Wei family…”

Before she could finish speaking, Madam Hou’s expression changed and she interrupted with sharp eyes, “What are you talking about!”

Madam Hou couldn’t speak harshly to the eldest lady, but instead reprimanded Wei Zan.

“You quarrel with him daily, and now you let the family members push him into the water, what kind of words do you want to spread?”

“Our Wei family members work together to bully someone who is an…” There was a pause, the words were on the edge of her mouth but she stopped.

Orphan.

The orphan of the Shen family.

Moreover, it was a well-known fact that the Shen family couple who guarded the border back then only had such a son left. And the Wei family brought it back from far away.

It was not a lie that she felt sorry for Shen Yuan.

The Shen and Wei families were old friends. Before the Shen family and his wife took the job, Madam Hou had also met the young Shen Yuan.

At that time, Shen Yuan was a young boy with a vigorous figure. He was happily learning how to ride and shoot, reading military books, and was extremely intelligent and reasonable.

His dancing sword movement was no less powerful than Wei Zan.

At that time, Shen Yuan’s temperament was not as cautious as it was now, he looked sunny and happy.

When she saw the Shen couple, Shen Yuan conveniently performed the junior ceremony, and with a bright smile said, “Master Hou, Madam Hou, my father has been waiting for you for a long time.” 

The small person, with his immature and beautiful face, made people feel happy.

At that time, when the Marquis tested him, he sighed after hearing his answers. 

He said that this kid was very talented and sensible. When he grew up, he would be one of the best Daqi’s Confucian generals.

“Although his father is a bit dumb, he gave birth to such an intelligent son.”

Then he sighed and said, “Madam, if the living ancestor in our family becomes half-sensible as him, then I would wake up laughing.” 

At that time, she blamed him, but in her heart, she also loved Shen Yuan’s sensibility and taught him to call her aunt.

Who would have thought that later, after the Shen family’s couple passed away, he would become a sick and silent young man.

When he came into the Hou Mansion, he was thin and pale, extremely respectful to others.  

Unexpectedly, he suffered hardships again in the Hou Mansion. Thinking about him, Madam Hou felt distressed.

Hearing about him being bullied again, her face completely sank, and she asked, “Zan’er, after you quarreled with Shen Yuan last time, how did your father punish you?”

Wei Zan lazily said, “It was only twenty army sticks.”

He chuckled, and added, “I didn’t pay attention to him this time, and I might have to be punished again.”

Hearing this, the eldest aunt’s face suddenly turned pale.

Third Wei and Fourth Wei are her lifelines, she had never even used harsh words to teach them, so how could she let them get beaten by the Marquis?

Madam Hou put the teacup on the table, and faintly said, “Sister-in-law, this matter must not be tolerated, I will tell Master Hou and if it’s true, then I will find the elders of the clan today and ask them to use family law.”     

“Brother is still waiting to fill in the vacancy, and now if the word goes out that a child from our family bullied the martyrs’ orphans then how can he get that position?”     

Hearing this, the eldest aunt’s legs went weak, and she said, “It’s not like that…” 

Before she could finish speaking, Wei Zan fiddled with the ornaments in his hand with downcast eyes, “By the way, when I came back, I saw that the two younger brothers were really useless, so I taught them a lesson.”

“As a big brother, I should teach them to behave well.” 

The eldest aunt couldn’t care about him anymore, and she hurriedly got up, then staggered back with a pale face. 

(Translated by Beauty Brute.)