The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 248 Beheading at the Vegetable Market

Shen Wen sat at the dining table in the three-room house, eating the breakfast prepared by Li Fengnan. Then he asked Li Fengnan, "I remember I was in the palace last night. How did I get back here so suddenly? Do you remember who sent me back?"

Li Fengnan shook his head and said, "I didn't see who sent you back. I just remember someone knocking on my window. A master who could transmit sound over a thousand miles whispered in my ear and told me to come to Sanjianzhai to take care of you. That's why I came to Sanjianzhai. You asked me who sent you here. I really didn't see who it was. Not to mention that I didn't see the person, I can't even remember whether the person who spoke to me was a man or a woman."

Shen Wen was not surprised to hear her say that. Instead, he guessed who had sent him out of the palace. It seemed that the immortals in the West Palace were really on his side.

No matter what, there is one thing Shen Wen believes, that is, those immortals are true immortals who have rectified their bodies. Generally, such people would not murder others and end up ruining their cultivation, so they are all good people.

Shen Wen rested for two days and asked the people in Sanjianzhai to inquire about the palace. He didn't understand why the little emperor was willing to let him go. Or did Chunyu Lijie have some agreement with the little emperor? This was not right. His personal interests were also at stake. He came out without a clear reason. It was too confusing.

The person who inquired about the situation came back and told him that the palace was very peaceful, as if a noble named Shen Wen had never appeared, and the young emperor did not ask people to look for him all over the world.

The people that Li Fengnan had ordered to keep an eye on the Shen residence came back and talked about the situation of the Shen family. Since Shen Maofeng and Shen Yefeng of the Shen family became prisoners, all the dirty things they did in the officialdom in the past were reported one by one, and the leader was a man named Jiang Duzhi. The emperor was furious again, and without waiting for the victims to testify in court, he dragged the two of them to the vegetable market and chopped them off. It was said that it was tonight.

After hearing this, Shen Wen and everyone else sighed.

The County Lady's Mansion fell, and the Shen Marquis Mansion was no longer a marquisate. Their power was divided, which made Shen Wen feel relieved.

He thought of Mr. Qiushui and wanted to meet him again, so he had to go to Hongwan Mountain in the next two days. Shen Wen asked what Uncle Guan was doing and told Li Fengnan to tell Uncle Guan to secretly observe the movements of Hongwan Mountain, whether it was the people in the Guandi Temple or the movements of Mr. Qiushui and the Goddess Temple.

In the afternoon, Li Fengnan brought him some fruits. She put them on the table and said, "Mr. Chu Yanqiu from Duke Ji's Mansion has been in the spotlight these days."

Shen Wen said: "What do you mean?"

Li Fengnan said, "This Lord Chu used to have a reputation for being a playboy. He often lingered in brothels and gathered many scholars to listen to music and recite poems, or he invited a troupe of actors and dancers to accompany him at home. Young Master, you don't know that their second house built a fairy crane tower in the garden for the second young master to entertain himself. Later, he married four concubines and changed a lot. Since the day before yesterday, he began to gather many talented men and beautiful women to have fun in his own fairy crane tower. Not only that, he also lingered in brothels and redeemed several girls."

Having said this, Li Fengnan looked at Shen Wen hesitantly, then stopped talking and continued peeling the orange.

Shen Wen sneered, "I'm afraid it's not just that. Since you're so eager to mention this in front of me, I guess you're even more serious than before."

Seeing that he was not jealous, Li Fengnan said, "Today was even more ridiculous. She stayed in the male brothel in broad daylight and bought two male actors and girls to take home. The appearance of the male actors and girls was selected based on the appearance of the young master. As soon as they entered the male brothel, they showed the portrait of the young master Zhang and asked the madam to select male prostitutes based on the portrait..."

Li Fengnan looked at Shen Wen and spoke in a lower and lower voice.

Shen Wen said, "Is it strange that I am like this? Am I not a beauty? Not only him, but why did the emperor of your country of Dajue keep me in prison? Wasn't he also bewildered by me?"

Li Fengnan responded with a forced smile: "Haha! That's right."

Li Fengnan said, "If you are still angry, I will go to Chu Yanqiu's mansion and kill those two male prostitutes."

Shen Wen said: "No need, they have all been reduced to selling themselves for a living, they are all pitiful people. And that person can't do anything, he is just a silver-plated wax spear head, what he did is just for show, he knows his limits."

Li Fengnan didn't believe it. She said doubtfully, "That's not necessarily true. I think Chu Yanqiu is a dissolute man."

Shen Wen thought for a moment and asked, "Are there any concubines he bought whose hair turned white overnight?"

Li Fengnan shook his head and said, "I don't know... I'll ask someone to check it out."

After saying this, he didn't even wait for Shen Wen to nod, and hurriedly went to give orders.

In the evening, Shen Wen took Li Fengnan out. He just wanted to see what the scene of chopping people up in Caishikou was like in ancient times.

Li Fengnan followed her parents as a bodyguard since she was a child, and later joined Sanjianzhai, doing many things of robbing the rich to help the poor. What she liked most was when officials and bullies got into trouble, especially when the imperial court finally upheld justice and beheaded those bastards. It was such a joy!

The two of them strolled along the street towards the market, buying some snacks. Occasionally, people would talk about the hacking incident, saying that the county magistrates and county chancellors of the two counties were killed like chickens and cows, and everyone was extremely sad. They hated the Shen brothers even more. When they thought about the people paying taxes to support these beasts who looked down on others, they were heartbroken. The once glorious Shen family was now disgraced and cursed by everyone.

Li Fengnan secretly said happily: "I wonder what the self-proclaimed Duke Shen of a famous family is like now hiding at home. Young Master, you don't know that when he was in his prime, he loved to show off his power in the court with his disciples. Not to mention that the dukes and princes were criticized by him, even the young emperor often avoided him, and he was always proud of it. Now, he doesn't think that the young emperor will eventually grow up, and now is the time for him to kill the chicken to scare the monkey."

Shen Wen listened, but he was still uneasy. He felt that Lord Shen, the old fox, would not fall down like this. The old man was very cunning and he didn't know how many cards he held in his hand.

Shen Wen said, "Do you think my grandfather knows that I have run away from the palace? Should I go back to see him? Forget it. This old man is always trying to plot against me. If I go back to the Shen family, he will definitely send me back to the palace to be the little emperor's concubine."

Li Fengnan said: "The Shen family has fallen to this point, aren't you going to do something, sir? Like adding more fuel to the fire?"

Shen Wen was guessed at what he was thinking, and he looked at Li Fengnan with a smile. He said, "This is necessary, but I don't have the time to do it now. I have something to do first, and I'll deal with the Shen family when I come back."

At this time, the gong sounded as the government was patrolling the streets, and the people around scattered, leaving a path for the government's prisoner carriage to pass.

Shen Wen and Li Fengnan hid in the crowd, and sure enough, they saw that the person in shackles and shackles on the prison van was Shen Maofeng, and the one in the prison van behind was Shen Yefeng.

These two men had committed many sins in their lives, but their final execution at the vegetable market was quite smooth. The judge read out their crimes and issued the order to behead them. The executioner then took them to the ground, raised his sword and slashed, and the two men's heads rolled to the ground like watermelons.

Shen Wen asked Li Fengnan curiously, "Wasn't there a farewell banquet before the beheading? How come there wasn't even a single relative from the Shen family who came to see him off?"

Li Fengnan said: "The Shen family probably sent him off before he was released from prison. The Shen family is a family of officials, and they are not stupid. If his parents and brothers really ran away, wouldn't they be spitted on by the common people? These people care most about face."

Shen Wen thought about it and it made sense.

After watching the heads fall off, people dispersed. The officials and detectives who supervised the execution had to wait until the bodies were collected before they could go back. Like other families, the Shen family paid money to the government, and the bodies of the two brothers were allowed to be collected and buried by the Shen family members.

Shen Wen saw the carriages of the Third Master Shen and the First Master Shen not far away. Both of them got off the carriages in person and, accompanied by their personal servants, buried the bodies of Shen Yefeng and Shen Maofeng.

Shen Wen felt that there was nothing interesting to see, so he was about to take Li Fengnan away.

At this time, two tall men dressed as royal servants appeared and walked straight to Shen Wen. They clasped their fists and saluted Shen Wen and said, "Mr. Shen Shiqi, please stay. His Majesty has an order. Please accept it now."

Shen Wen was frightened by the sudden behavior of these two people. Not only was he surprised, but the surrounding people and the executioner and others not far away were also attracted to look. The servants who followed the third master Shen and the first master Shen also looked at Shen Wen.

Shen Wen was embarrassed. He said to the two royal guards, "This is a street. It is not appropriate to receive the imperial edict on the street. Excuse me, how about we find a more formal place to receive the imperial edict?"

The two royal guards said, "The Emperor has ordered that if Mr. Shen Shiqi is watching the excitement on the street, just read the imperial edict in public."

Shen Wen had no choice but to go along with them.

The royal guard unfolded the bright yellow imperial edict and said, "Shen Wen, the Seventeenth Master of Shen, is a man of unique ability in handling cases. Lord Ruan Qingxia of Yingtian Prefecture is in need of talented people, so he is appointed as a third-rank detective and given a royal token to serve as a royal guard to protect Lord Ruan. I decree this."

What do you mean?

He is a royal guard and has been granted a royal token. Are they planning to use another method to recruit him into the palace?

Shen Wen didn't care about all that and quickly took the imperial edict and token.

Looking at the other side, the two masters of the Shen family were already staring at the Shen family with flames in their eyes.

Their son had just been beheaded, and Shen Wen, a bastard, had been promoted. How could they not overthink and be jealous?

Shen Wen suddenly realized the good intentions of the little emperor towards him. The Shen family wanted to use Shen Wen's favor to preserve their power, and they thought that Shen Wen's path to becoming a male favorite would be too embarrassing, so they directly gave him an official position and made him a favorite in the court.