Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 303 Complaint
Shen Bo ignored Shen Zhui, but instead sent him to bring over a chair for Lu Jia to sit down, and then had someone bring over tea.

The whole story has already been explained clearly in front of the Taoist priests and worshippers at Baiyun Temple. Even the Yan family members themselves have admitted it. What effort is there to make?
The guards who went to Baiyun Temple rode fast horses and took a shortcut, and the round trip took only a quarter of an hour or two. Lu Jia cooled a bowl of tea, drank it, and the guards had already returned.

After he recounted the whole story in detail, Grand Commandant Shen, who was never one to show his emotions, remained as steady as Mount Tai, but a cold look had somehow crept onto his face.

Unable to contain himself any longer, Shen Zhui exclaimed, "This is too much! This is too much!"

Before the guard could finish speaking, he was already scratching his head in anger. After listening, he paced around the room: "Isn't this humiliating the Shen family?"
"Don't even mention that our Shen family has military merits. Just think about how my sister was bestowed upon our Shen family by the Emperor himself. How dare that woman from the Yan family act so maliciously? It's not that she doesn't respect the Shen family; she doesn't respect the Emperor at all!"

The young man was trembling with anger. If Shen Bo hadn't been sitting calmly in the hall and the guards at the door hadn't been glaring at him, he probably would have run to the Yan residence long ago!

"Father, say something!" When he had no other choice, he rushed to the desk. "We've come this far, are you going to try to downplay this?"

"If you keep doing this, my brother will definitely cause a huge uproar when he gets back!"

Shen Bo glanced at him sideways: "I don't need you to remind me."

After saying that, he gritted his teeth and turned to Lu Jia: "I heard that you used to be quite powerful in Shawan and not weak in the Lu family either. How come you're so pathetic this time?"

Lu Jia sniffed and looked up: "Before, it was my parents' home, my own home. Even if I caused a huge mess, my father would protect me."

"Now that she is in the Shen family, and her daughter-in-law is not favored by her father, she walks on thin ice every day, afraid of making a mistake. When this happened, she only thought about how to settle things peacefully and come back to apologize to her father. How could she dare to fight back?"
"If this were to ruin the harmony that Father has painstakingly cultivated with Grand Secretary Yan, wouldn't the daughter-in-law be guilty?"

Shen Bo's face fell before he could finish speaking.

What does it mean that your parents' home is your own home? Doesn't your husband's home also belong to you?
With her father backing her up, does that mean her husband's family will just let her do whatever she wants outside?
Besides, what do you mean by the harmonious relationship he painstakingly cultivated with Yan Song? Who is this sarcastic persona?

He said, "He's not very old, but he's quite cunning."

Does he not realize that this is a dig at him?

Thinking about it this way, his face grew even longer.

Having lived two lives, Lu Jia had seen her fair share of good and evil people. After scrutinizing him several times, she sat up straight and said, "I've always heard that every member of the Shen family is a hero. I am so fortunate to be a member of the Shen family, so of course I can't let them down."

“Even if my daughter-in-law has a little bit of insight, that’s what she should have; she would never have anything she shouldn’t have.”

At this point, she stepped forward and humbly bowed: "Father, I heard people at the Taoist temple earlier that the Yan family came up with a solution to the military pay issue and even received an award from the Emperor."

"But the Yan family has a history of embezzling military funds. They may say good things now, but it is still unknown whether they will be able to deliver on their promises."

"Putting aside the honor and disgrace of the daughter-in-law, this eldest mistress of the Yan family has provided ready-made incriminating evidence. Why don't we strike while the iron is hot and make the Yan family pay this military pay as soon as possible?"

The old man has already seen through me and has no intention of punishing me. He doesn't seem so scary anymore, so I might as well be a little bolder.

The Jin family needs to be dealt with, but the most important thing is the men of the Yan family.

Moreover, the Grand Commandant is still wary of his daughter-in-law, so she needs to make him understand that she also hopes the Yan family will suffer misfortune soon.

Shen Bo glanced at her: "You're interrupting about court affairs again?"

Lu Jia straightened up, agreeing readily: "I just happened to overhear about it and mentioned it casually. I didn't dare to interrupt." Shen Bo glanced at her again: "Go back to your room first."

Lu Jia quickly agreed and stepped out the door.

Shen Bo frowned again.

He was already at his wit's end with a son who was prickly yet incredibly capable, and now a scheming daughter-in-law had arrived, which was truly tormenting for this lonely old father.

"Father!"

Just as he was having a headache, Shen Zhui's thunderous voice suddenly rang out: "This is intolerable!"

Shen Bo looked at him for a while: "What do you want?"

"I'm going to the Yan family to demand an explanation!"

Shen Bo looked at him for a moment: "Get out."

"I don't!……"

Shen Bo waved his hand: "Then fork it out."

The guards came in, politely grabbed Shen Zhui, and pulled him out.

"...I won't swallow this insult!"

Shen Zhui was so angry that sparks flew all the way, and no flower pot or plant along the way was spared.

Shen Bo stood by the window with his hands behind his back until he watched his figure disappear before walking to the corner of the room to change into his outdoor clothes and then going out as well.

……

On the way back to the mansion with Yan Liang, Jin Shi did not hear a single word from him, but she felt as if a thousand pounds were weighing on her head!

From the very beginning, she knew that marrying the eldest son of the Yan family was not only a marriage of high status, but also a marriage of exceptional character and talent that she could not find even with a lantern!

If it weren't for her father holding a key position and being highly valued by the Yan family, she wouldn't have had the chance to get this marriage!
So all these years she has tried her best to be a dutiful wife, a capable young mistress, and a filial, considerate, meticulous, and reliable daughter-in-law, all to minimize the gap between the two sides! To make it seem more appropriate for her to sit in the position of young mistress!
Hard work pays off. From the time she got married until now, she has managed her business quite successfully. Her mother-in-law entrusts her with all sorts of tasks, big and small, and has complete trust in her.

Yan Liang has treated her with respect, and so far he has not taken any concubines or maids. Although he has considered that as the eldest grandson, he has many affairs to attend to and may not have time for such matters, she has maintained a respectable appearance all these years!

But what happened today was completely unexpected!

Xie San had actually offended a member of the Shen family!

She knew how delicate the relationship was between the Yan family and the Shen family, but when the other party was Lu Jia, she felt that things weren't so bad.

Because Lu Jia is still under Madam Yan's control.

She thought she could easily salvage the situation and make it a small matter, but who knew that Lu Jia, that brat, would disobey her orders and insist on making a big fuss, to the point that the situation was completely out of her control!
She had no idea how Yan Liang had received the news and rushed over!
Now all the bad luck has piled up, and her shrewd and capable image is about to shatter in his eyes!