Shen Haoxuan brought Shang Zhiqing to the place where he used to live.
In the Shen Mansion, there was still a well-preserved mansion, and even the two stone lions in front of the gate did not show any signs of destruction from the wind, frost, snow, and wind.
It was obvious that someone was meticulously taking care of all of this.
Shen Haoxuan and Shang Zhiqing stood in front of the Shen Mansion's gate. Looking at the two large words "Dragon and Phoenix Dance" on it, Shen Haoxuan clenched his fists and wanted to take a step forward, but he was hesitant to do so.
Shang Zhiqing saw that Shen Haoxuan was hesitating, and held onto Shen Haoxuan's hand tightly. She whispered to her beside him: "Since we're already here, we should at least take a look inside to be at ease."
It was not that Shen Haoxuan did not want to go in, it was because he was always meddling in emotions like fear of getting closer to home. He did not know whether the butler's grandfather was still inside, or whether the servants were still in the Shen Mansion.
But after thinking about his guess, Shen Haoxuan couldn't help but chuckle, silently ridiculing his ignorant guess. Back then, when he was chased out of Shen Mansion by his father, the people from Shen Mansion had long since become strangers to him. Who would still remember him?
It was likely that they would only remember that unfilial son, Shen Haoxuan, who had disobeyed their father's orders.
Shen Haoxuan pulled Shang Zhiqing's hand, took one last look at the towering Shen Mansion, and then turned and left.
However, Shang Zhiqing stopped in her tracks, looked into Shen Haoxuan's eyes, and asked seriously: "Are you sure you don't want to go back to take a look?"
Since Shen Haoxuan had chosen to bring her to the Shen Mansion, then naturally, he had his own reasons. How could he just take a look and leave? The Shen Mansion still existed, so no matter what had happened, he shouldn't have just left.
Family will always be the closest family to you in this world. No matter what mistakes you've made, even if they were angry at you, they will never forgive you.
Shang Zhiqing held onto Shen Haoxuan's arm from the back, and walked towards the entrance of the Shen Mansion with difficulty, step by step. Shang Zhiqing knew in her heart that Shen Haoxuan was probably unwilling to part with him, or else he would not be this cooperative.
Just when Shang Zhiqing was about to knock on the Shen Mansion's door, the door suddenly opened slowly, and an old man walked out.
Shen Haoxuan had already recognized that this person was the Steward Shen who had always been by his father's side, the Steward Shen who had watched him grow up.
Shen Haoxuan's eyes were a little red, he could not help but turn his head, as he did not want Steward Shen and Shang Zhiqing to see him with red eyes.
Steward Shen looked at the two young men at the door, and asked in an extremely amiable tone: "What are the two of you doing at the door of our Shen Mansion? If the two of them came to look for the master of the Shen Mansion, it might not be too convenient. The old master's body had been sick for a long time, so she couldn't be affected by the wind. If you have come to find the young master, I am very sorry. The young master has been left behind and has yet to return home. If the two of you have information on the whereabouts of the young master, please let me know. "
Shang Zhiqing's appearance was extremely good, and now that she acted obediently and dexterously, Steward Shen was much less cautious, but Shen Haoxuan had never seen his true appearance. Seeing him turn around, Steward Shen thought that he was young and shy.
He truthfully told the current situation of the Shen Mansion to Shen Haoxuan and Shang Zhiqing.
When Shen Haoxuan heard that his father was sick for a long time, he immediately turned his head. His eyes were still red, but he managed to hold back the light in his eyes.
"Steward Shen, you said just now, what happened to my father?" Shen Haoxuan asked anxiously.
When the Steward Shen saw Shen Haoxuan, he leaned his head closer to look at him, and realized that it was indeed the young master of the Shen Mansion. He himself saw the young master from a young age, and immediately patted Shen Haoxuan's shoulders happily.
"It's me, I'm back, Grandpa Butler. How long has my father been ill? Can I go and see him? " Shen Haoxuan still remembered something his father said to him when he chased him out.
"You will never admit that you are my son, and never ever go back to the Shen Mansion. I don't have a son like you!"
As a result, throughout these years, he had never returned to the Shen Mansion, nor did he return to visit this place. He still remembered the cold words his father had said and the distrust he had toward him.
His heart turned cold as he swore that he would never return to the Shen Mansion.
Even if he died outside, he would never return to the Shen Mansion.
He didn't want to learn about it, nor did he want to know about it. As a result, he also made a mistake when his father was sick for a very long time.
If not for this time bringing Shang Zhiqing back to her homeland, he probably would never have known this in her entire life.
"Grandpa butler made the decision for you to return to the Shen Mansion." Steward Shen opened the door, inviting Shen Haoxuan and Shang Zhiqing into his courtyard. With light footsteps, he brought the two of them to the courtyard where Shen Mansion was.
The environment of the Shen Mansion was very quiet. The maids and servants were all in an orderly manner as they quietly sat down on their own matters.
Steward Shen led the way as he told Shen Haoxuan everything that had happened.
Young master, actually, the old master had already regretted what happened back then. He should not have treated you like this, and he should not have kicked you out without dividing up the grievances. But you must know, you are the righteous son of the old master, the person who is most qualified to inherit the Shen family.
"All these years, the name of you being the richest man has long spread to the ears of the old master. The old master was very proud of you, but he couldn't bring himself to let you back, so he kept wasting time like this, knowing that he caught a cold at the end of last year."
"Fortunately, you're back."
The Steward Shen kept on nagging, and Shen Haoxuan and Shang Zhiqing didn't feel annoyed, either, listening attentively to the Steward Shen's narration.
Shang Zhiqing heard many things from the Steward Shen.
Back then, Shen Haoxuan was kicked out of the Shen family by his father, so what happened in the Shen family that caused his father to be angry to the point of driving his own son out of the Shen Mansion?
This caused Shen Haoxuan to have never come back to Shen Mansion in all these years to have a look.
Hearing that Shen Haoxuan had been saved by Xuanyuan Chen, they had decided to follow him wholeheartedly and helped Xuanyuan Chen deal with some dirty matters without any complaints.
It seemed that Shen Haoxuan also had many secrets on him.
Shang Zhiqing wasn't curious for long.
Shen Haoxuan was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "Grandpa Butler, how is that woman?"
It was that woman who had taken over his mother's position. If it wasn't for his mother's early death, how could that woman have gotten the chance to be on the ranking board for his father? How could she have drugged his father and given birth to a child?
Then, he would use his father's expectations of his child to frame him and intentionally frame him and frame him. Then, he would use his father's expectations of his child to frame him and frame him.