476 Valor Gate!
Shen Jiayi walked over and her face was full of provocation.
As soon as she spoke, another voice came. “Jiayi, how could you speak to Ruojing like that? You are so rude!”
Looking in the direction of the voice, Shen Ruojing saw a 25-year-old girl walking in. She looked very gentle and had a similar face to Shen Jiayi and Shen Wanying. However, she lacked Shen Jiayi’s willfulness and Shen Wanying’s arrogance.
The butler by her side immediately explained in a low voice, “Miss, this is Miss Shen Tingyan of the third branch. She married the eldest son of the Xu family.”
Shen Yuansong, who was the head of the Shen family, was from the first branch. The second branch was Shen Yuansong’s younger brother, who had two sons, Shen Zhong and Shen Chong. As for Shen Yuansong’s younger brother from the third branch, he had a son who died young and only left two daughters behind.
Shen Tingyan was the daughter of the third branch.
The butler wanted to say more, but Shen Jiayi stared at Shen Tingyan angrily. “Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to me like that? What? You heard that the true Young Miss of the Shen family is back and you came to curry favor? Too bad, she didn’t even become a princess, but granduncle still has to give the queen two-thirds of the family assets! Shen Ruojing, you really are a rural bumpkin who brings shame to the family and makes us a laughing stock!”
Shen Tingyan immediately frowned. “Jiayi, we are all part of the Shen Family, so don’t say that…”
Shen Jiayi sneered. “Am I wrong? You’re just a fatherless orphan, and you’re from a side branch of the Shen family. What qualifies you to marry the eldest son of the Xu family? Isn’t it because our Shen family is the leader of the four great families? If the Shen family didn’t have this strength, who would look at you?!”
Shen Tingyan was taken aback by her attack, and her eyes turned slightly red.
Shen Ruojing narrowed her eyes. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Shen Tingyan faintly saying, “Yes, without granduncle’s care, we are all just from the side branch. So, what gives you the right to criticize the granddaughter of the main branch here?”
Shen Jiayi was hit where it hurt.
She had always looked down on Shen Tingyan, thinking that the latter was from the third branch and that the position of the head of the Shen family would eventually fall to their second branch.
This was because back then, Shen Yuansong had no descendants and this made her the eldest granddaughter of the family.
But now, she and Shen Tingyan were both the same in status – they were from the side branches!
Shen Jiayi was so angry that she jumped and was about to give Shen Tingyan a slap in the face!
Seeing this, Shen Tingyan was so scared that she closed her eyes and leaned forward, not even daring to dodge…
From a young age, her mother had told her that the daughters of the second branch were different from her. The daughters of the second branch would be the direct descendants, and they would always be from the side branch. Therefore, Shen Tingyan never dared to challenge Shen Jiayi.
However, she couldn’t bear to listen to Shen Jiayi anymore, so she retorted. It was just that she hadn’t expected Shen Jiayi to start hitting her…
“Pak!”
The pain that Shen Tingyan anticipated never came…She slowly opened her eyes and saw her cold-looking cousin, Shen Ruojing, standing before her.
Shen Ruojing grabbed Shen Jiayi’s arm and viciously slapped her with the back of her hand!
As a result, Shen Jiayi fell to the ground, and her face swelled up.
Shen Ruojing only stared at her and clapped her hands. “Why can’t you learn your lesson?”
Now, Shen Jiayi’s eyes turned red. She was actually slapped in front of so many servants!
She jumped up from the ground and screamed, “Shen Ruojing, I’m not finished with you!”
But just as she finished speaking, she heard Shen Yuansong’s angry voice drifting over. “Who are you not finished with?!”
Shen Jiayi froze when she saw Shen Yuansong walking in with Shen Zhong, Shen Chong, and Shen Cong.
At that moment, Shen Yuansong’s gaze was as cold as ice as he looked at her and said, “Speak! Why aren’t you finished with the legitimate eldest daughter of my Shen family?!”
Shen Jiayi immediately became nervous and her whole body trembled.
She shouted in fear, “Grandpa, she brought those unidentified men into our house and even suggested that they manage the security of the Shen family. I just wanted to remind this country bum…my cousin…”
After saying this, she seemed to have found an excuse and hurriedly tried to clear her name. “It was just me speaking without thinking. Our house was easily broken into yesterday, and our security system does need to be strengthened. However, I have no idea where our cousin found these men. They don’t even seem to know martial arts, and she wants them to take over the security of the Shen family. How can we just casually change our security like this when we have so many people in the Shen family?”
Shen Yuansong looked toward the several men standing in the living room.
The people were wearing loose exercise clothes, each looking very agile and restrained. They even exuded a kind of refined aura, something unusual for martial artists.
However, Shen Yuansong understood that when Chinese Kung Fu was taken to the extreme, it was not about showing off outwardly but rather about being like them…
He looked at Shen Ruojing and asked, “Jingjing, did you bring these people here?”
Shen Ruojing nodded. “Yes.”
Shen Yuansong was about to say something when Shen Zhong stepped forward and smiled. “Niece, I know you are concerned about the safety of the Shen family, but martial artists do not look like that. You see, they are not tall and mighty in stature. Could you have been deceived?”
Shen Chong continued, “It’s normal for a young girl like her to not understand these things. Big brother, I remember Shen Cong and the people from Valor Gate are acquainted, right?”
Since Shen Yuansong had recognized Shen Ruojing as his granddaughter and promised to hand over the family business to Shen Tianye in the future, Shen Zhong and Shen Zhong, the brothers who had previously fought for control of the family, had joined forces to seize the family business.
Therefore, the first step was to control the Shen family.
If they wanted to know every move of the Shen family, owning the security guards was absolutely crucial.
Unexpectedly, Shen Ruojing had taken the initiative to arrange her own people in the security force.
As soon as Shen Chong spoke, Shen Zhong immediately understood what his younger brother meant. He smiled and looked at Shen Yuansong. “Yes, Cong’er is acquainted with the people from Valor Gate. Uncle, I was just thinking that our family is still too weak. Our gate was easily broken down. Why not have Cong’er take the lead and ask for a few outer disciples from Valor Gate to come and protect our family?”
476 Valor Gate!
Shen Jiayi walked over and her face was full of provocation.
As soon as she spoke, another voice came. “Jiayi, how could you speak to Ruojing like that? You are so rude!”
Looking in the direction of the voice, Shen Ruojing saw a 25-year-old girl walking in. She looked very gentle and had a similar face to Shen Jiayi and Shen Wanying. However, she lacked Shen Jiayi’s willfulness and Shen Wanying’s arrogance.
The butler by her side immediately explained in a low voice, “Miss, this is Miss Shen Tingyan of the third branch. She married the eldest son of the Xu family.”
Shen Yuansong, who was the head of the Shen family, was from the first branch. The second branch was Shen Yuansong’s younger brother, who had two sons, Shen Zhong and Shen Chong. As for Shen Yuansong’s younger brother from the third branch, he had a son who died young and only left two daughters behind.
Shen Tingyan was the daughter of the third branch.
The butler wanted to say more, but Shen Jiayi stared at Shen Tingyan angrily. “Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to me like that? What? You heard that the true Young Miss of the Shen family is back and you came to curry favor? Too bad, she didn’t even become a princess, but granduncle still has to give the queen two-thirds of the family assets! Shen Ruojing, you really are a rural bumpkin who brings shame to the family and makes us a laughing stock!”
Shen Tingyan immediately frowned. “Jiayi, we are all part of the Shen Family, so don’t say that…”
Shen Jiayi sneered. “Am I wrong? You’re just a fatherless orphan, and you’re from a side branch of the Shen family. What qualifies you to marry the eldest son of the Xu family? Isn’t it because our Shen family is the leader of the four great families? If the Shen family didn’t have this strength, who would look at you?!”
Shen Tingyan was taken aback by her attack, and her eyes turned slightly red.
Shen Ruojing narrowed her eyes. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Shen Tingyan faintly saying, “Yes, without granduncle’s care, we are all just from the side branch. So, what gives you the right to criticize the granddaughter of the main branch here?”
Shen Jiayi was hit where it hurt.
She had always looked down on Shen Tingyan, thinking that the latter was from the third branch and that the position of the head of the Shen family would eventually fall to their second branch.
This was because back then, Shen Yuansong had no descendants and this made her the eldest granddaughter of the family.
But now, she and Shen Tingyan were both the same in status – they were from the side branches!
Shen Jiayi was so angry that she jumped and was about to give Shen Tingyan a slap in the face!
Seeing this, Shen Tingyan was so scared that she closed her eyes and leaned forward, not even daring to dodge…
From a young age, her mother had told her that the daughters of the second branch were different from her. The daughters of the second branch would be the direct descendants, and they would always be from the side branch. Therefore, Shen Tingyan never dared to challenge Shen Jiayi.
However, she couldn’t bear to listen to Shen Jiayi anymore, so she retorted. It was just that she hadn’t expected Shen Jiayi to start hitting her…
“Pak!”
The pain that Shen Tingyan anticipated never came…She slowly opened her eyes and saw her cold-looking cousin, Shen Ruojing, standing before her.
Shen Ruojing grabbed Shen Jiayi’s arm and viciously slapped her with the back of her hand!
As a result, Shen Jiayi fell to the ground, and her face swelled up.
Shen Ruojing only stared at her and clapped her hands. “Why can’t you learn your lesson?”
Now, Shen Jiayi’s eyes turned red. She was actually slapped in front of so many servants!
She jumped up from the ground and screamed, “Shen Ruojing, I’m not finished with you!”
But just as she finished speaking, she heard Shen Yuansong’s angry voice drifting over. “Who are you not finished with?!”
Shen Jiayi froze when she saw Shen Yuansong walking in with Shen Zhong, Shen Chong, and Shen Cong.
At that moment, Shen Yuansong’s gaze was as cold as ice as he looked at her and said, “Speak! Why aren’t you finished with the legitimate eldest daughter of my Shen family?!”
Shen Jiayi immediately became nervous and her whole body trembled.
She shouted in fear, “Grandpa, she brought those unidentified men into our house and even suggested that they manage the security of the Shen family. I just wanted to remind this country bum…my cousin…”
After saying this, she seemed to have found an excuse and hurriedly tried to clear her name. “It was just me speaking without thinking. Our house was easily broken into yesterday, and our security system does need to be strengthened. However, I have no idea where our cousin found these men. They don’t even seem to know martial arts, and she wants them to take over the security of the Shen family. How can we just casually change our security like this when we have so many people in the Shen family?”
Shen Yuansong looked toward the several men standing in the living room.
The people were wearing loose exercise clothes, each looking very agile and restrained. They even exuded a kind of refined aura, something unusual for martial artists.
However, Shen Yuansong understood that when Chinese Kung Fu was taken to the extreme, it was not about showing off outwardly but rather about being like them…
He looked at Shen Ruojing and asked, “Jingjing, did you bring these people here?”
Shen Ruojing nodded. “Yes.”
Shen Yuansong was about to say something when Shen Zhong stepped forward and smiled. “Niece, I know you are concerned about the safety of the Shen family, but martial artists do not look like that. You see, they are not tall and mighty in stature. Could you have been deceived?”
Shen Chong continued, “It’s normal for a young girl like her to not understand these things. Big brother, I remember Shen Cong and the people from Valor Gate are acquainted, right?”
Since Shen Yuansong had recognized Shen Ruojing as his granddaughter and promised to hand over the family business to Shen Tianye in the future, Shen Zhong and Shen Zhong, the brothers who had previously fought for control of the family, had joined forces to seize the family business.
Therefore, the first step was to control the Shen family.
If they wanted to know every move of the Shen family, owning the security guards was absolutely crucial.
Unexpectedly, Shen Ruojing had taken the initiative to arrange her own people in the security force.
As soon as Shen Chong spoke, Shen Zhong immediately understood what his younger brother meant. He smiled and looked at Shen Yuansong. “Yes, Cong’er is acquainted with the people from Valor Gate. Uncle, I was just thinking that our family is still too weak. Our gate was easily broken down. Why not have Cong’er take the lead and ask for a few outer disciples from Valor Gate to come and protect our family?”
