Chapter 1877: The Relationship Between Xun Sheng and the Chen Family

Chapter 1877: The Relationship Between Xun Sheng and the Chen Family

Everyone in the courtyard had shocked expressions on their faces, as if they were experiencing auditory hallucinations.

However, Xun Sheng's respectful demeanor was quite clear. Even his companion standing beside him looked astonished, and it took them a while to react. The companion tugged at Xun Sheng's sleeve and whispered, "What did you just call her?"

"Princess of Wen'an," Xun Sheng stood up straight and introduced her to everyone, "This is the recently appointed County Princess of Wen'an, personally bestowed by the Emperor."

Xun Sheng had become a scholar last year alongside Meng Yunzheng. At that time, Meng Yunzheng had ranked first, and Xun Sheng had ranked third.

At that time, Shu Yu, Meng Yunzheng, and the hard-to-find Dongqing Taoist Priest were dining at Yuelai Inn, where Xun Sheng was staying. Xun Sheng recognized the carriage parked downstairs as belonging to Meng Yunzheng and hastily went upstairs to engage in scholarly discussions with him.

Back then, Shu Yu had been in the private room, and Xun Sheng had seen her.

Although it was just a brief encounter, both of them had left an impression on each other.

At that time, Xun Sheng had learned that Meng Yunzheng's fiancée was a village lord, and she was the one who had invented the Heating patches.

Afterward, Xun Sheng remained at the Changjin Prefecture Government School to study. Originally, he was planning to return to his hometown after a year, but with the chaos in the capital city, he decided to stay.

Since they were all scholars, gaining reputation was for the purpose of entering officialdom in the future. They were always well-informed about city news at the government school, and they often discussed the recent troubles in Chenggu County.

So, Xun Sheng was well-informed about many things. He knew who the new county magistrate of Chenggu County was, and he knew about the newly appointed Princess of Wen'an. Naturally, he knew that this princess was the former village lord.

Honestly, Xun Sheng admired her.

Just now, when he followed Chen Qiu into the house, his attention had been drawn to the most extravagantly dressed and seemingly authoritative figure, Lu Sanzhu. Shu Yu, who was standing behind, was a young lady, and Xun Sheng, a scholar, believed himself to be a gentleman. He naturally wouldn't stare at a young lady, which is why he hadn't recognized her.

He hadn't expected that the one beating people up would turn out to be the Princess of Wen'an.

Although Xun Sheng was a bit bookish, he wasn't someone who couldn't adapt or lacked knowledge of social norms.

The other party was a princess; he couldn't possibly continue to use a confrontational attitude.

Moreover, he was curious in his heart. With the identity and status of the Princess of Wen'an, why would she be bothering the Chen family's patriarch without any apparent reason?

Thinking of this, Xun Sheng turned to look at Chen Bing.

But at this moment, Chen Bing and the others present all had pale faces and dazed expressions.

The onlooking crowd was even more incredulous. Now, when they looked at the Chen family members, their eyes were filled with estrangement.

This was a princess, after all. The Chen family must have really offended her, and it definitely wouldn't end with just a beating.

Moreover, what Chen Bing had done to the princess's Grand aunt was so outrageous that even an ordinary person wouldn't tolerate it.

Xun Sheng observed the surroundings in silence, and when he saw that the Chen family members still hadn't reacted, he hesitated for a while. Eventually, he mustered the courage and asked, "County Princess, I don't know what mistake the Chen family has made to incur the princess's intervention."

Instead of answering, Shu Yu replied with a counter-question, "I wonder, Xun Sheng, what relationship exists between you and the Chen family?"

"I..." Before Xun Sheng could answer, his companion quickly spoke up, "County Princess, Chen's daughter once saved Xun's life. She can be considered Xun's benefactor. Therefore, when Chen's daughter said the Chen family was in trouble, Xun came to take a look."

It was evident that his companion wanted Xun Sheng to distance himself from the Chen family.