In Dingguo Mansion, Shen Youxia and Shen Jingzong's grandson were joyful and harmonious, while on the other side, Shen Fuling's family was shrouded in gloom.

  "Ling Er, Shen Jing both said they would help you, why did you still choose to write an apology letter? If it's really posted all over Xiyang City, we'll be too embarrassed to show our faces in Xiyang City from now on. How will we face people in the future? You're not even married yet, which good family's daughter would still marry you?"

  Liu was quite perplexed by Shen's decision and even felt discontent with it.

  These years, relying on the Dingguo Marquis's estate, the women of the Shen family in the noble circle of Xiyang City are all dignified and respected. Especially since their own son is in charge of the Qixiang Pavilion, the ladies and young misses of the Xiyang City nobility, who wouldn't want to get their hands on the latest lip color from the Qixiang Pavilion? Who wouldn't be eager to flatter them with sweet words?

  But now that Shen Youxia has taken back the Qixiang Pavilion, if Shen Fuling were to reveal the truth of the matter to everyone, then she herself would become a laughing stock among the women of Xiyang City.

  Shen Zhong and Liu's ideas were similar, although men are not as petty as women, such a shameful thing would inevitably become the talk of the town in Xiyang City, and their social circle was originally relying on the name of Dingguo Houfu. In the future, those poetry gatherings and tea parties might not invite themselves again.

  "Father and mother, I know you don't understand my choice, but the Duke of Dingguo has been so biased towards Shen Youxia all these years, don't you know? If I were to use the Shen family's name to coerce the Duke of Dingguo and oppress Shen Youxia, do you think our family of three would be able to enjoy any good fortune in the future, whether at the Duke of Dingguo's manor or at the Shen family's old residence?"

  Shen Fuling's words made Shen Zhong and his wife shut their mouths, lower their heads, and ponder the meaning of the words. Even if they couldn't fully understand, they could still figure out some truth.

  Can't help but say, Shen Fuling's mind is transparent, and he has also figured out Shen Jing's temperament clearly. On the surface, Shen Jing won't do anything to him, but in secret, he indeed has the intention of teaching him a lesson.

  "But once this apology letter is written..."

  "Write it down, no matter if it's the Dingguo Hou Mansion or the Shen family's old house, there are many estates and fields outside. At worst, we can just return to our hometown in Xunyang. In Xunyang City, there are many people with connections and abilities, returning to Xunyang to become a local tyrant is not a bad choice."

  "Return to Nanyang? Do you know what it means to return to Nanyang?"

  Shen Fuling's words shocked Shen Zhong, the efforts of several generations of the Shen family had finally taken root in Xiyang City. The current Anluo ancestral home was already being managed by a side branch of the Shen family and had never been valued. In Shen Zhong's view, if he really returned to his old home in Anluo, he would probably have completely severed ties with the wealthy and powerful.

  "Father and mother, do you know the principle of being placed in a dead end and then reborn? At present, we have no better way out. A letter of apology can protect all our current property, with silver, we will have the opportunity to rise again; otherwise, we will never have a chance to turn over this lifetime."

  Although Shen Zhong and his wife had no great ambitions and sometimes made mistakes, they did listen to their son's words and understood them.

  Anyone knows that having a chance of rising again is much better than being irretrievable.

  So Shen Feiling and his family of three also reached a unified consensus.