novelden Chapter 170 Punishment
Chapter 170 Punishment
"Help! Sir! Help..."
The woman who was caught rekindled her hope when she saw Shen Wen. She asked Shen Wen for help and cried bitterly.
Shen Wen pointed at the woman's miserable appearance and looked at Shen Ju and asked, "What? What happened?"
The man who was holding the woman tightly was Shen Song. He was tall and he grabbed the woman like an adult grabbing a child.
The one among them who was as tall as him was called Shen Bai. He was also the tallest and most muscular among all the young masters in the Shen Mansion. When they were young, the Marquis had intended to cultivate them to learn martial arts and join the army. Later, when they were old enough to take the martial arts examination, they were beaten so badly that the Marquis gave up the idea.
Because of the Marquis's appreciation and kindness in the past, Shen Song and Shen Bai became close to several young masters in the mansion, including Shen Yifeng. Because he was his cousin, Shen Yifeng often took them out for fun. But later, Shen Yifeng went to the border for a few years, and became estranged after he came back.
Shen Song held the woman tighter and covered her mouth with his big hand again.
Shen Ju explained, "Don't be alarmed, Uncle Seventeen. This woman is a concubine that Big Brother Shen Song just bought. She was redeemed from a prostitute. She is of low status and has the temperament of an untamed mule. Uncle Seventeen, don't let her corrupt your eyes. I'll ask Shen Song to take her home right now."
Shen Wen said generously, "Isn't she bought from that kind of place? People are like this. If they are not desperate, who would be willing to sell themselves there? They are all pitiful people. Since you are with a good girl, you should treat her well. People are all made of flesh and blood. You have to treat her a thousand times better in exchange for her being good to you. Not to mention that she is a woman, and men should pamper her. That is the right thing to do."
Naturally, Shen Song would not listen to what Shen Wen had to say. He just carried the woman and walked away.
Shen Wen called out his name and said, "Shen Song, what I said is right? Since she is a new concubine, I, as her uncle, should give her a gift. Bring her back and we will go upstairs to celebrate. I will give you two a big red envelope and you will kowtow to me properly, right?"
Shen Song was stopped by his words. When he heard that there was a big red envelope to be received, he led the woman back and said with a smile: "Uncle is right, then nephew will not be polite. Uncle, please go upstairs first. I will ask this woman to find a place to change into clean clothes, and then go to kowtow to you, uncle."
Shen Wen then said, "That's fine! The job of serving people is naturally familiar to the waiter and the shopkeeper of this noodle shop. I will call the waiter and ask him to open the next room and find some clothes to cover the body for this woman."
After saying that, he called the waiter inside the door repeatedly.
The waiter came out immediately. It would have been strange if he had come out so late. With such a loud commotion, people would have already been hiding behind the door to watch the fun.
Shen Wen was also generous and gave the waiter some silver as a reward. The waiter was so happy that he wanted to call him grandpa. Naturally, he listened to him attentively and hurried to greet Shen Song "couple".
Shen Song watched Shen Wen lead everyone into Bai's Noodle House and go upstairs, then followed him in.
After going upstairs, Shen Wen chose the room where these people had been drinking.
As soon as Shen Wen sat down, a few people followed him in and immediately closed the door.
Shen Zhi flattered him, "Uncle, you are a proper young master of the Marquis' Mansion. Since you are willing to treat us to a drink, then please pick out some good wine and food for your nephews. You won't be reluctant to spend money on your nephews, right?"
Shen Wen said: "Didn't you invite me to drink? Why are you asking me to pay?"
Shen Ju sat next to Shen Wen and poured him a cup of tea. She nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, yes! It's your nephew who invited you to drink. Brother Shen Zhi was just joking with you."
Shen Bifeng also smiled and said, "Seventeenth brother still doesn't interact with us much, don't mind it, Shen Zhi is just a scoundrel, when he sees the serious young masters of the Marquis' Mansion, he likes to ask for rewards. People are used to his hobby and are willing to indulge him, showing his love for the younger generation. It's just a gift to his own nephews, and the money he takes out of his pocket is just small."
Shen Wen said: "I see. If that's the case, I'm not stingy. I'll naturally follow you brothers. How about this? I heard that you all have a good alcohol tolerance. How about bringing a few dozen jars of good wine?"
Dozens of jars of good wine?
Everyone stretched their necks.
They had already been drinking for two hours, getting drunk and then sobering up again.
If we ask them to drink dozens of jars of liquor now, won’t they drink themselves to death?
Shen Huifeng waved his hand quickly and said, "No, no, even though we can drink a little, we don't drink like this. After all, we still have things to do tomorrow."
Shen Wen said: "What's the matter? The Marquis' Mansion? If there is something going on with the Marquis' Mansion, why did you invite me to drink? That's not right. It will delay the important matters of the Marquis' Mansion. In the end, won't I be the one who will bear the consequences? In this case..."
Having said that, Shen Wen stood up and was about to leave.
"Let's all go back home."
Shen Ju quickly held Shen Wen and said with a smile: "Uncle, don't be in a hurry to leave. They didn't say they don't want to drink. We will drink if we want to..."
The dirty rouge-stained makeup on his face, coupled with his exaggerated, coquettish and affected look, almost made Shen Wen vomit.
Shen Bifeng, who was standing beside him, had already winked at everyone when Shen Wen was not looking. Shen Zhi even nudged Shen Huifeng and whispered, "Just ask him to buy it. After all, you don't have to finish it. The job will be done."
Then everyone used sweet words to push Shen Wen back to his seat.
At this time, the waiter brought two jars of wine with a smile. Shen Ju looked at the jars and asked the waiter, "Hey, is this good wine? We must have strong and good wine here."
The waiter quickly replied: "Sir, this is the best liquor I have."
After replying, everyone told the waiter to go down.
Everyone poured a cup and raised it in their hands, saying to Shen Wen, "Uncle, please drink first, and then we nephews will dare to drink."
Shen Wen also picked it up and just as he was about to bring it to his mouth, he said, "Hey, this is not right! According to seniority here, the two brothers Huifeng and Bifeng should drink first."
Shen Ju advised: "Uncle, this is wrong. This wine was paid for by you, so of course you should let Uncle Seventeen drink this first."
Shen Wen then drank it without hesitation.
After taking a sip of the strong liquor, Shen Wen's face turned red and his neck became thick. He apologized unbearably: "I have never drunk such strong liquor, please forgive me... forgive me."
Everybody couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Everyone knew that people who tried strong liquor for the first time would not drink a whole glass of wine in one gulp. Since Shen Wen didn't know this, naturally no one would tell him.
Shen Ju was a considerate person and quickly poured him a cup of tea to calm him down.
Then a few people started playing the game that is often used at the dinner table to persuade people to drink. One person toasted a glass, then that person toasted a glass. Some people toasted a glass for this good reason, then that person toasted a glass. After a round, Shen Wen was half drunk and half awake.
He half leaned back in his chair, his eyes unable to focus.
Up to this point, Shen Song, who had promised to bring the woman to kowtow to Shen Wen and ask for a red envelope, has never shown up.
In the third room of this house, Shen Song had already committed a crime by pinning a woman down on him. The woman pushed his chest and said viciously, "You are a beast... If you dare to violate me, I will bite my tongue and commit suicide."
He cursed the woman, "I told you not to humiliate me. I sincerely wanted to marry you, but you acted first and asked for permission later and married someone else. I tell you the truth, I was the one who arranged your wedding. Isn't it strange? You should go back and ask your good mother-in-law about this, otherwise she will look down on you no matter what."
At this time, Shen Bai and Shen Zhi stood up and said to Shen Wen, "Uncle, drink first. We need to go to the bathroom and will be back in a moment."
Shen Wen waved his hand and let them go.
After a few more words, Shen Bifeng and Shen Huifeng also excused themselves to go to the toilet and ran out.
Only Shen Ju was left, and she was still diligently picking up food for Shen Wen.
Shen Huifeng ran out of the door and asked Shen Bifeng: "Do you really want to help Shen Ju? Will it cause a disaster? After all, she has always been kept by the Marquis?"
Shen Bifeng said, "Hey! Just listen to me. You came to get involved today. I guess the eldest master's family has given you instructions, right? Do they also want to deal with this person?"
Shen Huifeng was silent.
He said: "Since it has come to this, let's just ignore it and have fun with Shen Song and Shen Bai."
Shen Bifeng said: "I understand your thoughts. You were implicated by the Fifth Young Master back then."
Let’s go back to Shen Wen.
Seeing that Shen Wen was already drunk, Shen Ju stood up seductively, with her back to Shen Wen, and slowly poured a glass of wine. Then she sat down again, holding the glass, and leaned close to Shen Wen. She supported Shen Wen's shoulders with one hand, and put the glass to his lips with the other hand and said, "Good boy! Drink this glass of wine too!"
His eyes glanced at Shen Wen's neck, and he swallowed unconsciously, suppressing the hunger in his body.
Shen Wen took the wine glass at this time, his eyes also glanced at Shen Ju's neck. He had already imagined it many times in his head, grabbing his neck and breaking it with a click.
Shen Wen put the wine to his nose and smelled it. He could naturally smell that something was added to the wine.
However, the opium poppy plant was not included in the drugs of ancient times. In addition, the addictive medicinal materials are not less powerful than the opium poppy. Some of the adjuvants are so strong that they can be smelled at once.
Fortunately, Shen Wen smelled it in the wine. After careful consideration, she thought that modern purified drugs would not make people addicted after just one drink, let alone this kind of plant that had been boiled in water. Maybe... maybe? It would be okay to drink one glass, right?
Shen Wen put the wine glass to his lips and took a small sip as Shen Ju expected.
He looked at Shen Ju, swallowed slowly, and then put the glass to his lips...
"Hey? That's not right! It's been so long, why haven't Shen Song and his concubine come to kowtow?"
Shen Wen suddenly spoke, he pushed Shen Ju away with the wine glass and stood up.
Without waiting for Shen Ju to say anything, he picked up the wine glass, walked around the table and went out the door.
A waiter happened to pass by, and he stopped him and asked, "Where are the people who left my room? Did you see where they went?"
The waiter pointed to the third room and said, "They...they are all in that room."
Shen Wen ignored Shen Ju and immediately ran to the room to check.
Shen Wen pushed the door open in panic and saw the mess inside at a glance.