Make a Living by Your Face [Quick Wear] ━ Vol.1

2.23 - Shame

　　Yongle Marquis Mansion.

　　The steward escorted the doctors out of the house. After they exited the side door, he whispered, "You must have heard of our Marquis' temper. He hates gossipers the most. If his family affairs become known to everyone, who knows who he will take his anger out on? You must understand."

　　"Understood, understood. We would never dare to spread rumors."

　　The men responded in unison and left in a hurry carrying their medicine boxes.

　　The steward stroked his beard, sighed softly, and turned around, just in time to run into Shen Zhou and Shen Xin, brother and sister, walking towards him.

　　He hurriedly lowered his head and walked away, but the two living ancestors had already stepped forward to stop him and blocked him at the door.

　　Shen Xin pulled his beard and asked, "Manager Wang, we have something to ask you. We heard that Brother Qi was injured. How did he get injured? Is the injury serious? How is my brother? Where is he now? Why haven't I seen him before?"

　　Shen Zhou nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. I haven't seen my brother since my father's birthday. Is he worried about Brother Qi, so he doesn't want to come back to the Marquis' Mansion?"

　　The two of them asked a series of questions, and Manager Wang was sweating profusely.

　　He begged for mercy: "Please forgive me, my two young masters. I really don't know the truth. Why don't you wait until Young Master Qi wakes up and ask him in person?"

　　Shen Zhou frowned and said coldly: "Manager Wang, you are my father's confidant. If there is something you don't know, don't keep me in suspense. My patience is limited. If you make me angry, I will burn off your beard today."

　　Shen Xin also shouted beside him: "That's right, burn off your beard."

　　Steward Wang complained bitterly, saying with a bitter face, "No, no, please spare my life, young masters. I really didn't know anything."

　　Shen Zhou was a man of impatient temper, and he immediately ordered someone to get a fire starter.

　　When the fire starter arrived, Shen Zhou slowly lit the fire. The brother and sister stared at his gray beard and grinned wickedly at the same time. Steward Wang broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead, and when the fire core was only an inch away from his precious beard, he finally couldn't bear it anymore.

　　He covered his beard and wailed, "I confess, I confess, I confess everything, but I just overheard what the master and the mistress said, so the two young masters must pretend that they don't know."

　　He looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he whispered, "Young Master Huai has been living with Young Master Qi in the mansion in the west of the city these days. They originally planned to come to the Marquis' Mansion to visit relatives today, but they never expected an accident. Young Master Huai was kidnapped by the rebels."

　　Shen Zhou's eyes turned cold, and he grabbed his neck, his face livid, and said in a deep voice: "Who are you, the traitor? Why did you kidnap my brother?"

　　Steward Wang said, "That's the wanted one. He's the grandson of General Fuyuan, named Wei Ting. I heard that Master Qi had set up a dragnet to catch him, but he didn't expect that we had their spies in our mansion. Instead of catching him, Master Qi was shot by an arrow. Fortunately, it didn't hurt his vital parts."

　　"What about my brother? Is he injured?"

　　Steward Wang stammered, "This, I really don't know."