Chapter 95 Shen Qingyan, the Crown Prince of Kyoto

There wasn't much difference between the two families two generations ago.

They all traveled the same trade routes, and their businesses were roughly equal.

But by the time it came to the generation of their parents, they had diverged into two completely different watersheds.

Shen Qingrong's father followed the trade route, while Shen Qingyan's father followed a different route.

This gave Shen Qingyan the purest red background.

Shen Qingyan's mother, Madam Shen Yan Liti, was no ordinary person either. She had a noble background from the older generation in the capital, and before the founding of the country, her family's wealth was so abundant that it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were richer than a country.

When the war broke out, the Yan family, the maternal family of Lady Shen Yan Liti, donated most of their family property to the country, helping the country overcome the shortage of supplies.

Later, the war ended in victory.

Madam Shen Yan Liti married Master Shen Shen Tuo, and the two families united, giving birth to Shen Qingyan.

Given Shen Qingyan's background, from childhood to adulthood, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the "Crown Prince" in their circle of wealthy and powerful families.

But this young master is quite capable. He has been in the army for less than ten years and has already made one military achievement after another. I'm afraid his future status and position will not be inferior to his father, Shen Tuo.

Therefore, in their circle of wealthy and powerful people, Shen Qingyan's name is not something that ordinary people can call out; most people refer to him as "that person."

Shen Qingrong's feelings towards his distant cousin, Shen Qingyan, are very complicated.

He was both jealous and disgusted, yet he had no choice but to swallow his pride and fawn over everyone.

Throughout Kyoto, even though they are all members of the Shen family, Shen Qingyan is respectfully addressed as Young Master Shen.

But Shen Qingrong inexplicably became a member of a collateral branch of the Shen family!

As he went outside, everyone fawned over Shen Qingyan, ignoring him as if he were invisible.

This made Shen Qingrong very dissatisfied.

He disliked his distant cousin, but he had no choice but to curry favor with Shen Qingyan.

This made his dislike for his cousin even stronger.

Whenever a banquet is to be held, it takes several invitations to get him or Madam Shen Yan Liti to come over and make an appearance for them.

This time, he was able to get a definite answer from his aunt that he would come, thanks to his two daughters.

As Shen Qingrong thought of this, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

A smile appeared on his lips as he said to his wife behind him, "When you have time, take Lu'er and Li'er to visit your aunt more often."

"Making them sweet-talk and pleasing their little aunt can only do them good, not bad."

Hearing this, Bi Yatong, sitting on the chaise lounge, pouted and replied somewhat unhappily, "Do you think I don't want to? I've taken them there ten times, and I'm lucky if I can even see anyone twice."

"Your aunt's personality is also strange..."

"Just go when I tell you to. Why are you making so many complaints?" Shen Qingrong interrupted impatiently, listening to the woman's complaints.

Seeing that he was genuinely displeased, Bi Yatong reluctantly shut her mouth.

But then she thought of something else and straightened her back a little.

He asked, "By the way, your cousin isn't young anymore, he's twenty-seven or twenty-eight, almost thirty. Why hasn't your aunt started looking for a partner for him?"

"How about this, I'll arrange for my cousin, the one who came back to China last year, to be introduced at this banquet..."

"I told you, you just need to take the child to my aunt's house, you don't need to worry about anything else!" Shen Qingrong interrupted the woman again.

This time, he looked at the woman with a cold, warning gaze until she completely shut her mouth before turning his gaze away and going to the restroom.

Shen Qingrong knew exactly what Bi Yatong was planning.

It could even be said that there wasn't a single household in the entire capital that hadn't considered Shen Qingyan's marriage plans.

But Shen Qingrong knew that none of these people could succeed.

He had seen that woman before; he was instantly captivated by her beauty and would never forget her.

She was a woman of unparalleled beauty, seemingly untouched by worldly concerns, almost otherworldly. It's likely that no one else in Kyoto, or even the entire world, could rival her.

Having had such a woman, how could Shen Qingyan possibly be interested in anyone else?

He was certain that, in his lifetime, his cousin would never officially get married again.

Given the Shen family's current power and status, there's no need for them to resort to arranged marriages. His aunt is also quite easygoing and would never force Shen Qingyan to marry a woman he doesn't like.

Therefore, he knew that Shen Qingyan was very likely to be childless.

At the very least, it wouldn't be in the eyes of his aunt, his cousin, or any of the powerful and wealthy young men in the capital.

This is also why he was so determined to get Bi Yatong to bring his twin daughters around to people's places every day.

What good are all those achievements if there are no descendants to inherit them? In the end, won't the family fortune and power still fall into the wrong hands?!

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Meanwhile, at the Kyoto Military Hospital.

"What happened? Weren't you told there were no injuries? Why are you vomiting blood and unconscious? What did the doctor say?"

She was already in her late forties or early fifties, but because she took good care of herself, she looked no more than thirty-seven or thirty-eight. With her outstanding temperament and noble air, Yan Liti stood in front of the hospital bed, looking at Shen Qingyan, who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed and his face pale, and frowned as she asked the people next to her.

Yan Liti's voice was gentle, without any hint of accusation.

But it made the men on the side, who were used to all kinds of things and had never been afraid even when they were in the midst of gunfire, feel extremely oppressed.

Several men, who had already changed out of their military uniforms and civilian clothes, looked at each other.

Finally, a square-faced man stepped forward and explained, "Aunt Yan, this time we went on a mission with the commander, and everything went smoothly."

"But the leader has been having frequent nightmares for more than a month now, and he feels palpitations every time he wakes up from a nightmare."

"The first time he vomited blood was half a month ago... We are all certain that the commander did not suffer any external injuries, and internal injuries are unlikely."

Therefore, before he returned, they suspected that he might have some kind of terminal illness.

However, upon their return, they immediately went to the hospital and underwent a series of examinations, which still showed that their leader was in excellent physical condition.

So good that even the doctor who helped review the test results said they had never seen such a beautiful report before, with all the data being excellent.

People of their status often have some old wounds on their bodies.

But every time their leader gets injured, his recovery ability is frighteningly good, and after he recovers, he doesn't suffer any aftereffects whatsoever.

If it weren't for his blood test showing that he was just an ordinary human being, they would have suspected that their leader's incredible regenerative abilities would have led to him being dissected and studied!