Chapter 2292: Shu Quan Saw the Dongqing Temple Master
Chapter 2292: Chapter 2292: Shu Quan Saw the Dongqing Temple Master
Shu Yu’s heart skipped a beat, realizing it was the southwest, her brow furrowed tightly.
After Madam Hou finished reading, she quickly handed the letter to Shu Yu.
The latter was taken aback, “For me to see?”
Madam Hou nodded firmly, “This letter is more for you than for me. Shu Quan wants to tell you through me.”
Shu Yu quickly took it and understood after reading a few lines that the letter was indeed about her.
What Shu Quan mentioned in the letter was about the Shu family’s main branch.
Back when Shu Yu was still in the southwest, there were faint signs of a split between the two branches. Later, when she returned to Dongan Province, the Shu family argued over who should be in charge and lost all contact.
The main branch’s Shu Feng felt he should take charge, as his father was originally the head of the Shu family, and even if his father was sentenced to death, it was natural for him to take over the Shu family.
But the second branch believed that the Second Lord was the only elder left in the Shu family, and he had the right to manage and take care of the young ones in the family.
The two branches completely parted ways, and the main branch wasn’t as complicated. Shu Feng had been groomed as the Shu family heir, so under his management, the days gradually started getting better.
But the second branch… it was really a long story.
The Second Lord was not a very smart man. He used to laze around at home without the ability to manage the household. He wanted this power because the exile area was too harsh, and he thought being the head of the family would allow him to slack off while his children supported him.
However, the people of the second branch were not fools. Their lives were already tough, and they had no energy left to serve him.
At this point, the Second Lord’s legitimate son, Shu Quan, stepped in. Seeing Shu Feng managing the main branch well, he wanted to unite the second branch in the same way.
The idea was good, but ultimately, his ability couldn’t match Shu Feng’s.
So he was caught up in a never-ending power struggle with his father. Fortunately, his biological mother and sister were on his side, and being young and strong, he eventually gained the upper hand.
Who knew that at this time, Lord Wan came. He wanted to take Madam Hou, who was the Second Lord’s concubine. Lord Wan didn’t want to give people something to hold against him, so he needed the Second Lord’s consent.
The Second Lord seized the opportunity to make a few demands. Lord Wan gave him money and arranged an easy job for him. He took Madam Hou away, but this plunged the Shu family’s second branch into a new turmoil.
The management rights of the second branch returned to the Second Lord’s hands, but it wasn’t long before the Second Lord went mad, and later, he died.
Since then, Shu Yu hadn’t heard any news about the Shu family.
But indeed, the two branches had not contacted each other since then.
This time, Shu Quan wrote about Shu Feng’s affairs.
The letter said that since the latter half of last year, Shu Feng had been acting secretively. He didn’t know who he was associating with, but life had gradually improved.
The tone throughout was incredibly sour. It was clear that Shu Quan’s focus on the main branch was driven by envy of their improving lives.
But fortunately, he kept an eye on things. He also mentioned that Shu Feng and a younger stepbrother were assigned tasks in the county town. Who arranged this, Shu Quan couldn’t find out, but it was indeed an easy job, as he often saw Shu Feng returning late.
These weren’t the main points; Shu Quan rambled on with a bunch of things, only mentioning in the latter half of the letter that at the end of last year, he got a chance to go to the county town and unexpectedly ran into Shu Feng and saw… the Dongqing Temple master.