"What are you fooling yourself about?" Qi Yun'er asked, her face full of disbelief.

He scoffed, "Do you really think that saying this will change the fact that your children have been crippled?"

"This is the result of my five years of hard work, so you must hate me to the core."

Qi Yun'er's expression grew increasingly smug, and she said bluntly, "Your children will only embarrass General Shen. It would be better to let my children take his place."

But to her surprise, Qu Jingyun looked at her as if she were a fool.

Qu Jingyun suddenly spoke up: "Haven't you inquired about the reputation of my children since you came to the capital?"

A hint of confusion flashed across Qi Yun'er's face.

What's there to ask? Aren't these all obvious facts?

"You may not know this, but the Fifth Prince has already cleared up the misunderstanding for Yue'er. People will only think that my daughter has the demeanor of a noble lady, and is kind and filial."

"As for my sons, my eldest son has made many merits in the army, and my second son is outstanding in literature and is quite outstanding among the students in the capital."

"What makes you think my child is inferior to your child?"

Qu Jingyun sized up the other party and sneered: "But we have to thank you for all of this. If you hadn't suppressed them all these years, they wouldn't have developed the temperament they have today. Even with my guidance, she would still be arrogant and spoiled."

"The past suffering is over, they will only get better, while your children will only rot and stink like you."

Qu Jingyun's eyes grew colder and colder. She said bluntly, "Don't worry, I won't kill you. I want you to watch as all of us get better and better, while you can only hide in a corner."

"This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible." Qi Yun'er's face was filled with disbelief.

How is that possible?

Her child is definitely far more outstanding than Qu Jingyun's child, and will never be outdone.

She glared fiercely at Qu Jingyun: "You're absolutely lying to me."

"You can easily find out this by asking around, so why would I lie to you?" Qu Jingyun said nonchalantly.

He ignored the family of three and directly ordered the steward, "Get them out of here. If they ever show up near the Qu residence again, don't be polite, just kick them out."

"You can't do this to me!" Qi Yun'er was extremely flustered.

"Why can't I treat you like this?" Qu Jingyun sneered and waved her hand, instructing the butler to take action.

Qi Yun'er still wanted to resist.

However, her strength was far too weak compared to that of the guards, and she was quickly subdued.

Qu Jingyun didn't even glance at her, turning to look at Chen Yue.

"Let's go check out the shops in the western suburbs today."

Shen Yue responded, glancing at Qi Yun'er out of the corner of her eye.

But before the two had gone far, Xiao Liu ran over.

"Madam, Master Qu requests an audience."

Why is the old man here? Qu Jingyun frowned slightly.

She turned her head to look at Qi Yun'er behind her.

It seems it was her doing again.

Qi Yun'er immediately breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.

Fortunately, the old man arrived in time, otherwise she would have been really done for.

Qu Jingyun withdrew her gaze and had someone bring the old man over.

When the old man saw Qi Yun'er's disheveled appearance, his expression immediately changed.

Her face was full of heartache.

He hurried over to Qi Yun'er and asked, "Yun'er, what happened to you? You look so disheveled. You must have suffered a lot."

Qi Yun'er looked grief-stricken and burst into tears.

It was as if she was trying to cry out all the grievances she had suffered during this time.

Seeing her crying like this, the old man felt a pang of pity.

She hurriedly said, "I received the letter you sent me. You've really had a tough time. It's Jingyun who has wronged you. We will never abandon you and will definitely make it up to you."

Upon hearing this, Qu Jingyun raised an eyebrow.

How could she not realize that she had actually wronged Qi Yun'er?

"What wind blew you here, Dad? What brings you here?" Qu Jingyun sat back down and asked in a nonchalant tone.

Seeing her like this, the old man became even angrier.

He kept tapping the ground with his cane.

She said irritably, "You have the nerve to ask me why I'm here? I only found out that General Shen divorced you as soon as he returned to the capital. I don't know what you did to make General Shen go against the grain."

It should be noted that Qu Jingyun was, to some extent, kept in the capital as a hostage.

She single-handedly cared for the child and the entire General's Mansion, for which she had been kind to Shen Yunting.

If word gets out that Shen Yunting has just divorced her, it won't do his reputation any good.

No one knows what Qu Jingyun did to provoke such a ruthless reaction from the other party.

The old man grew angrier the more he thought about it, and he gripped his cane, ready to strike.

"Watch how I teach you a lesson, you good-for-nothing."

But how could he possibly be a match for Qu Jingyun?

Qu Jingyun stood up, turned slightly, and dodged the attack.

He grasped the cane with his right hand and gently pulled it, thus securing it in his grasp.

The old man didn't have time to react and had to grab the table next to him to avoid falling over.

He glared at Qu Jingyun with resentment: "What are you doing? Are you trying to lay a hand on me?"

"How could I possibly lay a hand on you, Father? I'm such a filial son. I just noticed the cane looked like it wasn't working properly, so I picked it up to see what was wrong."

Qu Jingyun chuckled softly, and with a slight exertion of force, the cane shattered in her hands.

He chuckled in surprise, "This cane is indeed too fragile. I'll have someone make you a new one tomorrow."

There was a hint of coldness in her eyes as she said this.

The old man's body stiffened abruptly, his heart filled with resentment.

But in the end, he didn't dare to continue to confront her forcefully.

He simply said, "I came here today to ask you to apologize to General Shen. You have given birth to three children for him. Even if you haven't done anything meritorious, you have certainly worked hard. How could he be so heartless?"

"If you've really done something wrong, I'll risk my reputation and beg him. It's not a big deal. Anyway, you have to go back to the General's Mansion."

Looking at the old man's appearance, Qu Jingyun felt nothing but disappointment.

How long ago was it that the father who loved me the most turned out to be like this?

She sighed silently, then asked, "Doesn't Father know that my relationship with General Shen is one of mutual agreement, not a divorce?"

"What difference does it make? You've become a discarded woman. Without the General's Mansion, what are you?" The old man sneered.

His eyes were filled with disappointment as he looked at Qu Jingyun.

"Who am I? I am Qu Jingyun, of course." Qu Jingyun said bluntly, "The matter is settled, there's no point in saying anything now."

“If you want me, your daughter, to fulfill my filial duties, you can stay in the Qu residence. If not, I can arrange for you to live out your old age elsewhere. But you have no right to interfere in my affairs now.”