Shen Qing felt a headache coming on and immediately turned around to go back into the house, saying as she went, "Tell them I'm not here! Tell them I went out with the second young master!"
She went inside, closed the door, and bolted it shut.
The person was so nervous that they paced back and forth in the room.
Her family watched her grow up from a young age, and any characteristic they mentioned would be verified on her, such as the mole they mentioned that day.
Thinking of this, Shen Qing raised his hand and rubbed the back of his neck.
Why did this damn mole have to be on my back?!
If it were on her face, she might know to cover it up, but if it's on her back, who knows!
Not knowing if there were any other scars or marks on her body, Shen Qing decided to find them herself first, cover up what could be covered up, and figure out a way to cover up what couldn't be covered up.
Entering the bathroom, she stood in front of the bronze mirror and pulled down the collar of her turtleneck sweater.
Aside from the hickeys Cheng Zhiwen had left when he lost control, there was nothing else on his neck.
Shen Qing then carefully searched her arms and legs again.
There are two round scars on the deltoid muscle of my upper arm, and no other marks.
Shen Qing stared at the two round scars, lost in thought.
This is a scar from a vaccination she received as a child.
There were no vaccines in the original owner's time, so how could there be two marks like this?
Could this body be her own?
But Shen Liang clearly said that she had a mole on the back of her neck, and that it was exactly the same as the one on the original body.
Shen Qing quickly dressed, took a small bronze mirror from the dressing table, and went into the bathroom. She pointed the small bronze mirror at the back of her neck and then observed the condition of the back of her neck through the large bronze mirror.
No moles!
Realizing that Shen Liang had deliberately lied to her at the funeral that day, Shen Qing was so angry that she almost smashed the small mirror in her hand.
Back in the living room, the knocking continued, even more intense than before.
Ziyan called out anxiously from outside, "Aunt Zhu, please come out and see! Master Shen's concubine says she's going to kill herself at the door. Master wants you to come out right away!"
Shen Qing was still angry, and now that he was sure he didn't have a mole on the back of his neck, he became bolder, picked up his cloak, put it on, opened the door, and went out.
The concubine who came to the Cheng family to commit suicide should be the original owner's mother, Chen.
Chen only had one daughter, whom she doted on.
Previously, Shen Qing returned to the Shen family to visit relatives in place of the original owner. Chen Shi repeatedly advised her to remarry and stay in Yongzhou, but she refused in order to return to the Gao family to do business. Later, there was a problem with the military supplies and rations, and she was arrested and beheaded.
How heartbroken Chen must have been to learn that her beloved daughter had been beheaded.
Remembering the meticulous care Chen had given her before, Shen Qing's heart softened.
She decided to give Shen Liang and Chen a good talking-to.
As they walked out of the Cheng residence, they saw Chen Shi desperately trying to ram her head against a pillar, with Shen Liang and several maids and servants pulling her back.
"Qing'er... my Qing'er... you're gone... Mother will go with you... my Qing'er..."
Master Cheng stood aside watching, feeling both disgusted and helpless.
Shen Qing stepped over the threshold and went outside.
Upon seeing her, Shen Liang immediately called out, "Qing'er!"
Upon hearing this, Chen stopped lunging at the pillar and stumbled toward her, but after only a few steps, she fell to the ground.
Shen Qing quickly stepped forward to help the woman up: "Auntie, are you alright?"
With tears streaming down her face, Madam Chen looked up, examining her features, then hugged her tightly, crying, "My Qing'er, you've finally come back to life... They said you were beheaded in Jiangzhou... Mother doesn't believe it..."
Shen Qing was startled upon hearing this and looked at the crowd of onlookers standing not far away.
Some people were already pointing at her and whispering:
"She does indeed look just like the illegitimate daughter of the Shen family."
"I think so too! Even the body shape is similar!"
"It's her!"
"..."
Shen Qing regretted going out a little, and stood up while holding Chen Shi: "Let's go inside first, and we'll talk inside!"
Mrs. Chen stopped crying: "Alright! Let's go inside and talk!"
Shen Qing helped the person inside.
Shen Liang and Master Cheng followed them into the main hall.
Shen Qing steadied herself, looked at Shen Liang, and said, "You said that day that I had a mole on my neck, but later I had my maid take a look and there was clearly no mole."
Shen Liang choked, and stammered, "But you look exactly like our Qing'er."
"Isn't there a saying that 'people can look alike'? I don't know why I look like your daughter, but I'm definitely not."
Shen Qing walked up to Chen Shi, turned around, and showed her the back of her neck: "Auntie, look, I don't have a mole on the back of my neck."
After saying that, he unbuttoned the three buttons in front of his collarbone and forcefully pulled his clothes down to one shoulder, revealing the scar on his upper arm deltoid muscle.
"This is a scar from an injection I received abroad when I was a child. Your daughter doesn't have this scar, does she?"
Chen stopped crying completely and stared blankly at Shen Liang.
Shen Liang sighed: "But our Qing'er is clearly still alive..."
Master Cheng asked, "What do you mean? Some time ago, I heard that your daughter was executed for committing a crime in Jiangzhou."
"We heard that too, but a few days ago, the imperial court sent people to search the Shen family's place again, and that's when we found out that Qing'er wasn't dead, she had run away!"
Chen started crying again, and Shen Liang quickly comforted her.
Fear crept into Shen Qing's heart.
Did the Qing government send people to search the Shen family's home?
Did the Qing court know that Shen Qing was not dead?
Does Shen Liang and Chen's commotion at the Cheng family's gate today mean that the Qing court will soon find out that she is hiding in the Cheng family?
Master Cheng comforted Shen Liang: "Isn't this good news? The daughter who was supposed to be executed is actually still alive. This is a good thing! She's probably hiding somewhere out of fear. Once she's safe, she'll definitely find a way to find you. Just stay home and wait for her!"
Shen Liang said sadly, "I'm afraid my daughter will run into bad people while hiding everywhere!"
Master Cheng said, "Old Shen, the person who managed to rescue your daughter from death row must be quite capable. What are you worried about with your daughter with someone like that?"
Shen Liang frowned and said, "I'm afraid they might be bandits or rebels! What decent family has the ability to storm the execution ground?"
Master Cheng: "..."
Shen Qing's thoughts grew increasingly heavy.
Even a businessman like Shen Liang could deduce that the person who rescued the death row inmate's daughter might be a rebel, so what about the Qing court...?
Shen Qing broke out in a cold sweat and became restless.
She looked at Shen Liang and Wang Shi with a pale face and advised, "Precisely because your daughter is a death row inmate, you should not make such a fuss. Now the whole of Yongzhou knows that your daughter faked her death. What if she sneaks back to Yongzhou and is seen by someone who reports it to the authorities? What do you think will happen?"
Master Cheng cast a meaningful glance at her.
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