Chapter 207
"Mother!"
At the door were little Shen Xi and little Yan Qing, holding hands. Both little ones looked flustered, and little Yan Qing's face was covered in soot.
The fire in the house across the street was set by the brother and sister together.
When Shen Qingnian saw that they were two little kids, tears welled up in her eyes. She quickly said, "Quickly close the door and bring the candles from the table!"
Upon hearing this, the two little ones immediately did as instructed. Little Shen Xi closed the door, while Little Yan Qing went to the table and brought the candle to Shen Qing Nian.
Shen Qingnian placed her bound hands on the fire and set them ablaze. The scorching heat made her grit her teeth. The flames consumed the ropes on her hands and burned her skin.
"Mother..." Xiao Yanqing's voice trembled slightly, and there was a hint of crying in it.
The rope binding his mother's hands caught fire, and he was afraid she would get hurt.
Shen Qingnian, with a heavy heart, comforted Xiao Yanqing: "Mother is alright, we just need to untie this rope."
Xiao Yanqing nodded fiercely with tears in his eyes. The wax dripped onto his delicate hand, causing him great pain. He gritted his teeth, not wanting his mother to notice.
He knew perfectly well that he and Xiaoxi were too weak to help their mother untie the ropes.
Soon, the rope in Shen Qingnian's hands was burned off. She took the candle from Xiao Yanqing and burned off the rope on her feet.
At this moment, the skinny man who had been lying on the ground recovered from the excruciating pain. He stood up despite the pain, his face full of anger.
The skinny man gritted his teeth: "You bitch, how dare you kick your grandpa."
After saying that, he lunged at Shen Qingnian fiercely, and Xiao Yanqing and Xiao Shenxi were so frightened that they covered their mouths.
When Shen Qingnian saw the skinny man rushing towards her, a cold and ruthless glint flashed in her eyes. She picked up the silver hairpin from the ground and went straight to meet the skinny man without dodging or avoiding him.
The next moment, the silver hairpin plunged deep into the thin man's neck, and blood splattered onto her face, staining her slightly pale face crimson.
The skinny man's eyes widened, not expecting Shen Qingnian to attack him with a silver hairpin. He raised his hand to touch his bleeding neck, looking somewhat bewildered.
Shen Qingnian pulled out the silver hairpin, turned to the two little ones and said, "Yan Qing, Xiao Xi, turn your backs!"
Little Shenxi was a little terrified. She stared blankly at her mother, who was stained with blood. Little Yanqing quickly stepped forward, reached out and grabbed his sister. The two siblings turned their backs to each other.
Shen Qingnian then looked at the skinny man whose neck was bleeding, raised her hand and pushed him hard, causing him to fall backward to the ground. She stepped forward and plunged the silver hairpin in her hand into his neck again and again.
Her face was cold and ruthless, and the spots of crimson on her face added a touch of eerie beauty to her appearance.
Thinking of the skinny man's foul language and the bandits' words about killing Yan Qing, she wished she could tear them all to pieces!
The door opened at some point, and a tall man stood in the doorway, bathed in moonlight. He stared at Shen Qingnian as he relentlessly stabbed the thin man with a silver hairpin.
The skinny man on the ground had already died, but Shen Qingnian still didn't stop. Xiao Yanqing and Xiao Shenxi were holding hands and standing obediently with their backs turned. The whole room was filled with the smell of blood.
Upon seeing the scene inside the room, Jin Yi, who was standing behind Song Xuan, couldn't help but take a half step back.
At this moment, the Empress's expression was cold and ruthless, like a venomous snake, sending chills down one's spine. It was the first time he had ever seen such a ruthless woman.
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