The Fifth Elder has always been a person who lives a very refined life.
How refined is it?
Although the memory was separated by two lifetimes, Shen Qiqi still remembered it clearly when she looked at it again.
Once, when she was a child, the Fourth Elder grabbed her pigtails and scolded her. Not only did he twist her ears, but he also dragged her to the training ground and forced her to run for exercises in the hot sun for a whole afternoon. Then he ordered people to bring a small table and chair and punished her by making her copy the Shen family rules in the hot sun.
The reason is: If you don't correct small mistakes, you may end up making big mistakes in the future. As the next head of the Shen family, you should set an example and be strict with yourself. Otherwise, how can you take on the position of head of the family in the future and protect the safety of the people of Yuzhou?
The Fourth Elder was originally a person with a bad temper. When he was explaining these principles to Shen Qiqi, he tried his best to suppress his temper and patiently lectured Shen Qiqi.
Unfortunately, Shen Qiqi was still young at that time, her mind was immature, and she was confused. She didn't quite understand the good intentions of the Fourth Elder. After she forced herself to copy a page of family rules, she couldn't bear it anymore, exploded, jumped up and bit the Fourth Elder.
When her father found out, he immediately wanted to punish her according to family rules.
The fifth elder rushed over to protect her, saying that she was young and still had a child's mind, and spared her this time, etc., and then he carried her back to his own yard.
After Shen Qiqi had a comfortable flower petal bath at the Fifth Elder's place, the Fifth Elder also carefully gave her some facial cream and other skin care items.
It was at that time that Shen Qiqi witnessed the exquisiteness of the Fifth Elder's life. From the layout of his residence to the placement of small items in the room, everything was meticulous and very romantic. He even had requirements for the fragrance in the air.
Shen Qiqi lowered her gaze and looked at the hand of the Fifth Elder that was about to fall on her shoulder.
In Shen Qiqi's memory, the Fifth Elder's hands were well-maintained and even whiter and more delicate than a woman's.
However, the hand Shen Qiqi saw now had two cracked wounds on the back of the hand, and there were still scarlet blood stains between the nails.
The wound couldn't heal in a short time, which Shen Qiqi could understand, but a person who lived a meticulous and delicate life would not allow dirt to remain in the cracks of his fingernails.
Unless there are more important things that occupy his mind and leave him no time to care about these things.
Before Shen Qiqi sensed the Fifth Elder's overwhelming malice towards her, she would have thought that the Fifth Elder's current slovenliness was because he had been too busy killing evil spirits in the past few days to take care of his personal life.
Because the other elders had just told her that the Fifth Elder had been working tirelessly in recent days to kill the evil spirits, and he even collapsed on the top of the city wall yesterday and was forcibly carried back to rest by them.
To be honest, Shen Qiqi was very moved when she heard it, and she thought about giving the Fifth Elder more nourishing pills when she met him later.
But before she could take out the pill, the first thing she received was the Fifth Elder's overwhelming disgust towards her.
Why does the Fifth Elder hate her so much?
She is back. Even if she can't turn the tide, she can still contribute to protecting Yuzhou. Shouldn't the Fifth Elder be as happy as the other elders?
...Unless her return would hinder the Fifth Elder, that's why he doesn't want to see her come back.
Shen Qiqi stared at the Fifth Elder's hand, which was covered with scars of battle, and pursed her lips thoughtfully.
She didn't shy away, letting the Fifth Elder's hand rest on her shoulder. Then she raised the corner of her mouth and said to the Fifth Elder with a smile, "Fifth Elder, thank you for your hard work while Father was away. Leave the rest to me and the other elders. From now on, you can just rest and recuperate at home. Don't worry about anything else. Taking good care of yourself is more important than anything else."
She wanted to find out why the Fifth Elder suddenly hated her so much. Only after finding the root of the problem could she prescribe the right remedy to avoid internal strife before external troubles were resolved.
Her father gave her the token of the head of the family, so she had to guard Yuzhou on her father's behalf. She couldn't let Yuzhou go wrong in her hands.
After Shen Qiqi finished speaking, she stared at the Fifth Elder without blinking, not missing any subtle changes in his facial expression.
Hearing Shen Qiqi tell him to recuperate at home and rest, the expression on the Fifth Elder's face changed immediately, and he quickly said: "It's okay, it's okay, I just have some superficial injuries, it's nothing serious!"
If he hid in the house to recuperate at this time, the Fifth Elder was sure that within two days, his limelight would be completely suppressed by Shen Qiqi, and all his previous efforts would be in vain!
Thinking of this, the Fifth Elder no longer cared about playing the emotional card in front of Shen Qiqi. He straightened his back and emphasized that his injuries were not serious and he could still fight.
However, Shen Qiqi didn't give him a chance to speak, and spoke before he could, "How can you be okay? Fifth Elder, the Great Elder just told me that you've been working tirelessly for days and nights to protect the people of Yuzhou, and yesterday you collapsed from exhaustion on the city wall... Fifth Elder, I can't bear to see you overdraw your body like this. You must stay home and recuperate. This is an order."
As Shen Qiqi finished her words, her expression gradually became solemn, especially the last two words "command". She pronounced them particularly heavily, and her expression was filled with irresistible majesty.
The expression on the Fifth Elder's face cracked on the spot. He could not hide the shock in his eyes. He looked at Shen Qiqi and pretended to be puzzled and said, "Qiqi, what did you say?"
He is the elder of the clan, and only the head of the family can give him orders.
Could it be that Shen Mingyu has already passed the position of head of the family to this dead girl?
The Fifth Elder quickly got the answer, and then the First Elder spoke up to clear up his confusion, saying, "Fifth Elder, I haven't had time to tell you yet, but the Patriarch has already passed the Patriarch's token to Qiqi. During the Patriarch's absence, Qiqi will temporarily take over as Patriarch."
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