Chapter 3 Thirty Strike
The old lady and Mrs. Lin looked at her in disbelief. Why was she different from what they expected?
"Children are a debt, mother is not saying this, but you have worked hard for them for most of your life, and they may not appreciate your kindness. Don't forget that you are also the apple of your mother's eye. You have to be better to yourself, even better. Mother only wants me to live a happy life every year." The old lady stroked the white hair on her head, her eyes full of heartache.
Her mother had said the same thing before, but she never took it to heart.
"Mother, I will." Unspeakable bitterness spread in her heart, and she said solemnly.
Lin was also very pleased. Her sister-in-law was good in every way, except that she herself suffered.
As soon as Xie Changning left the Ministry of Justice, Qin brought several children and carried large and small bags into the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
Su Qingwan also came this time. When Xie Changning woke up, Su Qingwan was decocting medicine for her mother-in-law, so she did not see Su Qingwan.
After only one day in the Ministry of Justice's jail, Shen Zhixu was already in a state of disgrace.
"Where is my mother? Why are you the only ones here? Doesn't she know that I'm imprisoned in jail?" Seeing that Xie Changning didn't come, he asked in a cold and deep voice.
Qin handed him the food and supplies and said, "Don't mention it. Your mother is still angry with you. I tried my best to persuade her, but she refused to help you. It was only because of my grandmother's family rules that she had to go back to her parents' home to smooth things over for you. It's all my grandmother's fault for being incompetent, otherwise she would have rescued you long ago."
She burst into tears as she spoke.
"Don't be afraid, big brother. We all think of you day and night, but we are not as heartless as mother." These words were said by Shen Jingyun.
Shen Jingshu nodded, "I know it's cold in prison, so I specially asked someone to prepare a lot of things for Big Brother."
"Brother, we are all waiting for you to come home!" Shen Zhiyan said concisely.
Shen Zhizhou looked nonchalant and smiled at Shen Zhixu, "It's those unruly people who are making trouble. Please bear with them for a while."
"Fortunately, I still have you, otherwise..." Shen Zhixu's eyes were red with emotion. He didn't say the rest of the words. He already hated Xie Changning in his heart.
How can there be someone like her?
She is not fit to be a mother at all.
He hated her, especially after seeing Su.
They forced him to study hard since he was young, and controlled him every day, not giving him any freedom at all, but also not allowing him to marry the woman he loved, which only wronged his beloved...
These things made him hate them to the core.
Just wait, one day, he will take revenge doubly.
Su Qingwan was squeezed to the back, and Shen Zhixu didn't even look at her. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't get a word in.
"Grandma knows you want to go to the Ministry of Revenue. Your mother is really something. What does she, a woman in the harem, know? Don't worry! Grandma will definitely work hard to fight for you and will never let you suffer any grievances." Before leaving, Qin Shi did not forget to flatter Shen Zhixu.
Seeing Shen Zhixu's expression stern, she left contentedly.
After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, she immediately asked people to get ready, waiting for her beloved grandson to come back.
After leaving, Xie Changning never came back.
There was no news from the Ministry of Justice, and everyone in the Marquis' Mansion was anxiously waiting.
Qin often cursed Xie Changning behind her back, blaming her for not being dedicated enough, for not doing her job well, and for dying outside and never coming back.
Don't think she doesn't know what the relationship is between Xie Changning and that Pei Zhi...
As long as Xie Changning is willing to come forward, it will only take a word from her.
By the evening, there was finally news from the Ministry of Justice.
The first person to receive this news was Xie Changning.
Mother Du came running in, breathlessly saying, "Madam, something bad has happened. The prince was beaten with thirty boards and was sent back to the Marquis' Mansion, covered in blood. Should we go back?"
Xie Changning couldn't help but frown.
Why did he only get thirty lashes?
The person injured by Shen Zhixu was a teenager. His legs were severely injured by the horse and he would never be able to stand up again in his life.
At least Chen Zhixu should be beaten with fifty sticks!
In her previous life, she took the imperial physician to the child's home to apologize and promised that their family would be her responsibility from now on, and only then did she gain their forgiveness.
In the morning, she had already sent the imperial physician and asked Mother Du to send five hundred taels of silver, asking them only one thing: never forgive Shen Zhixu.
"No, I want to stay here and spend more time with my mother."
Mother Du was stunned and looked at her suspiciously. What happened today? Madam seemed like a different person.
In the past, whenever the gentlemen and ladies got even a little scratched, the lady would feel extremely distressed and would wish she could suffer the pain for them.
Now that the prince has been beaten with thirty sticks, why doesn’t the lady react at all?
Didn't she explain it clearly?
So she repeated it again.
Xie Changning is still the same, Shen Zhixu's life or death has nothing to do with her.
Mother Du: “…”
She won’t do it anymore after all the plastic surgery she’s done!
After receiving the news, the old lady and Mrs. Lin rushed over immediately, intending to comfort her.
But seeing her calm look, they both choked.
Never mind, as long as she is happy.
As for other people, it's not their concern.
Jing'an Marquis Mansion.
When Shen Zhixu was carried back, he had already fainted, and his back was a bloody mess.
"Oh, my dear grandson, damn Xie Changning, what on earth did she do to let those people from the Ministry of Justice beat my dear grandson like this? I will never forgive this black-hearted vicious woman." Qin threw herself on Shen Zhixu and cried bitterly.
Su Qingwan hesitated to speak and quickly asked someone to call the imperial physician.
Shen Jingyun said, "Mother is too much. Didn't my eldest brother just talk back to her a few times? She ordered someone to hurt my eldest brother like this. She is too cruel."
Shen Jingshu, "Grandma is right, mother never loved us at all since we were young."
Shen Zhiyan sneered, "Isn't this mother's usual style? What she wants is to hold us firmly in her hands. As for what we want, does it matter?"
Shen Zhizhou, “If only we could change our mother!”
Qin's eyes were filled with poison. "Where did that bitch Xie Changning go? Tell her to get back here right now."
The housekeeper quickly arranged for someone to find Xie Changning.
Unexpectedly, the people sent out didn’t even enter the gate of the Duke’s Mansion.
"What did you say? Is Xie Changning crazy? Zhixu is her biological son, how could you do such a beastly thing?" Qin gritted her teeth, and she wished she could rush to the Duke's Mansion and cut Xie Changning into pieces.
Shen Zhiyan said with a sullen face, "Grandma, please don't be angry. It's not good for your health if you get angry. After all, we still have to rely on you. I'm going to the Duke's Mansion right now to ask Mother if she still has us children in her heart."
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