After seeing the person off, Liu Ying returned and saw Shen Ning still standing under the eaves, so she quickly went over to her.
"Why don't you go inside, Miss? It's cold here, don't catch a cold."
Shen Ning asked her, "Is everything arranged?"
Liu Ying nodded: "It's all arranged. Zhang Yi and Zhu Hui are the ones who delivered it. These two are quite skilled in martial arts, and they're tall and strong. It's a safe choice to send them."
Shen Ning hummed in agreement, then slowly began to walk back.
After walking a few steps, she suddenly asked Liuying, "Sister Liuying, do you have a man you like?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ying shook her head: "No."
Shen Ning: "What about Liang Zhuo before? Didn't you have any thoughts about it?"
Liu Ying looked annoyed: "Don't mention him. If it weren't for Aunt Liang pestering me, I wouldn't have had that idea, and I certainly won't in the future."
Liang Zhuo didn't like Liu Ying, and Liu Ying didn't like Liang Zhuo either, but they were forced to be husband and wife in their previous life, and Liu Ying was tortured to death.
Thinking back on everything that happened in her previous life, not one of them didn't suffocate her.
Shen Ning took Liu Ying's hand and held it: "If you ever find someone you like in the future, you must tell me. I hope you can find your own happiness."
Liu Ying just wants to stay by Shen Ning's side right now and isn't thinking about anything long-term, but she also knows that she will get married and have children sooner or later.
"No rush, we'll talk about it later."
Shen Ning: "Did you see Liang Zhuo when you went to the Wei family today?"
Liu Ying: "I saw him. He came out to greet the Second Miss as soon as she arrived. He even asked me about the Miss's situation, but I ignored him and left."
Shen Ning patted her hand: "It's okay, it'll be soon."
Soon I won't have to see Liang Zhuo's annoying face anymore.
In her past life, Liang Zhuo killed her sister Liu Ying. In this life, she takes Liang Zhuo's life, which is fair.
The Liang family still has one last purpose: once everything is settled, it will be time for Liang Zhuo to pay with his life.
At that time, Shen Ning will repay Liu Ying one by one for the pain he inflicted upon her.
"Ouch..." Liu Ying cried out in pain as she was suddenly gripped so tightly, then asked anxiously, "Are you feeling unwell? Is your wound hurting again?"
Shen Ning then realized she had gripped too tightly and quickly let go: "I was just thinking about something. I'm sorry, I hurt you."
Liu Ying shook her head: "I'm fine, Miss, don't worry, just take good care of yourself."
Shen Ning was helped back by her and forced to lie down to rest.
She was indeed quite tired, but the moment she closed her eyes, a crimson light flashed across her face—it was Chen Ming's scalding blood.
Since committing the murder, she could clearly feel the bloodlust surging within her.
Using someone else to kill someone is ultimately different from killing someone yourself.
However, Yu Zhu fell into a coma and Chen Ming died that day. The people in the temple only knew that she had rebelled, but they did not know the outcome.
Qin Zhuo confessed to killing Shen Ming, and now, apart from Qin Zhuo and his men, no one knows that Shen Ning killed Shen Ming with his own hands.
She doesn't have to bear the stigma of murder, but the fact remains that she killed someone.
Qin Zhuo... is being far too good to her...
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After being seriously injured, Shen Ning always had a cold stomach. She took blood-tonifying medicine, but it couldn't replenish her blood in a short time.
As the weather grew colder, she became increasingly reluctant to move, spending her days in the warm room as if she were hibernating.
As the year-end approached, business improved significantly. Shen Ning was supposed to be busy, but Liu Ying took the initiative to take on the responsibility of patrolling. She would go out to inspect every day and come back to report on the situation. She could also handle some ordinary account books, which greatly reduced the workload of Shen Ning.
Ten days after Shen Shu returned home, she finally had a big surprise.
She somehow obtained the divorce papers from Wei Congwen, and then went to Shuntian Prefecture to accuse Wei Changgeng of stealing the imperial gifts from her dowry.
Shen Ning was quite surprised when she heard this. She thought that Shen Shu had finally grown a brain and knew to get the divorce papers first before suing others.
No, perhaps someone gave her advice, like Butler Liang.
Shen Ning guessed correctly; it was Steward Liang who did this.
When Shen Shu returned after disappearing from home for more than half a month, Butler Liang sensed a crisis. After investigating, he indeed understood that something was wrong with the Wei family.
He guessed that the Wei family would definitely discard him after using him, and he also discovered that the imperial gift had been replaced with a fake.
It's hard to say what will happen to the second young lady, Shen Shu, in the end. The Liang family shouldn't become scapegoats for the Wei family.
After much deliberation, I decided to strike first.
She told Shen Shu to confront the Wei family and say she wanted a divorce. She wouldn't care about the issues with the dowry and they could part amicably. If they didn't agree, she would make a scene right now.
The Wei family assumed she had ambitions outside, but at this juncture, they could only hold their noses and dare not utter a word. Of course, another reason was that they genuinely loathed Shen Shu.
The Wei family used to be poor, but the family was harmonious and the business was going well. But ever since Shen Shu left, there has been no peace from the moment the bridal sedan chair arrived at the door. She was a real troublemaker and a jinx, and no one dared to stay for long.
After some haggling, Wei Shu retained 30% of her dowry and returned all the betrothal gifts given by the Wei family. She then signed a divorce agreement.
The Wei family only wanted to quietly send this plague away, but they didn't expect that Shen Shu was just pretending. As soon as she got the divorce papers, she turned around and launched a counterattack.
Madam Wei stormed into the Shen family looking for Shen Ning: "Shen Ning, get out here! Come out here... Did you instigate Shen Shu? Are you angry that Congwen abandoned you? Are you only satisfied when you destroy our whole family?"
"Whoosh!"
An arrow shot near Lady Wei's feet, startling her so much that she quickly retreated. Looking up, she saw Shen Ning standing on the second floor of the pavilion, with a tall, burly man standing beside her, holding an arrow that was pointed at her with a cold, sharp tip.
Shen Ning walked around to the side and got down, with the man behind her following closely behind. His longbow was fully drawn, and the arrow tip was pointed directly at Madam Wei's head, as if he could kill her with an arrow if she talked nonsense again.
Shen Ning wore a peach-colored brocade robe with a white fox fur cloak over it. The snow-white fur collar wrapped around her pale face. Her features were delicate, and her expression was indifferent. She had an inexplicable air of frailty and otherworldly beauty, like a pink plum fairy walking in the snow.
She slowly walked up to Madam Wei and said, "Madam Wei, you were the one who agreed to let Shen Shu into the family. I said that Shen Shu would be a member of the Wei family from now on, and would have nothing to do with me anymore."
What are you trying to do?
“Chen Shu was chosen by your son. He was willing to bear the infamy to marry her. You reap what you sow. This is what your Wei family deserves.”
"Instead of coming here to cause trouble for me, Madam Wei, you should hurry up and find someone to save your husband and son's lives. The imperial gift to my Shen family was a reward my father earned with his life. You stole it to bribe others in hopes of getting promoted. Do you think Lord Wei will have any chance of survival once the Emperor finds out?"
Lady Wei's pupils trembled, and she was speechless for a long time.
Shen Ning had someone pull her out: "Be gentle, show some respect to the current Censor's wife, because she won't be for long."
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