Liang Zhuo felt inexplicably guilty and wanted to let go of Shen Shu, but he was worried about her weak body. He could only look at Shen Ning pleadingly: "Miss, the Second Miss is very weak. Please don't hold it against her."
Shen Ning stood on the three steps in front of the mansion, looking at Shen Shu indifferently: "Why should I bother with her? Didn't she say that I harmed her child? Report it to the authorities. As long as it is found that it was me, Shen Ning, who harmed her child, there is no need for the officials to take action. I will hang myself on the gate of the Shen family with a three-foot white silk ribbon and pay with my life."
"Young Miss," Aunt Liang said with a look of apprehension, "why are you saying such unlucky things out of the blue?"
Shen Ning: "I have a clear conscience, so what do I have to fear?"
Liang Zhuo said urgently, "Miss, there's no need to make a solemn oath. The Second Miss's child was lost because she accidentally fell while emotionally agitated."
With tears blurring her vision, Shen Shu said, "I didn't mean to wrong my sister. I was just too heartbroken."
Tao Ji peeked out, her gaze strange: "Then what do you mean by going back to your parents' home and kneeling at the gate crying? And you even made a scene demanding that your sister return your child. Isn't this misleading everyone into thinking that your child was harmed by your sister? What exactly are you up to?"
Yu Zhu gritted her teeth in anger: "Second Miss, you should explain yourself properly! What do you mean by returning the Wei family member to my young lady? You want to take him, so you take him; you don't want him anymore, so you bring him here to disgust people. What do you take my young lady for?"
Liu Ying: "The eldest young lady is your own sister. She always thinks of you and left you all her dowry. She was afraid that you would be looked down upon in the Wei family. You can't live a good life yourself, so you come here to harm the eldest young lady. How can you be so vicious?"
Mo Xueer: "A viper, a wicked heart!"
"I didn't...I didn't..."
Shen Shu cried so heartbrokenly, looking pitiful and desperate, as if she were wronged and misunderstood by everyone but unable to defend herself.
"No, sister, I'm just so heartbroken and upset. I just wanted to see you... You're my own sister, how could you misunderstand me like this... sister..."
Those cries were so heartbreakingly poignant that anyone who heard them would feel sorry for her, and anyone who saw them would say that Shen Ning was heartless.
"So what do you want?" Shen Ning asked.
Shen Shu looked at her expectantly: "Sister, I want to come back and stay for a while, I..."
"Impossible." A firm and unequivocal refusal.
Shen Ning stood there, staring at her, his cold expression growing increasingly ruthless: "You were the one who chose to leave the Shen family that way. From now on, don't come back as a Shen family girl. There is no place for you in the Shen family."
Shen Shu was shocked and incredulous: "Sister..."
Liang Zhuo instinctively wanted to persuade her: "Miss, the Second Miss knows she was wrong, and she is in poor health, so please forgive her."
Shen Ning looked at him, then at Aunt Liang: "Since you care so much about her, I'll grant your wish. Pack your things and go with her right away."
Aunt Liang panicked: "Miss, I didn't mean to follow the Second Miss."
Shen Ning waved her hand: "I'll still be in charge of this family. That's the decision."
Shen Ning turned and went inside, but a group of servants blocked the door with sticks, as if they would kill anyone who came in.
Aunt Liang stopped Liuying, who was a step behind: "Liuying, please persuade the young lady. I am her wet nurse, and I feel sorry for her the most..."
Liu Ying coldly pulled her hand away: "Aunt Liang, you should feel sorry for your son. He's been used by the Second Miss time and time again. Now the two of them are hugging in public. Do you think he'll be beaten to death by the Wei family?"
Aunt Liang turned around, her blood rushing to her head, and she stormed over to pull the two apart: "Zhuo'er, why aren't you separating them? What are you doing holding her like that?"
Liang Zhuo was pushed away, and Shen Shu fell to the ground, looking utterly pitiful: "Brother Liang Zhuo..."
Aunt Liang turned around and shoved the person away: "Shameless vixen, don't you dare harm my son!"
Everyone: "Wow..." This is quite a commotion.
The three of them sang another song, while Liu Ying had already gone inside.
The Shen family's gate was still open, but the three of them couldn't get in, as if they had been thrown out as a pile of garbage.
When the usually composed Steward Liang saw that the fire had spread to him, he rushed over to plead for mercy.
"Young Miss, please forgive me, Zhuo'er was just confused for a moment, he..."
"Butler Liang," Shen Ning called out, raising her voice almost to the point of scolding.
Butler Liang's expression froze, and he momentarily forgot what he was going to say.
Shen Ning's face was cold, but after her reprimand, she softened and looked exhausted: "Uncle Liang, it's not that I'm being unreasonable, but Liang Zhuo keeps doing ridiculous things. Shen Shu is not thinking straight, and he even aids and abets her, turning the knife on me every time. How can I forgive him? What good would it do if I forgave him?"
Shen Ning dismissed everyone and personally served tea to Butler Liang: "Uncle Liang, you are the person I trust the most, and I treat you like an elder. You must help me this time."
Shen Ning looked pained: "I've spoiled Shu'er. She's unreasonable and can't distinguish right from wrong, but that's no excuse for the Wei family to bully her."
Shen Ning poured out her heart, pointing out her inner turmoil, helplessness, and pain, but also expressing her reluctance and heartache for Shen Shu.
In short, she valued her sisterly bond and wanted to help Shen Shu, but she couldn't do it herself.
Then she took out the dowry list for Shen Shu, which contained many of the Shen family's treasures that even Butler Liang was unaware of.
When Shen Ning saw the greedy glint in Steward Liang's murky eyes, she knew the time was right.
Half an hour later, Steward Liang packed his things, took two trusted confidants, and hurriedly left, taking his wife, children, and Shen Shu with him.
Aunt Liang looked bewildered and asked him what had happened. He had a sullen face, full of stubbornness that could not bear the humiliation and indignation that hated evil.
“We have worked hard and made great contributions to the Shen family for many years. The young lady has no regard for our long-standing relationship as master and servant and is kicking us out. Then there is no good place for us in the Shen family.”
He looked at Shen Shu with affection: "Second Miss is still the most gentle and kind. Don't worry, Second Miss, with us backing you up, we will never let anyone bully you."
After saying this, he ignored the three people's confusion and led them directly towards the Wei family.
After a long pause, Aunt Liang finally understood what he meant: "What are you doing? Our whole family is going to the Wei family's house? Are you crazy?"
Liang Zhuo was also shocked: "Father, what are you doing? You are the head steward of the Shen family."
Butler Liang sneered, "Miss Liang has grown up and no longer needs my support. Why should I stay here and get in the way? Anyway, I'm just a butler. Wherever I go, it doesn't matter what I do."
After saying that, she asked Chen Shu with a smile, "Second Miss, you don't dislike me either, do you?"
Shen Shu felt something was off, but she was even more moved that all three members of the Liang family had abandoned Shen Ning to come and seek refuge with her.
"How could I possibly look down on Uncle Liang? I'm more than happy to have you come and help me."
She also grabbed the other two people, saying, "Aunt Liang, Brother Liang Zhuo, please help me too, otherwise they will definitely bully me to death."
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