Ye Feiyan and Du Yunzhi got into an argument because Ye Feiyan wanted to help save Du Rufeng, and Du Yunzhi felt that he was on Du Rufeng's side.
Because she liked him, she was even angrier when the person she liked didn't help her, to the point that Du Yunzhi couldn't calm down and looked at Ye Feiyan with unprecedented anger.
Unable to offer any comfort, Ye Feiyan could only turn to Shen Ning for help.
"......" So he was waiting for her here.
Is she destined to be a consoling figure?
"Alright," Shen Ning said, pulling Du Yunzhi aside to talk to her about the matter properly. "The most important thing now is to resolve this."
Du Sande wants Du Rufeng to live, fine, but he must be sent away while he is still alive, that's the condition.
Du Sande made a momentary lapse in judgment, but that shouldn't overshadow the bond that his family had built over many years.
Ye Feiyan is the most important link in the negotiations with Du Sande. Only he can find a way to save Du Rufeng, and Ye Feiyan does this because of her.
In short, don't get angry over someone who isn't important; try to resolve things by discussing things properly.
After a proper explanation, Du Yunzhi was finally persuaded, and the two left hand in hand, a truly perfect ending.
Shen Ning's mouth was dry from talking, so she gulped down a cup of tea before finally realizing that she was the victim.
Du Rufeng wanted to ruin her, so she sent him to jail, which was fine. But why did she have to go out of her way to persuade people to help get Du Rufeng out?
What's wrong with that?
With Ye Feiyan mediating, the three members of the Du family finally reached an agreement: Du Rufeng's life would be spared, but he would have to be sent back, and the matter of adoption could not be mentioned again.
The next day, Du Rufeng was released, looking like he had lost half his life.
In reality, he was only beaten a few times, but the scholar's body was too weak, and the few blows caused him to develop a fever and inflammation that his body could not heal on its own, which could have been fatal.
Du Rufeng made a high-profile appearance, was sentenced in court, and was carried out like a corpse.
The charges were clearly read aloud. Du Rufeng was at most considered to have made bad friends and gone astray. His sins were not serious, and this should be considered a lesson learned.
While others applauded this, it was a painful blow to the second wife's family.
If Du Rufeng almost lost his life despite having such a minor crime, how could Shen Ming possibly survive?
Obviously not.
Shen Ming was convicted of multiple crimes and sentenced to be executed in the autumn. The day the verdict was handed down happened to be the Ghost Festival.
The second wife stood in front of Shen Ning's door like they were mourning a death. Perhaps they had been exhausted from running around these days, because they looked haggard and weak. The verdict was final, and they knew that their lives could not be saved. All they could do now was break down and cry, and then curse Shen Ning for being heartless and ungrateful for watching them die.
Shen Ning kept the door closed, pretending not to hear. Even if she did hear, she would just treat it as a good show.
How wonderful! In their previous life, they clung to that foolish, ungrateful Shen Shu, rising to prominence and swaggering around. They ridiculed and mocked Shen Ning countless times, and even instigated Shen Shu and Shen Yu to cause all sorts of trouble, tearing the family that Shen Ning had worked so hard to maintain to pieces.
Now, it's their turn to perform for her.
Shen Ning had offerings prepared for the sacrificial ceremony, as they were to pay respects to their ancestors today.
"Men, go and bring Shen Yu back."
Ever since the incident on their wedding day, when Shen Yu was slapped by Du Yunzhi, he has rarely appeared in front of Shen Ning.
He still went home, but he no longer came to see Shen Ning, nor did he dine with her; he seemed to have disappeared.
At first, he just avoided people, but as time went on, he realized that Shen Ning was ignoring him, so he simply stopped coming back.
I heard she's been having a lot of fun lately and has racked up a lot of debts that she needs to pay off.
Shen Ning looked puzzled, then smiled.
What is the most appropriate thing to do at the memorial service for one's parents?
Burning incense, kowtowing, praying? None of those.
The best course of action is to defeat them and show them.
Shen Yu was brought back bound. Others might have been lenient with him because he was a young master, but Mo Lin wouldn't have been; he only listened to Shen Ning.
They tied them up like wild boars, binding them tightly and even gag them.
Shen Ning glanced at it, amazed and satisfied.
Ignoring Shen Yu's pleas for help, Shen Ning took the incense and bowed three times to her parents' memorial tablets. Then she took out a pair of ox-horn divination sticks that were placed to the side.
“Father, Mother, your child is incompetent and cannot teach my younger brother well. But today, Shen Ming was sentenced to death for committing a serious crime. Only then did I realize that I cannot let my soft heart lead me to commit a serious mistake. I have listed all the mistakes Shen Yu has made in recent days and wish to ask the ancestors for guidance. Please give me your instructions, Father and Mother.”
Liu Ying opened the booklet, which was filled with all the outrageous things Shen Yu had done these days.
Skipping school, talking back to father and son, gambling, harassing girls, going to brothels to drink—he recounted every single one of these acts as if someone were watching him closely, which sent chills down Shen Yu's spine.
After Liu Ying finished reciting, Chen Ning tossed out a ox horn hexagram.
With one option in mind and the other in reverse, the parents agreed.
Shen Ning's expression was 'sorrowful': "Please administer the family punishment!"
The specially made rattan whip was taken out, and when it was close, Shen Ning could clearly smell the pungent chili water on it.
Tsk tsk tsk, good stuff, should have been taken out and used to beat this brat a long time ago.
Shen Ning looked down at Shen Yu, heartbroken and disappointed: "On our wedding day, I didn't blame you for not being able to tell me apart from Shen Shu. But I never expected that in just this short time without supervising you, you would be so unrestrained. Do you want to follow in Shen Ming's footsteps?"
"Look at Shen Ming's fate today. It might just be your future. How am I supposed to face my parents after this?"
Shen Yu shook his head desperately: No, he won't go astray, he won't become like Shen Ming, he knows he was wrong, he will change.
However sincere his eyes were and how remorseful he was, he still received Shen Ning's whip.
He was forced to kneel on the ground, and the whip fell heavily from behind.
The pain was so intense that his whole body trembled and his head spun.
He was tied up and couldn't escape. Mo Lin pressed down on his shoulders, preventing him from falling to the ground and rolling around. He could only endure the whipping.
With his mouth gagged, he couldn't even scream; he could only whimper in pain, his veins bulging and him drenched in sweat.
"Smack!"
Shen Ning threw away the whip and asked Liu Ying to quickly fan her while Yu Zhu massaged her hands.
Hitting someone is hard work, it takes a lot of effort and you'll work up a sweat.
With the resentment from her past and present lives combined, she showed no mercy when hitting him, finding it exhilarating; she had long wanted to beat him to death.
Shen Yu lay on the ground, trembling with pain, and could be heard crying, but the crying was not loud.
His back was covered in blood; the special rattan whip only scratched the skin without breaking the bone, so he wouldn't die, but it looked terrifying.
However, no one present thought Shen Ning was fighting wrong. With Shen Ming as a fresh example for comparison, no matter how Shen Ning fought, it was all for Shen Yu's good.
"Take him away and fetch a doctor!"
Shen Ning did things without any attempt to hide them from others. He even had Shen Yu carried on a long detour, as if afraid that others wouldn't see his terrible injuries.
Shen Ming was punished, and she took it as a lesson to teach her younger brother a lesson—she was absolutely right!
It's just that... the young lady seems to be getting more and more ruthless...
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