"Qingping, I'm sorry you had to suffer today."
After saying those words to Qu Jingyun, Shen Song immediately looked at Lin Qingping beside him and patted her hand to comfort her.
Lin Qingping then revealed a sincere smile, her voice soft and gentle: "I'm not wronged. As long as I can be with Shen Lang forever, I'm not wronged no matter what."
Shen Song was deeply moved and couldn't help but pull Lin Qingping into his arms.
Qu Jingyun remained silent, observing everything without answering Shen Song's question. Instead, she took a deep breath and instructed Xiao Liu beside her, "Go and fetch my dragon-head cane."
Everyone was shocked by these words.
Back then, the general made outstanding contributions to the country and the people. He petitioned for Qu Jingyun to be granted the title of First Rank Lady and was also bestowed with a dragon-headed cane by the emperor. He could be said to have fought against the tyrannical emperor above and the treacherous officials below.
If she uses this to beat the frost, no one can stop her!
While everyone was pondering, Xiao Liu had already presented the dragon-headed crutch to Qu Jingyun with both hands.
Qu Jingyun remained calm, stroking the dragon-headed cane up and down, and said, "I'm standing right here today to give you a choice. First, you and this woman get out of the General's Mansion together. Second, you send her away and you stay."
The calm voice carried an unyielding firmness that left no room for argument. Standing there with the dragon-headed cane in hand, Qi Yun'er finally seemed genuine.
Qu Jingyun had always had a terrible temper. She only became timid and cowardly after the general was sent to guard the border. Only then could she sow discord among the children and make them all dislike her.
“Mother!” Shen Song looked at her in disbelief.
"Don't call me mother." Qu Jingyun interrupted her without any politeness: "These are the only two choices. Choose carefully before you call me mother."
Shen Song doesn't want to choose either of these two options!
A hint of resentment flashed in Lin Qingping's eyes at the disruption of her plans. She glanced at Qu Jingyun, then feigned a weak and sensible demeanor, saying, "Chen Lang, I'm leaving now. Please don't let me cause any trouble with the old lady..."
Unexpectedly, after a moment of hesitation, Shen Song nodded awkwardly: "I'm sorry you had to suffer, Qingping. I'll see you out."
That's the choice.
Lin Qingping almost couldn't hide her astonishment as he escorted her towards the gate of the mansion.
Hearing his pained yet angry assurance, "Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to bring you back!"
Lin Qingping thought to herself: Useless!
A different thought arose in my mind.
His choice, however, was exactly what Qu Jingyun had anticipated.
After all, between a perfectly good general's son and a beggar wandering the streets, who would you choose?
Fortunately, the eldest son is not completely beyond redemption.
Qu Jingyun had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard a mocking laugh.
"After disappearing for so long, you came back and immediately started showing off your power to us. I think you've completely become obsessed with power. Mother? Family? What are they to you?"
He scoffed.
Qu Jingyun turned her head and looked.
A boy of about fifteen stood before me. His eyebrows and eyes resembled my husband's, which appeared indifferent, but his lips resembled mine, holding a faint, cold smile.
Behind him was a timid girl, tugging at his sleeve and hiding behind him, also looking at him with a hint of hostility.
Looking at their features, which resembled her husband's, Qu Jingyun knew that these were the twins she later gave birth to, Shen Cong and Shen Yue.
Qu Jingyun felt a sudden warmth in her eyes.
Logically speaking, she should be more familiar with Shen Song, since she and her husband had raised him since he was a child. However, after he turned seven or eight, her husband went to the border to serve as a guard, and she stopped taking care of him much.
But after the twins were born, she devoted herself entirely to her husband and didn't care enough for them, which led them to believe their mother-in-law and Qi Yun'er.
These two people have never liked her, and she has been missing from the children's sight for five whole years. Just thinking about it, you can imagine what her mother-in-law and Qi Yun'er would say to them.
"Come here." She suppressed the slight ache in her heart and beckoned to them.
Shen Cong, whose features resembled his father's, immediately became alert: "What do you want to do?"
As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the dragon-headed cane in her hand, his hands were already protecting his younger sister behind him, but his feet were reluctantly leading his sister forward.
Qu Jingyun glanced at her hand and immediately took out the dragon-head cane to give to Xiao Liu.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yue covered her head and cried out, "Don't hit me!"
Shen Cong's expression changed. He immediately protected his sister even more tightly, and if you looked closely, you could even see his clenched fist and slightly white fingers.
What's going on?
Qu Jingyun was both shocked and furious. Neither she nor her husband would ever hit the children, yet now the two children were having this kind of subconscious reaction!
Could it be...
"What do you want to do!"
Shen Cong and Qi Yun'er's voices rang out at the same time.
Qi Yun'er, who was sitting in a high position, finally couldn't sit still any longer and ran down. She stood up and said, "It's one thing for you to take your anger out on the eldest brother, but Cong'er and his sister are just children. How can you hold a grudge against them!"
When Shen Cong and his sister saw Qi Yun'er protecting them, the wariness in their eyes immediately turned into affection and fondness, which shows how much Qi Yun'er has cared for them in the past two years.
Qu Jingyun felt even more bitter. She handed the dragon-head cane to Xiao Liu next to her and took half a step forward to pull Qi Yun'er over.
"What do I want to do? Of course, I want to settle the score between us!"
Her eyes were red, but she still cared about the child's presence, so she left Qi Yun'er behind and said, "Take Madam Qi to her room to rest."
As she said this, she gave Xiao Liu a particularly focused look.
Xiao Liu immediately understood her meaning, and Qi Yun'er naturally understood as well, her expression changing slightly as she asked, "You want to put me under house arrest?"
Should she be placed under house arrest?
The expressions on their faces changed simultaneously.
Shen Cong immediately retorted, "What right do you have to detain my aunt!"
Qi Yun'er had been managing the household for many years and had always been the mistress, so the servants on both sides did not dare to make a move.
Qu Jingyun sneered: "Just ask my cousin to rest for a while. I will come and talk to you later."
After saying that, she glanced at the servants around her and said coldly, "What, after serving her for so many years, you've forgotten who your real master is!"
After she finished speaking, she glanced at the dragon-headed cane, and the servants hurriedly began to move.
As Shen Cong and his sister watched helplessly as their aunt was taken away, they became even more wary of Qu Jingyun.
Unexpectedly, Qu Jingyun's eyes reddened slightly, and she took half a step forward to gently embrace them.
"I'm sorry, Mother, you're late."
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