After leaving the main courtyard, Shen Yue returned to the small courtyard that Qu Jingyun had rearranged for her, and saw Shen Cong standing in the courtyard.
Shen Yue's eyes lit up, and she lifted her skirt and ran over.
"elder brother!"
Shen Cong turned around and looked at his younger sister with tender eyes.
"Moon".
Shen Yue lunged forward, and Shen Cong caught her and spun her around.
Suddenly, Shen Cong noticed the hairpin on Shen Yue's head.
A white jade hairpin, carved with a hollowed-out butterfly.
Wasn't this originally Qi Mingyue's?
Seeing that he kept staring at her hair and seemed a little unhappy, Shen Yue looked puzzled.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
Shen Cong removed the hairpin, frowned, and asked, "Who gave you this?"
"My mother gave it to me," she answered truthfully.
Upon learning that it was Qu Jingyun, Shen Cong sneered, "As expected, it was her. I knew she had no good intentions."
"Huh?" Shen Yue was even more confused. "Brother, what are you talking about?"
Shen Cong led his younger sister to sit down and said seriously, "Yue'er, this belongs to your older cousin. She has shown it off several times before. If you wear it out, it will definitely leave evidence that people will say you are a thief."
No, it won't.
Shen Yue laughed again.
“My cousin stole Mother’s hairpin. Brother, don’t think too badly of Mother. She’s a very good person.”
Shen Cong scoffed dismissively.
He scoffed, "It's all just for show. If she were truly good, she wouldn't have sent my elder brother to prison, nor would she have knowingly sent Lin Qingping, a remnant of the previous dynasty, to the palace where she would be discovered."
And him.
They are still suffering in the Shenji Camp.
All of this is thanks to Qu Jingyun.
Sensing her brother's growing hatred for Qu Jingyun, Shen Yue panicked.
With red eyes, Shen Yue shook her head repeatedly, "Brother isn't like that. Mother is a very good person. She taught me a lot. Besides, it was my eldest brother who was wrong in the first place."
"Enough!" Shen Cong slammed his hand on the stone table and stood up.
His eyes were filled with disappointment.
"Moon, I didn't expect you to be so easily bought off by these small favors. You have disappointed your brother too much."
After saying that, Shen Cong strode out.
"elder brother……"
Shen Yue's tears kept falling.
But Mother is really getting better.
Unfortunately, her brother was unwilling to listen to her.
Disappointed, Shen Cong left Tingyue Courtyard and walked towards his own courtyard with his head down.
Suddenly, he heard someone talking.
She was the nanny who served Qi Yun'er.
“Madam, why bother worrying about those ungrateful wretches? Ever since Qu Jingyun came back, their hearts have been completely devoted to her, and they have no regard for you at all.”
Qi Yun'er smiled dismissively, then kowtowed devoutly.
"It doesn't matter, as long as the children are safe. My cousin has always loved to take my things since I was little. Now I just hope that the general's children are well, and I will be content."
The old woman let out another cold snort.
"They're probably still angry right now, and they think it was wrong of you to hit them."
Qi Yun'er sighed, "Cong'er is unruly, and Yue'er is clueless about human relationships. Jade must be carved to become a useful object. If we don't give them a good beating, how will they grow up to be successful?"
So, Qi Yun'er allowed the servants to bully them in order to urge them to grow up?
The old woman glanced at Shen Cong and then lifted Qi Yun'er's sleeve.
She said with concern, "But look at your arm. Every time you let the servants bully them, you kneel in the courtyard and think to yourself. Why do that?"
Upon seeing the scar on Qi Yun'er's wrist, Shen Cong's eyes widened.
So all these years they really misunderstood Qi Yun'er?
I dare not think about it too much.
They couldn't understand Qi Yun'er's purpose either.
Shen Cong hurriedly ran back.
Seeing that the person had left, Qi Yun'er immediately stood up and disgustedly threw the prayer mat aside.
He then scoffed, "That little bastard is just like his stupid mother. All he needs to do is feign a bitter act, and he'll definitely fall for it."
The old woman smiled and agreed, "Madam is truly amazing. Now the Second Young Master will definitely be on your side. All we need to do is win over the Eldest Young Master, and the General's Mansion will still be yours."
"No need." Qi Yun'er smiled meaningfully: "Shen Song has made such a big mistake that he probably won't have a chance to inherit the General's Mansion in the future. We just need to get rid of Shen Cong."
After saying that, Qi Yun'er looked towards Qu Jingyun's courtyard.
She murmured to herself, "Qu Jingyun, Qu Jingyun, you gave birth to three idiots. It must have been tough for you."
After he finished speaking, he chuckled a few more times.
The next day.
Qu Jingyun was woken up early in the morning by the people around the old lady to pay her respects.
The two argued again.
When Shen Cong found out, he originally wanted to go to Tingyue Courtyard to persuade his sister not to go looking for Qu Jingyun anymore, but as soon as he entered, he found that his sister was gone.
Only after asking the servants did I learn that he had been summoned away by Qu Jingyun.
He returned to his courtyard with a cold face, and saw Qi Yun'er as soon as he reached the gate.
Qi Yun'er had just managed a smile when she remembered something and quickly straightened her face.
“Cong’er, you must have suffered in the Divine Machine Camp, but don’t blame your mother. She is definitely thinking of you.”
The old woman immediately retorted, "Madam, please don't speak up for Madam Shen. She clearly wants to kill the Second Young Master."
"Don't talk nonsense!"
After scolding him, Qi Yun'er smiled gently at Shen Cong.
"Cong'er, please don't think such things. This is not true."
Shen Cong laughed at himself.
"Aunt, don't defend that woman. She's only after money. I won't be fooled by her."
Qi Yun'er immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"I knew the Second Young Master was intelligent. This is what I had prepared for you. It's all your favorite food. You can take it to the Shenji Camp and eat it with everyone."
Shen Cong glanced at the maids behind Qi Yun'er, his eyes slightly reddening.
I never knew my aunt was so good to me.
Unlike Qu Jingyun, who didn't prepare anything for herself.
Shen Cong's expression changed, and he looked intently at Qi Yun'er.
"Don't worry, Auntie, I will definitely take good care of you in the future."
Qi Yun'er was pleased by his words.
"Second Young Master, I'm doing all this simply to take care of you. Don't say anything else."
After saying this, Qi Yun'er took her leave.
Shen Cong also carried several food boxes to the Shenji Camp.
Main courtyard.
Upon learning that Shen Cong had taken several food boxes to the Shenji Camp, Qu Jingyun frowned, a chill settling between her brows.
Seeing that she was angry, Yin Xue asked in confusion, "Mother, what's wrong?"
Qu Jingyun weakly rubbed her forehead.
"Go and prepare some wound medicine."
Upon hearing this, Yin Xue looked uneasy.
"But where is Mother injured?"
Qu Jingyun sighed again.
"It wasn't me who had the problem, it was that idiot Shen Cong. He took the food box and went to the Shenji Camp."
Yin Xue was even more puzzled, "What's the problem?"
Qu Jingyun sneered, "Anyone who brings food into the Shenji Camp without permission will be punished with fifty strokes of the cane."
"Fifty?" Shen Yue, who was practicing calligraphy, panicked and immediately knelt in front of Qu Jingyun. "Mother, you must save my brother. Fifty strokes of the cane will kill him."
Yin Xue also pleaded, "Yes, Mother, my second brother is weak and can't take it."
Qu Jingyun said helplessly, "Even if the Emperor goes, it must be obeyed; this is an ironclad rule."
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