Shen Cong patted his sister's hand again.
"We've depended on each other since we were little, and your brother would never lie to you."
“Today…” Shen Yue nervously twisted her fingers, hesitating to speak.
Seeing this, Shen Cong immediately became worried, "What's wrong? Did that woman bully you?"
Shen Yue immediately shook her head.
She looked up, her eyes filled with fear.
Before long, tears started streaming down my face.
In a fit of anger, Shen Cong threw off the covers and was about to get out of bed to confront Qu Jingyun.
Shen Yue quickly grabbed his hand, "Brother, wasn't it ridiculous of me to pester the Fifth Prince before?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Cong, who had been somewhat agitated, suddenly stopped.
He asked nervously, "Did the Fifth Prince bully you again?"
Shen Yue had no choice but to confess everything that had happened in the past few days.
"I was terrified when I heard you were beaten, so I begged the Fifth Prince, and he told me to steal... steal..."
Shen Yue suddenly burst into tears, “I was so scared. I was worried that the Fifth Prince would tell Mother, but Mother refused the Empress’s arranged marriage in the palace. This morning, the Fifth Prince tied me up, saying he wanted to expose me for stealing Mother’s things, and he also wanted to…”
“This Fifth Prince!” Shen Cong’s face immediately darkened.
His eyes reddened with anger, and despite the pain in his body, he pulled his sister around in a circle.
Then he asked, "Are you injured?"
Shen Yue immediately shook her head, "Thanks to Mother's timely arrival today, I am alright. Brother, we may have misunderstood Mother before. Mother is still a very good person."
Shen Cong fell silent.
After a long while, Shen Cong let out another cold snort.
"She wouldn't be so kind; she's definitely after something. Yue'er, you can't let yourself be..."
Knock knock—
There was a sudden knock on the door.
Shen Cong immediately became alert.
"Moon, are you inside?" Qu Jingyun's voice rang out from outside.
Upon recognizing her mother's voice, Shen Yue immediately wiped away her tears and got up to open the door for Qu Jingyun.
She opened the door and looked at Qu Jingyun in a panic.
I don't know how much of what was said just now was heard by Qu Jingyun.
Qu Jingyun glanced into the house, then looked at Chen Yue, who was blocking the doorway, with a puzzled expression.
"I think I heard someone talking just now. Did your brother wake up?"
"My brother..."
Before she could figure out what to say, Shen Yue turned around and saw Shen Cong lying back on the bed with his eyes closed.
Seeing this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and generously let Qu Jingyun in.
Qu Jingyun walked to the bedside and stared thoughtfully at the "unconscious" person on the bed.
"Mother, why did you come here?" Shen Yue followed and asked.
Qu Jingyun then looked at Chen Yue, "I'm worried that you might do something rash because of that beast. I happened to have learned a set of acupuncture techniques when I was in the army. I'm going to let your brother try them out?"
"Acupuncture?"
Shen Yue looked suspicious.
Qu Jingyun nodded with a smile, "Yes, it's acupuncture. It's most effective for people who are unconscious. It can produce pain that the human body cannot bear, thus stimulating them to wake up."
Wouldn't that hurt a lot?
Shen Yue panicked instantly.
She hurriedly stepped in front of Shen Cong, then looked awkwardly at Qu Jingyun.
"Mother, my brother is already in a lot of pain. Maybe he'll feel better after resting. Let's skip the acupuncture."
“That won’t do. Your brother has been lying down for a long time. What if something goes wrong if he continues to lie like this? Please move aside. Your mother knows what she’s doing.”
After saying that, Qu Jingyun pushed Shen Yue away.
Shen Yue wanted to step forward, but the nanny next to Qu Jingyun immediately stopped her.
The old woman smiled and said to her, "Miss, don't worry, Madam's technique is excellent."
Shen Yue wanted to explain, but Qu Jingyun had already opened the silver needle pouch.
She pulled out the thickest one.
"Moon, if you want to learn, then your mother will teach you now. This needle and those hands can directly pierce a person's leg bone. Using the needle to massage back and forth can improve blood circulation. It couldn't be more suitable."
After saying that, Qu Jingyun prepared to plunge down.
Shen Cong immediately opened his eyes.
He turned his head, his dark eyes filled with intense hatred, staring intently at Qu Jingyun.
Qu Jingyun wasn't angry about this; instead, she laughed.
"It seems the acupuncture was quite effective; look, he woke up."
Shen Cong's expression became complicated.
He didn't miss the smile in Qu Jingyun's eyes, and he understood that she must know he was pretending to be asleep.
Qu Jingyun slowly tidied her silver needle case and said, "The Emperor has sent palace eunuchs to check on you several times. Each time you were unconscious, which will worry the Emperor if it goes on for too long. Now that you are awake, you can explain properly when someone from the palace comes later."
After saying that, Qu Jingyun stood up and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute," Shen Cong called out to the person.
“Brother.” Shen Yue ran over and grabbed Shen Cong’s arm, gently shaking her head to signal him not to speak.
Shen Cong ignored him.
He looked directly at Qu Jingyun and asked, "You helped Yue'er refuse the Fifth Prince's marriage proposal, but did you think about what people would think of Yue'er?"
"I don't know what others think of Yue'er, but do you want to push your own sister into a fire pit?" Qu Jingyun retorted.
Shen Cong lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Qu Jingyun let out another cold laugh.
“I know we weren’t close before. If you say you have any deep feelings for me, I don’t believe it, and you’d probably find it laughable. But now that I’m back, I’ll take care of you to the end. If you don’t want me to take care of you, you can leave the General’s Mansion.”
After leaving a message, Qu Jingyun turned and left without looking back.
Seeing that she had left, Shen Yue looked at Shen Cong with concern.
"Brother, Mother is really good, let's not argue with her, okay?"
Seeing her cry, Shen Cong sighed again.
He held Shen Yue's hand tightly and promised, "Yue'er, I will also make military achievements in the future, and I can take care of Yue'er."
"But……"
Shen Yue wanted to explain something, but knowing that Shen Cong was quite sensitive, she could only keep it to herself.
After Qu Jingyun left the courtyard, before she even returned, she overheard several servants gathered under a tree, plotting to steal some things to sell.
"If the family finds out, we'll definitely be beaten to death," a timid little girl warned.
The man next to her scoffed, "The old lady is muddle-headed, and the madam is someone who doesn't manage things. Now the mansion is in charge of Madam Qi, and Madam Qi herself is busy selling off the general's mansion's belongings. We can sell some, and then charge it to Madam Qi, right?"
Upon hearing their conversation, the old woman's face immediately darkened.
She glared angrily at Qu Jingyun.
"Madam, they have gone too far. I will go and catch them and give them a beating right now."
"No need," Qu Jingyun stopped her.
A shrewd glint flashed in her eyes, followed by an enigmatic smile.
"Never mind that for now. After some time, they'll have to figure out how this thing got out and how to return it to me."
Upon hearing this, the old woman looked puzzled.
Could there really be a solution?
As soon as she returned to the main courtyard, Qu Jingyun sent Xiao Liu over.
After that, Xiao Liu left the manor and did not return for several days, and no one knew what she was doing.
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