Last time, Zhou took advantage of the fire in the yard and tried to escape, but was stopped by Si Junshan, who then broke her legs!
At this moment, she had long lost the elegance and dignity she had when she was the mistress of the house.
Her face was pale, her lips trembling as she asked:
"How do you know this? Your father never asked me!"
Upon hearing this, Si Jinyun looked towards Zhou, and felt that the woman who was doing such evil things was not his dignified and peaceful mother at all!
She stared into Zhou's eyes and said, "Father doesn't ask you, but you just muddle through life like you're self-righteous?
Do you know how our father treats us now?
Oh no, he's not our father! Hahahaha...
How ridiculous! I called him father for fourteen years, but I called him the wrong name!
Zhou was now so thin that she looked like skin and bones. She struggled to support her upper body with her arms, crawled two steps towards Si Jinyun, and asked anxiously:
"What did he do to you?"
Si Jinyun looked at Zhou, snorted and laughed, then looked outside the courtyard and said:
"My eldest brother caused trouble in Si Jinxing's shop a few days ago, and was dragged back home by my father.
That night, regardless of the objections of his grandmother, uncle and aunt, he beat him with a stick thirty times!
Big sister, you are not allowed to set foot in the Si Mansion now. It was only a few days ago that your uncle personally ordered someone to pick you up and you were allowed to enter the mansion.
But her father never said a word to her!
As for me, I used to be confined to my own yard, but now I can only sit in my grandmother's yard. He has grounded me."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Zhou, smiled and said:
"Look, how good our lives are now!"
When Zhou heard this, her heart tightened and her tears were already streaming down her face.
She was really scared at this moment. Si Junshan was so cruel!
She suddenly said hurriedly:
"No, no, your elder sister is his child, she is really his! How could he not recognize Yue'er!
No, how can this be possible?
Without your father's support, Yue'er's future in the palace would be difficult!"
Si Jinyun couldn't help laughing when he saw her crawling towards the door while talking.
The eldest sister is good at everything: she looks good, marries well, and most importantly, she is truly my father’s daughter!
Seeing this, Si Jinyun felt a chill in her heart. Her mother was only thinking about her elder sister, but she didn't care about her and her elder brother's future life at all...
She stood up and strode out.
But when she walked to Zhou's side, she grabbed her skirt.
Si Jinyun looked down and saw Zhou's face looking worried as she said:
"You just said your brother was beaten thirty times by your father? Is his leg okay now?"
Seeing this, Si Jinyun just laughed.
It turns out that she is the only one her mother doesn't care about!
If this matter is traced back to the source, it was the mother who forced Si Jinxing to go to King Mo Ying to get married on her behalf!
This way, she wouldn't be beaten, wouldn't anger Si Jinxing, and wouldn't give her father a chance to find out about this...
Si Jinyun pulled down the hem of her skirt and pushed the wooden door open.
A cold wind rushed in, making Zhou, who was lying on the ground, shiver.
It was late summer when she was imprisoned, but now it is already winter...
She looked at Si Jinyun who was walking into the courtyard and shouted:
"You have a willful temper. Stop talking back to him in the future and take good care of yourself!"
After hearing this, Si Jinyun slowed down her pace, and the tears in her eyes slid down her cheeks!
She raised her head, strode out of Lihua Garden and walked towards Heyun Courtyard.
At this time, in the Longyin Palace, the Qinzheng Hall.
Emperor Chongde narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had heard a huge joke, and laughed so hard that he fell backwards.
He laughed until tears came out, and then he confirmed:
"What does your old master mean?
You come to request peace talks, but you want to ask me, Longyin, for 50,000 dan of rice? You want me, Longyin, to hand over the land of Fencheng Prefecture?
Is this your attitude towards negotiations?"
Qi Moli, who was standing in front of the train, raised his eyelids slightly and said calmly:
"Are you here to negotiate? Or are you here to beg for food?"
Upon hearing this, most of the civil and military officials in the palace tried to hold back their laughter.
Even those officials who were usually speechless when confronted by King Mo Ying felt that what he said was very appropriate at this moment!
That’s right. If you come to negotiate, you must adopt a negotiating attitude. If you ask for this and that, aren’t you too greedy?
General Lei Ling took a step toward the center and said:
“I believe that since Han Lan has come to seek peace, he believes that if the two countries continue to fight, the casualties will be unacceptable to him.
In this case, then peace talks would be beneficial to him, Han Lan.
Our dynasty has a strong army, abundant food and fodder, and a rich treasury, so we are not afraid of fighting again.
If that's how he talks, we shouldn't talk about it!"
Prime Minister Liu, who was standing in the front row, saw this and said with a smile, "General Lei, this is wrong. Why are you talking?
You name a price, I'll negotiate a lower price, and in the end both parties are satisfied, that's it!
Why are you so angry before we even discuss this? If this gets out, wouldn't our great country lose face?
A man standing in front of the train bowed to the seated Emperor Chongde and said:
"If I'm not mistaken, the northern part of Longyin was hit by a flood not long ago, and you didn't seem to allocate any money for disaster relief. Why are you saying that the treasury is prosperous now?
Huaibei is a vast area and is the main place where Longyin collects rice taxes. This year, there was no new grain harvest, so why do they say that there is plenty of food and grass?
Strong soldiers and horses? We have to fight again to see who is stronger!"
The person who spoke was Qian Kun, the deputy general of the Hanlan Feiyu Army!
As he spoke, he glanced at Si Junshan in the train and said:
"When I was fighting with General Si Da, I accidentally injured him. I hope you won't mind!
Now, seeing the general standing here in good health, I feel at ease!"
Upon hearing this, Si Junshan stepped out of the train in a proper manner and saluted the leader. Then he looked at Qian Kun and said in a cold voice:
"Okay, okay. Although I was injured that day, I led my troops to annihilate 40,000 Han Lan soldiers. I can hardly blame you."
This one sentence made Qian Kun's face dark as ink. He was about to step forward to argue angrily, but he saw the person next to him staring at him.
He quickly suppressed his anger and said:
“Let’s not talk about the past.
Today we are here with sincerity to negotiate. Your Prime Minister just said that since we want to talk, then let's have a good talk."
Qi Moli waited for him to finish, then said:
"Don't even think about negotiating your terms. We'll just hold on and give you another beating!"
Seeing this, Qian Kun pondered and said:
"If your country is in great difficulty, we will not force it.
I, Emperor Hanlan, have also thought of a second solution for this peace negotiation. Would you all like to hear it?"
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