Shen Xingmian held the travel guide that Uncle Jiang Yu had given them. On it, her name was Wang Xiaomian.
They only used the travel permit at the beginning, and then it was left unused. This time, Shen Xingmian specially brought it with her, just in case.
However, even with a travel permit, the guards wouldn't let them in, even with snowballs in their arms.
She could only use snowballs when traveling, and switch to a horse when she wanted to enter the city. Compared to riding a horse all the time, which made her backside suffer and wasn't even fast, this was already much better.
She had no complaints.
Passing through the small village was fine; before anyone could see clearly, she and Xue Tuan had already run far away. Before those people even had time to feel fear, fear had already left them far behind.
Shen Xingmian initially traveled at full speed, without even considering stopping to visit any towns, since they were all drab and uninteresting.
When she passed by the town where the young lady of the wealthy family had chosen a husband, she stopped, gazed in the direction of the town, and wondered whether she should go in and take a look.
She still remembered that boy named Li Xiaosong quite well, but she wondered how he, his cousin, and their possible cousin-in-law were doing now.
I had advised them to leave before, to avoid being targeted for revenge. I suppose they have already left.
And what about Miss Liu? How is she doing now?
With such a terrifying face, it must be very difficult for her to live a normal life anymore.
Shen Xingmian didn't believe she would realize her mistakes and reform herself. She guessed she would just hide in her room every day, cursing herself and those three people.
She would even resent and hate her parents.
The only one innocent in her eyes was the most vicious person in the whole affair—herself.
In her eyes, such a person was a pure waste of food to live. However, she was not so heartless as to kill him directly. After all, the wealthy man Liu was quite sensible and tried his best to secure a way out for his only daughter.
She had received so much money from them, so she couldn't be too ruthless.
Shen Xingmian touched her nose, suddenly feeling quite curious, and wanted to see what had become of Miss Liu.
Curiosity can sometimes be a burden for humans, which led her to switch to a horse and ride tirelessly to the city gate.
She handed the pass to the guard, who, seeing that she was a young girl, didn't examine her closely and let her in.
Shen Xingmian thought with a slightly gloomy tone that having a pretty face really has many advantages. As long as she pretends, most people will think she is a good person, or at least harmless.
But the reality may not be so.
If she ever goes mad, she might just slaughter an entire city.
Ugh, I can't even imagine it, it's terrifying.
Shen Xingmian headed towards the Liu residence, encountering several people along the way. As the weather warmed up, more people began to walk on the streets.
Moreover, this place is much wealthier than the North, so it's naturally more lively.
She only remembered the approximate location of the Liu residence, and it took her two turns to find it. After sneaking in, she discovered that there wasn't a single servant in Miss Liu's courtyard, but the noise was quite loud.
Without even listening closely, one could hear a series of hissing curses, which were quite offensive. After a while, she even recognized herself in the profanity.
That's really bad luck.
But strangely, no matter how much Miss Liu cursed, no one entered the courtyard. This... isn't quite normal, is it?
Shen Xingmian approached the window, listened carefully, pinpointed Miss Liu's location, and quietly slipped inside, quickly finding a place to hide.
Although she wasn't afraid of being discovered, it was still very necessary to maintain a cautious habit in her daily life.
Otherwise, in special circumstances, it would be difficult to be thorough even if you wanted to be careful.
After hiding, she looked around the room and found that it had been almost completely emptied. There was no dressing table left, only a wardrobe, a bed, and a dining table.
All the other decorations were gone; this was not the kind of treatment an only daughter in such a wealthy family should receive.
It's completely different from when I last came.
Shen Xingmian was curious about what had happened. This young lady had been so outrageous back then, yet her father hadn't deprived her of anything. What was going on now?
Miss Liu kept cursing and raving incoherently, but the sound never changed location; it was always on that bed.
Shen Xingmian got up and walked over quietly, only to find that she was actually tied up, unable to move any of her limbs. It looked even more painful than being in prison.
The wound on her face didn't seem to have been properly treated. Although it had healed, it wasn't smooth at all, and it looked like it had grown over time, which was quite terrifying.
On second thought, it might not be that it wasn't treated properly. Doctors in this era mostly used herbal medicine, which rarely had particularly good results.
Even in modern times, an injury of this severity would leave a scar.
Shen Xingmian observed carefully and found that Miss Liu's eyes were unfocused and there was drool at the corner of her mouth, making her look mentally unstable.
Seeing that she had finally gotten her comeuppance, Shen Xingmian stopped looking at her and quickly left the oppressive room.
She quietly slipped to the outside of Master Liu's study, but heard no sound from inside. She then went to the backyard and heard a child crying and a woman complaining.
“Master, it’s really not a good idea for Miss to keep going crazy and cursing like this. If it weren’t for Yao’er, I wouldn’t care what she did to me, but Yao’er is still young and can’t take being frightened.”
She was yelling and cursing over there, and Yao'er was crying in fear here. It broke my heart to see him like this. If this continues, our son might develop health problems from all the fright.
"Or...we should send her to a farm in the countryside to be raised."
Master Liu remained silent, but his eyes were fixed on the incessantly crying child.
Seeing this, the woman wiped away her tears and said resolutely, "If you really can't bear to part with him, then let Yao'er and me move out. We... I can't bear to part with you, but I also can't bear to see my son suffer like this every day. Please find us another place to live!"
Shen Xingmian remembered that the last time she came, this woman was not with Master Liu. Could it be that he had taken a concubine?
That's not right. She was pregnant for ten months, and the child is already this big. Could it be that after she left, this woman gave birth to a son for him, and that's why he was brought back from outside?
Where did the original wife go?
Judging from this situation, it seems that Ms. Liu's circumstances only worsened after she had her son, as she lost the privilege of being an "only child".
Shen Xingmian never understood the mentality of those who favored sons over daughters, especially since the girls in her family were the ones who were pampered, while the boys were neglected and were considered too tough.
However, when it comes to Ms. Liu, she doesn't see anything wrong with it. Such a bad person, regardless of gender, just being unlucky makes her happy.
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