Shen Zhizhang felt a surge of anger rush to the top of his head, and he shouted furiously, "You! You still haven't shown any remorse!"
"Men, tie Liu Ru'er up and take her to the manor outside the city to be locked up." Shen Zhizhang called out to his attendants. He felt a complex mix of emotions as he watched his most beloved concubine of the past ten years being suppressed.
A mix of sadness and anger kept pounding into his heart.
He hated this woman; she actually wanted to poison her own daughter, yet he couldn't bear to take her life.
The only solution is to permanently confine her to a manor outside the city and let her fend for herself.
"Master! Please don't send me away! I've finally made it this far, I'm not resigned to this! I still have Yunmo, she's still so young, she can't be without a mother." Aunt Liu continued to struggle frantically, pleading through her sobs.
"It's precisely because she's still young that she can't stay with you, lest you corrupt her!"
Shen Zhizhang flicked his sleeve and said fiercely. He pointed at Aunt Liu, pouted, and wanted to say something more, but found that he actually had nothing to say.
Shen Zhizhang waved his hand, signaling the servants to take Aunt Liu away.
The sounds of the woman crying and struggling gradually faded into the distance.
The glass hall fell silent. Shen Yunjiao looked at Shen Zhizhang's distraught appearance and felt sorry for her father. She couldn't help but comfort him, saying, "Father, I'm sorry."
Shen Zhizhang finally came to his senses. His eyes were filled with affection, but even more so with guilt. "Yunjiao, my good daughter, it is your father who has wronged you and caused you to suffer."
“How can this be your fault, Father? It’s Aunt Liu who’s at fault,” Shen Yunjiao replied seriously.
"Alas, Father was indeed unlucky in choosing a husband, which is why he has such a troublemaker by his side." Shen Zhizhang was full of worry at this moment.
Seeing Shen Zhizhang like this, Shen Yunjiao didn't know how to continue comforting him.
In her view, Shen Zhizhang was deceived by Aunt Liu, but at this moment he probably still had deep feelings for Aunt Liu.
Shen Yunjiao couldn't experience this feeling of both love and hate.
All she could do was sit beside Shen Zhizhang and comfort him.
Fortunately, half an hour later, Shen Qinghuai returned home with good news—he had been promoted to Grand Master of Ceremonies and was in charge of receiving the Northern Hu delegation.
Shen Zhizhang's inner gloom instantly lessened considerably. No matter what happened, as long as the Shen family continued to rise, that was good.
"You two siblings go celebrate. Your father won't stay with you today. I'll go back and rest first." Shen Zhizhang patted Shen Qinghuai's shoulder, forcing a smile.
Shen Qinghuai wasn't the kind of person who couldn't read between the lines. Besides, father and son are connected by heart, and at this moment he could keenly sense that his father's mood was more sad than happy.
"Brother, let's go." Shen Yunjiao pulled Shen Qinghuai, who was still about to ask questions, out of the flower hall.
"What's wrong, little sister? Why does Father seem to be in a bad mood?"
Shen Qinghuai looked at his younger sister and saw that she looked serious. He then said, "If you don't want to talk about it, then don't." He would naturally ask the servants in the manor.
Shen Yunjiao hesitated for a moment before telling him about Aunt Liu, “Brother, this matter is over, so don’t worry about it anymore. Father was quite sad too.”
Shen Qinghuai clenched his fists tightly and replied in a deep voice, "Very well, in the end this concubine won't be returning to the Shen residence."
"Let's go! Brother will take you to get something good to eat."
"No, I don't want to go to restaurants anymore. Eating at home is just fine." Shen Yunjiao smiled awkwardly.
She already had a tough time eating lunch at the restaurant today. What if she runs into one of them again tonight?
"I'll do whatever you say! But tonight, I need the kitchen to prepare a few hearty dishes!" People are in high spirits when they're happy, and Shen Qinghuai's appetite has increased as he's in a good mood.
Looking at the spirited Shen Qinghuai, Shen Yunjiao smiled broadly: "Alright! Let's drink some more!"
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The chef at the Shen residence was a master chef specially invited by Shen Zhizhang from Jiangnan, whose cooking skills were superb.
At his command, he prepared a table of delicacies: deep-fried spring goose, scallion-braised chicken, five-flavor almond milk lamb, and various seasonal vegetables.
In fact, Shen Yunjiao was quite greedy. In the days since she transmigrated, she had basically figured out the tastes of the people in the capital of Dayong Dynasty: they liked meaty and strong flavors.
Therefore, Shen Yunjiao always has to carefully control her food intake when she eats, for fear that her weight will increase rapidly.
But she was in a good mood today, so she decided to have a big meal and drank several bottles of mulberry wine with Shen Qinghuai.
As it turned out, Shen Qinghuai got drunk even more easily than her. In the end, Shen Qinghuai simply slumped onto the table and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "I can't drink anymore!"
"Brother, I'm almost done drinking too. Let's all go back to our rooms and rest," Shen Yun said with a charming smile. It had been a long time since she had drunk so heartily, and she was truly in a very good mood.
On her way back to her room, Shen Yunjiao's lips unconsciously curled into a smile.
She successfully resolved the troublesome issue of Aunt Liu, and her life will only get better from now on.
The night was bright and clear, birds were chirping, and Shen Yunjiao slowly walked back to her room.
"Fuxia, Granny Lin, you don't need to serve me today. I want to be alone for a while."
Seeing that the two of them had been busy in her room, Shen Yunjiao thought that she should also give them a short break so they could rest properly.
She's not from ancient times; she's capable of handling many things on her own. Receiving help from others for too long can actually make her lazy.
Shen Yunjiao did not want to become such a lazy girl.
After sending Fu Xia and Granny Lin away, she took out a medical book she had recently acquired. Since she had nothing to worry about that night, she could take the opportunity to study the Dayong Medical Book in detail.
The room was quiet. Shen Yunjiao sat under the carved window of the side room, holding a cup of fragrant tea and slowly turning the pages of the book in her hand, when she suddenly heard a few knocks on the door.
Shen Yunjiao was puzzled. She had clearly told Fuxia and Granny Lin that they didn't need to come and serve her anymore.
She put down what she was holding, got up, and opened the door.
Upon seeing who it was, Shen Yunjiao's eyes widened in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
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