Chapter 1 Got Beaten

"Oh my god, a child without a mother is like a weed, oh my god, my father wants to beat me to death, you hurry up and take care of him——!"

"There's no use calling you mother!" Lord Shen, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple who is usually gentle and elegant, lost all his composure at this moment, holding a bamboo stick and chasing his daughter around the house.

"Dad, let's talk it over..."

Outside the door, Shen Yuan's sister-in-law He Ying was extremely anxious. She couldn't see what was going on inside, and when she heard her younger sister crying, she thought she was beaten. However, it was her father-in-law inside, and she couldn't just break in.

"Yingchun, go and ask Dongqing to call the eldest master back and tell him... tell him that my younger sister was beaten by my father."

"Hey! I'll go right away!" Yingchun responded and hurried to the front yard to find the eldest master's servant.

After giving instructions to the maid, He Ying walked to the door and listened carefully to the sounds inside.

Today is March 3rd, and the young masters and young ladies in the capital are busy going out of the city to enjoy the spring. My sister Shen Yuan also went with them. Because she was feeling a little unwell, she stayed at home.

My sister was fine when she came back. She even went to her room and ate two plates of snacks before going back to her own yard.

Who knew that after a while, her sister's personal maid Qingdai came to call her hurriedly, saying that the girl was going to be beaten to death by her master.

He Ying was startled and hurried to her father-in-law's study. When she arrived, she only heard Shen Yuan crying. The study door was closed, but no one dared to go in.

After much thought, He Ying could only ask someone to bring back her husband Shen Su who was attending a literary gathering.

The study is not very big, and if they really want to take action, Shen Yuan has nowhere to hide. Don't listen to Shen Yuan's yelling and screaming, because in fact, the bamboo board in Lord Shen Yun's hand has never fallen.

The father and daughter, one pretending to fight and the other pretending to cry, scared He Ying who was outside the door.

Shen Su was the same. When he heard what the servant said, he immediately stood up, apologized to his classmates, and hurried home. The servant couldn't catch up with him.

"Yingniang, what's going on?"

In less than a quarter of an hour, Shen Su came back.

"I'm telling the truth! You're so ignorant!" Shen Yuan leaned against the corner of the wall and said stubbornly.

"Can you just say that?!" Shen Yun was so angry at his daughter that he fell backwards and subconsciously swung the bamboo stick in his hand.

"father!"

Shen Su suddenly opened the door and came in, which scared Shen Yun. He originally just wanted to scare his daughter, but he lost control of the stick and actually hit his daughter's forearm.

"Dad, you hit me!" This time Shen Yuan really cried, tears flowing out like crazy.

"Dad, why don't you just say it nicely?" Shen Xu was startled and pulled his sister over. He subconsciously wanted to roll up his sister's sleeves to see if she was injured, but he felt it was inappropriate to stretch his hand out.

Fortunately, He Ying followed him in and carefully carried Shen Yuan to the side to check his injuries.

"It's red and swollen, Qingdai, go call a doctor right away." He Ying watched Shen Yuan grow up, and now, looking at the red and swollen spot on her fair arm, her eyes turned red with heartache.

Shen Yuan was brought up being spoiled, never mind being beaten, she never even said a harsh word to anyone. She felt very wronged after being beaten this time. After He Ying looked at her arm, she tore off her sleeve, wiped her tears and ran away without looking back.

He Ying hurriedly chased after him again.

Soon, only the father and son were left in the study.

"Dad, what did Manman do that you wanted to beat her with this bamboo stick?"

This bamboo board is about two fingers wide and one finger thick. Shen Su knows best how painful it is to hit someone with it.

"You came in suddenly and scared me!"

Shen Yun threw away the board, feeling regretful in his heart. He was furious today, but he just wanted to scare his daughter.

"Why are you blaming me again? Didn't Manman go outing today? What happened?"

Shen Su knew that his father would not get angry with his sister for no reason. His father loved his sister the most, even he could not compare to him.

Shen Yun didn't want to talk about it, so he waved his hand and asked his son to go out. "Go check on Manman and see if the doctor is here. Is it urgent?"

He knew his daughter's temper best. She was angry at the moment and definitely didn't want to see her father.

After sending his son away, Shen Yun sat down with a sigh. He had to think about how to repair the mess his daughter had made.

When Shen Su came over, the doctor in the mansion had already applied medicine to Shen Yuan. Now she was leaning in her sister-in-law's arms, sobbing softly. She was a grown-up girl who was almost coming of age, but when she cried she was like a child, with her mouth pouted, her nose wrinkled, and she cried a lot. But everyone in the family still believed her.

"Manman, does your hand still hurt? What happened today?" Shen Yuan's nickname is Manman, which was given to her by her mother, Madam Shen, when she was born. Later, when Shen Yun gave her a full name, he also gave her the character "Yuan" based on her nickname, which just fits the meaning of "round and full".

It was a pity that Mrs. Shen died of illness when her youngest daughter was four years old, and the family was ultimately not "perfect". After Mrs. Shen's death, Shen Yun never remarried, and there were no concubines or maids in the family. He raised his two children alone.

"My hand doesn't hurt anymore," Shen Yuan lowered his head and twisted his fingers, "I just had an argument with someone today."

Her father didn't hit her hard today. It was just a little hot and tingling at first, but the medicine the doctor gave her was very good. It felt cool when I applied it on the wound. It doesn't hurt anymore.

As for what happened today, Shen Yuan didn't want to say more.

Shen Su knew that she was not telling the truth, but seeing her pitiful look, he was reluctant to ask any more questions.

Shen Yuan's mind was in a mess, and he needed time to sort out his thoughts. He stood up from his sister-in-law's soft and fragrant arms and said to the two of them, "Brother, sister-in-law, you two should go back first. I want to be alone and quiet."

"It's time to eat. Don't be quiet. Let's go and see what delicious food we have today."

As soon as Shen Su finished speaking, He Ying hit him, "Well, Manman, you take a rest first. Your brother and I will leave first."

After saying that, He Ying pulled Shen Su out, "Manman said she wanted to be quiet, why are you talking so much?"

"It's almost time for dinner. In the past, when she was in a bad mood, she would just eat her fill and it would be fine, right?"

"Can't you see that this time is different from the past?"

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"Master, the young lady said she is not hungry and doesn't want to eat." Qingdai, Shen Yuan's maid, stood in the dining room and replied nervously.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Shen Yun put down his chopsticks heavily, "If she doesn't eat, she will be hungry. No one is allowed to feed her tonight!"

"Dad, Manman's hand is still injured. How can we not eat?"

"Humph! Can she be hungry with all the cakes and snacks in her cabinet?"

Shen Shu shut up. It turned out that his father knew everything. He just said that how could his father bear to let his precious daughter go hungry.

At the hour of Xu, just as it was getting dark, Lord Shen Yun, who had just clapped his chopsticks and said that his daughter was not allowed to eat, appeared outside his daughter's yard.

Now that her daughter has grown up, Shen Yun usually doesn't come to her yard. Today, after coming in, he just sat down in the main room and asked the maid to call his daughter out.

When he saw Shen Yun, Shen Yuan had no smile on his face. He just called out "Dad" in a dry voice and then shut up.

"Does your hand still hurt?"

Shen Yuan didn't say anything, and Shen Yun sighed again, "You are not a child anymore, can you say such nonsense?"

"I'm not talking nonsense, everything I said is true!" Shen Yuan couldn't hold back any longer when talking about this.

"Then tell Dad, how did you know that the second son of Lord Wang, the Minister of Rites, was a cleavage-wearing man?"