After hearing what Mrs. Shen said, He felt disheartened.
Chen Lijiao is a human being. She was born after ten months of pregnancy. How can they just ignore her completely after she gets married as they said?
He wiped her tears, knowing that the Shen family was now unreliable, so she said to the old lady, "Jiao'er is my daughter. As long as I breathe, I will protect her. If you don't go, I will go even if I die!"
Old Madam Shen also felt a little reluctant in her heart, but it was impossible for her to take the lead in doing this for Shen Lijiao, so she pursed her lips and said nothing.
He Shi weakly returned to her room with the hand of her personal maid and changed her clothes. She hadn't washed and dressed for a long time, but for Chen Lijiao, she had to go to the He family.
After everything was packed up and she put on some rouge on her face, He made herself look less weak. If she went to the He family without any aura, she would still be bullied.
But when He was ready and opened the door, she saw Concubine Xiang about to push the door in.
Seeing He dressed like this, Concubine Xiang snorted.
"Oh, sister, are you going out?" Aunt Xiang stood in front of He with a forced smile.
In the past, He would have slapped her hard. Who the hell did she seem to be? How dare she act so arrogantly in front of him?
But now, not only did He Shi not have the energy to pull anyone out, her mind was full of Shen Lijiao's affairs, and she had no intention of fighting with Concubine Xiang.
He ignored her, walked around her and tried to leave.
She only has so much energy, and she can't waste it all on Concubine Xiang.
However, Concubine Xiang did not intend to let her have her wish. Whenever He took a step forward, she would take a step forward to block him.
He was furious: "Get out of the way! Don't you understand that a good dog doesn't block the road?"
Concubine Xiang's expression changed, but since He had already done this, it was no longer worth it for Concubine Xiang to argue with He.
In the past, she had suffered enough from He Shi. When He Shi was in charge of the second house, she withheld her monthly allowance and stopped Shen Wanghong from entering her room. When Shen Wanghong had time to come, He Shi would order someone to bring her contraceptive soup early the next morning, and she would have the servants watch her drink it with their own eyes.
The result is that over the years, Concubine Xiang has wasted her years and doesn't even have a child to rely on.
Concubine Xiang had many grudges to avenge on He, so she had no intention of giving He a quick death. She wanted to torture He slowly and make her live a life worse than death.
So the more anxious He was, the happier Concubine Xiang felt.
Concubine Xiang twisted her body and leaned against the door, stretching out a hand to stop her, "Sister, don't worry. Sister is already so sick. If she gets angry again and gets hurt, won't it be my fault?"
He had no strength to begin with, and now her chest was heaving violently with anger. "I don't want to argue with you, just get out of my way."
Concubine Xiang touched the loose hair on her temples and smiled at He. What He hated most in the past was her coquettish behavior, and now she felt even more disgusted when she saw it.
Aunt Xiang said slowly, "Sis, you're so anxious, are you going to the He family to ask for an explanation?"
"You knew that and still tried to stop me?" He asked.
Xiang Yi Niang said, "Oh, it's not that I want to stop my sister, it's the master who said that my sister is not allowed to go to the He family. Of course I don't want to stop my sister, after all, who doesn't like to watch the fun? But the master has ordered that if I let my sister go, what will happen if he gets angry with me later?"
"When my daughter got into trouble, he should have stepped forward. Now he doesn't want to go, so why doesn't he let me go?" He said.
Concubine Xiang said, "Sister, you'll have to ask Master in person. I'm just following orders. Without Master's approval, I will definitely not let you leave this house today."
In fact, with so many servants watching over her, He Shi had difficulty walking, and there was no need for Concubine Xiang to come and stop her in person.
But Concubine Xiang wanted to come, so why didn't she come? He had oppressed her for so many years, so how could she not come in person to see He's current miserable state and vent her anger?
He's eyes were black with anger, and she could barely stand. Concubine Xiang gave the servants a wink, and two sturdy maids came up and lifted He and threw her back onto the bed.
Seeing He's furious yet helpless look, Concubine Xiang felt extremely happy!
There was no way He would leave this room, but Concubine Xiang didn't plan to leave now.
Anyway, I'm free anyway and there's nothing to do at home, so I might as well find someone to chat with to kill time.
He fell on the bed, gasping for breath.
Aunt Xiang simply walked in and sat down at the table.
"Why are you still here?" Seeing that Concubine Xiang had no intention of leaving, He covered her chest and said angrily.
Aunt Xiang picked up the teapot on the table and poured herself a cup of tea. She took a mouthful of tea foam and spat it out as soon as it entered her mouth.
"Why is the tea in my sister's room cold? How do the people downstairs do their job? Is this tea still drinkable?" Aunt Xiang scolded.
This tea was indeed brewed this morning, but the tea the servant brewed for He was the cheapest coarse tea on the market.
In fact, Shen Wanghong had no idea of harassing He about these trivial matters, and Concubine Xiang had not specifically instructed him to do so. However, the servants were used to flattering the powerful and looking down on the weak, so there was no need for anyone to tell them so. Seeing that the master did not come to He's room at all, he replaced the tea sent to He's room with the cheapest coarse tea, and kept the good tea for himself.
He sneered, "If it doesn't taste good, no one asked you to drink it. Why don't you go back to your room instead of showing off here?"
Xiang Yi Niang said, "Don't be angry, sister. I'm doing this for your own good. I thought you couldn't leave your room on weekdays, so I came here to chat with you and kill time. Otherwise, if the second young lady gets married and the master and the young master don't come, wouldn't you be terribly bored?"
He didn't even have the strength to stand up and fan Concubine Xiang, and two lines of tears slid down her cheeks.
He was such a strong-willed person. In the past, how could she have let Concubine Xiang see her make a fool of herself?
But now, her body is useless, and no matter how strong He is, she can only allow herself to be humiliated.
He covered her face and burst into tears. It would be fine if she allowed herself to be humiliated, but what kind of life did Shen Lijiao have in the He family? How could she have a miscarriage out of nowhere? The last time she saw Shen Lijiao, she was fine. Although Shen Lijiao had pissed her off, how could a mother bear grudges against her child?
He was extremely desperate, but she had no other options.
He also thought about dying, but her son was not yet grown up and her daughter was not married well, so she could not die in peace.
But living like this is so painful, so painful.
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