Sheng Lingwei let out a long sigh in her heart.
Oh well, what can you do when her younger siblings are just like her, all of them unwilling to suffer losses?
What could she do?
Of course we'll spoil them!
“Little brother Tianling, I never intended for your mother and the others to be slaves or servants. You’re really overthinking things.”
"ah!"
Liang Tianling blushed, realizing his narrow-mindedness prevented him from looking Sheng Lingwei in the eye. He looked left and right but avoided her gaze.
Sheng Lingwei couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Alright, it's getting late. Let's get down to business. What do you think?"
Liang Tianling nodded hurriedly, her tone slightly anxious, "Princess, I think it's good."
Sheng Lingwei smiled, crossed her arms, and glanced around at the exquisite and luxurious surroundings, her lips curving slightly upward.
"Brother Tianling, your house is quite impressive."
Liang Tianling's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately understood the hidden meaning in Sheng Lingwei's words.
He decisively threw away the long sword in his hand, cupped his hands and said, "Princess, my Liang family is a large and prosperous family, but it is basically the family business accumulated by three generations of ancestors."
But now it's been snatched away by my scumbag father.
He squandered his fortune, and I have no idea how much is left.
My two children and I were fortunate enough to receive the princess's help. To express our gratitude, on behalf of the Liang family, I am willing to hand over all of the Liang family's assets to the princess.
I hope the princess will not find it offensive.
After all, money is something you can't take with you when you die; for my mother and two children, life is the most important thing.
Sheng Lingwei smiled, her eyes filled with admiration.
Wow, her little brother's pretty good at getting things done!
Of course, she wouldn't covet her younger brother's wealth, especially since he currently has no memories of his past life.
Moreover, he is not familiar with her at the moment, and it is impossible for him to tell him about the space. He can only temporarily keep the property for him.
Sheng Lingwei nodded with a smile.
"Alright, I will temporarily accept your family's property. Once you arrive in Yucheng County, I will certainly not treat your family unfairly."
Furthermore, I will donate all of your family's grain to the government in the name of the Liang family to help disaster victims.
Liang Tianling was deeply shocked, her eyes filled with gratitude.
He didn't care about his reputation, but his sister was going to get married in the future, so he had to think about her.
He gave all his family property to the princess in the hopes of finding a powerful patron.
On the other hand, his mother was weak-willed.
Even with her vast family fortune, given her personality, she is easily manipulated and difficult for him to guard against.
In short, the mother and her two children were simply unable to protect their vast family business.
It's better to go all the way and get nothing at all.
She is a woman of public spirit; she would never abandon them.
But to his utter surprise, the princess was so considerate of him and his two children. After this donation of grain, the people of Huaizhou County would surely be grateful.
They will no longer blame the mother and her two children for the terrible things their father did.
He was deeply moved by the princess's great kindness and secretly vowed to follow her forever and never betray her.
I will not let her kindness and trust go to waste.
Liang Tianling's eyes reddened, and he suddenly knelt on the ground. "Princess, I, Liang Tianling, will never forget your great kindness. Please accept my three bows."
"No, no, no, get up quickly, I don't want to shorten my lifespan."
Sheng Lingwei was startled. She stepped forward, grabbed Liang Tianling by the collar, and lifted him up lightly.
Liang Tianling stared blankly, like an obedient little chick, not daring to move an inch.
Sheng Lingwei snorted coldly, her little face stern, "Little brother Tianling, you're not allowed to kneel and kowtow to me again next time, or I'll be unhappy."
"Yes, yes, Princess."
Liang Tianling stared blankly ahead, her eyes somewhat dazed, as if she had seen this scene before.
Sheng Lingwei slapped him on the forehead. "Hey, snap out of it. We still have important business to attend to. Do you want to end up like your scumbag father and get beheaded?"
"No!" Liang Tianling's eyes narrowed, and he shook his head vigorously.
Suppressing her laughter, Sheng Lingwei said in a serious tone, "Little brother Tianling, if you and your two children don't want to be implicated by your scumbag father, the first thing you should do is sever all ties with him."
Liang Tianling's ears twitched slightly, somewhat puzzled. "Princess, what do you mean?"
Sheng Lingwei rolled her eyes and slapped Liang Tianling on the forehead again.
"Are you stupid? I've never seen you react so slowly before."
Severing ties with the family naturally meant kicking him out; nominally, he was merely a son-in-law of the Liang family.
"If your mother were a little tougher, she could just divorce him and kick all his concubines, illegitimate children, and so on out of the Liang family. Wouldn't that solve everything?"
Liang Tianling's eyes lit up for a moment, then gradually dimmed.
“Princess, there has never been a precedent for a woman to divorce a man. It’s illegal, and besides, my mother…”
She may not be willing to divorce her scumbag father.
Sheng Lingwei stared with dead fish eyes.
Her younger brother has been thoroughly corrupted by the world's twisted rules.
If this were his past life, he would have already jumped up and kicked his scumbag father and his entire family out of the house cleanly and efficiently.
They wouldn't even consider such trivial matters.
What happened to your mother?
Liang Tianling sighed, his eyes filled with helplessness.
“Princess, my mother deeply loves my scumbag father. Even though he doesn’t care about her at all, she still loves him wholeheartedly.”
Sheng Lingwei looked surprised. "So your mother is a hopeless romantic?"
"Love-obsessed? What does 'love-obsessed' mean?"
Sheng Lingwei thought for a moment and explained, "To put it simply, being love-struck means that your mother loves your father to the ends of the earth and is willing to do anything for him, to a degree that is incomprehensible to ordinary people."
Just like you said.
Even if your father doesn't love her at all, doesn't take her seriously, or even treats her like a human being, she doesn't care.
In her heart, your father was her everything, her everything.
Poor little brother, not only does he have a scumbag father, but he also has a love-struck mother.
She didn't know what to say about this tragic background.
Liang Tianling nodded bitterly.
“Princess, you’re right. My mother is indeed that kind of person. I’m actually quite troubled by it, but what can I do? She’s my mother.”
That's terrifyingly love-obsessed; anyway, he'll never become love-obsessed.
Sheng Lingwei waved her hand speechlessly, "Alright, there's no use worrying here. Just take me to see your mother. I don't like dragging things out."
"Yes, Princess, please come with me. This way, please."
Liang Tianling picked up the long sword from the ground and quickly led Sheng Lingwei to the small courtyard where the mother and her two children lived.
It's laughable, really, that the Liang family was such a large family.
The legal wife, her legitimate son, and her legitimate daughter actually live in the same courtyard!
What a strange creature! Being bullied to this extent, it didn't put up any resistance at all?
Sheng Lingwei had a stern face, and her whole body was radiating cold air.
Liang Tianling trembled a few times in fright, goosebumps quickly forming on his body. He felt uneasy and dared not look Sheng Lingwei in the eye.
Good heavens, the princess is so scary!!
Wait, something's not right. Why am I feeling guilty for no reason?
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