Half an hour later, everyone appeared in the main hall.
As soon as Chen Yao came out, she started crying, "Daddy... It's all Yao'er's fault. I shouldn't have gone to the pond. I shouldn't have disturbed my brothers and sisters playing... I shouldn't have grabbed the maid in Madam's yard... I was wrong, Daddy, please punish Yao'er..."
She knelt on the ground, crying bitterly, seemingly admitting her mistakes, but in fact, all she said were meaningful words.
He said he shouldn't have gone to the river, otherwise he wouldn't have been pushed in, and he said he shouldn't have disturbed his younger brothers and sisters from playing.
Isn't it just saying that in this family, she, the eldest daughter, has to give in to her younger siblings born to the second wife?
He also said that he shouldn't have grabbed the maid next to Tu Qingyu and didn't say a word about the frame-up he had done.
Shen Liao didn't bend down to help her up, but lowered his head and asked in a deep voice: "Tell me, how did the jade pendant break?"
"Daddy, don't you believe me?" Chen Yao looked up, her red eyes full of accusations.
"Chen Yao!" Shen Liao called her by her full name. "Don't talk about other things. Tell me, how did the jade pendant break? Where did it break?"
"Brother Liao, why are you so fierce? You'll scare the child again!" The old lady glared at him.
But this time he didn't indulge his grandmother at all, "Grandma, she's lying. She even wants to push her sister into the water. She's only eleven years old now. Grandma, if she's like this now, can you control her for the rest of her life?!"
The old lady said: "What lies? What about pushing her into the water? It was obviously her who went into the water, and you just believed what they said!"
Shen Liao: "One person is slandering her, and all the servants in the garden say it's her. Are they all lying?"
The old lady said, "Everyone knows that the entire mansion is now under the tight control of our Ningde Princess. Which servant in this mansion does not listen to her? Which one does not support these three brothers and sisters?"
She leaned over and hugged Chen Yao who was kneeling on the ground, "My poor sister Yao, you have lost your mother since you were a child. As the eldest daughter of a marquis, you still have to live at the mercy of others."
Chen Liao simply didn't want to argue with her. Tu Qingyu had been in charge of the Marquis' Mansion for these years and had never neglected Chen Ge'er and Yao Jie'er in the slightest.
Who in the Marquis' Mansion doesn't treat them with respect?
"Someone, take the old lady back." He originally wanted to try to communicate with the old lady, but since he couldn't communicate, he could only turn a blind eye.
"How dare you!" The old lady looked up at him, glaring at him. "I'm your grandmother, how dare you be so unfilial?!"
Shen Liao didn't say anything, just waved his hand, and soon someone came in.
"Please don't embarrass us, old lady."
"You, you..." Finally, the old lady rolled her eyes and fainted.
Shen Liao squatted down and took his pulse. Seeing that there was no serious problem, he stood up.
"Send the old lady back and ask a doctor to take good care of her."
"yes."
After the old lady left, Shen Liao looked at Shen Yao who was kneeling on the ground in a daze.
Her eyes were full of surprise, but not much worry.
In comparison, the three younger ones standing nearby subconsciously wanted to come over to help when they saw the old lady faint.
There was obvious worry in his eyes, and seeing that the old lady was surrounded by people, he didn't come over.
Comparing the two, the difference is immediately apparent.
He didn't want to compare the children like this, but when he saw Chen Yao's reaction, he couldn't help but feel chilled.
If she felt resentful because he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father, he could still understand it a little.
But this old lady loves Chen Yao the most in the whole mansion.
He was really sincere to her.
Thinking of this, his eyes became even colder.
He placed his hand on Shen Yao's shoulder and said, "Yao'er, I'll give you another chance. What exactly happened?"
"Dad, Dad... Why are you only asking me?" She looked at Shen Cong and the others standing beside her, "Where are they? Why am I the only one who needs to kneel?"
[You're biased! I was the one who broke the jade pendant, so what? I was the one who wanted to cause trouble for the main courtyard, and I was the one who wanted to push Chen Jun down!]
Who made her the daughter of the Tu family? Who made them act so impressive? It's because of them that my brother keeps studying, never daring to relax for a moment!
Shen Liao's eyes were filled with disappointment. For the first time, he realized that the mind of an eleven-year-old child was set and could not be changed.
He stood up and said, "Come here, take the young lady to the ancestral hall and have her kneel down and copy the Buddhist scriptures ten times. After she is done, take her back to her own courtyard and put her under house arrest."
Chen Yao looked at Chen Liao in disbelief. She stood up suddenly and said, "Daddy, you are biased! Why do you only trust them?!"
"Then tell me, why do the servants around you also say it's your fault? Why is your jade pendant covered in dust?" Shen Liao looked at her and shouted, "So what if I'm biased? Just now, your great-grandmother fainted, did you show any concern? All you do is quarrel all day, as if someone has wronged you!"
"Chen Yao, tell me, who treated you badly?! Huh? Who treated you badly?!"
This was the first time in Chen Yao's life that she saw her father yelling at someone like that, and she was completely stunned with fear.
After a long time, she reached out to grab his sleeve and said timidly, "Dad..."
Unfortunately, Shen Liao didn't want to hear anything she said now, "Come here, send the young lady to the ancestral hall."
"Reflect on yourself. When you're done reflecting on yourself, come and talk to me properly."
After everyone left, only Tu Qingyu and a few children were left in the main hall.
She winked at her daughter, and Shen Jun immediately understood.
She walked up to Shen Liao with her short legs and grabbed Shen Liao's big hand with her chubby little hand.
Softly called out, "Daddy~"
As soon as this obedient and soft voice came out, Shen Liao's anger immediately subsided by half.
"Daddy, don't be angry...it's us who made sister angry. We won't argue with her next time..."
[Wow, wow, wow… Daddy’s anger is so scary. Anger is bad for the body. I can’t let Daddy get hurt.
At worst, at worst, I can just give in to the older sisters from now on.]
Well, the other half of Shen Liao's anger also subsided.
Looking at his delicate little daughter and listening to her sweet voice, he felt extremely happy.
He reached out and rubbed his little daughter's head, "Daddy is not angry anymore, it's okay, it's not your fault, you don't have to give in to her."
There is no truth in the world that younger children should give way to older ones.
"It's okay, Daddy... Mom always said that a harmonious family brings prosperity~"
How could Chen Liao endure this?
He leaned over and gently hugged Shen Jun's little body, "Thank you, Jun'er, Daddy is very happy."
At this time, Shen Cong and Shen Zhang also came over, stretched out their hands, and surrounded Shen Liao in the middle.
At night, Shen Liao held Tu Qingyu in his arms. He buried his head in her shoulder and said in a muffled voice, "Qingyu, thank you for giving me three such sensible and well-behaved children."
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