Chapter 152: Sunken Hill (4)
Shen Qiu's expression changed as Shen Miao continued to narrate. Finally, he slammed his fist down on the table. The smile on his face had long since disappeared. His eyes flushed red as he looked at Shen Miao. "Sister, are you telling the truth?"
“Of course I don’t have to lie to you.” Shen Miao said, “Even that fire, which came out of nowhere, I was suspicious…” She smiled slightly, “After all, if I died, it would be easier for my elder sister to marry, and that would be even more legitimate.”
"This is too much!" Shen Qiu shouted angrily and turned to leave. But Shen Miao grabbed him and asked, "Where are you going, brother?"
"I'll go and argue with them. Whoever touches you will be made to pay with blood!" Shen Qiu said.
Shen Miao looked at him and asked calmly, "How do you plan to argue? Where is the evidence? Are you going to scold them all or kill them all?"
The sarcasm in her tone sobered Shen Qiu up a little. He turned around, looked at Shen Miao, frowned, and asked, "Sister, what do you mean by this?"
"Brother, why don't you think about why I don't want to tell my parents about this?" Shen Miao said calmly, "Both my parents are straightforward people, and my father is even more impulsive. It's easy for him to stand up for me, but what about what happens next? The Shen family is a prominent family in Mingqi, and so many eyes are watching. Today my father seeks justice for me, and tomorrow the censor can write a random report against my father." The corners of her lips curled up, "In this world, strength comes from numbers. Whoever has more people is right. The third branch of the Shen family, the first branch is treating the second and third branches, and there is also an old woman. Do you really think we can be right?"
Shen Qiu was startled by Shen Miao's words, but even more so by the expression on her face. Her analysis was so calm, yet so brutal and pointed, it made him stare sideways. It didn't seem like something Shen Miao could say at her age. What other woman could comment on the world so coldly? He hesitated, "Sister..."
Shen Miao knew what Shen Qiu was thinking at a glance. Shen Qiu was too upright. It should be said that the entire Shen family was too upright. In this difficult world, good people did not have a good ending.
She said, “Big brother wants to know why I have become like this now.” Shen Miao lowered her eyes: “Because this is how I came here.”
"After going through so much, no one can remain unchanged. Brother, I am not who I used to be, and you are not who you were before. Now, I only have one question: after listening to what I say, do you hate them?"
Shen Qiu was stunned for a moment, looked at Shen Miao, and slowly clenched his teeth: “Hate.”
"Why hate?"
"Because...how could they treat you like this?"
Shen Miao shook her head: “This is not what you should hate.”
Chen Qiu was surprised. He suddenly realized that his sister's words made him more and more confused. But in his heart, he felt that what Shen Miao said made sense.
"What you should hate is that we gave our whole hearts and sincerity to each other, but in return we received only false feelings worse than those of our enemies. For their own sake, they can take our lives. This is not family. When strangers harm us like this, it has already become a blood feud. It is even more sinful between relatives."
Shen Miao watched as Shen Qiu's eyes shifted slightly, sighing inwardly. If possible, she even wished she could protect the young man before her, allowing him to spend his entire life galloping on the battlefield, becoming a hero admired by the people. However, she was truly terrified, terrified that one day the scene by the pond would repeat itself. She could only build a wall around Shen Qiu's heart now. Remembering hatred is better than remembering love; love is the most hurtful.
"What does my sister want to say?" Shen Qiu finally said.
Shen Miao breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Qiu wasn't truly stupid. Once he figured things out, some things would become much easier.
"I hate them, and my eldest brother wants to vent his anger on me. If my parents take action, they can't kill them all." Shen Miao said, "I want to deal with them myself, but I need my eldest brother's help." No matter how hard Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan tried, they had no evidence. If they killed the second wife, Ming Qi law stipulated that killing a sibling would result in death. Shen Xin might actually do this for her. She was willing to gamble her own life, but she didn't want to see Shen Xin and his wife take such a risk.
Death is the easiest thing to do if you can escape unscathed. Like a blunt knife rubbing flesh, the only ones who feel the pain are those being rubbed. Furthermore, behind her bait, the big fish hadn't taken the bait yet.
"What do you want, sister?" Shen Qiu asked.
Shen Miao smiled: "No rush, there is plenty of time, let's take it slow, slow, slow."
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