Chapter 301 Adulterer (1)
This New Year in the Shen family was very lively.
The atmosphere in the general's residence had been gloomy due to the incident between Ren Wanyun and Shen Qing. However, with the arrival of Jing Chuchu and Jing Guansheng, Old Madam Shen suddenly became quite welcoming. She often let the two siblings roam freely in the general's residence. Shen Yue was a natural at socializing, and it wasn't long before she and Jing Chuchu became close sisters. However, whether this was genuine or not, no one could tell.
Although Shen Yue treated Jing Chuchu and her siblings well, their favorite haunt was the west courtyard of the Shen Mansion. Jing Chuchu, in particular, often brought cakes and snacks for the sword practitioners. After learning from her previous experience, she always brought enough soup for everyone when she came. However, the soup was far inferior to the one Shen Miao had made before. Those soldiers were straightforward people, and their hearts were solely on Shen Miao's soup, not showing much gratitude for Jing Chuchu's kindness.
Today was no different. After Jing Chuchu brought the food over, Chen Qiu didn't say much to her and was about to continue practicing sword skills. Jing Chuchu stopped him, saying, "Cousin..."
"Cousin, you'd better go back early." Chen Qiu smiled brightly: "Those practicing swords are all rough men. Swords have no eyes. It would be bad if they accidentally hurt you. Besides, you run here all day long, and you are a girl. It's not a good idea to watch us men practicing swords."
It was actually a tactful order to expel the guest.
Jing Chuchu's face suddenly turned red, and she looked at Chen Qiu in disbelief, her eyes watering, as if she would burst into tears at any moment. An ordinary man, seeing her actions, would probably have already felt pity for her. However, Chen Qiu was never one to appreciate beautiful women. He just stood there, not even trying to comfort her.
Seeing Shen Miao like this, Jing Chuchu's originally red face suddenly turned pale. She hurriedly lowered her head, picked up the basket and said, "Chuchu knows." She turned around and trotted away, holding up the hem of her skirt. Those who didn't know would think that Shen Qiu had done something to her.
After Jing Chuchu left, a person appeared behind the pillar. Shen Miao said, "Brother, you really don't know how to cherish flowers."
"Hehe," Shen Qiu scratched his head: "Aren't I afraid that my sister will be angry?"
“Why should I be angry?” Shen Miao said lightly.
Chen Qiu suddenly felt a gust of cold wind whizzing past, and he said, "Sister doesn't like cousin, right?"
“My cousin and I haven’t celebrated any festival together, so how could I not like her?” Shen Miao asked in return.
"Jiaojiao, did that girl bully you secretly?" Shen Xin, who had just finished sword practice, came over and happened to hear what Shen Qiu and Shen Miao were saying. He said, "If she bullied you, don't say anything, just beat her up!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Luo Xueyan came over when she saw them talking so excitedly. She glared at Shen Xin when she heard the words: "Jiaojiao, don't listen to your father's nonsense. How can a girl just hit someone so easily? If she bullies you, go back and tell mother, and mother will beat her up for you."
"Then I'll just beat him up." Shen Qiu muttered, "I'll do it. I'm young and strong."
Shen Miao said: “She didn’t bully me.”
"Then why don't you like Jiaojiao?" Luo Xueyan asked. Shen Miao didn't like Jing Chuchu, and even the dullest person could see it. Whenever Jing Chuchu came over, Shen Miao would ask Shen Qiu to demonstrate dart-shooting in the yard. Dart-shooting was actually quite cruel. Generally speaking, Shen Xin and his family wouldn't do it in the mansion, for fear of scaring the maids. Instead, they would find some lively little animals to use as live targets, and the sight of them covered in blood was not very pretty. And every time Jing Chuchu came over, Shen Miao would say, "Dad, big brother, I want to see dart-shooting."
Jing Chuchu was always frightened to the point of paleness, but she still stood there unwaveringly, often feeling nauseous after watching. Shen Miao never tired of this, as if making Jing Chuchu sick felt good. Over time, everyone in the courtyard realized that Shen Miao was deliberately torturing Jing Chuchu.
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